Women’s Fiction Roundup (11/14/23)

We’re highlighting women’s voices today with these delightful novels including a rock star romance, a historic war-time classic with a female hero, and a dynamic urban fiction spanning multiple cities. These sparky heroines will excite!

THE LAST DAYS OF THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS BY SARAH TOMLINSON

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“Back in the day, style-setting model Anke Berben had affairs with three members of the explosively popular rock band the Midnight Ramblers and even married its founder, whose 1969 death still begs questions. Now she’s hired Mari Hawthorn to ghostwrite her memoir, and Mari is trying hard not to get sucked in by the glamour.”—Library Journal, Pre-Pub Alert

THE WOMEN BY KRISTIN HANNAH

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“Hannah’s depictions of Frankie tending to wounded soldiers are urgent and eye-opening, and a reunion of the three nurses for Frankie’s benefit is poignantly told. Fans of women’s historicals will enjoy this magnetic wartime story.”—Publishers Weekly

BROOKLYN BY TRACY BROWN

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Brooklyn Melody James has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became.

Brooklyn learned the art of hustling from her parents who used the church to get money. Idolizing her father and despising her mother, Brooklyn’s determined to be the type of woman who makes her own rules. When her back’s up against the wall, she sacrifices her family, takes the burnt offering that remains, and runs away. In NYC, young Brooklyn charms her way into the inner circle of hustlers and stick-up kids, learning tricks along the way. She catches the eye of a major player in the drug game, Hassan, and they have a breathless love affair. Brooklyn becomes integrated into his operation, earning the trust of Hassan and his associates. But when she gets the keys to the kingdom, driven by unfettered ambition and a ruthless desire to survive, Brooklyn snatches the pot of gold, leaving bitter retribution promises behind her.

From DC to Maryland, Brooklyn burns bridges and breaks hearts. What she doesn’t realize is that someone is prepared to end her reign of terror. As she faces her killer and her fate, Brooklyn’s stunned that justice comes from the least likely place.

THE LAST DAYS OF THE MIDNIGHT RAMBLERS by Sarah Tomlinson | 9781250890481 | 2/13/24
THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah | 9781250178633 | 2/6/24
BROOKLYN by Tracy Brown | 9781250834959 | 2/27/24