Books like Summer dreams by Barbara Conklin

Twenty‑five year‑old Belly Conklin returns to the family summer home on the coast, where a cancer diagnosis forces her to confront love, loss, and growing up amid the familiar rhythm of beach life.

Jules's dream comes true as she gets her first taste of love and action in the wake of a vision that sends her on a quest to rescue her ex-lover before the future turns into a nightmare.

A trio of light Regency romances where love and duty intertwine, featuring Cathleen Clare’s The Impossible Bride, a spinster torn between family duty and the man she loves.

A mystery novel set in Paris that explores family secrets and the complicated relationship between a detective and the man she loves.

A mercenary and a businesswoman, destined for love in a world of magic and danger.

Carrie Bradshaw’s first weeks in New York City as she battles setbacks to secure her place in the Big Apple – a prequel to "Sex and the City" and a sequel to "The Carrie Diaries".

A love story between a sheriff and a single father's child, set in a small town and featuring a dynamic cast of characters.

At fourteen, Melanie is haunted by the face of a mysterious summer love who appears on a magazine cover—she embarks on a quest to uncover his identity, navigating friendship, teenage romance, and intrigue along the way.

Charlie Callahan and ex‑wife Beth Pennington must reunite to liquidate an inheritance from Riverbend’s patriarch, confronting past love, a troubled boy, and new family ties.

Meg Cabot’s historical romance novel, Where Roses Grow Wild, follows a tender journey of love and longing, weaving heartfelt stories against an evocative backdrop of a bygone era.

A poignant story of a love that transcends loss and confusion after the September 11 terrorist attacks, set in D.C. and centered on two young men trying to navigate the post-9/11 world while finding love with each other.

Sarah Wendell’s inspirational guide to love stories and romance novels that teach life lessons and inspire happy endings.

After a five-year coma, Olympic diving hopeful Bryce Graham must adjust to a life without her.

A romance novel where a journalist is unexpectedly taken to the Falcon family, where she falls in love with a roguish man.

A young boy tries to solve the mystery of his best friend's disappearance.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

A collection of short stories that capture teenage love and heart‑break during summer, showcasing the highs and laughs of first romance under sleepy lakesides and bright sun.

Summer dreams of ballet and dedicates herself to an audition, but the quest for perfection threatens her friendships and outlook—until a boy who offers more than friendship helps her discover that true dreams come in many shapes.

Short stories ... about the emergence of young love--of bonfires and beaches, of the magical in-between time when young lives step from one world to another, and about finding the courage to be who you really are, to follow your heart and live an authentic life.