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Name up to five of your favorite books that you would label as beach reads.

 

Lisa
THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly
THE SCULPTRESS by Minette Walters
THE SPELLMAN FILES by Lisa Lutz
I AM THE MESSENGER by Marcus Zusak
FAMILIAR HEAT by Mary Hood

Elizabeth V.
NO SECOND CHANCE by Harlan Coben
LOOK AGAIN by Lisa Scottoline
ONE SHOT by Lee Child

Eileen K., Ph.D
ONE OF OUR THURSDAYS IS MISSING by Jasper Fforde
PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain
THE YEAR WE LEFT HOME by Jean Thompson
HALF A LIFE by Darin Strauss
A NOVEL BOOKSTORE by Laurence Cosse

Helen W.
PARADISE by Judith McNaught
PERFECT by Judith McNaught
FOR MY DAUGHTERS by Barbara Delinsky
THE SUMMER I DARED by Barbara Delinsky
BEYOND EDEN by Catherine Coulter

Tamara
THE HELP
DRAWING IN THE DUST by Zoe Klein
ELIZABETH I by Margaret George
THE CODEX by Douglas Preston

Tanya Quilts in CO
Anything by:
Jen Lancaster
Chelsea Handler
James Patterson
Janet Evanovich

Malvina
MANHUNTING - Jennifer Crusie
DUNCAN'S BRIDE - Linda Howard
THREE MEN IN A BOAT - Jerome K. Jerome
TRUST ME - Jayne Ann Krentz
RAVISHED - Amanda Quick

Pat
Blossom Street series by Debbie Macomber
AGENT X by Noah Boyd
MAISIE DOBBS by Jacqueline Winspear
A DUTY TO THE DEAD by Charles Todd

Judy Ross
SILENT PARTNER: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman
LADY OF HAY by Barbara Erskine (out of print but so worth the search)
Any Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich
Any of the Alphabet series by Sue Grafton

Gwen S.
THE TWELFTH IMAM by Joel C. Rosenberg

Sylvia S.
1. THE SNOWMAN
2. DEEPER THAN MIDNIGHT: A Midnight Breed Novel
3. WADING HOME: A Novel of New Orleans
4. WHAT THE NIGHT KNOWS
5. DIXIE DIVAS

Marcia
THE LOVE SEASON - Elin Hilderbrand
THE BEACH HOUSE - Jane Green
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND - Dorothea Benton Frank
OFF SEASON - Anne Rivers Siddons
any one of Mary Oliver's poetry collections

Amy B.
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG ASS
Sookie Stackhouse books
CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK
ANGRY HOUSEWIVES EATING BON BONS

Msannie9181
DUMA KEY by Stephen King
ILLUMINATION NIGHT and PRACTICAL MAGIC by Alice Hoffman
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee 
THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitgerald

Stephanie
THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING
BEL CANTO
EAT, PRAY, LOVE
Any Janet Evanovich book
Any Sue Grafton book

Patricia
SUMMER RENTAL by Mary Kay Andrews
I STILL DREAM ABOUT YOU by Fannie Flagg

Jean
ONE FOR THE MONEY - Evanovich
SOMETHING BORROWED - Giffin
SOMETHING BLUE - Giffin
GOOD IN BED - Weiner
ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS - Harmel

Lorna
MOON SHELL BEACH by Nancy Thayer
Any book by Elin Hilderbrand

Sharon W.
anything by Anne Rivers Siddon, Maeve Binchey, or Karen Marie Moning (Fever series)
HAWAII, CHESAPEAKE, or THE SOURCE by James A. Michener

Loretta S.
All the Deanna Raybourn books

Nanci G.
THE WIFE'S TALE
THE SUMMER OF US
THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY

Vickie W.
NANTUCKET NIGHTS and SUMMER PEOPLE by Elin Hildebrand

Mary F.
Five books by Dorothea Benton Franks or five books by Anne Rivers Siddons or a mix

Janice H.
THE BEACH HOUSE by Mary Alice Monroe; LOW COUNTRY and OUTER BANKS, both by Anne Rivers Siddons; SUMMER HOUSE by Nancy Thayer; and LISTENING BELOW THE NOISE by Anne LeClaire

Donna
THE BLUE BISTRO by Elin Hildenbrand
FOLLY BEACH by Dorothea Benton Frank
SAMMY'S HOUSE by Kristin Gore
MIDNIGHT SHOW MURDERS by Al Roker and Dick Lochte

Margo
SUMMER SISTERS by Judy Blume
FLIRTING WITH FORTY by Jane Porter
BET ME by Jennifer Cruise
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks