10 Top contemporary books like Under a Cloudless Sky by Chris Fabry

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Under a Cloudless Sky

By: Chris Fabry

4.47

Format: 399 pages, Paperback

A charming and engrossing novel for fans of Southern fiction and the recent hit memoir Hillbilly El…

"It is a grace to be able to hold on to someone who runs at life when you can only imagine walking."

-Chris Fabry, Under a Cloudless Sky

"What happened when these people sang was more than just humans hitting notes. The music seemed to come from somewhere deep inside and when their voices united, it felt like goosebumps on the soul. Something like joy bubbled up from inside her and leaked through her eyes."

-Chris Fabry, Under a Cloudless Sky

If you liked the contemporary plot in Under a Cloudless Sky by Chris Fabry , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1) by Charles Martin

1. The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1)

By: Charles Martin

4.31

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A sleepy rural town in South Carolina. The end of summer and a baby about to be born. But in the mi… read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1) book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Wrapped in Rain

By: Charles Martin

4.37

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

An internationally famous photographer, Tucker Mason has traveled the world, capturing things other… read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's Wrapped in Rain book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Love is a choice. It's a decision.' She told us, 'It flows into, through, and out of each person like a river. If you try to stop it, it'll sneak around until It finds another heart and breaks throug…"

-Charles Martin, Wrapped in Rain

"Child," she said placing her head to mine and her callused fingers on my cheek, "you can whip it and beat it senseless, you can drag it through the streets and spin on it, you can even dangle it from…"

-Charles Martin, Wrapped in Rain

"You know sometimes when I walk into your room with a flashlight or a candle?' I nodded. 'Well, love is like that. Light doesn't have to announce it's way into a room or ask the darkness to leave. It …"

-Charles Martin, Wrapped in Rain

3. Maggie (Awakening #2)

By: Charles Martin

4.20

Format: None pages,

"When Maggie opened her eyes that New Year's Day some seventeen months ago, I felt like I could see… read more

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4. The Road from Gap Creek

By: Robert Morgan

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

One of America's most acclaimed writers returns to the land on which he has staked a literary claim… read more

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5. A Life Intercepted

By: Charles Martin

3.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve years ago Matthew "the Rocket" Rising had it all. Married to his high school sweetheart and … read more

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6. Water from My Heart

By: Charles Martin

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Charles Martin's breathtaking novel of love and redemption. Charli… read more

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7. Unwritten

By: Charles Martin

4.25

Format: None pages, Hardcover

An actress running from her past finds escape with a man hiding from his future. When someone wants… read more

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8. What's Best For Them (The Long Way Home Book 2)

By: Dan Walsh

4.72

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

An amazing, heart-tugging sequel to Dan’s bestselling novel, Twas The Night (but easily read as a S… read more

Similar categories in Dan Walsh's What's Best For Them (The Long Way Home Book 2) book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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9. Appalachian Song

By: Michelle Shocklee

4.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Forever within the memories of my heart. Always remember, you are perfectly loved. Bertie Jenkins… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Shocklee's Appalachian Song book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. A Million Little Choices

By: Tamera Alexander

4.44

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes secrets just won’t stay hidden . . . From USA Today bestselling author and Christy Award… read more

Similar categories in Tamera Alexander's A Million Little Choices book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
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11. The Edge of Belonging

By: Amanda Cox

4.45

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

When Ivy Rose returns to her hometown to oversee an estate sale, she soon discovers that her grandm… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Cox's The Edge of Belonging book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
"I guess the longer you hold a secret, the harder it is to let it go."

-Amanda Cox, The Edge of Belonging

"You find a use for everything. Yet you discard yourself at every opportunity."

-Amanda Cox, The Edge of Belonging

"It was freeing in a way, to have a family built on love by choice and not relational obligation."

-Amanda Cox, The Edge of Belonging

"She’d memorized the verse about peace that passes all understanding, but all she felt was the weight of depression."

-Amanda Cox, The Edge of Belonging

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12. A Winter by the Sea (On Devonshire Shores, #2)

By: Julie Klassen

4.21

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger and the sweet possibility of romance. . . . … read more

Similar categories in Julie Klassen's A Winter by the Sea (On Devonshire Shores, #2) book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Take two chickens and dress them very neatly. - Mrs Glasse, The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy"

-Julie Klassen, A Winter by the Sea (On Devonshire Shores, #2)

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13. Night Bird Calling

By: Cathy Gohlke

4.33

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Cathy Gohlke, whose novels have been called “haunting” ( Library Journal … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Gohlke's Night Bird Calling book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I sighed. I don't know what to do. Velma Richards seems like a woman who will carry out her threat". "No Doubt It's a crusade for her. " Moments passed. "Not much Christian about it is there?" I felt…"

-Cathy Gohlke, Night Bird Calling

"Jesus called Jews of every social rank. He called women and children and people from Samaria and tax collectors and prostitutes and the down and out to himself. He called unlearned fishermen for the …"

-Cathy Gohlke, Night Bird Calling

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14. The Last Exchange

By: Charles Martin

4.33

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.” When M… read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's The Last Exchange book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"...a life laid down is better than the one picked up. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"...that's the thing about mountaintops. While we might prefer those "high" moments, most of life'--she [Joe] pointed at a town in the valley--'happens down there. Along the way.' She tilted her head …"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"After several minutes, she [Joe] turned toward him [Pockets]. 'What changes it?' 'Not -what-.' A pause. '-Who-.' 'Who then?' 'The one who walks with you down into your closet. Down where you hide the…"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

Cover of The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3) by Charles Martin

15. The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

By: Charles Martin

4.56

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

With gripping action and heart-wrenching emotion, Charles Martin continues to explore the true powe… read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3) book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"...man's greatest need is forgiveness while his greatest desire is power. [Bones]"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"I, as much as anyone, knew that hope is what feeds us. It's the currency of mankind. The fuel of the soul. Without it, we wither and die. [Murphy Shepherd]"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"...every man has a basement. Some lay dark. Unlit. Concealed. Others sprawl like airport runways for all the world to see. The difference is determined by whether he is hiding something or digging it…"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"Maybe only an orphan can understand this, but we had been cut free from our anchor and the blow was crushing. We didn't know who we were, and more importantly, we didn't know whose we were -- forever…"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

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16. If It Rains

By: Jennifer L. Wright

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A story of resilience and redemption set against one of America’s defining moments―the Dust Bowl. I… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Wright's If It Rains book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Flicker of Light by Katie Powner

17. A Flicker of Light

By: Katie Powner

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Twenty-one-year-old Bea never expected to move back to her hometown in Montana, especially not as a… read more

Similar categories in Katie Powner's A Flicker of Light book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Under a Cloudless Sky by Chris Fabry

18. Under a Cloudless Sky

By: Chris Fabry

4.47

Format: 399 pages, Paperback

A charming and engrossing novel for fans of Southern fiction and the recent hit memoir Hillbilly El… read more

Similar categories in Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • book club
"It is a grace to be able to hold on to someone who runs at life when you can only imagine walking."

-Chris Fabry, Under a Cloudless Sky

"What happened when these people sang was more than just humans hitting notes. The music seemed to come from somewhere deep inside and when their voices united, it felt like goosebumps on the soul. So…"

-Chris Fabry, Under a Cloudless Sky

Cover of The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2) by Charles Martin

19. The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2)

By: Charles Martin

4.41

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

Combining heart-wrenching emotion with edge-of-your-seat tension, Charles Martin explores the true … read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2) book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Stripped bare, the human soul has one real desire: to know and be known."

-Charles Martin, The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2)

"...girls need their father. Period. And I couldn’t really tell you why other than it’s the father who tells them who they are. Until he does, they’re just floating in the earth like that tooth. Burie…"

-Charles Martin, The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2)

"There's a thing that happens when we start to believe the lies about ourselves, and when we think other people believe them too. Those lies become our prison. The bars we see through. They hold us ca…"

-Charles Martin, The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2)

"While a deep need in each of us is to know and be known, there is one deeper. One that undergirds everything else. It's the stuff of us. Out of it, we breathe, or not. We wander the earth like shipwr…"

-Charles Martin, The Letter Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #2)

Cover of Between the Sound and Sea by Amanda  Cox

20. Between the Sound and Sea

By: Amanda Cox

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Every family has its secrets. Josephina Harris wouldn't mind if her family still had a few of their… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Cox's Between the Sound and Sea book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
Cover of Missing Isaac by Valerie Fraser Luesse

21. Missing Isaac

By: Valerie Fraser Luesse

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

2018 Christy Award Winner *** There was another South in the 1960s, one far removed from the … read more

Similar categories in Valerie Fraser Luesse's Missing Isaac book and Chris Fabry's Under a Cloudless Sky

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • southern
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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4.31

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Sarah Loudin Thomas

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Melanie Dobson

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