More Summer Reading

More romance, friendships, and adventure fill the pages of my summer reads.

The Daisy Chain Flower Shop by Laurie Gilmore (May 5, 2026) From the publisher: “The brand new summer romance set in Dream Harbor from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pumpkin Spice Café and The Strawberry Patch Pancake House!”

Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan (May 26, 2026) From the publisher: “A hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy, workaholic scion, from the New York Times bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script.”

The Shampoo Effect by Jenny Jackson (June 30, 2026) From the publisher: “An ambitious young woman insinuates herself into a tight-knit social set, shaking up friendships and marriages in a small seaside town. A frothy novel of love, money, sex, and friendship, from the New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street.”

The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza (July 14, 2026) From the publisher: From the bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance and Everyone Is Lying to You comes a propulsive dual-timeline mystery drenched in art-world intrigue and brimming with family secrets, betrayal, and the intoxicating lure of power.”

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