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Mary Alice Monroe

American
Mary Alice Monroe is an American author known for fiction that explores the parallels between nature and human nature. She was born in Evanston, Illinois. Many of her novels deal with environmental issues. The Beach House and Swimming Lessons both refer to the plight of injured sea turtles.
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1 books; 1 reviewed on LuvemBooks. Dates and covers from Amazon.

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    2019
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The Summer Guests

4.3/5

reader rating · 2,765 ratings

The Summer Guests is a character-driven novel from New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe, published by Gallery Books, in which a gathering of strangers and their horses ride out a hurricane together at a North Carolina farm — and find that the storm forces each of them toward new beginnings, rediscovered connections, and the truths about what matters most in their lives.

Reviewed May 1, 2026

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Natalie D. Richards

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Natalie D. Richards's Five Total Strangers forces strangers together during a monster storm, echoing Monroe's ensemble premise with young adult thriller tension.
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Delia Owens

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Delia Owens draws on her background as a zoologist and conservationist in Where the Crawdads Sing, echoing Mary Alice Monroe's thematic focus on nature.
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Aisling Rawle

Aisling Rawle’s dystopian thriller The Compound shares an isolated setting, ensemble cast, and secrets peeling back under pressure with Monroe’s character-revelation structure.
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Rebecca Yarros

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Kristin Hannah

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Born in 1960, **Kristin Hannah** is an American writer with more than 20 novels.

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