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12 books with a reading profile close to The last song by Nicholas Sparks. Practical, inward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 Dear John

    Dear John

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    John Tyree is a rebellious youth who enlists in the Army to find direction.

  2. 2 Message in a Bottle

    Message in a Bottle

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Theresa Osborne, a divorced mother and columnist for the Chicago Tribune, discovers a corked bottle on a Cape Cod beach containing a heartbreaking love letter.

  3. 3 Love, Rosie

    Love, Rosie

    by Cecelia Ahern

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Rosie Dunne and Alex Stewart are lifelong best friends whose connection is tested by a sudden move from Dublin to Boston.

  4. 4 Someone Else's Shoes

    Someone Else's Shoes

    by Jojo Moyes

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Nisha Cantor lives a life of extreme luxury until her wealthy husband suddenly cuts her off and demands a divorce.

  5. 5 How to Walk Away

    How to Walk Away

    by Katherine Center

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Margaret Jacobsen has a dream life: a promising career, a handsome fiance, and a plan.

  6. 6 Five Feet Apart

    Five Feet Apart

    by Rachael Lippincott

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    In this contemporary novel, Stella Grant and Will Newman are two teenagers living with cystic fibrosis who meet during a hospital stay.

  7. 7 Maybe Now

    Maybe Now

    by Colleen Hoover

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Ridge and Sydney have finally established a committed relationship after the turbulence of their initial meeting, but their stability is tested by the lingering presence of Maggie.

  8. 8 THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED

    THE THINGS WE LEAVE UNFINISHED

    by Rebecca Yarros

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    After a public divorce, Georgia Stanton returns to her family home in Colorado to oversee the estate of her late great-grandmother, a renowned romance novelist.

  9. 9 After I Do

    After I Do

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Lauren and Ryan Cooper have reached a breaking point in their marriage after nearly a decade together.

  10. 10 The Heartstopper Yearbook

    The Heartstopper Yearbook

    by Alice Oseman

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    This full-color companion volume documents the creative evolution of Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring through collected illustrations and narrative extras.

  11. 11 Seven Days in June

    Seven Days in June

    by Tia Williams

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Eva Mercy is a single mother and successful erotica novelist living with chronic migraines in Brooklyn.

  12. 12 The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

    The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

    by Jennifer E. Smith

    Also practical and inward-looking · romance, entertainment

    Seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan misses her flight to London by four minutes, an accident that leads her to meet Oliver in the airport waiting area.

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