31 Best fiction books like Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer

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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…

If you liked the fiction plot in Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. Summer People

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Every summer the Newton family retreats to their beloved home on Nantucket for three months of suns… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Summer People book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • novels
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2. The Summer Girls (Lowcountry Summer #1)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the heartwarming first installment in the … read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Girls (Lowcountry Summer #1) book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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3. The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #2)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.39

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

The Summer Windis the second book in Monroe's Lowcountry Summertrilogy, following the New York Time… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #2) book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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4. The Summer's End (Lowcountry Summer, #3)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.04

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

In the powerful and heartwarming conclusion to her bestselling Lowcountry Summer trilogy, "New York… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer's End (Lowcountry Summer, #3) book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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5. The Five-Star Weekend

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend … read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's The Five-Star Weekend book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"She weighs the decision for a moment, then butters the baguette and pops it in her mouth. It's so delicious that she doesn't care if they have to roll her off the island in a wheelbarrow."

-Elin Hilderbrand, The Five-Star Weekend

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6. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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7. The Happiness Plan

By: Susan Mallery

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Three women search for joy in #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s new novel of hop… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Happiness Plan book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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8. The Friendship Club

By: Robyn Carr

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Carr's The Friendship Club book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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9. The Bookshop by the Bay

By: Pamela M. Kelley

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Bookshop by the Bay is a breezy, escapist beach read from powerhouse bestselling women’s fictio… read more

Similar categories in Pamela M. Kelley's The Bookshop by the Bay book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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10. The Bright Spot (Sunrise Cove, #5)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming story ab… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Bright Spot (Sunrise Cove, #5) book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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11. For the Love of Summer

By: Susan Mallery

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding f… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's For the Love of Summer book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I was in love with who I wanted him to be. Not who he was."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

"She's my family and you're hers. That means we are, in some inexplicable way, connected."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

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12. The Sister Effect

By: Susan Mallery

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Beloved bestselling author Susan Mallery brings readers an emotional, witty, and heartfelt story th… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Sister Effect book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. A Little Ray of Sunshine

By: Kristan Higgins

4.14

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A kid walks into your bookstore and... guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption e… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's A Little Ray of Sunshine book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I had thought, once, that I couldn't ever be a mother because I'd passed at the chance to raise my own son. But this summer had shown me--Matthew and Monica had shown me--that being a mother wasn't o…"

-Kristan Higgins, A Little Ray of Sunshine

"I had a new sense of awareness now--of my own mother, of Addison and Nicole, Monica, Grammy . . . even of Grady's ex-wife. You can't have a child and not experience terror and heartache in some way. …"

-Kristan Higgins, A Little Ray of Sunshine

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16. The Cafe at Beach End

By: RaeAnne Thayne

4.13

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Is Cape Sanctuary net als vroeger haar veilige haven?Vroeger, toen Meredith Collins als klein meisj… read more

Similar categories in RaeAnne Thayne's The Cafe at Beach End book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • 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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19. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

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

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20. On Ocean Boulevard (Beach House, #6)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Guests returns at long last to her beloved Beac… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's On Ocean Boulevard (Beach House, #6) book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Seeing a sunset, Linnea felt connected both to the earth below and God above."

-Mary Alice Monroe, On Ocean Boulevard (Beach House, #6)

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21. Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.12

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

Whisking you back to the shores of her bestselling Beach House series, Mary Alice Monroe weaves tog… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5) book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Intuition guides us and the wise person listens."

-Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

"She captured the singular moment in her mind, with the sun shining on their faces, knowing she’d keep it in her memory forever like a treasured photograph."

-Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

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22. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

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

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23. Endless Summer

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In SUMMER DAYS AGAIN, Elin Hilderbrand offers nine delectable stories—prequels, sequels, and "missi… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Endless Summer book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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24. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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25. The Friendship List

By: Susan Mallery

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Dance till dawn Go skydiving Wear a bikini in public Start living Two best friends jump-start… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Friendship List book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Moving backward meant more suffering, and staying stuck was just as bad. That left moving forward. There had to be an answer somewhere. All she had to do was find it."

-Susan Mallery, The Friendship List

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26. 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 Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

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

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27. The Summer Pact

By: Emily Giffin

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade lat… read more

Similar categories in Emily Giffin's The Summer Pact book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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28. The Seaside Sisters

By: Pamela M. Kelley

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One summer can change everything. Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to wr… read more

Similar categories in Pamela M. Kelley's The Seaside Sisters book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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29. The Summer of Lost and Found (Beach House, #7)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Beach House series returns with this tender and compassionate novel following the historic Rutl… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer of Lost and Found (Beach House, #7) book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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30. One Perfect Summer

By: Brenda Novak

3.97

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak comes a novel about finding family in unexpecte… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's One Perfect Summer book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Not every change comes about peaceably, even changes that are for the best."

-Brenda Novak, One Perfect Summer

"But I have plenty of experience with trying to meet everyone's expectations so they won't reject me. It's easy to become a slave to that - to lose yourself in it."

-Brenda Novak, One Perfect Summer

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31. The Summer Sail

By: Wendy Francis

3.57

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

“A great summer read for fans of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.” ( Library Journal ) A trio of … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Francis's The Summer Sail book and Nancy Thayer's Girls of Summer

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

30 best-selling contemporary books like Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer

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Summer People

Elin Hilderbrand

3.89

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The Summer Girls (Lowcountry Summer #1)

Mary Alice Monroe

4.36

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The Summer's End (Lowcountry Summer, #3)

Mary Alice Monroe

4.04

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Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

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Elin Hilderbrand

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Debbie Macomber

4.17

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Pamela M. Kelley

3.95

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