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• Slow Burn Summer

  a Novel

  Silver, Josie,

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  Talent agent Charlie Francisco has three problems: a divorce that ended his screenwriting career, a business he never planned to inherit, and a take-your-breath-away romance novel whose author wants nothing to do with its publication. The book is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dixon Rule

  a Novel

  Kennedy, Elle,

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  Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer. She's rehearsing for a ballroom dance competition, juggling two jobs, and dealing with an ex-boyfriend who can't take the hint it's over. Yet despite all that, she still has plenty of time and energy to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer Book Club

  Mallery, Susan,

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  In the small town of Los Lobos, California, three women join a local indie bookstore's summer book club-devoted entirely to romance novels-and become life-long friends as they navigate the messiness of motherhood, second chances and becoming the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just for the Summer

  Jimenez, Abby,

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  Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it's now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Same Time Next Summer

  Monaghan, Annabel,

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  The ultimate summer nostalgia read, about an engaged woman who comes face to face with her first love who she hasn't seen in fourteen years, but who she spent every summer with from age five to seventeen when he broke her heart, calling into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

  Bayron, Kalynn,

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  Seventeen-year-old Charity Curtis has the summer job of her dreams, playing the 'final girl' at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Shouldn't Have Come Here

  Rose, Jeneva,

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  Overworked city gal Grace Evans is ready for a relaxing getaway on a Wyoming ranch, where the owner is handsome Calvin Wells. But when she hears of a missing woman, things soon change for the worse.

• The Villa

  a Novel

  Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-

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  As kids, Emily and Chess were inseparable. But by their 30s, their bond has been strained by the demands of their adult lives. So when Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. Villa Aestas in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Celebrants

  a Novel

  Rowley, Steven, 1971-

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  It's been a minute-or five years-since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends, and twenty-eight years since their graduation when their adult lives officially began. Now Jordan, Jordy, Naomi, Craig, and Marielle find themselves at the brink of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Getaway

  Giles, Lamar, 1979-

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  Jay discovers that mountain resort where he lives and works with his friends and family is also a doomsday oasis for the rich and powerful who expect top-notch customer service even as the world outside the resort's walls disintegrates.

• Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity

  Velez, Angela

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  Overachiever Luz "Lulu" Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan. Middle sister Milagro wants nothing to do with college or a nerdy class field trip. On a journey from Baltimore all the way to San Francisco, Lulu and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Counselors

  Goodman, Jessica, 1990-

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  After a traumatic school year, camp counselor Goldie Easton is excited to reunite with her two best friends at an elite summer camp, but when a local boy is found dead on the grounds, all three must reveal a dark secret to find the murderer.

• One Italian Summer

  a Novel

  Serle, Rebecca

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  When Katy's mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn't just Katy's mom, but her best friend and first phone call. To make matters worse, the mother-daughter trip of a lifetime looms: two weeks in Positano. Katy has been waiting years for Carol…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer Place

  a Novel

  Weiner, Jennifer,

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  The Summer Place is a testament to family in all its messy glory; a story about what we sacrifice and how we forgive. When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Night on the Island

  a Novel

  Silver, Josie

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  London dating columnist Cleo Wilder is sent on assignment to Salvation Island to "self-couple," à la the actor Emma Watson. Her plans are derailed by Boston photographer Mack Sullivan, who's visiting the island as part of a break from his tattered…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Summer Getaway

  a Novel

  Mallery, Susan

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  Single mom Robyn Caldwell needs a new plan for her future. She has always put her family first. Now, with her kids grown, she yearns for a change. But what can she do when her daughter has become the most demanding bride ever, her son won't even…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Summer

  Wharton, Edith

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  A naive girl from a humble background meets an ambitious city boy, and a torrid romance ensues. Despite her pride, independence, and honesty, Charity Royall feels shadowed by her past--especially in her ardent relationship with the educated and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Velvet Was the Night

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  1970s Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger. Her next-door neighbor, Leonora, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heatwave

  a Novel

  Jestin, Victor

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  Seventeen-year-old Leo is sitting in an empty playground at night, listening to the sound of partying and pop music filtering in from the beach, when he sees another, more popular boy strangle himself with the ropes of the swings. Then, in a panic,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Malibu Rising

  a Novel

  Reid, Taylor Jenkins

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  Set against the backdrop of the Malibu surf culture of the 1980s this novel follows the daughter of a famous singer who, once she finds fame, must grapple with the fact that her father abandoned her and her siblings when they were young