The Best Beach Reads for Summer 2020
Whether you’re by a beach, pool, or just staying home, these summer reads are perfect for transporting you on a getaway.
The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton (June 16)
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Chanel Cleeton has transported readers to historic and sun filled Cuba and Florida in her New York Times bestsellers Next Year in Havana and When We Left Cuba and now she’s back with The Last Train to Key West. Set in lush, tropical, thirties-era Key West, Florida, The Last Train to Key West explores three women whose paths unexpectedly cross and are about to change forever, all while an impending hurricane threatens the Florida Keys.
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28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand (June 16)
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Elin Hilderbrand is recognized as a “Queen of Beach Reads”... which frankly, is a title well deserved. With almost all of her books taking place along a Nantucket backdrop, fast-paced plot lines, and multiple character perspectives, her books are impossible to put down! Her newest release, 28 Summers, looks at a decades long, secret love affair between Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud. If 28 Summers doesn’t sound like your kind of read then you should check out one of Elin’s other books like The Perfect Couple, Summer of ‘69 , or Winter in Paradise (I’ve read them all and loved each one!).
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Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan (June 30)
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The author of bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians is back with another extravagant story. Lucie Churchill is in Capri when she meets George Zao and instantly can’t stand him. But years later, when George reappears in East Hampton, Lucie becomes torn between him and her family-approved fiancé. Between glamorous backgrounds like Capri and East Hampton, and all the fun and extravagance Kevin Kwan is known for, this is a summer must-read.
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Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner (May 5)
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Daphne Berg is a plus size influencer with a growing career when her ex-best friend Drue Cavanaugh comes back into her life after six years with a huge favor to ask: to be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer. Enjoy a weekend away in a waterfront Cape Cod mansion with Big Summer.
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Hello, Summer by Mary Kay Andrews (May 5)
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When Conley Hawkin’s dream job for a big newspaper in D.C. disappears before her eyes, she finds herself back in her hometown writing for her family’s newspaper, The Silver Bay Beacon. Trying to keep the paper afloat, Conley is given the task of overseeing the gossip column “Hello, Summer”, but when Conley witnesses the accident that ends in the death of beloved local congressmen, her sleepy beach town quickly becomes the scandalous hotspot of the summer.
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