19 Top adult fiction books like The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick

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The Little Italian Hotel

By: Phaedra Patrick

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When a relationship expert’s own marriage falls apart, she invites four strangers to Italy for a va…

"She now knew that heartache could be loud or quiet. Sometimes it needed to make itself known to the world, and other varieties needed space and time to settle down on their own."

-Phaedra Patrick, The Little Italian Hotel

If you liked the adult fiction plot in The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Five-Star Weekend

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend … read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's The Five-Star Weekend book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She weighs the decision for a moment, then butters the baguette and pops it in her mouth. It's so delicious that she doesn't care if they have to roll her off the island in a wheelbarrow."

-Elin Hilderbrand, The Five-Star Weekend

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2. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

Cover of Famous in a Small Town by Viola Shipman

3. Famous in a Small Town

By: Viola Shipman

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

For most of her eighty years, Mary Jackson has endured the steady invasion of tourists, influencers… read more

Similar categories in Viola Shipman's Famous in a Small Town book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"He throws his arms open, and I hug him. In a world - and school system - where hugs are not often allowed anymore, I still hug. I know sometimes that can make a huge difference in the life of a child…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

"I finally understand that there is no age limit on growth and self-discovery. We see our lives and ourselves in different chapters, different versions, through different perspectives as we age. We ar…"

-Viola Shipman, Famous in a Small Town

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4. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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5. 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 Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • audiobook
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6. The Summer Skies

By: Jenny Colgan

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of nor… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's The Summer Skies book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

Similar categories in Janet Skeslien Charles's Miss Morgan's Book Brigade book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

8. At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities

By: Heather Webber

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives … read more

Similar categories in Heather Webber's At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Little Village of Book Lovers by Nina George

9. The Little Village of Book Lovers

By: Nina George

3.41

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A young woman with the extraordinary power to bring soulmates together searches for her own true lo… read more

Similar categories in Nina George's The Little Village of Book Lovers book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

10. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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11. 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 Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Swan Song (Nantucket, #4)

By: Elin Hilderbrand

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In the grand finale of "queen of the beach read" Elin Hilderbrand's beloved Nantucket novels, there… read more

Similar categories in Elin Hilderbrand's Swan Song (Nantucket, #4) book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle

13. Expiration Dates

By: Rebecca Serle

3.65

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Being single is like playing the lottery. There’s always the chance that with one piece of paper yo… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Serle's Expiration Dates book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"We have to be cracked open sometimes. We have to be cracked open sometimes to let anything good in. What I see now, emerging in the mirror, is this one, simple truth: learning to be broken is learnin…"

-Rebecca Serle, Expiration Dates

"There is nothing more terrifying than lying in a hospital bed and knowing your mom can't fix it. That she can't make it better. That no amount of bargaining with any doctor will carry you -- the both…"

-Rebecca Serle, Expiration Dates

"Joel and I don’t work because he’s my person, we work because I feel like I can be every bad and impossible version of myself with him. I can change. And it’s not even that I know he’ll still love me…"

-Rebecca Serle, Expiration Dates

"I often wonder what our responsibility is to other people, how much we owe them. Whose job is it to look out for our own happiness, Us, or the people who love us? It's both, of course. We owe ourselv…"

-Rebecca Serle, Expiration Dates

Cover of The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons

14. The Air Raid Book Club

By: Annie Lyons

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn’t feel the same to Gertie Bingham ever since the death of he… read more

Similar categories in Annie Lyons's The Air Raid Book Club book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress. Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit? A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and…"

-Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

Cover of The Little Italian Hotel by Phaedra Patrick

15. The Little Italian Hotel

By: Phaedra Patrick

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

When a relationship expert’s own marriage falls apart, she invites four strangers to Italy for a va… read more

Similar categories in Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • italy
  • travel
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"She now knew that heartache could be loud or quiet. Sometimes it needed to make itself known to the world, and other varieties needed space and time to settle down on their own."

-Phaedra Patrick, The Little Italian Hotel

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 Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Spectacular by Fiona  Davis

17. The Spectacular

By: Fiona Davis

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis transports us back to 1950s Manhattan and the glamoro… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Davis's The Spectacular book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"As they moved into the kick line for the big finale, her body tingled with anticipation and suddenly they were kicking in perfect tandem as the audience broke out into applause."

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

"She turned to see Peter leaning against the building a few feet away. He wore a navy peacoat and a woolen cap over his head, and some of his curls peeked out from the sides. His eyes were blue and br…"

-Fiona Davis, The Spectacular

Cover of The Beach at Summerly by Beatriz Williams

18. The Beach at Summerly

By: Beatriz Williams

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams returns with a ravishing summer read, taking readers bac… read more

Similar categories in Beatriz Williams's The Beach at Summerly book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club

By: Julia Bryan Thomas

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For readers of Martha Hall Kelly and Beatriz Williams comes poignant historical fiction that remind… read more

Similar categories in Julia Bryan Thomas's The Radcliffe Ladies’ Reading Club book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • adult fiction
  • womens fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore

20. The Lonely Hearts Book Club

By: Lucy Gilmore

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Sloane Parker lives a small, contained life as a librarian in her small, contained town. She never … read more

Similar categories in Lucy Gilmore's The Lonely Hearts Book Club book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Everywhere I looked was honesty and love. Love most of all."

-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club

"They became a love letter of words and sentiment--and one that was addressed entirely to me."

-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club

"We could only choose which path to take to our destination. What happened along the way was entirely up to chance."

-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club

"More than anything, kuds need to know they have a soft spot to land. Your Bella? She knows. She'll know it until the day she dies."

-Lucy Gilmore, The Lonely Hearts Book Club

Cover of The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2) by Steven  Rowley

21. The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2)

By: Steven Rowley

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Patrick O'Hara is called back to his guncle duties . . . This time for a big family wedding in Ita… read more

Similar categories in Steven Rowley's The Guncle Abroad (The Guncle, #2) book and Phaedra Patrick's The Little Italian Hotel

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • travel
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook

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