Beach Reads

A great beach read is light, fun, and uplifting. Celebrate summer with these feel-good books!

Updated May 28, 2024
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Best beach ever
Wax, Wendy
Paper Book
Forced to rent out or lose their beloved Bella Flora after the loss of their renovation-turned-reality-TV show Do Over, Maddie, Nikki, Avery, Kyra, and Bitsy move into cottages at the Sunshine Hotel and Beach Club believing the worst is over. Only to discover just how uncertain their futures really...
Boyfriend material
Hall, Alexis J.
Paper Book
"It's a fun, frothy quintessentially British romcom about a certified chaos demon and a stern brunch daddy with a heart of gold faking a relationship."--New York Times bestselling author Talia Hibbert AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH Named a best book of the year by Oprah Magazine,...
The charm offensive : a novel
Cochrun, Alison
Paper Book
A MOST ANTICIPATED ROM-COM SELECTED BY * BUZZFEED * LGBTQ READS * BUSTLE * THE NERD DAILY * ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT * FROLIC MEDIA * AND MORE! A BEST BOOK PICK BY * HARPER'​S BAZAAR * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ...
Do not become alarmed
Meloy, Maile
Paper Book
The moving and suspenseful new novel that Ann Patchett calls "smart and thrilling and impossible to put down... the book that every reader longs for." "This summer's undoubtable smash hit... an addictive, heart-palpitating story." --Marie Claire The sun is...
Every time I go on vacation, someone dies
Mack, Catherine
Paper Book
A USA Today Bestseller #1 Toronto Star Bestseller in Canadian FictionA Globe and Mail Bestseller in Canadian Fiction A Vancouver Sun Bestseller in New Releases An Indie Next List Pick (May 2024) An...
The flatshare.
O'Leary, Beth
Paper Book
What if your roommate is your soul mate? A joyful, quirky romantic comedy, Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare is a feel-good novel about finding love in the most unexpected of ways. Tiffy and Leon share an apartment. Tiffy and Leon have never met. ...
The fortunes of jaded women : a novel
Huynh, Carolyn
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A WASHINGTON POST BEST FEEL-GOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR For fans of Amy Tan, KJ Dell'Antonia, and Kevin Kwan, this "sharp, smart, and gloriously extra" (Nancy Jooyoun Kim, author of The Last Story of Mina Lee)...
The long weekend. [large print]
Macmillan, Gilly
Paper Book
"Twisty, dark, and packs a punch. . . . Gripping and genuinely nail-biting." -- Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium In this pulse-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny, a group of women travel...
One summer.
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
David Baldacci delivers a moving, family drama about learning to love again after terrible heartbreak and loss in this classic New York Times bestseller--soon to be a Hallmark original movie.  It's almost Christmas, but there is no joy in...
People we meet on vacation
Henry, Emily
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers and Beach Read comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations. Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall...
Pineapple Street: A Novel
Jackson, Jenny
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love, and class, this zeitgeisty novel follows three women in one rich New York clan "Transporting and laugh-out-loud funny, this intergenerational story is a perfect tale for our...
Secluded cabin sleeps six.
Unger, Lisa, 1970-
Audiobook
Smile Beach murder
Bessette, Alicia
Paper Book
Callie Padget thinks she's leaving behind her days of uncovering mysteries and diving head-first into danger when she becomes the Outer Banks Bookshop's newest clerk. But the ex-journalist soon realises you cannot simply run away from mystery. When a mysterious fall at a lighthouse triggers Callie's...
The summer getaway
Mallery, Susan
Paper Book
*AN INSTANT BESTSELLER!* "The perfect escape for readers wanting to get away."--Booklist One woman takes the vacation of a lifetime in this poignant and heartwarming story about the threads that hold a family together from #1 New York Times...
Summer of '69. [large print]
Hilderbrand, Elin
Paper Book
Four siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of the '60s summer when everything changed in Elin Hilderbrand's #1 New York Times bestselling historical novel. Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century. It's...
The vacationers
Straub, Emma.
Paper Book
"Delicious . . . richly riveting . . . The Vacationers offers all the delights of a fluffy, read-it-with-sunglasses-on-the-beach read, made substantial by the exceptional wit, insight, intelligence and talents of its author.”—People (four stars) An...
Welcome to beach town : a novel
Wiggs, Susan
Paper Book
Beloved New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian's speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core. "Readers will savor sunny...
Wrecked
Clark, Carol Higgins.
Paper Book
 Private Investigator Regan Reilly and her husband, Jack "no relation" Reilly, head of the NYPD Major Case Squad, are about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. They are looking forward to a quiet romantic weekend out of town. Wouldn't you know their choice of destination provides them...

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