26 Best fiction books like It Had to Be You by Keris Stainton

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It Had to Be You

By: Keris Stainton

3.60

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-five-year-old Bea is a hopeless romantic – with a hopeless love life. She’s been single ever…

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1. I'm Still Standing

By: Colleen Coleman

3.76

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

When Evelyn Dooley married her high-school sweetheart, James, she thought she was set for life. Now… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Coleman's I'm Still Standing book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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2. The Man Who Can't Be Moved

By: Tilly Tennant

3.65

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

Fledgling journalist Ellie Newton is keen to prove herself when she lands a hard-won job at the Mil… read more

Similar categories in Tilly Tennant's The Man Who Can't Be Moved book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult

3. The Cherry Tree Cafe

By: Heidi Swain

4.75

Format: 118 pages, ebook

Cupcakes, crafting and love at The Cherry Tree Cafe... Perfect feel-good summer reading for fans of… read more

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4. A Very Vintage Christmas

By: Tilly Tennant

3.79

Format: 208 pages,

The fairy lights are up and shoppers are flooding the snowy seaside promenade. It's going to be a b… read more

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5. Sorry Not Sorry

By: Sophie Ranald

3.69

Format: 366 pages, ebook

Is this all there is? I hadn’t had so much as a sniff of a shag for over a year. I scraped the last… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Ranald's Sorry Not Sorry book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Stolen

By: Tess Stimson

4.18

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

11 hours, 29 minutes You thought she was safe. You were wrong… Alex knows her daughter would… read more

Similar categories in Tess Stimson's Stolen book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Book-Lovers' Retreat

By: Heidi Swain

3.93

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

One long summer. One perfect setting. Can fiction inspire real life…? Sometimes a book grabs yo… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Swain's The Book-Lovers' Retreat book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. So Lucky

By: Dawn O'Porter

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

IS ANYONE’S LIFE . . . Beth shows that women really can have it all.Ruby lives life by her own r… read more

Similar categories in Dawn O'Porter's So Lucky book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If you're not dressing for yourself by forty-five then you need to have a major rethink."

-Dawn O'Porter, So Lucky

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9. Fear the Silence

By: Robert Bryndza

4.14

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Do you believe Will took his own life?’ The question echoed off the white tiles in the hospital… read more

Similar categories in Robert Bryndza's Fear the Silence book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

By: Cecelia Ahern

4.08

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

It's been seven years since Holly Kennedy's husband died – six since she read his final letter, urg… read more

Similar categories in Cecelia Ahern's Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2) book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can only lose what you cling to."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

"He leaves the flat and I don’t see him for two days."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

"Maybe that’s why people come to graveyards. For more goodbyes."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

"I hate goodbyes, but hating them is never a justification to stay."

-Cecelia Ahern, Postscript (P.S. I Love You, #2)

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11. Between Us

By: Mhairi McFarlane

3.74

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a witty, clever, emotional new novel about a wom… read more

Similar categories in Mhairi McFarlane's Between Us book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. The Law of Attraction (Brits in Manhattan #1)

By: Laura Carter

3.66

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

A Hotshot Manhattan Attorney. Drew Harrington knows exactly who he is—a legal shark with a love… read more

Similar categories in Laura Carter's The Law of Attraction (Brits in Manhattan #1) book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. Dying Breath (Detective Lucy Harwin, #2)

By: Helen Phifer

4.41

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Take a breath. Pray it’s not your last. Just a few months after a terrifying case that nearly took … read more

Similar categories in Helen Phifer's Dying Breath (Detective Lucy Harwin, #2) book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Never Ever Getting Back Together

By: Phoebe MacLeod

3.76

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

The course of true love never did run smooth, but with Phoebe MacLeod it always gets a chance. Perf… read more

Similar categories in Phoebe MacLeod's Never Ever Getting Back Together book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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15. And Now You're Back

By: Jill Mansell

3.96

Format: None pages, ebook

From New York Times and #1 international bestselling queen of romantic women's fiction Jill Mansell… read more

Similar categories in Jill Mansell's And Now You're Back book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Date

By: Louise Jensen

3.89

Format: 315 pages, ebook

Something bad has happened to Alison Taylor. Her Saturday night started normally. Recently separat… read more

Similar categories in Louise Jensen's The Date book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. On a Night Like This

By: Lindsey Kelk

3.83

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

It only takes one night to fall in love… ____________________ Within days of wishing she co… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Kelk's On a Night Like This book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"I want a love that is so sure of itself, it doesn't have to shout."

-Lindsey Kelk, On a Night Like This

"It might seem simple but if you want to do it right there’s a lot to learn and fast."

-Lindsey Kelk, On a Night Like This

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18. Your Place or Mine?

By: Portia MacIntosh

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

'The queen of rom com!' Rebecca Raisin Two reluctant housemates. One Is this your place or mine...… read more

Similar categories in Portia MacIntosh's Your Place or Mine? book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Playing to Win (Brits in Manhattan #2)

By: Laura Carter

3.78

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

A high-intensity personal trainer The secret to Brooks’s success as a Manhattan gym owner? Being… read more

Similar categories in Laura Carter's Playing to Win (Brits in Manhattan #2) book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Always the Bridesmaid (Brits in Manhattan #4)

By: Laura Carter

3.86

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

A cheeky chappy comedian Charlie is most comfortable playing the funny man in front of boisterous c… read more

Similar categories in Laura Carter's Always the Bridesmaid (Brits in Manhattan #4) book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Friends With Benefits (Brits in Manhattan, #3)

By: Laura Carter

3.78

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

A high-flying investor New Yorker Jake Harrington loves a lot of things about living in London: … read more

Similar categories in Laura Carter's Friends With Benefits (Brits in Manhattan, #3) book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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22. In Safe Hands (DCI Anna Tate, #1)

By: J.P. Carter

4.26

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

How far would you go to save the ones you love? The first book in a stunning new crime series featu… read more

Similar categories in J.P. Carter's In Safe Hands (DCI Anna Tate, #1) book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • fiction
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23. Around the World With My Ex

By: Maxine Morrey

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s the trip of a lifetime – with just one catch! Aspiring travel writer Mia Walker dreams of c… read more

Similar categories in Maxine Morrey's Around the World With My Ex book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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24. The Time of Our Lives

By: Portia MacIntosh

3.72

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Love is in the air…? Luca is used to being the ‘single one’ at weddings – it happens, when all … read more

Similar categories in Portia MacIntosh's The Time of Our Lives book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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25. For Once in My Life

By: Colleen Coleman

3.58

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-nine-year-old Lily Buckley planned to be happily married and in her dream job by now. Instea… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Coleman's For Once in My Life book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. The Runaway Wife

By: Dee MacDonald

4.03

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

‘OMG!… It made me howl with laughter and it made me sob my heart out… I absolutely adored every sin… read more

Similar categories in Dee MacDonald's The Runaway Wife book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • chick lit
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Little Liar

By: Clare Boyd

3.86

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

The perfect family... or the perfect lie? When a child’s scream pierces the night, Mira does what … read more

Similar categories in Clare Boyd's Little Liar book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. It Had to Be You

By: Keris Stainton

3.60

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Twenty-five-year-old Bea is a hopeless romantic – with a hopeless love life. She’s been single ever… read more

Similar categories in Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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29. You Belong with Me

By: Mhairi McFarlane

3.87

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a charming, hilarious, and heartfelt new novel a… read more

Similar categories in Mhairi McFarlane's You Belong with Me book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She felt like Elizabeth Bennet promising her dad that Mr. Darcy wasn't a proud dick after all and that the great estate at Pemberley wasn't a factor, promise."

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

"We've come a long way since I was hired to write your life story, haven't we?' 'Fair to say, you understood the assignment. You haven't stopped writing it since."

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

"Do you know how much I wish I was there?' 'Is it as much as I wish you were here?' 'Is it like a whole-body longing that slides into a supercut of favourite memories? If so, yes."

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

"I've got a pint of black coffee with two sugars in the BA lounge, and I look like I've been exhumed by detectives who want to run toxicology tests to prove foul play. In a hailstorm. I wouldn't chang…"

-Mhairi McFarlane, You Belong with Me

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30. What Holly's Husband Did

By: Debbie Viggiano

3.85

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

A hilariously funny romp with a twist that will make you gasp! Perfect for fans of Tracy Bloom, Sop… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Viggiano's What Holly's Husband Did book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • chick lit
  • romance
  • contemporary
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31. Mummy’s Little Secret

By: M.A. Hunter

3.99

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Four little words can ruin a life. When Jess meets five-year-old Daisy and her mum, Morag, in a … read more

Similar categories in M.A. Hunter's Mummy’s Little Secret book and Keris Stainton's It Had to Be You

  • fiction

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