15 must-read contemporary books like When Light Breaks by

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When Light Breaks

By: None

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Garnering comparisons to Anne Rivers Siddons and Pat Conroy, Patti Callahan Henry has woven her lyr…

If you liked the contemporary plot in When Light Breaks by None , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1) by Charles Martin

1. The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1)

By: Charles Martin

4.31

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

A sleepy rural town in South Carolina. The end of summer and a baby about to be born. But in the mi… read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's The Dead Don't Dance (Awakening #1) book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. The Lost Recipe for Happiness

By: Barbara O'Neal

3.83

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this sumptuous new novel, Barbara O'Neal offers readers a celebration of food, family, and love … read more

Similar categories in Barbara O'Neal's The Lost Recipe for Happiness book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
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3. Suddenly

By: Barbara Delinsky

3.94

Format: 489 pages, Paperback

In the idyllic small town of Tucker, Vermont, life flows at a rhythmic pace for thirty-nine-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Delinsky's Suddenly book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
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4. When Light Breaks

By: None

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

Garnering comparisons to Anne Rivers Siddons and Pat Conroy, Patti Callahan Henry has woven her lyr… read more

Similar categories in None's When Light Breaks book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance

5. Maggie (Awakening #2)

By: Charles Martin

4.20

Format: None pages,

"When Maggie opened her eyes that New Year's Day some seventeen months ago, I felt like I could see… read more

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6. Summer at Hideaway Key

By: Barbara Davis

3.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of The Wishing Tidecomes a stunning new novel about two summers, one journal, and t… read more

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7. Sweetgrass

By: Mary Alice Monroe

3.77

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Mama June and preston Blakely's lifelong dream has been to hold on to the 100 acres of land-all tha… read more

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8. Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

For most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"He throws his arms open, and I hug him. In a world - and school system - where hugs are not often allowed anymore, I still hug. I know sometimes that can make a huge difference in the life of a child…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

"I finally understand that there is no age limit on growth and self-discovery. We see our lives and ourselves in different chapters, different versions, through different perspectives as we age. We ar…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

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9. For the Love of Summer

By: Susan Mallery

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery comes an unforgettable tale about finding f… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's For the Love of Summer book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
"I was in love with who I wanted him to be. Not who he was."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

"She's my family and you're hers. That means we are, in some inexplicable way, connected."

-Susan Mallery, For the Love of Summer

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10. Long Journey Home (Marsh Point Book 1)

By: Ashley Farley

4.57

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

From beyond the grave, Ashton’s mother leaves a mysterious legacy that upends her world. Eileen Dar… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Farley's Long Journey Home (Marsh Point Book 1) book and None's When Light Breaks

  • womens fiction
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11. Before and Again

By: Barbara Delinsky

3.83

Format: 405 pages, Hardcover

Mackenzie Cooper took her eyes off the road for just a moment but the resulting collision was enoug… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Delinsky's Before and Again book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"Sarcasm is the language of the devil."

-Barbara Delinsky, Before and Again

"A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge."

-Barbara Delinsky, Before and Again

"Taking responsibility is a step toward redemption."

-Barbara Delinsky, Before and Again

"If you no longer have a child, are you still a mother?"

-Barbara Delinsky, Before and Again

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12. The House on Prytania (Royal Street, #2)

By: Karen White

4.16

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A woman is haunted--both literally and figuratively--by ghosts of the past in this second novel of … read more

Similar categories in Karen White's The House on Prytania (Royal Street, #2) book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. The Last Exchange

By: Charles Martin

4.33

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

“Here’s the catch—even if I make it out of here alive, I need a reason to breathe again.” When M… read more

Similar categories in Charles Martin's The Last Exchange book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"...a life laid down is better than the one picked up. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"Scars are just the body's response to things that shouldn't be there. A reminder of the pain. --MacTHOMAS POCKETS"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"...that's the thing about mountaintops. While we might prefer those "high" moments, most of life'--she [Joe] pointed at a town in the valley--'happens down there. Along the way.' She tilted her head …"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

"After several minutes, she [Joe] turned toward him [Pockets]. 'What changes it?' 'Not -what-.' A pause. '-Who-.' 'Who then?' 'The one who walks with you down into your closet. Down where you hide the…"

-Charles Martin, The Last Exchange

Cover of Queen Bee (Lowcountry Tales, #12) by Dorothea Benton Frank

14. Queen Bee (Lowcountry Tales, #12)

By: Dorothea Benton Frank

3.92

Format: 448 pages, ebook

New York Times-bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the American South in this lates… read more

Similar categories in Dorothea Benton Frank's Queen Bee (Lowcountry Tales, #12) book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • southern
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
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15. A Wish for Winter

By: Viola Shipman

3.78

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Despite losing her parents in a tragic accident just before her fourteenth Christmas, Susan Norcros… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's A Wish for Winter book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
Cover of Queens of London by Heather  Webb

16. Queens of London

By: Heather Webb

3.90

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"Looting, lying, and the letter of the  Queens of London delivers a rollicking ride through the cri… read more

Similar categories in Heather Webb's Queens of London book and None's When Light Breaks

  • chick lit
  • fiction
Cover of Good Hope Road  (Tending Roses #2) by Lisa Wingate

17. Good Hope Road (Tending Roses #2)

By: Lisa Wingate

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jenilee Lane has never been much of a Good Samaritan. But when a tornado sweeps through her home to… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Wingate's Good Hope Road (Tending Roses #2) book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"There is a moth in a cocoon outside the window... [It] has labored for hours... Inside the darkness, does it know why it must struggle? Somewhere in the mass of cells and neurons that make up its tin…"

-Lisa Wingate, Good Hope Road (Tending Roses #2)

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18. The Golden Hour

By: Jenny Hale

4.54

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Magic of Sea Glass, with over one million copies of he… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Hale's The Golden Hour book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • contemporary
Cover of Welcome Home, Caroline Kline by Courtney Preiss

19. Welcome Home, Caroline Kline

By: Courtney Preiss

3.36

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A debut novel sparkling with wit and insight about a young woman whose reluctant return to her Jers… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Preiss's Welcome Home, Caroline Kline book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
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20. A Happier Life

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put h… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's A Happier Life book and None's When Light Breaks

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
"Trends come and go; the simplicity of timeless meals with the ones you love is forever."

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

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21. Trust Her

By: Flynn Berry

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters find they can't outrun their past in the riveting new thriller from the New York Times … read more

Similar categories in Flynn Berry's Trust Her book and None's When Light Breaks

  • fiction

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Barbara O'Neal

3.83

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3.94

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4.14

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Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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Allison Pataki

4.11

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3.83

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