Fiction Books to Read ~ Lulie Roberts
Fiction books to read (a note from Lulie Roberts)
Hi Fellow Readers,
If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the hunt for the next good fiction book to read. Whether it’s a mystery, romance, or life saga, I’m always looking for the next best author. I personally created each of my books for readers just like you, and I hope you love them.
Cheers, Lulie
Thriller Books
Shortish & Entertaining Books
“Serious” Books
Book Descriptions
Secret tunnels. Taxidermized cats. Disappearing children. A simple college assignment leads to dark places in this page-turning thriller.
Sophomore journalism student Anne Dodd chooses to spend winter break with her eccentric aunts in a Victorian house on the edge of Lake Michigan. When Anne decides to do her winter break journalism project about a local child gone missing, she expects it to be an easy task. She’ll interview the cute cop in charge of the case and write an article. But the more Anne dives into the missing child’s story, the more she learns about her own family’s secret past.
Between navigating a budding romance and chasing the trail of two missing children, one from her past and one from her present- Anne soon ends up over her head. Can she make it out unscathed, or will this winter break prove to be the one that changes her forever?
Death may be half a world away, but you can never escape it.
Alex Matthews has a perfect life: a handsome banker husband, a loyal best friend, and a picturesque townhome in a gated community. A rising star in the marketing department of North America’s largest beverage brand, Alex is set to take over the world.
But it’s her world that starts to unravel when she discovers her husband’s infidelity. Scared of losing everything but needing to escape her cheating husband, Alex accepts her best friend’s invitation to trade Charlotte, North Carolina, for Vevey, Switzerland, for a month.
Fairy tale Switzerland proves to be anything but ideal when Alex arrives to discover a sterile apartment, a creepy neighbor, and the story of a serial killer a little too close to home. She navigates her new beautiful world as her other life in Charlotte slowly falls to pieces. Before long, it’s her marriage, her friendships, her job, and even her life on the line. Can Alex pull her life back together from half a world away, or will she die trying?
She went to relive her happiest memory, and her life turned into a nightmare.
Chloe Davidson is a college junior when a summer internship, and the only memory of her mom, lure her from the sunny Georgia coast to the mountains. Happy-go-lucky Chloe instantly makes friends with Forrest, the cute boy from the local ice cream shop. As their relationship gets more serious, Forrest turns the table on her past and suggests a different history that changes everything she’s known about her parents. Confronted with a new narrative about her past, Chloe must figure out who in her life is lying and who is telling the truth.
Tourist Towns is a coming-of-age, sweet romance that explores the often-complicated relationships with family. This easy read pairs well with lavender ice cream, white wine, and your closest girlfriends.
After her grandparents passed away, Louisa is forced to go back to her hometown and deal with the lies of her past that threaten to devastate her future.
Between her high-powered job and handsome venture capitalist fiancé, Louisa Brian has a picture-perfect life. A former debutante born into a socialite family, she’s neatly tucked all the questions about her past away as she forges a new future in Atlanta. However, when Louisa’s grandparents, the only parents she’s ever known, pass away, she returns to her hometown of Savannah, Georgia, to discover she’s inherited much more than an antebellum house on the marsh.
It seems easy at first. Go home, move some assets, clean out the house and then return to Atlanta. But, as she goes through her childhood home, she discovers secrets about her past that make her rethink the stories she’s been told about her parents- and why they left. Will Louisa be able to handle the truth about her parents, or will it tear apart her life and her upcoming marriage forever?
Denise had no plans to leave Pennsylvania, at least, not until her world literally went up in flames.
A recently retired schoolteacher, Denise Richards was perfectly happy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reading novels and sipping coffee on her back porch. With two grown children and a loving husband, she had an ideal life- until she lost it all in a tragic fire. With nothing to hold her back, Denise embarks on a road trip across America that takes her from coast to coast. From camping in California to picking up a handsome salsa partner in Dallas, Denise learns to love and laugh again.
A heartwarming novel about healing, relationships, and family, After the Fire will make you laugh, cry, and want to plan your own cross-country road trip.
When an ice storm threatens Linda’s plans for a perfect Thanksgiving, an unexpected relationship arises that could save, or destroy, everything that Linda loves.
An adoring mother and grandmother, Linda Thompson loves any holiday where all her kids are under one roof- especially Thanksgiving. Careful planning and good intentions aren’t enough to keep disaster at bay, though. Between kids backing out and a looming ice storm, Linda’s perfect Thanksgiving is in grave danger.
When Linda gets stuck in a local deli with her least favorite employee, an unlikely relationship leads Linda to realize that it’s not just the perfect Thanksgiving that’s at stake- but her relationship with her kids.
The Perfect Thanksgiving is a heartwarming read about family, relationships, and the common ground all humans have- despite our differences.
Alyssa Weyland was on the brink of sixteen when she ran away from home into the arms of Drew Michaels. She didn’t think twice; this was finally her chance to be free.
The next six months were a challenging time for the Weyland household as they struggled to pull together as a family unit while desperately attempting to save their own souls. Alyssa’s absence cut deep into each family member and exposed sides of their innermost beings that had never surfaced. Her decision created permanent wrinkles in the family she left behind and her own life, wrinkles she wouldn’t be able to see or understand until it was too late.
When she ultimately returns, Alyssa finds a family on the brink of collapse. Will she be able to save her family, or will she be forced to take sides, sealing her fate forever?
Set deep in the pines of Middle Georgia, Weyland Park is the heart-wrenching tale of loss, love, and the ties that hold individuals together as a family. It is a story of the folks next door, your neighbors down the street, and even the family who lives under your roof. Raw and seductive, Weyland Park exposes the inner skeletons of an ordinary family while they strive to mask their flaws and drown out their inner demons.