August is here and summer has peaked. It’s time to grab a great book and find a sunny spot by the nearest body of water. August’s 2021 Reading Challenge category is “By the Beach Reads!”
You’re welcome to choose any beach read to fulfill August’s theme but if you need a little bit of help, we’ve provided five titles below featuring summer fun, romance and even a little drama.
The Summer of No Attachments
By Lori Foster
Summer flings with no strings mean nobody gets hurt. At least, that was the plan… After putting the brakes on her dead-end relationship, local veterinarian Ivey Anders is ready to soak up this summer on her own terms. But when she meets Corbin Meyer–and his troubled young son, Justin–Ivey’s no-strings strategy threatens to unravel before she can put it into practice.
East Coast Girls
By Kerry Kletter
Childhood friends Hannah, Maya, Blue and Renee share a bond that feels more like family. Then, the summer after graduation, one terrible night changed everything. Twelve years have passed since that fateful incident, and during that time, their sisterhood has drifted apart, each woman haunted by her own lost innocence.
You Had Me at Hola
By Alexis Daria
After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow–until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Surez.
Big Summer
By Jennifer Weiner
Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Daphne Berg is shocked when Drue Cavanaugh walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasn’t spoken one word to Drue in all this time so when Drue asks if she will be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless.
People We Meet on Vacation
By Emily Henry
Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. What could possibly go wrong?
None of these titles speaking to you? That’s okay! We’ve put together an entire category on the home page of our website highlighting beach reads. Head over there for more options!
