Best Beach Reads of 2017

14 Jun 2017

There’s nothing better than spending your summer on the beach with some new and exciting books! Not sure what to pack into your beach bag? Don’t stress because we have compiled some of the most exciting beach reads for you. Whether you want to dive into a thrilling mystery, fall in love with a romance or just read some amazing literay tales, we have the perfect books to add to your summer reading list. Happy reading!

Best Beach Reads of 2017

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MatchUp

22 Bestselling Mystery Authors

Release Date: June 13, 2017

The follow-up to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling FaceOff, sees 22 of the most popular thriller writers in the world join forces for this anthology. This time around, there’s a twist to the pairings in each story…gender. 11 of the best female writers have been paired up with the best male writers. To make things even more exciting, Lee Child has edited all the stories!

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Extraordinary Adventures

Daniel Wallace

Release Date: May 30, 2017

Edsel Bronfman works as a junior executive shipping clerk for an importer of Korean flatware. He lives in a bad neighborhood and spends most of his with his spirited mother. Things happen to other people, not him. That was until he got a call from operator 61217 saying he won a free weekend at a beachfront condo in Florida. There’s just one catch: the offer is only for a couple. Now Edsel has just 79 days to find a companion for the weekend getaway.

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Same Beach, Next Year

Dorothea Benton Frank

Release Date: May 16, 2017

A chance meeting on one of Charleston’s most stunning barrier islands, brings former sweethearts, Adam Stanley and Eve Landers together again. Their respective spouses, Eliza and Carl, fight the jealousy flaring from their imagined rekindling of old flames. As Adam and Eve catch up on their lives, their partners strike up a friendship of their own—and flirt with an unexpected attraction.

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Come Sundown

Nora Roberts

Release Date: May 30, 2017

The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family business, an idyllic spot for vacationers. Home to four generations, it’s kept running by Bodine Longbow with the help of a large staff, including new hire Callen Skinner. There was another member of the family once: Bodine’s aunt, Alice, who ran off before Bodine was born. She never returned, and the Longbows don’t mention her. Many presume she is dead. But she isn’t. She is not far away, part of a new family, one she never chose―and her mind has been shattered.

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Seven Birds

Amy Sargent Swank

Release Date: May 22, 2017

Fez is caught up in the turmoil of her own problems, so is oblivious to the struggles of her family members around her—and things are only getting more complicated. Fez, now fifty-two, never knew she had a sister—until one day, sixty-four-year-old Penny, has nowhere else to go and must move in with Fez and her teenage daughter, Hazel. But Penny hasn’t had to deal with change for a long time, and neither sister is sure how this new life will affect them. With her estranged husband living elsewhere, Fez is too distracted to notice the changes in Hazel, who has been falling into dangerous patterns of substance abuse.

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A Merciful Truth

Kendra Elliot

Release Date: June 6, 2017

FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick can take on any challenge—even the hostile reception to her homecoming. But she’s not the only one causing chaos in the rural community of Eagle’s Nest, Oregon. What at first seems to be a teenage prank, ends up being a series of deadly fires resulting in the murder of two sheriff’s deputies. Now, along with Police Chief Truman Daly, Mercy is on the hunt for an arsonist turned killer.

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Once and for All

Sarah Dessen

Release Date: June 6, 2017

Louna is working a summer job helping brides plan their perfect wedding, despite the fact she stopped believing in happily-ever-afters herself. But things start to change when the charming Ambrose sets his sights on her. Is Louna’s second chance standing right in front of her?

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Finding You

Jo Watson

Release Date: May 2, 2017

As Jane’s 25th birthday approaches, she needs to find her place in the world. In a very uncharacteristic move, she books a last minute trip to Greece to find her birth father. But within minutes of landing, she encounters some problems. First, everyone in Greece is named Dimitri, and second, fate may be playing a sick joke when a sexy tour guide named Dimitri picks her up from the airport. He says he’ll help her in the search, but only if she goes on an adventure with him. Will Jane end up with finding something else entirely?

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Theft by Finding

David Sedaris

Release Date: May 30, 2017

For forty years, David Sedaris has kept a diary in which he records everything that captures his attention – overheard comments, salacious gossip, soap opera plot twists, secrets confided by total strangers. These observations are the source code for his finest work, and through them he has honed his cunning, surprising sentences.

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The Identicals

Elin Hilderbrand

Release Date: June 13, 2017

Harper Frost is laid-back and easygoing. She doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. She likes a beer and a shot and wouldn’t be caught dead wearing anything fashionable. Tabitha Frost is dignified, refined. She prefers a fine wine and has inherited the impeccable taste of her mother. After more than a decade apart, Harper and Tabitha switch lives to save what’s left of their splintered family. But the twins quickly discover that the secrets, lies, and gossip they thought they’d outrun can travel between islands just as easily as they can.

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Forbidden Kisses

Annie Rains

Release Date: April 11, 2017

Grace hasn’t seen her former stepbrothers since their parent’s messy divorce. But she never forgot them, especially Jack. When a manager position opens up at their upscale seafood business, she jumps at the chance. Especially since it means being close to Jack again. She can’t ignore his irresistibly kissable lips or the searing way he looks at her. If the Sawyers can forgive and forget the past, maybe anything is possible.

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