Maggie's Going Nowhere by Rose Hartley (Contemporary Fiction), Penguin Random House, $32.99, buy now Maggie Cotton’s life is a hot mess. In one day, she’s dumped by her boyfriend, disinherited by her mum, and kicked out of the three-year degree…

Island on the Edge of the World by Deborah Rodriguez (Contemporary Fiction), Penguin Random House, $32.99, buy now Haiti. A poor country rich in courage, strength and love. As these four women are about to discover. Charlie, the rootless daughter…

The Bee and the Orange Tree by Melissa Ashley (Historical Fiction), Affirm Press, $35, buy now It’s 1699, and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces…

The One by Kaneana May (Contemporary Women's Fiction), HarperCollins, $29.99, buy now On the wrong side of thirty, Bonnie Yates wants a happily ever after. Problem is, she keeps choosing the wrong guys. When an ex returns to town with…