Books like The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

Eleanor & Park follows two sixteen‑year‑old high school misfits who, across a single school year, find an extraordinary first love that pushes them to confront their insecurities and the challenges of adolescence.

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

In Boonsboro, Maryland, a historic hotel undergoes a dramatic makeover, drawing a talented architect into a romantic entanglement with a woman he's adored since youth.

After her husband vanishes, Hannah Hall must protect his unknown daughter while an FBI investigation forces her to confront a hidden past and uncover the truth about Owen Michaels’ disappearance.

Sea Swept opens the Chesapeake Bay saga, introducing the Quinn family and their lives in Maryland’s waterfront community.

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.

Sarah Addison Allen’s charming follow‑up to *Garden Spells* follows 27‑year‑old Josey Cirrini as waitress Della Lee’s unexpected arrival turns her sugary‑cluttered life into a journey of friendship, romance, and quirky magic.

Olivia Lowell learns her mother is alive and has left her a fortune—conditioned on uncovering a decades‑old crime committed with college friends. With a dashing lawyer’s help and her beloved Yorkies, she must confront family secrets and mend a fractured relationship with her father.

When an elevator encounter turns into an unexpected fake date, a high‑powered groomsman and a nurse’s aide must decide whether a night of fun is enough to bridge the miles between a pediatric surgeon in Los Angeles and a Berkeley chief of staff.

Fisher Sheriff Devin MacKade must navigate the return of a former love while protecting the vulnerable Cassie Connor, and his younger brother Shane finds romance with academic Rebecca Knight in this contemporary Maryland romance.

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Jack Till, who has retired from the LAPD after a respected career as a homicide detective, now works as a private investigator, comfortable chasing down routine cases while visiting his 24-year-old daughter, Holly, who has Down Syndrome. But when the parents of a recently murdered young girl, about Holly's age, ask for his help when the police come up empty, Till reluctantly takes the case. It was discovered after her death that the victim had been working as a high-class prostitute, and the police are content to assume she was killed by a client, common in such a dangerous line of work. Yet as Till digs deeper, he realizes that the victim is just one of several young female escorts killed in different cities in the exact same way--all had strawberry blonde hair, and all were shot with a 9mm handgun in the sanctity of their apartments. Till must find his way around the tawdry and secretive online escort business, and decode ads placed by young women who all use false names, sometimes advertise using other women's pictures, and move from city to city every few months. Yet when Till is finally able to catch up with the killer, he finds that the man he's after is far more dangerous and volatile than he ever could have imagined. As the body count rises, Till must risk his life to find this seductive and ruthless killer whose murderous spree masks a far deadlier agenda.

A widowed baker and a single father with a spirited two‑year‑old navigate new love, entrepreneurship, and family history in this Colorado romance.

A celebrated talk‑show host and her estranged daughter, a struggling comedian, reconnect on a remote family estate after scandal forces the truth out. Together they confront buried secrets, old loves, and enduring pain to heal a fractured mother‑daughter bond.

In Cedar Cove, Beth Morehouse balances a thriving Christmas tree farm, two daughters, and a budding romance with vet Ted Reynolds while navigating unexpected puppy gifts and a family reunion that could change everything.

Kate, a newly widowed mother, returns to Lost Lake in Georgia—a sleepy summer resort—to heal with her eccentric daughter Devin, hoping the place’s forgotten magic and their shared past can revive the cottage community and their hearts.

In my idea it will be great

A collection of short stories by Jay McInerney, spanning nearly three decades of his career, with a focus on the societal flux and the arc of his narrative.

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.

Devon McAllister and her daughter seek refuge in Thunder Point, Oregon, where they meet widowed father Spencer Lawson, who offers safety and stability in their new life.

Alzheimer’s threatens the life of famed advice columnist Grace Dorian, forcing her daughter Francine to step into the spotlight, manage the family business, and navigate a growing romantic interest, all while keeping Grace’s condition a secret.

Lily Madison donates her eggs to keep her education afloat, while Sam Parker works at the same clinic. Twenty years later, their paths cross again at an airport, but a mysterious teenage disappearance threatens to unravel the past they thought they left behind.

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 being fired from her London advertising job, Katie Brenner turns to her family farm in Somerset, turning it into a chic glamping retreat while navigating a toxic boss, a rival crush, and newfound family dynamics.