18 Top fiction books like Mercy House by Alena Dillon

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Mercy House

By: Alena Dillon

3.94

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

A powerful debut novel of a refuge in Brooklyn for women in trouble—and the one woman who will risk…

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1. True Sisters

By: Sandra Dallas

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In a novel based on true events, New York Times bestselling author Sandra Dallas delivers the story… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Dallas's True Sisters book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • religion
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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2. The Last Convertible

By: Anton Myrer

4.24

Format: 624 pages, Paperback

Anton Myrer's beloved, bestselling novel of America's World War II generation is as powerful now as… read more

Similar categories in Anton Myrer's The Last Convertible book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher: A Political Marriage

By: Nicholas Wapshott

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

An insightful character study of the most important Anglo-American friendship since FDR and Churchi… read more

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4. Stuffed And Starved: Markets, Power And The Hidden Battle For The World Food System

By: Raj Patel

3.88

Format: None pages,

It's a perverse fact of modern life: There are more starving people in the world than ever before, … read more

Similar categories in Raj Patel's Stuffed And Starved: Markets, Power And The Hidden Battle For The World Food System book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

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5. The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances

By: Ellen Cooney

3.92

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

The Sanctuary. High up on the mountain, the Sanctuary is a place of refuge. It is a place where hum… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Cooney's The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Berry Pickers

By: Amanda Peters

4.14

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mys… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Peters's The Berry Pickers book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship

By: Beth Harbison

3.67

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Beth Harbison whips together a witty and charming--and delicious-… read more

Similar categories in Beth Harbison's The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Maybe it was the hormones, maybe it was her own natural sense of pride, Aja wasn't sure what it was, but her anger suddenly rolled up inside of her like a special effect from one of the Harry Potter …"

-Beth Harbison, The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship

"What'd you bring?" "The Sweet and and Salty Coconut Rice from the first Cravings book." "Yum! I almost made that, since I did the Shake and Bake Chicken with Hot Honey and the garlic and soy shrimp. …"

-Beth Harbison, The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship

"She remembered a restaurant she'd gone to in San Francisco, years before. Delfina? That was it. She'd had delicious sourdough bread there, painted with butter. Fragrant, crisp-on-the-outside Saffron …"

-Beth Harbison, The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship

"During the few brief moments she had quiet, Trista worked on the infused liquors she loved experimenting with. It wasn't enough to just pull ordinary taps and serve boxed wine and Bubba burgers. She …"

-Beth Harbison, The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship

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8. The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

By: Karen Hawkins

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Prepare to fall under the spell of a story following two fiercely independent women and their truly… read more

Similar categories in Karen Hawkins's The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1) book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Life is full of surprises and not all of them are good."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

"Love can't cure a broken heart, but it can hold the two sides together while they heal."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

"That's what mother's do. They bother you until you listen. And they do it because they car."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

"Change never hurt nobody, child. You know that. It's those who can't or won't change who lose."

-Karen Hawkins, The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

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9. The Operator

By: Gretchen Berg

3.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In a small town, everyone knows everyone else’s business . . .Nobody knows the people of Wooster, O… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Berg's The Operator book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"In every person's life there comes a moment; an opportunity for redemption, a chance at genuine personal growth, to become a better human being. Sometimes this moment is preceded by a jolt of clarity…"

-Gretchen Berg, The Operator

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10. The Queen's Secret

By: Karen Harper

3.45

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A Paperback Original—Also Available as a Hardcover Library Edition If you love Jennifer Robson o… read more

Similar categories in Karen Harper's The Queen's Secret book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Vera

By: Carol Edgarian

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing feat of imagination, a grand adventure set in 1906 San Francisco—a city leveled by q… read more

Similar categories in Carol Edgarian's Vera book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Doesn’t everyone have at least two opposing natures warring inside them?"

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

"For I was indeed a student of human nature, as every orphan and hooker and unwanted kid must be."

-Carol Edgarian, Vera

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12. Murder While You Work

By: Susan Scarlett

3.73

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

Judy sat staring out of the railway carriage window. Of course there was a war on, but could any tr… read more

Similar categories in Susan Scarlett's Murder While You Work book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Wonder of Lost Causes

By: Nick Trout

4.21

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

In this heartwarming story, perfect for fans of An Unexpected Grace and A Dog’s Way Home, a single … read more

Similar categories in Nick Trout's The Wonder of Lost Causes book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"When you cry about losing a dog, it means the dog did its job. It means the dog made a connection."

-Nick Trout, The Wonder of Lost Causes

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14. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

By: Kirsten Miller

4.19

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking!… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Miller's Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Novel

By: Dana Reinhardt

3.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A private Mexican villa is the backdrop to this smart, absorbing story of a milestone vacation in a… read more

Similar categories in Dana Reinhardt's Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Novel book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Tired is the catchall for everything when you're a parent of a small child. When your child throws a tantrum, when your child refuses to kiss his grandmother, when your child doesn't say thank you, w…"

-Dana Reinhardt, Tomorrow There Will Be Sun: A Novel

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16. These Ghosts Are Family

By: Maisy Card

3.66

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

A transporting debut novel that reveals the ways in which a Jamaican family forms and fractures ove… read more

Similar categories in Maisy Card's These Ghosts Are Family book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I had thought the Christmas Rebellion an act of treason; now I saw that for those in bondage, violence was the only choice."

-Maisy Card, These Ghosts Are Family

"Even though they were just words, they built a world that she couldn’t stop thinking about, that she felt trapped inside every night."

-Maisy Card, These Ghosts Are Family

Cover of Mercy House by Alena Dillon

17. Mercy House

By: Alena Dillon

3.94

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

A powerful debut novel of a refuge in Brooklyn for women in trouble—and the one woman who will risk… read more

Similar categories in Alena Dillon's Mercy House book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • new york
  • historical
  • religion
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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18. The Happiness List

By: Annie Lyons

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Life is about to change forever… Heather is finally back on Hope Street after running from the m… read more

Similar categories in Annie Lyons's The Happiness List book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Hayley Aldridge Is Still Here by Elissa R. Sloan

19. Hayley Aldridge Is Still Here

By: Elissa R. Sloan

3.77

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes comes yet another sharp, page-turning novel abo… read more

Similar categories in Elissa R. Sloan's Hayley Aldridge Is Still Here book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Alena Dillon's Mercy House

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

10 Top contemporary books like Mercy House by Alena Dillon

Transform Your Habits

The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances

Ellen Cooney

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters

4.14

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The Cookbook Club: A Novel of Food and Friendship

Beth Harbison

3.67

Transform Your Habits

The Book Charmer (Dove Pond, #1)

Karen Hawkins

3.88

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21 Best fiction books like Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

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Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

3.97

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By Any Other Name

Jodi Picoult

4.19

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The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

4.15

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Sandwich

Catherine Newman

3.75

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