19 must-read fiction books like Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Cover of Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns with the next book in her Chi…

"He was her kid, but she was flustered. When children were young, parents were in control, but when they grew up, the kids called the shots, and if she hovered, said the wrong thing, he might distance her again."

-Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

"He was her kid, but she was flustered. When children were young, parents were in control, but when they grew up, the kids called the shots, and if she hovered, said the wrong thing, he might distance her again."

-Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

If you liked the fiction plot in Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of The Summer Book Club by Susan Mallery

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 Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Friendship Club by Robyn Carr

2. 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 Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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3. Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Night Island (The Lost Night Files, #2) by Jayne Ann Krentz

4. The Night Island (The Lost Night Files, #2)

By: Jayne Ann Krentz

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of … read more

Similar categories in Jayne Ann Krentz's The Night Island (The Lost Night Files, #2) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. The Bright Spot (Sunrise Cove, #5)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a heartwarming story ab… read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Bright Spot (Sunrise Cove, #5) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • 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 Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • 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

Cover of The Talk of Coyote Canyon (Coyote Canyon, #2) by Brenda Novak

7. The Talk of Coyote Canyon (Coyote Canyon, #2)

By: Brenda Novak

4.20

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s not here to make friends. She’s here to make trouble. With her piercings, tattoos and spik… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's The Talk of Coyote Canyon (Coyote Canyon, #2) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Summer We Started Over by Nancy Thayer

8. 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 Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • chick lit
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews

9. 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 Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts

10. The Best Life Book Club

By: Sheila Roberts

3.78

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

It started as a book club. It became a way to build a better life together. Karissa Newcomb is r… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Roberts's The Best Life Book Club book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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11. Mind Games

By: Nora Roberts

4.40

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy an… read more

Similar categories in Nora Roberts's Mind Games book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

12. Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

By: Susan Elizabeth Phillips

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns with the next book in her Chi… read more

Similar categories in Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • sports romance
  • sports
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"He was her kid, but she was flustered. When children were young, parents were in control, but when they grew up, the kids called the shots, and if she hovered, said the wrong thing, he might distance…"

-Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

Cover of The Messy Life of Jane Tanner (Coyote Canyon, #3) by Brenda Novak

13. The Messy Life of Jane Tanner (Coyote Canyon, #3)

By: Brenda Novak

4.08

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

When your life is chaotic, what’s one more complication? Jane Tanner’s friends are settling down… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's The Messy Life of Jane Tanner (Coyote Canyon, #3) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

14. The Rom-Commers

By: Katherine Center

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

She’s rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own? Emma Wheeler desperately longs to … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Center's The Rom-Commers book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
"We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"If my life were a screenplay, I'd end the story right there and roll credits - and then maybe rewind and watch it again."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"But, it was okay. We don't get to know the whole story all at once. And where we're headed matters so much less than how we get there."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

"Humanity at its worst is an easy story to tell - but it's not the only story. Because the more we can imagine our better selves, the more we can become them."

-Katherine Center, The Rom-Commers

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15. Tourist Season

By: Brenda Novak

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A summer by the ocean promises new beginnings—until old secrets resurface. Ismay Chalmers is rea… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's Tourist Season book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Every Single Secret by Christina Dodd

16. Every Single Secret

By: Christina Dodd

3.61

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd comes a twisty emotional thriller about a wom… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dodd's Every Single Secret book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Summer Escape (Sunrise Cove, #6) by Jill Shalvis

17. The Summer Escape (Sunrise Cove, #6)

By: Jill Shalvis

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Secrets are revealed and forbidden sparks ignited in this sizzling Sunrise Cove tale of enemies to … read more

Similar categories in Jill Shalvis's The Summer Escape (Sunrise Cove, #6) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Love Shack by Lori Foster

18. The Love Shack

By: Lori Foster

4.13

Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition

They’ve been trying to avoid each other.But this town has other ideas… When Berkley Carr opened The… read more

Similar categories in Lori Foster's The Love Shack book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
Cover of Taming a Heartbreaker: Spicy Black Romance by Brenda Jackson

19. Taming a Heartbreaker: Spicy Black Romance

By: Brenda Jackson

4.29

Format: 395 pages, Kindle Edition

Taming a Heartbreaker by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson—Part of the bestselling W… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Jackson's Taming a Heartbreaker: Spicy Black Romance book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
Cover of Rocky Start (Rocky Start, #1) by Jennifer Crusie

20. Rocky Start (Rocky Start, #1)

By: Jennifer Crusie

4.61

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

Rose Malone’s landlord and employer has just died and now she has no idea if she has a job or if sh… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Crusie's Rocky Start (Rocky Start, #1) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

  • romance
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Tying the Knot (Whiskey Creek, #11) by Brenda Novak

21. Tying the Knot (Whiskey Creek, #11)

By: Brenda Novak

4.25

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Tying the Knot by New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak They’re taking a chance on love… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Novak's Tying the Knot (Whiskey Creek, #11) book and Susan Elizabeth Phillips's Simply the Best (Chicago Stars, #10)

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