Summer is the perfect time to relax and get lost in a great book! Whether you’re working on your tan, spending a rainy afternoon indoors, or just kicking your feet up on a back porch, a good book is an essential for summer!
Check out some of our favorite summer beach reads:
The Lowcountry Summer Series by Mary Alice Monroe:
The Summer Girls, The Summer Wind, and The Summer’s End.
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In this enchanting trilogy set on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe captures the complex relationships between Dora, Carson, and Harper, three half-sisters scattered across the country—and a grandmother determined to help them rediscover their family bonds.
This series captures the essence of summer life at the beach and weaves a fascinating tale of what it means to truly be a family.
Also by Mary Alice Monroe:
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he Sound of Glass by Karen White
The Sound of Glass explores Southern family’s buried history, which will change the life of the woman who unearths it, secret by shattering secret. After the death of her husband, Merritt inherits a charming home in Beaufort, SC, and with it, she begins unraveling the family past as she faces her own fears and finds the healing she needs in the salt air of the Lowcountry.
Also by Karen White:
You Can’t Drink All Day if You Don’t Start in the Morning by Celia Rivenbark
If you’re looking for a hilarious beach book, this is it. Celia Rivenbark is the author of the bestselling classics We’re Just Like You, Only Prettier, and Bless Your Heart, Tramp. Complete with a treasure trove of Celia’s genuine southern recipes, You Can’t Drink All Day if You Don’t Start in the Morning is sure to appeal to anyone who lives south of something.
This collection of essays features gut-busting stories including: Why Miss North Carolina is too nice to hate, How Gwyneth Paltrow wants to improve your pathetic life, Get yer Wassail on: It’s carolin’ time, Airlines serving up one hot mess, Action figure Jesus, and many more!
Also by Celia Rivenbark:
South Brunswick Islands: Holden Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, and Sunset Beach by Pamela Koontz
For all the history buffs, this book is a wealth of information and photos on the early days of Holden, Ocean Isle, and Sunset Beach. From development, to hurricanes, attractions, and more, this book explores how the South Brunswick Islands came to be.
This is a perfect beach read featuring a lot of vintage photos and great stories!
Turtle Summer by Mary Alice Monroe
This heart-warming journal shares the joys of a mother and daughter’s special bond and their summer together as Turtle Team volunteers. Photographs blend with art and prose to bring to life this loving story of their time together protecting endangered loggerhead sea turtles.
Join mother and daughter as they patrol the beaches searching for sea turtle nests, and then stand with them under starry skies as they protect the eggs and young hatchlings.
The Mailbox by Marybeth Whalen
One of our favorite books The Mailbox is centered on a real landmark on the coast of North Carolina (Bird Island/Sunset Beach NC), The Mailbox blends intriguing folklore and true faith.
When Lindsey Adams first visits the Kindred Spirit mailbox at Sunset Beach, she has no idea that twenty years later she will still be visiting the mailbox—still pouring out her heart in letters that summarize the best and worst parts of her life.
A must read for any Sunset Beach lover!
Also by Marybeth Whalen:
Ocean Isle Beach: A History by Miller Pope and Jacqueline DeGroot
Anyone who has ever vacationed at Ocean Isle will love this book. Ocean Isle: A History by local historians Miller Pope and Jacqueline DeGroot is a collection of stories told through interviews and recollections from locals who saw what we know as Ocean Isle Beach emerge from uninhabited coastal land to a charming coastal paradise.
The 100-page book details life along the coast here in Ocean Isle Beach, or as it used to be known Hale’s Beach, with quirky stories, old photos, and a general appreciation for one of the best islands on the east coast.
