Books like Lake News by Barbara Delinsky

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

Sisters Vianne and Isabelle are pulled into the turmoil of World War II, each forging a path of courage and resistance against the Nazi occupation of France.

At Pirriwee Public, a beachside school, a routine trivia night spirals into chaos when a parent dies—raising questions of murder, accidental death, or toxic truths. Parents discover how small lies can become deadly.

A devoted dog reflects on life, love, and racing while watching his owner, a race car driver, navigate family trials and professional ambition.

Celestial and Roy, a young couple embodying the American Dream, are torn apart when Roy is wrongfully convicted and sent to prison. Five years later, his conviction is overturned, forcing Celestial to confront the fractured life she must rebuild.

After losing the man she loves, Louisa Clark must rebuild her life and find herself again while navigating grief and new relationships.

Susannah Nelson, 50, returns to the garden she loved as a teenager, but the past she's trying to escape is still there, leading her to question everything about her life and relationships with her loved ones.

A Montgomery brother and a Maryland innkeeper's unexpected romance sparks a journey of self-discovery and reconnection in a cozy bed and breakfast setting, blending contemporary romance with family dynamics and small-town charm in the state of Maryland.

Penelope Keeling reflects on a bohemian childhood, wartime romance, and a priceless family portrait as her children debate its future.

Two college friends discover that love can span continents and a decade when they reunite after life‑changing choices thrust them apart.

A family’s idyllic summer party at a grand estate in Cornwall turns into a desperate search when six‑year‑old Theo vanishes, leaving the house abandoned and the siblings torn apart.

A heartbreaking, Pacific‑Northwest summer reunites estranged sisters Meghann, a divorce attorney, and Claire, who falls in love, as they confront past betrayals and discover the healing power of family.

Three sisters, adopted after a wartime romance, are reunited across Paris, New York, and Appalachia, where secrets and tragic truths challenge family bonds.

A woman’s journey to rediscover pride, confidence, and the courage to love again in a glamorous, international setting of romance and family.

In New Eden, Montana, ex‑court reporter Marilee Jennings investigates her best friend’s mysterious death and discovers a web of secrets that threaten her own life.

After tragedy, Annie Marlow returns to her childhood cottage by the sea, where new friendships and a charming painter rekindle hope, though life‑changing events challenge her quest for lasting happiness.

Joy, recently divorced and bereft of holiday cheer, journeying alone to a Pacific Northwest town where she meets a grieving boy, and together they confront grief, hope, and unexpected love during a magical Christmas season.

A spellbinding novel of contemporary romantic suspense--the unforgettable story of a woman caught between love and vengeance... Manhattan attorney Claire Green is haunted by the brutal murder of her twin sister Zoe in a dangerous revenge scheme that soon implicates Claire. Claire's only hope of clearing her name is to bring her sister's murderer to justice on her own...before a second killer strikes. But someone else is dogging Claire's trail: relentless F.B.I. agent Liam Jameson, who has tracked her to New Orleans. With her own life threatened, Claire reluctantly joins forces with the enigmatic Jameson. Distrust quickly flames into desire. As Mardi Gras builds to fever pitch, they are inexorably drawn into a shadowy world where impeccable tradition cloaks deadly secrets and where no one--not Claire nor even Jameson--is safe from the shocking truth...

Grace, a lifelong resident of Cedar Cove and public‑library librarian, grapples with her husband Dan’s sudden disappearance while navigating family, friend, and town dynamics amid weddings, babies, and new relationships.

After moving to Cedar Cove, Jo Marie Rose transforms her inn and a rose garden in memory of her husband, while the town's residents—an engaged widow, a grieving businesswoman, and a growing grandmother—navigate healing, forgiveness, and new beginnings.

Katherine and Dr. Wynn disagree over Christmas traditions, but they learn the true meaning of the season when they accept their differences.

Four lifelong friends in Sonoma reunite for a transformative summer, each confronting love, career, and health challenges as they navigate friendship, romance, and the possibility of happily ever after.

A romance story set in the fictional town of Virgin River, featuring a man who returns to help his family run the apple orchard and falls in love with a single mother.

A twelve‑year‑old, Joey, disappears during a camping trip and returns two years later unchanged, bearing memories of a mysterious sky light.