☀️ Summer Romance

Sun-drenched love stories with the bittersweet awareness that the season will end. These books capture the intensity of connection forged in warm, golden, temporary time.

The Summer of Broken Rules

by K.L. Walther

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

3.88

340k+

🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Family Wedding 😢 Bittersweet Summer

The Summer of Broken Rules

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

by K.L. Walther 2021

3.88

340k+ ratings

🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Family Wedding 😢 Bittersweet Summer

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han • 2009

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

3.73

1.2M+

💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love ⏳ Nostalgic Summer

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

by Jenny Han 2009

3.73

1.2M+ ratings

💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love ⏳ Nostalgic Summer

We'll Always Have Summer

by Jenny Han • 2011

She's marrying one brother, but the other confesses he loves her on the wedding's eve.

3.77

676k+

💔 Love Triangle 🖤 First Love ⏳ Second Chance 🏖️ Beach Town 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Loyalty

We'll Always Have Summer

She's marrying one brother, but the other confesses he loves her on the wedding's eve.

by Jenny Han 2011

3.77

676k+ ratings

💔 Love Triangle 🖤 First Love ⏳ Second Chance 🏖️ Beach Town 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Loyalty

Summer in the City

by Alex Aster • 2025

To break her writer's block, she fake-dates the billionaire who once mistook her pride for greed.

3.70

109k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Billionaire Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Heroine

Summer in the City

To break her writer's block, she fake-dates the billionaire who once mistook her pride for greed.

by Alex Aster 2025

3.70

109k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Billionaire Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity ✍️ Writer Heroine

Beach Read

by Emily Henry • 2020

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

3.97

1.7M+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Beach Read

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

by Emily Henry 2020

3.97

1.7M+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Troubles in Paradise

by Elin Hilderbrand • 2020

Her husband's crash reveals a double life in paradise, and a widow must rebuild from nothing.

3.94

127k+

🌴 Tropical Island 🤫 Family Secrets 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 🍼 Unexpected Pregnancy

Troubles in Paradise

Her husband's crash reveals a double life in paradise, and a widow must rebuild from nothing.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2020

3.94

127k+ ratings

🌴 Tropical Island 🤫 Family Secrets 🫂 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 🍼 Unexpected Pregnancy

Dear John

by Nicholas Sparks • 2006

A soldier on leave meets a student. One summer, a promise, and years of war letters.

4.04

620k+

🪖 Military Romance 💌 Epistolary Relationship 💔 Long-Distance Love 🕊️ Sacrificial Love 🩺 Terminal Illness

Dear John

A soldier on leave meets a student. One summer, a promise, and years of war letters.

by Nicholas Sparks 2006

4.04

620k+ ratings

🪖 Military Romance 💌 Epistolary Relationship 💔 Long-Distance Love 🕊️ Sacrificial Love 🩺 Terminal Illness

Call Me By Your Name

by André Aciman • 2007

For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.

4.10

605k+

📖 Literary Romance 🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 First Love

Call Me By Your Name

For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.

by André Aciman 2007

4.10

605k+ ratings

📖 Literary Romance 🌈 Queer Coming-Of-Age ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 First Love

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

by Jenny Han • 2011

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

4.18

44k+

💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest 🖤 Grief And Loss

The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy

Belly has loved Conrad for years, but this summer his brother loves her back.

by Jenny Han 2011

4.18

44k+ ratings

💘 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 💭 Brooding Love Interest 😊 Sunshine Love Interest 🖤 Grief And Loss

The Paradise Problem

by Christina Lauren

Still married to a billionaire, a broke artist fakes love at his family's private island wedding.

4.06

486k+

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🎨 Opposites Attract 💬 Witty Banter

The Paradise Problem

Still married to a billionaire, a broke artist fakes love at his family's private island wedding.

by Christina Lauren 2024

4.06

486k+ ratings

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🎨 Opposites Attract 💬 Witty Banter

The Last Song

by Nicholas Sparks • 2009

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

4.16

574k+

🕊️ Family Reconciliation 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

The Last Song

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

by Nicholas Sparks 2009

4.16

574k+ ratings

🕊️ Family Reconciliation 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

The Infinity Between Us

by N.S. Perkins • 2021

After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.

3.82

29k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👫 Childhood Friends 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Shared Grief

The Infinity Between Us

After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.

by N.S. Perkins 2021

3.82

29k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👫 Childhood Friends 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Shared Grief

The Hotel Nantucket

by Elin Hilderbrand • 2022

She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.

4.05

331k+

🏖️ Nantucket Island 🏨 Historic Hotel 🎭 Ensemble Cast 🌱 Starting Over 📱 Influencer Culture

The Hotel Nantucket

She takes over a haunted Nantucket hotel. The ghost isn't the hardest guest to please.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2022

4.05

331k+ ratings

🏖️ Nantucket Island 🏨 Historic Hotel 🎭 Ensemble Cast 🌱 Starting Over 📱 Influencer Culture

What If It's Us

by Becky Albertalli • 2018

After a flash mob tears them apart, two boys turn to Craigslist to reconnect.

3.80

170k+

💞 Meet Cute 🔍 Missed Connection 🧲 Opposites Attract 💗 First Love 🗽 New York City

What If It's Us

After a flash mob tears them apart, two boys turn to Craigslist to reconnect.

by Becky Albertalli 2018

3.80

170k+ ratings

💞 Meet Cute 🔍 Missed Connection 🧲 Opposites Attract 💗 First Love 🗽 New York City

It's a Love Story

by Annabel Monaghan

One desperate lie lands a screenwriter on a road trip with the cinematographer she despises.

3.83

99k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚗 Forced Proximity 🩵 Emotional Healing

It's a Love Story

One desperate lie lands a screenwriter on a road trip with the cinematographer she despises.

by Annabel Monaghan 2025

3.83

99k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛏️ Only One Bed 🚗 Forced Proximity 🩵 Emotional Healing

It's Not Summer Without You

by Jenny Han • 2010

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

3.74

737k+

💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 🖤 Grief And Healing 🏠 Beach House 🌅 Bittersweet

It's Not Summer Without You

Her first love disappeared. His brother stayed. Now a beach house summer demands a choice.

by Jenny Han 2010

3.74

737k+ ratings

💔 Love Triangle 💕 First Love 🖤 Grief And Healing 🏠 Beach House 🌅 Bittersweet

Just for the Summer

by Abby Jimenez • 2024

All their exes find true love afterward. So they'll date for a summer, then walk away.

4.34

1.2M+

💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter 🩹 Healing Together

Just for the Summer

All their exes find true love afterward. So they'll date for a summer, then walk away.

by Abby Jimenez 2024

4.34

1.2M+ ratings

💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter 🩹 Healing Together

Purity

by Skyler Mason • 2022

Breaking free from a purity ring childhood, she asks her best friend to be her first.

3.12

17k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎀 Virgin Heroine 😶‍🌫️ Mutual Pining 🌧️ Angsty Romance ⛪ Religious Trauma

Purity

Breaking free from a purity ring childhood, she asks her best friend to be her first.

by Skyler Mason 2022

3.12

17k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🎀 Virgin Heroine 😶‍🌫️ Mutual Pining 🌧️ Angsty Romance ⛪ Religious Trauma

My Life Next Door

by Huntley Fitzpatrick • 2012

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

3.97

156k+

🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love 🏛️ Class Divide

My Life Next Door

Told to avoid the neighbors, she falls for the boy next door instead.

by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012

3.97

156k+ ratings

🏘️ Boy Next Door 🌙 Secret Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥰 First Love 🏛️ Class Divide

The Cousins

by Karen M. McManus • 2020

Three estranged cousins are summoned to their grandmother's island, but she never invited them.

3.77

147k+

🕵️ Family Secrets 💔 Estranged Family 🎭 False Identity 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏝️ Isolated Island

The Cousins

Three estranged cousins are summoned to their grandmother's island, but she never invited them.

by Karen M. McManus 2020

3.77

147k+ ratings

🕵️ Family Secrets 💔 Estranged Family 🎭 False Identity 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere 🏝️ Isolated Island

Love & Gelato

by Jenna Evans Welch • 2016

A summer in Florence. A mother's journal. A secret romance that leads Lina to her own.

4.02

190k+

💔 Grief Journey 🖤 First Love 🇮🇹 Florence Italy 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👧 Chosen Family

Love & Gelato

A summer in Florence. A mother's journal. A secret romance that leads Lina to her own.

by Jenna Evans Welch 2016

4.02

190k+ ratings

💔 Grief Journey 🖤 First Love 🇮🇹 Florence Italy 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👧 Chosen Family

This Summer Will Be Different

by Carley Fortune

Five years of secret trysts with her best friend's brother. Now a wedding forces her return.

3.95

394k+

👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Coastal Small Town

This Summer Will Be Different

Five years of secret trysts with her best friend's brother. Now a wedding forces her return.

by Carley Fortune 2024

3.95

394k+ ratings

👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Lost and Lassoed

by Lyla Sage • 2024

A grumpy single-dad rancher and his longtime enemy: one roof, one summer, one undeniable attraction.

4.18

170k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Dad 🔑 Forced Proximity

Lost and Lassoed

A grumpy single-dad rancher and his longtime enemy: one roof, one summer, one undeniable attraction.

by Lyla Sage 2024

4.18

170k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Dad 🔑 Forced Proximity

Summer Girls

by Jennifer Dugan • 2025

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

3.61

3k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity 💸 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out 🏖️ Small Beach Town

Summer Girls

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

by Jennifer Dugan 2025

3.61

3k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity 💸 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out 🏖️ Small Beach Town

Don’t Forget to Write

by Sara Goodman Confino

Banished to her matchmaker aunt, a coed discovers the old woman's secret life and her own voice.

4.48

79k+

🕰️ Midcentury Womanhood ✡️ Jewish American Life 👵 Unlikely Mentorship 🏳️‍🌈 Hidden Queer Love 🫂 Found Family

Don’t Forget to Write

Banished to her matchmaker aunt, a coed discovers the old woman's secret life and her own voice.

by Sara Goodman Confino 2023

4.48

79k+ ratings

🕰️ Midcentury Womanhood ✡️ Jewish American Life 👵 Unlikely Mentorship 🏳️‍🌈 Hidden Queer Love 🫂 Found Family

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

by Laurie Gilmore • 2024

A restless bookworm follows highlighted romance-novel clues straight to a fisherman who never stays.

3.69

284k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 💌 Secret Admirer Clues 😏 Reformed Playboy 📖 Bookish Heroine

The Cinnamon Bun Book Store

A restless bookworm follows highlighted romance-novel clues straight to a fisherman who never stays.

by Laurie Gilmore 2024

3.69

284k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 💌 Secret Admirer Clues 😏 Reformed Playboy 📖 Bookish Heroine

Swan Song

by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

4.02

162k+

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community 👀 Employee Sees Secrets 🔍 Disappearance Mystery

Swan Song

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2025

4.02

162k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community 👀 Employee Sees Secrets 🔍 Disappearance Mystery

The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen • 2004

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

4.12

227k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest 💔 Grief And Loss

The Truth About Forever

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

by Sarah Dessen 2004

4.12

227k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest 💔 Grief And Loss

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

by Tia Williams • 2025

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

4.05

6k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🧬 Generational Trauma 🧠 Anxiety Rep 📋 Summer Bucket List 🖤 Black Teen Romance

Audre & Bash Are Just Friends

A perfectionist hires a mysterious newcomer for summer dares: no falling in love allowed.

by Tia Williams 2025

4.05

6k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🧬 Generational Trauma 🧠 Anxiety Rep 📋 Summer Bucket List 🖤 Black Teen Romance

The Bro Code

by Elizabeth A. Seibert • 2012

His best friend's sister is off-limits. Too bad Nick forgot to tell his heart.

3.40

2k+

🫂 Best Friend's Sister 🤫 Secret Relationship 👦👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🗣️ High School Gossip

The Bro Code

His best friend's sister is off-limits. Too bad Nick forgot to tell his heart.

by Elizabeth A. Seibert 2012

3.40

2k+ ratings

🫂 Best Friend's Sister 🤫 Secret Relationship 👦👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💬 Banter-Filled Romance 🗣️ High School Gossip

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