Sun, sand, and a rom-com in hand! These 2025 summer reads are full of laughs, love, and lighthearted fun—ideal for your beach days and poolside lounging
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Two estranged best friends reunite for one last trip that could change everything between them.
People We Meet on Vacation
Four famous siblings throw a legendary summer party that spirals out of control, uncovering family secrets and heartbreak.
Malibu Rising
A nostalgic, second-chance romance about first love, mistakes, and six summers that changed everything.
Every Summer After
A chance encounter years later forces two people to confront what might have been—and what could still be.
Meet Me at the Lake
A rom-com set in paradise where family drama, old flames, and new love collide on a dream vacation.
Vacation Wars
A small-town carpenter and an ER doctor from different worlds find love despite class divides and family expectations.
Part of Your World
A grumpy/sunshine romance where a doctor’s fake dating scheme with her colleague leads to very real feelings.
Yours Truly
Two serially cursed daters team up to break their “bad luck in love” streak, only to find sparks between themselves.
Just for the Summer
Two rival authors with writer’s block swap genres for the summer, but end up writing their own unexpected love story.
Beach Read
A sweeping beach romance filled with secrets, choices, and the unforgettable magic of one summer.
One Golden Summer
A fake honeymoon in Hawaii turns into a hilarious enemies-to-lovers vacation gone wrong (and oh-so-right).
The Unhoneymooners
A woman and her ex-fiancé’s new girlfriend’s ex move in together—only to find a surprising, laugh-out-loud romance.
Funny Story
A decades-long love story about two people who meet for one secret weekend every summer.
28 Summers
Ex-fiancés pretend to still be together at their annual friend trip, but the act starts to blur into something real.
Happy Place
A spoiled socialite stuck in a small fishing town falls for a rugged fisherman.