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Seven Summers
by Paige Toon • 2024
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
4.07
40k+
Seven Summers Summary
Seven Summers 88%
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
by Paige Toon 2024
4.07
40k+ ratings
Swan Song
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
4.02
156k+
Swan Song Summary
Swan Song 88%
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2025
4.02
156k+ ratings
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage
by Ali McNamara • 2016
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
4.02
2k+
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage Summary
Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 87%
A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.
by Ali McNamara 2016
4.02
2k+ ratings
Castaway
by Lucy Irvine • 1983
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
3.76
871
Castaway Summary
Castaway 87%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 ratings
An Endless Cornish Summer
by Phillipa Ashley • 2021
To thank her donor, a young archaeologist moves to Cornwall and falls for his brother.
4.08
2k+
An Endless Cornish Summer Summary
An Endless Cornish Summer 87%
To thank her donor, a young archaeologist moves to Cornwall and falls for his brother.
by Phillipa Ashley 2021
4.08
2k+ ratings
Float
by Kate Marchant • 2022
An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.
3.91
14k+
Float Summary
Float 87%
An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.
by Kate Marchant 2022
3.91
14k+ ratings
Rules for the Summer
by Meghan Quinn • 2026
She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.
3.88
45k+
Rules for the Summer Summary
Rules for the Summer 87%
She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.
by Meghan Quinn 2026
3.88
45k+ ratings
Have a Great Summer
by Francesca Cocchi • 2026
Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.
3.85
2k+
Have a Great Summer Summary
Have a Great Summer 87%
Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.
by Francesca Cocchi 2026
3.85
2k+ ratings
My Killer Vacation
by Tessa Bailey • 2022
A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.
3.58
144k+
My Killer Vacation Summary
My Killer Vacation 87%
A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.
by Tessa Bailey 2022
3.58
144k+ ratings
Summer Romance
by Annabel Monaghan • 2024
After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.
4.01
137k+
Summer Romance Summary
Summer Romance 87%
After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.
by Annabel Monaghan 2024
4.01
137k+ ratings
The Summer of Broken Rules
by K.L. Walther • 2021
Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.
3.88
340k+
The Summer of Broken Rules Summary
The Summer of Broken Rules 87%
Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.
by K.L. Walther 2021
3.88
340k+ ratings
The Summer of Yes
by Courtney Walsh • 2024
An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.
3.97
21k+
The Summer of Yes Summary
The Summer of Yes 87%
An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.
by Courtney Walsh 2024
3.97
21k+ ratings
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
by Farley Mowat • 1984
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
4.11
2k+
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float Summary
The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 87%
The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.
by Farley Mowat 1984
4.11
2k+ ratings
The Living Stones
by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
3.99
167
The Living Stones Summary
The Living Stones 86%
A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.
by Ithell Colquhoun 1957
3.99
167 ratings
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by Miranda Dickinson • 2018
Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.
4.01
936
Somewhere Beyond the Sea Summary
Somewhere Beyond the Sea 86%
Two strangers bond over a beach star game, then a town vote makes them enemies.
by Miranda Dickinson 2018
4.01
936 ratings
Same Time Next Summer
by Annabel Monaghan • 2023
An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.
3.73
149k+
Same Time Next Summer Summary
Same Time Next Summer 86%
An engaged woman returns to her family's beach house and finds her first love next door.
by Annabel Monaghan 2023
3.73
149k+ ratings
The Outermost House
by Henry Beston • 1928
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
4.07
4k+
The Outermost House Summary
The Outermost House 86%
A year on Cape Cod's outermost beach, tracking the ocean's rhythm and the birds' ancient passage.
by Henry Beston 1928
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Hotel Nantucket
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2022
She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.
4.05
315k+
The Hotel Nantucket Summary
The Hotel Nantucket 86%
She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2022
4.05
315k+ ratings
The Wrong Mr. Right
by Stephanie Archer • 2022
A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.
3.97
45k+
The Wrong Mr. Right Summary
The Wrong Mr. Right 86%
A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.
by Stephanie Archer 2022
3.97
45k+ ratings
Summers at the Saint
by Mary Kay Andrews • 2024
At a Georgia beach resort, a niece's murder forces the owner to suspect her own family.
4.05
60k+
Summers at the Saint Summary
Summers at the Saint 86%
At a Georgia beach resort, a niece's murder forces the owner to suspect her own family.
by Mary Kay Andrews 2024
4.05
60k+ ratings
Bookshops & Bonedust
by Travis Baldree • 2023
An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.
4.11
117k+
Bookshops & Bonedust Summary
Bookshops & Bonedust 86%
An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.
by Travis Baldree 2023
4.11
117k+ ratings
Moby-Duck
by Donovan Hohn • 2011
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
3.31
3k+
Moby-Duck Summary
Moby-Duck 86%
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
by Donovan Hohn 2011
3.31
3k+ ratings
Outer Banks
by Alyssa Sheinmel • 2021
Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.
3.49
3k+
Outer Banks Summary
Outer Banks 86%
Working-class Outer Banks teens and a rich girl shelter from a storm in a smuggler's hideout.
by Alyssa Sheinmel 2021
3.49
3k+ ratings
Heart Bones
by Colleen Hoover • 2020
Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.
4.20
685k+
Heart Bones Summary
Heart Bones 86%
Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.
by Colleen Hoover 2020
4.20
685k+ ratings
Banana Splitsville
by Catherine Clark • 2000
A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.
3.36
798
Banana Splitsville Summary
Banana Splitsville 86%
A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.
by Catherine Clark 2000
3.36
798 ratings
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store
by Laurie Gilmore • 2024
A restless bookworm follows highlighted romance-novel clues straight to a fisherman who never stays.
3.69
284k+
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store Summary
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store 86%
A restless bookworm follows highlighted romance-novel clues straight to a fisherman who never stays.
by Laurie Gilmore 2024
3.69
284k+ ratings
How to Sail Around the World
by Hal Roth • 2003
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
4.06
237
How to Sail Around the World Summary
How to Sail Around the World 86%
Stop the boat, survive the storm, and cross oceans with less: a circumnavigator's practical manual.
by Hal Roth 2003
4.06
237 ratings
A Marriage at Sea
by Sophie Elmhirst • 2024
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
3.81
62k+
A Marriage at Sea Summary
A Marriage at Sea 86%
When a whale sinks your boat, survival depends on who's in the raft with you.
by Sophie Elmhirst 2024
3.81
62k+ ratings
Six Little Words
by Sally Page • 2026
A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.
4.04
3k+
Six Little Words Summary
Six Little Words 86%
A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.
by Sally Page 2026
4.04
3k+ ratings
The Burnout
by Sophie Kinsella • 2023
A marketing director's seaside burnout cure came with one complication: the man in the next lodge.
3.70
92k+
The Burnout Summary
The Burnout 86%
A marketing director's seaside burnout cure came with one complication: the man in the next lodge.
by Sophie Kinsella 2023
3.70
92k+ ratings
This Summer Will Be Different
by Carley Fortune • 2024
A florist's island summer collides with the best friend's brother she promised to forget.
3.95
394k+
This Summer Will Be Different Summary
This Summer Will Be Different 86%
A florist's island summer collides with the best friend's brother she promised to forget.
by Carley Fortune 2024
3.95
394k+ ratings
The Shampoo Effect
by Jenny Jackson • 2026
A writer flees to a seaside town, falls for a local, then learns his friend is having his baby.
4.04
1k+
The Shampoo Effect Summary
The Shampoo Effect 86%
A writer flees to a seaside town, falls for a local, then learns his friend is having his baby.
by Jenny Jackson 2026
4.04
1k+ ratings
Barbarian Days
by William Finnegan • 2015
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
4.28
41k+
Barbarian Days Summary
Barbarian Days 86%
Surfing saved a lonely kid in Hawaii. Fifty years of chasing waves nearly undid him.
by William Finnegan 2015
4.28
41k+ ratings
Death of a Nurse
by M.C. Beaton • 2016
A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.
3.80
6k+
Death of a Nurse Summary
Death of a Nurse 86%
A Highland constable's dinner date is cut short when the private nurse washes ashore dead.
by M.C. Beaton 2016
3.80
6k+ ratings
Crash Landing
by Annie McQuaid • 2025
Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.
3.45
3k+
Crash Landing Summary
Crash Landing 86%
Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.
by Annie McQuaid 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds
by Allison Brennan • 2025
A book lover finds coded blackmail in a beach read. The writer washes up dead.
3.58
7k+
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds Summary
Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds 86%
A book lover finds coded blackmail in a beach read. The writer washes up dead.
by Allison Brennan 2025
3.58
7k+ ratings
Troubles in Paradise
by Elin Hilderbrand • 2020
Her husband's crash reveals a double life in paradise, and a widow must rebuild from nothing.
3.94
127k+
Troubles in Paradise Summary
Troubles in Paradise 86%
Her husband's crash reveals a double life in paradise, and a widow must rebuild from nothing.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2020
3.94
127k+ ratings
At Loggerheads
by Kristen Ness • 2023
A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.
4.01
592
At Loggerheads Summary
At Loggerheads 86%
A marine biologist returns to her Southern island to find her mentor murdered and turtles poached.
by Kristen Ness 2023
4.01
592 ratings
Someone Else's Ocean
by Kate Stewart • 2018
Childhood friends become neighbors on a Caribbean island. Two broken hearts, nowhere to hide.
4.18
13k+
Someone Else's Ocean Summary
Someone Else's Ocean 86%
Childhood friends become neighbors on a Caribbean island. Two broken hearts, nowhere to hide.
by Kate Stewart 2018
4.18
13k+ ratings
Wavewalker
by Suzanne Heywood • 2023
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
4.23
9k+
Wavewalker Summary
Wavewalker 86%
A decade adrift: her father's sailing dream kept her captive to storms, shipwreck, and neglect.
by Suzanne Heywood 2023
4.23
9k+ ratings
Happier Than A Billionaire
by Nadine Hays Pisani • 2011
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
3.89
2k+
Happier Than A Billionaire Summary
Happier Than A Billionaire 86%
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
by Nadine Hays Pisani 2011
3.89
2k+ ratings
The Summer of Serendipity
by Ali McNamara • 2017
Sent to find an Irish dream home, a guarded woman discovers a house that finds people.
3.90
2k+
The Summer of Serendipity Summary
The Summer of Serendipity 86%
Sent to find an Irish dream home, a guarded woman discovers a house that finds people.
by Ali McNamara 2017
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Wind off the Small Isles
by Mary Stewart • 1968
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
3.76
774
The Wind off the Small Isles Summary
The Wind off the Small Isles 86%
On a volcanic island, a young assistant discovers two lovers preserved in ash for a century.
by Mary Stewart 1968
3.76
774 ratings
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy
by Jenny Han • 2011
Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.
4.18
44k+
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy Summary
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy 86%
Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.
by Jenny Han 2011
4.18
44k+ ratings
Summer People
by Brittanee Nicole • 2025
A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.
4.07
6k+
Summer People Summary
Summer People 86%
A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.
by Brittanee Nicole 2025
4.07
6k+ ratings
The Same Bright Stars
by Ethan Joella • 2024
He never chose the family restaurant; a secret son and a lost love now choose him.
3.73
11k+
The Same Bright Stars Summary
The Same Bright Stars 86%
He never chose the family restaurant; a secret son and a lost love now choose him.
by Ethan Joella 2024
3.73
11k+ ratings
You Shouldn't Have Come Here
by Jeneva Rose • 2023
A New Yorker's remote ranch retreat turns sinister when she learns the last guest never left.
3.36
307k+
You Shouldn't Have Come Here Summary
You Shouldn't Have Come Here 86%
A New Yorker's remote ranch retreat turns sinister when she learns the last guest never left.
by Jeneva Rose 2023
3.36
307k+ ratings
Sandwich
by Catherine Newman • 2024
A Cape Cod vacation catches a mother between her aging parents and her adult children.
3.54
218k+
Sandwich Summary
Sandwich 86%
A Cape Cod vacation catches a mother between her aging parents and her adult children.
by Catherine Newman 2024
3.54
218k+ ratings
Returning Home
by Kelly Elliott • 2022
High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.
4.16
1k+
Returning Home Summary
Returning Home 86%
High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.
by Kelly Elliott 2022
4.16
1k+ ratings
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
by Andrew Peterson • 2008
In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.
4.32
34k+
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 86%
In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.
by Andrew Peterson 2008
4.32
34k+ ratings
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