31 Best fiction books like The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

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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…

"life is both too short and too long for being something you're not"

-Emma Lord, The Break-Up Pact

"life is both too short and too long for being something you're not"

-Emma Lord, The Break-Up Pact

"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

If you liked the fiction plot in The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord , here is a list of 31 books like this:

Cover of The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2) by Tessa Bailey

1. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan

2. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

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

3. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • 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 Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4) by Christina Lauren

4. Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4)

By: Christina Lauren

3.95

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

She has a dream. He has a plan. Together they’ll take a leap of faith. Ren has never held an iP… read more

Similar categories in Christina Lauren's Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4) book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • 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

Cover of The Slowest Burn by Sarah  Chamberlain

7. The Slowest Burn

By: Sarah Chamberlain

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Love could be a recipe for disaster, or the best thing they ever cooked up... Kieran O'Neill sh… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Chamberlain's The Slowest Burn book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"I'd parboiled potatoes for too long and wrecked my plan to roast them and serve them alongside prime rib. But I'd thought fast, crushing the potatoes and frying them into little cakes topped with sou…"

-Sarah Chamberlain, The Slowest Burn

" Cookie, I thought when I looked at Ellie. Not that I wanted to eat her. I wasn't a cannibal or anything. But she reminded me of the cookies my mother baked when her bridge group came to our house. T…"

-Sarah Chamberlain, The Slowest Burn

Cover of Savor It by Tarah DeWitt

8. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • 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 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Not Another Love Song by Julie  Soto

11. Not Another Love Song

By: Julie Soto

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two string players fight their attraction for each other as they compete for center stage in this s… read more

Similar categories in Julie Soto's Not Another Love Song book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Rules for Second Chances by Maggie  North

12. Rules for Second Chances

By: Maggie North

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Liz Lewis has tried everything to be what people want, but she’s always been labeled different in … read more

Similar categories in Maggie North's Rules for Second Chances book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

13. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • 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 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of All I Want Is You by Falon Ballard

15. All I Want Is You

By: Falon Ballard

4.11

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Bitter exes. Professional rivals. Just one bed. What could go wrong? Jessica Carrington always … read more

Similar categories in Falon Ballard's All I Want Is You book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson

16. The Game Changer

By: Lana Ferguson

3.64

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A hockey player and a baker shoot their shot in this steamy new romance. When a very public bre… read more

Similar categories in Lana Ferguson's The Game Changer book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Maybe love can only truly be held by two people, because it's too big for just one."

-Lana Ferguson, The Game Changer

"The beautiful thing about life is that no one moment can destroy us, not really, because there will always be another chance to make things right."

-Lana Ferguson, The Game Changer

"Strength isn't measured by how quickly we pick ourselves up after we've fallen. A person's strength is determined by their willingness to keep going once they're back on two feet."

-Lana Ferguson, The Game Changer

"The emotion that swells inside me feels too big for my body; it feels like the impossibility of everything you've ever wanted but never thought you could have all culminated into one explosive thing …"

-Lana Ferguson, The Game Changer

Cover of The Ex Vows by Jessica  Joyce

17. The Ex Vows

By: Jessica Joyce

4.28

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

Estranged exes must stick close together to save their best friend’s wedding after a string of disa… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Joyce's The Ex Vows book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

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

18. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fiancé Dilemma (The Long Game, #2) by Elena  Armas

19. The Fiancé Dilemma (The Long Game, #2)

By: Elena Armas

3.75

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Josie Moore has given the opposite sex—and love—plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all h… read more

Similar categories in Elena Armas's The Fiancé Dilemma (The Long Game, #2) book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love, #1) by Gabriella  Gamez

20. The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love, #1)

By: Gabriella Gamez

3.66

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two broken hearts decide that the best way to get over their first loves is with a no-strings-attac… read more

Similar categories in Gabriella Gamez's The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love, #1) book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Until Next Summer by Ali Brady

21. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Given Our History by Kristyn J. Miller

22. Given Our History

By: Kristyn J. Miller

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Assistant professor Clara Fernsby is nothing if not driven. She’s wanted to teach history since she… read more

Similar categories in Kristyn J. Miller's Given Our History book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Business Casual (Lovelight, #4) by B.K. Borison

23. Business Casual (Lovelight, #4)

By: B.K. Borison

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Two opposites decide to test their chemistry with one steamy night together. But will once be enoug… read more

Similar categories in B.K. Borison's Business Casual (Lovelight, #4) book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of That Prince Is Mine by Jayci Lee

24. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1) by Jen DeLuca

25. Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1)

By: Jen DeLuca

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It's love at first haunting in a seaside town that raises everyone’s spirits from USA Today bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Jen DeLuca's Haunted Ever After (Boneyard Key, #1) book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb

26. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers

27. The Book Swap

By: Tessa Bickers

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“A love letter to books and reading. This debut is catnip for any book geek. I just loved it.” —Ces… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Bickers's The Book Swap book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Can't Help Falling in Love by Sophie Sullivan

28. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

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

-Sophie Sullivan, Can't Help Falling in Love

Cover of Heavy Hitter by Katie Cotugno

29. Heavy Hitter

By: Katie Cotugno

3.48

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of Birds of California hits it out of the park with t… read more

Similar categories in Katie Cotugno's Heavy Hitter book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
Cover of Elizabeth of East Hampton (For the Love of Austen, #2) by Audrey Bellezza

30. Elizabeth of East Hampton (For the Love of Austen, #2)

By: Audrey Bellezza

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

This fresh and whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice transports … read more

Similar categories in Audrey Bellezza's Elizabeth of East Hampton (For the Love of Austen, #2) book and Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

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

31. 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 Emma Lord's The Break-Up Pact

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook

31 Top contemporary romance books like The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

Transform Your Habits

The Au Pair Affair (Big Shots, #2)

Tessa Bailey

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Summer Romance

Annabel Monaghan

4.10

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The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

4.15

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Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4)

Christina Lauren

3.95

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Just Some Stupid Love Story

Katelyn Doyle

3.67

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The Slowest Burn

Sarah Chamberlain

3.88

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Wish I Were Here

Melissa Wiesner

3.90

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The Break-Up Pact

Emma Lord

3.46

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