If you are interested in reading Breaking the Rules by Barbara Taylor Bradford, you might enjoy the following:

Testimony by Anita Shreve -This novel explores a sex scandal at that takes place on the campus of a small private Vermont pre-school.  The plot is uncovered through flashbacks and flash-forwards of the characters touched by the incident over a two year period.  The scandal is revealed through a research student’s inquiry into the events after the fact.  This student is contacting anyone connected with the incident that caused the national scandal.

Family Tree by Barbara Delinsky – Dana and Hugh Clarke’s baby is born into their wealthy, white New England seaside community; the baby’s unmistakably African-American features puzzle her thoroughly Anglo-looking parents.  By the time the Clarkes have uncovered the tangled roots of their family trees, more than one skeleton has been unearthed, and the couple’s relationship – not to mention their family loyalty – has been severely tested.  Family Tree is an utterly unforgettable novel that asks penetrating questions about race family, and the choices people make in times of crisis—choices that have profound consequences that can last for generations.

Good Woman by Danielle Steel.  Annabelle Worthington, 19, weathers a life of unexpected catastrophe with superhuman patience.  After her father and brother die in the sinking of the Titanic, Annabelle and her mother go into mourning, and Annabelle marries the kindly older banker Josiah Millbank.  After two years of an unconsummated marriage, he reveals a secret to Annabelle that leads to divorce.  Annabelle leaves New York for war-ravaged France.  In a groundbreaking field hospital run by women, Annabelle finds her true calling, studying medicine.  After the war, Annabelle returns to New York, a changed woman to build a future filled with hope.

 Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new Ireland.  Dr. Clara Casey has been offered the thankless job of establishing the underfunded clinic and agrees to take it on for a year. She has plenty on her plate already—two difficult adult daughters and the unwanted attentions of her ex-husband—but she assembles a wonderfully diverse staff devoted to helping their demanding, often difficult patients.