Itβs my favorite time of the year!!! Summer!!! And that means itβs time to lean into summer romance books that are perfect to hit the beach or pool with. Iβve got a list of new romance books released in 2024 that sound amazing for the warmer weather! I also think theyβre summer book club ready! Check them out below.
Summers At The Saint β Mary Kay Andrews
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Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. . . .
Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as βthe Saint.β If you grew up coming here, you were βa Saint.β If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were βan Ainβt.β Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasnβt rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could work here. One fateful summer she did, and married the bossβs son. Now, sheβs the widowed owner of the hotel, determined to see it return to its glory days, even as staff shortages and financial troubles threaten to ruin it. Plus, her greedy and unscrupulous brother-in-law wants to make sure she failsβ¦
The Paris Novel β Ruth Reichl
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Stella reached for an oyster, tipped her head, and tossed it back. It was cool and slippery, the flavor so briny it was like diving into the ocean.Β Oysters,Β she thought.Β Where have they been all my life?
When her estranged mother dies, Stella is left with an unusual inheritance: a one-way plane ticket and a note reading βGo to Paris.β Stella is hardly cut out for adventure; a traumatic childhood has kept her confined to the strict routines of her comfort zone. But when her boss encourages her to take time off, Stella resigns herself to honoring her motherβs last wishes.
How To End A love Story β Yulin Kuang
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Helen Zhang hasnβt seen Grant Shepard once in the thirteen years sincethe tragic accident that bound their lives together forever.
Now a bestselling author, Helen pours everything into her career. Sheβs even scored a coveted spot in the writersβ room of the TV adaptation of her popular young adult novels, and if she can hide her imposter syndrome and overcome her writerβs block, surely the rest of her life will fall into place too. LA is the fresh start she needs. After all, no one knows her there. Exceptβ¦
The Paradise Problem β Christina Lauren
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Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam βWestβ Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought sheβd signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.
Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. Thereβs just one catch.
The Summer Pact β Emily Giffin
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Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds: Lainey, a California party girl with a flair for drama; Tyson, a brilliant scholar and law school hopeful from DC; Summer, a recruited athlete and perfectionist from the Midwest; and Hannah, a mild-mannered southerner who is content to quietly round out the circle of big personalities. Soon after moving into their shared dorm, they strike up a conversation in a study lounge, and the seeds of friendship are planted.
As their college years fly by, their bond intensifies and the four become inseparable. But as graduation nears, their lives are forever changed after a desperate act leads to tragic consequencesβ¦
The Rule Book β Sarah Adams
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Nora Mackenzieβs entire career lies in the hands of famous NFL tight end Derek Pender, who happens to be her extremely hot college ex-boyfriend. Nora didnβt end things as gracefully as she could have back then, and now it has come back to haunt her. Derek is her first client as an official full-time sports agent, and heβs holding a grudge.
Derek has set his sights on a little friendly revenge. If Nora Mackenzie, the first girl to ever break his heart, wants to be his agent, oh, heβll let her be his agent. The plan is simple: make Noraβs life absolutely miserable. But if Derek knows anything about the woman he once lovedβshe wonβt quit easily.
Just For The Summer β Abby Jimenez
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Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, itβs nowΒ 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,Β they come up with aΒ plan:Β Theyβll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each otherβs out, and theyβll both go on to find the love of their lives. Itβs a bonkers ideaβ¦ and it just might work.Β
Emma hadnβt planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.
Summer Romance β Annabel Monaghan
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Benefits of a summer romance: itβs always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken.
There arenβt enough labeled glass containers to contain the mess that is Ali Morrisβs life. Her mom died two years ago, then her husband left, and she hasnβt worn pants with a zipper in longer than she cares to remember. Sheβs a professional organizer whose pantry is a disgrace.
No one is more surprised than Ali when the first time she takes off her wedding ring and puts on pants with hardwareβoveralls count, right?βshe meets someoneβ¦
This Summer Will Be Different β Carley Fortune
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This summer theyβll keep their promise. This summer they wonβt give into temptation. This summerΒ willΒ be different.
Lucy is the tourist vacationing at a beach house on Prince Edward Island. Felix is the local who shows her aΒ veryΒ good time. The only problem: Lucy doesnβt know heβs her best friendβs younger brother. Lucy and Felixβs chemistry is unreal, but the list of reasons why they need to stay away from each other is long, and they vow to never repeat that electric night again.
Itβs easier said than done.
Funny Story β Emily Henry
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Daphne always loved the way her fiancΓ© Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling itβ¦right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.
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Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a childrenβs librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petraβs ex, Miles Nowak.
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