20 must-read chick lit books like The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

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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…

"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

"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

If you liked the chick lit plot in The Friendship List by Susan Mallery , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone, #1)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.00

Format: 416 pages, ebook

They say life can change in an instant… After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, c… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone, #1) book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Mick?"

-Jill Shalvis, Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone, #1)

"I'm a lesbian. I'm not dead."

-Jill Shalvis, Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone, #1)

"Your vibrator's batteries are going to die."

-Jill Shalvis, Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone, #1)

"I'd give up being a bitch, but I'm not a quitter."

-Jill Shalvis, Lost and Found Sisters (Wildstone, #1)

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2. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • drama
"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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3. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • drama
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4. Must Love Flowers

By: Debbie Macomber

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Two women at different stages of life find themselves on a journey of renewal after undergoing hard… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's Must Love Flowers book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Summer at the Cape

By: RaeAnne Thayne

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved bestselling author of Season of Wonder and The Cliff House comes a poignant and up… read more

Similar categories in RaeAnne Thayne's Summer at the Cape book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. All the Days of Summer

By: Nancy Thayer

4.02

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts--complete with a husband who runs his ow… read more

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

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • 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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11. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • 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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12. The Friendship Pact (Sunrise Cove, #2)

By: Jill Shalvis

3.99

Format: 384 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a powerful, moving stor… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Friendship Pact (Sunrise Cove, #2) book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. A Family Affair

By: Robyn Carr

3.98

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Life’s biggest dilemmas can provide its sweetest rewards Anna McNichol knows how to take charge. Ra… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Carr's A Family Affair book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • drama
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14. Sunset Beach

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.91

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Pull up a lounge chair and have a cocktail at Sunset Beach – it comes with a twist. Drue Campbel… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Sunset Beach book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lemon Sisters (Wildstone, #3) by Jill Shalvis

15. The Lemon Sisters (Wildstone, #3)

By: Jill Shalvis

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The New York Times bestselling author of Rainy Day Friends and Lost and Found Sisters returns to Wi… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Lemon Sisters (Wildstone, #3) book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Summer Deal (Wildstone, #5) by Jill Shalvis

17. The Summer Deal (Wildstone, #5)

By: Jill Shalvis

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A friends-to-frenemies-to-lovers story… Add in a few secrets. Shake. Stir. Then read on a lazy summ… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Summer Deal (Wildstone, #5) book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

18. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • drama
"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

Cover of The Bookstore on the Beach by Brenda Novak

19. The Bookstore on the Beach

By: Brenda Novak

3.88

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

How do you start a new chapter of your life when you haven't closed the book on the previous one?Ei… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's The Bookstore on the Beach book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"No puedes decirle al corazón a quién tiene que querer."

-Brenda Novak, The Bookstore on the Beach

"Siempre estaba dispuesta a retirarse al mundo imaginario que creaban los buenos autores."

-Brenda Novak, The Bookstore on the Beach

Cover of One Perfect Summer by Brenda Novak

20. 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 Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

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

Cover of The Forever Girl (Wildstone, #6) by Jill Shalvis

21. The Forever Girl (Wildstone, #6)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.08

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis does it once again with a heartfelt story of family,… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Forever Girl (Wildstone, #6) book and Susan Mallery's The Friendship List

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

21 must-read fiction books like The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

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Jill Shalvis

4.00

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The Five-Star Weekend

Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Must Love Flowers

Debbie Macomber

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19 Top contemporary books like The Summer Deal (Wildstone, #5) by Jill Shalvis

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The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

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The Happiness Plan

Susan Mallery

3.91

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Susan Mallery

3.86

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