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Books Like The Wake-Up Call

by Beth O'Leary

Contemporary RomanceHoliday 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 FunnySweetHoliday

A funny, sweet Adult contemporary romance built around enemies to lovers, hotel, christmas. 384 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

The Wake-Up Call book hangover is real, and scrolling through "readers also enjoyed" lists isn't going to cut it. We read The Wake-Up Call, tagged every mood and trope that made it click, and hunted down books that match on the things you actually cared about — not just "it's also Contemporary Romance." Funny energy? Check. Enemies to Lovers? Check. That can't-stop-reading pacing? We've got you.

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12 Books Matched to The Wake-Up Call

Grouped by the elements that made The Wake-Up Call unforgettable.

The Humor That Caught You Off Guard

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Happy Medium
by Sarah Adler
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 336p · Contemporary Romance, Paranormal
Happy Medium hits the same funny and sweet notes that made The Wake-Up Call impossible to put down. Sarah Adler brings funny and sweet to every page.
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The Best Man
by Kristan Higgins
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 416p · Contemporary Romance
The Best Man hits the same funny and sweet notes that made The Wake-Up Call impossible to put down. Kristan Higgins brings funny and emotional to every page.
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The Perfect Match
by Kristan Higgins
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 432p · Contemporary Romance
If The Wake-Up Call's funny and sweet energy had you one-clicking at midnight, The Perfect Match delivers the same rush. Kristan Higgins knows exactly what you're craving.
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The Tension That Set Your Kindle on Fire

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How My Neighbor Stole Christmas
by Meghan Quinn
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 420p · Contemporary Romance, Holiday
You loved The Wake-Up Call for the funny and sweet and enemies to lovers? How My Neighbor Stole Christmas is your next obsession. Same emotional frequency, different story — and Meghan Quinn might just become your new auto-buy author.
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Accidentally Amy
by Lynn Painter
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance
The funny and sweet and enemies to lovers that made The Wake-Up Call unforgettable? Accidentally Amy channels that exact energy. 352 pages of funny, sweet that'll fill the void.
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So Not Meant To Be
by Meghan Quinn
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 500p · Contemporary Romance, Comedy
The sweet and enemies to lovers that made The Wake-Up Call unforgettable? So Not Meant To Be channels that exact energy. 500 pages of hilarious, sweet that'll fill the void.
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The World-Building That Ruined Reality

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Window Shopping
by Tessa Bailey
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5 · 274p · Contemporary Romance, Holiday
Looking for more sweet and holiday and christmas after The Wake-Up Call? Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Fair warning: it's spicier.
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Just Like Magic
by Sarah Hogle
🌶️ 1/5 · 352p · Contemporary Romance, Fantasy
Looking for more sweet and holiday and christmas after The Wake-Up Call? Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle is the book your TBR has been begging you for. Heat level: comfortable.
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A Holly Jolly Ever After
by Julie Murphy
🌶️🌶️ 2/5 · 400p · Contemporary Romance, Holiday
A Holly Jolly Ever After hits the same sweet and holiday notes that made The Wake-Up Call impossible to put down. Julie Murphy brings sweet and fun to every page.
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Our #1 Pick After The Wake-Up Call

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn — 🌶️🌶️ 2/5 spice, 420 pages

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FAQ

Questions About Books Like The Wake-Up Call

Based on mood, trope, and pacing analysis, the most similar books to The Wake-Up Call include How My Neighbor Stole Christmas, Window Shopping, Accidentally Amy. Each matches on specific elements like funny and sweet that made The Wake-Up Call resonate with readers.

We recommend starting with How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn — it shares The Wake-Up Call's core Funny energy while bringing something fresh to the table.

The Wake-Up Call is a standalone novel. You can jump right in without reading anything else first.

The Wake-Up Call has a spice level of 2/5. The recommendations on this page range across spice levels — each one is labeled so you can find your comfort zone.

Yes — several recommendations on this page have lower spice levels while keeping the same Funny energy. Look for the ❄️ or 🌶️ (1/5) tags.

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