Books like…

Books Like A Bend in the Road

by Nicholas Sparks · about this book

Loved A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks? If its romance, small town and american south hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, A Man Called Ove and Full Measures. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside A Bend in the Road: Romance · Small Town · American South · Widowed Protagonist · Emotional

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   The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

   Gabrielle Zevin

   Widowed Protagonist · Single Father · Death of a Spouse · Tearjerker · Starting Over

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   A Man Called Ove

   Fredrik Backman

   Widowed Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Tearjerker · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction

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   Full Measures

   Rebecca Yarros

   Small Town Romance · Tearjerker · Small Town · Grief and Mourning · Contemporary Fiction

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   The Dead Don't Dance

   Charles Martin

   American South · Contemporary Fiction · Small Town · Grief and Mourning · Bittersweet

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   Remarkably Bright Creatures

   Shelby Van Pelt

   Widowed Protagonist · Small Town · Starting Over · Emotional · Bittersweet

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   The Reading List

   Sara Nisha Adams

   Widowed Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Grief and Mourning · Tearjerker · Bittersweet

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   How to Read a Book

   Monica Wood

   Widowed Protagonist · Starting Over · Death of a Spouse · Emotional · Bittersweet

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   No Offense

   Meg Cabot

   Small Town Romance · Single Father · Small Town · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction

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   When He Was Wicked

   Julia Quinn

   Widowed Protagonist · Death of a Spouse · Grief and Mourning · Bittersweet · Emotional

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10. 

    Funny Story

    Emily Henry

    Small Town Romance · Starting Over · Small Town · Contemporary Fiction · Romance

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11. 

    The Ex Hex

    Erin Sterling

    Small Town Romance · American South · Small Town · Second Chance Romance · Romance

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    Other Birds

    Sarah Addison Allen

    American South · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Grief and Mourning · Bittersweet

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    This Is Where I Leave You

    Jonathan Tropper

    Second Chance Romance · Starting Over · Grief and Mourning · Contemporary Fiction · Bittersweet

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14. 

    Gather

    Kenneth M. Cadow

    Small Town · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Bittersweet · Emotional

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    Done and Dusted

    Lyla Sage

    Small Town Romance · Single Father · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Romance

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    Ruthless Vows

    Rebecca Ross

    Second Chance Romance · Tearjerker · Bittersweet · Grief and Mourning · Romance

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17. 

    The Pumpkin Spice Café

    Laurie Gilmore

    Small Town Romance · Small Town · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Romance

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18. 

    Story of My Life

    Lucy Score

    Small Town Romance · Small Town · Starting Over · Contemporary Fiction · Romance

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19. 

    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

    Taylor Jenkins Reid

    Tearjerker · Death of a Spouse · Emotional · Grief and Mourning · Bittersweet

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    Demon Copperhead

    Barbara Kingsolver

    American South · Tearjerker · Contemporary Fiction · Small Town · Emotional

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