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Books Like It Happened One Summer

If It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey worked for you, these indie books offer a similar reading experience. The comparison comes from AI analysis of each full manuscript (pacing, tone, tropes, and more), not from marketing copy.

Cover of Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

Lainey Davis

I accidentally married a stranger in Vegas, and now my hockey career is falling apart. As the rookie goalie for the Pittsburgh Fury, I should be focused on proving I belong in the pros like my father before me. Instead, I can't stop thinking about my wife—a stunning cellist whose music breaks down every defense I've built. She moved to Pittsburgh for me, fits perfectly with my rowdy family, and should be everything I never knew I wanted. But her controlling father is feeding lies to the press, my coaches are starting to believe them, and the team is icing me out. Was marrying her the biggest mistake of my life, or the best gamble I'll ever make?

Contemporary

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