17 best-selling contemporary books like The Bump by Sidney Karger

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The Bump

By: Sidney Karger

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two men expecting a baby via surrogate go on the road trip of a lifetime in this hilarious and poig…

If you liked the contemporary plot in The Bump by Sidney Karger , here is a list of 17 books like this:

Cover of You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

1. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's You Should Be So Lucky book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

Cover of Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman

2. Christa Comes Out of Her Shell

By: Abbi Waxman

3.59

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

Just when she thought she’d gotten far enough away . . . a life-changing phone call throws an antis… read more

Similar categories in Abbi Waxman's Christa Comes Out of Her Shell book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. A Wedding in Lake Como (Meet Me in Italy, #3)

By: Jennifer Probst

3.76

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A destination wedding in Italy’s Lake Como brings three best friends back together to face the secr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Probst's A Wedding in Lake Como (Meet Me in Italy, #3) book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Boyfriend Subscription by Steven Salvatore

4. The Boyfriend Subscription

By: Steven Salvatore

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's The Boyfriend Subscription book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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5. The [Fake] Dating Game

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Ready. Set. Faux . Holden James picked the worst time to have a meltdown. His chance to audit… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's The [Fake] Dating Game book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Because, despite everything, I want to see the good in people"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Amber bulbs dangle on white strings above our heads, making everyone in the restaurant look like a cartoon character with a bright idea."

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

"Under the roar of the crowd, Leo whispers into my ear. "You are full of surprises." "On the night we met, you said surprises aren't all they're cracked up to be." "You're the exception to the rule." …"

-Timothy Janovsky, The [Fake] Dating Game

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6. The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2)

By: Steven Rowley

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Patrick O'Hara is called back to his guncle duties . . . This time for a big family wedding in Ita… read more

Similar categories in Steven Rowley's The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2) book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • family
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Haunting of Moscow House by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

7. The Haunting of Moscow House

By: Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this elegant gothic horror tale set in post-revolutionary Russia, two formerly aristocratic sist… read more

Similar categories in Olesya Salnikova Gilmore's The Haunting of Moscow House book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of In Tongues by Thomas Grattan

8. In Tongues

By: Thomas Grattan

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A young gay man upends the lives of a powerful art-world couple in this steamy novel of self-discov… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Grattan's In Tongues book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Die For You (Book Club Boys, #3) by Max  Walker

9. Die For You (Book Club Boys, #3)

By: Max Walker

3.94

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

TRISTAN HALL With a serial killer's crosshairs on my back, the world as I knew it is turned upsi… read more

Similar categories in Max Walker's Die For You (Book Club Boys, #3) book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Gay Best Friend by Nicolas DiDomizio

10. The Gay Best Friend

By: Nicolas DiDomizio

3.75

Format: None pages, Paperback

an alternate cover edition can be found here He's always been the token gay best friend. Now, st… read more

Similar categories in Nicolas DiDomizio's The Gay Best Friend book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"Worryin only gives the small things big shadows"

-Nicolas DiDomizio, The Gay Best Friend

Cover of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew  Hubbard

11. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Hubbard's The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

Cover of Four Squares by Bobby Finger

12. Four Squares

By: Bobby Finger

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of The Old Place comes a tender, funny, and fresh novel spanning the 1990s … read more

Similar categories in Bobby Finger's Four Squares book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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13. Nearlywed

By: Nicolas DiDomizio

3.85

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

An engaged couple's compatibility is put to the test during their ill-fated early honeymoon in this… read more

Similar categories in Nicolas DiDomizio's Nearlywed book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Bump by Sidney Karger

14. The Bump

By: Sidney Karger

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two men expecting a baby via surrogate go on the road trip of a lifetime in this hilarious and poig… read more

Similar categories in Sidney Karger's The Bump book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky

15. You Had Me at Happy Hour

By: Timothy Janovsky

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In this sexy, emotionally satisfying LGBTQIA+ romance, a grumpy sommelier and a flirty mixologist j… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Janovsky's You Had Me at Happy Hour book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam  Sass

16. Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts

By: Adam Sass

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A swoony contemporary romance from Adam Sass following a boy who is cursed to doom any romantic rel… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
Cover of The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society by C.M. Waggoner

17. The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society

By: C.M. Waggoner

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A librarian with a knack for solving murders realizes there is something decidedly supernatural afo… read more

Similar categories in C.M. Waggoner's The Village Library Demon-Hunting Society book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • adult
  • fiction
Cover of We Could Be Heroes by Philip Ellis

18. We Could Be Heroes

By: Philip Ellis

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear high heels and a wig. Patrick's acting career is on the rise,… read more

Similar categories in Philip Ellis's We Could Be Heroes book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • m m romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of How to Hide in Plain Sight by Emma  Noyes

19. How to Hide in Plain Sight

By: Emma Noyes

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The unbreakable bonds of family and love are explored in this brilliant and tender story from the a… read more

Similar categories in Emma Noyes's How to Hide in Plain Sight book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of We Love the Nightlife by Rachel Koller Croft

20. We Love the Nightlife

By: Rachel Koller Croft

3.59

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Locked in a toxic female friendship, two vampires careen toward catastrophe in this dark and dazzli… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Koller Croft's We Love the Nightlife book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Sunshine and Spice by Aurora Palit

21. Sunshine and Spice

By: Aurora Palit

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When two complete opposites agree to fake date in order to solve their cultural dilemmas, they find… read more

Similar categories in Aurora Palit's Sunshine and Spice book and Sidney Karger's The Bump

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary

21 must-read fiction books like The Bump by Sidney Karger

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You Should Be So Lucky

Cat Sebastian

4.39

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Christa Comes Out of Her Shell

Abbi Waxman

3.59

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A Wedding in Lake Como (Meet Me in Italy, #3)

Jennifer Probst

3.76

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The Boyfriend Subscription

Steven Salvatore

3.59

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House of Glass

Sarah Pekkanen

3.99

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The Night Guest

Hildur Knútsdóttir

3.67

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So Thirsty

Rachel Harrison

4.03

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American Rapture

C.J. Leede

4.51

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