12 Best adult fiction books like The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

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The Flight Girls

By: Noelle Salazar

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A stunning story about the Women Airforce Service Pilots whose courage during World War II turned o…

"Not everyone needs a relationship to feel fulfilled."

-Noelle Salazar, The Flight Girls

If you liked the adult fiction plot in The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

Cover of The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer

2. The Paris Agent

By: Kelly Rimmer

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

1970—In the aftermath of his war-ravaged past, Noah Ainsworth is still haunted by memories of his t… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Rimmer's The Paris Agent book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"To truly love someone, we must accept the real version of them, scars and all."

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

"And whatever we do with the freedom we have been gifted, whether our achievements and our struggles are big or small, we will do it in honor of those who gave so much so that we could live in a bette…"

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

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3. The Golden Doves

By: Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Two former female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Naz… read more

Similar categories in Martha Hall Kelly's The Golden Doves book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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5. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Sontheimer's Victor's Blessing book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

Cover of Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff

8. Code Name Sapphire

By: Pam Jenoff

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of b… read more

Similar categories in Pam Jenoff's Code Name Sapphire book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Canary Girls

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Canary Girls book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

10. The Flight Girls

By: Noelle Salazar

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A stunning story about the Women Airforce Service Pilots whose courage during World War II turned o… read more

Similar categories in Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Not everyone needs a relationship to feel fulfilled."

-Noelle Salazar, The Flight Girls

Cover of The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

11. The Book of Lost Names

By: Kristin Harmel

4.43

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian in Florida, is shelving books one morning when her eyes… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Book of Lost Names book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"...we are only responsible for the things we do—or fail to do—ourselves."

-Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

"Remember that God’s plan for you might be different than the plan you have for yourself."

-Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

"Ah. I should have known. You’re one of us. … You’re someone who finds herself in the pages,"

-Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

"I know it’s sometimes hard to believe the best. Isn’t it better than believing the worst, though?"

-Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

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12. The Keeper of Hidden Books

By: Madeline Martin

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of t… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Keeper of Hidden Books book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's When We Had Wings book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Codebreaker's Secret by Sara  Ackerman

15. The Codebreaker's Secret

By: Sara Ackerman

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret missi… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ackerman's The Codebreaker's Secret book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara  Ackerman

16. The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West

By: Sara Ackerman

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An extraordinary story, inspired by real events, of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark … read more

Similar categories in Sara Ackerman's The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
Cover of Girls of Flight City by Lorraine Heath

17. Girls of Flight City

By: Lorraine Heath

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Inspired by true events, a breathtaking WWII historical novel about the brave American women who tr… read more

Similar categories in Lorraine Heath's Girls of Flight City book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lieutenant's Nurse by Sara  Ackerman

18. The Lieutenant's Nurse

By: Sara Ackerman

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

November, 1941. She’s never even seen the ocean before, but Eva Cassidy has her reasons for making … read more

Similar categories in Sara Ackerman's The Lieutenant's Nurse book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Radar Girls

By: Sara Ackerman

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An extraordinary story inspired by the real Women’s Air Raid Defense, where an unlikely recruit and… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ackerman's Radar Girls book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Anyone could see half her heart was missing."

-Sara Ackerman, Radar Girls

"The true agony of death was left to the living."

-Sara Ackerman, Radar Girls

"See you on the other side Rascal. Bulldog over and out."

-Sara Ackerman, Radar Girls

"The more you loved something, the more you hurt when you lost it."

-Sara Ackerman, Radar Girls

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20. Red Sky Over Hawaii

By: Sara Ackerman

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Inspired by real places and events of WWII, Red Sky Over Hawaii immerses the reader in a time of Am… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ackerman's Red Sky Over Hawaii book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

21. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

18 Best adult books like The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

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The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

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The Paris Agent

Kelly Rimmer

4.13

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The Golden Doves

Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

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The Paris Daughter

Kristin Harmel

4.25

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17 must-read fiction books like Red Sky Over Hawaii by Sara Ackerman

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Kristin Hannah

4.64

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The Paris Daughter

Kristin Harmel

4.25

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Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)

Alan Brennert

4.12

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Code Name Sapphire

Pam Jenoff

3.87

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