summer beach read recs ☼

☼ in a not so perfect world by neely tubati alexander

sloane’s hot neighbor shocks her by inviting her on an all-inclusive trip to turks and caicos. the catch? she has to pose as his girlfriend to make his ex come running back to him.

☼ tourist season by brenda novak ☼

ismay is ready for a relaxing summer with her fiancé at his family’s beach house, but a hurricane hits before he gets there. alone, she make a discovery in his childhood closet.

☼ husbands by holly gramazio ☼

one day, lauren returns home from work to her husband, michael. except she’s not married and has never seen this man before. but according to her friends, the photos on her phone, and the decor around her house, they’ve been together for years. when michael goes into the attic to change a lightbulb, he disappears and a new husband emerges. lauren quickly realizes that her attic is creating an endless supply of new husbands. she then has to face the question: if swapping lives is as easy as changing a lightbulb, how do you know when you’ve taken the right path?

☼ beach cute by beth reekles ☼

luna, rory and jodie are strangers in the need of a getaway. luna has unexpectedly broken up with her boyfriend. rory has to come up with a creative way to break it to her family she wants to pursue her art passion. and as for Jodie, she feels lost in both life and love. but these three strangers have one other thing in common: they are on their way to the same resort. as their lives collide under the sun, will they have a summer they'll never forget?

☼ bridesmaid for hire by meghan quinn ☼

Maggie's prepared to do anything to get into the wedding of the century, even pretending her sworn enemy is actually her boyfriend.

☼ ready or not by cara bastone ☼

a surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this heartfelt, slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance.

☼ summers at the saint by mary kay andrews ☼

traci is the recently-widowed owner of a once-glamorous hotel. determined to restore it to its former glory, she enlists a motley crew of recently hired summer help to try to turn the hotel around in one summer season. new information about about a long-ago drowning at the hotel threatens to come to light and the tragic death of one of their own takes traci to the brink of despair.

☼ the summer we started over by nancy thayer ☼

two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of nantucket, overcoming life’s challenges and finding new love.

☼ the paradise problem by christina lauren ☼

a romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.

☼ lies and weddings by kevin kwan ☼

a forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding.

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