Books like Wish you weren't by Sherrie Petersen

Reid’s lush tale follows film legend Evelyn Hugo as she unveils the truth of her glamorous, scandal‑ridden life to an unlikely biographer, revealing the intersecting fates of Hollywood’s biggest star and a struggling reporter.

Louisa Clark, an ordinary young woman, becomes caregiver to the ex‑British billionaire Will Traynor, who has become wheelchair‑bound after an accident. Their unlikely relationship compels Louisa to challenge what it means to live fully and to help Will find a reason to survive.

A collection of linked short stories that follows a platoon of American soldiers and their experiences, thoughts, and burdens during the Vietnam War.

The Notebook tells the enduring love story of Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson, set in coastal North Carolina in 1946, following their journey from wartime romance to a second chance to be together.

Gerald, Cathy, and Jimmy discover a magical castle, awaken a sleeping princess, and battle a mischievous ring that keeps her invisible, all while bonding in a tale of friendship and wonder.

Macy Sorensen, a young professional ready to marry an older gentleman, is thrown back into emotional turmoil when her first, painful love—Elliot Petropoulos—reappears, forcing her to confront past heartbreak and uncertain future choices.

Jonathan Tropper’s debut novel follows the Foxman family, united for the first time in a decade after the death of their father, exploring love, loss, and the quirks of sibling life with humor and depth.

Five siblings encounter a magical creature that grants them wishes, offering a whimsical adventure that teaches the classic lesson: be careful what you wish for.

Prue McKeel’s quiet life turns into a daring rescue when her baby brother is snatched by a murder of crows and taken into the Impassable Wilderness, a tangled forest on the outskirts of Portland.

Jack and Annie use their magic tree house to travel back to the American Revolution, where they aid General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.

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

Jack and Annie journey back in time to 1621 New Plymouth, where they help celebrate the first Thanksgiving alongside the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians.

Peter Pan and the lost boys return to Neverland after a nightmare crisis.

The Walker siblings embark on a perilous journey across time to rescue a vanished Wind Witch, facing ancient Rome, World War II, and Tibet while confronting betrayal, wonder and the supernatural.

Jack and Annie return to New Orleans on their second adventure, where they face real ghosts, discover jazz, and meet young Louis Armstrong while inspiring artists to spread joy.

Jack and Annie are whisked away by the Magic Tree House to Australia, where they confront a wildfire threatening local wildlife and must act to rescue the animals before the flames spread.

From Kay Redfield Jamison - an international authority on manic-depressive illness, and one of the few women who are full professors of medicine at American universities - a remarkable personal testimony: the revelation of her own struggle since adolescence with manic-depression, and how it has shaped her life. Vividly, directly, with candor, wit, and simplicity, she takes us into the fascinating and dangerous territory of this form of madness - a world in which one pole can be the alluring dark land ruled by what Byron called the "melancholy star of the imagination," and the other a desert of depression and, all too frequently, death. A moving and exhilarating memoir by a woman whose furious determination to learn the enemy, to use her gifts of intellect to make a difference, led her to become, by the time she was forty, a world authority on manic-depression, and whose work has helped save countless lives.

When eleven‑year‑old Nin Redfern wakes to a missing brother, she journeys to the magical Drift to confront monsters and sorcerer spirits, hoping to bring him home.

Catherine Clark’s coming‑of‑age story follows a high school girl navigating love, family, and college plans.

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