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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 87%
Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.
by Paige Toon 2024
4.07
40k+ 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
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 87%
Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.
by Elin Hilderbrand 2025
4.02
156k+ 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 87%
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 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
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 86%
An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.
by Kate Marchant 2022
3.91
14k+ 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
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
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 86%
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 86%
Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.
by Francesca Cocchi 2026
3.85
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 86%
A visa marriage, a deserted island, a year alone. The real survival test? Each other.
by Lucy Irvine 1983
3.76
871 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
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
Asylum Hotel
by Juliet Blackwell • 2025
A photographer trespasses into a crumbling seaside hotel. Its ghosts are already expecting her.
3.56
2k+
Asylum Hotel Summary
Asylum Hotel 86%
A photographer trespasses into a crumbling seaside hotel. Its ghosts are already expecting her.
by Juliet Blackwell 2025
3.56
2k+ 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 86%
To thank her donor, a young archaeologist moves to Cornwall and falls for his brother.
by Phillipa Ashley 2021
4.08
2k+ 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 86%
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 Drowning House
by Cherie Priest • 2024
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
3.39
2k+
The Drowning House Summary
The Drowning House 86%
A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.
by Cherie Priest 2024
3.39
2k+ 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 86%
After her divorce, a professional organizer's tidy plans unravel when a summer fling gets serious.
by Annabel Monaghan 2024
4.01
137k+ 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
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 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
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
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 86%
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
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 86%
A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.
by Tessa Bailey 2022
3.58
144k+ 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
Diavola
by Jennifer Marie Thorne • 2024
A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.
3.80
43k+
Diavola Summary
Diavola 86%
A crumbling Italian villa, a locked tower, and a ghost that will not let Anna leave.
by Jennifer Marie Thorne 2024
3.80
43k+ 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
The Unwedding
by Ally Condie • 2024
A canceled wedding, a drowned groom, a resort cut off by a storm. A woman investigates.
3.19
73k+
The Unwedding Summary
The Unwedding 86%
A canceled wedding, a drowned groom, a resort cut off by a storm. A woman investigates.
by Ally Condie 2024
3.19
73k+ ratings
Los elementales
by Michael McDowell • 1981
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
3.98
24k+
Los elementales Summary
Los elementales 86%
A funeral reunites a family on the Alabama coast. The third house was meant to stay buried.
by Michael McDowell 1981
3.98
24k+ ratings
The Reality of Everything
by Rebecca Yarros • 2020
A grieving widow fixes a beach house while her Coast Guard pilot neighbor fixes her heart.
4.47
45k+
The Reality of Everything Summary
The Reality of Everything 86%
A grieving widow fixes a beach house while her Coast Guard pilot neighbor fixes her heart.
by Rebecca Yarros 2020
4.47
45k+ 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
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman • 1987
A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.
3.75
9k+
Illumination Night Summary
Illumination Night 86%
A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.
by Alice Hoffman 1987
3.75
9k+ 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
The Infinity Between Us
by N.S. Perkins • 2021
After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.
3.82
29k+
The Infinity Between Us Summary
The Infinity Between Us 86%
After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.
by N.S. Perkins 2021
3.82
29k+ ratings
The Summer Place
by Jennifer Weiner • 2022
A rushed Cape Cod wedding exposes family secrets, strains a marriage, and rekindles an old love.
3.56
76k+
The Summer Place Summary
The Summer Place 86%
A rushed Cape Cod wedding exposes family secrets, strains a marriage, and rekindles an old love.
by Jennifer Weiner 2022
3.56
76k+ ratings
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
by Ruth Ware • 2018
Crushed by debt, a tarot reader fakes an inheritance claim and enters a mansion built on murder.
3.79
202k+
The Death of Mrs. Westaway Summary
The Death of Mrs. Westaway 86%
Crushed by debt, a tarot reader fakes an inheritance claim and enters a mansion built on murder.
by Ruth Ware 2018
3.79
202k+ 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
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier • 1938
A new bride at Manderley finds the first wife's shadow stronger than her own.
4.25
732k+
Rebecca Summary
Rebecca 86%
A new bride at Manderley finds the first wife's shadow stronger than her own.
by Daphne du Maurier 1938
4.25
732k+ ratings
Something I Keep Upstairs
by J.D. Barker • 2025
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
3.85
3k+
Something I Keep Upstairs Summary
Something I Keep Upstairs 86%
Inheriting a haunted island, seven friends discover its ancient hunger claims anyone under sixteen.
by J.D. Barker 2025
3.85
3k+ 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 86%
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 Restless Ones
by Abe Moss • 2024
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
3.97
2k+
The Restless Ones Summary
The Restless Ones 86%
A survivor returns to the massacre house to film a documentary, but the dead are waiting.
by Abe Moss 2024
3.97
2k+ 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
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 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
The Wrong Way Home
by Kate O'Shaughnessy • 2024
After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.
4.27
3k+
The Wrong Way Home Summary
The Wrong Way Home 86%
After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.
by Kate O'Shaughnessy 2024
4.27
3k+ 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
Seascraper
by Benjamin Wood • 2025
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
4.01
18k+
Seascraper Summary
Seascraper 86%
On a fading coast, the last shrimper hauls nets by horse, a song waiting inside him.
by Benjamin Wood 2025
4.01
18k+ ratings
We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen • 2006
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
4.24
13k+
We, the Drowned Summary
We, the Drowned 86%
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
by Carsten Jensen 2006
4.24
13k+ ratings
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 86%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ 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
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