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Colleen Hoover Readalikes

Readers of Colleen Hoover will enjoy these relatable characters, and high drama reads!

Strathcona County Library

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  • Adelaide Williams is a twenty-six-year-old American living in London when she meets Rory Hughes who she feels is the one. When Rory’s life is rocked by a tragedy, Adelaide does everything to hold him together and be there for him even when it means…
    Book, 2023New York : St. Martin's Press, [2023] — WHEE
  • Kara and Cam have unavoidable chemistry, but they have combustible personalities. Kara never backs down especially when it comes to protecting her family. Cam isn’t intimidated by her and when she asks him for the impossible he knows just how to…
    Book, 2019Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2019. — ROM RONI
  • While Rachel is working at a bookstore she meets James and it is love at first sight. The two become roommates and a friendship is formed that changes both of their lives forever. When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, James helps her…
    Book, 2023New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023] — ODON
  • Rosie and Dominic are the perfect married couple, they were high school sweethearts and best friends. But after ten years together they have lost their spark. Rosie’s friends encourage her to demand more out of life and open the restaurant she has…
    eBook, 2020[Place of publication not identified] : HarperCollins, [2020]
  • After 23 years together, raising kids and building their careers, Jason and Nicole are ready for a break from their daily lives. But what happens when Jason and Nicole’s dream breaks do not align? They decide to spend nine months apart pursuing…
    Book, 2024New York, New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024] — DOLA
  • Sarah and Warren’s college love story ended quickly. The two both married other people and raised families. Sarah and Warren are reunited decades after their love story ended. Sarah is divorced, but Warren is still married. Sarah is hesitant to fall…
    Book, 2024New York, New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024] — ROBI
  • This story follows two best friends, Alice and Eileen as they approach their thirties and are on two different life paths. Alice meets Felix who she asks to travel around Italy with her. Eileen is getting over a break up when she begins flirting…
    Book, 2021Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, [2021] — ROON
  • Mikaela is living her dreams, she is a successful lawyer with a promotion in sight and a devoted boyfriend. She has come a long way from who she was in her small hometown in Georgia, but her past is coming back as a photo of her and her former…
    Book, 2022Toronto, Ontario : HQN, [2022] — KIRW
  • The Wheatons are infamous among the elite east coast for their lack of impulse control, the exception being their daughter Clara. However, when Clara’s childhood crush asks her to move across the country she cannot resist. Unfortunately the offer is…
    Book, 2020New York : Jove, [2020] — DANA
  • When Andy and Rachel are just 8 years old they meet in the emergency room. Rachel is a hospital veteran due to being born with a congenital heart defect, Andy shows up at the hospital alone with a broken arm. The two befriend one another until a…
    Book, 2015New York : Atria Books, 2015. — WEIN
  • To escape what happened at a Halloween party 5 years prior, Avery travels thousands of miles from home to attend college. All she wants is to make it to class on time, remain under the radar and make a few friends. What she does not plan on is…
    eBook, 2013New York : HarperCollins, 2013.
  • In high school everyone thought Shiloh and Cary would end up together, except for Shiloh and Cary. They were best friends who dreamt of the future together. Shiloh wanted to go to college to become an actress and Cary wanted to join the Navy. They…
    Book, 2024New York, New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024. — ROWE
  • Sam has the perfect doctor fiance, a great job in Manhattan and is about to tour a wedding venue near her family’s beach house. Why does she feel panicked when she sees Wyatt who broke her heart when she was 17? Sam’s memories come back to her as…
    Book, 2023New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2023] — ROM MONA
  • In the summer of 1999 Sawyer is busy with her assistant job in publishing, dreams of being a writer and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend. Her only problem is she is facing a lonely summer as her fiance spends long hours at work getting…
    Book, 2024[New York] : Dutton, [2024] — RIND
  • Samiah and two other women are catfished by the same man leading to them going viral online. The three women make a pact to spend six months focusing on themselves, which means no men and no dating. This gives Samiah the time to focus on developing…
    Book, 2020New York : Forever, [2020] — ROCH