Digital Beach Reads
Escape to sun-soaked shores with our collection of digital beach reading books. Dive into captivating tales that will transport you to coastal paradises, wherever you may be.
Sullivan's Island (Lowcountry Tales Book 1)
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Growing up in the 1960s, Susan Hayes had a relatively average childhood, but now in the 1990s her life is falling apart. She and her sister take an introspective look at their past, which involved family secrets and betrayals. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. 1999.
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Digital Book Number: DB052486
Like the First Time
Charleston, South Carolina. When Claire Bennett and Brooke Dunlap lose their jobs to downsizing, housewife Lorraine Averhart suggests they open a business selling bath and body products. With Lorraine's finances, Claire's creativity, and Brooke's savvy, their venture and friendship flourish. Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004.
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Digital Book Number: DB062376
The Beach House
Julie's husband was living a secret life, which ended her marriage and forced her to start over alone at forty-three years old. Faced with a new reality, she decides to rebuild her life on an island off the coast of South Carolina and learn to make it on her own. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.
Book Length: 4 hours, 50 minutes
Digital Book Number: DB104183
My Magnolia Summer
In New York City winter never seems to loosen its hold and for South Carolina transplant Maggie (born Magnolia after the fairest summer flower) the balmy beach weather of April back home on Sullivan's Island feels like a distant memory. Until a phone call from her sister, Violet, changes everything. Gran, the treasured matriarch, has fallen into a coma after a car accident caused by Maggie's troubled mother, Lily. But once Maggie returns, she finds that her hometown of Sullivan's Island holds even more secrets. The Magic Lantern, the restaurant owned and run by generations of women in her family, is now rudderless, and her sister seems headed for a savage breakup. Once she is between the marsh grasses and dunes of South Carolina, she feels herself changing like the Atlantic tides, rediscovering the roots she left behind, and a new and different version of herself-one who can see how a minor crash into the back of a very handsome farmer's truck may become fortunate. Or perhaps it's even... fate? When the three generations of South Carolina women join forces-the family pillar Gran, troubled Lily, impulsive Violet, and redoubtable Maggie-anything is possible.
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Digital Book Number: DB115103
The Beach House
When her mother becomes ill, Caretta Rutledge leaves Chicago for her southern low-country hometown on a South Carolina beach. Caretta makes amends with her mom, renews old acquaintances, and falls in love with a local naturalist. Strong language. Commercial audiobook. 2002.
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Digital Book Number: DB071556
The House on Fripp Island
Fripp Island, South Carolina, is the perfect destination for Lisa's wealthy family. For Lisa's childhood friend Poppy Ford, the resort island is a world away from where she and Lisa grew up, but she agrees to an all-expenses-paid vacation for her husband and children. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.
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Digital Book Number: DB105164
Nantucket News
Taylor Abbott moved to Nantucket for her dream job as a reporter at the local paper. Until her rental cottage is available, she's staying at the Beach Plum Cove Inn, the bed-and-breakfast run by her college roommate, Abby. Abby, meanwhile, is dealing with an issue she thought she'd resolved. 2021. Taylor Abbott moved to Nantucket for her dream job as a reporter at the local paper. Until her rental cottage is available, she's staying at the Beach Plum Cove Inn, the bed-and-breakfast run by her college roommate, Abby. Abby, meanwhile, is dealing with an issue she thought she'd resolved. 2021.
Book Length: 7 hours, 13 minutes
Digital Book Number: DB106665
Rosemary Cottage
Amy Lange finds solace in Rosemary Cottage, a charming beachside retreat, as she grieves her brother's loss and contemplates relocating her midwife practice to the Outer Banks. Joined by Coast Guard officer Curtis Ireland, who also harbors his own tragedy, they embark on a shared mission to uncover the truth behind Ben's and Gina's mysterious disappearances.
Book Length: 9 hours, 17 minutes
Digital Book Number: DB111478
Death by Beach Read
Lucy and Connor have just moved into their new home, a historic cottage on the Nags Head Beach. But their peaceful abode is disrupted when they find the dead body of a man in their kitchen. Lucy must uncover the secrets of the house's past and find parallels in a classic novel before the killer strikes again. Commercial audiobook. 2022. Lucy and Connor have just moved into their new home, a historic cottage on the Nags Head Beach. But their peaceful abode is disrupted when they find the dead body of a man in their kitchen. Lucy must uncover the secrets of the house's past and find parallels in a classic novel before the killer strikes again. Commercial audiobook. 2022.
Book Length: 8 hours, 52 minutes
Digital Book Number: DB109688
Beach House For Rent
Shy artist Heather Wyatt is renting the beach house owned by Cara Rutledge on South Carolina's Isle of Palms. Heather is hoping for a peaceful retreat to deal with her social anxiety; but when Cara suffers a sudden traumatic loss, Heather agrees to share the house. Some descriptions of sex. 2017. Shy artist Heather Wyatt is renting the beach house owned by Cara Rutledge on South Carolina's Isle of Palms. Heather is hoping for a peaceful retreat to deal with her social anxiety; but when Cara suffers a sudden traumatic loss, Heather agrees to share the house. Some descriptions of sex. 2017.
Book Length: 11 hours, 35 minutes
Digital Book Number: DB088511
Seabreeze Inn
When art teacher Ivy Marin finds her late husband spent their life savings on a historical beach house, she and her sister transform it into an inn. If only it didn't contain hidden secrets, and the mayor wasn't her former high school crush.
Book Length: 8 hours, 49 minutes
Digital Book Number: DB104164