30 best-selling fiction books like The Mercy Tree by Sharlene MacLaren

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The Mercy Tree

By: Sharlene MacLaren

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

It’s 1955, when scandalous affairs are never talked about, divorce is rare, a wife is a “homemaker”…

If you liked the fiction plot in The Mercy Tree by Sharlene MacLaren , here is a list of 30 books like this:

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1. Hidden Places

By: Lynn Austin

4.19

Format: 294 pages,

A deep yearning for home had led Eliza to Wyatt Orchards ten years ago. Now widowed with three youn… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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2. Fire by Night (Refiner's Fire, #2)

By: Lynn Austin

4.04

Format: 288 pages,

One deceived by a life of wealth and ease, the other desperate to flee her true identity. In a land… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction

3. Fifteen Minutes

By: Karen Kingsbury

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

Overnight, Zack is the nation's most popular contestant, a country singer with the looks and voice … read more

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4. Just Once

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” (Woman’s World) wr… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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5. Appalachian Song

By: Michelle Shocklee

4.49

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Forever within the memories of my heart. Always remember, you are perfectly loved. Bertie Jenkins… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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6. The Rose and the Thistle

By: Laura Frantz

4.17

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

In 1715, Lady Blythe Hedley's father is declared an enemy of the British crown because of his Jacob… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"You cannot change the past, only how you regard or respond to it. Nor should you dwell on it."

-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle

"Her defenses had been bridged, compromised. She should have continued to find him maddening, even infuriating. NOT enthralling."

-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle

"You are still my English rose," he said, laying their clothing over a chairback. "While I remain your Scottish thistle." -Laura Frantz, the Rose and the Thistle 2023"

-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle

"Perhaps I should apply my scholarship to your speech, milord. Labor over a dictionary of your peculiar language. 'Tis a great garble of words and growls, at least to my Northumbrian ears."

-Laura Frantz, The Rose and the Thistle

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7. Forged in Love (Wyoming Sunrise, #1)

By: Mary Connealy

4.06

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

In 1870, Mariah Stover is left for dead and with no memory when the Deadeye Gang robs the stagecoac… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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8. After the Shadows (Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing, #1)

By: Amanda Cabot

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Emily Leland sheds no tears when her abusive husband is killed in a bar fight, but what awaits her … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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9. All My Secrets

By: Lynn Austin

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Lynn Austin returns with a luminous work of historical fiction set amid the opul… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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10. A Million Little Choices

By: Tamera Alexander

4.44

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes secrets just won’t stay hidden . . . From USA Today bestselling author and Christy Award… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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11. The Heirloom

By: Beverly Lewis

4.37

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

This heartwarming prequel to The Shunning is a tender story of love, belonging, and the courage to … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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12. Remember Me (Pictures of the Heart, #1)

By: Tracie Peterson

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Addie Bryant is haunted by her past of heartbreak and betrayal. After her beau, Isaac Hanson, left … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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13. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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14. Ladies of the Lake

By: Cathy Gohlke

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

After two young women’s deep bond is torn apart, what will it take to bring them together again? In… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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15. Break of Day (Annie Pederson #3)

By: Colleen Coble

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Annie Pederson’s happily ever after is finally within sight . . . If she can stay alive long enough… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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16. A Novel Proposal

By: Denise Hunter

4.07

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of The Convenient Groom (now a beloved Hallmark Original movie) comes a… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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17. The Sound of Light

By: Sarah Sundin

4.34

Format: 343 pages, Paperback

When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, a… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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18. He Should Have Told the Bees

By: Amanda Cox

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Beekeeper Beckett Walsh is living her dream, working alongside her father in their apiary, until hi… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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19. Her Only Wish (A Season in Pinecraft #2)

By: Shelley Shepard Gray

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

Return to Pinecraft, Florida, for a Sweet Amish RomanceSheltered yet adventurous, Betsy Detweiler i… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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20. The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

By: Jaime Jo Wright

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In 1865, orphaned Daisy Francois takes a position as housemaid at a midwestern Wisconsin castle and… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"A woman is a powerful creature, Daisy François. Do not underestimate the power you wield."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

"I’m sorry. . . . For whatever happened to you to steal the life from your eyes. To make you so afraid."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

"Death had avoided her, while life itself had extended a hand and insisted there was purpose. There was refuge."

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

"You realize that if you aren’t an ambassador for your own feelings and thoughts, then no one else shall be either?"

-Jaime Jo Wright, The Vanishing at Castle Moreau

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21. The Words We Lost (Fog Harbor, #1)

By: Nicole Deese

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Three friends. Two broken promises. One missing manuscript. As a senior acquisitions editor for … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"Success is a slow, long process of repetition."

-Nicole Deese, The Words We Lost (Fog Harbor, #1)

"God is often made visible by the hands and feet of the people He places in our lives."

-Nicole Deese, The Words We Lost (Fog Harbor, #1)

"No heartache has ever gone unseen, and no darkness is ever too solid for light to overcome."

-Nicole Deese, The Words We Lost (Fog Harbor, #1)

"I can't erase the darkness for you, but I can be the one to hold the light when you're ready to come home."

-Nicole Deese, The Words We Lost (Fog Harbor, #1)

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22. What Happens Next

By: Christina Suzann Nelson

4.22

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

Popular podcaster and ex-reporter Faith Byrne has made a name for herself telling stories of greatn… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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23. Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

By: Elizabeth Goddard

4.22

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

Police Chief Autumn Long is fighting to keep her job in the quiet Alaska town of Shadow Gap when an… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"Your job is important. But it’s not worth your life."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

"God brought you here for a purpose greater than your own."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

"He’d just have to do what a lot of people came to Alaska to do—vanish."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

"This woman. She was feisty and determined. A force to be reckoned with."

-Elizabeth Goddard, Cold Light of Day (Missing in Alaska, #1)

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24. A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

By: Jen Turano

4.19

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"I knew underneath that intimidating demeanor of yours was a reasonable woman,"

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

"But you succeeded in your assignment because you, my darling Gwendolyn, are my perfect match"

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

"I’m perfectly comfortable with who I am— a bluestocking at heart, who besides loving the written word has a great affection for cats."

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

"We’ll receive everyone in the parlor, but only after I have Gibbons leave them lingering about in the receiving room for a good ten minutes or so."

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

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25. Code Name Edelweiss

By: Stephanie Landsem

4.27

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

"What I am looking for--what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss--is a spy."Adolf Hitler is still a dist… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Landsem's Code Name Edelweiss book and Sharlene MacLaren's The Mercy Tree

  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"If not us, who? If not now, when? It must be us, and it must be now. I would fight this war. I would not be silent!"

-Stephanie Landsem, Code Name Edelweiss

"Wilhelm Otto held out his hand as the orchestra started a Strauss waltz. Did the man never speak when a look would do? I considered his outstretched hand with trepidation, remembering weeping in his …"

-Stephanie Landsem, Code Name Edelweiss

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26. The Maid of Ballymacool

By: Jennifer Deibel

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Brianna Kelly was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant. She has worked t… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"Ya were meant for greatness in this world, a stoir. Even if yer station never changes."

-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

"You're a daughter of the Creator of the universe. Ya have a purpose far grander than you could ever imagine."

-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

"Child, there's more to yer story than ye could ever know. And there's things the good Laird has for ye to do that no one else can."

-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

"Micheal studied the woman's face. She was beautiful, aye, but there was something about her, something he couldn't place, that absolutely captivated him."

-Jennifer Deibel, The Maid of Ballymacool

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27. What a Wave Must Be

By: Angela Elwell Hunt

4.03

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

From master storyteller Angela Hunt, a powerful story of a family’s journey toward healing and hope… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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28. The Wedding Chapel

By: Rachel Hauck

4.19

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

An old, forgotten chapel holds the key to love and forgiveness. Retired hall-of-fame football co… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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29. The Tapestry of Grace

By: Kim Vogel Sawyer

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When a group of Kansas women start a Frauenverein, a benevolent society devoted to aiding widows an… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
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30. Born of Gilded Mountains

By: Amanda Dykes

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

When newcomer Mercy Windsor arrives in Mercy Peak in 1948 after a scandal shatters her gilded world… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • fiction
"Spatts is strong. - Rusty"

-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains

"I sometimes think, when our dreams seem impossible to us, perhaps we just haven't seen yet how God will chase after our hearts with those very dreams, in the unlikeliest ways."

-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains

"Sunsets here were more an experience than a sight. They marked the soul. Pierced it, rearranged things with all that shifting color and light, and sealed it up again, a little more whole than it was …"

-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains

"On a stage of earth, beneath a canopy of stars, with a score of scattered laughter, Mercy watched a story unfold more enchanting than any the Dream Factory of Hollywood could have produced. Even the …"

-Amanda Dykes, Born of Gilded Mountains

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31. The Mercy Tree

By: Sharlene MacLaren

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

It’s 1955, when scandalous affairs are never talked about, divorce is rare, a wife is a “homemaker”… read more

Similar categories in Sharlene MacLaren's The Mercy Tree book and Sharlene MacLaren's The Mercy Tree

  • christian fiction
  • fiction

30 best-selling christian fiction books like The Mercy Tree by Sharlene MacLaren

Transform Your Habits

Hidden Places

Lynn Austin

4.19

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Fire by Night (Refiner's Fire, #2)

Lynn Austin

4.04

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Just Once

Karen Kingsbury

4.40

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Appalachian Song

Michelle Shocklee

4.49

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Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

Lisa Kleypas

4.01

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Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Yvonne Korshak

4.29

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The MacKinnon's Bride (The Highland Brides, #1)

Tanya Anne Crosby

3.98

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Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

Mary Balogh

4.16

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