The Best Beach Reads of the Summer

Jess thinks her move to Paris will be just the fresh start she needs—crashing on her brother’s couch, that is. Just as she is getting comfortable, questions appear. Where is Ben? Who took him?

Will Chen and his team of skilled students-turned-heist members are stealing back some of the most priceless Chinese art in the world. If they succeed? It’s $50million and a legacy. If they fail, They’ll lose it all.

It was supposed to look perfect, but things quickly fall apart. Then, somebody turns up dead.

Maggie Holt is convinced that the horror stories Baneberry Hall became famous for are more true to reality than fiction when she returns home to her childhood home.

In The InstituteA group of children with special talents (think: telekinesis or telepathy), are desperately trying to escape Mrs. Sigsby who is determined to take the force of their gifts from the children.

Hannah Hall’s life is thrown into turmoil when Owen, her husband, vanishes. She uncovers the truth about Owen’s disappearance and discovers that he might not be who he claimed to have been.

Daunis Fontaine is thrown into the middle of the investigation after witnessing a shocking killing.

Jill Newman is certain that her senior year will be her best. But when she begins receiving texts about the murder of a friend, everything starts to unravel.

Lila Macapagal’s ex boyfriend suddenly dies, and her life becomes a rom-com.

Jane meets Eddie Rochester and sees a chance to live the life that she has always wanted. Jane is haunted by the ghost of Eddie’s wife, who has recently become widowed.

Laurel Mack is stunned that Poppy, a girl who reminds so much of Ellie, has reunited with her ten years later.

Chloe is thrown into an unlikely trio and must solve the mystery of Shara Wheeler’s disappearance. This town may have more to it than she imagined. There are endless cycles of puzzles and secret notes that keep her busy.

Kenna is free from five years in jail for a terrible accident. Now it’s time to reunite with her daughter. She finds refuge in an unlikely source after she is shut out by everyone. Their relationship could put them both on the same line. They try to correct past mistakes.

Meredith has closed off the world ever since her sister died. She’s determined to step back into the world this summer. Meredith will be your cheerleader in the battle to balance love with legacies.

Hannah Martin, 29 years old, is just cruising along life in this amazing story of fate and true romance. Hannah decides to move back to Los Angeles with her best friend. There are two simple but life-changing options. Who would have thought she could do both?

Victoria and her dad have always dreamed about becoming vampires. Victoria vows to save her father from terminal cancer when he is given the news that he has terminal cancer. She is taken to New Orleans, where she is forced both joy and sorrow in her quest for immortality.

Augustus and January come up with a business plan to get them out of their respective ruts after they both suffer from writer’s blocks in nearby beach houses.

Dannie has always lived life to the fullest. Bella, her best friend and whimsical muse, is nothing like Dannie. Dannie starts to question every decision made in the past when she has only one hour left of her future.

Alex and Poppy lost their friendship two years ago. They now have just one week to fix everything.

Alex is America’s First Son. Henry is the Prince and Princess of Wales. They did not agree to fall in love.

Maybell inherits a house from her great-aunt. It is the perfect opportunity to start afresh. She soon discovers that she is not the only inheritor.

Charlie Hall can steal everything. She becomes the center of the greatest secret in the universe, and everyone wants her.

Xingyin has lived her entire life in solitude. She was raised alone on the Moon by her mother. Everything changes when her magic flares. Her existence is revealed to the very beings who banished her mother. She enters The Celestial Kingdom with nothing more than the desire for her mother’s safety.

Gaspery-Jacques, Olive, Edwin, and Olive are all from different universes and times. They all hear the strings of the violins that strum in the forest. They are far from civilization and set out to unravel the universal mystery.

Linus Baker is content in his quiet, alone life. He didn’t plan to try and determine whether six dangerous, magical kids would bring about the end the world.

How would your life be different if you had made an entirely different decision years back? In The Midnight LibraryNora has the opportunity to explore all possible lives.

Laia, in a world inspired to ancient Rome, is forced to risk her own life to save her brother.

Klara is an Artificial Friend, who patiently waits for the day when a customer will choose her.

In The Vanishing halfAlthough the Vignes twins lead very different lives, they will always be linked, regardless of how far, years, and lies they may live apart.

Noemí Taboada is a glamorous debutante who’s at home in beautiful gowns and red lipstick. She is shocked to discover that her cousin has sent her a frantic letter.

Combining the musical talents and skills of Daisy Jones, Billy Dunne, creates rock ‘n’ rolling legends.

Nella is an anti-apothecary, who helps women poison the men who wrong them. Caroline discovers a clue about the unsolved apothecary murders two hundred years ago.

The most anticipated event is Nina Riva, supermodel and surfer. This year, the party goes completely wild.

Katy is devastated by the loss of her mom and best friend. She now plans to travel to Italy, where her parents met. She can feel her mother’s spirit. Then she appears.

Jeanette struggles with addiction, while her mother Carmen struggles to cope with her long-standing feelings about displacement. Jeanette travels to Cuba in order to confront the secrets of her past to break down generational trauma.

April has never felt a connection to her hometown. She’s failing her school classes and barely scraping by financially. Her father is also struggling to support her. One open mic night turns into a new life for her. She also has a group of supportive friends.

In Transcendent KingdomGifty is determined that she will understand the science behind the suffering her family has endured. She starts to yearn for the faith based salvation she received from her evangelical upbringing, as she dives deeper into science.

Charlie’s life isn’t going forward so she looks back to the past for answers. Her self-discovery leads to her ancestral home and a family conspiracy that has been simmering for 60 years.

Emira Tucker is accused by her employer of kidnapping the child that she babysits.

A bank robber robs a group in an apartment and takes hostages.

Adunni hopes to escape the poverty she was born into, get an education, and build the future she has always desired.