19 Best adult fiction books like The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton

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The Summer House

By: Lauren K. Denton

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Summer House weaves Lauren K. Denton’s inviting Southern charm around a woman’s journey to find…

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1. Mystic Summer

By: None , Hannah McKinnon

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A chance run-in with a college boyfriend puts a young woman’s picture-perfect life in perspective i… read more

Similar categories in None's Mystic Summer book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

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

2. The Summer House

By: Jenny Hale

3.78

Format: 438 pages,

Some summers will stay with you forever... Callie Weaverand best friend Olivia Dixon have finally d… read more

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3. The Beach Quilt

By: Holly Chamberlin

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

Set in a picturesque Maine beach town, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin's heartwarming and insig… read more

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4. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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8. The Bookshop by the Bay

By: Pamela M. Kelley

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The Bookshop by the Bay is a breezy, escapist beach read from powerhouse bestselling women’s fictio… read more

Similar categories in Pamela M. Kelley's The Bookshop by the Bay book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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10. Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

For most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"He throws his arms open, and I hug him. In a world - and school system - where hugs are not often allowed anymore, I still hug. I know sometimes that can make a huge difference in the life of a child…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

"I finally understand that there is no age limit on growth and self-discovery. We see our lives and ourselves in different chapters, different versions, through different perspectives as we age. We ar…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

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11. The Seaside Library

By: Brenda Novak

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookstore on the Beach There are secrets that br… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's The Seaside Library book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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13. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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15. A Little Ray of Sunshine

By: Kristan Higgins

4.14

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A kid walks into your bookstore and... guess what? He's your son. The one you put up for adoption e… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's A Little Ray of Sunshine book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"I had thought, once, that I couldn't ever be a mother because I'd passed at the chance to raise my own son. But this summer had shown me--Matthew and Monica had shown me--that being a mother wasn't o…"

-Kristan Higgins, A Little Ray of Sunshine

"I had a new sense of awareness now--of my own mother, of Addison and Nicole, Monica, Grammy . . . even of Grady's ex-wife. You can't have a child and not experience terror and heartache in some way. …"

-Kristan Higgins, A Little Ray of Sunshine

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16. The Summer Cottage

By: Viola Shipman

4.05

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Adie Lou Kruger’s ex never understood her affection for what her parents called their Creaky Cottag… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's The Summer Cottage book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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20. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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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21. 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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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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22. Love, Unscripted

By: Denise Hunter

4.15

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The perfect boyfriend only exists on paper…doesn’t he? Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chl… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Love, Unscripted book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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23. A Novel Proposal

By: Denise Hunter

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes a… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's A Novel Proposal book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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24. Bookshop by the Sea

By: Denise Hunter

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Sophie Lawson should be enjoying her sister’s wedding day. But nothing could have prepared her to s… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Bookshop by the Sea book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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25. My Magnolia Summer

By: Victoria Benton Frank

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Benton Frank's My Magnolia Summer book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Omitting the truth is also lying."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Are you planning on kissing me behind a haystack or something?" "Oh, I plan on a lot worse, Maggie."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Maybe violets don't have thorns like roses, or heavy fragrances like lilies or magnolias, but they are just as strong."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"I unrolled my knife bag and saw all my old friends staring back at me. Some girls liked diamonds, some liked pearls, but just give me a good knife. Knives are sexy, that's all there is to it."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

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26. The Summer House

By: Lauren K. Denton

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The Summer House weaves Lauren K. Denton’s inviting Southern charm around a woman’s journey to find… read more

Similar categories in Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • christian fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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27. Love on a Whim (Cape Cod Creamery, #3)

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Brynn Haywood's impulsive marriage to a man she'd known less than 24 hours leaves her with deep reg… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Woods Fisher's Love on a Whim (Cape Cod Creamery, #3) book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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28. Autumn Skies (Bluebell Inn Romance, #3)

By: Denise Hunter

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Facing the past is easier if you don’t have to face it alone. The Bluebell Inn is turning a prof… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Autumn Skies (Bluebell Inn Romance, #3) book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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29. Summer by the Tides

By: Denise Hunter

4.07

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes a… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Summer by the Tides book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"It's not the how, Maddy, It's the Who."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

"Low tide exposed the good and the bad, she supposed."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

"It always amazed her to see the treasures low tide turned up."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

"The soles of her feet were summer-tough, numb to the jagged shells and bits of pinecone."

-Denise Hunter, Summer by the Tides

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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 Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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. 15 Summers Later

By: RaeAnne Thayne

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

15 summers ago, everything changed… Ava Howell seemed to have it all. She moved away from Emeral… read more

Similar categories in RaeAnne Thayne's 15 Summers Later book and Lauren K. Denton's The Summer House

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

29 must-read fiction books like The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton

Transform Your Habits

Mystic Summer

None , Hannah McKinnon

3.58

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The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Happiness Plan

Susan Mallery

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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21 Best fiction books like The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer

Transform Your Habits

The Summer Book Club

Susan Mallery

3.84

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

Transform Your Habits

For the Love of Summer

Susan Mallery

4.28

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