Tired of the cold, snow and ice? Are you longing to escape to sunshine and heat? Then try one of these summertime books – they are guaranteed to warm you up on a cold wintry day!
Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman: Mark and Erin go to Bora Bora on their dream honeymoon – two weeks in a luxury hotel with beautiful white sandy beaches and crystal clear waters. Everything was perfect until they found something in the water. That something changed the entire trajectory of their lives. Will Mark and Erin’s marriage survive?
Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams: It’s 1951. Miranda comes to summer on Winthrop because her gorgeous mother is going to marry the handsome and wealthy Hugh Fisher. Her new step-sister Isobel introduces Miranda to Joseph Vargas, the lighthouse keeper’s son. She falls instantly in love and soon she realizes that he feels the same way. But when he is accused of murder, Miranda must make a choice between family and love.
The Dry by Jane Harper: Adam Falk returns to his hometown in the Australian outback to attend the funeral of his childhood best friend. Who is responsible for his death? And is it tied to events from his past? Things aren’t always what they seem in this small town.
The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager: It all began 15 years ago at summer camp. Emma woke one day to find her three roommates were missing. Flash forward 15 years. Emma is now a renowned artist, still reeling from the tragedy of her childhood. One day the owner of the camp reaches out to her and asks her to return to the camp, as a counselor. Emma returns to the camp to face her past, to face the mystery surrounding the strange disappearance, and to face the facts that things are not always as they appear.
I love your post title. Books and soups are indeed great to go through the winter.
Thanks! It will especially come in handy here this weekend. We are supposed to get 8 inches of snow! I could use a little warm up:)
I really want to read The Dry! I’ve heard so many good things about it.
It is such a great book! I think you will really like it. I can’t wait for her new one to come out next month. Thanks for visiting the blog today!
I just discovered your blog. How clever to suggest soups to go with the books! These sound like good suggestions, with the exception of The Girls, which I personally didn’t care for at all.
Yes, I could see how The Girls could be hard to read. My favorite one on the list is The Dry by Jane Harper. Have you read any of her books? Force of Nature came out last year and she has a new one, The Lost Man, coming out in February. Can’t wait!
I haven’t read any of those. I’ll have to check her out! Thanks for the tip.
The chicken noodle soup looks really nice and warming, perfect to go with a book on a winter’s day. For me one of my fav soups in winter is this lentil and vegetable soup I make 🙂
Julia // The Sunday Mode
I am a new lentil fan! I love lentil soup or any soup for that matter. Winter for me, is all about getting warm!