10 Best contemporary romance books like The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra

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The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

By: Virginia Kantra

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by Ne…

If you liked the contemporary romance plot in The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

1. The Last Murder at the End of the World

By: Stuart Turton

3.68

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Wat… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Turton's The Last Murder at the End of the World book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily   Critchley

2. One Puzzling Afternoon

By: Emily Critchley

3.86

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A mystery she can't remember. A friend she can't forget. I kept your secret Lucy. I've kept it f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Critchley's One Puzzling Afternoon book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Recipe for a Charmed Life by Rachel Linden

3. Recipe for a Charmed Life

By: Rachel Linden

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After a day of unrivaled disappointments, a promising young chef finds every bite of food suddenly … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Linden's Recipe for a Charmed Life book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Instinctively, her fingers drifted to the four-leaf clover charm on the delicate chain at her throat, and she rubbed the little leaves. Long ago, her mother had told her that the four leaflets on the…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"She reached up and rubbed the four-leaf clover charm, saying a quick prayer for faith, hope, love, and luck. Faith that everything would turn out, hope that what was lost could be restored, gratitude…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"Star reached up and snapped an apple twig from the bough above them. It was laden with small white buds not yet blossomed. "Watch." She cupped it in her strong-knuckled hands. Before Georgia's eyes, …"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

"The wine was cold and refreshing on her tongue, sliding down her throat like a mouthful of winter air. She closed her eyes and sniffed the bouquet. Ripe apricots smashing open on gray rocks, the smel…"

-Rachel Linden, Recipe for a Charmed Life

Cover of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

4. The Rom-Commers

By: Katherine Center

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Center's The Rom-Commers book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"If my life were a screenplay, I'd end the story right there and roll credits - and then maybe rewind and watch it again."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"But, it was okay. We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"Humanity at its worst is an easy story to tell - but it's not the only story. Because the more we can imagine our better selves, the more we can become them."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

Cover of Scenes of the Crime by Jilly Gagnon

5. Scenes of the Crime

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.02

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

An ambitious screenwriter tries to solve her friend's disappearance by recreating their fateful fin… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Scenes of the Crime book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I know how to tell the better story."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"Something can be stunning and still be really fucking dangerous."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

"We were all really here because of our secrets. And I, for one, needed to make sure mine were truly safe..."

-Jilly Gagnon, Scenes of the Crime

Cover of Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

6. Raiders of the Lost Heart

By: Jo Segura

3.44

Format: 357 pages, Paperback

Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers—and… read more

Similar categories in Jo Segura's Raiders of the Lost Heart book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Daughters of Olympus by Hannah M. Lynn

7. Daughters of Olympus

By: Hannah M. Lynn

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her... Gods an… read more

Similar categories in Hannah M. Lynn's Daughters of Olympus book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • retellings
  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood

8. The Dangerous Ones

By: Lauren Blackwood

3.43

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A romantic historical fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blackwood, set in the A… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Blackwood's The Dangerous Ones book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Diamond of London by Andrea Penrose

9. The Diamond of London

By: Andrea Penrose

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Born into an illustrious family of swashbuckling war heroes and brilliant political leaders, Lady H… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Penrose's The Diamond of London book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale by Virginia Kantra

10. The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

By: Virginia Kantra

3.73

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A woman learns to follow her own road in this heartwarming novel inspired by The Wizard of Oz by Ne… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • ireland
  • audiobook
Cover of The Getaway List by Emma Lord

11. The Getaway List

By: Emma Lord

3.58

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

The day of her high school graduation, Riley realizes two things: One, that she has spent the last … read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Getaway List book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"The longer I'm in New York, the more I get the impression that it isn't the shiny new universe I expected it to be. It's just the home of 100,000 little universes... that all exist rubbing up against…"

-Emma Lord, The Getaway List

Cover of Famous for a Living by Melissa    Ferguson

12. Famous for a Living

By: Melissa Ferguson

3.51

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

She's Insta-famous. He uses a flip phone. When her business partner is accused of serious financ… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Ferguson's Famous for a Living book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Big Fat Greek Murder (A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery, #2) by Kate Collins

13. A Big Fat Greek Murder (A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery, #2)

By: Kate Collins

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The New York Times bestselling author of the Flower Shop Mystery series returns with the second ins… read more

Similar categories in Kate Collins's A Big Fat Greek Murder (A Goddess of Greene St. Mystery, #2) book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • adult
Cover of Sisters of Fortune by Anna Lee Huber

14. Sisters of Fortune

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they bo… read more

Similar categories in Anna Lee Huber's Sisters of Fortune book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Our Vengeful Souls by Kristi McManus

15. Our Vengeful Souls

By: Kristi McManus

3.90

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When magical mermaid Sereia saves her little sister and overshadows brother and rightful heir, Trit… read more

Similar categories in Kristi McManus's Our Vengeful Souls book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • retellings
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of What Remains by Wendy   Walker

16. What Remains

By: Wendy Walker

3.57

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

She saved his life. Now he‘ll never let her go. Detective Elise Sutton is drawn to cold cases. … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Walker's What Remains book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of An Inconvenient Wife by Karen E. Olson

17. An Inconvenient Wife

By: Karen E. Olson

3.53

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

This astonishing crime novel—inspired by the Tudor era—takes the reader into the world of Kate Park… read more

Similar categories in Karen E. Olson's An Inconvenient Wife book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • adult fiction
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Through the Snow Globe by Annie Rains

18. Through the Snow Globe

By: Annie Rains

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

It’s a Wonderful Life meets Groundhog Day, as a woman dangerously close to losing it all receives a… read more

Similar categories in Annie Rains's Through the Snow Globe book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
Cover of Six of Sorrow by Amanda Linsmeier

19. Six of Sorrow

By: Amanda Linsmeier

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen years ago, six girls were born on the same day—and now, on their birthday, one of them is m… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Linsmeier's Six of Sorrow book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • audiobook
Cover of Love of My Lives by Yamile Saied Méndez

20. Love of My Lives

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

3.07

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

Who hasn’t fantasized about finding a soulmate? In acclaimed author Yamile Saied Mendez’s charmingl… read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Love of My Lives book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Revenant Games (The Revenant Games, #1) by Margie Fuston

21. The Revenant Games (The Revenant Games, #1)

By: Margie Fuston

3.72

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Blood is survival in Bly's world – any human can compete in the Revenant Games, an annual fight to … read more

Similar categories in Margie Fuston's The Revenant Games (The Revenant Games, #1) book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • audiobook
Cover of 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) by Jessica Booth

22. 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI)

By: Jessica Booth

3.88

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

You are never alone when lost in the magic of a book. 12 short stories comprise the Once Upon a … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Booth's 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas (Volume VI) book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

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23. A Novel Love Story

By: Ashley Poston

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction… literally. Eileen Merri… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Poston's A Novel Love Story book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I was hungover and halfway dead, and still my heart had the audacity to be horny."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"I could treat you to dinner as a thank-you..." Don't you mean I could treat you?" "You're already a treat, sweetie."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"It's when Darcy tells Elizabeth he loves her most ardently, when Mark brings Bridget her new dairy, when Harry tells Sally he loves her, when Will buys Junie the inn."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"He was close enough that I caught a note of his cologne--- cedar and black tea and, faintly, the subtle scent of a well-loved paperback. Familiar and yearning. It was mystifying."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

Cover of Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar  Alam

24. Under the Tamarind Tree

By: Nigar Alam

3.74

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

Longlisted for the Center for Fiction 2023 First Novel Prize A compellingly heartbreaking debut no… read more

Similar categories in Nigar Alam's Under the Tamarind Tree book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Main Character Energy by Jamie  Varon

25. Main Character Energy

By: Jamie Varon

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Poppy Banks would rather be writing mysteries than writing listicles for her dead-end job at Though… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Varon's Main Character Energy book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Life can continue to surprise you right up until the end, if you're brave enough to take risks."

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"I have been living in service of my fear for too long. And I did it again. Cowered in the face of it."

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"All you have to do is stay. And when you feel the urge to flee in fear, you don't. You stand firm. And you choose courage. You keep choosing courage over fear, until it feels natural. Until you reali…"

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

"I've realized that another person's greatness takes nothing from my own. And that the bravest thing you can do is support people and celebrate their success with as much excitement as it deserves. It…"

-Jamie Varon, Main Character Energy

Cover of Wild About You by Kaitlyn Hill

26. Wild About You

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two total opposites. One race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Wild About You book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Never Name the Dead by D.M. Rowell

27. Never Name the Dead

By: D.M. Rowell

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Old grudges, tribal traditions, and outside influences collide for a Kiowa woman as forces threaten… read more

Similar categories in D.M. Rowell's Never Name the Dead book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Forty Words for Love by Aisha Saeed

28. Forty Words for Love

By: Aisha Saeed

3.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this tender genre-bending young adult novel by New York Times bestselling author Aisha Saeed, tw… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Forty Words for Love book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Once upon a time, pink dolphins swam not far from shore. He and Yas would wade out to see the newest calves and swim alongside Mira and Hira--- the names they'd given the sweetest two with matching c…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"Raf inhaled the scent of cardamom-infused chicken, pickled beef, eggplant, and steaming saffron rice simmering on the stove. They tried to approximate the spices in Moonlight Bay to their tastes of h…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"The Golub tree, measuring two hundred feet tall, stood steps away. It was as wide as a redwood, with a thin layer of frost burrowed within its creases. Its plentiful dewdrop leaves created a crown th…"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

"Only shells collected from the sea could be crafted into necklaces to soothe anxious hearts. Every day, people crossed the threshold of their home. They settled into the nook of the guest room. They …"

-Aisha Saeed, Forty Words for Love

Cover of In the Lonely Hours by Shannon  Morgan

29. In the Lonely Hours

By: Shannon Morgan

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In a bewitchingly melancholy, thrillingly modern ghost story for readers of Eve Chase, Megan Shephe… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Morgan's In the Lonely Hours book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of Bladestay by Jackie  Johnson

30. Bladestay

By: Jackie Johnson

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Be careful who you root for When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a … read more

Similar categories in Jackie Johnson's Bladestay book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • fiction
Cover of The West Wind (The Four Winds, #2) by Alexandria Warwick

31. The West Wind (The Four Winds, #2)

By: Alexandria Warwick

3.71

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NORTH WIND COMES A DARKLY REIMAGINED TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE, INSPIRED BY THE… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria Warwick's The West Wind (The Four Winds, #2) book and Virginia Kantra's The Fairytale Life of Dorothy Gale

  • romance
  • retellings
  • adult
  • fiction

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