Dive Into This Summer's Best New Beach Reads!

When Nicholas Young returns home to be at the bedside of his grandmother Su Yi, he finds that he's not the only one there. When the entire Shang-Young clan descends to get their piece of the inheritance, Nick will discover family secrets and the ultimate Rich People Problems. This is the third installment in Kwan's wildly popular Crazy Rich Asians series, which is being adapted for film as we speak. (And no, you don't have to have read the first two to dive right into this one!)

Two couples in Washington DC, the best of friends. But when one couple's star begins to rise, what will happen to that friendship? The Hopefuls is a smart, thoughtful exploration of marriage and the cost of ambition that you won't be able to put down.

Liz and Lisa are known for their women's fiction with a magical twist, but in The Good Widow, they show us their darker side. Their first foray into domestic suspense, we meet Jacqueline "Jacks" Morales just as she learns that her husband has died. But what was he doing in Hawaii? And who was he with? The Good Widow is a fantastic thriller that will keep you on your toes as Jacks tries to figure out who her husband really was.

What better way to start the Summer than with a novel by Jane Green? In The Sunshine Sisters, she introduces us to Ronni Sunshine. Ronni fled London for Hollywood, where she became a huge star. Her three daughters grew up in her immense shadow. But now, Ronni has discovered that she is dying, so she summons her three kids home to make amends. Will these very different women be able to come together for their mother's final bow? The Sunshine Sisters is this Summer's ultimate beach read.

In the Summer of 1992 on Avalon Island (a stand-in for New York's Long Island), a gypsy moth infestation takes over and it's all anyone can think about, all they can talk about. The daughter of one of Avalon Island's most prominent families returns, with her African-American husband and biracial children in tow, upsetting the balance between the haves and have-nots on opposite sides of the tracks. Covering issues of race, class, and privilege, The Gypsy Moth Summer is a sweeping novel, grand in scope, about a Summer that changes everything.

Ever since getting bitten by a shark at age 12, Maeve has been obsessed with them. Years later, she's become a marine biologist, known as "the shark whisperer." When she returns to her hometown, she discovers an illegal shark finning operation and that her ex is back in town. The Shark Club is the debut novel of Ann Kidd Taylor, the daughter of Sue Monk Kidd.

Two identical twin sisters, two very different islands. Harper and Tabitha could not be more different, much like their home islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, but when their father dies and their mother falls ill, they may just have to rely on each other. The Identicals is a fun, delightful, un-put-downable novel by the undisputed queen of the beach read, Elin Hilderbrand.

When Katie goes to have her father's stamp collection appraised, an unusual World War II-era Austrian stamp is discovered. Could this stamp be a part of the resistance movement, used to send secret messages? The Lost Letter is a gorgeous and thrilling novel that asks the question: how far would you be willing to go for love? Perfect for book clubs and fans of The Nightingale.

Collin is an amazing artist who does his work in chalk, content to let it be washed away day after day. Nina is an idealistic teacher, struggling to make a difference. When these two fall in love, Nina introduces Collin to her father, a video game mogul who has created a virtual-reality game that one of Nina's students is obsessed with. The Chalk Artist is a novel about education, reality, and love by New York Times bestselling author of The Cookbook Collector.

Set against the backdrop of the financial crisis of 2008, five women will face the repercussions of the actions of the one man they call husband, friend, father, son, and employer. Our Little Racket is a smart debut novel that examines power, greed, and the price of the American dream.

When a beautiful Berkley mom disappears on a hike, her husband and daughter are left to deal with the aftermath. Her husband, Jonathan, copes by writing a memoir of their life together, their love story. But her daughter, Olive, begins experiencing strange visions of her mother in which she is alive. While Jonathan worries about Olive's mental stability, Olive sets off on a journey to discover the truth, with twists and turns that will keep you guessing. You will not be able to put Watch Me Disappear down — it's a must for every beach bag this Summer.

It's 1949 in South Philly, post-World War II, and we meet the Palazzini family, where two brothers have split their family into two factions. Orphaned Nicky lives with and works for his Uncle Dom, but when he's drawn into the local Shakespeare theater company, his eyes are opened to a world beyond that of his family and their family-run cab company. Using motifs and themes from the Bard, Kiss Carlo is an epic novel about family, secrets, and pursuing your dreams.

Do you really know your husband? In Every Last Lie, Clara's husband and child are in a serious car accident, leaving her husband dead and her 4-year-old daughter saying: "The bad man is after us." As Clara tries to discover the truth of the night of the crash, she learns things about her husband that she never knew. Has her whole life been a lie?

Who Is Rich? That's simple: he's a cartoonist who leaves his wife and kids each Summer to teach at an arts conference. What's not quite as simple? That he had an affair last Summer with one of his students that he worries about his out-of-print books and that his current magazine job doesn't pay very well. This debut novel is a sharp satire about art, sex, and money.

When 30-year-old Ruth is dumped by her fiancé, she quits her job and goes back home. Home, however, is not quite how she left it, as her father, once a well-known history professor, is now suffering from Alzheimer's. Goodbye, Vitamin is a darkly funny debut novel about love, loss, and heartbreak.

When Kit Lowell randomly sits at David Drucker's lunch table one day, a friendship begins. Kit is still reeling from the tragic death of her father, and David has never had another person sit at his lunch table before. Can these two misunderstood teens find what they are looking for? What to Say Next is a deceptively easy read about some tough issues that will keep you turning its pages long into the night. Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell.

Sunshine Mackensie is loved by the millions who watch her YouTube cooking shows, read her number one bestselling cookbooks, and visit her website filled with insights from her farm-girl upbringing. Only problem? The whole thing is a lie. And when Sunshine is exposed as a fraud, she's forced to go back to the one place she never thought she'd return to — her sister's house in her hometown of Montauk — to try to make things right. Hello, Sunshine is a smart, fun read about trying to live an authentic life in the age of social media overload.

New York Times bestselling novelist Patti Callahan Henry says "[b]ookshops are sanctuaries," and it is this idea that has inspired her latest novel, The Bookshop at Water's End. When a doctor makes a tragic mistake in the emergency room, she seeks solace at Water's End, the seaside town where she spent childhood Summers camped out at the local bookshop. Her best friend soon joins her, and they reunite with the bookstore owner. A great Summer read about finding yourself and returning home.

Leah Birch Briggs is a single 38-year-old graphic novelist who loves superheroes. When a crisis with her grandmother forces her to rush home to her traditional Southern family, she doesn't know how to tell them that she's pregnant. And that she doesn't know the guy's name. And that he's black. But there's no time for that as her grandmother's condition is worse than she's been led to believe, her stepsister's marriage is unraveling, and a discovery is made in her grandmother's house that will change everything. Prepare to fall hard for The Almost Sisters.

Janey Sweet doesn't need to lost weight. Does she? When Janey, CEO of a couture wedding dress company, is given the ultimatum: lose 30 pounds or lose your job, she dives headfirst into the world of diet and fitness trends. Fitness Junkie is a hilarious satire of the fitness industry and all its trends from the bestselling authors of The Knockoff.

Delphine Duplessi is known, in 1925 Manhattan, for her unusual "shadow portraits," works of art that are beautiful. But that's not why the high society set loves them — it's because they often reveal the deep, dark secrets of their subjects. When tragedy strikes, Delphine renounces her gift. But can you ever deny the thing that makes you who you are? The Library of Light and Shadow is a story about magic, secrets, and lies.

Sour Heart is the first book from Lena Dunham's new Lenny imprint. Need we say more? Yes? OK, we'll say a little more: this collection of short stories is about the immigrant experience, about growing up, and about the power of family.

The Address: famed New York apartment house The Dakota. Two women, separated by a century, are touched by the building and by the excess of their times, the Gilded Age in 1884 and another "gilded age," New York City in 1985. Let this evocative novel sweep you away to another time and place.

Did Ruby make the right choice all those years ago? Or was Ethan the one that got away? A modern retelling of Persuasion, The One that Got Away is a fun, fast read about rediscovering a lost love.