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While You Wait: Read-Alikes
People love downloading and reading eBooks and audiobooks through the library! So much so, you might have to wait for more popular titles. So, while you wait, check out these read-alikes for books with long wait times.
Some of these read-alikes are currently available while others you’ll need to place a hold – but you won’t wait as long as the original books! Scroll to the bottom of the post for additional tips on reading popular titles.
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The Women: a Novel by Kristin Hannah
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era (description from the publisher.)
Read-Alikes for The Women
- Absolution by Alice McDermott eBook | Audiobook
- The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris eBook
- The Kinship of Secrets by Eugenia Kim eBook
- If Only I Could Tell You by Hannah Beckerman eBook
- The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel eBook
- Dust Child by Que Mai Phan Nguyen eBook
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Funny Story by Emily Henry
Daphne moved to be with her fiancé Peter to begin their life together… until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), Daphne proposes to be roommates with Petra’s ex, Miles.
The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?
But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex… right?
Read-Alikes for Funny Story
- The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary eBook | Audiobook
- The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley eBook
- Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur eBook
- The Roommate by Rosie Danan eBook | Audiobook
- The Comeback by Lily Chu eBook
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The Housemaid by Freida McFadden and Lauryn Allman (book one of series)
Millie answers a live-in maid advertisement for the Winchesters. “Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own…”
Read-alikes for The Housemaid
- None of This is True by Lisa Jewell eBook | Audiobook
- First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston eBook | Audiobook
- Verity by Colleen Hoover eBook
- The Coworker by Freida McFadden Audiobook
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Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez
Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?
Read-Alikes for Just for the Summer
- When in Rome by Sarah Adams eBook | Audiobook
- Beach Read by Emily Henry eBook | Audiobook
- Icebreaker by Hannah Grace eBook | Audiobook
- Off the Map by Trish Doller eBook
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The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.
Three years later, Anna is a starving artist and West is a professor at Stanford. To get an inheritance, West must be happily married for five years – so he turns to Anna.
Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.
Read-Alikes for The Paradise Problem
- How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang eBook | Audiobook
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan eBook | Audiobook
- Ready or Not by Cara Bastone eBook
- Happily Never After by Lynn Painter eBook | Audiobook
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First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.
Read-alikes for First Lie Wins
- Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera eBook | Audiobook
- None of This is True by Lisa Jewell eBook | Audiobook
- The Neon Rain by James Lee Burke Audiobook
- The Fury by Alex Michaelides eBook | Audiobook
- The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave eBook | Audiobook
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Eruption by Michael Crichton and James Patterson
A history-making eruption is about to destroy the Big Island of Hawaii. But a secret held for decades by the US military is far more terrifying than any volcano.
Read-alikes for Eruption
- Sierra Six by Mark Greaney eBook
- In the Blood by Jack Carr eBook | Audiobook
- Chameleon by Remi Adeleke eBook
- The 24th Hour by James Patterson eBook | Audiobook
- Extinction by Douglas Preston Audiobook
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Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. But when a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons–how did they make their money, exactly?–Ed, Sharon, and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama.
The last of Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling Nantucket novels, Swan Song is a propulsive medley of glittering gatherings, sun-soaked drama, wisdom and heart, featuring the return of some of her most beloved characters, including, most importantly, the beautiful and timeless island of Nantucket itself.
Read-alikes for Swan Song
- Summers at The Saint by Mary Kay Andrews eBook | Audiobook
- Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate eBook | Audiobook
- The Spectacular by Fiona Davis eBook | Audiobook
- The Breakaway by Jennifer Weiner eBook | Audiobook
- Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle eBook | Audiobook
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Camino Ghosts: a Novel by John Grisham
Popular bookseller Bruce Cable tells Mercer Mann an irresistible tale that might be her next novel. A giant resort developer is using its political muscle and deep pockets to claim ownership of a deserted island between Florida and Georgia. Only the last living inhabitant of the island, Lovely Jackson, stands in its way. What the developer doesn’t know is that the island has a remarkable history, and locals believe it is cursed… and the past is never the past…
Read-alikes for Camino Ghosts
- A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci eBook | Audiobook
- The Night Fire by Michael Connelly eBook | Audiobook
- The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson and Nancy Allen eBook | Audiobook
- Toxic Prey by John Sandford eBook | Audiobook
Pro Tips for Reading Popular Titles from the Library
Search for any of these titles in our regular catalog to find other formats – print, large print, Playaway and more. The waitlist is separate for each format, and you may find shorter lines!
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The “Too Hot to Hold” collection is first come-first serve and there is not a way to view what is on this list digitally. See what is “Too Hot to Hold” by coming into any of our libraries and browsing the display.
We took this photo at Parr Library on 7/17/2024 – there was a copy of First Lie Wins immediately available to check out!
Browse the “newest added” tag on the Libby app to see what has recently arrived to the digital library collection. Add books to your holds list and find new reads to borrow immediately.
Browse the “coming soon” tag on the Libby app to see what titles are publishing soon. You can place holds on the items and get in the queue early.
If you want to see new titles in our catalog, here are some search tips:
- Leave the search field blank and click “search” – this will bring back ALL items from the library collection
- Use the left-hand toolbar to filter through the results: choose language, format, fiction or non-fiction, year published and genre (click “include” for each one you use)
- Sort the list by “Publication Date (Descending)” to get the most recently added titles to the front of the list
- Browse and place holds