Whether you are dreaming of the beach, a tropical island, or something a bit steamier, these books will have you thinking warm thoughts when the temperature drops. 

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Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin 

Claire tries to find out what happened to her older sister years after her sister's body was found on the beautiful tropical island of Saint X.

 

 

 

 

The Last Book Party by Karen Dukess

During the late 1980s, Eve is desperate to find her place in the literary world. However, a summer party in Cape Cod opens her eyes to darker parts of that world and has her questioning what she thought she wanted. 

 

 

 

 

How It All Blew Up by Arvin Ahmadi

After a failed relationship and a disastrous coming out to his Muslim family, eighteen year old Amir decides to get away for a Roman holiday.  

 

 

 

 

 

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Authors Augustus and January, unbeknownst to each other, both decide to rent beach houses on the same beach to get out of their writing ruts.  Will they discover more than a cure for writers block when they meet?

 

 

 

 

The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward

Matriarch Charlotte enters and wins a contest for a free cruise for herself and her estranged adult children. Having no other choice, but to confront each other, will they  be able to reunite and become close again? 

 

 

 

 

The Golden Hour by Beatriz Williams

During her travels to the Bahamas during WWII to interview the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, a young reporter uncovers a devious plan. 

 

 

 

 

It's Hot in the Hamptons by Holly Peterson

During a summer in East Hampton, two friends make a pact to get back at their cheating husbands by finding love affairs of their own. 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Not How it Ends by Rochelle B. Weinstein

Charlotte thinks she found the love of her life in Philip. Once they move to the Florida Keys, she begins to question their relationship and falls for someone else. Will she choose the one she once wanted or the one she wants now? 

 

 

 

 

When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton

After fleeing to Florida, Beatriz Perez decides to return to Cuba to take back everything the Cuban Revolution took from her. 

 

 

 

 

 

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