Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Summer Lovin'

One Summer by Elin Hiderbrand
One Summer by Elin Hiderbrand

One Summer collects two beloved Elin Hilderbrand classics, filled with double the sun, sand, drama and romance that fans love. The Blue Bistro and The Love Season. (Publisher Summary)


Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter

In 1962, a young Italian innkeeper meets an American starlet in a little drama engineered by her conniving publicist. Fifty years later, the innkeeper follows his heart to Hollywood to find her. (Library Journal Reviews)


The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe
The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe

Raising her autistic child alone after being abandoned by her husband, Dora, who for years played the role of a perfect wife in a loveless marriage, spends a stormy summer of healing and self-discovery with her half-sisters and grandmother. (Publisher Summary)


On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves

Stranded on an uninhabited island after their private plane crashes, thirty-year-old Anna Emerson and sixteen-year-old T.J. Callahan, her tutee, struggle to survive and, as the months pass, slowly fall in love. (Publisher Summary)


The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Her teenage life turned upside-down by her parents' divorce and her father's relocation out of state, Ronnie Miller remains bitter three years later when her mother urges her to spend a summer with her father. (Publisher Summary)


The Reef by Nora Roberts
The Reef by Nora Roberts

Tate Beaumont, a beautiful student of marine archaeology, finds adventure, danger, and passion when she reluctantly joins forces with diver Matthew Lassiter and his uncle to find a legendary jeweled amulet said to be lost at the bottom of the sea. (Publisher Summary)

Top 10 most anticipated books of the summer



Take a break from trips to the movies this summer & make a little extra time for these ten highly-anticipated books, available at your Community Library. For details, click the book covers or take a look at this article from Bookpage. And don't forget to review each book you read in the library's Summer Reading Club for a chance to win great prizes. Happy reading!

Author Spotlight: Elin Hilderbrand

Although Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library owns multiple copies of Elin Hilderbrand's books, you probably won't find them on the shelf; enthusiastic readers have made sure her books are constantly checked out. Here's what the library's readers' advisory database Novelist has to say about this rising star:

"While Elin Hilderbrand's characters change from novel to novel, her setting remains consistent - the historic island of Nantucket. Using the island as a jumping off point, Hilderbrand's works offer the hallmarks of an ideal summer vacation read: romance, friendship, a beautiful setting, conflict and characters facing personal challenges. While rife with tales of people living privileged lifestyle, Hilderbrand grounds her stories in topics that will feel familiar to all women: love, illness, friendship, and family relationships."

Because each book is a stand-alone story, newcomers can start with any of Hilderbrand's books. Her most recent book, The Island, is also available to Mastics-Moriches-Shirley patrons in large print and on CD.