Beach Bag Books

FIC/Holton, Cathy
Beach Trip: a Novel
Four fortyish college buddies reunite at a North Carolina beach house. Only when they
let go of their secrets can the healing begin. Poignant and darkly comic.

FIC/Thayer, Nancy
Summer House
The high and mighty Wheelwright clan meet every summer in Nantucket to gossip, squabble
and compare personal success stories. A humanizing look at lives of privilege.

FIC/Hilderbran, Elin
The Blue Bistro
Perennial loser-at-love Adrienne finds work at an upscale Nantucket restaurant owned by the
charming Thatcher Smith. Things look promising but what’s going on with the mysterious
lady chef ? Good story, plus a view into the restaurant biz.

FIC/Hilderbran, Elin
Summer People
Newly widowed Beth can barely cope with her loss, but decides to take her teenaged twins to
Nantucket for the summer as usual. Instead of the customary peace and fun, all three
discover turbulent new passions and dangerous old secrets.

FIC/Center, Katherine
Get Lucky
Sarah sends a lethal email to her entire company and gets herself fired. She takes refuge with her childless sister Maxie and offers herself as a surrogate. Instead of bringing the sisters
closer, the pregnancy strains their relationship, especially as Sarah finds herself powerfully
drawn to her brother-in-law!

FIC/Leclaw, Holly
The Swimming Pool
Seven summers ago in Cape Cod, Marcella fell in love with Cecil, a married father of two. On the same night their affair abruptly ended, Cecil’s wife was found murdered. Now Marcella
has returned to the Cape only to fall for Cecil’s son. For readers wanting a little more heft.

FIC/Green, Jane
The Beach House
Heartwarming tale of how a cash-poor, land-rich 65-year old widow saves her Nantucket home
by taking in summer boarders.

FIC/Cook, Claire
Summer Blowout
A string of Italian beauty salons run by a lovably insane Boston Irish family is the backdrop for
this hilarious, rambunctious novel that is full of juicy conflict and unconditional love.