Must Read Light Romantic Beach Reads

When Olive’s twin sister Ami and her groom land in hospital following a wedding catering mishap, Olive ends up taking her place in the non-refundable, all-expenses-paid Hawaiian trip that was supposed to be Ami’s honeymoon. The catch is, Olive must go with the best man, her sworn enemy Ethan.

A series of unexpected turns later, Olive and Ethan not only have to put up with each other during the vacation, they must now pretend to be loving newlyweds. But the longer they spend time together, the more things they seem to share other than mutual hatred.

Although they sit across from each other at the same office, Joshua and Lucy just can’t stand each other. Joshua is as meticulous as Lucy is quirky, and it drives both of the mad. Further fanning the flame, they’re now up for the same promotion… and neither one will back down as they continuously try to one up each other. With competition heating up like never before, what will Joshua and Lucy do when they realize they might not hate each other that much, or even at all?

Determined to convince her best friend that she has moved on from their mutual crush, Olive impulsively kisses a stranger, who turns out to be her PhD professor, the notoriously grumpy Adam Carlsen. To her surprise, Adam agrees to continue the farce and starts a fake relationship with her. This proves to be more than she bargains for, especially because Adam turns out to NOT be the arrogant prick she’d always imagined and that means Olive must re-examine whatever she feels to the test.

Although they live thousands of miles apart, best friends Poppy and Alex have always reunited for an annual vacation trip. That is, until they have a falling-out on one such trip and stop speaking to each other. Two years later, Poppy attempts to make things right by inviting Alex for one last getaway. Surprisingly, he agrees. Now, they must overcome whatever it is that drove them apart that last fateful trip.

In this LGBT romantic comedy, sparks fly when the First Son of the United States meets the Prince of the British Monarchy. Following an incident at a royal wedding, First Son Alex and British Prince Henry have to pretend they’re best friends to avoid a diplomatic crisis. What begins as a fake scenario quickly turns into something real when they both become attracted to each other. But, can this budding romance from two opposite sides of the pond withstand the frenzied media scrutiny that will surely follow?

After years of hard work at a cruise line, Henley finally has a chance to get the position she’s always wanted. But there’s a catch: she must compete for the job with Graeme, the company’s recluse social media manager and Henley’s arch nemesis. The two are sent on a company cruise to Galapagos where they each must come up with a proposal to boost visits to the island. The best proposal wins the promotion.

Anticipating a fiery competition with Graeme - whom she never met in person before - Henley is shocked to discover a man so unlike what she imagined. As their battle of wits commence, is it possible that some matters of the heart blossom too?

Meddy Chan runs the family’s wedding organizer business with her mom and four meddlesome aunties. When she accidentally ends up killing her blind date, these ladies band together to dispose of the body. But hijinks ensue when the body is accidentally shipped to the California coastline venue of a billionaire wedding they’re organizing. Now, the Chans must put their whole expertise to save the wedding from chaos… and their asses from the police.

Aptly titled for our list today, the last book is about two writers stuck on neighboring beach houses with severe bouts of writer’s block. Augustus is a serious literary author, January writes exuberant romances. To get out of their creative ruts, the two make a pact to spend the summer swapping style: January will pen a literary masterpiece, while Augustus attempts to write something happy. Slowly, they begin to realize that inspirations are not the only things that spark between them.