13 must-read war books like Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris

Cover of Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris

Letters from Home

By: Kristina McMorris

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Inspired by her grandparents' WWII courtship letters, New York Times bestselling author Kristina M…

"Were prayers of murderers, when fighting on the “right side"

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

"Life is too short not to say how you feel to the people you love."

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

"But there was something else. A feeling of understanding, a comfort that defied reason. It was as though kissing her, a near stranger, would have made all the sense in the world."

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

"It’s odd, isn’t it? People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it’s a person you love, you think everyone should stop and take notice. That they ought to cry and light candles and tell you that you’re not alone."

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

If you liked the war plot in Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of The Widower's Tale by Julia Glass

1. The Widower's Tale

By: Julia Glass

2.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In a historic farmhouse outside Boston, seventy-year-old Percy Darling is settling happily into ret… read more

Similar categories in Julia Glass's The Widower's Tale book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • fiction

2. Crossfire

By: Felix Francis , Dick Francis

3.97

Format: 649 pages, Hardcover

Shell-shocked and missing a foot-lost to an IED during his tour of duty in Afghanistan-Captain Tom … read more

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3. Aquamarine

By: Carol Anshaw

2.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Olympic swimmer Jesse Austin is seduced and consequently edged out for a gold medal by her Australi… read more

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4. The Ambassador's Daughter (The Kommandant's Girl, #0.5)

By: Pam Jenoff

4.06

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Paris, 1919. The world's leaders have gathered to rebuild from the ashes of the Great War. But for … read more

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Cover of Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone (Death by Chocolate Mystery, #7) by Sarah Graves

5. Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone (Death by Chocolate Mystery, #7)

By: Sarah Graves

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Summer guests are eager to sink their teeth into the tantalizing desserts Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree an… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Graves's Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone (Death by Chocolate Mystery, #7) book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • fiction
Cover of The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel

6. 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 Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"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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7. The Lost English Girl

By: Julia Kelly

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Lost English Girl book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Lost Book of Bonn

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.95

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Lost Book of Bonn book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Canary Girls

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Canary Girls book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Lana's War

By: Anita Abriel

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From the author of the “fast-paced, heartbreaking, and hopeful” (Kristin Harmel, author of The Room… read more

Similar categories in Anita Abriel's Lana's War book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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11. The Dutch Orphan

By: Ellen Keith

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Dutch Wife comes a riveting novel set during World War II about a woman who … read more

Similar categories in Ellen Keith's The Dutch Orphan book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. The Whispers of War

By: Julia Kelly

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In August of 1939, as Britain watches the headlines in fear of another devastating war with Germany… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Whispers of War book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. A Mother's Promise

By: K.D. Alden

4.20

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Based on the true story behind a landmark U.S. Supreme Court Decision, K.D. Alden’s debut is a rich… read more

Similar categories in K.D. Alden's A Mother's Promise book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. A Light Beyond the Trenches

By: Alan Hlad

4.32

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

A WW1 Novel of Betrayal and Resilience From the USA Today bestselling author of Churchill’s Sec… read more

Similar categories in Alan Hlad's A Light Beyond the Trenches book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. When We Had Wings

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.18

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From three bestselling authors comes an interwoven tale about a trio of World War II nurses station… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's When We Had Wings book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Castle on the Rise (Lost Castle, #2) by Kristy Cambron

16. Castle on the Rise (Lost Castle, #2)

By: Kristy Cambron

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A storied castle. A band of rebels. And a nation chasing the centuries-old dream of freedom . . . W… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Cambron's Castle on the Rise (Lost Castle, #2) book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"There is no Kodak in the world that could sear an image to memory like a heart when it is broken."

-Kristy Cambron, Castle on the Rise (Lost Castle, #2)

"Maybe she didn't need to have everything figured out to say yes to something new - bravery could be as simple as a yes when she was at her most afraid."

-Kristy Cambron, Castle on the Rise (Lost Castle, #2)

"I'm learning that's marriage. At least it's the kind of marriage I want. And I know I want said that our fairy tale is on hold for a while, but I don't think that's true now. This is the fairy tale. …"

-Kristy Cambron, Castle on the Rise (Lost Castle, #2)

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17. Shelterwood

By: Lisa Wingate

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children ca… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Shelterwood book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What lucky people we readers are that we live not just one life, but many, and diving into yet another is as easy as opening a book."

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"That was a perilous area. . .Graves could be anywhere and undoubtedly are. We walk over history, unaware, every day in all places. We sleep atop it. When we rest our heads at night, we've no way of k…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"The light between them outshines the November day. My heartstrings tug, and I want to call my mother and my grandmother, the women who built me - who implanted the idea that whatever path I chose for…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

"I take a deep breath, lose myself in the healing power of feeling the world breathe, water over stones, wind against trees, last year's dry leaves tumbling along expanses of rock, in the play of clou…"

-Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood

Cover of Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris

18. Letters from Home

By: Kristina McMorris

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Inspired by her grandparents' WWII courtship letters, New York Times bestselling author Kristina M… read more

Similar categories in Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • historical romance
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • novels
"Were prayers of murderers, when fighting on the “right side"

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

"Life is too short not to say how you feel to the people you love."

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

"But there was something else. A feeling of understanding, a comfort that defied reason. It was as though kissing her, a near stranger, would have made all the sense in the world."

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

"It’s odd, isn’t it? People die every day and the world goes on like nothing happened. But when it’s a person you love, you think everyone should stop and take notice. That they ought to cry and light…"

-Kristina McMorris, Letters from Home

Cover of A Dangerous Act of Kindness by L.P. Fergusson

19. A Dangerous Act of Kindness

By: L.P. Fergusson

3.87

Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you risk for a complete stranger?When widow Millie Sanger finds injured enemy pilot Luka… read more

Similar categories in L.P. Fergusson's A Dangerous Act of Kindness book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • novels
Cover of The Secrets We Keep by Theresa Howes

20. The Secrets We Keep

By: Theresa Howes

4.08

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping historical novel for fans of Suzanne Goldring, Mandy Robotham and Kristin Hannah. 194… read more

Similar categories in Theresa Howes's The Secrets We Keep book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • world war ii
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Sculptress by V.S. Alexander

21. The Sculptress

By: V.S. Alexander

3.40

Format: 304 pages, ebook

May 1917: The elegant streets of Boston are thousands of miles away from the carnage of the Western… read more

Similar categories in V.S. Alexander's The Sculptress book and Kristina McMorris's Letters from Home

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

18 must-read fiction books like Letters from Home by Kristina McMorris

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The Widower's Tale

Julia Glass

2.00

Transform Your Habits

Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone (Death by Chocolate Mystery, #7)

Sarah Graves

3.84

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The Paris Daughter

Kristin Harmel

4.25

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The Lost English Girl

Julia Kelly

4.08

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7 best-selling adult fiction books like Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone (Death by Chocolate Mystery, #7) by Sarah Graves

Transform Your Habits

Death by Chocolate Raspberry Scone (Death by Chocolate Mystery, #7)

Sarah Graves

3.84

Transform Your Habits

Irish Milkshake Murder (Home to Ireland Mystery, #2.5)

Carlene O'Connor

3.37

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Fatal First Edition (Library Lover's Mystery, #14)

Jenn McKinlay

4.06

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Fondant Fumble (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, #16)

Jenn McKinlay

4.22

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