Jamie McGuire‘s New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster and its sequel Walking Disaster have enamored fans with the story of Abby Abernathy and Travis Maddox: the ultimate good girl attracted to the ultimate bad boy. Their story begins just at the cusp of Abby’s adulthood as she makes her way in the world for the first time as a college freshman. McGuire captures the innocent quality of new adult while providing the steamy and sometimes dark themes readers are used to in contemporary romance these days. If you enjoy new adult romances with a dark edge, try these books to read if you like Beautiful Disaster.
Books to Read if You Like Beautiful Disaster
Beautifully Broken
Laura Lee
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Gavin was confident, worldly, intelligent and breath-takingly gorgeous. But that’s not how he ruined Kat. He ruined Kat by saving her. By showing her that the one-night stands and drunken blackouts were not a way of life…that she was worth something. But now four years later, she is thriving and her scars no longer hold her back but still she is ruined by Gavin. Because Gavin will always have to be just Mr. Cooper, just a former teacher, she constantly reminds herself.
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This I Know
Holly Ryan
Release Date: October 22, 2016
When she woke up in the hospital, she knew very little. She knew the sound of her mother’s voice. And she knew the pained look in her eye that gave away that something horrible had happened to her. But what she didn’t know was the identity of the boy that sat next to her bed when he thought she wasn’t awake.
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Punk 57
Penelope Douglas
Release Date: October 21, 2016
Misha and Ryen have been penpals since fifth grade when each of their teachers mistook the gender of their name and paired them together. For seven years they argued about everything from Android vs. iPhone and who the greatest rapper ever is. They agreed to three rules: no social media, no phone numbers, no pictures. But when Misha sees a girl named Ryen online and recognizes all of her interests, he’s extremely curious. What he didn’t expect, though, was to hate what he found. Now Ryen is wondering why Misha hasn’t returned her letters in three months and is regretting not knowing any other way to contact him. They’re essentially strangers, she knows this, but she realizes just how much she misses not talking to him when the letters stop.
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The Second First Time
Elisa Lorello
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Jonathan Moss and Sage Merriweather should be a perfect match. They’re both novelists and have been with the same publisher for years and along the way developed a deep friendship of mutual respect. But one night, when they attempt to take their relationship to the next level, they ruin everything in spectacular fashion. One year later, though, Jonathan invites Sage to attempt the trip that ended before it started the year before. Reeling from the loss of her father, Sage finally agrees. Now on a road trip from Phoenix to Tacoma, they must decide to embrace their feelings for one another once and for all or risk losing it forever.
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All In
Emma Scott
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Kacey Dawson is struggling to keep the promise she made to pursue her music. It’s hard when she’s busy grieving the person she promised it too. She hears the call of her former alcohol-soaked existence and every day it becomes harder to resist that call. But when she meets Theo Fletcher who is also struggling to cope, they slowly help each other and build themselves back up. Soon they’ll learn to laugh and trust again but they should know better than anyone, nothing good can last.
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Letting Go
Kate L. Mary
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Growing up with a hoarder for a mother, Sarah is less tolerant of mess in her life than most. She is determined to reign in all chaos in her life in order to get through college and somehow get her three-year-old sister away from her mother’s hoarding. But when she meets Zac, her plans go a tad askew. It’s not just that he owns three huge, drooly dogs that bring a wave of chaos wherever they go, it’s that she knows she’ll risk her future for the sweet, funny, charismatic guy without a second thought. And that is not in the plan.
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