Books Like No Matter What by Cara Bastone
If you can’t get enough of the beautiful love story in our April 2026 Book of the Month for the She Reads Romance Books Book Club, No Matter What by Cara Bastone, then you definitely want to check out these books just like it to add to your TBR list.
These books like No Matter What offer marriage in crisis storylines and characters struggling with PTSD – themes we saw in this sweeping novel.
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Marriage in Crisis Books Like No Matter What
Breathe With Me
by Becka Mack
This romance portrays another married couple who are truly soulmates like Roz and Vin but who find themselves struggling with infertility and the impact it has on their own psyches and marriage.
Happily Ever Ninja
by Penny Reid
This is beautifully written romance about a married couple where the husband slowly realizes that his wife might not be who he thinks she is and yet he feels her slipping away. A must-read for every Penny fan!
Method
by Kate Stewart
This is a romance about a married couple struggling through the hero’s journey as an actor and his method of acting that pulls them apart. It’s an amazing look at marriage and the art of acting.
Books Like No Matter What That Deal with PTSD
Things We Hide From the Light
by Lucy Score
While Lucy is known for her light-hearted, small town rom-coms, this book also gives an amazing look at PTSD after a tragic event and the depression that follows.
After We Fall
by Melanie Harlow
This is an opposites attract romance that is one of my favorite romance books of all time for the ability of the hero to get out of his own way and come through the otherside of his PTSD from his time in the military and the ramifications of his time away.
Making Faces
by Amy Harmon
This is another romance with a hero struggling with PTSD from his stint in the army but also his feelings as the only one to return home. A poignant, breathtaking romance about survivor’s guilt.
Ugly Love
by Colleen Hoover
A heartwrenching novel about a hero struggling with loss and his inability to move on from tragedy until a fling changes his perspective. One of Colleen Hoover’s best.
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