Books like Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller

In the second volume of the bestselling Divergent series, Tris Prior faces escalating faction wars, deepening grief, and the weight of her Divergence as she must choose loyalties and confront truths about identity, love, and courage.

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.

Seventeen‑year‑old Mia faces a life‑altering medical crisis after a family car crash—she must decide whether to live a new life in the present or return to her former world as a coma patient.

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.

15‑year‑old Janie Johnson discovers a missing girl’s picture on a milk carton and faces a moral dilemma between loyalty and doing what’s right.

Rachel, a Manhattan attorney, teeters between loyalty and desire when her best friend’s fiancé becomes an unexpected love interest, forcing her to confront friendship, risk, and the blurred line between right and wrong.

Louna, a seasoned wedding observer, meets the charming serial dater Ambrose, but he must keep his distance—until they both confront what they truly desire.

Seventeen‑year‑old Pierce Oliviera faces eternal fate when her love for John Hayden threatens the balance of the Underworld, as the Furies pursue a broken rule that could end her life.

High‑schooler Andie is determined to win a top medical school, keep her estranged congress‑dad out of her life, and enjoy brief romances—all while rallying her close friends for support and adventure.

A mystery novel set in Paris that explores family secrets and the complicated relationship between a detective and the man she loves.

Pierce Oliviera, a 17-year-old girl in the Underworld, finds herself trapped and pursued by the Furies, ancient Greek goddesses of vengeance, while her father and brother must navigate their own struggles in a world where death is not permanent and love is forbidden by the gods of the Underworld. Pierce must use her wit and quick thinking to escape the Furies and prevent her family from meeting a similar fate, while uncovering the truth behind her imprisonment and the dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of the Underworld. A thrilling tale of love, fate, and the battle between good and evil, set against the backdrop of ancient Greek mythology, with elements of supernatural horror and family drama. Pierce is determined to prove her innocence and reclaim her place in the world, while her loved ones struggle to find their way out of the chaos and confusion caused by her imprisonment. Pierce's journey to freedom is fraught with danger, but her determination to fight for her loved ones is matched only by her courage and wit, as she fights against the forces of darkness and the gods of the Underworld. In a world where death is not the only option, Pierce finds herself not only facing supernatural threats but also confronting her own past and the consequences of her actions, as she navigates a treacherous landscape of deceit, lies, and forbidden love, with the fate of her family hanging in the balance. Pierce's story is one of hope and determination, as she fights for her loved ones and proves that love is stronger than any obstacle.

A family returns to their childhood home after a traumatic kidnapping, uncovering hidden truths about the past.

Eleven‑year‑old Ellie Dingman takes the helm of her family in 1963 New York after her flamboyant mother leaves to chase an acting dream, while confronting school prejudice and neighborhood misfits.

Seventeen‑year‑old Caymen Meyers learns that love isn’t measured by money when she meets the richest guy of all.

Sixteen-year-old Travis Coates wakes to a new body after his head is restored in a cryogenics experiment. Though his age remains, he and everyone around him are living in a vastly altered reality.

Fifteen‑year‑old Coley Sterling hides a painful secret from a past relationship. When a new boyfriend enters her life, the lies she has kept start to surface, forcing her to confront shame, guilt, and the reality of her family’s hidden truths.

The emotional turmoil of a teenage girl forced to keep a horrific secret keeps her isolated from friends and herself, while she obsesses about weight loss and longs for friendship with her boyfriend, Corey 'The Living Stoner', who leads a double life as a stoner and a vegetarian vegan.

Amelia, a ghost still trapped between life and death, continues to fight for her relationship with the human boy Joshua.

A young woman's journey through memory loss and the uncertain future she faces after being 'slated' in a dystopian England.

The author encourages parents to become more involved in the education of their children through ten basic principles for success.

Ava wrestles with identity and acceptance as she tries to reinvent herself, only to discover that true belonging is far more complex than a wardrobe change.