Reading Refresh Challenge, Books Written by a Woman

Are you looking for some books written by women to read for our Reading Refresh Challenge? From historical fiction to thrilling reads, we have some book recs for you to check out!

A book written by a woman

The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé

The Second Mrs. Astor tells the sweeping real-life Titanic love story of Madeleine Force, who became the bride of one of the world’s richest men, and triumphed over tragedy and heartache.

This is How It Started by Stacy Finz

After losing the love of her life, a young widow must reimagine her future and navigate the fears, doubts, and even flashes of joy that lie ahead.

Wicked Dreams by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush

New York Times bestselling Sisters of Suspense Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush  return to Siren Song, an isolated island tucked between the mountains and the sea off the wild Oregon coast.

Tick Tock by Fern Michaels

In a thrilling new story of female empowerment, adventure, and vigilante justice from the legendary bestseller Fern Michaels, The Sisterhood reunites to avenge an attack against one of their own…

The Nurse’s Secret by Amanda Skenandore

A young female grifter in 1880s New York evades the police by conning her way into Bellevue Hospital’s training school for nurses, while a spate of murders continues to follow her as she tries to leave the gritty streets of the city behind.

When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson

Former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson draws on her own experiences to take readers inside a haunting story of Iraq at the turn of the millennium and the impossible choices faced by families under a deadly regime.