Books like Expectations by Brenda Novak

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

Convenient Bride for the King is a romance novel by Kelly Hunter that explores themes of love, duty, and destiny within a fictional setting.

Cold‑case detective Allie McCormick returns to her hometown of Stillwater, Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of Reverend Lee Barker—a case that may involve his stepson, Clay Montgomery, and a dark secret that threatens justice.

Lucky Caldwell returns to her hometown of Dundee, Idaho, to restore her inherited Victorian mansion and uncover the identity of her real father, while a reluctant neighbor threatens to upend her plans.

Lieutenant Crawford Treynor, a once‑whipped illegitimate son of a noblewoman, must choose between duty and passion when he encounters Jeannette Boucher, a fleeing bride fleeing her abusive, heir‑producing husband during the French Revolution.

We begin with Ralph's early years and his involvement in a variety of pursuits, ranging from selling golf clubs to advertising to his favorite - men's accessories. Then a chance encounter at the age of forty-three leads him into cable television when the industry is still young. Woven from conversations with hundreds of Comcast employees, An Incredible Dream shows how Ralph's vision, persistence, and kindness have inspired deep loyalty. Along the way, we meet a number of his outstanding colleagues who have helped the company become what it is today. And we come to know his son Brian, who grew up in the Comcast family and became its CEO. From Ralph's 1963 purchase of a tiny community antenna television system in Tupelo, Mississippi, to Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal almost half a century later, An Incredible Dream tells the story of a beloved man and the special company he created.

Ten years after leaving a working‑class East London common, Hannah, Cate and Lissa confront failed careers, faltering marriages, and the ache of ‘what could have been’ as they seek meaning in motherhood, friendship and self‑realisation.

Ex‑soldier Logan Thibault, haunted by Iraq memories, seeks the woman in a photograph he found in his pack. He embarks on a journey that uncovers a startling truth while Beth, the woman in the picture, battles her own turmoil.

After surviving a brutal attack, Skye Kellerman joins a crime‑victim support group, only to face her assailant again when he is released from prison, forcing her and a Sacramento detective to confront a dangerous rapist.