Books like Honestly, We Meant Well by Grant Ginder

In the orderly suburb of Shaker Heights, a new family’s arrival and a custody dispute ignite tension, revealing secrets, art, and the complex pull of motherhood in a tightly knit community.

Don Tillman, a genetics professor with Asperger’s, designs a scientific survey to find a wife, only to meet Rosie Jarman, a drinker and late arriver who challenges his controlled worldview and leads him to discover that love can’t be measured.

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.

In the Gulf‑swamp town of Leechfield, Texas, a group of oil workers called the Liars’ Club spin tall tales, while a young woman confronts her family’s hidden past, unmasking lies that threaten her sanity.

A comic adventure of Joseph Andrews, a loyal footman who resists Lady Booby’s advances, escapes London with his love Fanny Goodwill, faces thieves, and ultimately marries after comedic reversals.

On a day she vows to change, Eleanor’s plans unravel as her son fakes illness, her husband hides a vacation, and a former colleague’s memoir threatens to expose a family secret, forcing her to confront her past and reinvent herself.

A humorous story of a Trinidadian man trying to improve his life and overcome his family's expectations.

After her mother, a former ballerina, dies, Kate Darling inherits a mysterious portrait from her ailing grandmother that looks astonishingly like her mother. The discovery forces Kate to confront family secrets and questions about identity and love.

A bustling Chinese immigrant family’s fortune crashes, forcing them on a cross‑country road trip that tests their bonds and redefines what home means.

"My Role Model was Queen Esther of the Bible"—Ginie Sayles The Book That Started An Industry—Now UPDATED and With New Information! GINIE SAYLES went through college as a single mother on Welfare and a Student Loan, earning a degree in English and speech. She assigned her Author’s Royalty on the Berkley Edition of this book to create THE GINIE SAYLES SCHOLARSHIP FOR SINGLE PARENTS. This is a book that pursued GINIE SAYLES. She never sought it. A news article appeared about GINIE’s views on love and money, shortly after she married REED SAYLES. She was asked to give a seminar on marrying the rich, which Ginie turned down for two years, until her husband, Reed, encouraged her to give it. Also a major NY Publisher asked Ginie to write this book. GINIE coined the expression “The Rich Will Marry Someone, Why Not YOU?” as her Trademark Slogan for her seminar; beginning with the first seminar she gave on this subject. The Press covered her first seminar, liked her Slogan and quoted her in the article. It ignited a firestorm of controversy and over the next 16 years, Ginie gave the seminar in 25 major cities throughout the USA, Canada, and England. This book was a bestseller and published in other languages. GINIE SAYLES, her seminar and Slogan and this book have been the subject of major television documentaries, opted for a movie, seen on top Talk Shows, and Media all over the world. It is not a book on morals. It tells you how to get what you want. Men and Women—Psychologists, Medical Doctors, Attorneys, Ivy League Educators, Realtors, Stockbrokers, Grammy Award Winner, Senator, Television host, and a number of Celebrities—have had Private Consultations with Ginie on this subject. With this book, you can, too! Learn: *Online Dating Tips To Meet The Rich * Mobile Apps & Dating Websites * Upscale Matchmakers and Rich Singles Clubs * What to say...and what not to say *Where the rich are--and how to make them notice you *How to look like a million--and attract someone who has a million! *The secret "clues" that signal Wealth *How to develop your relationship successfully--all the way to the altar *and much more! Why Choose Between Love And Money? You Can Have Both! This book has inspired many other authors to write about this subject, many of whom credit Ginie in their books. Ginie is married to REED SAYLES, Reed was born into a wealthy family and he became a millionaire in his own right in the oil and gas business. Not unusual in the oil industry, finances can go up and down: Reed has experienced both and Ginie has stuck by him during some very hard times.

Peter Carey's fast‐moving, humorous thriller follows a man who, after recovering from death, believes he is trapped in hell.

A funny debut novel about a composer in Los Angeles and his cats, with a touch of humor and farce about taking care of a perfect apartment.

At a two-week Mallorca getaway, the Post family celebrates a 35th wedding anniversary and their daughter’s high‑school graduation, only to uncover long‑hidden secrets, old wounds, and tensions that threaten to unravel their lives.

Seven Days of Us follows the Birch family as they are forced into a weeklong quarantine at their country estate during the holidays, revealing secrets, tensions, and unexpected visitors.

A post‑war Alabama mother discovers a wartime secret that forces her to confront her family history and inspires her to redefine her future.