21 Best romance books like Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis

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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…

If you liked the romance plot in Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

1. 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 Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens 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

Cover of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

2. 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 Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • 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

Cover of Just Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle

3. Just Some Stupid Love Story

By: Katelyn Doyle

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A debut about a rom-com screenwriter who doesn't believe in love and a divorce attorney who does, f… read more

Similar categories in Katelyn Doyle's Just Some Stupid Love Story book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of One-Star Romance by Laura Hankin

4. One-Star Romance

By: Laura Hankin

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A struggling writer is forced to walk down the aisle at her best friend’s wedding with the man who … read more

Similar categories in Laura Hankin's One-Star Romance book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I mean... There have been moments when I read something in a book that feels like it was written just for me. Like the author reached inside my brain, took all the thoughts I didn't know how to expre…"

-Laura Hankin, One-Star Romance

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5. 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 Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Savor It

By: Tarah DeWitt

3.95

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Summer won't last forever. Sage Byrd has lived in the coastal town of Spunes, Oregon (not to be … read more

Similar categories in Tarah DeWitt's Savor It book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of One Last Summer by Kate   Spencer

7. One Last Summer

By: Kate Spencer

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the cohost of the award-winning Forever35 podcast comes a dreamy, laugh-out-loud summer romanc… read more

Similar categories in Kate Spencer's One Last Summer book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • 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

Cover of Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis

9. 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 Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Take Me Home by Melanie Sweeney

10. Take Me Home

By: Melanie Sweeney

3.95

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Road Trip No bad music. No detours. No falling in love. Hazel Elliot doesn’t look back. If the … read more

Similar categories in Melanie Sweeney's Take Me Home book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

11. The Love of My Afterlife

By: Kirsty Greenwood

4.16

Format: 369 pages, Paperback

A recently deceased woman meets “the one” in the afterlife waiting room, scoring a second chance at… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Greenwood's The Love of My Afterlife book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I don't just hang around with people. Especially strangers. The woman pulls another face. "Then they will always be strangers if you never hang out with them. Never friends."

-Kirsty Greenwood, The Love of My Afterlife

"Were you aware that emotional tears have a higher protein concentration than tears that comes from irritation? I read online that the higher protein content makes them fall down your cheeks more slow…"

-Kirsty Greenwood, The Love of My Afterlife

Cover of The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

12. 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 Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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

Cover of Love Story by Lindsey Kelk

13. Love Story

By: Lindsey Kelk

3.96

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

She’s a small-town schoolteacher. He’s a hotshot marketing director. Together, it’s hate at… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Kelk's Love Story book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Four Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie  Palmer

14. Four Weekends and a Funeral

By: Ellie Palmer

3.86

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A tender, laugh-out-loud debut romance about a woman who ends up in over her head after a little wh… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Palmer's Four Weekends and a Funeral book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Birding with Benefits by Sarah T. Dubb

15. Birding with Benefits

By: Sarah T. Dubb

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A divorcee embarks on her “year of yes” and crosses paths with a shy but sensitive birdwatcher who… read more

Similar categories in Sarah T. Dubb's Birding with Benefits book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Under Your Spell by Laura  Wood

16. Under Your Spell

By: Laura Wood

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The daughter of an aging rock star finds herself working for the hottest musician on the planet and… read more

Similar categories in Laura Wood's Under Your Spell book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Name Your Price by Holly   James

17. 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 Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Until Next Summer by Ali Brady

18. Until Next Summer

By: Ali Brady

4.00

Format: 405 pages, Paperback

Two former best friends each find love at an adults-only summer camp in this romantic and nostalgic… read more

Similar categories in Ali Brady's Until Next Summer book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb

19. Prime Time Romance

By: Kate Robb

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Is love on the small screen better than the real thing? Brynn’s happy ending has gone up in flam… read more

Similar categories in Kate Robb's Prime Time Romance book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Miranda in Retrograde by Lauren Layne

20. Miranda in Retrograde

By: Lauren Layne

4.16

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

After getting passed over for tenure and having her life upended in the process, a physics professo… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Layne's Miranda in Retrograde book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of You Belong with Me by Mhairi McFarlane

21. You Belong with Me

By: Mhairi McFarlane

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a charming, hilarious, and heartfelt new novel a… read more

Similar categories in Mhairi McFarlane's You Belong with Me book and Lia Louis's Better Left Unsent

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She felt like Elizabeth Bennet promising her dad that Mr. Darcy wasn't a proud dick after all and that the great estate at Pemberley wasn't a factor, promise."

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

"We've come a long way since I was hired to write your life story, haven't we?' 'Fair to say, you understood the assignment. You haven't stopped writing it since."

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

"Do you know how much I wish I was there?' 'Is it as much as I wish you were here?' 'Is it like a whole-body longing that slides into a supercut of favourite memories? If so, yes."

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

"I've got a pint of black coffee with two sugars in the BA lounge, and I look like I've been exhumed by detectives who want to run toxicology tests to prove foul play. In a hailstorm. I wouldn't chang…"

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

21 must-read fiction books like Better Left Unsent by Lia Louis

Transform Your Habits

Summer Romance

Annabel Monaghan

4.10

Transform Your Habits

The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Just Some Stupid Love Story

Katelyn Doyle

3.67

Transform Your Habits

One-Star Romance

Laura Hankin

3.72

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21 Best fiction books like Miranda in Retrograde by Lauren Layne

Transform Your Habits

The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Just Some Stupid Love Story

Katelyn Doyle

3.67

Transform Your Habits

Wish I Were Here

Melissa Wiesner

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Love of My Afterlife

Kirsty Greenwood

4.16

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