Recommendations based on The First Husbandby Laura Dave

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  1. Hello, Sunshine

    by Laura Dave
    Celebrity chef Sunshine Mackenzie's perfect life is upended when her secrets are exposed. She must rebuild her career and relationships from scratch.

    Sunshine Mackenzie has it all…until her secrets come to light. Sunshine Mackenzie is living the dream—she’s a culinary star with millions of fans, a line of #1 bestselling cookbooks, and a devoted ... (Goodreads)

  2. The Guest Cottage

    by Nancy Thayer
    A couple's summer rental of their guest cottage to a young woman and her six-year-old son leads to unexpected romance and self-discovery.

    Sensible thirty-six-year-old Sophie Anderson has always known what to do. She knows her role in life: supportive wife of a successful architect and calm, capable mother of two. But on a warm summer ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Party

    by Robyn Harding
    A sweet sixteen party goes awry, revealing dark secrets and testing the limits of friendship and family.

    Robyn Harding’s domestic drama, hailed as “tense and riveting” by Megan Miranda,, New York Times, bestselling author of, All the Missing Girls, explores the aftermath of a sweet sixteen birthday ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. Night Road

    by Kristin Hannah
    A mother's journey of self-discovery, as she struggles to overcome tragedy.

    For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Tell No One

    by Harlan Coben
    A man's quest to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of his wife, uncovering a deeper mystery.

    For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night ... (Goodreads)

  6. Escape

    by Barbara Delinsky
    A woman escapes her abusive husband and starts a new life, but her past catches up with her.

    In her luminous new novel, Barbara Delinsky explores every woman’s desire to abandon the endless obligations of work and marriage—and the idea that the most passionate romance can be found with the ... (Goodreads)

  7. Family Tree

    by Susan Wiggs
    A woman discovers secrets about her family's past while restoring a historic family home.

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful, emotionally complex story of love, loss, the pain of the past—and the promise of the future. Sometimes the greatest dream starts with ... (Barnes & Noble)

  8. Finding Perfect

    by Susan Mallery
    A woman struggles to find love and acceptance while dealing with her mother's mental illness.

    When Pia O'Brian's best friend dies, Pia expects to inherit her cherished cat. Instead, the woman leaves Pia three frozen embryos. With a disastrous track record in the romance department and the ... (Goodreads)

  9. I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You

    by Courtney Maum
    A struggling artist tries to win back his wife after cheating on her. Set in Paris, it explores love, art, and the complexities of relationships.

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette meets Beautiful Ruins in this reverse love story set in Paris and London about a failed monogamist's attempts to answer the question: Is it really possible to fall back in ... (Goodreads)

  10. Only Yours

    by Susan Mallery
    A woman falls for her best friend's brother, but their pasts threaten to keep them apart. Can they overcome their fears and find love?

    Montana Hendrix has found her calling—working with therapy dogs. With a career she loves in a hometown she adores, she's finally ready to look for her own happily ever after. Could one of her dogs ... (Goodreads)

  11. No One Knows

    by J.T. Ellison
    Aubrey Hamilton's husband disappeared on their fifth wedding anniversary. Five years later, he's declared dead, but Aubrey isn't convinced.

    In this riveting and complex thriller from the author of, Lie to Me, a woman must figure out if she’s losing her mind, or if her husband has really returned from the dead... The day Aubrey Hamilton’s ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. Don't You Cry

    by Mary Kubica
    A thrilling mystery about a missing woman and a roommate who may not be who she seems.

    In downtown Chicago, Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting letter addressed to My Dearest is found among her possessions, leaving her roommate Quinn Collins to ... (Goodreads)

  13. The Arrangement

    by Sarah Dunn
    A married couple decides to explore an open relationship, leading to unexpected consequences and self-discovery.

    National Bestseller: A hilarious and emotionally charged novel about a couple who embark on an open marriage-what could possibly go wrong? Lucy and Owen, ambitious, thoroughly-therapized New Yorkers, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  14. Any Dream Will Do

    by Debbie Macomber
    A woman rebuilds her life after being released from prison, finding hope and love through a church program.

    Shay Benson adored her younger brother, Caden, and that got her into trouble. When he owed money, Shay realized she would do anything to help him avoid the men who were threatening him, and she ... (Goodreads)

  15. Tear Me Apart

    by J.T. Ellison
    A champion skier's life is upended when she discovers she has a rare genetic disease. Family secrets and lies are exposed as she fights for survival.

    The follow-up to her critically acclaimed Lie to Me , J.T. Ellison’s Tear Me Apart is the powerful story of a mother willing to do anything to protect her daughter even as their carefully constructed ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. Whistling in the Dark

    by Lesley Kagen
    Two sisters navigate a dangerous summer in 1950s Milwaukee, where they face kidnappings and a murderer on the loose.

    A MIDWESTERN BOOKSELLERS CHOICE AWARD WINNER AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW IN ITS 18th PRINTING! It was the summer on Vliet Street when we all started locking our doors... Sally O'Malley made a ... (Goodreads)

  17. What Was Mine

    by Helen Klein Ross
    A woman kidnaps a baby from a store and raises her as her own. The story follows the lives of the kidnapper, the birth mother, and the daughter.

    Simply told but deeply affecting, in the bestselling tradition of Alice McDermott and Tom Perrotta, this urgent novel unravels the heartrending yet unsentimental tale of a woman who kidnaps a baby in ... (Goodreads)

  18. Spring Fever

    by Mary Kay Andrews
    Annajane Hudgens attends her ex-husband's wedding and realizes she still has feelings for him.

    First husbands Annajane truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason. They've been divorced for four years, she's engaged to a terrific new guy, and she's ready to leave the small North Carolina ... (Goodreads)

  19. The Secrets of Midwives

    by Sally Hepworth
    Three generations of midwives confront secrets and challenges that threaten to tear their family apart.

    A novel about three generations of midwives (a woman, her mother, and her grandmother) and the secrets they keep that push them apart and ultimately bind them together THE SECRETS OF MIDWIVES tells ... (Goodreads)

  20. Everything You Want Me to Be

    by Mindy Mejia
    A teenage girl is found dead in a small town, and the investigation reveals secrets and lies from those closest to her.

    People,’s Best New Books Pick *, The Wall Street Journal,’s Best New Mysteries *, Bustle,'s Best Fiction Books “Fans of Gillian Flynn's, Gone Girl, will devour this fast-paced story.”—,InStyle , No ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Saints for All Occasions

    by J. Courtney Sullivan
    Two Irish sisters immigrate to Boston in the 1950s, and their lives take different paths. A family secret threatens to tear them apart.

    A sweeping, unforgettable novel from The New York Times best-selling author of, Maine, about the hope, sacrifice, and love between two sisters and the secret that drives them apart. Nora and Theresa ... (Goodreads)

  22. Hannah's List

    by Debbie Macomber
    After his wife's death, Michael receives a list of tasks to complete from her. As he completes them, he finds healing and love again.

    I want you to marry again. . . . On the anniversary of his beloved wife’s death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him. In it she makes one final request. An impossible ... (Goodreads)

  23. Sugar

    by Deirdre Riordan Hall
    A young girl struggles with obesity and body image in a society obsessed with thinness. She learns to love herself and find her own path.

    I’m the fat Puerto Rican–Polish girl who doesn’t feel like she belongs in her skin, or anywhere else for that matter. I’ve always been too much and yet not enough., Sugar Legowski-Gracia wasn’t ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. Perfect

    by Judith McNaught
    A young woman's life is turned upside down when she falls in love with a wealthy man who has a dark past.

    Discover the sensual and sweeping power of love in New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught’s contemporary romances that will make “you laugh, cry, and fall in love again” ( RT Book Reviews ... (Barnes & Noble)

  25. The Book That Matters Most

    by Ann Hood
    A woman joins a book club and chooses a book that matters most to her, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and healing.

    Ava’s twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out ... (Goodreads)

  26. My One and Only

    by Kristan Higgins
    Harper falls for her ex-husband's cousin, Nick, while searching for her father. But can she trust him?

    Just when she thought she had life, and, love all figured out... Divorce attorney Harper James can't catch a break. Bad enough that she runs into her ex-hubby, Nick, at her sister's destination ... (Goodreads)

  27. The Mountain Story

    by Lori Lansens
    Four strangers are stranded on a mountain and must work together to survive. A gripping tale of survival and self-discovery.

    “Lori Lansens has created a heart-pounder of a book that is every bit as much of an emotional roller-coaster as an adventurous one” ( New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult). In New York ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. The Apple Orchard

    by Susan Wiggs
    Tess Delaney discovers her family's past and finds love while restoring an apple orchard in Sonoma.

    From #1, New York Times, Bestselling Author Susan Wiggs,“…sweet, crisp and juicy.”—Elin Hilderbrand,“A powerful story of love, loss, hope and redemption.”—,Kirkus, Starred Review,Tess Delaney makes a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. Etta and Otto and Russell and James

    by Emma Hooper
    Etta embarks on a journey to see the ocean, leaving behind her husband Otto and friend James. Russell, a coyote, joins her on the way.

    I've gone. I've never seen the water, so I've gone there. I will try to remember to come back. Etta's greatest unfulfilled wish, living in the rolling farmland of Saskatchewan, is to see the sea. And ... (Goodreads)

  30. That Night

    by Chevy Stevens
    Toni's life is shattered when her sister is murdered, and she becomes the prime suspect. She must clear her name and find the real killer.

    As a teenager, Toni Murphy had a life full of typical adolescent complications: a boyfriend she adored, a younger sister she couldn't relate to, a strained relationship with her parents, and ... (Barnes & Noble)