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• Strangers in the Villa

  a Novel

  Harding, Robyn,

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• It's Not Her

  A Novel

  Kubica, Mary

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• The Castaways

  a Thriller

  Clarke, Lucy, 1981-

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  Two years ago, a small plane disappeared over Fiji. For Erin, it’s been two years of obsessing over every detail, refusing to move forward even as life does. Her sister Lori was on that plane, and Erin was meant to be, too, but after a bitter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beach Thriller

  a Novel

  Day, Jamie,

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  It's been nearly twenty years since Holly last visited the charming town of Beauport, Massachusetts, and it remains as enchanting as she remembers. The boardwalk is still lively with tourists browsing shops and exploring art galleries. Crescent…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Three Summers

  Swan, Karen,

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  Italy. 1957: The summer of innocence. Amongst the lemon trees, Rafaella Parisi impatiently waits for the summer visitors to arrive in her small fishing village on the coast of Puglia. She may be dating Fon Giannelli, but there is one person she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Problematic Summer Romance

  a Novel

  Hazelwood, Ali,

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  Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life. Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him. It's such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Isola

  a Novel

  Goodman, Allegra,

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  Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian--an enigmatic and volatile man--spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. Isolated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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