The Best Beach Reads

For a multi-POV thriller, pick up this book about a destination wedding on a remote Irish island that goes terribly wrong when someone turns up dead at the reception. This book gets in the heads of the bride, the best man, the maid of honor, the plus one, and the wedding planner to tell a thrilling mystery.

When Olivia moves to L.A. to start her own law firm, she doesn’t expect to date. But then she flirts with a very cute guy, one thing leads to another, and she discovers her new flame is junior senator Max Powell! Olivia doesn’t want the pressure of dating a politician, so she and Max begin seeing each other in secret—but with an attraction this explosive, their relationship can’t stay under wraps for very long.

In this tech-savvy romance, Samiah has just gone viral after it was revealed her boyfriend is a catfishing jerk—with two other women he’d been stringing along. Samiah and the women team up for support and decide to focus on themselves for a while. For Samiah, that means finally developing her dream app. But her plan to focus on herself falters when she meets Daniel Collins through work, and she falls hard and fast.

Daphne hasn’t spoken to her ex–best friend Drue for six years, which is why she’s shocked when Drue asks her to be the maid of honor at her wedding. But Daphne isn’t the same person she was six years ago, and even though Drue is able to convince her to accept, their relationship is anything but stable as Drue’s society wedding unfolds.

From the author of Crazy Rich Asians, this book is about Lucie Churchill, a biracial Asian American woman who can’t stand George Zao from the moment she meets him—nor can she deny her attraction to him. From a summer fling to his appearance in her life years later while she’s engaged to another man, Lucie tries to resist falling for him, and along the way denies an essential aspect of her identity.

Astrid is a mother and grandmother who always thought she did a great job parenting her three now-adult children, but when she witnesses an accident and it gives her a new perspective on her parenting, she’s forced to reconsider everything she thought about herself as a mother, and face the mistakes of the past. 

Set in 1935 against the backdrop of an infamous hurricane, three women find their lives completely changed. Helen is a native Key West resident who longs to escape. Mirta is a new bride to a man she barely knows, and doesn’t trust, on her honeymoon. And Elizabeth is looking to save her family from financial crisis. Their stories all intersect as the storm brews.

When 70-year-old Charlotte submits an essay to a contest giving away a free vacation to a lucky family, she has ulterior motives. She wants to reunite her estranged children, but when she actually wins a trip throughout Europe and convinces her adult children to come along, it’s not all sunshine and happiness.

Beth, Portia, and Eddie Morgan are three siblings who haven’t reunited in years, but now are recreating a road trip they once took as kids with their grandfather as his last wish, with their respective partners in tow. But they’ve got some secrets, a body in the trunk, and a mysterious car tailing them, so this road trip is far from average.

Pinky always has a cause she believes in, even if her corporate lawyer mom thinks they’re frivolous. Samir is excited to finally get away from home and intern at a prestigious law firm. When an accident leaves Pinky in need of a parent-approved boyfriend and Samir’s internship falls through, these frenemies agree to a fake dating scheme that quickly turns into an unexpected summer romance.

Anna arrives in the Hamptons for a summer nannying gig and discovers the community is abuzz about the recent disappearance of Zoe Spanos—whom Anna bears a startling resemblance to. Months later, Zoe’s body is found and Anna is arrested. But that’s just the beginning of the mystery.

Luc’s dad is a famous rockstar he barely knows, and as a result he’s been tangentially famous his entire life. With his dad undergoing a new career transformation, Luc is back in the spotlight once again, and he needs someone who makes him look good and stable—enter Oliver. They don’t have anything in common, but they agree to put on a show of dating until the dust settles for Luc…unless they find that they are more suited to each other than they previously thought.