Just Add Sand: 6 of Our Favorite Beachy Romances!

Suddenly One Summer, by Julie James
Victoria Slade is a shrewd divorce lawyer, so she hasn’t encountered a happy couple in years. Ford Dixon is an investigative journalist—and her new next-door neighbor—and she can’t deny an immediate attraction. Too bad she can’t stand him! When the neighbors are forced to team up, sparks immediately fly, but will they be able to see past their differences to reach their goal?

Whisper Beach: A Novel, by Shelley Noble
When Vanessa Moran was 17 and pregnant, she fled her beachside hometown, and never thought she’d return. 15 years later, her best friend’s husband has died, and though there is emotional cost, Vanessa does the right thing—she comes home. She’s there to offer support, but she also finds herself immediately surrounded by a community—and a past love—she’d worked to put behind her. This stirring novel tests the limits of trust and friendship, and explores the power of truly redeeming love.

The Island House, by Nancy Thayer
When Robin Vickerey calls out of the blue, Courtney Hendricks can’t resist the invitation from her old college roommate for one last visit to the boisterous Vickerey cottage on Nantucket. Courtney’s moved on professionally since the summers she used to spend under an umbrella with her roommate and family, but she’s never forgotten her attraction to Robin’s younger brother, James. The resulting summer visit is filled with happiness, grief, and secrets, and Courtney’s attraction to James is more powerful than ever. Only happily squealing dolphins could force you to look up from this page-turner!

A Lowcountry Wedding, by Mary Alice Monroe
It’s the moment fans of Monroe’s spellbinding Lowcountry Summer series have been waiting for—the wedding! But before bells can ring and a bouquet can be thrown, a stranger shows up out of the blue. Suddenly, there are questions that need to be answered, and broken bonds that need to be mended. As always, Monroe’s story is complex and her characters richly drawn, but the deeper undertones of forgiveness, commitment and redemption are what make this novel so irresistible.

Beach Town, by Mary Kay Andrews
To start this quirky romantic novel is to be invited in. Greer Hennessy is a movie location scout who needs to find a picture-perfect beach, or she can kiss her flagging career good-bye. After finally alighting on extraordinary Cypress Key, Florida, she runs into trouble before she can utter a sigh of relief. Eben Thibadeaux, the handsome mayor, rejects any possibility of filming a movie in his beloved sleepy hamlet. Sparks fly and tempers flare with equal measure in this exciting new story from one of our favorites!

Beach Blues, by Joanne DeMaio
Just as Celia Gray—and her guitar—are settling into a cozy cottage in Stony Point, Sal DeLuca is packing up for his first vacation in a decade. His journey brings him to Stony Point as well, to his mother’s worn-down inn by the sea. Instead of finding the solitude and peace they both crave, Celia and Sal find each other, and the attraction is instant. The resulting love story is as quaint as the village that surrounds them, but soon, it’s clear that their fate might also be as jagged as the shoreline. This novel is vast and unputdownable!
What beachy romances do you love?