21 must-read fiction books like The Setup by Lizzy Dent

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The Setup

By: Lizzy Dent

3.32

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

SHE HAS A PLAN . . . FATE HAS OTHER IDEAS ---------------------------------------------------------…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Setup by Lizzy Dent , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Looking Out for Love by Sophia Money-Coutts

1. Looking Out for Love

By: Sophia Money-Coutts

3.72

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Stella Shakespeare isn’t having a good day, or month come to think of it. She’s been unceremoniousl… read more

Similar categories in Sophia Money-Coutts's Looking Out for Love book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Funny Story

By: Emily Henry

4.27

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common. Daphne … read more

Similar categories in Emily Henry's Funny Story book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"No, no, no,"

-Emily Henry, Funny Story

"For a few seconds, I'm nothing but a body seeking more of his."

-Emily Henry, Funny Story

"He loves me. Present tense. And I love him. He knows me, and I see him."

-Emily Henry, Funny Story

"To him, he's the brother who ran away. To her, he's the one who stays, even when he shouldn't."

-Emily Henry, Funny Story

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3. The Paradise Problem

By: Christina Lauren

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Christina Lauren, returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery ch… read more

Similar categories in Christina Lauren's The Paradise Problem book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When we care about someone, they deserve the benefit of the doubt. We have to consider not only what they did, but also why they did it. Intent matters"

-Christina Lauren, The Paradise Problem

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4. Summer Romance

By: Annabel Monaghan

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Benefits of a summer romance: it’s always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken. … read more

Similar categories in Annabel Monaghan's Summer Romance book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I am the architect of my own experience."

-Annabel Monaghan, Summer Romance

"It's a lot easier to work through other people's problems. I think I must be very attached to my own."

-Annabel Monaghan, Summer Romance

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5. Mad About You

By: Mhairi McFarlane

3.84

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a sharp, emotional new novel about a woman who c… read more

Similar categories in Mhairi McFarlane's Mad About You book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The only advice people ever take is the advice they want to hear."

-Mhairi McFarlane, Mad About You

"I wondered if we might be in one of those situations where I'm madly in love with you and you're at least slightly in love with me, and neither of us are saying so, in case the other isn't."

-Mhairi McFarlane, Mad About You

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6. The Wake-Up Call

By: Beth O'Leary

3.57

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

Two hotel receptionists--and arch-rivals--find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to ret… read more

Similar categories in Beth O'Leary's The Wake-Up Call book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Love Me Do

By: Lindsey Kelk

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

She may have given up on love – but she can still play Cupid for somebody else . . . Lovelorn Brit… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Kelk's Love Me Do book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. How to Fake It in Hollywood

By: Ava Wilder

3.67

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A talented Hollywood starlet and a reclusive A-lister enter into a fake relationship . . . and disc… read more

Similar categories in Ava Wilder's How to Fake It in Hollywood book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Before I Do

By: Sophie Cousens

3.62

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

What would you do if 'the one that got away' turned up the night before your wedding? Head-in-th… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cousens's Before I Do book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Catch (The Influencer, #3)

By: Amy Lea

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A grumpy lobster fisherman tosses a fashion influencer’s impeccably curated life overboard in the n… read more

Similar categories in Amy Lea's The Catch (The Influencer, #3) book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Told ya. Lobsterfest is wild. The Catch "

-Amy Lea, The Catch (The Influencer, #3)

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11. Right on Cue

By: Falon Ballard

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From the beloved author of Just My Type and Lease on Love comes a new romantic comedy in which a fo… read more

Similar categories in Falon Ballard's Right on Cue book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Just Haven't Met You Yet

By: Sophie Cousens

3.76

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of This Time Next Year comes a heartwarming and hilariou… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cousens's Just Haven't Met You Yet book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Dream On

By: Angie Hockman

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this fresh romantic comedy from the author of Shipped, heralded as an “absolutely sparkling debu… read more

Similar categories in Angie Hockman's Dream On book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"With an apologetic grimace, I give his cheek a pat pat, praying a portal to another universe will appear and swallow me up. It doesn’t."

-Angie Hockman, Dream On

"A sob threatens to rip through my chest, but before I can speak another word, he kisses me again and I melt into him. His lips are a promise fulfilled, and a glimpse of adventure-filled days to come."

-Angie Hockman, Dream On

"His arms tighten around me slightly, and my breath catches in my throat. He’s still sitting on his tall barstool, and I’m standing between his legs. Our bodies are fitted together so tightly I can fe…"

-Angie Hockman, Dream On

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14. Island Time

By: Georgia Clark

3.24

Format: 402 pages, Paperback

Love is in the salty sea air in this smart and steamy ensemble romantic comedy set in a tropical pa… read more

Similar categories in Georgia Clark's Island Time book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. From the Jump

By: Lacie Waldon

3.68

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

A chronic yes-woman finally admits to what—and who—she really wants in this unforgettable and heart… read more

Similar categories in Lacie Waldon's From the Jump book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Setup by Lizzy Dent

16. The Setup

By: Lizzy Dent

3.32

Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition

SHE HAS A PLAN . . . FATE HAS OTHER IDEAS ---------------------------------------------------------… read more

Similar categories in Lizzy Dent's The Setup book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • british literature
  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Nothing but the Truth by Holly   James

17. Nothing but the Truth

By: Holly James

3.54

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"The balm for the soul that I needed. We women don’t need to smile more or look pretty or conform t… read more

Similar categories in Holly James's Nothing but the Truth book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston

18. A Novel Love Story

By: Ashley Poston

3.72

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A professor of literature finds herself caught up in a work of fiction… literally. Eileen Merri… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Poston's A Novel Love Story book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I was hungover and halfway dead, and still my heart had the audacity to be horny."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"I could treat you to dinner as a thank-you..." Don't you mean I could treat you?" "You're already a treat, sweetie."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"It's when Darcy tells Elizabeth he loves her most ardently, when Mark brings Bridget her new dairy, when Harry tells Sally he loves her, when Will buys Junie the inn."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

"He was close enough that I caught a note of his cologne--- cedar and black tea and, faintly, the subtle scent of a well-loved paperback. Familiar and yearning. It was mystifying."

-Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

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19. Better Left Unsent

By: Lia Louis

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

So many ways to torpedo your career and your love life…So little time. A woman accidentally reve… read more

Similar categories in Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Fixer Upper

By: Lauren Forsythe

3.51

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In this funny and sharp romantic comedy, a woman with a knack for turning her boyfriends’ lives aro… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Forsythe's The Fixer Upper book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Bibbidi bobbidi boo, bitches"

-Lauren Forsythe, The Fixer Upper

"Your magic vagina! Seriously, though, you can't think this is complete coincidence?"

-Lauren Forsythe, The Fixer Upper

"My current plan relies on proximity." "And this plan is ..." "To hang out with him until he caves and sleeps with me again. And then keep sleeping with him until he falls in love with me."

-Lauren Forsythe, The Fixer Upper

"I beg of you, go to therapy. And stop helping Matthew. He's secretly a little weasel." "I thought he was beige." "You don't hear the stuff he says around the guys. Beige is a front for evil. Always."

-Lauren Forsythe, The Fixer Upper

Cover of 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2) by Sara Desai

21. 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

By: Sara Desai

3.70

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"The perfect blend of romance, mystery and thrills."—US Weekly Diamond necklaces, billionaires, … read more

Similar categories in Sara Desai's 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2) book and Lizzy Dent's The Setup

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I know. I know. Me? Dutiful daughter? All-round good girl? Owner of an up-and-coming event-planning company? Killer of plants and unwed at thirty? Pulling a heist? Guilty as charged."

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

"I have experience now with older women. I took one for the team." "He slept with Clare," I reminded Simone. "I said 'older,' not 'ancient.'" Anil sniffed. I took one for the team with Milan, not Clar…"

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

"I don't want her. I want you." "I didn't see you making any effort to push her away." My voice cracked, broke. I couldn't stop the painful mental replay of the Bloomingdale scene. It was on a permane…"

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

"I want to be the kind of friend that you have--- friends who would fight over beating up your boyfriend when he cheats on you with a heartless, conniving snake like Clare." "I'm standing right here,"…"

-Sara Desai, 'Til Heist Do Us Part (Simi Chopra #2)

21 must-read contemporary books like The Setup by Lizzy Dent

Transform Your Habits

Looking Out for Love

Sophia Money-Coutts

3.72

Transform Your Habits

Funny Story

Emily Henry

4.27

Transform Your Habits

The Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Summer Romance

Annabel Monaghan

4.10

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21 must-read audiobook books like How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder

Transform Your Habits

The Love Wager (Mr. Wrong Number, #2)

Lynn Painter

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Two Wrongs Make a Right (The Wilmot Sisters, #1)

Chloe Liese

3.81

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