13 Best Chick Lit Books

Thirty something publicist Bridget Jones decides to take control of her life by keeping a daily diary of calories, cigarettes and romantic disasters. Torn between her charming boss Daniel Cleaver and awkward family friend Mark Darcy, she turns everyday worries into sharp, self aware comedy.

Financial journalist Becky Bloomwood loves designer bargains a lot more than she loves her bank statements. As debt collectors circle and a new job forces her to give money advice, she scrambles to hide her spending and sort out her life—and love.

Rachel White, a hardworking attorney and lifelong good girl, wakes up after her thirtieth birthday to find she has slept with her best friend Darcy’s fiancé. As the secret affair deepens, she must choose between loyalty, self-respect, and real love.

Romance writer January Andrews and literary novelist Augustus Everett spend a summer in neighboring beach houses, both struggling with writer’s block. They agree to exchange genres and research methods, challenging their assumptions about storytelling as their rivalry gives way to attraction.

Jen Lancaster had the job, the boyfriend, and the shopping habit, until a brutal layoff sent her from corporate comfort to unemployment lines. This memoir turns that fall into a funny, unsparing look at money, pride, and starting over.

After spilling every embarrassing secret she has to a stranger during a terrifying flight, Emma Corrigan is mortified to discover he’s Jack Harper, the elusive American boss visiting her office. As work and romance collide, she must decide how honest she’s finally willing to be.

Cannie Shapiro's life as a pop culture reporter is derailed when her ex writes a magazine column about their sex life. Humiliated but resilient, Cannie embarks on a journey of weight loss, new love, and self-acceptance in this breakout hit.

Party-loving Rachel Walsh insists she does not have a drug problem; she is just having fun in New York. After an overdose and a broken heart, her family ships her to a rehab clinic in Dublin that is nothing like the luxury spa she imagined. Forced to face painful truths about addiction, family and lost love, Rachel must decide what recovery really means.

Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman share an office, hate each other on principle, and are both chasing the same promotion. When their daily mind games turn into something hotter, Lucy has to decide whether rivalry is hiding something much more dangerous.

When her absent husband returns and offers to care for their children, exhausted single mother Amy takes a summer break in New York. New friendships and romance tempt her toward a different life, until family responsibilities force a difficult choice.

After surviving a plane crash in Ireland, Clementine Haas wakes with no memory of her life. She adopts a new identity and asks Kieran O'Connell to help her escape, but their growing connection makes concealing her past increasingly complicated.

After her partner of eighteen years ends their relationship and moves on with a pregnant new girlfriend, Manchester lawyer Laurie agrees to a fake office romance with charming colleague Jamie, hoping to save face, and finds real feelings forming.

Rose is a responsible attorney; Maggie is her wild, beautiful, dyslexic younger sister. When a conflict tears them apart, they each travel a difficult road toward self-discovery—and their long-lost grandmother—to find their way back to each other.