14 Best contemporary books like You, Me & the Sea by Elizabeth Haynes

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You, Me & the Sea

By: Elizabeth Haynes

3.95

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Rachel is at crisis point. A series of disastrous decisions has left her with no job, no home, and …

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1. Lake in the Clouds (Wilderness, #3)

By: Sara Donati

4.36

Format: 651 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Lake in the Clouds In her extraordinary novels Into the Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore, aw… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
"The more that is taken away, the more clearly will thou see what is left behind. It is true of Magnus sleeping there in his disguise of fiery fur, and it is true of worldly possessions, and it is tru…"

-Sara Donati, Lake in the Clouds (Wilderness, #3)

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2. The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories

By: None , P.D. James

3.75

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Four previously uncollected stories from one of the great mystery writers of our time--swift, cunni… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"Dalgliesh told himself that he should have remembered what, as a small boy, he had discovered about Uncle Hubert's conscience--that it operated as a warning bell and that, unlike most people, Uncle H…"

-None, The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories

"Although most of my own work has been as a novelist, I have greatly enjoyed the challenge of the short story. Much has to be achieved with limited means. There is not spacefor long and detailed descr…"

-None, The Mistletoe Murder And Other Stories

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3. Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1)

By: S. Jae-Jones

3.51

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Sailor Moon meets Cinder in Guardians of Dawn: Zhara, the start of a new, richly imagined fantasy s… read more

Similar categories in S. Jae-Jones's Zhara (Guardians of Dawn, #1) book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • fiction
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4. Frenchman's Creek

By: Daphne du Maurier , Julie Myerson

3.98

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Bored and restless in London's Restoration Court, Lady Dona escapes into the British countryside wi… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
"You have no hobby then?" "Moths interest me, my lady."

-Daphne du Maurier, Frenchman's Creek

"I am notorious," said Dona, "for making unfortunate remarks."

-Daphne du Maurier, Frenchman's Creek

"—in reality it was escape she wanted, escape from her own self—"

-Daphne du Maurier, Frenchman's Creek

"I had become like a prisoner in chains, and the dungeon was deep."

-Daphne du Maurier, Frenchman's Creek

5. When the Night Comes

By: Favel Parrett

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The hauntingly beautiful story of a young girl transformed by the power of kindness from award-winn… read more

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6. The Endless Forest (Wilderness, #6)

By: Sara Donati

4.57

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

With a master storyteller's skill and a historian's precision, Sara Donati has delighted readers an… read more

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7. The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh #13)

By: None

5.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

A secure and secluded retreat for the rich and powerful becomes the setting for an unsettling serie… read more

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8. Lie With Me

By: Sabine Durrant

4.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"I suppose what I am saying is, how much do we collude in our own destruction? How much of this nig… read more

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9. This Could Be Everything

By: Eva Rice

3.83

Format: None pages, Audiobook

From the author of ‘modern vintage classic’ The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets comes a feel-good nosta… read more

Similar categories in Eva Rice's This Could Be Everything book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • fiction
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11. The Household

By: Stacey Halls

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Women's Prize Futures Award, the captivating, hi… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
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12. The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2)

By: Jessie Burton

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Alive with the magic of Amsterdam, the enchanting new historical novel from the author of the sensa… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
"The road in front is empty: it is behind them that something waits."

-Jessie Burton, The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2)

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13. Summerwater

By: Sarah Moss

3.51

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

No dia mais longo do verão, a chuva cai fortemente sobre uma pequena aldeia rural nas Terras Altas … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Moss's Summerwater book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • scotland
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. The Sunrise Sisterhood

By: Cathy Bramley

4.38

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Three generations of women, and the summer that saved them. The holidays are here, and in Salcom… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Bramley's The Sunrise Sisterhood book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Those Who Are Loved

By: Victoria Hislop

4.13

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The gripping new novel by Sunday Times Number One bestseller Victoria Hislop is set against the bac… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
"-"Why do you light these candles when you're not religious?" His grandmother pondered her ritual for a moment. [...] -"It's my way of keeping those wonderful people alive", she answered. - "And does …"

-Victoria Hislop, Those Who Are Loved

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16. Food for Life: The New Science of Eating Well

By: Tim Spector

4.27

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Spoon-Fed and The Diet Myth , a comprehensive guide to the new scien… read more

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17. Shanghai Immortal (Shanghai Immortal, #1)

By: A.Y. Chao

3.38

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Pawned by her mother to the King of Hell as a child, Lady Jing is half-vampire, half-hulijing fox-s… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
"Try no to die, okay? I've become rather fond of you. "I'm very hard to kill," I murmur."

-A.Y. Chao, Shanghai Immortal (Shanghai Immortal, #1)

"You named two of the' – he clears his throat – 'fiercest creatures of legend, Cutie and Puffy?"

-A.Y. Chao, Shanghai Immortal (Shanghai Immortal, #1)

"The next morning I am rudely awakened by cocks crowing. A lot of cocks crowing. I yank the quilt over my head and try to smother the hoarse, braying sounds. It sounds like a whole flock of cocks has …"

-A.Y. Chao, Shanghai Immortal (Shanghai Immortal, #1)

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18. Clock Dance

By: Anne Tyler

3.58

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life: when she was eleven and her mot… read more

Similar categories in Anne Tyler's Clock Dance book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"My wife used to say that her idea of hell would be marrying Ghandi," Ben said ... "Think about it: Ghandi was always the good one. Everyone else looked so rude and loud and self-centered by compariso…"

-Anne Tyler, Clock Dance

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19. All Her Fault

By: Andrea Mara

4.15

Format: 389 pages, Kindle Edition

ONE MISSING BOY.Marissa Irvine arrives at 14 Tudor Grove, expecting to pick up her young son Milo f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Mara's All Her Fault book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. From Now Until Forever

By: Rowan Coleman

4.04

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Memory Book , an unforgettable, beautiful novel abo… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
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21. Life and Otter Miracles

By: Hazel Prior

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Nineteen-year-old Phoebe and her widower father Al have recently moved to Devon, to a small cottage… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Prior's Life and Otter Miracles book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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22. The Ex Girlfriend

By: Nicola Moriarty

3.90

Format: 391 pages, Kindle Edition

Luke is the one. After everything she's been through, Georgia knows she deserves someone like him, … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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23. The Sleeper Lies

By: Andrea Mara

4.14

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

ONE WINDOW, THREE LIES I step forward, breathing fast. Movement. I force myself to take another … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fiction
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24. Poppy's Recipe for Life (Nightingale Square, #2)

By: Heidi Swain

4.22

Format: 430 pages, Kindle Edition

Things haven’t always been straightforward in Poppy’s life but her dreams are finally within her re… read more

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  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. You, Me, and the Sea

By: Meg Donohue

3.74

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the USA Today bestselling author of All the Summer Girls and Dog Crazy comes a spellbinding an… read more

Similar categories in Meg Donohue's You, Me, and the Sea book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • chick lit
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26. Lovestruck

By: Laura Jane Williams

3.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

'An impossibly fun romance with an all-too relatable message, Lovestruck is the perfect escapist tr… read more

Similar categories in Laura Jane Williams's Lovestruck book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Beach Rivals

By: Georgie Tilney

3.38

Format: 297 pages, Paperback

'Complete sunshine in book form... a delicious slow burn love story' Cressida McLaughlin, author of… read more

Similar categories in Georgie Tilney's Beach Rivals book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Just for December

By: Laura Jane Williams

3.30

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Evie Bird is a romance writer whose latest bestseller is being made into a Christmas movie. Duke C… read more

Similar categories in Laura Jane Williams's Just for December book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. Hello, Again

By: Isabelle Broom

3.86

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

Philippa Taylor (Pepper to her friends) has big dreams. When she closes her eyes, she can picture e… read more

Similar categories in Isabelle Broom's Hello, Again book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1)

By: Lindsey Kelk

3.75

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

YOU’LL WANT TO BE ONE. UNTIL YOU KNOW THEIR SECRETS. After Emily’s father tragically dies, she i… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Kelk's The Bell Witches (Savannah Red #1) book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • fiction
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31. You, Me & the Sea

By: Elizabeth Haynes

3.95

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Rachel is at crisis point. A series of disastrous decisions has left her with no job, no home, and … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea book and Elizabeth Haynes's You, Me & the Sea

  • romance
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • thriller
  • mystery

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