widows

"Shortly after retiring from the university where she taught literature, Antonia Vega, a Latino writer, loses her beloved husband and her life seems to suddenly fall apart. Until then, she seemed to have found comfort in the literature she loves--the words of her favorite authors spin around her head like prayers--but the disappearance of her sister, with her unpredictable personality and big heart, along with the appearance of an immigrant illegally in her home garage, they return Antonia to harsh reality. In these circumstances, the world requires more than words"--Amazon.

"Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike--particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana's niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana's obsession with proving Fosca's guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything--including her own life"--Dust jacket.

After the sudden death of her husband, a literature professor tries to rediscover who she is while also dealing with a series of family and political crises.

After a series of suspicious suicides, rogue FBI agent Jane Hawk uncovers a secret cabal of powerful people with an insidious plot. She must find a way to break up their plans to destroy America while staying on the run as a falsely accused, most wanted fugitive.

After her husband commits suicide, former FBI agent Jane Hawk is consumed with grief and fury. She slowly learns that many more people--talented, happy, and accomplished--are also committing suicide with no apparent reason. Jane decides to find out why, and her investigative efforts make her the target of powerful people who are trying to protect a deadly secret.

Once a happily married top agent with the FBI, Jane Hawl is now a widow wanted by the agency she once worked in. Hunting her enemies comes with its own costs, and now those she seeks revenge against are prepared to fight back, using her five-year-old son as bait. But an increasing number of people are becoming afflicted with a mysterious brain-altering malady that drives them violently insane, leaving everyone's lives in danger.

A republication of the 1880 novel in which society widow Mrs. Lightfoot Lee meets Senate member Silas Ratcliffe, and together the two discover how corrupt the government is in Washington during the 1870s.

After her small plane crashes, nearly killing her and her pilot and leaving them stranded in the wilderness and dependent on each other for survival, a wealthy young widow begins to suspect that the crash was no accident.

"A literature professor tries to rediscover who she is after the sudden death of her husband, even as a series of family and political jolts force her to ask what we owe those in crisis in our families, biological or otherwise"--Provided by publisher.

Roser, a pregnant widow, and Victor, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love, flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in seach of a place to call home.