The most popular heartwarming books of 2023

Heartwarming books restore your faith in people. Strangers help each other, lonely characters find friends and small kindnesses change lives. You close the last page with a lump in your throat and a smile. Perfect when you need reminding that the world has good in it. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

See also Feel-good fiction

Results

Healed
Cover of Healed

Healed

Carrie Alani

Published 2023

357 pages

One
Cover of One

One

John Queen

Published 2023

260 pages

Cherry Trail
Cover of Cherry Trail

Cherry Trail

Sara Burton

Published 2023

424 pages

Unexpected
Cover of Unexpected

Unexpected

Amy Knupp

Published 2023

296 pages

Queen Charlotte
Cover of Queen Charlotte

Queen Charlotte

Julia Quinn, Shonda Rhimes

Published 2023

352 pages

Family Matters
Cover of Family Matters

Family Matters

Valverde Macvlean

Published 2023

241 pages