13 best-selling fiction books like Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

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Ayesha at Last

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love. Ayesha Shamsi has a lot g…

"No, she is not with child,"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"[Khalid] took a deep, calming breath, and smiled at her, channeling his inner shark. Or at least, dolphin."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your defect is a tendency to judge everyone,' Ayesha said. 'And yours,' he said with a smile, 'is to willfully misunderstand them."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your presence in a relationship is not indicative of commitment but rather inertia. Standing before your friends and family and pledging your love and loyalty is an essential ingredient of a long-lasting union."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

If you liked the fiction plot in Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin , here is a list of 13 books like this:

1. Written in the Stars

By: Aisha Saeed

3.68

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

This heart-wrenching novel explores what it is like to be thrust into an unwanted marriage. Has Nai… read more

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2. Saints and Misfits

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Audiobook

Saints and Misfitsis an unforgettable debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life...… read more

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3. The Other Half of Happiness (Sofia Khan, #2)

By: Ayisha Malik

3.48

Format: 241 pages,

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4. She Wore Red Trainers

By: Na'ima B. Robert

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

When Ali first meets Amirah, he notices everything about her--her hijab, her long eyelashes and her… read more

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5. Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged

By: Ayisha Malik

3.81

Format: None pages, Paperback

'Brilliant idea! Excellent! Muslim dating? Well, I had no idea you were allowed to date.' Then he l… read more

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6. Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

By: Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

4.32

Format: 659 pages, Kindle Edition

AMID TREACHEROUS TRIALS AND UNYIELDING DESIRES IN THIS LOVE TRIANGLE, DOES ANYONE NEED TO BE SACRIF… read more

Similar categories in Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin's Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2) book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • contemporary
"A female’s right to choose must be sacrosanct!"

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"When Cupid takes aim, the stupid of us don’t know to duck."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"Elizabeth felt as if every cell in her body was aflame with desire."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

"Forgiveness heals the forgiver, though not necessarily the forgiven."

-Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures (The Sacrifices and Kingdoms Series Book 2)

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7. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

By: Zoulfa Katouh

4.50

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had h… read more

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  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Bury me before I bury you" I did."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"There are enough people hurting you,"

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"He bites his lip. “Please take of yourself."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

"I’ll make it as soon as I’m done with this."

-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

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8. Love From A to Z

By: S.K. Ali

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes—because they make French… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Love From A to Z book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"We're allowed to cry."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"Life goes on, even if love doesn't."

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing" "Life isn't?"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

"But it's not smooth sailing." "Life isn't"

-S.K. Ali, Love From A to Z

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9. Ayesha at Last

By: Uzma Jalaluddin

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love. Ayesha Shamsi has a lot g… read more

Similar categories in Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • retellings
  • canada
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"No, she is not with child,"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"[Khalid] took a deep, calming breath, and smiled at her, channeling his inner shark. Or at least, dolphin."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your defect is a tendency to judge everyone,' Ayesha said. 'And yours,' he said with a smile, 'is to willfully misunderstand them."

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

"Your presence in a relationship is not indicative of commitment but rather inertia. Standing before your friends and family and pledging your love and loyalty is an essential ingredient of a long-las…"

-Uzma Jalaluddin, Ayesha at Last

Cover of Salaam, with Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

10. Salaam, with Love

By: Sara Sharaf Beg

4.06

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making une… read more

Similar categories in Sara Sharaf Beg's Salaam, with Love book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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11. Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

By: S.K. Ali

3.91

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this fun and fresh sequel to Saints and Misfits, Janna hopes her brother’s wedding will be the p… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Ali's Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits) book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Throughout our lives, pain visits us in turns. There isn't a human alive that hasn't been touched by pain. We all carry scars and wounds, but only some rise to the surface to be seen and commented on…"

-S.K. Ali, Misfit in Love (Saints and Misfits)

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12. Once Upon an Eid

By: S.K. Ali

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices w… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"It's hard to see the beauty in things when you can't see past your insecurities."

-S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid

"If we can be strong enough to resist the stuff Allah has allowed, it makes it easier to resist the stuff that's forbidden."

-S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid

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13. Unmarriageable

By: Soniah Kamal

3.74

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

In this one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has … read more

Similar categories in Soniah Kamal's Unmarriageable book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"real happiness in marriage seems a matter of chance. You can marry a seemingly perfect person and they can transform before your eyes into imperfection, or you can marry a flawed person and they can …"

-Soniah Kamal, Unmarriageable

"Alys gave a small smile. "I wrestle with how to incorporate history. Can any amount of good ever merit the interference of empire? Do we never speak English again? Not read the literature? Erasing hi…"

-Soniah Kamal, Unmarriageable

"Ever since I could remember, I'd been engaging in literary transference/transplantation/translation from one culture to another. Growing up on English literature, I taught myself to see my daily real…"

-Soniah Kamal, Unmarriageable

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14. Courting Samira

By: Amal Awad

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Set in Sydney, Australia, Courting Samira is a charming and frothy romantic comedy about a twenty-s… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Next New Syrian Girl by Ream Shukairy

15. The Next New Syrian Girl

By: Ream Shukairy

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more

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  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. The Eid Gift: An Adam and Zayneb Story

By: S.K. Ali

4.53

Format: 75 pages, ebook

Adam and Zayneb —engaged but continents apart for so long— are finally in the same city! Even th… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Love from Mecca to Medina

By: S.K. Ali

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprisin… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"So he would get away from it all and sit in the cave to grieve and pray for change-yes, in the best ways he knew how. And then"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe and act upon it, everything and everyone around upou will feel at peace with you"

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

"Everyone is important. When you know that and believe it and act upon it, everything and everyone around you will feel at peace with you."

-S.K. Ali, Love from Mecca to Medina

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18. My Other Half

By: Neya B

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's crazy how fate can change the outlook on our future. Hayat didn’t plan to meet the man who … read more

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  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
"You’re my home, Hayati. Ilove you in this dunya and the akhira. Until Jennah reunites us."

-Neya B, My Other Half

Cover of The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed by Noreen Mughees

19. The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed

By: Noreen Mughees

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Sonali Dev and Uzma Jalaluddin, Noreen Mughees’s sparkling debut novel reunites… read more

Similar categories in Noreen Mughees's The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Broken. Not a halal love story

By: Fatima Bala

4.19

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In this heartwrenching new novel from Award-winning author and poet, Fatima Bala, a connection send… read more

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  • romance
  • contemporary romance
"Broken into fragments, Heartbeats - counted, limited. Yet, I’d give all the beats I have left to hear my name escape your lips again. Ours is a togetherness that honors the beauty of our solitude."

-Fatima Bala, Broken. Not a halal love story

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21. A Second Look

By: Hannah Matus

4.11

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Caught in a struggle to navigate the often-conflicting demands of faith, career, and relationships,… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Matus's A Second Look book and Uzma Jalaluddin's Ayesha at Last

  • romance
  • fiction
"Tell me,"

-Hannah Matus, A Second Look

"So this girl promoting different ways to don modest religious outerwear ended up looking more beautiful by virtue of her scarf styles, and garnering more attention, male and female, than she ever wou…"

-Hannah Matus, A Second Look

"She tried not to center her life around dreaming of relationships or marriage or guys—there was more to life. More that she had to offer the world than merely being some guy’s wife. She had hopes, dr…"

-Hannah Matus, A Second Look

"She hated handing over the responsibility of it to another person, but he had insisted. And anyway, he was a guy. Didn’t it do something for their egos to help damsels in distress with things they th…"

-Hannah Matus, A Second Look

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