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Mary Alice Monroe Author Read Alikes May 16, 2017 |
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If you enjoy reading books by Mary Alice Monroe try these authors.
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All Summer Long by Dorothea Benton FrankA Southern gentleman and his talented New York wife return to his home in the lush Carolina lowcountry, where they endure a summer of transitions while observing the impact of seasonal choices on the lives of neighbors and visitors.
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Wild Mountain Thyme by Rosamunde PilcherTwo years after playwright Oliver Dobbs abandons her in pursuit of fame and success, Victoria agrees to flee with him, almost against her will, to the Highlands of Scotland and to a future filled with uncertainty.
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Free Fall by Fern MichaelsYoko Akia's mother, a teenager whom a rich American tricked into joining a twisted prostitution ring, died young after giving birth to a baby girl, and Yoko now seeks the help of her friends in punishing her father and avenging her mother's mistreatment and death
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A Woman Betrayed by Barbara DelinskyWhen her husband Jeff mysteriously disappears, Laura Frye begins discovering surprising secrets about the man she begins to realize she never really knew.
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When We Were Sisters by Emilie RichardsSuperstar singer-songwriter Cecilia lives life on the edge, but when a former close friend from foster care, Robin, is nearly killed in an accident, Cecilia drops everything to be with her.
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Before We Were Yours : A Novel by Lisa WingateA tale inspired by firsthand accounts about the notoriously corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society follows the efforts of a Baltimore assistant D.A. to uncover her parents' fateful secrets in the wake of a political attack and a chance encounter with a stranger.
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The All You Can Dream Buffet : A Novel by Barbara O'NealDetermined to find someone worthy to be her heir, 84-year-old foodie queen Lavender Willis invites her three closest online friends, all foodie bloggers of different ages and backgrounds, to her organic farm where she hopes one of them will follow in her footsteps.
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A Summer in Europe by Marilyn Brant"On her thirtieth birthday, Gwendolyn Reese receives an unexpected present from her widowed Aunt Bea: a grand tour of Europe in the company of Bea's Sudoku and Mahjongg Club. The prospect isn't entirely appealing. But when the gift she is expecting--an engagement ring from her boyfriend--doesn't materialize,
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From a Distant Star by Karen McQuestionEmma rejoices when her boyfriend Lucas returns from the brink of death, but she begins to question if Lucas is the same boy or if the UFO she found on his family's farm holds the key to his recovery
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The Peach Keeper : A Novel by Sarah Addison AllenReturning to the hometown of her youth after a failed marriage, Willa struggles to find her place in a community where she no longer feels like she belongs, uncovers a 60-year family feud and falls for a strangely secretive man.
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Seized by Seduction by Brenda JacksonEx-con turned bodyguard Quasar Patterson is determined to watch over the mysterious psychic investigator Dr. Randi Fuller, especially when she's drawn into a dangerous gang rivalry. .
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The Idea of Love by Patti Callahan HenryAfter widow Ella and struggling writer Hunter meet in Watersend, South Carolina, their budding romance is threatened by their dark pasts, and the lies used to cover them.
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A Long Time Gone by Karen WhiteBreaking her vow never to return to the Mississippi Delta, Vivien Walker heads home to find her dear grandmother dead and her estranged mother showing signs of senility.
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First Comes Love by Emily GiffinWhile Meredith becomes increasingly unsure about the strength of her bond with her seemingly perfect husband and daughter, her once-happily single sister, Josie, frantically dates and considers her options in her desperation to have a baby.
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Family Tree : A Novel by Susan WiggsWaking up from a coma after a shattering accident, Manhattan television producer Annie Harlow retreats to her childhood home on a Vermont maple farm, where she reconnects with loved ones while cooking her grandmother's recipes and uncovering a family mystery.
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Indian Summer by Marcia WillettRetreating from his celebrity life to his quiet home in rural Devon, a renowned actor is joined by a friend from London who is wondering how to reply to a former love who has written, asking to reconcile during a summer marked by devastating secrets.
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An Unexpected Grace by Kristin Von KreislerStruggling to make sense of a traumatic office shooting, Lila Elliot finds an unexpected bond with an abused golden retriever she is recruited to care for during her recuperation from her injuries
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Every Wild Heart : A Novel by Meg DonohueA popular radio host whose career was launched years earlier by an on-air rant about her unfaithful husband struggles with falling in love in career-risking ways, an obsessed stalker and her socially fearful teen daughter, who emerges from a riding accident with a high-risk new personality.
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The Secret of Happy Ever After by Lucy DillonHired by stubborn businesswoman Michelle to manage a neglected bookshop, Anna works to escape her demanding stepkids and hyper Dalmatian and transforms the shop, her customers and her employer through her love of classics, which impart wisdom when trouble arrives.
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The Distance Home by Orly KonigAfter the death of her father, Emma Metz, still haunted by a tragic childhood accident, reluctantly returns to her Maryland hometown where she uncovers a history of lies tying her broken family to the one place she thought she could never return—her girlhood sanctuary, Jumping Frog Farm.
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Lawyer for the Cat by Lee RobinsonRepresenting a host of Charleston's most notorious defendants in the aftermath of her divorce, successful lawyer Sally Baynard finds herself advocating on behalf of a feline beneficiary of a multimillion-dollar trust who is at the center of a custody battle among three potential caregivers.
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Fly by Night by Andrea ThalasinosIn the wake of losing critical lab funding, marine biologist Amelia Drakos discovers her late father's double life, the existence of an older half-brother and an inherited property on Lake Superior where she finds an abandoned litter of wolf hybrid pups that bring chaos into her life.
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The Dog Year : A Novel by Ann Wertz GarvinHaving lost her husband and unborn baby in a tragic accident and subsequently caught stealing medicine from her own hospital, well-respected surgeon Lucy Peterman must find her salvation in a ragtag group of dog-loving fellow addicts if she is going keep her medical license.
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