6 must-read historical fiction books like The Nearness of You by Dorothy Garlock

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The Nearness of You

By: Dorothy Garlock

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Hooper's Crossing, New York, 1952. The post-war boom seems a million miles away . . . especially fo…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Nearness of You by Dorothy Garlock , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Hotshot (Buchanan-Renard, #11) by Julie Garwood

1. Hotshot (Buchanan-Renard, #11)

By: Julie Garwood

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood returns with a novel of family drama, suspense, … read more

Similar categories in Julie Garwood's Hotshot (Buchanan-Renard, #11) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Low Pressure

By: Sandra Brown , Stephen Lang

4.23

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins Bellamy Lyston Price was only 12 years old when her older sister Susan … read more

Similar categories in Sandra Brown's Low Pressure book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • fiction
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3. A Stolen Heart (Cimarron Creek Trilogy #1)

By: Amanda Cabot

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

From afar, Cimarron Creek seems like an idyllic town tucked in the Texas Hill Country. But when for… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Cabot's A Stolen Heart (Cimarron Creek Trilogy #1) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Full of Grace

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

4.47

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

The move from New Jersey to Hilton Head, South Carolina, wasn't easy for the Russo family--difficul… read more

Similar categories in Dorothea Benton Frank's Full of Grace book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. The Broken Road

By: Richard Paul Evans

3.85

Format: 344 pages, Audiobook

A broken man. A twist of fate. A second chance. From the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The… read more

Similar categories in Richard Paul Evans's The Broken Road book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Heaven and Earth (Three Sisters Island, #2)

By: Nora Roberts

4.08

Format: 581 pages, Paperback

Ripley Todd just wants to live a quiet, peaceful kind of life. Her job as a sheriff's deputy keeps … read more

Similar categories in Nora Roberts's Heaven and Earth (Three Sisters Island, #2) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Gotcha!

By: Fern Michaels

3.90

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, justice is a long time coming. That's the case with Julie Wyatt, whose story strikes clo… read more

Similar categories in Fern Michaels's Gotcha! book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction

8. Beach House for Rent (The Beach House, #4)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

2.92

Format: None pages,

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9. The Sunshine Sisters

By: Jane Green

3.87

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling author of Fallingpresents a warm, wise, and wonderfully vivid novel a… read more

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10. Deja Vu (Sisterhood, #19)

By: Fern Michaels

4.15

Format: None pages,

Thanks to a presidential pardon, the Sisterhood can put their fugitive days behind them and resume … read more

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11. Montana

By: Debbie Macomber

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

www.DebbieMacomber.com"This chilling paranormal thriller from bestseller Graham...will leave reader… read more

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12. Liar! (Lost and Found #3)

By: Fern Michaels

4.10

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Luna Bodman always looks forward to a new shipment of furniture at the restoration shop. Her brothe… read more

Similar categories in Fern Michaels's Liar! (Lost and Found #3) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • fiction
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13. I'll Be Seeing You

By: Robin Lee Hatcher

4.33

Format: 382 pages, Paperback

Generations of secrets unfold as a young college student learns the truth about her great-grandmoth… read more

Similar categories in Robin Lee Hatcher's I'll Be Seeing You book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
"She was a one-girl welcoming committee who loved God with a passion and loved serving Him by serving people."

-Robin Lee Hatcher, I'll Be Seeing You

"You know who you are. You know who God says you are. Live up to that, and it doesn't matter what others think or say."

-Robin Lee Hatcher, I'll Be Seeing You

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14. My Heart Will Find You

By: Jude Deveraux

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Their love refused to stay quiet, echoing across time… When the world is brought to a standstill… read more

Similar categories in Jude Deveraux's My Heart Will Find You book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
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15. Counting Miracles

By: Nicholas Sparks

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel a… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Sparks's Counting Miracles book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Someday Soon (Deliverance Company #1)

By: Debbie Macomber

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Fall in love with the first book in Debbie Macomber's Deliverance Company series featuring a romanc… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's Someday Soon (Deliverance Company #1) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Queen Bee (Lowcountry Tales, #12)

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

3.92

Format: 448 pages, ebook

New York Times-bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the American South in this lates… read more

Similar categories in Dorothea Benton Frank's Queen Bee (Lowcountry Tales, #12) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Grace Under Fire (Buchanan-Renard, #14) by Julie Garwood

18. Grace Under Fire (Buchanan-Renard, #14)

By: Julie Garwood

4.16

Format: 443 pages, Kindle Edition

A Navy SEAL will need every bit of his extensive skill set when he appoints himself as bodyguard to… read more

Similar categories in Julie Garwood's Grace Under Fire (Buchanan-Renard, #14) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. The Summer Guests

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.55

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Beach House series comes a heartwarming and evoca… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer Guests book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Every Owner's nightmare was to get stuck in traffic w / a trailer full of horses and a hurricane approaching."

-Mary Alice Monroe, The Summer Guests

Cover of Deadly Deals (Sisterhood, #16) by Fern Michaels

20. Deadly Deals (Sisterhood, #16)

By: Fern Michaels

4.32

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

After years of trying to become pregnant without success, Rachel Dawson and her husband Thomas felt… read more

Similar categories in Fern Michaels's Deadly Deals (Sisterhood, #16) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
Cover of Blindsided (Sisterhood, #22) by Fern Michaels

21. Blindsided (Sisterhood, #22)

By: Fern Michaels

4.28

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

Ladies On FireMyra Rutledge isn't ready to mothball the Sisterhood just yet. When Maggie Spitzer, f… read more

Similar categories in Fern Michaels's Blindsided (Sisterhood, #22) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Back to the land of freedom. Back to breaking the law with her sisters to make sure justice got served. God, just the thought had her tingling all over."

-Fern Michaels, Blindsided (Sisterhood, #22)

Cover of Rainy Day Friends (Wildstone, #2) by Jill Shalvis

22. Rainy Day Friends (Wildstone, #2)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Following the USA Today bestseller, Lost and Found Sisters, comes Rainy Day Friends, Jill Shalvis’ … read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's Rainy Day Friends (Wildstone, #2) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Started to go to the gym,"

-Jill Shalvis, Rainy Day Friends (Wildstone, #2)

"So lost in her he couldn’t remember his own name. Only hers…"

-Jill Shalvis, Rainy Day Friends (Wildstone, #2)

"Damn bottle of Jack… She’d kissed her boss’s son. And she’d liked it."

-Jill Shalvis, Rainy Day Friends (Wildstone, #2)

"I’ve learned that life is a crapshoot, and at any moment someone can walk into it and change it forever."

-Jill Shalvis, Rainy Day Friends (Wildstone, #2)

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23. Bookshop by the Sea

By: Denise Hunter

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Sophie Lawson should be enjoying her sister’s wedding day. But nothing could have prepared her to s… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Bookshop by the Sea book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Sooner or Later (Deliverance Company, #2) by Debbie Macomber

24. Sooner or Later (Deliverance Company, #2)

By: Debbie Macomber

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

The sequel to #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber's classic Someday Soon! When … read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's Sooner or Later (Deliverance Company, #2) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. The Sandcastle Hurricane

By: Carolyn Brown

4.33

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Family, wounded hearts, and a Texas bed-and-breakfast are in need of repair in New York Times bests… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Brown's The Sandcastle Hurricane book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
Cover of Calder Brand (Calder Brand #1) by Janet Dailey

26. Calder Brand (Calder Brand #1)

By: Janet Dailey

4.31

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Fans of the hit TV show Yellowstone and it’s two prequel series, 1888 and 1923, will fall in love w… read more

Similar categories in Janet Dailey's Calder Brand (Calder Brand #1) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. It's Better This Way

By: Debbie Macomber

4.10

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

After divorce shatters her family, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a ne… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's It's Better This Way book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of A Willing Murder (Medlar Mystery, #1) by Jude Deveraux

28. A Willing Murder (Medlar Mystery, #1)

By: Jude Deveraux

3.90

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

A story of old secrets, deadly grudges and an improbable group of friends who are determined to unc… read more

Similar categories in Jude Deveraux's A Willing Murder (Medlar Mystery, #1) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Summer of Lost and Found (Beach House, #7) by Mary Alice Monroe

29. The Summer of Lost and Found (Beach House, #7)

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The Beach House series returns with this tender and compassionate novel following the historic Rutl… read more

Similar categories in Mary Alice Monroe's The Summer of Lost and Found (Beach House, #7) book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. Meant to Be

By: Jude Deveraux

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring new family saga by New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux Two headstrong … read more

Similar categories in Jude Deveraux's Meant to Be book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
"The same generation that believed premarital sex was a sin thought it was perfectly fine to send their young people off to die in a senseless war."

-Jude Deveraux, Meant to Be

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31. The Nearness of You

By: Dorothy Garlock

3.55

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Hooper's Crossing, New York, 1952. The post-war boom seems a million miles away . . . especially fo… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You book and Dorothy Garlock's The Nearness of You

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction

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Dorothea Benton Frank

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RaeAnne Thayne

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Susan Mallery

4.15

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Sherryl Woods

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