- In the Time of the Butterflies (1998) tells the story of the Mirabal sisters, three Dominican sisters who were assassinated by the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo in 1960. The book was inspired by Julia Alvarez's 1994 novel In the Time of the Butterflies, but it is not a direct adaptation.
- The Secret History of Casa Rosada (2005) tells the story of two women who are drawn together by their shared experiences of violence and trauma in Argentina during the Dirty War.
- The Language of Blood (2009) tells the story of a young woman who is kidnapped by a group of rebels in Colombia. She is held captive for several years and during that time she learns to communicate with her captors through a secret code.
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2012) tells the story of two women who are connected by a secret that has been kept for decades. One woman is the mother of a child who was given up for adoption and the other woman is the adopted child.
- The Color of Milk (2016) tells the story of a woman who is trying to find her way in the world after her husband's death. She is a Latina and it is difficult for her to find a place in the predominantly white world of the United States.