Fiction for Armchair Travelers
Explore the world from home with our top fiction books for armchair travelers. Dive into captivating stories that transport you to far-off places without leaving your cozy spot.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
The first three books in Alexander MCCall Smith's beloved bestselling series, featuring Mma Precious Ramotswe, the traditionally built, eminently sensible, cunning proprietor of the only ladies' detective agency in Botswana, are now available in a beautifully designed boxed set.
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A Year in Provence
by Peter Mayle
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glorious regional cuisine. A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthy pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days.
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No Graven Image
by Elisabeth Elliot
Twenty-five year old Margaret is an idealistic missionary with no medical training. Her popularity and reputation in Ecuador are enhanced when she successfully delivers a breech baby.
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Welcome to Heavenly Heights
by Risa Miller
Viewed through the pinhole of one ragged apartment building's door, Miller's prose illuminates the families, friendships, loves, sorrows, and religious faith that make up a completely unique American dream."--BOOK JACKET.
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Sisterchicks Do the Hula
by Robin Jones Gunn
Best friends Hope and Laurie are on an audacious mission to celebrate their fortieth birthdays in style with a trip to Hawaii.
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Sisterchicks in Sombreros
by Robin Jones Gunn
Two Canadian sisters embark on a journey to claim their inheritance - beachfront property in Mexico - not expecting so many bizarre, wacky problems! But they're nothing a little coconut cake can't cure...
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Sisterchicks Down Under!
by Robin Jones Gunn
Deb meets Kelli at the Chocolate Fish Cafe in New Zealand and they instantly forge a friendship. Now Robin Jones Gunn reveals their crazy adventures in classic Sisterchick style.
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Sisterchicks Say Ooh La La!
by Robin Jones Gunn
Two 40-something friends have traveled to Paris for one whirlwind week. They will discover many unexpected blessings in the City of Lights.
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The Empty House
by Rosamunde Pilcher
Virginia retreats to the seaside with her two children to recover from the loss of her husband and meets her true love.
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The Amber Room
by T. Davis Bunn
Bunn's research about European art and antiques for Florian's Gate uncovered a legend about The Amber Room--an ensemble of precious 18th-century wall panels stolen by Nazi invaders. Bunn's investigation led him to a maze of tunnels and hidden bunkers the Nazis used during the war. Reaching back to the ravages of the war, the lessons of faith and forgiveness discovered in Florian's Gate continue in this momentous sequel.
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Elixir
by T. Davis Bunn
Kirra Revell, heiress of a pharmaceutical empire, has gone missing. Taylor Knox is blackmailed into leading the search. Everyone's motives are suspect. Can Taylor find her before time runs out, for Kirra, and for himself?
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Flabbergasted
by Ray Blackston
Newly single and recently transferred to South Carolina, stockbroker Jay Jarvis joins the singles group at a local church, through which he meets a host of eccentric fellow singles during a weekend beach retreat.
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The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
by Maria A. Trapp
With nearly 1,500 Broadway performances, six Tony Awards, more than three million albums sold, and five Academy Awards, The Sound of Music, based on the lives of Maria, the baron, and their singing children, is as familiar to most of us as our own family history. But much about the real-life woman and her family was left untold. Here, Baroness Maria Augusta Trapp tells in her own beautiful, simple words the extraordinary story of her romance with the baron, their escape from Nazi-occupied Austria, and their life in America. Now with photographs from the original edition.
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The Testament
by John Grisham
Heart of darkness... In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles of Brazil. Enter the lawyers. Nate O'Riley is fresh out of rehab, a disgraced corporate attorney handpicked for his last job: to find Rachel Lane at any cost. As Phelan's family circles like vultures in D.C., Nate is crashing through the Brazilian jungle, entering a world where money means nothing, where death is just one misstep away, and where a woman--pursued by enemies and friends alike--holds a stunning surprise of her own....
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A Garden in Paris
by Stephanie Grace Whitson
A contemporary stand-alone from a popular two-time Christy Award finalist, this engaging novel challenges readers to focus on what is truly important and have the courage to change.
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Holy Terror in the Hebrides
by Jeanne M. Dams
Vacation can be murder... A peaceful vacation on the charming Scottish island of Iona sounds idyllic to sometime sleuth Dorothy Martin. But Dorothy soon finds that while Iona is charming, her vacation won't be peaceful. Thrown in with a bickering American church tour, she tries to keep her distance. But she can't stay away from murder. Everybody believes the unpleasant American's fatal fall from a cliff is accidental. Everybody, that is, except Dorothy. The only witness, she saw a small clue the police dismiss, one that makes her believe the death was not an accident. With the police closing the case, Dorothy feels bound to investigate. But it's a choice she may regret...
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Everything's Coming Up Josey
by Susan May Warren
Signing on to be a missionary in Russia for a year, Josey is becoming accustomed to her new surroundings. The frosty Russian weather is no big deal for a Minnesota girl, but getting her love life to thaw is the real challenge.
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Sisterchicks in Gondolas!
by Robin Jones Gunn
At a 15th-century palace in Venice, best friends/sisters-in-law Jenna and Sue welcome the gondola-paced Italian lifestyle, and over boiling pots of pasta, they dare each other to dream again.