14 must-read southern books like The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank

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The Hurricane Sisters

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

4.23

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer long, well into September. Often people's live…

If you liked the southern plot in The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Beach House (Beach House, #1)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.22

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Caretta Rutledge thought she’d left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusu… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Beach House (Beach House, #1) book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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2. Swimming Lessons (Beach House, #2)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.22

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It's been five years since the original turtle lady, old Miss Lovie Rutledge, passed away, but her … read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's Swimming Lessons (Beach House, #2) book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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3. The Girls of August

By: Anne Rivers Siddons

3.16

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

Anne Rivers Siddons's New York Times bestselling novel about four friends whose lives are forever c… read more

Similar categories in Anne Rivers Siddons's The Girls of August book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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4. Beachcombers

By: Nancy Thayer

3.79

Format: 298 pages,

Beautifully written, powerfully felt, full of both abundant joy and heart-wrenching sorrow, Beachco… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's Beachcombers book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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5. The Hurricane Sisters

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

4.23

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer long, well into September. Often people's live… read more

Similar categories in Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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6. The Summer Girls (Lowcountry Summer #1)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.36

Format: None pages, Paperback

From New York Timesbestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, the heartwarming first installment in the … read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Girls (Lowcountry Summer #1) book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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7. The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #2)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.39

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

The Summer Windis the second book in Monroe's Lowcountry Summertrilogy, following the New York Time… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Wind (Lowcountry Summer #2) book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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8. Islands

By: Anne Rivers Siddons

3.64

Format: None pages, Paperback

Anny Butler is a caretaker, a nurturer, first for her own brothers and sisters, and then as a direc… read more

Similar categories in Anne Rivers Siddons's Islands book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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9. Beach Town

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.58

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Greer Hennessy needs palm trees. As a movie location scout, picture-perfect is the name of the game… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Beach Town book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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10. The Way It Works

By: William Kowalski

3.97

Format: 172 pages, Paperback

Walter Davis is young, handsome, intelligent, dynamic and personable. The product of a bi-racial ma… read more

Similar categories in William Kowalski's The Way It Works book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • fiction

11. Beach House Memories

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.62

Format: 120 pages,

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Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's Beach House Memories book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit

12. The Same Sweet Girls

By: Cassandra King

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The new novel by the celebrated author of The Sunday Wifechronicles the lives of a tight-knit group… read more

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13. Beach House for Rent (The Beach House, #4)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

2.92

Format: None pages,

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14. The Things We Knew

By: Catherine West

3.51

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When their tragic past begins to resurface, can he help her remember the things she can't? After he… read more

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15. Driftwood Summer

By: None

3.89

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

Three sisters- responsible Riley, vivacious Maisy, and fun-loving Adalee-reunite to save the family… read more

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16. Deep Dish

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.58

Format: None pages,

"Deep Dish is one delicious read. Mary Kay Andrews has cooked up a tale y'all will savor to the las… read more

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17. Save the Date

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.37

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

A wedding florist finds love and trouble in this delightful new novel by the New York Times bestsel… read more

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18. Savannah Blues (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries, #1)

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.94

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Meet Weezie (aka Eloise) Foley, a feisty antiques "picker," banished by her spiteful ex-husband fro… read more

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19. Summer House

By: Nancy Thayer

4.47

Format: 907 pages, Hardcover

After years of wandering from whim to whim, thirty-year-old Charlotte Wheelwright seems to have at … read more

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20. Beautiful Day

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A summer wedding stirs up trouble on both sides of the family in this new novel from bestselling au… read more

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21. The Five-Star Weekend

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend … read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's The Five-Star Weekend book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"She weighs the decision for a moment, then butters the baguette and pops it in her mouth. It's so delicious that she doesn't care if they have to roll her off the island in a wheelbarrow."

-Elin Hilderbrand, The Five-Star Weekend

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22. 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 Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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23. 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 Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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24. 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 Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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25. Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, co… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Bright Lights, Big Christmas book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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26. On Ocean Boulevard (Beach House, #6)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Guests returns at long last to her beloved Beac… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's On Ocean Boulevard (Beach House, #6) book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Seeing a sunset, Linnea felt connected both to the earth below and God above."

-Mary Alice Monroe, On Ocean Boulevard (Beach House, #6)

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27. Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

4.12

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

Whisking you back to the shores of her bestselling Beach House series, Mary Alice Monroe weaves tog… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5) book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Intuition guides us and the wise person listens."

-Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

"She captured the singular moment in her mind, with the sun shining on their faces, knowing she’d keep it in her memory forever like a treasured photograph."

-Mary Alice Monroe, Beach House Reunion (Beach House, #5)

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28. The High Tide Club

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.04

Format: 470 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders comes a delightful new novel about new… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's The High Tide Club book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
Cover of Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank by Elin Hilderbrand

29. Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank

By: Elin Hilderbrand

3.69

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

In this warm and moving anthology, a group of bestselling authors and writers pay tribute to legend… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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30. Hello, Summer

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.89

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads Mary Kay Andrews delivers her next b… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Hello, Summer book and Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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31. 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 Dorothea Benton Frank's The Hurricane Sisters

  • romance
  • 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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Mary Alice Monroe

4.22

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Mary Alice Monroe

4.22

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The Girls of August

Anne Rivers Siddons

3.16

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Nancy Thayer

3.79

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Susan Mallery

3.84

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Robyn Carr

3.82

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Jenny Colgan

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Viola Shipman

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