When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)
By: Chanel Cleeton
4.01
Format: 346 pages, Paperback
The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez--her family, her people, her …
Want to Read $ 9.99"The thing about people telling you you're beautiful your whole life, is the more that you hear it, the more meaningless it becomes. What does beautiful even mean, anyway? That your features are arranged in a shape someone, somewhere arbitrarily decided is pleasing? Beautiful never quite matches up to the other things you could be, smart, interesting, brave."-Chanel Cleeton, When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)
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1. 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
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"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
2. The Women
By: Kristin Hannah
4.64
Format: 471 pages, Hardcover
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more
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"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"-Kristin Hannah, The Women
"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."-Kristin Hannah, The Women
3. First Lie Wins
By: Ashley Elston
4.05
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house w… read more
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- audiobook
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"Blunt honesty has more value than blind worship"-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins
"It’s because you’re not ready to tell me the truth and I’d rather you not lie to me."-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins
"There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is delibe…"-Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins
4. 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
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- adult fiction
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"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
5. The Frozen River
By: Ariel Lawhon
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more
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- historical
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6. The First Ladies
By: Marie Benedict
4.04
Format: 389 pages, Hardcover
A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more
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- adult fiction
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7. Tom Lake
By: Ann Patchett
3.99
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more
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"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake
8. 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
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"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
9. 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
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10. The Perfumist of Paris (The Jaipur Trilogy, #3)
By: Alka Joshi
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Paris, 1974. Radha is now thirty-two and living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two da… read more
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"I've given my best, but I've been used. Delphine said I have to move past it. Lakshmi moved past her betrayals. So did Victorine. Isn't that the look she's giving us in Manet's paining? There will al…"-Alka Joshi, The Perfumist of Paris (The Jaipur Trilogy, #3)
11. 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
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- 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)
12. 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
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"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)
13. The Spectacular
By: Fiona Davis
4.10
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and the glamoro… read more
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"As they moved into the kick line for the big finale, her body tingled with anticipation and suddenly they were kicking in perfect tandem as the audience broke out into applause."-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular
"She turned to see Peter leaning against the building a few feet away. He wore a navy peacoat and a woolen cap over his head, and some of his curls peeked out from the sides. His eyes were blue and br…"-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular
14. Becoming Madam Secretary
By: Stephanie Dray
4.45
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more
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15. The House of Eve
By: Sadeqa Johnson
4.26
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Yellow Wife, a daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelph… read more
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16. The Beach at Summerly
By: Beatriz Williams
3.89
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams returns with a ravishing summer read, taking readers bac… read more
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17. Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
By: Crystal Smith Paul
3.75
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A multigenerational saga that traverses the glamour of old Hollywood and the seductive draw of mode… read more
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"We always have a choice; we only say we don't to soothe our conscience from what we're capable of."-Crystal Smith Paul, Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
18. The Phoenix Crown
By: Kate Quinn
3.82
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more
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19. When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)
By: Chanel Cleeton
4.01
Format: 346 pages, Paperback
The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez--her family, her people, her … read more
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- adult fiction
- historical
- historical romance
- fiction
- contemporary
- chick lit
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"The thing about people telling you you're beautiful your whole life, is the more that you hear it, the more meaningless it becomes. What does beautiful even mean, anyway? That your features are arran…"-Chanel Cleeton, When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)
20. Husbands & Lovers
By: Beatriz Williams
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Two women—separated by decades and continents, and united by a mysterious family heirloom—discover … read more
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21. The Briar Club
By: Kate Quinn
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more
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"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club
