21 must-read fiction books like The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal

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The Art of Inheriting Secrets

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.26

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

When Olivia Shaw’s mother dies, the sophisticated food editor is astonished to learn she’s inherite…

"I, however, am as trustworthy as a Boy Scout, as loyal as a dove."

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

"I, however, am as trustworthy as a Boy Scout, as loyal as a dove."

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

"You’re afraid. And you cannot have a life of great meaning if you make decisions out of fear."

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

"You’re afraid. And you cannot have a life of great meaning if you make decisions out of fear."

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

If you liked the fiction plot in The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Meadow Falls

By: Carolyn Brown

4.31

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

An emotional novel about a small-town Texas family, forgiveness, and coming to terms with the past … read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Brown's Meadow Falls book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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2. The Stars Don't Lie

By: Boo Walker

4.14

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

A man who thought he put his shattered past behind him embarks on a reflective journey home in a he… read more

Similar categories in Boo Walker's The Stars Don't Lie book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"One day you’ll realize you worked your whole life to get to a point where you can start living, and the one regret you’ll have is you could have been living all along."

-Boo Walker, The Stars Don't Lie

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3. Where Butterflies Wander

By: Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of In an Instant comes the moving story of a family grappling with grie… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Redfearn's Where Butterflies Wander book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. A Storm of Infinite Beauty

By: Julianne MacLean

4.31

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's A Storm of Infinite Beauty book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. A Different Kind of Gone

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.19

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

The truth behind a teenage girl’s disappearance becomes something to conceal in a gripping novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Ryan Hyde's A Different Kind of Gone book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • mystery thriller
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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6. Life, Loss, and Puffins

By: Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.42

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

An exhilarating and emotional novel about grief, hope, friendship, and taking life one beautiful an… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Ryan Hyde's Life, Loss, and Puffins book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Promise of Tomorrow

By: Mary Ellen Taylor

4.30

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of The Brighter the Light comes the moving story about one woman’s reason for leavi… read more

Similar categories in Mary Ellen Taylor's The Promise of Tomorrow book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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8. The Echo of Old Books

By: Barbara Davis

4.28

Format: 431 pages, Kindle Edition

Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old pap… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Davis's The Echo of Old Books book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. Call the Canaries Home

By: Laura Barrow

4.03

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

Three estranged sisters reconnect in their Louisiana hometown to face an unresolved past in a heart… read more

Similar categories in Laura Barrow's Call the Canaries Home book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Men were always there for the fun parts, she thought. Women were always left to pick up the pieces."

-Laura Barrow, Call the Canaries Home

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10. The Last of the Moon Girls

By: Barbara Davis

4.20

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

Lizzy Moon never wanted Moon Girl Farm. Eight years ago, she left the land that nine generations of… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Davis's The Last of the Moon Girls book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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11. The Lost Letters of Aisling

By: Cynthia Ellingsen

4.34

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman faces the past she fled in a heart-stirring novel about unforgettable love and indomitable … read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Ellingsen's The Lost Letters of Aisling book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Beyond the Moonlit Sea

By: Julianne MacLean

4.15

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of These Tangled Vines comes a gripping novel about one woman’s search … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's Beyond the Moonlit Sea book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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13. An Unfinished Story

By: Boo Walker

4.35

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

A grieving widow and a disenchanted writer form an unexpected bond in a novel about second chances … read more

Similar categories in Boo Walker's An Unfinished Story book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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14. The Keeper of Happy Endings

By: Barbara Davis

4.47

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts best… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Davis's The Keeper of Happy Endings book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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15. These Tangled Vines

By: Julianne MacLean

4.27

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve in the Road comes a sweeping and captivating tale … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's These Tangled Vines book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal

16. The Art of Inheriting Secrets

By: Barbara O'Neal

4.26

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

When Olivia Shaw’s mother dies, the sophisticated food editor is astonished to learn she’s inherite… read more

Similar categories in Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • womens fiction
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"I, however, am as trustworthy as a Boy Scout, as loyal as a dove."

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

"You’re afraid. And you cannot have a life of great meaning if you make decisions out of fear."

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

"Like everything else we'd eaten tonight, it took the ordinary to an extraordinary place- I tasted a thousand fluttering roses and a rain of sugar and the soft, spongy texture of the dumpling itself."

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

"Instead of Coriander, I chose a French-style bistro, quiet and easy, where the server talked me into the braised rabbit, which arrived exquisitely tender in a gravy of such textured depth that I took…"

-Barbara O'Neal, The Art of Inheriting Secrets

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17. When Never Comes

By: Barbara Davis

4.18

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Author Barbara Davis deftly explores an emotionally charged landscape of pain, loss, and despair—an… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Davis's When Never Comes book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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18. A Spanish Sunrise

By: Boo Walker

4.23

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A widowed father and his young daughter embark on a life-changing journey in a heartening novel of … read more

Similar categories in Boo Walker's A Spanish Sunrise book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Spring House

By: Mary Ellen Taylor

4.27

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

The lives of two women, generations apart, converge in this enthralling novel of love, mystery, mem… read more

Similar categories in Mary Ellen Taylor's Spring House book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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20. The Scent of Hours

By: Barbara Samuel

4.17

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

(Originally published as Madame Mirabou’s School of Love, by Barbara Samuel) Sometimes real passio… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Samuel's The Scent of Hours book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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21. A Fire Sparkling

By: Julianne MacLean

4.44

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

An Amazon Charts and Washington Post bestseller. From the USA Today bestselling author of A Curve … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's A Fire Sparkling book and Barbara O'Neal's The Art of Inheriting Secrets

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Back in my day, people met in the real world, not on their telephones."

-Julianne MacLean, A Fire Sparkling

"I wanted to believe that in the end, the universe would take care of us, and we would end up exactly where we were meant to be."

-Julianne MacLean, A Fire Sparkling

"We could all drive ourselves mad thinking about what could have been. But life happens the way it happens, and there's no point wishing the past was any different. It will always be what it was, and …"

-Julianne MacLean, A Fire Sparkling

17 Best contemporary books like The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal

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Meadow Falls

Carolyn Brown

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Stars Don't Lie

Boo Walker

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Where Butterflies Wander

Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

Transform Your Habits

A Different Kind of Gone

Catherine Ryan Hyde

4.19

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19 best-selling fiction books like Meadow Falls by Carolyn Brown

Transform Your Habits

In the Midnight Rain

Barbara O'Neal

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Meadow Falls

Carolyn Brown

4.31

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Where Butterflies Wander

Suzanne Redfearn

4.47

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A Storm of Infinite Beauty

Julianne MacLean

4.31

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