Summer Reads

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Aug 03, 2025

Hey page turners, today I’m sharing some romance books perfect for summer and/or the beach even though my entire fyp is currently gearing up for Christmas 💀
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Covers at the end!

Queen’s Cove - Stephanie Archer

All 4 books: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶/5

That Kind of Guy (no review)
Tropes - fake dating, marriage of convenience, small town, enemies to lovers

The Wrong Mr Right (no review but I did make a Netflix Trailer!)
Tropes - friends to lovers, spice lessons, one bed, small town, jealousy, surfer MMC, bookstore owner FMC

In Your Dreams, Holden Rhodes (my review)
Tropes - grumpy x sunshine, friends with benefits, friends to lovers, rich MMC, small town

Finn Rhodes Forever (my review)
Tropes - small town, (ex) friends to lovers, second chance, forced proximity, reverse grumpy sunshine

My Summer Fling - Dana Isaly

No review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶/5
Tropes - friends with benefits to lovers, second chance, forced proximity, brother’s best friend, unrequited love

Until We Kiss - Loren Leigh

My review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶/5
Tropes - jealousy, summer read / beach read, spring break, friends to lovers

Until We Fall - Loren Leigh

My review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶/5
Tropes - spring break, beach, best friends to lovers, one bed, size difference

The Perfect Escape - Clio Evans

My review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶.5/5
Tropes - holiday / vacation, forced proximity, escape room, why choose

Just Like This - Octavia Jensen

My review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶/5
Trope - age gap (32M 24M), fake dating, vacation

Christmas in Coconut Creek - Karissa Kinword

My review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5 🌶🌶🌶/5
Tropes - age gap (35M, 26F), christmas, new year, friends with benefits to lovers, ex military, obsessed, possessive, jealous, forced proximity

Take a Chance - Miyeko May

My review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶.5/5
Tropes - vacation, novella, romance, reconnecting with an old HS friend

Change of Pace - Kayla Grosse

My review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶/5
Tropes - slow burn, unrequited (?) love, road trip, he falls first and harder, bucket list, insta lust / insta connection, one night stand to more, rich MMC, strangers to friends to lovers, skinny dipping, best friend's brother, forced proximity, one bed