10 must-read historical fiction books like I Am Ayah: The Way Home by Donna Hill

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I Am Ayah: The Way Home

By: Donna Hill

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set amid Sag Harbor’s vibrant African American history, bestselling author Donna Hill weaves a stun…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in I Am Ayah: The Way Home by Donna Hill , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of A Christmas to Remember (Blessings, #11) by Beverly Jenkins

1. A Christmas to Remember (Blessings, #11)

By: Beverly Jenkins

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malach… read more

Similar categories in Beverly Jenkins's A Christmas to Remember (Blessings, #11) book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • african american
  • audiobook
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2. Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3)

By: Mary Monroe

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal… read more

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's Love, Honor, Betray (Lexington, Alabama #3) book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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3. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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4. Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph

By: Sheila Johnson

4.39

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

The cofounder of BET and first African American woman billionaire shares her deeply personal journe… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Johnson's Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • audiobook
Cover of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

5. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

By: Tia Williams

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more

Similar categories in Tia Williams's A Love Song for Ricki Wilde book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • audiobook
  • historical fiction
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

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6. Brooklyn

By: Tracy Brown

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Brooklyn book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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7. Summer on Sag Harbor

By: Sunny Hostin

3.90

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In a hidden enclave in Sag Harbor affectionately known as SANS—Sag Harbor Hills, Azurest, and Ninev… read more

Similar categories in Sunny Hostin's Summer on Sag Harbor book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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8. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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9. Perish

By: LaToya Watkins

3.74

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From a stunning new voice comes a powerful debut novel, Perish, about a Black Texan family, explori… read more

Similar categories in LaToya Watkins's Perish book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • african american
  • historical fiction
"Everybody wants to say bye, show the dying that they here and they somehow living on in spite of everything."

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

"Sometimes we don't get to understand things. People. We just got to try to be better than the things that spit us out. I don't know why my momma like she is, but I love her and got to keep on with it…"

-LaToya Watkins, Perish

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10. The God of Good Looks

By: Breanne Mc Ivor

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This entertaining, transportive, and luminous debut novel follows a young Trinidadian woman finding… read more

Similar categories in Breanne Mc Ivor's The God of Good Looks book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel

By: ReShonda Tate

3.94

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one … read more

Similar categories in ReShonda Tate's The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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12. Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection)

By: Sadeqa Johnson

4.22

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

A single mother in segregated Virginia pushes back on societal prejudice and her own family’s judgm… read more

Similar categories in Sadeqa Johnson's Fallen Grace (Blaze Collection) book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • african american
  • historical fiction
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13. One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more

Similar categories in Denene Millner's One Blood book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • african american
  • historical fiction
Cover of I Am Ayah: The Way Home by Donna Hill

14. I Am Ayah: The Way Home

By: Donna Hill

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set amid Sag Harbor’s vibrant African American history, bestselling author Donna Hill weaves a stun… read more

Similar categories in Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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15. When I Think of You

By: Myah Ariel

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two fo… read more

Similar categories in Myah Ariel's When I Think of You book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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16. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Stimpson's Sisters with a Side of Greens book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • adult fiction
  • audiobook
"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

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17. The Secret to a Southern Wedding (Peachtree Cove)

By: Synithia Williams

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An emotional and witty story of love, forgiveness, and second chances as the race to the wedding da… read more

Similar categories in Synithia Williams's The Secret to a Southern Wedding (Peachtree Cove) book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • audiobook
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18. No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

By: Sheryl Lister

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Four friends, three struggling relationships, and one final wish: find your happiness. Both heartwa… read more

Similar categories in Sheryl Lister's No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Hell, there are real sisters out there who aren't as close as we are. [...] I know life has thrown us more curveballs than we can catch, but as long as you have each other, you can win this game call…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

"Over 15 years ago we pledged our Sisterhood. And promised we would always be there for each other. Today, we renew that commitment. Diane continued. To accept each other with all our flaws. Give enco…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

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19. Skin & Bones

By: Renée Watson

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a soulful and lyrical novel exploring… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Skin & Bones book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1) by Danielle Allen

20. Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)

By: Danielle Allen

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoki… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Allen's Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1) book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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21. Bitter and Sweet

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two sisters at a crossroad in life find the answers to their problems in the lessons from the past.… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's Bitter and Sweet book and Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • african american
  • historical fiction

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Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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4.33

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Elin Hilderbrand

4.14

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