21 must-read fiction books like Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins

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Out of the Clear Blue Sky

By: Kristan Higgins

4.22

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A funny and surprising new novel about second chances--and why the lies we tell ourselves are the m…

"What no one tells you is that there will be a last time you ever carry your child. A last time you tuck them in. A last time they run into your arms off the school bus. All through his infancy, Dylan was attached to me, almost literally. I nursed him, and he was fussy, so I carried him almost constantly, patting his back, humming to him, breathing in his delicious baby scent. He didn’t walk till he was fourteen months old, and I loved that, because I got to carry him that much longer. I took him for hikes in a backpack, his little knees hitting my ribs. I carried him on my shoulders, him clinging to fistfuls of my hair. I loved every minute. He was an affectionate boy full of drooly kisses and cuddles. He was generous with his hugs, from Paul at the post office to Christine, our librarian. And especially with me. Every night when I read him bedtime stories, his sweet little head would rest against my shoulder, and he’d idly stroke my arm, smelling like Dove soap and baby shampoo. Driving in the car was like a tranquilizer dart for Dylan . . . even bumping down our long dirt road wouldn’t wake him up, and I’d park the car, get out and unbuckle him, then lift his sweaty little body into my arms to carry him inside and just sit on the couch with him in my arms, heart against heart. And then one day, he no longer needed that. The bedtime stories stopped when he was about ten and wanted to read to himself. The last time I attempted to carry him from the car, he woke up and said, “It’s okay, Mom. I’m awake."

-Kristan Higgins, Out of the Clear Blue Sky

If you liked the fiction plot in Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Five-Star Weekend

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend … read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's The Five-Star Weekend book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She weighs the decision for a moment, then butters the baguette and pops it in her mouth. It's so delicious that she doesn't care if they have to roll her off the island in a wheelbarrow."

-Elin Hilderbrand, The Five-Star Weekend

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2. The Summer Book Club

By: Susan Mallery

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The rules of summer book club are simple: •  No sad books •  No pressure •  Yessssss, wine! … read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Summer Book Club book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Happiness Plan

By: Susan Mallery

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Three women search for joy in #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s new novel of hop… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Happiness Plan book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. The Friendship Club

By: Robyn Carr

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Carr's The Friendship Club book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Boardwalk Bookshop

By: Susan Mallery

3.86

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery—a story of friends who become family, givin… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Boardwalk Bookshop book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. For the Love of Summer

By: Susan Mallery

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding f… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's For the Love of Summer book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I was in love with who I wanted him to be. Not who he was."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

"She's my family and you're hers. That means we are, in some inexplicable way, connected."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

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7. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
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8. The Sister Effect

By: Susan Mallery

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Beloved bestselling author Susan Mallery brings readers an emotional, witty, and heartfelt story th… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Sister Effect book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Summers at the Saint

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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10. Welcome to Beach Town

By: Susan Wiggs

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Beloved  New York Times  bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale o… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's Welcome to Beach Town book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Summer of Songbirds

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

3.97

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Summer of Songbirds book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Swan Song (Nantucket, #4) book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. All the Days of Summer

By: Nancy Thayer

4.02

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts--complete with a husband who runs his ow… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's All the Days of Summer book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.03

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Spend your winter on sunlit shores in the New York Times bestselling follow-up to Winter in Paradis… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2) book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Lust is great in the bedroom, but like is better at breakfast, lunch and dinner."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

"She is not a baton to be handed back and forth between them, nor a prize to be won. She is her own person."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

"Ava adores carols that evoke London streets during a new snowfall, the Yule log, brightly lit windows on a square of stately brick homes."

-Elin Hilderbrand, What Happens in Paradise (Paradise, #2)

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15. Troubles in Paradise (Paradise, #3)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.94

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Travel to the bright Caribbean one last time in the satisfying conclusion to the nationally bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Troubles in Paradise (Paradise, #3) book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When you're in love, every day is like a present you get to open."

-Elin Hilderbrand, Troubles in Paradise (Paradise, #3)

"Anyone can fall in love, but not just anyone can achieve forgiveness and acceptance and real, deep respect for his or her former partner the way these two have."

-Elin Hilderbrand, Troubles in Paradise (Paradise, #3)

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16. The Homewreckers

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Summer begins with Mary Kay Andrews, in this delightful summer read about flipping houses, and find… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's The Homewreckers book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"So it's not enough for me to be as good as a man. I gotta be better than them. And I gotta prove it. Every. Damned. Day"

-Mary Kay Andrews, The Homewreckers

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17. The Friendship Pact (Sunrise Cove, #2)

By: Jill Shalvis

3.99

Format: 384 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a powerful, moving stor… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Friendship Pact (Sunrise Cove, #2) book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. Out of the Clear Blue Sky

By: Kristan Higgins

4.22

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A funny and surprising new novel about second chances--and why the lies we tell ourselves are the m… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What no one tells you is that there will be a last time you ever carry your child. A last time you tuck them in. A last time they run into your arms off the school bus. All through his infancy, Dylan…"

-Kristan Higgins, Out of the Clear Blue Sky

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19. Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

By: Susan Wiggs

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop brings readers a can't-miss ta… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4) book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Is she pretty?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"It’s a Kalahari diamond,"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"What kind of books do you like?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"Do you wish I’d given you to some rich people to raise like that Falcon girl?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

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20. The Summer Pact

By: Emily Giffin

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade lat… read more

Similar categories in Emily Giffin's The Summer Pact book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. A Happier Life

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's A Happier Life book and Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

21 must-read contemporary books like Out of the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins

Transform Your Habits

The Five-Star Weekend

Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Happiness Plan

Susan Mallery

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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21 best-selling fiction books like The Sister Effect by Susan Mallery

Transform Your Habits

The Five-Star Weekend

Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

Transform Your Habits

The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Must Love Flowers

Debbie Macomber

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Bookshop by the Bay

Pamela M. Kelley

3.95

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