There are a lot of tales of forbidden love. Love between two warring families. Love between vampires and mortals. Werewolves and humans. Angels and humans. Faeries and humans. (People really need to stop trying to hook up with paranormal creatures; clearly it was NOT meant to be.) Anyhow, you get the idea. It is not [...]

Tags: dating, historical, humor, identity, summer
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Anna expects her 16th summer to be like every other. She lives on an island off the Georgia coast; every summer tourists flock to the beach locale and Anna helps her family serve them ice cream by day and then hangs out with her friends by night. While she enjoys her work creating and dishing [...]

Tags: beach, coming of age, dating, identity, social classes, summer, sweets
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One family. Four summers. A whole lotta heartbreak. Warning: Do not read Invincible Summer while wearing eye makeup. If you choose to read this book in public, do so at your own risk. There has been a lot of talk about Invincible Summer’s cover. This book looks like a beach book full of romance from [...]

Tags: beach, brothers and sisters, deafness, divorce, family problems, grief, philosophy, sex, summer
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When Clara and Christian meet at a basketball game, they have instant chemistry. Things progress quickly, and soon they are spending almost all their time either with each other or talking to each other. It doesn’t take long, though, before Christian’s love turns into obsession, and what once was a fun high school relationship takes [...]

Tags: beach, dating, emotional problems, family life, grief, identity, mental illness, summer
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Chelsea was a star player on her high school basketball team until overuse and a bad fall destroyed her hip. Clint’s hockey playing made him a hometown hero until his girlfriend died in a car accident on the way to one of his games. Physical and emotional trauma keep Chelsea and Clint out of the [...]

Tags: family life, grief, romance, sports, summer, vacation
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