Summer is all about spending long hours of the day with a hearty book under the sun. So we've round up some exciting new and upcoming releases ready to be picked up and brought to your next beach trip.
"Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own" by Katie Bolick
Single ladies, unite! This is book is definitely for you, along with 100 million American women who chose the unmarried life. Using her own personal experiences, journalist and cultural critic Katie Bolick shares the pleasures of being forever single and how to live the most of out it.
"Everything I Never Told You" by Celeste Ng
When a member of a family dies unexpectedly, familial drama ensues. Lydia, the favorite daughter among the siblings of a Chinese American family, dies and her body found afloat in a local lake. Join the rest of the Lee family as they try to cope with Lydia's death, and ultimately, with each other.
"Beach Town" by Mary Kay Andrews
Movie location scout Greer Hennessy needs to find the perfect beach town for an upcoming blockbuster to save her career. Luckily, Greer found the perfect location -- Cypress Key, a quaint coastal town in Florida. But Mayor Thibadeaux will not allow his town to be commercialized. This light and exciting page-turner will surely make you want to go to a beach, pronto.
"The Moon and More" by Sarah Dessen
Ah, the perils of summer romance. While working for her family's rental business in the beaches of Colby, Emaline meets city-boy Theo. Emaline finds herself drawn to Theo as they spend the summer together. While their relationship develops, Emaline starts to question her life choices and morals, and whether the relationship is worth keeping.
"Finding Audrey" by Sophie Kinsella
Fourteen-year old Audrey suffers from anxiety disorder, something that her family did not expect. As Audrey is slowly getting better, she meets Linus and the two hit if off immediately. As their friendship develops, Audrey's family is faced with a problem that threatens her recovery. Combining Kinsella's humor and wisdom, "Finding Audrey" is something that both adults and teens will enjoy.
"China Rich Girlfriend" by Kevin Kwan
Kwan's "China Rich Girlfriend" delves into the lives of Asia's young, urban elite. Rachel Chu has everything she could possibly want. But amidst the glitz, Rachel longs to meet her estranged father. As Rachel tries to find her father, she discovers a whole new kind of world she does not expect. From the author of "Crazy Rich Asians", this book will definitely intrigue its readers.
"Summer Secrets" by Jane Green
Cat Coombs is the quintessential party girl, with a party at night and a hangover in the morning. But one summer night in her hometown changed her life forever. Now, years after that fateful visit, Cat, who is a struggling single-mother in her forties, returns to Nantucket Islands to make amends with her family that might cost her the people that she loves the most.
"The Matchmaker" by Elin Hilderbrand
With years of successful matchmaking, Dabney already knows her way around matching couples -- except for herself and Clendenin Hughes. Twenty-seven years after Clendenin left Nantucket to pursue a career in the city, he returns to the island and steals Dabney's heart once more. Now Dabney has to make the painful decision between the love of her life, or the family she has.
"The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zak" by Brian Katcher
When uptight Ana's brother ditched her, she knows she must find him before their parents find out. In order to search for her brother, Ana asks the help of Zak, slacker and her complete opposite. As they find Ana's brother, Ana and Zak also find out things about each other, and eventually fall in love amidst their crazy manhunt.
"Trail of Broken Wings" by Sejal Badani
Family secrets have never been this juicy and destructive. When Sonya's father falls into a coma, she returns home after many years. There she finds her sisters and their mother, all trying to cope with the secrets that their father tried to hide from them. As the family holds on to the last bit of hope for their father, they learn to come to terms with the truth and how it can set them free.