17 best-selling fiction books like The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight

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The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew…

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1. Goal (St. Louis Sires #1)

By: Alexandria House

4.12

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

For Maleek Jones, hockey is his wife. Everything and everyone else is his mistress, an aside. When … read more

Similar categories in Alexandria House's Goal (St. Louis Sires #1) book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • contemporary
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2. Hold You Down

By: Tracy Brown

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Hold You Down is an edgy novel from rising star Tracy Brown about the perils of love and the ties t… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Hold You Down book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american
  • audiobook
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3. The Light on Halsey Street

By: Vanessa Miller

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two girls’ lives are irrevocably intertwined the summer of 1985 in the streets of Brooklyn, New Yor… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The Light on Halsey Street book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Somebody's Wife

By: Robbi Renee

4.39

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

“Jemma had me at hello… but she was somebody’s wife.” Dr. Ezekiel Green is ready to make a fresh… read more

Similar categories in Robbi Renee's Somebody's Wife book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • african american
  • audiobook
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5. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

By: Kennedy Ryan

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more

Similar categories in Kennedy Ryan's This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2) book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • african american
  • audiobook
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6. Double Lives

By: Mary Monroe

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns with an outrageous new tale of … read more

Similar categories in Mary Monroe's Double Lives book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • historical
  • african american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Life is a gift. You need to live."

-Mary Monroe, Double Lives

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7. The Thing About Home

By: Rhonda McKnight

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Home is not a place—it’s a feeling. Casey Black needs an escape. When her picture-perfect vow renew… read more

Similar categories in Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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8. Holding

By: Alexandria House

4.11

Format: None pages, ebook

Childhood neighbors, enemies, best friends, lovers, enemies, Sires lineman Terrence Ford and his ex… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria House's Holding book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • contemporary
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9. A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

By: Tia Williams

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An epic love story one hundred years in the making… Leap years are a strange, enchanted time. An… read more

Similar categories in Tia Williams's A Love Song for Ricki Wilde book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And know this: the villain depends on who's telling the story."

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Breeze was a share cropper. His whole family was. He was born in Fallon, South Carolina a dusty wretched town to a long line of men named Ezra Walker. His first son would be named Ezra, too. No clue …"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"To me, love is like listening to an album. Some people skip to their favorite songs and ignore the rest. Other people listen to the entire album over and over until it's familiar and cherished and th…"

-Tia Williams, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

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10. Assist (St. Louis Sires 3)

By: Alexandria House

4.45

Format: None pages, ebook

The Center for the St. Louis Sires has lived an undeniably good life, but something has always been… read more

Similar categories in Alexandria House's Assist (St. Louis Sires 3) book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • audiobook
  • chick lit
  • contemporary
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11. Brooklyn

By: Tracy Brown

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Brown's Brooklyn book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • audiobook
  • african american
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3) by Sunny Hostin

13. Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3)

By: Sunny Hostin

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The View  cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach… read more

Similar categories in Sunny Hostin's Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3) book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • african american
  • audiobook
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14. I Am Ayah: The Way Home

By: Donna Hill

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set amid Sag Harbor’s vibrant African American history, bestselling author Donna Hill weaves a stun… read more

Similar categories in Donna Hill's I Am Ayah: The Way Home book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • audiobook
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15. When I Think of You

By: Myah Ariel

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In this sweeping second chance romance from debut author Myah Ariel, the unexpected spark of two fo… read more

Similar categories in Myah Ariel's When I Think of You book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • african american
  • audiobook
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16. The Good Ones Are Taken

By: Taj McCoy

3.55

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Maggie's best friend admits he's in love with her, she'll have to decide whether it's worth gi… read more

Similar categories in Taj McCoy's The Good Ones Are Taken book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • african american
  • audiobook
Cover of From Come Over To Come Home (Brookwood Book 1) by Jahquel J.

17. From Come Over To Come Home (Brookwood Book 1)

By: Jahquel J.

4.34

Format: 267 pages, Kindle Edition

Wren Michelle is the top real estate agent in North CarolinaShe resides in Brookwood, an upcoming c… read more

Similar categories in Jahquel J.'s From Come Over To Come Home (Brookwood Book 1) book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • african american
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Sisters with a Side of Greens

By: Michelle Stimpson

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

"A charming novel about sisterhood, regrets, and second chances, [with] a peek into Southern comfo… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Stimpson's Sisters with a Side of Greens book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • audiobook
  • christian fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"This ain't no time for you to be a deadbeat sister. Again." I gasped. "Deadbeat? Again?" Kerresha dragged her suitcase up the steps, now. "Absent. Estranged. Not present. Whatever you want to call it…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"Cooking with Momma's spices helped Marvina process. Never mind she didn't have enough people in the house to eat everything she laid out for preparation. Several pies, pork chops, chicken, greens, ma…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"We stood still, the tenderness between us almost tangible. The scent of the spices, human empathy, and plain old muscle memory combined to re-create the gooey magnetism of being near Marvina again. F…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

"I sprinkled a dose of Momma's seasoning into my cupped hand and dipped my tongue into the tiny pool of memories I knew one taste would evoke. Salty, savory, smoky, full of earthy flavors that somehow…"

-Michelle Stimpson, Sisters with a Side of Greens

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19. The Secret to a Southern Wedding (Peachtree Cove)

By: Synithia Williams

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

An emotional and witty story of love, forgiveness, and second chances as the race to the wedding da… read more

Similar categories in Synithia Williams's The Secret to a Southern Wedding (Peachtree Cove) book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
Cover of No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship by Sheryl Lister

20. No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

By: Sheryl Lister

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Four friends, three struggling relationships, and one final wish: find your happiness. Both heartwa… read more

Similar categories in Sheryl Lister's No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • african american
  • audiobook
"Hell, there are real sisters out there who aren't as close as we are. [...] I know life has thrown us more curveballs than we can catch, but as long as you have each other, you can win this game call…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

"Over 15 years ago we pledged our Sisterhood. And promised we would always be there for each other. Today, we renew that commitment. Diane continued. To accept each other with all our flaws. Give enco…"

-Sheryl Lister, No Reservations: A Novel of Friendship

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21. Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1)

By: Danielle Allen

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Bridget Jones’s Diary meets Survival of the Thickest in Danielle Allen’s CURVY GIRL SUMMER, a smoki… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Allen's Curvy Girl Summer (Curve, #1) book and Rhonda McKnight's The Thing About Home

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • african american
  • audiobook

17 must-read contemporary books like The Thing About Home by Rhonda McKnight

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Goal (St. Louis Sires #1)

Alexandria House

4.12

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Hold You Down

Tracy Brown

4.35

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The Light on Halsey Street

Vanessa Miller

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Somebody's Wife

Robbi Renee

4.39

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15 Best contemporary books like Holding by Alexandria House

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Release Me If You Can

Christina C. Jones

3.02

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Strictly Professional

Christina C. Jones

4.48

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Somebody's Wife

Robbi Renee

4.39

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Holding

Alexandria House

4.11

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