Books like Miss Pettigrew lives for a day by Winifred Watson

In 1964 South Carolina, Lily Owens, grieving her mother’s death, seeks refuge with a fierce stand‑in mother and a trio of black beekeeping sisters who open her to the secret world of bees, honey, and healing.

A china rabbit named Edward Tulane is lost and follows an extraordinary path—from the sea to a fisherman’s net, from a sick child’s bedside to the streets of Memphis—learning that even the most fragile heart can love, lose, and love again.

Don Tillman, a genetics professor with Asperger’s, designs a scientific survey to find a wife, only to meet Rosie Jarman, a drinker and late arriver who challenges his controlled worldview and leads him to discover that love can’t be measured.

In January 1946, London novelist Juliet Ashton receives a mysterious letter from a Guernsey native, opening a lively epistolary journey that reveals the island’s quirky community, wartime struggles and a beloved book club born of curfew-breaking escapades.

Susannah Nelson, 50, returns to the garden she loved as a teenager, but the past she's trying to escape is still there, leading her to question everything about her life and relationships with her loved ones.

In the idyllic English village of Edgecombe St. Mary, retired Major Ernest Pettigrew finds unexpected companionship—and love—with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, a Pakistani shopkeeper, as they navigate friendship, loss, and cultural boundaries.

Monsieur Perdu, a literary apothecary aboard a Seine barge, prescribes novels to heal broken hearts. When his own love remains a mystery, he journeys south of France to find closure and prove stories can mend souls.

She's always been different… Amaryllis Gibson is an unlikely debutante. She favors fact over fashion, cares not for "proper" conversation and is haunted by ghostly visions which could land her in the madhouse! Marriage is definitely the last thing on Rilla's mind… But when she's caught in a compromising position with Viscount Wyburn, suddenly she finds herself betrothed! And worse, his powerful presence only increases her visions. By shedding light on the viscount's past, can Rilla gain his trust and win him round to her more…unconventional traits?

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A chance for redemption: Carter Richards is given a second chance to start over with the one woman he loves, and Molly Burnett must confront her past to put it behind her before they can hope for a brighter future together.

Bastiaan Karavalas, a powerful tycoon, targets Sarah Fareham—a nightclub performer dreaming of opera. As he pursues her, Sarah must decide if her stage persona Sabine can protect her heart from his dangerous obsession.

Zoe Rose never quite fit in. As the only kid in kindergarten with an enormous red afro, Zoe was taunted by the other little girls for refusing to share her "Annie" wig, even when she swore it was her own hair (it was).In second grade, after seeing her best friend ridiculed for wearing a dirty, pink, polka-dot party dress to school every day, she became obsessed with understanding what makes normal girls tick and why they're so cruel to the girls who never seem to "get it."And so Zoe begins a lifelong study of girl behavior, and by thirty, finds herself editor of Issues magazine. Determined to raid the locker room of the female psyche and rip open the frilly facade of femininity once and for all, she sets out to reform an entire nation of women, beginning with the readers of the most notorious magazine on Madison Avenue.It's the feminist vs. the fashionistas.Can Zoe stop girls from behaving badly toward other girls, and turn them into a strong, united force that can succeed in our male-dominated world? Or will her spectacularly warped sense of humor, pathetic wardrobe, and plethora of psychosomatic illnesses get her eaten alive?Zoe's willing to risk losing it all, including her mind, but she'll walk away with something she never dreamed she wanted: the little girl hiding inside of her.

When Mr. Macky brings an indoor therapy dog, Miss Klute, to Ella Mentry school, the students discover that a gentle Labrador rescue can turn everyday classroom routines into unexpected adventures and heartwarming lessons.

After a long music career in Nashville, songwriter Jenny Collins returns to Chesapeake Shores for a Christmas production—and to face the past that drew her away from the O'Briens and her heartbroken husband Cal. Will holiday magic and new music bring them together?

Widower Ethan Grey struggles to rebuild his life after a fraught marriage, finding unexpected hope in his sons' governess, Alice Portman, as past secrets threaten their renewed bond.