28 Best chick lit books like The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman

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The Secret of Snow

By: Viola Shipman

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As comforting and familiar as a favorite sweater, Viola Shipman's first holiday novel is a promise …

"I had forgotten the way that the earth takes on another form in the winter. It pulls out a coat of white from its seasonal closet to beautify its wardrobe. But winter is smart. It is actually distracting us, glossing over the truth: It is simply protecting itself from the bitter cold of the world."

-Viola Shipman, The Secret of Snow

"I had forgotten the way that the earth takes on another form in the winter. It pulls out a coat of white from its seasonal closet to beautify its wardrobe. But winter is smart. It is actually distracting us, glossing over the truth: It is simply protecting itself from the bitter cold of the world."

-Viola Shipman, The Secret of Snow

"I had forgotten the way that the earth takes on another form in the winter. It pulls out a coat of white from its seasonal closet to beautify its wardrobe. But winter is smart. It is actually distracting us, glossing over the truth: It is simply protecting itself from the bitter cold of the world."

-Viola Shipman, The Secret of Snow

"I watch the coffee drip, thinking of not just how fleeting time is but how the truly magical moments in our lives are the simplest, and how we let them pass without a thought. We foolishly believe that somehow they will all last forever, that destiny will not show up at our door unannounced and knock when we least expect it."

-Viola Shipman, The Secret of Snow

If you liked the chick lit plot in The Secret of Snow by Viola Shipman , here is a list of 28 books like this:

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1. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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5. The Boardwalk Bookshop

By: Susan Mallery

3.86

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery—a story of friends who become family, givin… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Boardwalk Bookshop book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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6. Home Sweet Christmas (Wishing Tree, #2)

By: Susan Mallery

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

With twinkling humor and heartfelt Christmas spirit, two friends find love in a town called Wishing… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's Home Sweet Christmas (Wishing Tree, #2) book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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7. Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • adult fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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9. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
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10. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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13. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

By: Susan Wiggs

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Brenda Malloy wants nothing to do with Christmas ever again. Last year, Brenda and her husband rush… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's The Twelve Dogs of Christmas book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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14. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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15. The Christmas Wedding Guest (Wishing Tree, #1)

By: Susan Mallery

4.00

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

Susan Mallery, author of the Fool’s Gold romances, cheerfully invites you to Wishing Tree, where Ch… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Christmas Wedding Guest (Wishing Tree, #1) book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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16. The Summer of Songbirds

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

3.97

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Summer of Songbirds book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • 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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20. 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 Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • 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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21. The Homewreckers

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Summer begins with Mary Kay Andrews, in this delightful summer read about flipping houses, and find… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's The Homewreckers book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"So it's not enough for me to be as good as a man. I gotta be better than them. And I gotta prove it. Every. Damned. Day"

-Mary Kay Andrews, The Homewreckers

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22. Christmas in Peachtree Bluff (Peachtree Bluff, #4)

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The newest installment of the New York Times bestselling Peachtree Bluff series follows three gener… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's Christmas in Peachtree Bluff (Peachtree Bluff, #4) book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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23. Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, co… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Bright Lights, Big Christmas book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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24. Out of the Clear Blue Sky

By: Kristan Higgins

4.22

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A funny and surprising new novel about second chances--and why the lies we tell ourselves are the m… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"What no one tells you is that there will be a last time you ever carry your child. A last time you tuck them in. A last time they run into your arms off the school bus. All through his infancy, Dylan…"

-Kristan Higgins, Out of the Clear Blue Sky

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25. Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

By: Susan Wiggs

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop brings readers a can't-miss ta… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4) book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Is she pretty?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"It’s a Kalahari diamond,"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"What kind of books do you like?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"Do you wish I’d given you to some rich people to raise like that Falcon girl?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

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26. The Wedding Veil

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

This “masterfully woven…literary home run” ( New York Journal of Books ) follows four women across … read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Wedding Veil book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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27. The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

By: Jenny Colgan

3.75

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times … read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1) book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Carmen measured her days in books."

-Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

"And tiny Leone smiled and took the book after Carmen carefully wrapped it up in paper and held it tight to her breast, as if she both loved it and was slightly scared of it, which were not, after all…"

-Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

"Carmen measured her days in books. She kept a paperback under the desk for quiet periods, when she had remade as many window displays as one could usefully do in one day, and dusted, polished, straig…"

-Jenny Colgan, The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)

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28. The Santa Suit

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author of Hello, Summer , comes a novella cel… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's The Santa Suit book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Ezra kissed Ivy's right and then left palm. "Your hands". Then he clasped both her hands between his. "Ours"

-Mary Kay Andrews, The Santa Suit

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29. The Secret of Snow

By: Viola Shipman

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As comforting and familiar as a favorite sweater, Viola Shipman's first holiday novel is a promise … read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • holiday
  • christmas
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"I had forgotten the way that the earth takes on another form in the winter. It pulls out a coat of white from its seasonal closet to beautify its wardrobe. But winter is smart. It is actually distrac…"

-Viola Shipman, The Secret of Snow

"I watch the coffee drip, thinking of not just how fleeting time is but how the truly magical moments in our lives are the simplest, and how we let them pass without a thought. We foolishly believe th…"

-Viola Shipman, The Secret of Snow

Cover of A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey

30. A Happier Life

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's A Happier Life book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

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31. Magic Season: A Son's Story

By: Wade Rouse

4.40

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

*A Michigan Notable Book of 2022*"Honest, authentic, heartbreaking and healing. I devoured it in on… read more

Similar categories in Wade Rouse's Magic Season: A Son's Story book and Viola Shipman's The Secret of Snow

  • family
  • audiobook

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Susan Mallery

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Susan Mallery

3.91

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Robyn Carr

3.82

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Must Love Flowers

Debbie Macomber

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