☀️ 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.

Our Perfect Storm

by Carley Fortune

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

4.02

224k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

Our Perfect Storm

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

by Carley Fortune 2026

4.02

224k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

Hot Dog Girl

by Jennifer Dugan • 2019

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

3.47

10k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🎢 Amusement Park 💗 Messy Queer Love 💜 Bisexual Protagonist

Hot Dog Girl

To win a diving pirate, a hot dog mascot starts fake-dating her best friend.

by Jennifer Dugan 2019

3.47

10k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🎢 Amusement Park 💗 Messy Queer Love 💜 Bisexual Protagonist

That Summer Feeling

by Bridget Morrissey • 2023

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

3.71

9k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🍀 Second Chances

That Summer Feeling

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

by Bridget Morrissey 2023

3.71

9k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🍀 Second Chances

Alex, Approximately

by Jenn Bennett • 2017

An online crush lured her to town. The distracting surfer at work wasn't part of the plan.

3.93

55k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online To Real Life 🌊 California Beach Town 🎬 Movie Buff Love 💔 Trauma Recovery

Alex, Approximately

An online crush lured her to town. The distracting surfer at work wasn't part of the plan.

by Jenn Bennett 2017

3.93

55k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💻 Online To Real Life 🌊 California Beach Town 🎬 Movie Buff Love 💔 Trauma Recovery

Instant Karma

by Marissa Meyer • 2020

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

3.74

25k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town

Instant Karma

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

by Marissa Meyer 2020

3.74

25k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town

Just Friends

by Haley Pham • 2026

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

3.51

52k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

Just Friends

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

by Haley Pham 2026

3.51

52k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

The Hidden Beach

by Karen Swan • 2020

A nanny falls for a stranger. He's her employer's husband, awake from a seven-year coma.

4.00

6k+

🔺 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets 👶 Nanny Heroine 🏝️ Remote Island Setting

The Hidden Beach

A nanny falls for a stranger. He's her employer's husband, awake from a seven-year coma.

by Karen Swan 2020

4.00

6k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔐 Family Secrets 👶 Nanny Heroine 🏝️ Remote Island Setting

Under a Dancing Star

by Laura Wood • 2019

Banished to Tuscany, a headstrong naturalist dares an artist to a summer of no-strings romance.

4.13

4k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 🏡 Tuscan Villa 🇮🇹 1930s Italy 🔬 Scientific Heroine

Under a Dancing Star

Banished to Tuscany, a headstrong naturalist dares an artist to a summer of no-strings romance.

by Laura Wood 2019

4.13

4k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 🏡 Tuscan Villa 🇮🇹 1930s Italy 🔬 Scientific Heroine

In Good Company

by Kat Singleton • 2025

A broke chef's summer gig has one catch: her billionaire boss is her ex's older brother.

3.73

31k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 😬 Ex's Brother 🏠 Forced Proximity 😍 He Falls First ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

In Good Company

A broke chef's summer gig has one catch: her billionaire boss is her ex's older brother.

by Kat Singleton 2025

3.73

31k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 😬 Ex's Brother 🏠 Forced Proximity 😍 He Falls First ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

August and Everything After

by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski • 2018

Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.

3.41

5k+

🖤 Wounded Hero 🎵 Music As Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Healing Together 🌊 Melancholic Summer

August and Everything After

Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.

by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 2018

3.41

5k+ ratings

🖤 Wounded Hero 🎵 Music As Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Healing Together 🌊 Melancholic Summer

Bitterschokolade

by Mirjam Pressler • 1992

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

2.88

830

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift 🤝 Friendship Lifeline 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

Bitterschokolade

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

by Mirjam Pressler 1992

2.88

830 ratings

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift 🤝 Friendship Lifeline 🌧️ Melancholy Hopeful

The Homemaker

by Jewel E. Ann • 2025

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

4.33

6k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

The Homemaker

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

by Jewel E. Ann 2025

4.33

6k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

Some Kind of Famous

by Ava Wilder • 2025

A faded singer and a guarded handyman's renovation sparks a love neither expected.

3.53

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🎨 Artist Hero

Some Kind of Famous

A faded singer and a guarded handyman's renovation sparks a love neither expected.

by Ava Wilder 2025

3.53

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🎨 Artist Hero

This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen • 2002

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

4.01

181k+

🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer 💬 Witty Banter

This Lullaby

A cynic who manages everyone's chaos meets a shaggy guitarist who creates his own.

by Sarah Dessen 2002

4.01

181k+ ratings

🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🌅 Bittersweet Summer 💬 Witty Banter

Right Where We Left Us

by Jen Devon • 2024

At a vineyard wedding, a doctor must face the man her parents paid to leave her.

3.73

1k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🌧️ Forced Proximity 🤦 Family Meddling 💎 Class Differences 🍷 Big Chaotic Family

Right Where We Left Us

At a vineyard wedding, a doctor must face the man her parents paid to leave her.

by Jen Devon 2024

3.73

1k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🌧️ Forced Proximity 🤦 Family Meddling 💎 Class Differences 🍷 Big Chaotic Family

The Boy Who Steals Houses

by C.G. Drews • 2019

A homeless boy sleeps in empty houses until one family returns and mistakes him for a friend.

4.27

6k+

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Autistic Brother 🏚️ Homeless Teens 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎪 Large Chaotic Family

The Boy Who Steals Houses

A homeless boy sleeps in empty houses until one family returns and mistakes him for a friend.

by C.G. Drews 2019

4.27

6k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Autistic Brother 🏚️ Homeless Teens 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎪 Large Chaotic Family

Invisible String

by J. Morales • 2025

A boxer finds his childhood love next door. One kiss, years ago, still burns.

4.12

193

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance 🫂 Touch-Starved Hero 💔 Hurt/Comfort 😢 Angsty Romance

Invisible String

A boxer finds his childhood love next door. One kiss, years ago, still burns.

by J. Morales 2025

4.12

193 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance 🫂 Touch-Starved Hero 💔 Hurt/Comfort 😢 Angsty Romance

Well, That Was Unexpected

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2022

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

3.70

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Well, That Was Unexpected

Catfished by their parents, a California artist and Jakarta heir must fake a romance through Bali.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2022

3.70

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏝️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧 Parental Meddling 👥 Dual Perspective 🌴 Southeast Asian Setting

Banana Splitsville

by Catherine Clark • 2000

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

3.36

798

💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s 🏄 Beach Read

Banana Splitsville

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

by Catherine Clark 2000

3.36

798 ratings

💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s 🏄 Beach Read

Grease

by Ron De Christoforo • 1978

When a greaser's summer fling transfers to his high school, his heart collides with his rep.

4.05

1k+

🕰️ 1950s Americana 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Tight-Knit Gang 💄 Makeover Romance 🏠 Found Family

Grease

When a greaser's summer fling transfers to his high school, his heart collides with his rep.

by Ron De Christoforo 1978

4.05

1k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s Americana 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👥 Tight-Knit Gang 💄 Makeover Romance 🏠 Found Family

When There Was Us

by K.C. Lake • 2024

In 1982, a lonely gas station attendant falls for two best friends who refuse to share.

4.22

134

💕 Polyamorous Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 📼 1980s Nostalgia 💔 Love Triangle

When There Was Us

In 1982, a lonely gas station attendant falls for two best friends who refuse to share.

by K.C. Lake 2024

4.22

134 ratings

💕 Polyamorous Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 📼 1980s Nostalgia 💔 Love Triangle

Like I Promised

by Charlie Novak • 2022

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

4.00

1k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

Like I Promised

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

by Charlie Novak 2022

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

Float

by Kate Marchant • 2022

An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.

3.91

14k+

🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Brooding Love Interest 🌊 Small Beach Town

Float

An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.

by Kate Marchant 2022

3.91

14k+ ratings

🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Brooding Love Interest 🌊 Small Beach Town

Gracie Harris Is Under Construction

by Kate Hash • 2025

Famous for grief, a widow escapes to a small town where a contractor rebuilds her heart.

4.07

2k+

🖤 Widow Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

Gracie Harris Is Under Construction

Famous for grief, a widow escapes to a small town where a contractor rebuilds her heart.

by Kate Hash 2025

4.07

2k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family

700 Senses of Summer

by Maggie C. Gates • 2025

A burned-out novelist inherits a crumbling beach house beside a firefighter who cannot stay away.

4.02

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚒 Firefighter Hero ✍️ Writer Heroine 🏚️ Inherited Fixer Upper 📜 Hidden Family Secrets

700 Senses of Summer

A burned-out novelist inherits a crumbling beach house beside a firefighter who cannot stay away.

by Maggie C. Gates 2025

4.02

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚒 Firefighter Hero ✍️ Writer Heroine 🏚️ Inherited Fixer Upper 📜 Hidden Family Secrets

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