21 best-selling fiction books like Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen

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Red String Theory

By: Lauren Kung Jessen

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This charming fated-love rom-com about two star-crossed lovers will appeal to readers of Helen Hoan…

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1. 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 Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

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

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2. Happily Never After

By: Lynn Painter

3.72

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

Two love sceptics agree to work together as professional wedding disruptors. But fate has more roma… read more

Similar categories in Lynn Painter's Happily Never After book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You have to get hurt to get the good stuff, don't you see?...When you're a baby, you don't stop taking steps just because you've fallen once, or you'd never walk. The falls help you learn how to walk…"

-Lynn Painter, Happily Never After

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3. How to End a Love Story

By: Yulin Kuang

3.71

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780063310681. Two writers with a complicated history end up wor… read more

Similar categories in Yulin Kuang's How to End a Love Story book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Pardon My Frenchie

By: Farrah Rochon

3.77

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The New York Times  bestselling author of  Almost There  delivers the start of a new rom-com series… read more

Similar categories in Farrah Rochon's Pardon My Frenchie book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Puddin' and Duchess have been best friends since the day they met." "Looks a bit more than just friendly to me," Thad said. "Looks like Puddin' has a better love life than I do." "Probably because he…"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

"Puddin' started barking from the back room; he must have smelled Ashanti in the house. Their moldy, dusty surroundings couldn't mask that slightly floral, slightly peachy scent that wreaked the most …"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

"Leslie stood in the center of the stage with Baguette and Cannoli, motioning for the dachshunds to twirl. The audience went wild. Little did they know, they too could get dogs to twirl if they hid a …"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

"Mark lifted the pop-up tent and unveiled Duchess and Puddin' sharing one of Duchess Delights' signature dog treats. They were eating it Lady and the Tramp--- style, each with an end between their tee…"

-Farrah Rochon, Pardon My Frenchie

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5. The Breakup Tour

By: Emily Wibberley

3.16

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A rising-star musician has a second chance at love with an old flame she remembers all too well in … read more

Similar categories in Emily Wibberley's The Breakup Tour book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Say You'll Be Mine

By: Naina Kumar

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this utterly charming debut romance, a teacher with big dreams joins forces with a no-nonsense e… read more

Similar categories in Naina Kumar's Say You'll Be Mine book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Catch (The Influencer, #3)

By: Amy Lea

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A grumpy lobster fisherman tosses a fashion influencer’s impeccably curated life overboard in the n… read more

Similar categories in Amy Lea's The Catch (The Influencer, #3) book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Told ya. Lobsterfest is wild. The Catch "

-Amy Lea, The Catch (The Influencer, #3)

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8. Right on Cue

By: Falon Ballard

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

From the beloved author of Just My Type and Lease on Love comes a new romantic comedy in which a fo… read more

Similar categories in Falon Ballard's Right on Cue book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Second Chance Year

By: Melissa Wiesner

3.99

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In this unforgettable story full of charm, wit—and just a bit of magic—a woman down on her luck is … read more

Similar categories in Melissa Wiesner's The Second Chance Year book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"Nothing that starts with ‘come on, it will be fun’ is ever fun."

-Melissa Wiesner, The Second Chance Year

"I click over to Instagram, the only thing that can make me feel worse."

-Melissa Wiesner, The Second Chance Year

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10. Happy Medium

By: Sarah Adler

3.69

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A clever con woman must convince a skeptical, sexy farmer of his property's resident real-life ghos… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Adler's Happy Medium book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Takeover

By: Cara Tanamachi

3.42

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sometimes, when you ask the universe for your soulmate, you wind up with your hate mate instead. O… read more

Similar categories in Cara Tanamachi's The Takeover book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Technically Yours

By: Denise Williams

3.37

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Seven years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldn’t have—today, she’s back in his life and… read more

Similar categories in Denise Williams's Technically Yours book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Valley Verified

By: Kyla Zhao

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

When a fashion writer dives headfirst into the cutthroat Silicon Valley tech world, her future thre… read more

Similar categories in Kyla Zhao's Valley Verified book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. Flirty Little Secret

By: Jessica Lepe

3.53

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

School counselor Lucy Galindo has a secret. To her coworkers, friends, and even family, she’s s… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lepe's Flirty Little Secret book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"It is so important to take the time to refill our own cups before returning to work to take care of everyone else. Burnout is the #1 reason more than half of our nation's school teachers want to leav…"

-Jessica Lepe, Flirty Little Secret

Cover of Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau

15. Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

By: Jackie Lau

3.55

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

A charming rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to… read more

Similar categories in Jackie Lau's Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"They have flavors like Hong Kong milk tea and ube and Vietnamese coffee. Spiced persimmon. Mango lassi. Jasmine tea." There's something sexy about Mark listing off gelato flavors for me."

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"At the liquor store, we select a bottle of wine based on one very important factor: price. The cheaper the better. Then we head home, change into comfier clothes, pull out our plastic wineglasses (ve…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"Holy shit! Fifteen bucks for a milkshake!" I exclaim, looking at the poster for the special of the month: cherry pie milkshake. I, personally, consider fifteen bucks to be too much for a drink that d…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

"Sunday morning, I make a few posts on social media, something I'm supposed to do as an author to promote myself, but I'm rather unconvinced of the efficacy of posting things like cherry pie milkshake…"

-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie

Cover of One Last Word by Suzanne Park

16. One Last Word

By: Suzanne Park

3.26

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Acclaimed author Suzanne Park returns with a charming and compelling novel about an aspiring tech e… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Park's One Last Word book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • 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 Last Call at the Local (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #3) by Sarah Grunder Ruiz

18. Last Call at the Local (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #3)

By: Sarah Grunder Ruiz

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Opposites attract when a free-spirited American singer-songwriter with ADHD teams up with a charmin… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Grunder Ruiz's Last Call at the Local (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #3) book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What do we do with doubt[...] Acknowledge it. Accept it. Keep going anyway."

-Sarah Grunder Ruiz, Last Call at the Local (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #3)

"I can be extra sensitive to rejection, even when it isn't actually rejection."

-Sarah Grunder Ruiz, Last Call at the Local (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #3)

"The thoughts keep coming, but I tell myself they're just thoughts. They're not true. They don't mean anything."

-Sarah Grunder Ruiz, Last Call at the Local (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #3)

"I'm over it. All the little costs of having ADHD that add up in the long run. Lost customers. Overdue bills. Replacement phone chargers. Time spent looking for things. The way it makes me feel, like …"

-Sarah Grunder Ruiz, Last Call at the Local (Love, Lists & Fancy Ships, #3)

Cover of The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

19. 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 Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • 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 The Ex Vows by Jessica  Joyce

20. 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 Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen

21. Red String Theory

By: Lauren Kung Jessen

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This charming fated-love rom-com about two star-crossed lovers will appeal to readers of Helen Hoan… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory book and Lauren Kung Jessen's Red String Theory

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

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