In 1946, as London emerges from the shadow of World War II, author Juliet Ashton is having a terrible time finding inspiration for her next book. Then she receives a letter from Guernsey Island, and learns of a unique book club formed on the spur of the moment as an alibi to protect its members from arrest by the occupying Germans during the war. Captivated, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds there will change her life forever.

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A book club discuss the works of Jane Austen and experience their own affairs of the heart in this charming “tribute to Austen that manages to capture her spirit” (The Boston Globe).
In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements...

Mary Alice Monroe invites you to meet five remarkable characters as she explores the power of friendship with tenderness, honesty and understanding. On the surface, it is a monthly book club. But for five women, it is so much more. For Eve Porter, whose husband's sudden death cheats her of every security she had planned on, the club is a place of sanctuary. For Annie Blake, a brilliant attorney intent on starting a family late in life, it is the chance...

Set in small-town Tennessee, RITA Award winner Beth Pattillo's heartwarming tale features a diverse ensemble of ladies transformed through the healing power of compassion. The Knit Lit Society discusses literature and knitting but avoids real problems. And then a deeply troubled teen joins the group. Her unique perspective and the books they discuss trigger an unexpected outpouring of concern.

Athena, the newest member of the Newport Ladies' Book Club, juggles the demands of attending to an ailing parent and running her business. When she stumbles across an old shoebox in her mother's closet, she's stunned by its contents, which hold unexpected truths about her parents' relationship.

The small town of Shady Creek, Vermont, seems like the perfect place to start over after Sadie Coleman loses her Boston job to a merger and her relationship to her ex's gambling addiction. She buys and redecorates the old grist mill pub, transforming the Inkwell into a cozy spot to enjoy a pint, or join one of several book clubs. During the Autumn Festival, Eric, who's angling for a second chance shows up-- and is found dead near the Inkwell. When...

Struggling as a busy mother, wife, and neighbor, Olivia Robbins has forgotten how to be a unique and vibrant individual. Determined to make a change, she joins a local book club, where she nurtures new friendships and explores new ideas. But her growing confidence falters when her husband Nick declares his independence--and while her new friends lovingly encircle her with support, only Olivia can reach into the depths of her fledgling self to find...

At age sixty-two, newly widowed Ruby Crenshaw, founder of the Newport Ladies Book Club and long-suffering wife to an unfaithful husband, is jetting off on a much-needed Greece adventure. What she isn't prepared for is Gabriel--the group's tour guide--a native Greek and a true gentleman. His unquestionable charm is hard to resist. But resist she must after vowing to never make the mistake of giving her heart to another man.

Hazel Rose never dreamed that the murder mystery book group she and her friend Carlene started would stage a real murder. Nevertheless, the normally composed Carlene is unusually angry and rattled one night during a book group discussion and dies after drinking cyanide-spiked tea. Despite a suicide note, Hazel is skeptical; Carlene never seemed suicidal. Incidentally, Carlene was married to Hazel's ex-husband, and Hazel has always suspected there...

During the first meeting of the Winter Warmth Book Chat, the lights in Mary's Mystery Bookshop go out. When they come back on, Mary realizes a book has been stolen from the counter. And not just any book. This was a signed early edition of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie. Mary intended to sell the rare and valuable copy and donate the money to help a little girl get a kidney transplant. Now everyone at the Book Chat is a suspect, and...