Books like Daughters of the lake by Wendy Webb

Blue Sargent discovers a world of magic and belonging when she joins the Raven Boys, learning that the things she finds can be both powerful and fleeting.

Twin African American sisters flee their hometown after their father's murder—one chooses to pass as white while the other stays true to her identity, exploring race, family, and the complexities of self through generations.

When train passengers overhear fresh‑prison inmates flirting, a teenage girl’s instinct is triggered—and a year later a mysterious disappearance turns into a chilling stalker threat.

The 23rd novel in James Patterson’s Alex Cross mystery series follows the seasoned detective through a new homicide investigation in a glamorous North Carolina setting.

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A family’s idyllic summer party at a grand estate in Cornwall turns into a desperate search when six‑year‑old Theo vanishes, leaving the house abandoned and the siblings torn apart.

Setting: Modern Greece In the ethereal world of dreams, there are champions who fight to protect the dreamer and there are demons who prey on them… Arik is such a predator. Condemned by the gods to live eternity without emotions, Arik can only feel when hes in the dreams of others. For thousands of years, hes drifted through the human unconscious, searching for sensation. Now hes finally found a dreamer whose vivid mind can fill his emptiness. Dr. Megeara Kafieri watched her father ruin himself and his reputation as he searched to prove Atlantis was real. Her deathbed promise to him to salvage his reputation has now brought her to Greece where she intends to prove once and for all that the fabled island is right where her father said it was. But frustration and bad luck dog her every step. Especially the day they find a stranger floating in the sea. His is a face shes seen many times…. in her dreams. [link text][1] [1]: https://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/book/the-dream-hunter/

Olivia Martindale returns to her Montana hometown to protect her adopted daughters from their biological mother, discovering an old family cookbook that unlocks secrets of her grandmother’s past while she battles kitchen mishaps with her eccentric relatives.

India Hill Brown’s ‘Girl in the Lake’ offers a suspenseful adventure tailored for young readers. The narrative delivers thrills without horror or violence, appealing to those who appreciate a well‑crafted, non‑graphic plot.

At Wyndemere House, Fern and her mother serve a wealthy family while their lives are reshaped by a new wife’s strict rules and a forbidden friendship with the Finchson son. The rigid class hierarchy leaves them powerless to protect their future.

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.

A recently divorced Latinx woman in her forties reevaluates life when her gangster cousin is released from prison, sparking an unexpected, sexual bond that uncovers hidden family secrets.

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A teenage girl faces a relentless stalker by the lake, while a mysterious past involving her mother’s disappearance at an abandoned lakeside house lingers in the shadows.

Two former childhood friends on Nantucket reunite after a decade apart, navigating forgiveness, rivalry, and the pull of home in Nancy Thayer’s heartfelt tale of friendship and second chances.

A nanny finds a haunting secret when the Laurent family relocates to a lakeside cottage in Somerset, where the past of Julia’s childhood home and a vanished sister still lingers.