Books like The Last Song

If you liked The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, start here: 12 similar summaries, with why each one matches.

  1. Dear John

    Nicholas Sparks · 2006

    Because also by Nicholas Sparks; shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    A soldier and a student trade letters through war until duty and waiting pull them apart.

  2. Credence

    Penelope Douglas · 2020

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, coming of age.

    An orphaned teen spends a mountain winter with her guardian and his two sons, and lines blur.

  3. Yours Truly

    Abby Jimenez · 2023 · Part of Your World #2

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    Divorced ER doctor Briana Ortiz fake dates anxious newcomer Jacob Maddox, trading honest letters while her brother waits for a kidney donor.

  4. The Kiss Quotient

    Helen Hoang · 2018 · The Kiss Quotient #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    Stella Lane hires escort Michael Phan to practice dating and learns logic fails where touch and family press in.

  5. Part of Your World

    Abby Jimenez · 2022 · Part of Your World #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    ER doctor Alexis Montgomery falls for carpenter Daniel Grant in Wakan while her surgeon family presses duty.

  6. Just for the Summer

    Abby Jimenez · 2024 · Part of Your World #3

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    Emma and Justin date to break a matching curse, then face sudden guardianship and illness on Lake Minnetonka.

  7. Better than the Movies

    Lynn Painter · 2021 · Better than the Movies #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, coming of age.

    A rom com obsessed senior hires her annoying next door neighbor to win her crush, then finds real love is messier and kinder than any movie…

  8. Anna and the French Kiss

    Stephanie Perkins · 2010 · Anna and the French Kiss #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, coming of age.

    Anna Oliphant is sent to Paris boarding school and falls for Etienne while misreading Bridget and Matt.

  9. The Rosie Project

    Graeme Simsion · 2013 · Don Tillman #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    Melbourne genetics professor Don Tillman launches the Wife Project to find a partner by questionnaire, then meets chaotic Rosie Jarman and…

  10. Maybe Someday

    Colleen Hoover · 2014 · Maybe #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, music.

    Sydney moves across the hall after betrayal and writes songs with deaf guitarist Ridge.

  11. To All the Boys I've Loved Before

    Jenny Han · 2014 · To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    Lara Jean's secret love letters get mailed and she fake-dates Peter Kavinsky to dodge Josh.

  12. Things We Never Got Over

    Lucy Score · 2022 · Knockemout #1

    Because shares tags: romance, contemporary, family.

    Naomi runs from her wedding to help her twin in Knockemout and clashes with Knox Morgan.

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