20 must-read adult books like The Book Proposal by K.J. Micciche

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The Book Proposal

By: K.J. Micciche

3.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

DESPERATELY SEEKING FICTIONAL HERO FOR HAPPILY EVER AFTER Broke up with, broke, and with a vicio…

"I've learned from past mistakes that you should never own something as fun as a charcuterie board and save it for "special occasions," because it's highly like that the people you saved it for will somehow end up not having been worth it in the long run. Then, you'll just end up lamenting all the missed opportunities you had to enjoy the things all by yourself."

-K.J. Micciche, The Book Proposal

"I've learned from past mistakes that you should never own something as fun as a charcuterie board and save it for "special occasions," because it's highly like that the people you saved it for will somehow end up not having been worth it in the long run. Then, you'll just end up lamenting all the missed opportunities you had to enjoy the things all by yourself."

-K.J. Micciche, The Book Proposal

If you liked the adult plot in The Book Proposal by K.J. Micciche , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. A Love Catastrophe

By: Helena Hunting

3.44

Format: 373 pages, Paperback

The fur is about to fly between a cheerful cat sitter and a grumpy hockey nerd in this hilarious an… read more

Similar categories in Helena Hunting's A Love Catastrophe book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Will They or Won't They

By: Ava Wilder

3.59

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

On screen, they're in love. Off screen, they can't stand each other. Two co-stars with a complex hi… read more

Similar categories in Ava Wilder's Will They or Won't They book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2)

By: Tessa Bailey

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A sports rom-com about a burly, surly, single dad who falls head-over-hockey-stick for his quirky l… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Bailey's The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2) book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. The Rom-Commers

By: Katherine Center

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Center's The Rom-Commers book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"If my life were a screenplay, I'd end the story right there and roll credits - and then maybe rewind and watch it again."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"But, it was okay. We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"Humanity at its worst is an easy story to tell - but it's not the only story. Because the more we can imagine our better selves, the more we can become them."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

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5. Happily Never After

By: Lynn Painter

3.72

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Two love sceptics agree to work together as professional wedding disruptors. But fate has more roma… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Happily Never After book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You have to get hurt to get the good stuff, don't you see?...When you're a baby, you don't stop taking steps just because you've fallen once, or you'd never walk. The falls help you learn how to walk…"

-Lynn Painter, Happily Never After

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6. Ciao For Now

By: Kate Bromley

3.57

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

When an American interning at a fashion house in Rome butts heads with her professor's surly son, s… read more

Similar categories in Kate Bromley's Ciao For Now book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Boyfriend Candidate (Fool Me Once, #2)

By: Ashley Winstead

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the spotlight. But when she's… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Winstead's The Boyfriend Candidate (Fool Me Once, #2) book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Fuck leading anyone. I want to follow you on my hands and knees across the desert."

-Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate (Fool Me Once, #2)

"I never realized how much I loved the color green until I met you," he said quickly, and my heart raced."

-Ashley Winstead, The Boyfriend Candidate (Fool Me Once, #2)

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8. When Grumpy Met Sunshine

By: Charlotte Stein

3.38

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A steamy, opposites-attract romance with undeniable chemistry between a grumpy retired footballer a… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Stein's When Grumpy Met Sunshine book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Rule Book (The Cheat Sheet, #2)

By: Sarah Adams

3.92

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

College exes break all the rules when they reunite years later in this enemies-to-lovers, second-ch… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Adams's The Rule Book (The Cheat Sheet, #2) book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Business or Pleasure

By: Rachel Lynn Solomon

3.76

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Chandler Cohen has never felt more like the ghost in "ghostwriter" until she attends a signing for … read more

Similar categories in Rachel Lynn Solomon's Business or Pleasure book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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11. The Roommate Pact

By: Allison Ashley

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

All of the fun, none of the heartache…as long as they stick to the agreement. The proposition is… read more

Similar categories in Allison Ashley's The Roommate Pact book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Summer Reading

By: Jenn McKinlay

3.48

Format: 435 pages, Paperback

When a woman who'd rather do anything than read meets a swoon-worthy bookworm, sparks fly, making f… read more

Similar categories in Jenn McKinlay's Summer Reading book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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13. 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 K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Unfortunately Yours  (A Vine Mess, #2) by Tessa Bailey

14. Unfortunately Yours (A Vine Mess, #2)

By: Tessa Bailey

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A down-on-her-luck Napa heiress suggests a mutually beneficial marriage of convenience to a man she… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Bailey's Unfortunately Yours (A Vine Mess, #2) book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Your tits look insane."

-Tessa Bailey, Unfortunately Yours (A Vine Mess, #2)

Cover of Plot Twist (The Hollywood Series, #2) by Erin La Rosa

15. Plot Twist (The Hollywood Series, #2)

By: Erin La Rosa

3.39

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

She’s written off more than she can chew… Romance author Sophie Lyon’s ironic secret just went v… read more

Similar categories in Erin La Rosa's Plot Twist (The Hollywood Series, #2) book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. Cabin Fever

By: Sierra Dean

3.19

Format: 243 pages, ebook

Things can’t get much worse for Dylan Powell. She just lost her sure-bet promotion to her boyfriend… read more

Similar categories in Sierra Dean's Cabin Fever book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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17. Love at First Book

By: Jenn McKinlay

4.03

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

When a librarian moves to a quaint Irish village where her favorite novelist lives, the last thing … read more

Similar categories in Jenn McKinlay's Love at First Book book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3) by Mazey Eddings

18. The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3)

By: Mazey Eddings

3.68

Format: 307 pages, Paperback

Some facts are indisputable. The sun rises in the east, sets in the west. Gravity exits. Indira doe… read more

Similar categories in Mazey Eddings's The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3) book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can hurt and also be loved. You can feel sadness and also laugh and feel joy. Good emotions can coexist with hard ones. You can struggle and suffer and learn to heal while you also love."

-Mazey Eddings, The Plus One (A Brush with Love, #3)

Cover of The Book Proposal by K.J. Micciche

19. The Book Proposal

By: K.J. Micciche

3.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

DESPERATELY SEEKING FICTIONAL HERO FOR HAPPILY EVER AFTER Broke up with, broke, and with a vicio… read more

Similar categories in K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"I've learned from past mistakes that you should never own something as fun as a charcuterie board and save it for "special occasions," because it's highly like that the people you saved it for will s…"

-K.J. Micciche, The Book Proposal

Cover of Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts by Kristyn J. Miller

20. Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts

By: Kristyn J. Miller

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Love breaks all the rules. Margo Anderson is sworn off commitment. Alongside her best friend, Jo… read more

Similar categories in Kristyn J. Miller's Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Troy Story (Romancing the Ruins, #2) by Carla Luna

21. Troy Story (Romancing the Ruins, #2)

By: Carla Luna

3.81

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The friendship that launched a thousand adventures is about to embark on the greatest one of all… … read more

Similar categories in Carla Luna's Troy Story (Romancing the Ruins, #2) book and K.J. Micciche's The Book Proposal

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook

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Helena Hunting

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Ava Wilder

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Tessa Bailey

3.71

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Emily Henry

4.27

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3.71

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