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A warm, pragmatic exploration of romance and friendship where love is built on equality and everyday luck. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Happy all the time.
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- optimistic
- cozy
- 01
This Matter of Marriage
Debbie Macomber · 1997
A cozy, low-stakes romantic comedy about looking everywhere for love only to find it right next door.
- 02
Bittersweet Honeymoon
Marjorie Lewty
A sun-drenched, vintage-flavored journey through the Riviera where a pragmatic charade slowly melts into genuine, aching romance.
- 03
The Royal Marriage Arrangement
Rebecca Winters
A glittering, heartfelt royal fantasy wrapped around the delicious ache of a marriage of convenience.
- 04
Married To The Man
Ann Charlton
A classic clash of corporate ambition and rugged outdoorsy charm that melts into a satisfying, escapist romance.
- 05
Bet me
Jennifer Crusie
A sharp, deliciously witty romantic comedy that pairs cynical banter with a deeply comforting, food-filled journey to true love.
- 06
A Convenient Husband
Kim Lawrence
A deliciously charged exploration of what happens when the safety of a platonic friendship is stripped away by a marriage of convenience.
- 07
An Independent Woman
Candace Camp
A marriage of convenience blossoms into true love amidst the sudden peril of a wedding-day murder.
- 08
To Marry Mccloud
Carole Mortimer
A cheeky, high-stakes game of romantic chicken where a fake relationship rapidly spirals into very real desire.
- 09
The High-Society Wife
Helen Bianchin · 2006
A glamorous, high-stakes dance of hidden feelings and simmering tension wrapped in a marriage of convenience.
- 10
Happy Ever After
Nora Roberts
A warm, bustling celebration of female friendship and the sweet relief of a hyper-competent woman finally letting someone else take the wheel.
- 11
Foreign Affairs
Borisch, Sarah Allan
A witty and poignant comedy of manners about lonely academics finding dizzying, unexpected romance while abroad in London.
- 12
Fates and Furies
Lauren Groff
A dazzling, two-sided portrait of a marriage that peels back the golden veneer of a creative partnership to reveal the dark, hidden machinery of female rage and sacrifice.
