Books like “People We Meet on Vacation”

What to read after “People We Meet on Vacation” by Emily Henry: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Unhoneymooners
Christina Lauren · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
After food poisoning strikes at her twin sister's wedding, unlucky Olive takes her sister's place on a free Hawaiian honeymoon, but her sworn enemy Ethan has to come too. Stranded together and posing as newlyweds to keep the perks, the two bicker their way toward something neither expected.
2
Funny Feelings
Tarah DeWitt · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Stand-up comic Farley and her grumpy manager Meyer have been best friends and secret crushes for years. When a television opportunity requires a stable image, they fake a relationship, and the line between performance and real love disappears.
3
The Roommate
Rosie Danan · 2020
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Friends to Lovers
- Forced Proximity
Clara leaves her buttoned-up East Coast life to move across the country to the man of her dreams, only to find he has sublet her room to someone else. Sharing the apartment with easygoing Josh, whose job would scandalise her family, forces an uneasy friendship that slowly becomes more.
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The Spanish Love Deception
Elena Armas · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Catalina needs a date for her sister's wedding in Spain and claims she is bringing her American boyfriend. Her infuriating coworker Aaron volunteers to play the part, and the two must keep up the act through a week of family dinners, sightseeing and shared hotel rooms.
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The Flatshare
Beth O'Leary · 2019
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Tiffy needs somewhere cheap to live, and Leon, a night-shift nurse, needs money, so they share one bed in shifts and never meet. Through the notes they leave around the flat they slowly get to know each other, and a practical arrangement turns into something else.
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The Cheat Sheet
Sarah Adams · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
Ballet dancer Bree has been secretly in love with her best friend Nathan, a football star, for years. When a publicity plan calls for Nathan to have a girlfriend, Bree agrees to play the role, risking the friendship she cannot imagine losing.
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The Road Trip
Beth O'Leary · 2021
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Only One Bed
- Forced Proximity
Exes Addie and Dylan are forced to share a car to a friend's wedding in Scotland when their journey goes wrong. Crammed together with strangers and old wounds, they retrace how they met, why they broke up, and whether anything is left to salvage.
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The Bodyguard
Katherine Center · 2022
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Only One Bed
- Forced Proximity
Hannah, a small but capable bodyguard, is sent to protect movie star Jack Stapleton at his family ranch after a stalker threat. To keep the assignment secret she poses as his girlfriend, sharing his home and his family's grief while trying to stay professional.
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The Wedding Date
Jasmine Guillory · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Mutual Pining
- Forced Proximity
Stuck in a hotel elevator together at a wedding, Alexa agrees to be Drew's date for the weekend to avoid awkward questions. The pretend couple keeps meeting up in their two cities, and what began as a convenient arrangement becomes something they are both afraid to name.
10
Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance”
As teenagers Macy and Elliot spent every weekend trading books in a closet and slowly falling in love, until one night tore them apart. Eleven years later they meet again in San Francisco, and the friendship and heartbreak they buried come rushing back as they decide whether to try once more.
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One Day in December
Josie Silver · 2018
Same genre: “Contemporary romance”
Laurie locks eyes with a stranger through a bus window and spends a year searching for him, only to meet him again as her best friend's new boyfriend. Across ten years of friendship, missed chances and other relationships, the two circle a connection they are never free to act on.
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Happy Place
Emily Henry · 2023
Same genre: “Contemporary romance” and “Romantic comedy”
- Mutual Pining
- Forced Proximity
Harriet and Wyn broke up months ago but still have not told the friends they spend every summer with. Sharing a room at the Maine cottage for one last week, they pretend to be the happy couple they used to be, hiding their split while old feelings refuse to stay buried.