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Summer Beach Read Guide

Grab one of these new releases and soak up some sunshine outdoors. Whether it's at the beach, cottage, boat or fun road trip - all these books are a guaranteed good time.

Huron County Library

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  • Two sisters navigate the turbulent, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and longing for a family they never had, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator's Wife
    Book, 2023Random House Publishing Group, 2023
  • A moving tale about the false invincibility of youth and the beautiful ways in which friendship helps us celebrate our lives, even amid the deepest challenges of living.
    Book, 2023New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2023] — FIC Rowle
  • New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams returns with a ravishing summer read, taking readers back to a mid-century New England rich with secrets and Cold War intrigue.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : William Morrow, [2023] — FIC Willi
  • This June Resse Witherspoon Book Club pick is a moving family drama featuring an unforgettable autistic heroine who can time travel. A great read-alike for fans of The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore, and…
    Book, 2023Toronto, Ontario, : Mira, [2023] — FIC Smale
  • A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
    Book, 2023New York : Berkley, [2023] — FIC Henry
  • An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling…
    Book, 2023New York : Berkley, [2023] — FIC Posto
  • A heartfelt summer road trip adventure featuring a not-to-be-underestimated elderly woman and an aimless young woman who—if they can outrun the mistakes of their past—might just have the greatest adventure of their lives.
    Book, 2023New York : Berkley, [2023]
  • The latest blockbuster thriller from May Cobb features a young woman who returns to her affluent Texas hometown for the first time in years determined to unravel the secrets of her mother's death hidden in the unpublished memoir she left…
    Book, 2023Penguin Publishing Group, 2023
  • Silent Came the Monster

    a Novel of the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks

    Hearth, Amy Hill, 1958-
    A chilling historical fiction account of the real life 1916 shark attacks along the Jersey Shore. Perfect for Shark Week lovers and fans of authors like Erik Larson.
    Book, 2023Ashland, OR : Blackstone Publishing, 2023. — FIC Heart
  • This follow up to last summer's bestselling hit, Every summer after, sees two former flames trying to reunite years after they first fell in love. Set in Muskoka's cottage country and the perfect beach read.
    Book, 2023[Toronto] : Viking, 2023. — FIC Fortu
  • A GMA Book Club Pick and one of People magazine's Best books of the summer comes this outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, only to find herself in an all-out war with her neighbors.
    Book, 2023New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2023. — FIC Caste
  • The first book in an all-new cozy mystery series featuring Callie Padget, a former reporter turned bookshop clerk in the Outer Banks who is pulled into a deadly web of secrets when a mysterious fall at a lighthouse echoes a tragedy from her past.…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Berkley Prime Crime, 2023. — FIC Besse
  • When a dyslexic woman who'd rather do anything than read meets a swoon-worthy bookworm, sparks fly, making for one hot-summer fling in New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay's new rom-com.
    eBook, 2023[S.l.]: Penguin Publishing Group, 2023.
  • A messy family drama and a steamy little romance unfold under the Mediterranean sun for the perfect summer escape from bestselling Canadian women's fiction author, Sarah Morgan.
    Book, 2023Toronto, ON : Canary Street Press, [2023] — FIC Morga
  • In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro…
    Book, 2023Penguin Publishing Group, 2023
  • After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket.
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023. — FIC Hilde
  • This YA debut from the creator of the hashtag #disabledandcute is a great story about a bisexual teen girl with cerebral palsy (CP) who is determined to have a fun, adventurous summer after recovering from a surgery related to her CP.
    eBook, 2023Levine Querido, 2023
  • After her parents go on the run, a teenage girl placed in the care of a cousin she barely knows learns to trust and open up in The Melancholy of Summer , a lyrical YA contemporary coming-of-age story by Toronto author, Louisa Onomé.
    Book, 2023Toronto, ON : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2023] — YA FIC Onome
  • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’ and Dear Sweet Pea comes a hilarious and spooky middle grade summer-camp story that takes a bite out of fat camp.
    Book, 2023New York : Balzer + Bray, [2023] — J FIC Murph
  • In this love letter to the Philippines (and to grandmothers), a young girl comes up with a brilliantly delicious way to attract customers after a heat wave leaves her Lola’s store empty.
    Picture Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — JP Bonti