15 must-read contemporary books like Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody Carlson

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Courting Mr. Emerson

By: Melody Carlson

4.04

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher G…

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1. One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1)

By: Karen Kingsbury

3.32

Format: None pages,

I'm a firefighter, God, so I know I've been in some tough places before. But this . . . this not kn… read more

Similar categories in Karen Kingsbury's One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. Sweet Caroline

By: Rachel Hauck

5.00

Format: None pages,

Caroline serves others with little time to enjoy the sweeter parts of life. Until her old boyfriend… read more

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3. Love Finds You in Sunset Beach, Hawaii

By: Robin Jones Gunn

4.07

Format: 71 pages, Paperback

Sierra came to Sunset Beach for relaxation--not for world-class surfing and certainly not for roman… read more

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4. All My Secrets

By: Lynn Austin

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opul… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Austin's All My Secrets book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Windswept Way (Hope Harbor, #9)

By: Irene Hannon

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Buying a haunted house was never in Ashley Scott's plans, but when an intriguing opportunity drops … read more

Similar categories in Irene Hannon's Windswept Way (Hope Harbor, #9) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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6. The Fifth Avenue Story Society

By: Rachel Hauck

4.03

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An invitation to join The Fifth Avenue Story Society gives five New York strangers a chance to rewr… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
"She didn’t resist the rush of tears. If there was no sadness about leaving New York, then her time here would’ve meant nothing."

-Rachel Hauck, The Fifth Avenue Story Society

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7. 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

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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8. The Best Summer of Our Lives

By: Rachel Hauck

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Twenty years ago, the summer of '77 was supposed to be the best summer of Summer Wilde's life. She … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hauck's The Best Summer of Our Lives book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"If you feel lost, go back to the last place you felt found."

-Rachel Hauck, The Best Summer of Our Lives

"It took all four of us to make our friendship work. We were a square, and if one side collapsed, all sides collapsed."

-Rachel Hauck, The Best Summer of Our Lives

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9. 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

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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10. The Sweet Life (Cape Cod Creamery #1)

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Dawn Dixon can hardly believe she's on a groomless honeymoon on beautiful Cape Cod . . . with her m… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Woods Fisher's The Sweet Life (Cape Cod Creamery #1) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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11. The Secret to Happiness (Cape Cod Creamery, #2)

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Escape to Cape Cod--where you just might find the secret to happiness Callie Dixon had the world… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Woods Fisher's The Secret to Happiness (Cape Cod Creamery, #2) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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12. The Walnut Creek Wish (Creektown Discoveries #1)

By: Wanda E. Brunstetter

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Book 1 in the Creektown Discoveries Series from NYT Bestselling Author Wanda E. BrunstetterAn Antiq… read more

Similar categories in Wanda E. Brunstetter's The Walnut Creek Wish (Creektown Discoveries #1) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • chick lit
"I decided that my life was a gift from God, and my happiness was not dependent upon children, a husband, or any of the other things I had once thought were the source of happiness. It's about being a…"

-Wanda E. Brunstetter, The Walnut Creek Wish (Creektown Discoveries #1)

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13. All Tucked Inn (The Jubilee Series)

By: Rachel Hanna

4.30

Format: 246 pages, Paperback

In the quaint town of Jubilee, where time seems to have stood still, All Tucked Inn holds a treasur… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hanna's All Tucked Inn (The Jubilee Series) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • fiction
Cover of Secrets at Cedar Cabin (Lavender Tides #3) by Colleen Coble

14. Secrets at Cedar Cabin (Lavender Tides #3)

By: Colleen Coble

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Her mother lied about her identity and her husband wasn’t who she thought he was—can Bailey even tr… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Coble's Secrets at Cedar Cabin (Lavender Tides #3) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • christian romance
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15. The Memory House

By: Rachel Hauck

4.29

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Dress comes a new captivating novel of tw… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Hauck's The Memory House book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"So she tasted of his soul and drank from the well he offered."

-Rachel Hauck, The Memory House

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16. When the Meadow Blooms

By: Ann H. Gabhart

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Widow Rose Meadows eagerly accepts her brother-in-law's offer for her and her two daughters to live… read more

Similar categories in Ann H. Gabhart's When the Meadow Blooms book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody Carlson

17. Courting Mr. Emerson

By: Melody Carlson

4.04

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher G… read more

Similar categories in Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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18. On a Coastal Breeze (Three Sisters Island, #2)

By: Suzanne Woods Fisher

4.30

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

For Madison Grayson, life is good. Newly licensed as a marriage and family therapist, she can't wai… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Woods Fisher's On a Coastal Breeze (Three Sisters Island, #2) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • inspirational
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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19. Sold on Love (Maple Falls #3)

By: Kathleen Fuller

4.12

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

She’s a high-fashion realtor; he’s a low-maintenance mechanic. What on earth could they have in com… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Fuller's Sold on Love (Maple Falls #3) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Sycamore Circle (Rumors in Ross County, #2) by Shelley Shepard Gray

20. Sycamore Circle (Rumors in Ross County, #2)

By: Shelley Shepard Gray

4.17

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

There's a lot going on in Joy Howard's life. She's got an ex-husband who starts acting like he does… read more

Similar categories in Shelley Shepard Gray's Sycamore Circle (Rumors in Ross County, #2) book and Melody Carlson's Courting Mr. Emerson

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • christian romance
  • audiobook
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21. Meet Me at the Starlight

By: Rachel Hauck

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Eighties supermodel Harlow Hayes seeks solace in a quaint Florida beach town to hide and heal from … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • christian romance
  • audiobook

19 Best fiction books like Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody Carlson

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One Tuesday Morning (9/11, #1)

Karen Kingsbury

3.32

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All My Secrets

Lynn Austin

4.45

Transform Your Habits

Windswept Way (Hope Harbor, #9)

Irene Hannon

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Fifth Avenue Story Society

Rachel Hauck

4.03

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31 Best fiction books like The Secret to Happiness (Cape Cod Creamery, #2) by Suzanne Woods Fisher

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Jilted (Discovered by Love #1)

Carla Laureano

4.05

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The Roads We Follow (Fog Harbor, #2)

Nicole Deese

4.39

Transform Your Habits

After the Shadows (Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing, #1)

Amanda Cabot

4.06

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Windswept Way (Hope Harbor, #9)

Irene Hannon

4.37

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