{"id":7056503,"date":"2026-09-04T03:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/must-have-books-for-beach-lovers-book-nation-by-jen\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T03:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T03:14:34","slug":"must-have-books-for-beach-lovers-book-nation-by-jen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7056503","title":{"rendered":"Must-Have Books for Beach Lovers ~ Book Nation by Jen"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Head to the shore with a few of these new releases in your beach bag and settle in to summer reading! Whether you choose fiction, romance or thriller, you will surely enjoy the escape!<\/p>\n

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The Seekers of Dear Creek by Thao Thai<\/a><\/strong> (fiction)<\/p>\n

From the national bestselling author of\u00a0Banyan Moon,<\/em>\u00a0a captivating, evocative story of two estranged sisters on a quest to find a painting by a\u00a0forgotten Vietnamese artist that holds the truth of their family\u2019s fractured past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aside from the fact they are sisters, Vivi and Calla Nguy\u1ec5n have little in common.<\/p>\n

Vivi, the eldest, lives an orderly and predictable life. She works as an art conservator at a museum in Chicago, carefully preserving pieces of the past, all the while refusing to examine her own dark history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Calla leads a much bolder, if occasionally reckless, existence. She\u2019s an accomplished artist with a flair for the dramatic, charming and intriguing everyone she meets. She\u2019s also a recovering addict, constantly causing Vivi to worry.<\/p>\n

Months after the two fall out in the wake of their father\u2019s death, Calla appears on the steps of the museum with a sketch and a letter she found in their father\u2019s belongings. The sketch is an exact copy of\u00a0Blue Mirror<\/em>, a striking painting by a Vietnamese painter named K.P. L\u00fd. In the letter, L\u00fd writes about a mysterious lost work of art. Calla is convinced it is meant for their family, and that it was their father\u2019s deathbed wish for her and Vivi to find it together. Intrigued yet reluctant to follow her capricious sister, Vivi must decide whether she\u2019s willing to face or shut the door to the past.<\/p>\n

From the ghostly Wisconsin woods to a glittering estate in the French countryside to a sprawling ancestral home teetering on the edge of a ravine in Vi\u1ec7t Nam,\u00a0The Seekers of Deer Creek\u00a0<\/em>is a story of sisters, art, and the irresistible gravity of the past\u2014how it endures across time and generations, always present even when buried.<\/p>\n

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Something About September by Julia McKay<\/a><\/strong> (romance)<\/p>\n

Cozy up with your pumpkin spiced latte and a slice of apple pie, because it\u2019s time to fall in love in Bramley Hollow\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

A fall-inspired second-chance romance about a woman who returns home after inheriting her grandmother\u2019s diner, only to discover the contractor she must hire was her high school crush.<\/p>\n

Sweater weather is better together.<\/em><\/p>\n

Rebecca Macintosh has always felt that there\u2019s just something about September\u2014nostalgia, crisp mornings, and possibility. But not this year. Rebecca has thirty days to return home to fix up her late grandmother\u2019s diner or face the consequences. And the only contractor in town? Cort Adams. The man who rejected her one year ago. He\u2019s somehow even better looking as a single dad than when he was the high school football star she once tutored. She\u2019d been hoping to avoid him forever.<\/p>\n

As the golden leaves start to fall, Rebecca may find that there\u2019s more to her hometown\u2014and to Cort\u2014than she\u2019d realized, and that the dreams she\u2019s been chasing might have been the wrong ones. Could a spark kindle hot enough in the cool autumn air to call Rebecca home for good?<\/p>\n

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The Women in White by Sarah Pekkanen<\/a><\/strong> (thriller)<\/p>\n

The newest next thriller from #1 Bestselling Author Sarah Pekkanen combines a decades-old mystery with spine-tingling paranormal elements in this twisty novel of the seen and unseen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extrasensory perception.
The Gift.
A Sixth Sense.
Or something else\u2026.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1964, four remarkable young women at a prestigious university became the subjects of parapsychology experiments by a visionary scientist. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough, the women mysteriously vanished and the program was erased from history. Decades later, Riley Bell, newly divorced and desperate for a fresh start, accepts a caretaker job for an elderly widow named Betty. Riley steps into a home that is frozen in another era \u2013 no microwave, television, or cell phones, and Betty has never heard of the internet. Why has Betty lived in such profound isolation for so many years, and why does she need Riley now? As the story unfolds across two timelines \u2013 Betty\u2019s 1960s era of 5 o\u2019clock martinis and high-stakes experiments, and Riley\u2019s quest to uncover the truth about the missing women \u2013 old secrets rise to the surface. And the only way to survive is to confront the mystery that has lingered for sixty years.<\/p>\n

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Etna by Paul Yoon<\/a><\/strong> (fiction)<\/p>\n

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY\u00a0THE NEW YORK TIMES<\/em>,\u00a0TIME<\/em>, and\u00a0LITHUB<\/em><\/p>\n

A BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER FOR\u00a0THE NEW YORK TIMES<\/em>,CHICAGO TRIBUNE<\/em>,\u00a0THE BOSTON GLOBE<\/em>,\u00a0LITHUB<\/em>,and\u00a0SCARY MOMMY<\/em><\/p>\n

Beloved author and winner of The Story Prize, Paul Yoon, is back with the unforgettable story of a working dog, Etna, who, after a devastating war, embarks on an odyssey in the hopes of returning home.<\/p>\n

Set in a fictional country in the present day, this is a story told through the eyes of an ex-military dog, Etna. After surviving years of a devastating war, Etna decides one night to leave the men he has fought alongside for years and return home\u2014to the place where he was taken from when he was young, in the thin but persistent hope that if a home exists for him, it might be there.<\/p>\n

Thus begins an exhilarating odyssey told through the eyes of a dog as he traverses across ruined landscapes and fights to survive in a world that, even in peacetime, proves to be just as precarious. Along the way, he encounters other animals and humans who are attempting to figure out how to start again. What makes a life when there is no home to go back to? How do we begin to trust each other again after such profound loss?<\/p>\n

This is a novel about the power of an idea, about never giving up, and ultimately a novel about finding hope in the most dire of times.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll Love it Here by Natalie Sue<\/a><\/strong> (fiction)<\/p>\n

NATALIE SUE\u2019S WRITING IS: \u201cFor someone who needs a good laugh.\u201d\u2014Taylor Jenkins Reid \u2022 \u201cA true delight.\u201d\u2014Glamour\u00a0<\/em>\u2022 \u201cWickedly funny.\u201d\u2014People<\/em>\u00a0\u2022 \u201cSurprisingly sweet and totally made my day.\u201d\u2014Shelby Van Pelt \u2022 \u201cSo good and also so unexpected.\u201d\u2014Julia Quinn\u00a0<\/p>\n

From the bestselling author of\u00a0I Hope This Finds You Well<\/em>comes a sharply funny, surprisingly tender novel about a woman stuck in place, her nosy neighbors, and the journey to find where she belongs\u2014with all the heart of a grown-up\u00a0The Breakfast Club<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Mona thought her living situation was bad\u2026 but the real mess is just beginning.<\/em><\/p>\n

One day is all it takes for Mona\u2019s life to implode. After years of climbing at her marketing firm, she was supposed to be getting promoted and finally moving out of her crumbling apartment building. Instead, she\u2019s jobless, aimless, and still stuck in a space barely big enough for a yoga mat.<\/p>\n

Then her eccentric landlady takes a tumble and asks Mona to step in as the building\u2019s reluctant super. The deal is simple: help prep the place for sale, and she can secure the upgrade she\u2019s been chasing. But that\u2019s easier said than done when the neighbors treat \u201cboundaries\u201d as optional. There\u2019s the shouting couple, the mysterious shut-in, a possible panty thief in the laundry room\u2014and Sami, the relentlessly cheerful diner owner who keeps showing up with coffee and unsolicited ideas about community. As Mona gets pulled deeper into the building\u2019s chaos\u2014and closer to the people inside it\u2014she\u2019s forced to confront what, and who, she\u2019s really been trying to outrun. Sometimes, the place you\u2019re desperate to leave is the one that finally shows you who you are.<\/p>\n

Wise, heartfelt, and laugh-out-loud funny, Natalie Sue\u2019s sophomore novel is a story about burning out, starting over, and finding your people in the most unexpected places\u2014perfect for fans of\u00a0The Wedding People<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Anxious People<\/em><\/p>\n

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Meet Me in the Garden by Nina LaCour <\/a><\/strong>(historical fiction)<\/p>\n

\u201cA MASTERPIECE that stands as an EXCEPTIONAL work of historical fiction\u2026This character-driven beauty is an immersive, heartfelt TRIUMPH. It is a fantastic MUST-READ that will resonate deeply with fans of Alice Walker and Brit Bennett.\u201d \u2015Booklist\u00a0<\/em>(STARRED review)<\/p>\n

\u201cSWEEPING and PROFOUND.\u201d \u2015People\u00a0<\/em>(MOST ANTICIPATED)\u00a0<\/p>\n

From BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING author Nina LaCour comes a GORGEOUS FAMILY STORY about self-discovery and love in all forms, inspired by the author\u2019s Creole roots\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Orleans, 1944. Odette has always been one of the Honore sisters, glamorous and admired in their Creole community. But while Odette\u2019s older sisters are content to be wives and mothers, Odette has always wanted something else. It is only with her beloved cousin, Delphine, that Odette can tell her secret: she is in love with a woman, and she longs to be an artist. Delphine has a secret lover, too, a white man. In the hidden garden they\u2019ve discovered, Odette and Delphine can dream of futures full of passion and freedom.<\/p>\n

But five years later, Odette\u2019s life is nothing like what she\u2019d planned. She\u2019s a widowed mother, living in Los Angeles, and she and Delphine, who is passing as white, have spiraled away from each other. When Delphine reaches a breaking point, Odette must make a shattering choice to try to hold her family together.<\/p>\n

Profound and expansive, a story of love and longing, art and motherhood, friendship and desire,\u00a0Meet Me in the Garden\u00a0<\/em>is a decades-spanning tour de force, inspired by the author\u2019s family and tracing the history of the Great Migration.<\/p>\n

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Time Travel for Beginners by Jaclyn Moriarty<\/a><\/strong> (time travel)<\/p>\n

Three strangers\u2019 lives are forever changed when they\u2019re all drawn to a mysterious agency claiming to have unlocked the secret to time travel.<\/strong>
Anna, Teddy, and Jade are on a collision course. The Agency is the cause. It is also the solution.<\/em>
On a quiet road nestled within the bustle of Sydney lies a nondescript storefront known simply as the Time Travel Agency. At once a confounding mystery and a beacon of hope, the Agency seems to attract those who need it most. Single mother Anna is in desperate need of change, and the Agency gives her the chance to begin her career\u2014and life\u2014anew. Teddy is a genius at salvaging businesses but needs saving himself, and he\u2019s drawn to the Agency hoping to travel back in time to untangle his troubled childhood and his recently imploded marriage. Jade has no interest in the Agency at all, because there\u2019s no way people are\u00a0literally\u00a0<\/em>time traveling, right? Jade\u2019s present is challenging enough, with her spirited, increasingly bad-tempered daughter and a deeply buried secret too painful for words. As Anna, Teddy, and Jade\u2019s paths converge, the question of just how legitimate the Agency\u2019s ventures into the past are becomes a mysterious, provocative, tantalising, and even heart-wrenching one to parse\u2014but there is no denying that the ripple effects through all three of their lives are very, very real \u2026<\/p>\n

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How to Ruin a Wedding by Elba Luz<\/a><\/strong> (romance)<\/p>\n

When a professional wedding crasher storms the wrong party, an irresistibly charming man enlists her services for a job that\u2019s about to give her outlook on love a run for its money.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lucy Delgado knows all about things that don\u2019t work out. Between two failed marriages and losing her job, \u201cmeant to be\u201d doesn\u2019t seem to mean much anymore. And watching her sister\u2019s marriage deteriorate isn\u2019t convincing Lucy otherwise.<\/p>\n

Desperate for money and disillusioned by love, she turns her nothing-left-to-lose attitude into action as a professional wedding saboteur. Lucy knows how to play any part\u2014old lover, nosy relative, wise stranger\u2014to save brides and grooms from making the same mistakes she did.<\/p>\n

Until she crashes the wrong ceremony.<\/p>\n

For Anders Kennedy, Lucy\u2019s timing couldn\u2019t be better. She\u2019s exactly what he needs to derail his own sister\u2019s upcoming nuptials by posing as Anders\u2019s new girlfriend so she can slip into the family circle and sabotage from within. And Anders has the kind of money Lucy can\u2019t afford to turn down.<\/p>\n

As they fake-date their way through family celebrations, high jinks, and secrets, Lucy and Anders are forced to confront their cynicism about marriage. Their schemes were meant for the greater good, but what if love really does conquer all?<\/p>\n

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