17 Best romance books like Relative Strangers by A.H. Kim

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Relative Strangers

By: A.H. Kim

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A twenty-first-century family drama featuring two sisters, their ex-hippie mother, multiple messy l…

If you liked the romance plot in Relative Strangers by A.H. Kim , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Jaded

By: Ela Lee

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A young lawyer wakes up the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previo… read more

Similar categories in Ela Lee's Jaded book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I'd tell her that recovery would be like the temple: built between an enormous boulder and a cliff's edge. The construction would be perilous, with the laying of every stone risking a drop into the a…"

-Ela Lee, Jaded

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2. Last House

By: Jessica Shattuck

3.64

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

"An ambitious historical epic that doubles as an intimate family saga. Jessica Shattuck captures an… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Shattuck's Last House book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. Real Americans

By: Rachel Khong

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Goodbye, Vitamin: How far would you go to shape your own destiny?… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Khong's Real Americans book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She wasn't normal and so I wasn't either. I resented that part the most."

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

"It was a habit, with my parents: omitting information, not wanting to worry them unnecessarily. Though they’d raised me so American, I could never manage the sorts of American relationships my friend…"

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

"With each other they spoke loudly: Their voices periodically rose to excited shouts, and they laughed raucously. In English they were milder mannered, polite. My mother had always spoken English to m…"

-Rachel Khong, Real Americans

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4. The Phoenix Bride

By: Natasha Siegel

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A passionate tale of plague, fire, and forbidden love in seventeenth-century London from the acclai… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Siegel's The Phoenix Bride book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Royal Game

By: Linda Keir

3.29

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

American pop singer Jennie Jensen is ready to marry the love of her life, England's Prince Hugh, bu… read more

Similar categories in Linda Keir's The Royal Game book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Women of Good Fortune

By: Sophie Wan

3.59

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Set against a high-society Shanghai wedding, a heartfelt, funny, dazzling novel about a reluctant b… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Wan's Women of Good Fortune book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What's the point of getting educated if you're going to end up stuck as a housewife?" Jane's heard that one before. Some people find it hard to accept that housework is preferable to inflexible deadl…"

-Sophie Wan, Women of Good Fortune

"Why would you want to work when you don't have to? "At some point, you have to do things for yourself," Jane says to Mei. "You'll understand once you've been worked like a dog and can't even keep tra…"

-Sophie Wan, Women of Good Fortune

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7. The Trouble with You

By: Ellen Feldman

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose be… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Feldman's The Trouble with You book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. The Phoenix Ballroom

By: Ruth Hogan

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things: a heartfelt and inspiring … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Hogan's The Phoenix Ballroom book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. A Sign of Her Own

By: Sarah Marsh

3.37

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that explores the legacy of the telephone centered on a yo… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Marsh's A Sign of Her Own book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The British Booksellers

By: Kristy Cambron

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Inspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the c… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Cambron's The British Booksellers book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Perhaps days like this are exactly why we have books in the world. To remember that not all is lost, even if we find ourselves in the unknown. I like to think we provide a haven for the wanderer. And…"

-Kristy Cambron, The British Booksellers

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11. In a Not So Perfect World

By: Neely Tubati Alexander

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A delightful Caribbean-set romp about an ambitious designer of apocalyptic video games with a strat… read more

Similar categories in Neely Tubati Alexander's In a Not So Perfect World book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Jane Austen Society, #3)

By: Natalie Jenner

3.58

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls returns with a brilliant nov… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Jenner's Every Time We Say Goodbye (Jane Austen Society, #3) book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Book of Thorns

By: Hester Fox

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"Betrayal, loss, love, redemption, and justice collide in this masterpiece of a novel. You won’t wa… read more

Similar categories in Hester Fox's The Book of Thorns book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Stimpson's Sisters with a Side of Greens book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • audiobook
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

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15. What the Mountains Remember

By: Joy Callaway

3.94

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

At this wondrous resort, secrets can easily be hidden in plain sight when the eye is trained on bea… read more

Similar categories in Joy Callaway's What the Mountains Remember book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Days of Wonder

By: Caroline Leavitt

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story abo… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Leavitt's Days of Wonder book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh

By: Claudia Gray

4.10

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facin… read more

Similar categories in Claudia Gray's The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. How to Age Disgracefully

By: Clare Pooley

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy f… read more

Similar categories in Clare Pooley's How to Age Disgracefully book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Mature? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."

-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully

"Mature'? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."

-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully

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19. All This & More

By: Peng Shepherd

3.47

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Cartographers and The Book of M comes an i… read more

Similar categories in Peng Shepherd's All This & More book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. A Northern Light in Provence

By: Elizabeth Birkelund

4.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A woman leaves her coastal Greenland village to translate the works of an elderly Provençal poet an… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Birkelund's A Northern Light in Provence book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. The Funeral Cryer

By: Wenyan Lu

3.49

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman’s mid-life reawake… read more

Similar categories in Wenyan Lu's The Funeral Cryer book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • asian literature
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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22. The Hudson Collection (On Central Park, #2)

By: Jocelyn Green

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Elsa Reisner's lifelong dream of working as an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural Hist… read more

Similar categories in Jocelyn Green's The Hudson Collection (On Central Park, #2) book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
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23. The Heirloom

By: Jessie Rosen

3.46

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

He popped the question. She'll search the world to find the answer... Shea Anderson’s beloved No… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Rosen's The Heirloom book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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24. Love You, Mean It

By: Jilly Gagnon

3.58

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A playful romantic comedy featuring dueling delis, fake dating, a shockingly awesome ex, and just t… read more

Similar categories in Jilly Gagnon's Love You, Mean It book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Relative Strangers by A.H. Kim

25. Relative Strangers

By: A.H. Kim

3.74

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A twenty-first-century family drama featuring two sisters, their ex-hippie mother, multiple messy l… read more

Similar categories in A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • retellings
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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26. The Same Bright Stars

By: Ethan Joella

3.87

Format: 287 pages, Hardcover

Three generations of Schmidts have run their family’s beachfront restaurant, and Jack has been at t… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Joella's The Same Bright Stars book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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27. A Great Marriage

By: Frances Mayes

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people—and their … read more

Similar categories in Frances Mayes's A Great Marriage book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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28. Teddy

By: Emily Dunlay

3.57

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Lessons in Chemistry  meets  Mad Men  in this wildly entertaining debut novel, set in glamorous Rom… read more

Similar categories in Emily Dunlay's Teddy book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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29. The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

By: Anna Johnston

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For readers of Remarkably Bright Creatures and The Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a warm, life-affirming… read more

Similar categories in Anna Johnston's The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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30. Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian

By: Amy Attas

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hilarious, jaw-dropping, and heartfelt stories from New York City’s premier “house-call veterinaria… read more

Similar categories in Amy Attas's Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

  • audiobook
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31. Serendipity

By: Becky Chalsen

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This summer, will three weekends in a Fire Island share house be enough time for Maggie Monroe to f… read more

Similar categories in Becky Chalsen's Serendipity book and A.H. Kim's Relative Strangers

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

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