Books like Summer's Promise by Bay Matthews

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.

16-year‑old Lara Jean Covey’s secret love letters are mailed by her sister, turning imagined crushes into real‑life drama.

An ageing butler’s reflective holiday reveals the quiet horrors of duty and the fragile nature of love within a grand English house in the 1950s.

Amid writer's block and a looming deadline, a skeptical romance novelist and a disenchanted literary author trade their craft: she must write a happy ending, he a Great American Novel, as they race to finish before summer ends.

Seventeen‑year‑old Jessie on Nantucket in 1969 faces family secrets as the Levin siblings navigate civil‑rights protests, a Vietnam‑deployed brother, a pregnant sister in Boston, and a historic summer that mirrors the nation’s turmoil.

CHARMED LIVES . . . She was April Juneau. One day spent watching the parade of light and shadow, the glory of the Spanish bullring, would change her life forever. He was Alejandro Cervantes, a matador, a man who wore the suit of lights and danced away unscathed from the horns of the charging bull. Though tradition said the bullfighters wife was a woman with tears in her eyes, they would fight to break tradition .. .

Blaze Holland lives a quiet, contented life—until a blizzard ride with rogue visiting professor Taylor Shay sparks an irresistible attraction. Determined to keep romance out of their friendship, they draft a rule: love means the end of their game.

Finn O'Casey, a painter, falls in love with bookstore employee Liberty Shaw after an impulsive kiss in the stacks. Their romance is intertwined with the mysteries surrounding Beverly Shaw's domain.

After her husband George’s sudden death, Antoinette’s life is upended when a mysterious woman appears at his funeral, unveiling family secrets that threaten to unravel everything she thought she knew.

Amnity Ames, a crafts shop owner, must navigate a dangerous love triangle when handsome carpenter Tander Ellis enters her life—and her past involvement with stolen diamonds starts to surface.

Regina O'Doul, the millionaire playboy, is accused of a crime, leading to a twenty-four-hour surveillance mission to prove his innocence or guilt.

After a tragic loss, Heather Wade resists a dangerous rhythm of love—until Air Force test pilot Jace Dalton, nicknamed the "eagle catcher," challenges her to rediscover passion and courage.

Handsome pediatrician Preston Harper desires to care for a baby rather than a wife, but when Dinah Bradshaw arrives with her daughter Jenny, he must decide whether to build a family together or keep his medical focus alone.

Mallory Carson seeks a man who’s everything her mother dreams for her—until she meets the handsome divorce lawyer Michael Patterson, leading to a chaotic, humorous tale of love and self‑discovery in Tucson.

Writer Whitney Jordan swaps a staged romance for a real one when a charming stranger claims her to be his future wife, sparking a heartfelt and witty romance as plans for a nephew’s marriage unfold.

After a painful break-up, Minta Westerly returns home and is stunned to find her former love, Chism Talbert, in the doorway. Torn between past promises and present desire, they must decide if love can survive time's wounds.

There was definitely a naked man asleep in Cassidy Cole's bathtub! With his ruggedly handsome face and "kissin' lips," Sagan Jones was a single woman's dream, and how could she resist a smoothtalking vagabond with roving hands who promised he'd stay only until his luggage caught up with him? Sagan had come to Cherokee, Arizona, after promising Cassidy's brother he'd check up on her. He'd flexed his muscles, smiled his heartstopping smile, and won over everyone in town except her; she'd surrendered her bed to his lanky frame-would her virtue be next? Dancing in his arms filled her with sweet ecstasy, and where he touched, she melted. But Sagan had spent years running from loneliness, and though his lips vowed endless pleasures, Cassidy knew he wasn't a man to put down roots... and she was staying pit. Could she make him see that in a world full of Mirages and dreams that died with day, her love was real and everlasting?

Jill Tinsley, a determined house‑painting entrepreneur, discovers that letting someone else in can bring more joy than independence alone. When her path crosses Chip Chandler’s, he lifts her hopes, but doubt clouds whether love can make her dream of art real.

When Bliss Barton wakes to a hangover, a rugged stranger, Dutton McHugh, finds her irresistible. In a contemporary romance, their playful banter turns to daring affection as they navigate desires, family ties, and a growing love.

John‑Trevor Payton, an unconventional detective, is hired by eccentric Colonel Blackstone to locate his estranged daughter, Paisley Kane, in Denver.

Nancy Forest haunted by the memory of her first love, Fletcher McGill, must confront the past when he returns to win her back. Amid longing and anger, they question if love can bridge their divergent worlds.

Steve Kaplan volunteers with a summer job caring for Michael, a young blind boy, and discovers the profound impact of this role on his own life and the relationships around him.

When a popular television host challenges the idea of true romance, an attorney and her outspoken opponent are forced into a snowbound cabin where they discover that love can bloom in unexpected places.

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