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  • Mermaid Beach

    By Sheila Roberts (Fic Robe, eBook)

    Bonnie Brinks and her all-woman band, The Mermaids, are the pride of Moonlight Harbor.  Will these three generations of Mermaids find their happy endings on the Washington coast? Or will the change in the winds leave them all shipwrecked?

     

  • The Summer Place

    By Jennifer Weiner (Fic Wein, Q Wein, CD Fic Wein, eBook, eAudiobook)

    When Sarah’s twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement everyone, is shocked. On the wedding day, lovers reveal their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. Plus confrontations that will touch each member of the family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same.

  • Malibu Rising

    By Taylor Jenkins Reid (Fic Reid, Q Reid, CD Fic Reid, eBook, eAudiobook)

    1983 the day of the Riva’s annual summer party, and anticipation is at a high. Together, the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world. But by midnight the party will be out of control and by morning, the Riva’s mansion will have gone up in flames.

  • Summer Love

    By Nancy Thayer (Fic Thay, Q Thay, CD Fic Thay, eBook, eAudiobook)

    Four strangers rent rooms in an old hotel near the beach and have the summer of their lives. Twenty-six years after that amazing summer, they reunite where they first met. Now, the next generation discovers Nantucket and form lifelong bonds, just as their parents did all those years ago.

  • The Boardwalk Bookshop

    By Susan Mallery (Fic Mall, Q Mall, CD Fic Mall, eBook, aAudiobook)

    When fate brings three strangers to a charming space for lease on the California coast, the Boardwalk Bookshop is born. Part bookstore, part gift shop, part bakery, it's a dream come true for Bree, Mikki and Ashley.

  • Kismet

    By Becky Chalsen (Fic Chal, Q Chal, CD Fic Chal, eBook, eAudiobook)

    For as long as anyone can remember, it has been the inseparable Sharp twins Amy and Jo and Amy's childhood sweetheart Ben. But as this year's Fourth of July weekend approaches, something feels off. Especially with Jo's whirlwind engagement and wedding ceremony now eclipsing the twins' long-awaited thirtieth birthday.

  • Every Summer After

    By Carley Fortune (Fic Fort, Q Fort, CD Fic Fort, eBook, eAudiobook)

    They say you can never go home again, especially for Persephone Fraser made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago. Until she receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry’s Bay and into the orbit of the man she never thought she’d have to live without.

  • The Bookstore on the Beach

    By Brenda Novak (Fic Nova, Q Nova, CD Fic Nova, eBook, eAudiobook)

    Eighteen months ago, Autumn Divac's husband went missing. Her desperate search has yielded no answers, and she can't imagine moving forward without him. But for the sake of their two teenage children, she has to try. So she takes her kids to the charming beachside town where she was raised.

  • Beach Read

    By Emily Henry (Fic Henr, Q Henr, CD Fic Henr, eBook, eAudiobook)

    A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer who is stuck in a rut, engage in a summer-long challenge that may just topple everything they believe about happy endings.

  • One Italian Summer

    By Rebecca Serle (Fic Serl, Q Serl, CD Fic Serl, eBook, eAudiobook)

    When Katy’s mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn’t just Katy’s mom, but her best friend. As soon as Katy steps foot on the Amalfi Coast, she begins to feel her mother’s spirit. Buoyed by the stunning waters, beautiful cliffsides, and delightful residents, Katy feels herself coming back to life.

  • Summer Reading

    By Jenn McKinlay (Fic McKi, Q McKi, CD Fic McKi, eBook, eAudiobook)

    When a woman who'd rather do anything than read meets a bookworm, sparks fly, making one hot-summer fling. Attraction blossoms when Ben inspires Sam to create the cookbook she's always dreamed about, and soon they realize their summer fling may heat up into a happily ever after.

  • The Summer of Lost and Found

    By Mary Alice Monroe (Fic Monr, Q Monr, CD Fic Monr, eBook, eAudiobook)

    The Rutledge family face a summer of upheaval and change with perseverance, unity, and a dose of humor, discovering unexpected joys and lessons that will endure long past the season.

  • The Summer Cottage

    By Viola Shipman (Fic Ship, Q Ship, eBook, eAudiobook)

    One cottage rule at a time, Adie Lou reclaims her own strength, history and joy by rediscovering the magic in every sunset and sandcastle.

  • Our Italian Summer

    By Jennifer Probst (Fic Prob, eBook, eAudiobook)

    A summer filled with the possibility for change is what they all need. Among the ruins of ancient Rome, and the rolling hills of Tuscany, Sophia hopes to show her girls the bonds of family are everything, and remind them that they can always lean on one another.

  • The Friendship Pact

    By Jill Shalvis (Fic Shal, Q Shal, eBook, eAudiobok)

    On a hunt to unlock the past, they find themselves on a wild ride and learn a shocking truth, while also reluctantly bonding in a way neither had seen coming. Now Tae must decide whether she's going to choose love or walk away from her own happiness.