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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Little Theatre by the Sea
Rosanna Ley · 455 pages
The bestselling author of The Villa and The Saffron Trail returns with a gorgeous summer read about love and starting over - set in West Dorset and beautiful Sardinia. Perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore, Dinah Jefferies and Harriet Evans. West Dorset. Faye has just completed her degree in interior design as a mature student when she finds herself jobless and boyfriend-less at thirty-four. While
Summer at the Lake
Erica James · 384 pages
It was a wedding invitation that changed everything for Floriana ... If she hadn't been so distracted at the thought of having to witness the one true love of her life get married, she would have seen the car coming. If she'd seen the car coming, there would have been no need for elderly spinster Esme Silcox and local property developer Adam Strong to rush to her aid. And if Floriana hadn't met Ad
Stargazey Point
Shelley Noble · 373 pages
Devastated by tragedy during her last project, documentarian Abbie Sinclair seeks refuge with three octogenarian siblings, who live in a plantation house in South Carolina's Stargazey Point. Once a popular family beach resort, the beaches have eroded, most of the businesses have closed, and the crowds have gone. It's the perfect place to hide from the rest of world. But hiding proves to be difficu
Beach House Memories
Mary Alice Monroe · 385 pages
Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, returns to her beloved South with Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House! Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer… In 1974, America is
The Light In Summer
Mary McNear · 371 pages
A summertime marked by loneliness turns hopeful for beautiful Billy Harper, who confronts painful realities about her father's death while navigating relationships with a complicated newcomer and her son's long-absent father.
A Sea Change
Veronica Henry · 90 pages
Jenna is known as The Ice Cream Girl. She doesn't mind the name one bit. After all, it's a happy name, and there are far worse jobs than selling ice creams on Everdene beach. Craig spends as much time as he can at the beach hut in Everdene he rents with a few of his mates. As a policeman, it is a restful change from his daily life, and he's surfing mad. One weekend he's down there on his own when
The Summerhouse
Jude Deveraux · 362 pages
Three best friends, all with the same birthday, are about to turn forty. Celebrating at a summerhouse in Maine, Leslie Headrick, Madison Appleby, and Ellie Abbott are taking stock of their lives and loves, their wishes and choices. But none of them expect the gift that awaits them at the summerhouse: the chance for each of them to turn their “what-might-have-beens” into reality…
Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
Jenny Colgan · 440 pages
The Summer House by the Sea
Jenny Oliver · 344 pages
Ava Young has the whole summer stretching out ahead of her - living in her Grandmother's apartment above the Sunbeam Cafe. Yes, she's there to work, but life is so laid back compared to her frenetic London schedule, leaving her plenty of time for lazy afternoons soaking up the beauty of Spain from underneath her favourite Orange Blossom tree. But no summer is complete without a splash of romance,
Summer at the Comfort Food Cafe
Debbie Johnson · 352 pages
Nights of Rain and Stars
Maeve Binchy · 352 pages
In a small Greek island village, a group of travelers from around the world and the local residents they encounter are brought together when tragedy strikes.
Summer on Blossom Street
Debbie Macomber · 384 pages
Knitting and LifeThey're both about beginnings--and endings. That's why Lydia Goetz, owner of A Good Yarn on Seattle's Blossom Street, offers a class called Knit to Quit. It's for people who want to quit something--or someone!--and start a new phase of their lives.First to join is Phoebe Rylander, who's trying to get over a man. Alix Turner and her husband want a baby, so she has to quit smoking.
Summer's Child
Diane Chamberlain · 404 pages
Early on the morning of her eleventh birthday, on the beach beside her North Carolina home, Daria Cato receives an unbelievable gift from the sea--an abandoned newborn baby. When the infant's identity cannot be uncovered, she is adopted by Daria's loving family. But her silent secrets continue to haunt Daria.Now, twenty years later, Shelly has grown into an unusual, ethereal young woman whom Daria
A Summer Affair
Elin Hilderbrand · 416 pages
Claire Danner Crispin, mother of four young children and nationally renowned glassblower, bites off more than she can chew when she agrees to co-chair the Nantucket's Children Summer Gala. Claire is asked to chair the benefit, in part, because she is the former high school sweetheart of rock star Max West. Max agrees to play the gala and it looks like smooth sailing for Claire-until she promises
Just for the Holidays: Your perfect summer read!
Sue Moorcroft · 400 pages
In theory, nothing could be better than a summer spent basking in the French sun. That is, until you add in three teenagers, two love interests, one divorcing couple, and a very unexpected pregnancy. Admittedly, this isn’t exactly the relaxing holiday Leah Beaumont was hoping for — but it’s the one she’s got. With her sister Michele’s family falling apart at the seams, it’s up to Leah to pick u
A Summer in Sonoma
Robyn Carr · 400 pages
They've been best friends since seventh grade. But this summer, teetering on the threshold of thirty, four women are going to need each other more than ever. Cassie is still looking Mr. Forever ; Julie married her highschool sweetheart too young. Marty's firefighter husband has forgotten all about romance, and Beth, a busy doctor, is trapped in a body that has betrayed her again. Life can change i
The Beach Café
Lucy Diamond · 489 pages
Evie Flynn has always been the black sheep of her family - a dreamer and a drifter, unlike her over-achieving elder sisters. She's tried making a name for herself as an actress, a photographer and a singer, but nothing has ever worked out. Now she's stuck in temp hell, with a sensible, pension-planning boyfriend. Somehow life seems to be passing her by. Then her beloved aunt Jo dies suddenly in a
The Pretty Delicious Cafe: Looking for summer, romance, friends and food? Come visit Ratai Beach.
Danielle Hawkins · 335 pages
On the outskirts of a quiet hamlet on the New Zealand coast, Lia and her friend Anna work serious hours running their restored 'villa' cafe. The busy season, they know, is just around the corner. There are plenty of other things distracting them too. Anna is about to marry Lia's twin brother; Lia's older half-brother, who lives hours away on the family farm, looks like he might be disinherited by
Under a Summer Sky
Nan Rossiter · 386 pages
Nan Rossiter transports readers to Cape Cod with a warm, compelling story of family, new beginnings, and finding the courage to love honestly and well . . The old Cape Cod house that Laney Coleman shares with her minister husband Noah and their five boys is usually brimming with cheerful chaos. There's nothing fancy about the ancient kitchen or the wooden floors scuffed by the constant parade of a