Summer Books to Add to your Reading List
Sharing 5 summer books you’ll want to have on hand this season. These books are perfect beach reads, poolside reads, or wherever you plan to do your summer reading.
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I love reading a variety of genres and particularly enjoy women’s fiction. Below is a roundup of 5 best summer books you’ll want to add to your beach bag for the perfect summer escape! There’s something on this list for everyone, whether you’re looking for historical fiction, something with a bit more thrill, or a light hearted read – you’ll find them here in this list of best summer books. Plus, these beach reads make great gifts for your book loving friends!
Lady Sunshine
Are you a fan of Daisy Jones & the Six or Crossing California? Then Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan, who also wrote Summer List, is for you! The perfect beach read, Lady Sunshine is a novel about an iconic musical family plus a summer of secrets in 1970s California.
Lady Sunshine follows the life of Jackie, who spent an iconic summer along the California coast at her uncle’s estate. She becomes fast friends with her cousin, Willa, who disappeared at the end of summer. 20 years later, Jackie finds herself back at her uncle’s estate where a piece of the past resurfaces about Willa’s disappearance.
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
Alka Joshi is back with a new novel in The Henna Artist series. The Henna Artist is a Reese Witherspoon book club pick. This second novel follows henna artist Lakshmi who arranges for her young protégé, Malik, to intern at the Jaipur Palace.
Their latest project is a state of the art cinema and on opening night, the cinema’s balcony tragically collapses. Blame is put where it is convenient but Malik suspects something darker and sets out to uncover the truth.
The StepSisters
This summer hit by Susan Mallery follows the relationship of two stepsisters, Daisy and Sage. Daisy was excited to have a brand new sister but their relationship turns into a rivalry until one final straw where Daisy marries Sage’s first love.
Sage fled to California and fast forward eighteen years later, they put aside their differences to care for their other sister, Cassidy. Their new time together leads to friendship between the two until their truce is threatened by one careless act. Will they turn their backs on each other again or fully become true sisters?
The Summer Seekers
Sarah Morgan brings a summer of sunshine and soul-searching with this road trip adventure. Three women in different points of their lives, all seeking an adventure. Kathleen is eighty and is seeking adventure, her daughter, Liza, wants a solo summer after the daily stress of a family life, and Martha, in a quarter life crisis is seeking change from her uninspired life.
These 3 women head out on a journey and discover it’s never too late to start over. Perfect summer book where you’ll end up rooting for each character.
The Warsaw Orphan
Kelly Rimmer tells a World War II saga based on the real life story of two people. This historical fiction is about young Elzbieta Rabinek in Nazi occupied Germany who, with her neighbor Sara, smuggles children out of the ghetto.
Elzbieta falls in love with Roman Gorka, who’s recklessness puts Elzbieta and her family in danger. This thrilling pace continues as they try to find their way back to each other.
Have you read any of these summer books?
