The 10 Best Summer Beach Reads For Moms Who Want To Escape

This compact French book could almost be read in a single summer day as it's only 160 pages. It tells the story of 17-year-old Cecile, who is spending the summer with her father in a villa outside of Paris. He is a widower with a fondness for women. Cecile's attempts to meddle with his love life while pursuing her own does not have the impact she intended.

Perhaps you love the Netflix series Bridgerton but haven't yet picked up the source material, or maybe you've read it a thousand times already. Either way, the first book in the Bridgerton series is a great pick for a beach read. When Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke of Hastings form an alliance to get out of the games of the marriage market, they don't count on falling in love. Romance only complicates things in Regency London, where rules of society are hard enough to follow. To find out how Daphne and Simon handled it all, including her loving but meddling family, read this book.

Author Ali Hazelwood is considered a STEMinist. Her novel Love Theoretically is a perfect example of why. The plot centers around theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway who lives a sort of double life. To make more money than her adjunct professor salary gives her, she works as a fake girlfriend. When her two worlds collide, she has to decide how to move forward. Jack Smith, head of the physics department at MIT, has complicated everything.

Felicity “Fizzy” Chen is a bestselling romance novelist who has never been in love. Connor Prince is a serious documentary filmmaker who is being ordered to do reality television. The two team up to document Fizzy falling in love on camera, but what is happening behind the scenes may have more sparks. Read this book to see what happens between Fizzy and Connor when the cameras are not rolling.

This beach read is a great choice for wine lovers. It is set in Napa Valley, California. Natalie Vos was dumped but needs to get married to access her trust fund. August Cates need funds to turn his winery around. The two get married to accomplish their goals, despite hating each other. They soon find out that the line between love and hate is very thin.

When Anne Walker, a quiet country girl who runs the local flower shop, overhears one of her dates calling her boring, she takes matters into her own hands. She wants to find true love so she gets bad boy Will to give her lessons. She soon learns there is more to him than she thought. Maybe she needs to rethink what her dream guy is. Is it more important to be perfect or genuine? Find out what Anne decides when you read this book.

Stella Lane's love of math has made her a wealthy 30-year-old. She just doesn't have a ton of experience with love so she decides to practice. She is on the autism spectrum so some dating rituals are still foreign to her. This is why she hires escort Michael Phan. Soon their practice sessions stop being work and starts getting personal.

If you love stories with time travel, look no further. Clementine is a hardworking book publicist with a plan. This does not include getting her heart broken. Things change when she meets a handsome stranger with a love for lemon pies. The only problem is he lives seven years in the past.

BookTok is wild about this novel. Fans of figure skating or ice hockey can also get on board. Anastasia Allen hates that she has to share the ice with the hockey team. She can't stand the captain, Nate Hawkins. When her skating partner has issues, she might need Nate to step in. They have chemistry but Anastasia would never. Or would she?

If true crime and murder mysteries are your thing, check out Bad Summer People. The action takes place on Fire Island, off the coast of New York. Jen Weinstein and Lauren Parker are grown up mean girls. Their husbands have been friends since childhood. Things are not as ideal as they seem from the outside. When a body is found on the boardwalk, old secrets come to the surface.