Showing results by publisher "Thomas Nelson" in World Literature

As three generations of women navigate the uncertain paths of their hearts and futures, one summer promises to bring change—whether they’re ready for it or not. At thirty-eight, garden shop owner Jessie McBride thinks her chances for romance are years behind her and, after her failed...

Two sisters, a failing family business, a messy legacy, and a whole lot of hairspray. "Kristy Woodson Harvey, Nancy Thayer, and Patti Callahan Henry fans should take note." --Booklist A modern twist on Steel Magnolias meets Hello Beautiful with some extra Dolly Parton flair. The Louise women...

"A story of deeply complicated people having a deeply human experience." --Laura Kate Whitney, Editor at Large, Good Grit Magazine It's never too late to find purpose. Woody Barker steps out of prison planning to live out his years on his houseboat docked on the Alabama Gulf Coast. As a...

A 2025 CHRISTY AWARD WINNER! "A poignant story of sisterhood, motherhood, and new love found in old places. McKnight's writing is as delectable as the Gullah cuisine at the heart of the novel." --Denny S. Bryce, bestselling author of The Other Princess and Wild Women and the Blues From the...

The past has come knocking on Julia’s door. Can she summon the courage to answer betrayal with love? Once, they were the happiest family under the sun, crabbing and fishing and painting on beautiful Edisto Island in South Carolina’s lowcountry. Then everything went wrong, and twenty years...

In this small Mississippi town, everyone has long memories and loud opinions. Twins Della and Darby Redd may be identical in appearance, but they couldn’t be more different. Della is outspoken, obsessed with purple, and desperate to be accepted by her peers. Darby is introverted, creative, and...

A Southern novel full of friendships and finding love. “There’s no time,” Colin said. “You have to go. Find me, call me . . .” Jacey and Colin shared the three most intense days of their lives together, waiting for help as Mississippi floodwaters surrounded them. Jacey knew Colin was...

The global coffee trade is a collision between the rich world and the poor world. A group of graduate students is about to experience that collision head-on. Angela, Alex, Rich, and Sofi a bring to their summer research project in Guatemala more than their share of grad-school baggage—along...

Enjoy a good dose of therapeutic laughter with Anna's heartfelt stories that proclaim life is still beautiful (and ridiculously funny) is even when is difficult. Popular humor writer Anna Lind Thomas had an epiphany after her essay about a humiliating fart went mega-viral: Everything's funny...

From bestselling legal storyteller Robert Whitlow comes the second novel in the Tides of Truth series, a compelling legal drama where courtroom intrigue collides with questions of faith. When ambitious law clerk Tami Taylor is assigned a controversial libel case involving a fiery preacher who is...

Sometimes what your life is missing is an eccentric group of older ladies to take you under their wing?.?.?. When Rae Sutton’s mama passes away and leaves her the house where she grew up, Rae can’t imagine how the little old place might restore her broken life. Mourning the recent loss of...

Written in Lauren K. Denton’s signature Southern style, The One You’re With tells the story of a seemingly perfect marriage rocked by secrets from the past. High-school sweethearts Mac and Edie Swan lead a seemingly picture-perfect life in the sleepy-sweet community of Oak Hill, near Mobile...

A rising star in Southern fiction, Grace Helena Walz returns with Pretty as a Peach, another story full of charm, sass, wit, and characters you'll want as friends. When a new beauty company threatens everything she holds dear, Delilah must find the courage to speak up and reveal the truth...

From award-winning author Rhonda McKnight comes a new story of faith, history, and the power of legacy that merges the romance of The Bookshop Sisterhood with the rich Lowcountry setting of Mary Alice Monroe. Alexandra Chambers is a writer who has run out of words. Struggling with writer's block...

For the three people tortured by their secret complicity in a young man's untimely death, redemption is what they most long for . . . and the last thing they expect to receive. It has been twenty years since Philip McBride's body was found along the riverbank in the dark woods known as Happy...

After discovering a collection of letters written by his father, who he thought was dead, Abel Shifflett decides to run away--accompanied by Willie, his adult friend who is mentally disabled but extremely protective of him. But their journey is ill-fated from the start. Will Abel find the...

"Grace Helena Walz has taken her place among such treasured Southern novelists as Dorothea Benton and Anne Rivers Siddons." --Mary Kay Andrews, NYT bestselling author "This is a positively charming debut from a stand-out new voice. Add it to your TBR list immediately!" --Kristy Woodson Harvey...

Read by the author. They've come for a birthday celebration . . . but they'll leave celebrating themselves. Moira Allyson is going all out for her 50th birthday. The planning part is easy--in her big, beautiful mansion set on Savannah's waterfront, perfect parties practically plan themselves...