New Women

When thirty-year-old Seattle-based Indian housewife Mira Sood is blindsided by her husband's extramarital affair, her three-year arranged marriage is shattered. Humiliated, heartbroken, near-broke, and facing the united dissension of her orthodox family, Mira is desperate to rebuild her life. She moves in with her rebel cousin, searches for any job that will take her, and impulsively signs up for a half-marathon race. There's just one problem—Mira's experience with running starts and ends with running to catch the bus.

Amy’s opening a pet salon with her grumpy grandmother, Granny, after a stressful stint in Pine Grove. But when Amy’s first and only customer is murdered, she realizes if she doesn't catch the killer, the grand opening of her pet salon could be ruined. Hotshot rookie cop Michael Fine thinks Amy committed the murder. Amy and Granny know he’s wrong, but they don’t have proof. There’s a killer on the loose in their little slice of heaven, and if the ladies don't solve the mystery, they could lose their business...or worse.

A young woman is missing, and her boyfriend is desperate to find her. Desperate enough to hire Gertrude, Gumshoe. Thrilled to have her first real client, Gertrude gets right to work. But is she ready for a real case? Can she catch a kidnapper without getting snatched up herself?

For Ridge, turmoil and influx aren’t new. Waking up every morning to a gorgeous headstrong woman in his bed, though—well, that’s something he’s surprisingly getting used to. Until her nightmares begin and the careful realm of normal he’d been trying to weave for them comes crashing down. Now, to save the family they’ve both yearned for, they must fully embrace their healing and focus on the future. But will facing a new adversary open the gates to a world of death and destruction?

Most people know about President FDR, but do you know the woman who created his groundbreaking New Deal? As a young girl, Frances Perkins was very shy and quiet. But her grandmother encouraged Frances to always challenge herself. When somebody opens a door to you, go forward. And so she did. In this empowering, inspirational biography, discover how the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet led the charge to create the safety net that protects American workers and their families to this day.

No other audio Bible has such an appeal and potential to impact women and children as The Word Becomes Flesh Audio Bible. This New Century Version (NCV) of the New Testament narrated by women guides us to understand and discover what the Word can do in our lives—healing, teaching, inspiring, and transforming us.

Celia is a beauty consultant who loves making her clients look good and helping her friends get out of trouble. She also has a bad habit of poking her nose in some police investigations. She's delighted when her dear friend announces that she'll be opening a nail parlor in the heart of town. Still, she's a little bit concerned about her friend's lack of business experience and the characters who'll be helping her in this venture. Celia becomes a nervous wreck when she hears that there's been a death at the nail parlor and her friend is the prime suspect.

Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire is a paradise on earth. A perfect place to unwind—until a ruthless killer starts taking innocent lives. Following a horrific double homicide, the small communities surrounding the lake are wondering who the next victim will be and what the killer wants. Russian-American police officer Vanya Petrova is enraged that someone has shattered paradise on her lake community. She seems to be the central figure in this murderer's bloody rampage. Vanya suspects she's somehow acquainted with the sick man responsible for the bloodshed.

Larissa Carpenter is the one of the richest women in the country. Eighteen months ago, her spouse, Rachel, died of a brain aneurysm. Looking for a new beginning, she travels to the small town of Coventry Beach and moves into the house she and Rachel bought just before Rachel died. Using the name Laurel Carpenito to avoid the notoriety that came with winning the largest lottery jackpot in the state’s history, she begins to clear her head and think about the future. Finding the body of a woman she’d met only 12 hours earlier wasn’t part of the future Larissa/Laurel envisioned.

After yet another failed romance, twenty-six-year-old Callie Fulbright is giving up on love. She’s determined to throw all her efforts into her very own, brand-new café: the Cosy Kettle. Serving hot tea, cherry tarts and a welcoming smile to the friendly locals proves to be the perfect distraction, and Callie feels a flush of pride at the fledgling business she’s built. But her new-found confidence is soon put to the test when her gorgeous ex reappears in the quaint little village.

A woman unmasked realizes that self-love plays a key role in her life. In order to unmask, she will need to embrace self-love through self-care and unmasking. Self-love is not selfish! The unmasked woman will discover how beautiful and how valuable she is without the mask because she is no longer hiding or ashamed of who she is or what she has experienced.

A stingy ex-husband, a teenage daughter, and a rusted-out Ford Escort have multiplied her troubles. Tripping over a dead body while on her morning jog seems like another incident for the minus column. But then her new editor at the newspaper gives her a regular column detailing the investigation. He's handsome, single, and just a bit mysterious. Suddenly, Colleen's life is on the plus side. Unfortunately, one dead algebra teacher plus two secret affairs plus four suspicious suspects quickly adds up to three perilous "accidents" for Colleen.

Dale didn’t intend to stay on the Isle of Skye for long, but when he’s offered a job at the Old Inn and made to feel at home by the locals, he starts to wonder what it would be like to stick around. Meanwhile, Elspeth is determined to salvage her relationship with Rory. Over in Portree, Jess is hopeful that her streak of bad luck with relationships is over. When a spate of crimes brings Dale under scrutiny, the locals speculate over his mysterious past, leaving tensions high in the normally peaceful Lannick.

Marcie and Mike are not the only ones raising hell in Coventry County. With the kids all busy with their families, the grandchildren step forward to stir things up a bit....

Sex workers in 19th-century Melbourne were judged morally corrupt by the respectable world around them. But theirs was a thriving trade, with links to the police and political leaders of the day, and the leading brothels were usually managed by women. While today a popular bar and a city lane are famously named after Madame Brussels, the identities of the other ‘flash madams’, the ‘dressed girls’ who worked for them and the hundreds of women who solicited on the streets of the Little Lon district of Melbourne are not remembered.

Sandra Shpilberg will show you a new way to succeed as an entrepreneur! This provocative start-up tale of success exposes Silicon Valley’s start-up myths and sets forth a new approach for aspiring and current founders to build companies that make an impact.

A blood ritual demands a life to save a people. Can Madeline forgive the past enough to save her nemesis? Madeline’s nemesis from the law firm has been snatched through the veils between the realms, and she's landed in the hands of a people known as the Choi. Was it Madeline’s spell gone awry that brought her? Guilt pushes her to make it right. Skye Greatmother knows that her people, the Choi, face extinction without the ritual. She’s betting the future of her people on the blood power of a strange woman from a foreign land.

Sheridan Hendley is starting her new life as wife and step-mom, but is not employed, and has too much time on her hands. That is, until her step-daughter and friend are framed for theft and murder. Sheridan discovers the powerful family in her small town. Only she asks too many questions, and now is a target.

Anna and Marley are best friends. So when Anna rings Marley, panicking because she has to miss a tour of an exclusive wedding venue, Marley agrees to go in her friend’s place. After being totally ignored by the glamorous receptionist who can tell she doesn’t belong there, Marley meets handsome hotel manager Cameron. He assumes she’s Anna and instead of admitting that she’s not the blushing bride, but the unlucky-in-love single friend, Marley plays along to see what it’s like to be Anna for a day.

Nina's life sounds great on paper. Or, more precisely, in her author bio. But, in reality, the farmhouse is crumbling, her gambling ex-husband has run away with all their money and Nina is just about keeping their (leaking) roof over her children's heads. But then her agent and best friend, Alice, gives her some life-changing news: her very first novel, Written in the Stars, has been picked up by a film producer in Hollywood. And before she knows it, she's flying her out to LA to meet the producers!