17 must-read chick lit books like The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe

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The Summer Guests

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.55

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Beach House series comes a heartwarming and evoca…

"Every Owner's nightmare was to get stuck in traffic w / a trailer full of horses and a hurricane approaching."

-Mary Alice Monroe, The Summer Guests

"Every Owner's nightmare was to get stuck in traffic w / a trailer full of horses and a hurricane approaching."

-Mary Alice Monroe, The Summer Guests

If you liked the chick lit plot in The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of Homeplace by Anne Rivers Siddons

1. Homeplace

By: Anne Rivers Siddons

4.12

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found  After twenty-one years Micah (Mike) Win… read more

Similar categories in Anne Rivers Siddons's Homeplace book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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2. Moon Shell Beach

By: Nancy Thayer

3.70

Format: 264 pages,

New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer delighted readers with her sparkling Hot Flash Club … read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's Moon Shell Beach book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook

3. Summer Breeze

By: Nancy Thayer

4.67

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Nancy Thayer never fails to imbue her novels with warmth and wisdo… read more

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4. Spring Fever

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.87

Format: 288 pages,

The New York Timesbestselling author of Summer Rentaldelivers her delicious new escapist novel abou… read more

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5. Save the Date

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.37

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

A wedding florist finds love and trouble in this delightful new novel by the New York Times bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Save the Date book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

Cover of Isle of Palms (Lowcountry Tales, #3) by Dorothea Benton Frank

6. Isle of Palms (Lowcountry Tales, #3)

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

4.10

Format: 429 pages, Paperback

Anna Lutz Abbot considers herself independent and happy, until one steamy summer when she must find… read more

Similar categories in Dorothea Benton Frank's Isle of Palms (Lowcountry Tales, #3) book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
"The most important thing I learned is that to be truly happy, you've got to pay attention to that stupid inner voice we all have. It knows what you need and will drive you shit crazy until you listen…"

-Dorothea Benton Frank, Isle of Palms (Lowcountry Tales, #3)

7. Ladies' Night

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.67

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

Take a splash of betrayal, add a few drops of outrage, give a good shake to proper behavior and tak… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Ladies' Night book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

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8. 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 Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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 Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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 Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey

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 Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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 Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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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14. 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 Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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)

Cover of The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe

15. The Summer Guests

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.55

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Beach House series comes a heartwarming and evoca… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • book club
  • audiobook
"Every Owner's nightmare was to get stuck in traffic w / a trailer full of horses and a hurricane approaching."

-Mary Alice Monroe, The Summer Guests

Cover of Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer

16. Heat Wave

By: Nancy Thayer

3.80

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Lyrical, emotional, dramatic, and packed with Nancy Thayer’s trademark warmth and wisdom, Heat Wave… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's Heat Wave book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer

17. Girls of Summer

By: Nancy Thayer

3.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One life-changing summer on Nantucket brings about exhilarating revelations for a single mother and… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
Cover of Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews

18. Hello, Summer

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.89

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads Mary Kay Andrews delivers her next b… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Hello, Summer book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. My Magnolia Summer

By: Victoria Benton Frank

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Benton Frank's My Magnolia Summer book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Omitting the truth is also lying."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Are you planning on kissing me behind a haystack or something?" "Oh, I plan on a lot worse, Maggie."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Maybe violets don't have thorns like roses, or heavy fragrances like lilies or magnolias, but they are just as strong."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"I unrolled my knife bag and saw all my old friends staring back at me. Some girls liked diamonds, some liked pearls, but just give me a good knife. Knives are sexy, that's all there is to it."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

Cover of A Nantucket Wedding by Nancy Thayer

20. A Nantucket Wedding

By: Nancy Thayer

3.78

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

Wedding bells are ringing—and a widowed mother of two hopes the occasion will reunite her daughters… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's A Nantucket Wedding book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret to Southern Charm (Peachtree Bluff #2) by Kristy Woodson Harvey

21. The Secret to Southern Charm (Peachtree Bluff #2)

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.11

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Leaving fans “practically [begging] for a sequel” (Bookpage), critically acclaimed author Kristy Wo… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Secret to Southern Charm (Peachtree Bluff #2) book and Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook

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Anne Rivers Siddons

4.12

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Nancy Thayer

3.70

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Dorothea Benton Frank

4.10

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Susan Mallery

3.84

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Seaview Inn

Sherryl Woods

3.47

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Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

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Susan Mallery

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