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Sand, Sea, Salt!

Do you enjoy "beach reads," but don't just want to read fluffy romance? This playlist will transport you to sandy beaches and salty air, or crisp breezes and lakeside views, through books of multiple genres.

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The Invitation

By: Lucy Foley
Narrated by: Emma Gregory
Length: 11 hours 29 minutes

From the author of theĀ New York TimesĀ bestsellersĀ The Paris ApartmentĀ andĀ The Guest List, an evocative love story set along the Italian Riviera about a group of charismatic stars who all have secrets and pasts they try desperately — and dangerously — to hide.

Rome, 1953: Hal, an itinerant journalist flailing in the post-war darkness, has come to... Read more

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Just for the Summer

By: Abby Jimenez
Narrated by: Christine Lakin, Zachary Webber & Abby Jimenez
Length: 11 hours 42 minutes

“Self-work, surprise love, family issues and a summer fling. If you loved Yours Truly, Part of Your World and Life's Too Short - Abby Jimenez's new book, Just for the Summer, is just for you! Read more

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Call Me by Your Name

A Novel

By: AndrƩ Aciman
Narrated by: Armie Hammer
Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

“Such a beautiful novel. I get lost in it. The story. The writing. The way the words flow effortlessly. The audio book is one of the best I have heard. Read more

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Swimming in the Dark

A Novel

By: Tomasz Jedrowski
Narrated by: Will Watt
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

ā€œImagineĀ Call Me By Your NameĀ set in Communist Poland and you'll get a sense of Jedrowski's moving debut about a consuming love affair amidst a country being torn apart.ā€  — O Magazine, LGBTQ Books That’ll Change the Literary Landscape in 2020ā€œCaptivating both for its shimmering surfaces and its terrifying depths. Tomasz Jedrowski is a... Read more

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What Strange Paradise

A Novel

By: Omar El Akkad
Narrated by: Dion Graham
Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the widely acclaimed, bestselling author of American War—a beautifully written, unrelentingly dramatic, and profoundly moving novel that looks at the global refugee crisis through the eyes of a child.

"Told from the point of view of two children, on the ground and at sea, the story so astutely... Read more

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Bluefish

By: Pat Schmatz
Narrated by: Luke Daniels & Kate Rudd
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Thirteen-year-old Travis has a secret: he can't read. But a shrewd teacher and a sassy girl are about to change everything in this witty and deeply moving novel.Travis is missing his old home in the country, and he's missing his old hound, Rosco. Now there's just the cramped place he shares with his well-meaning but alcoholic grandpa, a new... Read more

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The Raft

The Courageous Struggle of Three Naval Airmen against the Sea

By: Robert Trumbull
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 4 hours 28 minutes

ā€œThe sinking of the plane was like a magician’s trick. It was there and then it was gone, and there was nothing left in our big, wet, darkening world but the three of us and a piece of rubber that was not yet a raft.ā€In 1942, three men on an antisubmarine patrol flight became lost and pitched into the Pacific. The plane sank beneath them,... Read more

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The Sicilian

By: Mario Puzo
Narrated by: narrator
Length: 10 hours 49 minutes

After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel, The Sicilian, stands as a cornerstone of his work—a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. . . .The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily.... Read more

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Florida Man

A Novel

By: Tom Cooper
Narrated by: Will Damron
Length: 13 hours 17 minutes

ā€œA riotous journey into the heart of insanity also known as the State of Florida. Bravo!ā€ā€”Gary Shteyngart, author ofĀ Lake Success

Florida, circa 1980. Reed Crowe, the eponymous Florida Man, is a middle-aged beach bum, beleaguered and disenfranchised, living on ill-gotten gains deep in the jungly heart of Florida. When sinkholes start opening on... Read more

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I Cheerfully Refuse

By: Leif Enger
Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes

“I loved these characters, this place, the near future dystopian vibe! Easily one of my favorites of 2024! Read more

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The Lost Boys of Montauk

The True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men Who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind

By: Amanda M. Fairbanks
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

An immersive account of a tragedy at sea whose repercussions haunt its survivors to this day, lauded by New York Times bestselling author Ron Suskind as ā€œan honest and touching book, and a hell of a story.ā€

In March of 1984, the commercial fishing boat Wind Blown left Montauk Harbor on what should have been a routine offshore voyage. Its captain,... Read more

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Pirate Latitudes

A Novel

By: Michael Crichton
Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

ā€œCrichton’s ultimate adventure.ā€ā€”San Francisco ChronicleĀ ā€œPirates Latitudes has the loot: Gore, sex, action….A lusty, rollicking 17th century adventure.ā€
—USA TodayĀ ā€œRiveting….Great entertainment….The pages and minutes fly by.ā€
—Cleveland Plain DealerĀ #1 New York Times bestselling author, the incomparable Michael Crichton (ā€œOne of the great... Read more

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Gift from the Sea

50th Anniversary Edition

By: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Narrated by: Claudette Colbert & Reeve Lindbergh
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Over a quarter of a century after its first publication, the great and simple wisdom in this book continues to influence women's lives. Read more

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The Shell Seekers

By: Rosamunde Pilcher
Narrated by: Hayley Atwell
Length: 19 hours 26 minutes

Rosamunde Pilcher's The Shell Seekers is "a huge warm saga...A deeply satisfying story written with love and confidence" (Maeve Binchy in The New York Times Book Review).

The Shell Seekers was adapted twice to film (1989 and 2006).

An instant bestseller when it was first published, The Shell Seekers is an enduring classic which has touched the... Read more

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The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles: Book #1

By: TJ Klune
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 12 hours 12 minutes

“I cannot get over how amazing this book was! It had everything I was looking for - adventure, fantasy, whimsy, lovable characters, and romance! It follows the life of Linus Baker, a lonely, middle-aged government employee who feels as though something is missing from his life. Every day, Linus wakes up, goes to work, completes his mundane job,... Read more

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Little Beach Street Bakery

Little Beach Street Bakery

By: Jenny Colgan
Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
Length: 12 hours 33 minutes

Polly Waterford is recovering from a toxic relationship. Unable to afford their flat, she has to move miles away from everyone, to a sleepy little seaside resort in Cornwall, where she lives alone above an abandoned shop.



And so Polly takes out her frustrations on her favorite hobby: making bread. But what was previously a weekend diversion... Read more

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Haven Point

A Novel

By: Virginia Hume
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Length: 13 hours 50 minutes

A sweeping debut novel about the generations of a family that spends summers in a seaside enclave on Maine's rocky coastline, for fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Beatriz Williams, and Sarah Blake.

1944: Maren Larsen is a blonde beauty from a small Minnesota farming town, determined to do her part to help the war effort––and to see the world beyond her... Read more

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The Last Train to Key West

By: Chanel Cleeton
Narrated by: Kyla Garcia, Rachel L. Jacobs & Karissa Vacker
Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Instant New York Times bestseller

One of Bustle’s Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020
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ā€œThe perfect riveting summer read!ā€ā€”BookBub
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In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys.

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For the tourists traveling on Henry Flagler’s legendary Overseas Railroad, Labor Day... Read more

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Surviving Savannah

By: Patti Callahan
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Catherine Taber & Patti Callahan
Length: 12 hours 45 minutes

It was called "TheĀ TitanicĀ of the South." The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from theĀ New York TimesĀ bestselling author ofĀ Becoming Mrs. Lewis.

When Savannah history professor... Read more

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Chances Are . . .

A novel

By: Richard Russo
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 11 hours 16 minutes

“This book reads like a literary mystery. Forty years ago, a woman disappeared while at a get-together at Martha’s Vineyard. Now, the four friends who were with her have returned to the scene, still driven by a need to know what happened. This latest story by Richard Russo has all the elements that make him one of the most popular authors today:... Read more

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