8 must-read historical books like Well Behaved Wives by Amy Sue Nathan

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Well Behaved Wives

By: Amy Sue Nathan

3.99

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect wives, imperfect lives, and upending the rules of behavior in 1960s America. Law school …

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1. The Fire and the Ore

By: Olivia Hawker

4.07

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

Three spirited wives in nineteenth-century Utah. One husband. A compelling novel of family, sisterh… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Hawker's The Fire and the Ore book and Amy Sue Nathan's Well Behaved Wives

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Good for You

By: Camille Pagán

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Aly Jackson has waited her whole life to become editor in chief of All Good magazine. But six month… read more

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  • womens fiction
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"A watched phone never buzzed"

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

"Only actors, narcissists, and freakishly beautiful people liked seeing themselves on film."

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

"Please. Don’t call me Allegra.' 'It’s on your birth certificate.' 'It’s an allergy medication."

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

"When you weren’t always worrying about how to pay for your life, you could actually take a beat to enjoy it."

-Camille Pagán, Good for You

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3. The Chemistry of Love

By: Sariah Wilson

3.94

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

True love requires a little research and development in a funny, heart-racing romance by Sariah Wil… read more

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  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. There's No Coming Back from This

By: Ann Garvin

3.95

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

“The show must go on” takes on a whole new meaning for one single mom in a witty and emotional nove… read more

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  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. Night Angels

By: Weina Dai Randel

4.22

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Longlisted for the Mass Book Awards 2024 From the author of The Last Rose of Shanghai comes a pr… read more

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  • jewish
  • historical
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Over Her Dead Body

By: Susan Walter

3.99

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

An inheritance that comes with a warning. Ashley Brooks’s life isn’t working out as planned. Aft… read more

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  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Widow

By: Kaira Rouda

3.82

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

A husband with secrets. A wife with no limits. A riveting novel of marriage, privilege, and lies by… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. The Life She Wanted

By: Anita Abriel

3.94

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

New York in the 1920s—a time when fortunes are made and a woman’s dreams are challenged against all… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Vibrant Years

By: Sonali Dev

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Living on their own terms means being there for one another. When sixty-five-year-old Bindu Desa… read more

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  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Light to the Hills

By: Bonnie Blaylock

4.32

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A richly rewarding novel about family bonds, the power of words, and the resilience of mothers and … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Someone Else’s Life

By: Lyn Liao Butler

3.44

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

A new life in paradise should have healed her wounds. But for a woman struggling to hold on to her … read more

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  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. A Castle in Brooklyn

By: Shirley Russak Wachtel

3.79

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

Spanning decades, an unforgettable novel about reckoning with the past, the true nature of friendsh… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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13. Wild, Beautiful, and Free

By: Sophfronia Scott

4.31

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Born the daughter of an enslaved woman and a Louisiana plantation owner, Jeannette Bébinn is raised… read more

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  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. Well Behaved Wives

By: Amy Sue Nathan

3.99

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect wives, imperfect lives, and upending the rules of behavior in 1960s America. Law school … read more

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  • womens fiction
  • jewish
  • historical
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Five Winters

By: Kitty Johnson

3.99

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

A bighearted novel about motherhood, friendship, moving on, and love of all kinds. Ever since Beth… read more

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  • womens fiction
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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16. The Bookstore Sisters

By: Alice Hoffman

4.02

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, in… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Oh, you're moonlight," he'd said. "Harder to see, but there for those who look."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"A lot of people don’t know what to do about grief. I don’t blame you for a thing."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

"I don't think I'm the smart sister," Isabel said. "You are," Sophie told her. "You just have a lot to learn."

-Alice Hoffman, The Bookstore Sisters

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17. The Direction of the Wind

By: Mansi Shah

4.09

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

A heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answe… read more

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  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Goddess Effect

By: Sheila Yasmin Marikar

3.50

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

All she wants is to be her best self. Is she ready? Absolutely. Does she know what to expect? Absol… read more

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  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Never Meant to Meet You

By: Alli Frank

4.14

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

From the authors of Tiny Imperfections comes a riotously funny, emotionally real look at race and r… read more

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  • womens fiction
  • jewish
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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20. The Break

By: Katie Sise

4.09

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

Can she trust the people she loves? Can she trust herself? A new mother is pushed to the edge in a … read more

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  • amazon
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Friends with Secrets

By: Christine Gunderson

4.16

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the … read more

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  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook

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Good for You

Camille Pagán

3.89

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3.94

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3.95

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Over Her Dead Body

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Mary Ellen Taylor

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