is putting a damper on things, in Malibu, California, famous model and skilled surfer Nina Riva--the daughter Nina's parents' tangled love story, Nina's youth, her famous surfer/photographer siblings' stories, and others

Turner has also written a couple of other historical fiction books that look promising. 03 West by Carys So Cy leaves his ten-year-old daughter Bess with his sister, Bess's short-tempered aunt, although he to the land, they're connected to each other. and humans' desperate need for food and safety, the wives must face their hard feelings toward each other If others knew of it, they'd likely use it--and Lee--to their own advantage.

But when he returns home to bury his mother, magic bursts and gleams on the island--and long-held secrets

are orphaned siblings who must become tough as nails to make their way in the world and to boost each other journey with stories of the youth and origins of the siblings' recently deceased parents--their beloved mother

You can click here for other mysteries I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm. Emma is a marine biologist who's devoted to her husband Leo and their young daughter Ruby. protagonist Molly finds a hotel guest dead in his room, and her access to the room, her eccentric manner, and other's that Molly's unique set of idiosyncrasies might allow for too-easy deception, and also that seeing others capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the very same personal qualities that have led others

But her older sister Autumn has been emotionally closed off since their mother died and has become involved with the evolution of a love triangle; Ivy's reinforced comfort with her weight even as she notices others

solitary young woman living in a large house outside of town, and Connell, a popular athlete whose mother She considers the fact that no one can be completely independent of others and tests out periods of fully

But to be fair, she's emerging from a fog of trauma after her mother's death, her father has abandoned

Much of his largely autobiographical fiction explored loss--he was haunted by losing his own mother when

Light Fiction Favorites When I posted a few weeks ago about favorite light fiction reads and asked for other's Emmie Blue) the Hedgehog books by Jessica Redland books by Rachel Hauck Trish Doller's Float Plan and other What other lighter fiction authors or books do you love? She's good at crunching the numbers for work, taking care of her daughter, and leaning on her grandparents Click here for my reviews of Lauren's books The Unhoneymooners, In a Holidaze, Love and Other Words,

taken out of the country to Nightlight, a secret conversion camp for homosexual minors, because of his mother's million" versions (including a fantasy version--which I'm intrigued by--as well as one set in England and other Connor's grasp of his mother’s involvement in shipping him off seems confused to an unlikely extent. feel deeply real and intimate: the fumbling scenes with Ario, the growing affection for Marcos, the other

Eason In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to determine who is responsible for a puzzling murder and other strange occurrences that threaten their the other's history or personal motivations. They begin to forge a stronger bond (despite how irritating they each find the other), but there's no She takes us through falling in love with her first husband Jay Molner, having their two daughters while

parents want her to marry and settle down (something Viv has no interest in), Grace heads to her deceased mother's

so many fascinating big-deal issues--like feeling a greater purpose, facing a deep responsibility to other Which other books should I add to my science fiction to-read list? Her other selves seem uncannily apt to die, so Cara is able to visit 372 other Earths where her counterparts together the various bits of knowledge and savviness she's gained through tracing the steps of her many other His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to

In The Once and Future Witches, Harrow writes about three sisters raised by a powerful mother who refused a young woman in the midst of her own high-stakes crisis, and none of them expects to ever find the others But when the long-lost sisters do unexpectedly cross each other's paths at last, the world's seams split I was especially taken with the sisters' complicated relationships with each other in The Once and Future

beginning of Arudpragasam's A Passage North, twentysomething Krishan has moved home to live with his mother

But when she meets Rachel, a single mother-to-be in her prenatal class, Helen begins to feel unsettled

Nessa's husband has died, and her twin daughters have left for college.

tracks Ollie's attempts to make sense of things after his father Rich's death from cancer; follows his mother

Bossy idea lists for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other She explores our collective responsibility to each other and to our earth while highlighting the pivotal considers ten striking creatures from the ocean and their unique habits and characteristics, including the mother and if you've checked out my Bossy Book Gift Lists in the past, you know that bird books (including others

form of love, and important realizations, and some brutal justice, but ignorance and pettiness lead to other Rebecca despairs at her situation, yet she is a wonderfully defiant and strong character--her mother

The family farm in Nebraska has been foreclosed upon, his mother is gone, and his father has recently might be too central of a plot point in that it might allow for too-easy deception, and that seeing others than capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the many personal qualities that have led others But as they catch up on each other's careers and personal lives, explore, eat, drink, and celebrate, every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and unforeseen connections to each other

Mick, whose mother is emotionally unavailable (and hardly physically present), has a lot to figure out The girls fall hard for each other--but they've built their early relationship on lies that could destroy serving as a catalyst for fast-paced changes, the girls will have to figure out if they can trust each other McMahon The Drowning Kind is the newest story by McMahon, the author of The Winter People and many other

Betsy Carpenter was the sixth child of eight born to a white mother and Cherokee father, and life in

In Namesake, Fable discovers the truth behind looming secrets whose answers her mother took to her grave

These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant In the northern Appalachian mountains, Cooper and his young daughter

people from different worlds within the same small Irish town and how they come together and tear each other Marianne, a solitary figure living in a large house outside of town, and Connell, a popular athlete whose mother

Kieran's father is suffering from memory issues and wanders at night, and his mother is readying to move

Meg Long's debut young adult novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of her mothers

author mentions much of the music she finds powerful and inspiring or comforting, and she references other Much of the book is about putting one foot in front of the other despite unimaginable devastation; finding Mary Sharratt also wrote Revelations, historical fiction about the life of Margery of Kempe, a mother But others' visions for the story involve her eco-warrior main character morphing into a teen beauty

midwife and an herbalist, sent across the ocean for stealing a silver spoon; and Mathinna, the orphaned daughter open bit by tiny bit--as well as the details of the poultices, healing herbs, teas, and midwifery and other medical care with which she assists others. (However, why this evil character would continue seeking out and lingering around the others was not clear to me; I imagined that this person would likely light out for other places and wreak random havoc

On the other side of the Shrines of Gaiety story line is Detective Frobisher, an upstanding outlier in For my full review and for links to Bossy reviews of other Atkinson books, please check out Shrines of the difficult relationship with his father to sharing how he attempted to cope with the loss of his mother learning about worthwhile issues without ego, and in being actively involved in improving the lives of others For my full review (and for links to other musicians' memoirs I've loved), check out Surrender.

She's a little creaky and sore, sure, but she's ready to be reunited with the team, which includes her mother and the rest of her family, plus many others involved in the complex project.

husband of almost a decade (with whom she owns two restaurants and a bar in Seattle) and a toddler daughter She also begins to recognize the parts of her life and relationship that she had compromised on for others

Bossy gift idea lists for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction must-haves, or other And over the top of it all I can hear my own laughter. I feel powerful, strong. Peter Kaminsky is also the author dozens of other books.

After a terrible storm that took her mother's life, young Fable was abandoned by her father, who's a

Her widowed mother and her longtime best friend are each in love with wonderful partners, and Shay's exes in order to host a promising radio show about relationships, they're forced to get to know each other

She is facing her mother’s decline in health and exploring her own identity and meaning in her life,

Harriet and Win were attracted to each other from the start, but they spent ages trying to deny it for long-distance while Harriet pursues her residency and Win, a furniture repair person, helps his sick mother

Now he lives life as a regular guy; he works in IT, he’s happily married, and he has a beloved daughter When he begins to have memory loss and other odd symptoms, he realizes it’s linked to his past time travel have to break all the rules of time travel to attempt the impossible: preserve the existence of his daughter There are links to other Mitchell books and characters if you're paying attention, but the book can stand I'd love to hear about others you love!

while attempting to uncover military plans and plotting the death of Jarl Brum--while protecting his daughter Each character grapples with dark monster-like aspects of themselves--and must accept others' various

When she stumbles across her daughter's elaborate road trip plan she created for her then-soon-to-be-empty-nester

that Molly's unique set of idiosyncrasies might allow for too-easy deception, and also that seeing others capable of extricating herself from suspicion by using the very same personal qualities that have led others But things quickly take a turn as pirates and other dangers threaten the makeshift family on the Wayfarer They each have reasons to mistrust other creatures, but they have to trust and rely on each other more In Meg Long's Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of her mothers to the brutal

I’m dying to know how closely Abriel’s book traces the inspiring events from her mother’s incredible

The story is funny, sometimes grotesque, at other times sweet, and full of surprises. But Tess has other plans. Hartman's 521-page story is immensely satisfying. have BFF Marco along, and it's satisfying to witness Bree attempting to understand with compassion her mother's

Raised by a codependent, emotionally stunted alcoholic mother who frequently abandons the kids for days

Rooney's characters engage in extensive self-reflection while struggling to open up emotionally to each other The best friends and their love interests delve into their complex connections with each of the others I read Caste with a group and met every other week to discuss it--and we went months past our original The Coneses are a "respectable" family, her mother says approvingly, and the father of the family is suddenly has a front-row seat to wild behavior, musical experimentation, group therapy, and all sorts of other

Haynes's women are vulnerable in order to try to save each other, they carve out meager existences as Her other selves seem uncannily apt to die, so Cara is able to visit 372 other Earths where her counterparts together the various bits of knowledge and savviness she's gained through tracing the steps of her many other Crying in H Mart is a complicated, layered love letter to Zauner's mother, who is dying of colorectal For other great young adult books, you might try the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Fantastic

As he becomes involved with the family whose daughter and ward died, Captain Jim's endearingly strong

every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and unforeseen connections to each other His personal situation is complicated by his grief for his recently deceased daughter, and he aims to But Tess has other plans. oral history of two music idols, tracing their family lives, youthful experiences, how they met each other