20 must-read fiction books like The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman

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The Edge of Summer

By: Viola Shipman

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author Viola Shipman delights with this captivating summertime escape set along the spa…

"Just when you think life is stable, the unknown strikes out of nowhere, and your entire world is poisoned, and you don’t know if life will ever be right again."

-Viola Shipman, The Edge of Summer

"Just when you think life is stable, the unknown strikes out of nowhere, and your entire world is poisoned, and you don’t know if life will ever be right again."

-Viola Shipman, The Edge of Summer

If you liked the fiction plot in The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Summer Book Club

By: Susan Mallery

3.84

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The rules of summer book club are simple: •  No sad books •  No pressure •  Yessssss, wine! … read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Summer Book Club book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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2. The Happiness Plan

By: Susan Mallery

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Three women search for joy in #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s new novel of hop… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Happiness Plan book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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3. The Friendship Club

By: Robyn Carr

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together at a tumultuous time in their lives, forging an unbreakable bond that will… read more

Similar categories in Robyn Carr's The Friendship Club book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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4. The Boardwalk Bookshop

By: Susan Mallery

3.86

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery—a story of friends who become family, givin… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Boardwalk Bookshop book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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5. Home Sweet Christmas (Wishing Tree, #2)

By: Susan Mallery

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

With twinkling humor and heartfelt Christmas spirit, two friends find love in a town called Wishing… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's Home Sweet Christmas (Wishing Tree, #2) book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"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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7. The Edge of Summer

By: Viola Shipman

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author Viola Shipman delights with this captivating summertime escape set along the spa… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Just when you think life is stable, the unknown strikes out of nowhere, and your entire world is poisoned, and you don’t know if life will ever be right again."

-Viola Shipman, The Edge of Summer

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8. The Seaside Library

By: Brenda Novak

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bookstore on the Beach There are secrets that br… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's The Seaside Library book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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9. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
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10. The Sister Effect

By: Susan Mallery

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Beloved bestselling author Susan Mallery brings readers an emotional, witty, and heartfelt story th… read more

Similar categories in Susan Mallery's The Sister Effect book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. Summers at the Saint

By: Mary Kay Andrews

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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12. Welcome to Beach Town

By: Susan Wiggs

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Beloved  New York Times  bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale o… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's Welcome to Beach Town book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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13. The Summer of Songbirds

By: Kristy Woodson Harvey

3.97

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Four women come together to save the summer camp that changed their lives and rediscover themselves… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Woodson Harvey's The Summer of Songbirds book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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14. All the Days of Summer

By: Nancy Thayer

4.02

Format: 330 pages, Hardcover

Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts--complete with a husband who runs his ow… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's All the Days of Summer book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. The Best Is Yet to Come

By: Debbie Macomber

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When a woman alone in the world bravely chooses to open her heart, two lost souls have a new chance… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Macomber's The Best Is Yet to Come book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

16. Bright Lights, Big Christmas

By: Mary Kay Andrews

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Santa Suit, co… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kay Andrews's Bright Lights, Big Christmas book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
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17. Out of the Clear Blue Sky

By: Kristan Higgins

4.22

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

A funny and surprising new novel about second chances--and why the lies we tell ourselves are the m… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Out of the Clear Blue Sky book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"What no one tells you is that there will be a last time you ever carry your child. A last time you tuck them in. A last time they run into your arms off the school bus. All through his infancy, Dylan…"

-Kristan Higgins, Out of the Clear Blue Sky

Cover of Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4) by Susan Wiggs

18. Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

By: Susan Wiggs

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookshop brings readers a can't-miss ta… read more

Similar categories in Susan Wiggs's Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4) book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
"Is she pretty?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"It’s a Kalahari diamond,"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"What kind of books do you like?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

"Do you wish I’d given you to some rich people to raise like that Falcon girl?"

-Susan Wiggs, Sugar and Salt (Bella Vista Chronicles, #4)

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19. My Magnolia Summer

By: Victoria Benton Frank

3.78

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Escape to the South Carolina Lowcountry, where family bonds and hidden secrets run deep. In thi… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Benton Frank's My Magnolia Summer book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • family
  • audiobook
"Omitting the truth is also lying."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Are you planning on kissing me behind a haystack or something?" "Oh, I plan on a lot worse, Maggie."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"Maybe violets don't have thorns like roses, or heavy fragrances like lilies or magnolias, but they are just as strong."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

"I unrolled my knife bag and saw all my old friends staring back at me. Some girls liked diamonds, some liked pearls, but just give me a good knife. Knives are sexy, that's all there is to it."

-Victoria Benton Frank, My Magnolia Summer

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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 Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

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

-Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life

Cover of Magic Season: A Son's Story by Wade Rouse

21. Magic Season: A Son's Story

By: Wade Rouse

4.40

Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition

*A Michigan Notable Book of 2022*"Honest, authentic, heartbreaking and healing. I devoured it in on… read more

Similar categories in Wade Rouse's Magic Season: A Son's Story book and Viola Shipman's The Edge of Summer

  • family
  • audiobook

20 must-read contemporary books like The Edge of Summer by Viola Shipman

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Susan Mallery

3.84

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The Happiness Plan

Susan Mallery

3.91

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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The Boardwalk Bookshop

Susan Mallery

3.86

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The Five-Star Weekend

Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

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The Friendship Club

Robyn Carr

3.82

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Must Love Flowers

Debbie Macomber

4.17

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Pamela M. Kelley

3.95

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