10 Books That Are Perfect for Summer Reading in 2024
Now that school is out and summer is in full swing, it’s reading time! Of course, every book can be a good book for summer reading. But some are just perfect to read while lying by the pool, riding in the car or sticking your feet in the sand. Check out these summer-themed books that are perfect companions for your summer plans!
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Reading has been my favorite hobby since I was a kid. It was my way of escaping. I often stayed up way past my bedtime, reading by flashlight.
Now that I’m a busy mom who’s closer to forty years old than thirty…I can’t stay up like that anymore! So, summer is my reading time.
Longer days mean more time for reading, and I’ve got a HUGE pile of books stacked up to read. I’m excited to dig into these sweet summer stories while I watch my boys do cannonballs off the ladder in our four-foot pool every afternoon!
10 Books to Read This Summer
Whether you’re looking for something romantic, thrilling or historical, you’ll find your perfect book on this list.
The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh
When Kelsey Worthington wakes up in the hospital after being hit by a car, she feels as if she’s getting a second chance at life. She decides it’s time for her to start saying, “yes,” to all the things she’s wanted to do, but didn’t.
She pulls in an unwilling accomplice in Georgina Tate, a wealthy makeup company owner who’s facing the end of her life. What ensues is a funny, crazy, and sweet road trip that will change them both forever.
Roads We Follow by Nicole Deese
Reagan Farrow is the daughter of a famous country music star, but she’s determined to make her own way in the world as an author. Her plans fall through when she refuses to exploit her family’s name.
Now, she finds out an anonymous author is writing a tell-all about her family, and she needs to stop it. On a cross-country road trip with her sisters, she’ll unearth new secrets and maybe a new romance.
The All American by Susie Finkbeiner
In this sweet fiction book set in Michigan in 1952, 16-year-old Bertha Higgins believes there is only one option for her. Get married and have babies. But Bertha is obsessed with baseball.
When her father is accused of being a communist, Bertha and her sister are forced to leave town in shame. But Bertha’s dream of playing baseball can’t be ended so easily. When she gets a chance to try out for the Worthington Peas, she jumps at the chance and heads off for an unforgettable American adventure!
Love, Unscripted by Denise Hunter
Novelist Chloe Anderson has written a hit romance novel with the perfect boyfriend character. It’s so good, that it’s being turned into a movie. But Chloe is very unhappy that her hero is being play by Liam Hamilton, a known Hollywood playboy.
But Liam’s PR agent has a plan to help rehabilitate his reputation while helping Chloe boost her career as a writer. All they need is to pretend to be in love. What could go wrong?
If the Boot Fits by Karen Witemeyer
This Cinderella retelling takes place in Texas, and features a cattle rancher and the daughter of a rich cattle king. Asher Ellis is determined to prove that his stepmother and half brothers have been wrongfully evicted by the wealthy Eli Dearing.
When he sneaks into Eli’s home to find proof, the cattle king’s daughter, Samantha, nearly catches him. But when he saves her brother’s life, he leaves behind a boot. Samantha becomes intrigued with finding the shoe owner.
Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham
Luke Edgewood is perfectly happy being single. But his sister is determined that it’s time for him to find his one true love.
She convinces him to take on a part-time construction project in the European country of Skymar. But then he meets a real-life princess and loses his heart. But they can never really get together, right?
What We Hide by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker
If you like your summer reading with a side of chills, this is the book for you! When Hez Webster walks back into his estranged wife, Savannah’s, life, he hopes she’ll see that he’s changed and take him back. But Savannah isn’t ready to forgive and forget.
But when Savannah finds the dead body of a man she didn’t like, she becomes suspect #1 for his murder. Suddenly, she needs Hez’s help. As they work through tangled webs of lies, murder, and false accusations, will she fall in love again? Has Hez really changed, or will he fail when Savannah needs him most?
Love on a Whim by Suzanne Woods Fisher
Brynn Harwood has never been impulsive. So, no one is more shocked than her when she meets a man in Vegas and marries him in less than 24 hours!
The next morning, she leaves before he wakes up and escapes to Cape Cod. She’ll spend the summer with her friend Dawn’s family helping at the Main Street Creamery. Over time, will she realize that her marriage was a spontaneous mistake? Or true love all along?
It’s All Relative by Rachel Magee
This modern take on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will have you rolling with laughter! Helena, her soon-to-be stepsister, Angela, one ex-boyfriend and one fiancé are spending the weekend at a beach house in North Carolina.
Somehow, these four end up in some hilarious and romantically complicated situations that prove “the course of true love never did run smooth.”
Darkness Calls the Tiger by Janyre Tromp
This action-packed book takes you back to Burma in World War II. Missionaries Kai and Ryan form a strong bond when the Japanese Imperial Army takes over their small town.
While they do their best to provide comfort and solace to the villagers, a brutal enemy pushes Kai to a path of vengeance. Can Ryan convince her that it’s better to forgive?
What Are You Reading this Summer?
Which of these books catches your fancy to read on long, lazy summer days? Leave me a comment letting me know!
