Recommendations based on Beachcombersby Nancy Thayer

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  1. Summer House

    by Nancy Thayer
    A family gathers at their summer house in Nantucket, where secrets and tensions rise to the surface.

    After years of wandering from whim to whim, thirty-year-old Charlotte Wheelwright seems to have at last found her niche. The free spirit enjoys running an organic gardening business on the island of ... (Goodreads)

  2. The Guest Cottage

    by Nancy Thayer
    A couple's summer rental of their guest cottage to a young woman and her six-year-old son leads to unexpected romance and self-discovery.

    Sensible thirty-six-year-old Sophie Anderson has always known what to do. She knows her role in life: supportive wife of a successful architect and calm, capable mother of two. But on a warm summer ... (Goodreads)

  3. Secret Daughter

    by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
    An Indian woman's journey to find her daughter and redeem her past.

    Somer's life is everything she imagined it would be — she's newly married and has started her career as a physician in San Francisco — until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able ... (Goodreads)

  4. Night Road

    by Kristin Hannah
    A mother's journey of self-discovery, as she struggles to overcome tragedy.

    For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children's needs above her own, and it shows—her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit ... (Barnes & Noble)

  5. Hopeless

    by Colleen Hoover
    A young girl's journey to find hope and strength in the midst of life's darkest moments.

    From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, All Your Perfects, comes the beginning of Sky and Dean’s passionate love story—where well-kept secrets threaten to opens wounds of a dark past. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  6. Winter Garden

    by Kristin Hannah
    A family drama that explores the complex relationships between a mother and her two daughters, set against the backdrop of World War II and the Leningrad Siege.

    Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn’t know her mother?, From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane, and, True Colors, comes a powerful, heartbreaking novel that ... (Goodreads)

  7. Firefly Lane

    by Kristin Hannah
    A lifelong friendship between two women, navigating through life's ups and downs.

    From the New York Times bestselling author of On Mystic Lake comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her ... (Goodreads)

  8. The House I Loved

    by Tatiana de Rosnay
    A woman refuses to leave her home in 1860s Paris as the city undergoes modernization. She writes letters to her deceased husband about her memories and struggles.

    From the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Sarah's Key, and, A Secret Kept, comes an absorbing new novel about one woman's resistance during an époque that shook Paris to its very core. Paris, ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Paris Wife

    by Paula McLain
    A woman's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of a passionate and tumultuous relationship.

    The Paris Wife focuses on the romance, marriage and divorce of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley Richardson, who met when Hemingway was 20 years old, and Richardson 28. They marry and move ... (Wikipedia)

  10. Island Girls

    by Nancy Thayer
    Three sisters reunite on Nantucket Island to confront their past and face their future.

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER Nancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in a highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to confront the past over one event-filled summer on the ... (Goodreads)

  11. The Storyteller

    by Jodi Picoult
    A storyteller's quest to restore faith in the power of storytelling and to mend the wounds of her past.

    25-year-old Sage Singer lives in the small town of Westerbrook, New Hampshire . , A couple of years before the story began, Sage and her mother were in a car accident while Sage was driving. Sage's ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Private Rio

    by James Patterson
    Jack Morgan, owner of Private Investigations, is hired to investigate a murder in Rio de Janeiro, uncovering a web of corruption and danger.

    This novel takes place in Rio de Janeiro during the 2014 World Cup and during the 2016 Olympic Games . Private, the private security firm of Jack Morgan, has been hired during both events to help ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Divine Evil

    by Nora Roberts
    A former child star returns to her hometown and confronts her dark past, while falling in love with a local artist.

    A decade ago, sculptor Clare Kimball fled Emmitsboro, Maryland, to take the art world by storm. Now she’s celebrated as the artist of her generation. But no amount of success can eclipse the ... (Goodreads)

  14. What Alice Forgot

    by Liane Moriarty
    A woman wakes up with amnesia and must reconstruct her life, rediscovering truths hidden in her past.

    FROM THE #1, NEW YORK TIMES, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF, THE HUSBAND'S SECRET, AND, BIG LITTLE LIES,. A “cheerfully engaging”(,Kirkus Reviews,) novel for anyone who’s ever asked herself, “How did I get ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. The Grand Finale

    by Janet Evanovich
    Stephanie Plum is back, this time trying to solve a string of robberies while dealing with her love life and eccentric family.

    From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author comes a revised, repackaged novel sure to please her many fans. She writes "high speed comic mayhem" (,Detroit Free Press,); she's "a blast of fresh ... (Barnes & Noble)

  16. The Jewel

    by Amy Ewing
    In a dystopian society, a young girl is taken from her impoverished life to become a surrogate for the wealthy elite.

    New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing delivers a dark and riveting tale that "will have fans of Oliver’s Delirium , Cass’s The Selection , and DeStefano’s Wither breathless.”* The Jewel has ... (Barnes & Noble)

  17. The Coppersmith Farmhouse

    by Devney Perry
    A young widow moves to a small town and falls for a ruggedly handsome copper worker. But her past threatens to ruin their chance at love.

    One old farmhouse brought them together. It could also tear them apart. Gigi has just uprooted her whole world to start a new life. The unexpected gift of a farmhouse in small-town Montana is just ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras

    by Cathy Hopkins
    A teenage girl navigates the ups and downs of high school, friendships, and first love.

    Everything is changing around Lucy Loverling, and a turning point is exactly what she does NOT need. Suddenly she has to make all sorts of decisions including what she wants to be. And it seems that ... (Goodreads)

  19. Wife for Hire

    by Janet Evanovich
    A woman hires a man to pose as her husband for a family gathering, but things get complicated when they start to fall for each other.

    Hank Mallone knows he's in trouble when Maggie Toone agrees to pretend to be his wife in order to improve his rogue's reputation. Will his harebrained scheme to get a bank loan for his business ... (Goodreads)

  20. Between Friends

    by Debbie Macomber
    Two childhood friends navigate life's ups and downs, including love, loss, and family. A heartwarming tale of enduring friendship.

    The story of a remarkable friendship—told in a remarkable way. A story in which every woman will recognize herself…and her best friend,Jillian Lawton and Lesley Adamski. Two girls from very different ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Always Watching

    by Chevy Stevens
    A psychiatrist tries to help a woman who was kidnapped and held captive for years, but soon realizes that her own life is in danger.

    She helps people put their demons to rest. But she has a few of her own… In the lockdown ward of a psychiatric hospital, Dr. Nadine Lavoie is in her element. She has the tools to help people, and she ... (Goodreads)

  22. The Love Season

    by Elin Hilderbrand
    A summer romance between a woman and her ex-husband's best friend, set on the idyllic island of Nantucket.

    Welcome to, The Love Season,—a riveting story that takes place in one day and spans decades; a story that embraces the charming, pristine island of Nantucket, as well as Manhattan, Paris and Morocco. ... (Barnes & Noble)

  23. Seabreeze Inn

    by Jan Moran
    A woman inherits a rundown inn in Florida and must navigate family secrets, romance, and unexpected challenges to save it.

    A widowed artist. An old crush. One summer to get her life back. Ivy Bay’s life implodes after discovering that her late husband had spent their life savings on a beach house. Strapped for cash as an ... (Goodreads)

  24. Love in a Nutshell

    by Janet Evanovich
    A young woman investigates a mystery at a brewery and falls for the owner. A light-hearted romantic comedy with a twist.

    Kate Appleton needs a job. Her husband has left her, she’s been fired as a magazine editor, and she only wants to go to her parents’ summer house, The Nutshell, in Keene’s Harbor, Michigan, and make ... (Goodreads)

  25. Hero at Large

    by Steffie Hall
    A young woman becomes a superhero and must navigate the challenges of saving the world while keeping her identity secret.

    He cooks a pot holder in the spaghetti sauce and needs lessons on making Jell-O. Still, single mom and ice skating coach Chris Nelson is committed to keeping her sexy, scruffy, new “house husband” ... (Goodreads)

  26. Maine

    by J. Courtney Sullivan
    Four generations of women in an Irish-American family confront their past and present during a summer in Maine.

    In her best-selling debut, Commencement, J. Courtney Sullivan explored the complicated and contradictory landscape of female friendship. Now, in her highly anticipated second novel, Sullivan takes us ... (Goodreads)

  27. Most Wanted

    by Lisa Scottoline
    A woman discovers that the sperm donor for her pregnancy is a convicted murderer, and sets out to uncover the truth.

    Christine Nilsson and her husband, Marcus, are desperate for a baby. Unable to conceive, they find themselves facing a difficult choice they had never anticipated. After many appointments with ... (Goodreads)

  28. The Golden Son

    by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
    An Indian doctor in the US struggles to balance his traditional values with his new life, as he faces love, loss, and ethical dilemmas.

    The first of his family to go to college, Anil Patel, the golden son, carries the weight of tradition and his family’s expectations when he leaves his tiny Indian village to begin a medical residency ... (Goodreads)

  29. What We Lose

    by Zinzi Clemmons
    A young woman navigates the complexities of identity, grief, and love after the death of her mother.

    Thandi, the daughter of a South African mother and an American father, comes of age in Pennsylvania . When she is in college, her mother is stricken by cancer and dies, causing Thandi's life to fall ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Expatriates

    by Janice Y.K. Lee
    Three American women living in Hong Kong navigate their personal and professional lives, facing loss, love, and identity crises.

    Mercy, a young Korean American and recent Columbia graduate, is adrift, undone by a terrible incident in her recent past. Hilary, a wealthy housewife, is haunted by her struggle to have a child, ... (Goodreads)