21 Best contemporary books like Before Us by Jewel E. Ann

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Before Us

By: Jewel E. Ann

4.36

Format: 444 pages, Paperback

I never saw him coming. I didn’t know what would happen after my client found me sleeping in my …

"Embrace humility because it will make you stronger than the most stubborn pride"

-Jewel E. Ann, Before Us

"Embrace humility because it will make you stronger than the most stubborn pride"

-Jewel E. Ann, Before Us

"Labels shouldn't matter. Deep down, I know this. But sometimes a label feels like validation. Validation of one's feelings. Validation of one's intentions."

-Jewel E. Ann, Before Us

"Labels shouldn't matter. Deep down, I know this. But sometimes a label feels like validation. Validation of one's feelings. Validation of one's intentions."

-Jewel E. Ann, Before Us

If you liked the contemporary plot in Before Us by Jewel E. Ann , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Older

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.13

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

Before he discovered my age, he uncovered my heart. Bruised and abused, and victim to a loveless… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's Older book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • contemporary
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2. A Pessimist's Guide to Love (Heartsong, #2)

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.03

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Book Two Within the tangled roots of grief, we stand to lose so much. But no one ever acknowledg… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's A Pessimist's Guide to Love (Heartsong, #2) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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3. An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak (Heartsong, #1)

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.20

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Dear Diary, There once was a girl with fireflies in her eyes and music in her soul. (Remember… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak (Heartsong, #1) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • illness
  • audiobook
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4. This Life and All the Rest (Next Life, #2)

By: Brit Benson

4.30

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

She thinks our story is over. It’s just beginning. Lennon Washington has been the star of eve… read more

Similar categories in Brit Benson's This Life and All the Rest (Next Life, #2) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Love of My Next Life (Next Life, #1)

By: Brit Benson

4.16

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

I calmed his demons. He created mine. Macon Davis. My best friend’s brother. My tormentor. … read more

Similar categories in Brit Benson's The Love of My Next Life (Next Life, #1) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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6. Maestro

By: Auden Dar

4.44

Format: 775 pages, Kindle Edition

For some, first love is a fleeting spark heralding the greater loves to come. For others, first lov… read more

Similar categories in Auden Dar's Maestro book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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7. June First

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.24

Format: 474 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of Still Beating comes another standalone forbidden romance turning something broke… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's June First book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"There are worse things than loving the wrong person. And that's losing them."

-Jennifer Hartmann, June First

"You're not responsible for the way others react to what you need to do to get better."

-Jennifer Hartmann, June First

"No relationship comes without a fight, but it has to be worth fighting for. It has to be worth all the sacrifices you'll inevitably have to make."

-Jennifer Hartmann, June First

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8. The Wrong Heart

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.47

Format: 394 pages, Kindle Edition

When my husband died, he left my broken heart behind. He left another heart behind, too—his. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's The Wrong Heart book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • death
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Parker’s eyebrows dip, but his gaze slides back up to mine. “To love someone that much."

-Jennifer Hartmann, The Wrong Heart

"Mistakes make us human. Mistakes have the potential to mold us into better, stronger people."

-Jennifer Hartmann, The Wrong Heart

"Finality has a particular way of making you see every small, precious thing. It opens your eyes with a newfound appreciation for everything that is present and tangible."

-Jennifer Hartmann, The Wrong Heart

"People smile too much. I never understood it. Smiles should be saved for things that bring us real joy, and we give them away so easily, so carelessly. To strangers on the street—to people we don't e…"

-Jennifer Hartmann, The Wrong Heart

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9. Before Us

By: Jewel E. Ann

4.36

Format: 444 pages, Paperback

I never saw him coming. I didn’t know what would happen after my client found me sleeping in my … read more

Similar categories in Jewel E. Ann's Before Us book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • death
  • marriage
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • illness
  • audiobook
"Embrace humility because it will make you stronger than the most stubborn pride"

-Jewel E. Ann, Before Us

"Labels shouldn't matter. Deep down, I know this. But sometimes a label feels like validation. Validation of one's feelings. Validation of one's intentions."

-Jewel E. Ann, Before Us

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10. The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1)

By: Elizabeth O'Roark

4.04

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

He was my boyfriend’s best friend—and the bane of my existence. I wanted to hate Luke Taylor. I did… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth O'Roark's The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • audiobook
"He was always going to forgive me. I can be flawed, I can do terrible things, and his love for me will always be bigger than that."

-Elizabeth O'Roark, The Summer We Fell (The Summer, #1)

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11. The Lovely Return

By: Carian Cole

4.34

Format: 524 pages, Kindle Edition

What if love can transcend time and death? When I was three years old, I started drawing a house… read more

Similar categories in Carian Cole's The Lovely Return book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • death
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
"The undercurrent of us is still there- still buzzing with buried secrets and longings that words are too weak to touch."

-Carian Cole, The Lovely Return

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12. Coda (Duet, #2)

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.25

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Six years ago, I hit rock bottom. In a desperate attempt to pull myself from the ashes, I had to… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's Coda (Duet, #2) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • contemporary
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13. Aria (Duet, #1)

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.13

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

When the lead singer of my rock band sets his sights on a pretty waitress, I’ll do whatever it take… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's Aria (Duet, #1) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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14. Sweet Chaos (Love and Chaos, #2)

By: Emery Rose Andrews

4.17

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

𝗗𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁. 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲. 𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 … read more

Similar categories in Emery Rose Andrews's Sweet Chaos (Love and Chaos, #2) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
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15. Wilder Love (Love and Chaos, #1)

By: Emery Rose Andrews

4.19

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

I was his weakness. He was my strength. Until I destroyed him. I was infatuated with Shane Wilde… read more

Similar categories in Emery Rose Andrews's Wilder Love (Love and Chaos, #1) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. The Coldest Winter

By: Brittainy C. Cherry

4.03

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

I didn’t know he was forbidden until after our one night stand… ⁣ I met Milo Corti during his sel… read more

Similar categories in Brittainy C. Cherry's The Coldest Winter book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. The Choice (Star-Crossed Lovers Duet, #1)

By: Ashley Jade

4.36

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

The world thought I belonged to another man... they were wrong. He was the mysterious dark knig… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Jade's The Choice (Star-Crossed Lovers Duet, #1) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • adult
  • contemporary
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18. The Space Between Love & Hate (The Space Between Duet #1)

By: Melissa Toppen

4.07

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

I remember the first time I saw Sutton Barnett in perfect detail- like a fragment of time suspended… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Toppen's The Space Between Love & Hate (The Space Between Duet #1) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Until August (Love and Chaos, #3)

By: Emery Rose Andrews

4.32

Format: 470 pages, Kindle Edition

I fell in love with two men. But fate would decide which one I could keep. When I met Cruz Vega,… read more

Similar categories in Emery Rose Andrews's Until August (Love and Chaos, #3) book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Catch the Sun

By: Jennifer Hartmann

4.43

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

"Kissing you feels like catching the sun…" At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning wer… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Hartmann's Catch the Sun book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance
  • audiobook
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21. Falling Like Stars

By: Emma Scott

4.18

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

In the dazzling world of Hollywood where fame and glamour reign supreme, award-winning megastar Zac… read more

Similar categories in Emma Scott's Falling Like Stars book and Jewel E. Ann's Before Us

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • family
  • contemporary

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Jennifer Hartmann

4.03

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An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak (Heartsong, #1)

Jennifer Hartmann

4.20

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This Life and All the Rest (Next Life, #2)

Brit Benson

4.30

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This Life and All the Rest (Next Life, #2)

Brit Benson

4.30

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The Love of My Next Life (Next Life, #1)

Brit Benson

4.16

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Elsie Silver

4.10

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Laura Pavlov

4.26

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