6 best-selling romance books like The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen by Ray Smith

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The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

By: Ray Smith

3.87

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

"You've seen the woman in the photo. The woman screaming ..." So begins the story of Molly Valle, …

"Robert Frost wrote about “two roads diverg[ing] in a wood"

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

"Self-pity, in a world of famine and war, is an obscene self-indulgence."

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

"She was part of a group that helped tilt the world just a tiny bit the right way. Hardly noticeable, true, but “hardly"

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

"I don’t mind you pouring lemonade or whatever on us, but as soon as you hit a woman, I get mad. And that’s one show you don’t want the curtains to go up on."

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

If you liked the romance plot in The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen by Ray Smith , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)

By: Tess Gerritsen

4.10

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

IN BOSTON, THERE'S A KILLER ON THE LOOSE... A killer who targets lone women, who breaks into the… read more

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"I’m a dinosaur, he thought, lumbering through a world where truthtellers are despised."

-Tess Gerritsen, The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)

"Evil doesn't die. It never dies. It just takes on a new face, a new name. Just because we've been touched by it once, it doesn't mean we're immune to ever being hurt again. Lightning can strike twice."

-Tess Gerritsen, The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)

"No matter how much you try to maintain order in your life, no matter how careful you are to guard against mistakes, against imperfections, there is always some smudge, some flaw, lurking out of sight…"

-Tess Gerritsen, The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)

"How far have we strayed from our essential natures. Just the sight of blood can make some men faint, and people scurry to hide such horrors from the public eye, hosing down sidewalks where blood has …"

-Tess Gerritsen, The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)

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2. Bones & All

By: Camille DeAngelis

3.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Maren Yearly doesn’t just break hearts, she devours them. Since she was a baby, Maren has had w… read more

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  • romance
"That night I learned there are two kinds of hunger. The first I can satisfy with cheeseburgers and chocolate milk, but there’s a second part of me, biding it’s time. It can go on like that for months…"

-Camille DeAngelis, Bones & All

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3. The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2)

By: Amy Harmon

3.97

Format: 250 pages,

There will be a battle, and you will need to protect your heart. Kjell of Jeru had always known who… read more

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  • romance
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4. The Murder of Princess Diana

By: Noel Botham

3.06

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

The death of Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, sent shockwaves around the world. A nation was left… read more

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5. The Bird and the Sword (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #1)

By: Amy Harmon

4.50

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Swallow, Daughter, pull them in, those words that sit upon your lips. Lock them deep inside your so… read more

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  • romance

6. The Winter People

By: Jennifer McMahon

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling author of Promise Not to Tellreturns with a simmering literary thrill… read more

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7. Not That I Could Tell

By: Jessica Strawser

4.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

When a group of neighborhood women gathers, wine in hand, around a fire pit where their backyards m… read more

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8. Rocket Boys (Coalwood #1)

By: Homer Hickam

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

"Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my home town was at war with itself over … read more

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9. Paper Wife

By: Laila Ibrahim

4.12

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Yellow Crocus comes a heart-wrenching story about finding strength i… read more

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  • historical fiction
"Compassion is nothing to be ashamed of"

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

"I never saw my mother again, but I carried her with me always."

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

"there would always be flashes of beauty even in the midst of pain"

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

"It's never foolish to have a dream. Even if it never comes to be. It can give you the hope you need to keep going"

-Laila Ibrahim, Paper Wife

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10. Hero (The Morgan Brothers, #1)

By: Lauren Rowe

3.96

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

The first time I laid eyes on Lydia Decker, I couldn’t speak. Or breathe. Or string two coherent th… read more

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  • romance
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11. The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

By: Robert Dugoni

4.43

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Sam Hill always saw the world through different eyes. Born with red pupils, he was called “Devil Bo… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. Beneath Devil's Bridge

By: Loreth Anne White

4.28

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

A true crime podcast yields new revelations about a shocking murder. True crime podcaster Trini… read more

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13. The Haunting of Maddy Clare

By: Simone St. James

3.86

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

A woman of limited means and even less experience must confront a vengeful spirit in this haunting … read more

Similar categories in Simone St. James's The Haunting of Maddy Clare book and Ray Smith's The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

  • romance
  • historical fiction
"There are large moments in life; but sometimes it is the small moments - the casual moments - that change everything. The second's absent wandering of attention before an accident. The choice to take…"

-Simone St. James, The Haunting of Maddy Clare

"I was struck again by the deep quiet of the countryside, the absence of any human sounds; my mind still expected the clamor of cars, voices, all the clatter of nonstop human movement. Here was only t…"

-Simone St. James, The Haunting of Maddy Clare

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14. The Prisoner

By: B.A. Paris

3.62

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

With Behind Closed Doors, B.A. Paris takes the psychological thriller to shocking new heights. Now … read more

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15. The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

By: Jamie Ford

3.87

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how sh… read more

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  • historical fiction
"Don't change. Instead change the world."

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

"We don't have to grieve only those we know. Sometimes we grieve for that which was lost. That which was never allowed to be."

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

"The bandleader sang 'Every time I see a crowd of people, just like a fool, I stop and stare. It's really not the proper thing to do, but maybe you'll be there."

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

"Karma is more like a suitcase. You have to be unafraid to open it up and look at what's inside, to unpack the things you do not need. Karma is the climate of the past which shapes how much leeway we …"

-Jamie Ford, The Many Daughters of Afong Moy

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16. The Last Checkmate

By: Gabriella Saab

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Readers of Heather Morris’s The Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen’s Gambit won’t wan… read more

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  • historical fiction
"I'm alive. I'm safe. And I'm free."

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"History is the grand master, and only by studying his game can the pupil learn and improve. [Maria Florkowska]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"True freedom comes from bravery, strength, and goodness. The only one who can take those from you is you. [Aleksander Florkowski]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

"Have faith, child. Even though your family isn't here, they're always with you spiritually. And you're always with them. [Father Maksymilian Kolbe]"

-Gabriella Saab, The Last Checkmate

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17. Peach Blossom Spring

By: Melissa Fu

4.18

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A "beautifully rendered" novel about war, migration, and the power of telling our stories, Peach Bl… read more

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  • historical fiction
"What are you scared of?"

-Melissa Fu, Peach Blossom Spring

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18. The Drowning Kind

By: Jennifer McMahon

3.82

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Be careful what you wish for. When social worker Jax receives nine missed calls from her older s… read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. Brazen: My Unorthodox Journey from Long Sleeves to Lingerie

By: Julia Haart

3.63

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A riveting, inspiring memoir of one woman's escape from an extremist religious sect and an extraord… read more

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20. The Patient's Secret

By: Loreth Anne White

4.29

Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition

Secrets worth dying―and killing―for, in a novel of suspense inspired by a horrific true crime by Wa… read more

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21. The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

By: Ray Smith

3.87

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

"You've seen the woman in the photo. The woman screaming ..." So begins the story of Molly Valle, … read more

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  • romance
  • historical fiction
"Robert Frost wrote about “two roads diverg[ing] in a wood"

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

"Self-pity, in a world of famine and war, is an obscene self-indulgence."

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

"She was part of a group that helped tilt the world just a tiny bit the right way. Hardly noticeable, true, but “hardly"

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

"I don’t mind you pouring lemonade or whatever on us, but as soon as you hit a woman, I get mad. And that’s one show you don’t want the curtains to go up on."

-Ray Smith, The Magnolia That Bloomed Unseen

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Laila Ibrahim

4.12

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Robert Dugoni

4.43

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Simone St. James

3.86

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Jamie Ford

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Lisa See

4.36

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William Kent Krueger

4.29

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Dolen Perkins-Valdez

4.37

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Rachel Khong

4.04

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