Books like Sunset Bay by Susan Mallery

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.

Amid writer's block and a looming deadline, a skeptical romance novelist and a disenchanted literary author trade their craft: she must write a happy ending, he a Great American Novel, as they race to finish before summer ends.

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.

Salman Rushdie’s sweeping epic follows the enigmatic billionaire Nero Golden and his family as they settle into Greenwich Village’s “The Gardens,” setting off a chain of mysteries, betrayals, and political intrigue amid contemporary America.

Jende Jonga’s dream of a new life in New York turns into a struggle as his family faces the rigors of immigration law and the hidden dangers of working for a powerful executive.

Nicole Keyes, steward of her family bakery and caretaker of two sisters, feels the weight of self‑sacrifice pull her toward a life of her own. When sharp‑tanned former NFL star Hawk enters her world, he offers a different kind of freedom—and a risk that her past may close down the future she craves.

Two hardened travelers, Lydia Bryant and Ross Coleman, bound for Texas on a wagon train, must confront their haunted pasts while their growing romance is tested by looming danger and relentless pursuers.

Nevada Hendrix struggles to balance new job ambitions and a rekindled romance with former lover Tucker Janack amid her sisters’ wedding plans in this contemporary romance.

James Salter's 'All that is' is a captivating and sometimes devastating labyrinth of love and ambition. A deeply intimate portrait of the emotional and physical experiences of being alive. Set during the golden decades following World War II, the book captures Salter's lifelong obsession with capturing the intimate, ephemeral spaces that all of us hold and leave behind on paper. After serving as a young officer in Okinawa during the war, Philip Bowman returns home to a small publishing house in New York. The frenetic social scene of New York in the post-war era is a backdrop for the story, where Bowman feels at home. However, his enduring love seems to elude him. When he meets a woman who captivates him, Bowman embarks on a journey that he never intended to take. The book is celebrated for its lyrical evocation of a post-war world imaginatively rendered and beautifully written.

A rodeo star returns from the past, seeking redemption when he discovers the daughter he never knew. Now a single mother protects her child’s heart while reflecting on faith and the chance for a new family.

Sam and Remi Fargo, a married treasure‑hunters duo, race the world to recover an 800‑year‑old treasure and ancient cipher wheel while hunting a ruthless adversary who will stop at nothing to secure the prize.

Amelia embarks on a journey to find her Aunt Tanner, her former cheerleader teammates, and the boy she once thought of as a friend, all while dodging ex-boyfriend's tell-all book and navigating the complex dynamics of their family's past and present. A lighthearted and humorous adventure story for young readers, perfect for fans of 'The Fault in Our Stars' and 'Wonder'.

A romance novel featuring a man who must deal with the betrayal of his loved ones and his father's killer.

An emotional journey that follows Caretta Rutledge as she returns to her Lowcountry roots to restore a family beach house, become a turtle volunteer, and heal the bond with her mother.

Mary Alice Monroe’s newest entry in her popular Beach House series offers another heartfelt escape to the coast, weaving family, romance, and the quiet joys of South Carolina life.

Evangeline, a gifted but trapped young woman, embarks on a daring escape from a political marriage to her cousin King Richard II's advisor, in search of freedom and true love.

After 20 years away, Miranda Schuyler returns to Winthrop Island to seek justice for the man she once loved, navigating family secrets and old debts amid the island’s iconic lighthouse.

A former Marine and a single mother meet by chance, sparks fly, but their strict rules about remaining friends keep threatening to unravel.

A forbidden romance on the tropical island of St. Thomas, centered on the extraordinary woman who gave birth to the painter Camille Pissarro, the Father of Impressionism.

In the high‑stakes world of bodyguard training, former Special Ops Angel wrestles with hidden scars while summoning his newest client, PR strategist Taryn Crawford, into a dangerous, seductive game of trust and power.

A young woman with a deep-seated secret of love, and a small-town girl’s quest to find the courage to ask the right questions, is met with unexpected challenges and surprising outcomes.

Pia O'Brian, a single mother, decides to become pregnant but meets Raoul Moreno on her way to the clinic.