Best of
Chick-Lit

1991

Secret Lives


Diane Chamberlain - 1991
    An Oscar-winning actress returns to her native Virginia to script the story of the famous mother she barely knew, but she gets more than she bargained for when her uncle presents her with her mother's private journals.

Indiscretions


Donna Hill - 1991
    Khendra Phillips is at the height of her legal career when the handsome, smooth-talking attorney Sean Michaels bursts onto the scene and threatens to capture not only love with his irresistible, relentless charm, but her glorious reign in the legal profession as well.

Everlasting


Nancy Thayer - 1991
    Now, even though her East Side flower shop has become more successful than she had ever dreamed, Catherine feels a void in her life--something that desperately needs to be awakened. "Has great appeal".--Rosamunde Pilcher.

Right Next Door: The Courtship of Carol Sommars / Father's Day


Debbie Macomber - 1991
    Which is why he'd like his mom, Carol, to start dating. He even knows the perfect man Alex Preston, his best friend's dad. As it turns out, Alex is interested, but Carol's doing everything she can to sidestep his pursuit. Which only makes Alex and the boys more determined! Father's Day Robin Masterson's ten-year-old son, Jeff, figures he needs a dog more than anything in the world. And there just happens to be one right next door! But the friendly black Lab belongs to Cole Camden, the unfriendliest man in the neighborhood. Still, Jeff persists…and soon his mom and Cole are looking at each other in a whole new way.

Sophie


Judith Saxton - 1991
    Particularly by Stephen, one of the directors.But despite her newfound confidence, when things start to go wrong, Sophie can’t help wondering whether she’s lost a bit of herself along the way.

Outer Banks


Anne Rivers Siddons - 1991
    . . incredibly rich characterizations and a profound sense of place.”  — CosmopolitanIn her magnificent classic Outer Banks, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons brilliantly recalls a lost time of hope and dreams—of comradeship, love, secrets, and betrayal—and creates characters brimming with life who will live in the heart forever.In the uncertain ‘60s, four young women came together as sorority sisters on a Southern campus: elegant Kate; sensitive, sensible Cecie; sexy, vibrant and richer-than-sin Ginger; and poor, hopeless, brilliant Fig. At Nag’s Head, North Carolina, over the course of two idyllic spring breaks, their bonds of friendship were strengthened into something rare and powerfully binding. Now, thirty years later, they are returning to the isolated strip of barrier islands, hoping to recapture what has been lost—the love, the enthusiasm, the passion—and to finally understand what pulled them apart and cast them adrift.

Our Family


Victor Pemberton - 1991
    She finds herself part of a world where girls wear makeup and boys whistle. In the midst of this she meets Ollie, beginning a journey of love and hardship.

Just Fate


Barbara Cartland - 1991
    All that remained was for him to meet her mother. But when they were invited for a weekend at the Castle, Mrs. Mansforde refused to leave young Mena behind—much to her sister's chagrin! To settle the dispute, a plot was hatched. Masquerading as her mother's Companion, Mena quickly became a part of Castle life...and love blossomed—suddenly and miraculously—when she helped a stable-boy who had been thrown from his horse. But Mena cannot reveal her true self and for now, the glorious passion brewing between them must wait...