Ocean State Libraries

"In the sequel to The Beach House, four very different couples discover the special hope, love, and healing powers of the Beach House." --

A life-changing lesson about family and the pleasure and heartbreak that comes with it is told in this story of two sisters, their motherless cousin, and their day-trip to the shores of Chesapeake Bay in August, 1952.

"The town of Moonlight Harbor needs to convince tourists that the beach is still the place to be--even when the sunshine goes south for the winter. Jenna Jones, new proprietor of The Driftwood Inn, has the perfect idea: a holiday festival called Seaside with Santa. Jenna is happy to throw herself into planning the event. With all the decorating, preparation and extra reservations at the inn because of the festival--and with two wonderful but very...

Ah, "beach week": a time-honored tradition in which the D.C. suburbs' latest herd of high school grads flocks to Chelsea Beach for seven whole days of debauched celebration. In this dark comedy, ten teenage girls plan an unhinged blowout the likes of which their young lives have never seen. They smuggle vodka in water bottles and horde prescription drugs by the dozen. Meanwhile, their misguided, affluent parents are too busy worrying about legal liabilities...

An ACFW Book of the Year Finalist! In this quirky inspirational beach read, chocolate lover Gaby Flores moves to a Ventura seaside loft, takes on a new motto – Be gullible no more! – and begins to rebuild her flower store while searching for Mr. Right. But when a lawsuit, an eviction notice, quirky neighbors, and a kayaking adventure from the dark side invade her beachy world, will her chocolate-loving ways be enough? Read all 3 books in the Chocolate...

"Untangling secrets at a historic beach inn has unimagined surprises. With the high summer season underway at the Seabreeze Inn, Ivy Bay faces new challenges. She has just one season to make the inn a success to pay the tax bill her late husband left behind. This third novel in the charming Summer Beach series concludes this trilogy."--Publisher's description.

A family spends a fun day at the beach, collecting shells, building sandcastles, and flying kites.

When rainy weather ruins beach day, Bella and her family use their imaginations and beat the rain-day doldrums with an indoor beach day.

"When sisters Ivy and Shelly Bay form a book club to help support a local bookshop on the beach, friends and guests of the old beach house inn are eager to join, although one new member harbors a potentially devastating secret. Meanwhile, a discovery in the historic beach house inn brings the past to light, and recently widowed Ivy grapples with the idea of a new marriage. But when a threat arises during a book club meeting that could impact the entire...