17 must-read contemporary books like Heir, Apparently by Kara McDowell

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Heir, Apparently

By: Kara McDowell

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An American teen learns she may have accidentally married the King of England, only to end up stran…

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1. I Wish You Would

By: Eva Des Lauriers

3.76

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

In this drama-filled love story, private confessions are scattered on the beach during a senior cla… read more

Similar categories in Eva Des Lauriers's I Wish You Would book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Love, Off the Record by Samantha Markum

2. Love, Off the Record

By: Samantha Markum

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Hating Game meets Alex, Approximately in this smart, chemistry-filled teen rom-com about two ri… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Markum's Love, Off the Record book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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3. Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)

By: Aimee Carter

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Royal Blood series about an American girl who threatens the royal family by … read more

Similar categories in Aimee Carter's Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2) book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

By: Marie Lu

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New sparks. Old flames. And a mission that's playing with fire. A year has passed since supersta… read more

Similar categories in Marie Lu's Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2) book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Loyalty to a secret."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Let me stay." "Keep me in your songs."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Maybe love was not knowing and going ahead anyway."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

"Grief is love. It's the price we pay for the gift of someone meaningful in our lives."

-Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

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5. On the Bright Side

By: Anna Sortino

4.20

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more

Similar categories in Anna Sortino's On the Bright Side book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Witty in Pink

By: Erica George

4.03

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Keep your friends close. Keep your nemesis closer. After nearly five years of avoiding him, Brig… read more

Similar categories in Erica George's Witty in Pink book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Heir, Apparently

By: Kara McDowell

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An American teen learns she may have accidentally married the King of England, only to end up stran… read more

Similar categories in Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • adventure
  • humor
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Attached at the Hip

By: Christine Riccio

3.80

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Survivor meets The Bachelor in Attached at the Hip, an irresistible, romantic adventure by New York… read more

Similar categories in Christine Riccio's Attached at the Hip book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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9. The Break-Up Pact

By: Emma Lord

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two best friends who haven’t spoken in ten years pretend to date after break-ups with their respect… read more

Similar categories in Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"life is both too short and too long for being something you're not"

-Emma Lord, The Break-Up Pact

"Do you think gouda gets upset about getting older? No. It just gets more expensive at Trader Joe's."

-Emma Lord, The Break-Up Pact

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10. Wild About You

By: Kaitlyn Hill

3.95

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two total opposites. One race through the Great Outdoors. In this grumpy-sunshine teen romance from… read more

Similar categories in Kaitlyn Hill's Wild About You book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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11. The Calculation of You and Me

By: Serena Kaylor

4.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A calculus nerd enlists her surly classmate’s help to win back her ex-boyfriend, but when sparks st… read more

Similar categories in Serena Kaylor's The Calculation of You and Me book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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12. Heiress Takes All

By: Emily Wibberley

3.56

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Inheritance Games meets Ocean's 11 in this thrilling YA adventure about a teenager determined t… read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's Heiress Takes All book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Name Your Price

By: Holly James

3.72

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Sparks ignite as a pair of broke exes get locked in a house together on a reality show for a chance… read more

Similar categories in Holly James's Name Your Price book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Hearts Overboard

By: Becky Dean

4.04

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Set sail with this banter-filled rivals-to-lovers romance between a STEM-loving girl and a jock guy… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Hearts Overboard book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
"I love a good s’more"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"He dumped you in public on the last day of school. You do not need him."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I glared at Tanner, who mouthed at me to ‘smile,’ because a guy telling a girl to do that was guaranteed to end well."

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

"I'd be fine without either of them. I didn't need a guy. But was it wrong to enjoy spending time with one who made me happy and brought out parts of me I didn't know existed?"

-Becky Dean, Hearts Overboard

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15. Castle of the Cursed

By: Romina Garber

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A delicious and dark gothic romance from bestselling author Romina Garber! THE HOUSE IS ALWAYS H… read more

Similar categories in Romina Garber's Castle of the Cursed book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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16. That Prince Is Mine

By: Jayci Lee

3.50

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A love-averse Korean royal court cuisine instructor in search of a perfect-on-paper husband is wayl… read more

Similar categories in Jayci Lee's That Prince Is Mine book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. Can't Help Falling in Love

By: Sophie Sullivan

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A struggling waitress and the heir to a major Seattle company stumble into a high-profile fake enga… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Sullivan's Can't Help Falling in Love book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"Having a membership somewhere doesn't really make a person belong."

-Sophie Sullivan, Can't Help Falling in Love

Cover of Mysterious Ways by Wendy    Wunder

18. Mysterious Ways

By: Wendy Wunder

3.23

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A "sharp, hilarious, heartfelt" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon) coming-of-age ta… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wunder's Mysterious Ways book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Ami (Guardians of Dawn, #2) by S. Jae-Jones

19. Ami (Guardians of Dawn, #2)

By: S. Jae-Jones

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Pillar blooms, the end of the world is not far behind. Li Ami was always on the outsid… read more

Similar categories in S. Jae-Jones's Ami (Guardians of Dawn, #2) book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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20. Dashed

By: Amanda Quain

3.65

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this contemporary update of Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood is setting sail on an adven… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Quain's Dashed book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The New Camelot (Emry Merlin, #3) by Robyn Schneider

21. The New Camelot (Emry Merlin, #3)

By: Robyn Schneider

4.27

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Sayeth it ain't so! The finale to the epic Emry Merlin trilogy is here, with all the sorcery, snark… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Schneider's The New Camelot (Emry Merlin, #3) book and Kara McDowell's Heir, Apparently

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook

21 Best fiction books like Heir, Apparently by Kara McDowell

Transform Your Habits

I Wish You Would

Eva Des Lauriers

3.76

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Love, Off the Record

Samantha Markum

4.16

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Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)

Aimee Carter

4.18

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Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke, #2)

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18 Top fiction books like Hearts Overboard by Becky Dean

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Love, Off the Record

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Witty in Pink

Erica George

4.03

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Daisy Garrison

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Ellen Oh

3.46

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