Summer Pleasures

Savannah Blues  by Mary Kay Andrews
Follows Eloise "Weezie" Foley, an antiques picker, as she deals with a huge estate sale, eccentric relatives, a sexy ex-boyfriend, and her ex-husband and his new girlfriend, unexpectedly discovering love is much better the second time around. Sequel is Savannah Breeze.

Summer to Remember by Mary Balogh
To gain their mutual independence, Lauren Edgeworth enters into a bargain with Viscount "Kit" Ravensberg that she will masquerade as his betrothed for the summer, but their scheme could be undermined by their growing feelings for each other.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Four best girlfriends spend the biggest summer of their lives enchanted by a magical pair of pants. The three sequels are equally enchanting.

Dancing in the Dark by Mary Jane Clark
Setting aside her vacation plans to interview a kidnapping victim whose story was not believed by authorities, news correspondent Diane Mayfield becomes increasingly alarmed when subsequent victims are discovered murdered.

Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Interweaves the events of Tom Wingo's summer in New York and his relationship to Susan Lowenstein, his sister Savannah's beautiful psychiatrist and the complex history of the South Carolinian Wingo family, from World War II through Vietnam.

Killer Summer by Lynda Curnyn
Enjoying a summer together on Fire Island at a beach house owned by Sage's boss, Maggie, best friends Sage, Zoe and Nick find their fun in the sun interrupted by murder when Zoe stumbles upon Maggie's body on the beach and launches an investigation to uncover the truth.

Pawley’s Island by Dorothea Benton Frank
Hoping to sell some of her watercolors, Becca Sims wanders into the seaside Gallery Valentine, never expecting that her life will be transformed by the gallery owner and his best friend, in a novel set in small-town South Carolina. Also, Shem Creek, Sullivan’s Island and other titles by this author who is queen of South Carolina beach settings.

One Hot Summer by Carolina Garcia-Aguilera
Facing discontentment in her thirties, Margarita finds herself falling back in love with a college flame, a situation that compromises her marriage and forces her to choose between her family and the passion of her life.

Summer People by Brian Groh
Agreeing against his better judgment to spend a summer caring for an eccentric New England matriarch, Nathan, an aspiring graphic novelist, is frustrated by his inexperience and his employer's instability.

Distant Shores by Kristen Hannah
Elizabeth and Jackson Shore married young, raised two daughters and weathered the storms of youth as they build a future together. But after the children leave home, they quietly drift apart. When Jack accepts a new job across country, Elizabeth follows. The sudden death of her father changes everything. Grieving and alone, she retreats to an isolated beach house, where she packs away the last remnants of her parents' lives. She sees their tender story of lasting devotion and steadfast commitment in their marriage that is missing in hers. Faced with her own disillusionment, she makes a terrifying decision, risking everything she has for a second chance at happiness.

The Blue Bistro by Elin Hilderbrand
Having worked for six years in the hotels of exotic resort towns, Adrienne Dealey relocates to Nantucket in the hopes of recouping her finances and gets a crash course in restaurant management at a popular locale that is preparing to close, an endeavor that is compromised by her budding relationship with her boss.

Beach Trip by Cathy Holton
Mel, Sara, Annie and Lola have traveled distinct and diverse paths since their years together at a small Southern liberal arts college during the early 1980s. Now the friends, all in their forties, converge on Lola’s lavish North Carolina beach house in an attempt to relive the carefree days of their college years. But as the week wears on and each woman’s hidden story is gradually revealed, these four friends learn that they must inevitably confront their shared pasts.

The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe
Returning to her childhood home in the Lowcountry at the request of her mother, Caretta Rutledge, who thought she had forever buried her Southern roots and her troubled family, unexpectedly begins to reconnect with her friends and family while she fixes up the family beach house, learning that in order to live life to the fullest, she must forgive and forget the past.

Beaches by Iris Dart Rainer
Follows 30 years of joy, sorrow, triumph and tragedy in the changing and enduring relationship of two very different women – the conventional Bertie, and Cee Cee, a flamboyant actress. Reader's Guide available.

Sandcastles by Luanne Rice
Painter and art instructor Honor Sullivan has made a peaceful life for herself with her three daughters, until the wedding of her eldest daughter, Regis, brings her former love – and Regis's father – John, back into her life from his self-imposed exile. Also, Summer of Roses and other titles by this author.

Off Season by Anne Rivers Siddons
A widow returns to her family cottage in Maine, her late husband's ashes and ornery cat in tow, and ponders her first experience of love and loss. Siddons frames the story around the sudden death of Cam McCall, Virginia architect, while at his wife Lilly's Maine seashore cottage, Edgewater.

Summer Pleasures by Nora Roberts
Journalist Lee Radcliffe goes on a camping trip with reclusive author Hunter Brown to obtain an interview with him, and photographer Bryan Mitchell spends her summer on assignment with arrogant photojournalist Shade Colby.

Colony by Anne Rivers Siddons
Looking back on her 90 years of life while waiting for the arrival of her children and grandchildren at the family summer home, Maude Chambliss recalls a life of wealth, friendship, love and loss.

Safe Harbour by Danielle Steel
Struggling with a terrible accident that devastated her family, young Pip meets artist Matt Bowles, whose friendship helps Pip and her mother heal, until an unresolved issue from Matt's past compromises their progress.

Summer House by Nancy Thayer
After years of wandering from whim to whim, 30-year-old Charlotte Wheelwright seems to have at last found her niche. The free spirit enjoys running an organic gardening business on the island of Nantucket, thanks in large part to her spry grandmother Nona, who donated a portion of land on the family’s seaside compound to get Charlotte started. Though Charlotte’s skill with plants is bringing her success, cultivating something deeper with people – particularly her handsome neighbor Coop – might be more of a challenge.

Summer at Willows Lake by Susan Wiggs
When her grandparents request one last summer with the whole family in the Catskills, Olivia hires contractor Connor Davis to fix up the camp but gets more than she bargained for when the renovations unearth shocking secrets and searing passion.