If you like The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Here are some other titles you may enjoy.
Beauty by Susan Wilson.
Every reader is familiar with the popular tale of Beauty and the Beast. But what if the fairy tale came true? Beauty tells the story of a modern woman who learns to love the deeper man, beyond all appearances; it is a totally credible, contemporary retelling of the classic tale.
Timepiece by Richard Paul Evans.
April 3, 1912. "Is this life, to grasp joy only to fear its escape? The price of happiness is the risk of losing it." So reads one of the many wise entries in David Parkin's diary in Timepiece, which traces the miraculous lives of David and his wife MaryAnne as they discover the power of love, loyalty, forgiveness -- and a long-forgotten keepsake that will change the fate of their family for eternity.
The Blue Bottle Club by Penelope Stokes.
A jaded TV reporter finds abottle where four young girls recorded their hopes and dreams on the eve of the Depression and decides to find out how their lives turned out.
Rose's Garden by Carrie Brown.
After his wife dies, Conrad finds his life is bleak and grey. Until the day he discovers that there are angels living in his garden.
The Lighthouse Keeper by James Michael Pratt.
An orphaned boy who grows up tending a Massachusetts lighthouse with his uncle becomes a young man in time to participate in the madness of World War II.
Friendship Cake by Lynne Hinton.
The reaction of the Hope Springs Community Church women's group to the idea of writing a cookbook is lukewarm at best until Beatrice breaks down and confesses that she came up with the idea in hopes that sharing a project will make them better friends. They are an unusual group: Beatrice, the town gossip and make-up artist for the funeral home; Margaret, a reclusive widow; tough Louise, who needs the strength of others as the woman she's secretly loved for 40 years enters the final stages of Alzheimer's; Jessie, an African American, who attended a white church on a dare and found a stronger commitment to the Lord; and Charlotte, the young pastor, who tries to be everything to everyone and risks losing her faith along the way.
