18 best-selling fiction books like The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable

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The Book of Summer

By: Michelle Gable

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The ocean, the wild roses on the dunes and the stunning Cliff House, perched atop a bluff in Sconse…

"Does he know? He doesn’t, but he hopes."

-Michelle Gable, The Book of Summer

"Does he know? He doesn’t, but he hopes."

-Michelle Gable, The Book of Summer

"Does he know? He doesn’t, but he hopes."

-Michelle Gable, The Book of Summer

If you liked the fiction plot in The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of Breakwater Bay by Shelley Noble

1. Breakwater Bay

By: Shelley Noble

3.66

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

An abandoned baby, a glorious old Newport mansion, and awakening romance combine in Breakwater Bay,… read more

Similar categories in Shelley Noble's Breakwater Bay book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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2. The Dress in the Window

By: Sofia Grant

3.35

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

A perfect debut novel is like a perfect dress—it’s a “must have” and when you “try it on” it fits p… read more

Similar categories in Sofia Grant's The Dress in the Window book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship by Lisa Verge Higgins

3. The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship

By: Lisa Verge Higgins

4.04

Format: None pages, Paperback

What makes a wife a lover? For Kate, the spark went out of her marriage long ago but her husband do… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Verge Higgins's The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit

4. That Summer

By: Lauren Willig

4.19

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

2009: When Julia Conley hears that she has inherited a house outside London from an unknown great-a… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Willig's That Summer book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
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5. Bound South

By: Susan Rebecca White

4.00

Format: 371 pages,

From the award winning author of A Soft Place to Landand A Place at the Tablecomes a tale of three … read more

Similar categories in Susan Rebecca White's Bound South book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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6. The Island House

By: Nancy Thayer

4.12

Format: 543 pages, Hardcover

The charms of Nantucket tempt a woman to leave her established life in Kansas City--but with a piec… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Island House book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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7. All the Single Ladies (Lowcountry Tales, #10)

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

3.66

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

The perennial New York Times bestselling author returns with an emotionally resonant novel that ill… read more

Similar categories in Dorothea Benton Frank's All the Single Ladies (Lowcountry Tales, #10) book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
"Words matter . . . They really do."

-Dorothea Benton Frank, All the Single Ladies (Lowcountry Tales, #10)

8. The Forever Summer

By: Jamie Brenner

4.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

*A USA Today Bestseller* Named one of Coastal Living's 50 Best Books for the Beach, one of Fort Wor… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Brenner's The Forever Summer book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

9. While We Were Watching Downton Abbey

By: Wendy Wax

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF TEN BEACH ROADAND OCEAN BEACH,A NEW NOVEL OF FOUR FRIENDS--AND A SHA… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wax's While We Were Watching Downton Abbey book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

10. On Folly Beach

By: Karen White

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Folly Beach, South Carolina, has survived despite hurricanes and war. But it's the personal battles… read more

Similar categories in Karen White's On Folly Beach book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

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11. 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 Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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12. The Summer Cottage

By: Viola Shipman

4.05

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Adie Lou Kruger’s ex never understood her affection for what her parents called their Creaky Cottag… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's The Summer Cottage book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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13. The Lost Book of Bonn

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.95

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Lost Book of Bonn book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
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14. 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 Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
Cover of The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable

15. The Book of Summer

By: Michelle Gable

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The ocean, the wild roses on the dunes and the stunning Cliff House, perched atop a bluff in Sconse… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
"Does he know? He doesn’t, but he hopes."

-Michelle Gable, The Book of Summer

Cover of Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5) by Mary Alice Monroe

16. Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.12

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

Whisking you back to the shores of her bestselling Beach House series, Mary Alice Monroe weaves tog… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5) book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
"Intuition guides us and the wise person listens."

-Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

"She captured the singular moment in her mind, with the sun shining on their faces, knowing she’d keep it in her memory forever like a treasured photograph."

-Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

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17. Surfside Sisters

By: Nancy Thayer

3.78

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

A Nantucket woman returns home to find that reunions aren’t always simple, in this heartwarming nov… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's Surfside Sisters book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
"Real life was like a plot by Dickens . . ."

-Nancy Thayer, Surfside Sisters

"I think anger is often a kind of recycled fear."

-Nancy Thayer, Surfside Sisters

"Life isn't all about money, Keely. Remember what you and Isabelle used to call yourselves? Surfside Sisters? Because you would both leap into life instead of dawdling at the edge, waiting, until it w…"

-Nancy Thayer, Surfside Sisters

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18. The Jazz Club Spy

By: Roberta Rich

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the author of the “riveting” ( Chicago Tribune ) The Midwife of Venice , a fresh and sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Roberta Rich's The Jazz Club Spy book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Paris Deception

By: Bryn Turnbull

4.07

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

From internationally bestselling author Bryn Turnbull comes a breathtaking novel about art theft an… read more

Similar categories in Bryn Turnbull's The Paris Deception book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. The Wartime Book Club

By: Kate Thompson

4.31

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

From enchanting cliff tops and white sandy bays to the pretty cobbled streets of St Helier, Jersey … read more

Similar categories in Kate Thompson's The Wartime Book Club book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
Cover of Summer by the Tides by Denise Hunter

21. Summer by the Tides

By: Denise Hunter

4.07

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes a… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Summer by the Tides book and Michelle Gable's The Book of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"It's not the how, Maddy, It's the Who."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

"Low tide exposed the good and the bad, she supposed."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

"It always amazed her to see the treasures low tide turned up."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

"The soles of her feet were summer-tough, numb to the jagged shells and bits of pinecone."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

13 Best contemporary books like The Book of Summer by Michelle Gable

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Breakwater Bay

Shelley Noble

3.66

Transform Your Habits

The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship

Lisa Verge Higgins

4.04

That Summer

Lauren Willig

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Bound South

Susan Rebecca White

4.00

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21 Best fiction books like The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer

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The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

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For the Love of Summer

Susan Mallery

4.28

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