Books Like Elin Hilderbrand

The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore

Troubles in Paradise hooked you with sun-drenched betrayal and women rebuilding lives amid Caribbean chaos—that perfect collision of aspirational wanderlust and messy, privileged heartbreak. The Islanders serves up the same island-setting intoxication: multi-generational secrets unraveling, flawed characters navigating infidelity and reinvention, and just enough mystery to keep your pulse racing between chapters. This is your next guilty-pleasure escape where second chances taste like salt air and rosé.

Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

If you lived for those stolen Nantucket weekends in 28 Summers, this lakeside romance delivers the same intoxicating blend: seasonal reunions that pulse with forbidden heat, decades of quiet longing, and sensory details that dissolve real life into pure indulgence. Fortune mirrors Hilderbrand's gift for emotional catharsis over moral complexity—relatable heartache crowned with bittersweet redemption.

The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews

If The Hotel Nantucket gave you that perfect sun-drenched escape with ensemble secrets and coastal luxury, The Homewreckers serves the same intoxicating cocktail—just swap the historic hotel for a crumbling beachside mansion and a renovation crew with delicious baggage. You'll get the same breezy Southern charm, the same satisfying redemption arcs, and those vivid shoreline details that make you taste the salt air, all wrapped in Mary Kay Andrews' signature warmth that never apologizes for being pure, affluent escapism.

Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews

If you devoured The Five-Star Weekend for its champagne-soaked Nantucket drama and privileged women spilling secrets poolside, you need the same aspirational chaos at a crumbling Southern resort. Summers at the Saint serves up razor-sharp female bonds, glamorous settings, and scandalous twists with zero heavy lifting—just breezy escapism and uplifting resolutions that let you live vicariously through fabulous, flawed characters navigating midlife with designer sunglasses intact.

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

If you loved unraveling the glossy facades and buried secrets of Nantucket's elite in The Perfect Couple, dive into this twisty tale of a London family's dark inheritance and hidden traumas that echo the same blend of affluent dysfunction and suspenseful revelations.

A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey

Swan Song hooked you with its glamorous Nantucket vibes, where wealthy lives unravel in a whirlwind of secrets, infidelity, and social drama—pure escapist bliss. Now, dive into A Happier Life by Kristy Woodson Harvey for that same intoxicating blend of Southern coastal luxury, witty banter exposing human flaws, and heartfelt redemptions that feel like a mental vacation. It's the juicy, feel-good follow-up your beach bag needs, packed with ensemble intrigue and indulgent chaos.