21 must-read fiction books like Just Once by Karen Kingsbury

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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…

If you liked the fiction plot in Just Once by Karen Kingsbury , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1) by Lisa Kleypas

1. Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

By: Lisa Kleypas

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands . . . no… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kleypas's Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Simon,"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

"Miss Peyton,"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

"Where are we going?"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

"Here's your hat, and by the way, I'm a virgin"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

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2. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • romantic
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • drama
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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

By: Tanya Anne Crosby

3.98

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

When laird Iain MacKinnon's young son is captured by the English, the fierce Scottish chieftain ret… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Anne Crosby's The MacKinnon's Bride (The Highland Brides, #1) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • drama
Cover of Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3) by Mary Balogh

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

By: Mary Balogh

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lady Jennifer Arden and Ben Ellis know that a match between them is out of the question. Yet their … read more

Similar categories in Mary Balogh's Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • love story
  • romantic
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • drama
"We can become obsessed with a part of ourselves we consider imperfect,"

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

"Just occasionally families could be one’s worst enemy. Especially loving families."

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

"How important stories were. They linked families and generations and communities and shared values and civilization itself. They created history and identity. At their best they perpetuated love. Lov…"

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

"Yes, it has occurred to me that we are mad. But only because the world is. Because the world rates societal order above love. Love so nearly resembles chaos. But perhaps only love really matters? I m…"

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

Cover of The Forgotten Palace by Alexandra Walsh

5. The Forgotten Palace

By: Alexandra Walsh

4.19

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In an underground labyrinth a lost soul wanders, waiting for revenge, waiting for love…  London … read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Walsh's The Forgotten Palace book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • love story
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • drama
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6. The Mayor of Maxwell Street

By: Avery Cunningham

3.56

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

When a rich Black debutante enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head … read more

Similar categories in Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House, #3) by Charlie N. Holmberg

7. Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House, #3)

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

4.32

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A boy like no other embarks on a transformative journey of magic and self-discovery in the next enc… read more

Similar categories in Charlie N. Holmberg's Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House, #3) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • love story
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary romance
  • drama
Cover of Just Once by Karen Kingsbury

8. 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

Similar categories in Karen Kingsbury's Just Once book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • love story
  • christian fiction
  • romantic
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • drama
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9. The Ball at Versailles

By: Danielle Steel

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Four American debutantes attend a renowned Paris cotillion in #1 New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Danielle Steel's The Ball at Versailles book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • love story
  • romantic
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • drama
Cover of Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown

10. Nineteen Steps

By: Millie Bobby Brown

3.73

Format: 320 pages, ebook

The New York Times bestseller from iconic Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN: N… read more

Similar categories in Millie Bobby Brown's Nineteen Steps book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary romance
  • drama
Cover of Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1) by Lynette Eason

11. Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1)

By: Lynette Eason

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Detective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division d… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Eason's Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
Cover of All My Secrets by Lynn Austin

12. 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

Similar categories in Lynn Austin's All My Secrets book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Million Little Choices by Tamera Alexander

13. 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

Similar categories in Tamera Alexander's A Million Little Choices book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble

14. Fragile Designs

By: Colleen Coble

4.17

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Family secrets can be the most dangerous of all. When Carly Tucker’s police-officer husband is kill… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Coble's Fragile Designs book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
Cover of A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

15. A Storm of Infinite Beauty

By: Julianne MacLean

4.31

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's A Storm of Infinite Beauty book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • love story
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • drama
Cover of Love, Unscripted by Denise Hunter

16. Love, Unscripted

By: Denise Hunter

4.15

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

The perfect boyfriend only exists on paper…doesn’t he? Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chl… read more

Similar categories in Denise Hunter's Love, Unscripted book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
Cover of An American Beauty by Shana Abe

17. An American Beauty

By: Shana Abe

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella … read more

Similar categories in Shana Abe's An American Beauty book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • drama
Cover of A Love Discovered (The Heart of Cheyenne, #1) by Tracie Peterson

18. A Love Discovered (The Heart of Cheyenne, #1)

By: Tracie Peterson

4.20

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Invited by a friend to trek west and help establish the newly formed town of Cheyenne, Edward Vogel… read more

Similar categories in Tracie Peterson's A Love Discovered (The Heart of Cheyenne, #1) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Knowing You (Pictures of the Heart, #3) by Tracie Peterson

19. Knowing You (Pictures of the Heart, #3)

By: Tracie Peterson

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Budding artist May Parker is captivated by the Japanese exhibits at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposi… read more

Similar categories in Tracie Peterson's Knowing You (Pictures of the Heart, #3) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin

20. Embers in the London Sky

By: Sarah Sundin

4.22

Format: 391 pages, Paperback

As the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940, Aleida van der Zee Martens escapes to London to… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sundin's Embers in the London Sky book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Into the Fire (Undaunted Courage #1) by Irene Hannon

21. Into the Fire (Undaunted Courage #1)

By: Irene Hannon

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

As a former smokejumper, arson investigator Bri Tucker knows her way around fires. But after a myst… read more

Similar categories in Irene Hannon's Into the Fire (Undaunted Courage #1) book and Karen Kingsbury's Just Once

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • fiction

10 must-read chick lit books like Just Once by Karen Kingsbury

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Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

Lisa Kleypas

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Transform Your Habits

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

Tanya Anne Crosby

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Forgotten Palace

Alexandra Walsh

4.19

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21 Best fiction books like Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1) by Lisa Kleypas

Transform Your Habits

A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)

Sarah MacLean

3.93

Transform Your Habits

Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart (Love By Numbers, #3)

Sarah MacLean

3.99

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Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove, #4)

Tessa Dare , Julie Guinard

4.03

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A Night to Surrender (Spindle Cove, #1)

Tessa Dare

3.74

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