Ann Hood

On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless but secure marriage or to follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien...

In turn-of-the-century Italy, fourteen-year-old Josephine, sheltered and naïve, is forced into an arranged marriage to a man she doesn't know or love who is about to depart for America, where she later joins him. Bound by tradition, Josephine gives birth to seven children. The last, Valentina, is conceived in passion, born in secret, and given up for adoption. Josephine spends the rest of her life searching for her lost child, keeping her secret...

Have you ever felt like you're standing on the edge of your life, watching it unravel, and not knowing if you have the courage to step forward? That's me-Ava. After a painful breakup and a string of disappointments, I've returned to my sleepy hometown of Silver Creek to escape the chaos and, hopefully, rediscover myself. What I didn't expect was to find solace in the glowing warmth of a glassblowing studio, or to meet Elias-a brooding artist whose...

Office life can be a grind-unless you're me. My name's Olivia, and between tackling spreadsheets and negotiating project deadlines, I've found myself in the middle of an unexpected, increasingly ridiculous prank war with my most infuriatingly charming colleague, Ben. He's got that effortless charisma and a grin that says, "I'm trouble, but you'll love every second of it." But this isn't just about silly pranks and balloon-filled cubicles-there's something...

There's something about walking back into your past that feels like stepping into a time warp-familiar yet completely unnerving. I was prepared for an art auction, not a reunion with Jake, the man who left my heart tangled in the pages of our unfinished story. Once upon a time, we were inseparable, but life had other plans. Now, years later, I'm a successful art auctioneer, navigating bidding wars with confidence… except when it comes to him. Suddenly,...

"Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group's goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood -- one that helped her through the traumas of the untimely...

Haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, involving a French artist and her baby, Nick Burns, with only months left to live, enlists Jenny, a college dropout, to help him unravel the mystery, forcing them both to reckon with regret, betrayal and the lives they've left behind.