Books like One Summer Night by Gerri Hill

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.

A seventeenth‑year college girl falls in love with a female graduate‑student teacher, discovering a deeper connection than she expected.

Is passion still possible the second time around? Poppy Valente has the world in the palm of her hand until fate steals from her the one thing that matters most--her wife Carly. When breast cancer ends their life together, Poppy finds herself at a loss. Julia Johnson is running to Carly's Sound with her newborn daughter Tallulah in search of the path to her future. On a chance meeting two years after Carly's death, these two women form a bond of friendship that lays the foundation for something more.

A story of Rediscovery and Romance. Nothing exciting ever happens in East Quay, a quaint New England coastal town. Not until its most celebrated daughter returns for one last performance. Four women, Manon, Eryn, Vivian and Mike, whose lives unexpectedly intersect in a small town by the sea share one thing in common--they all have secrets. Despite tragedy, past and present, each learns that life holds more than they dared dream. Manon Belmont, socialite and president of a wealthy foundation, leads a closeted life. She thrives helping others, but denies herself happiness for reasons she shares with no one. Nothing is the same after she meets Eryn Goddard, a reporter who has lost track of her dream of a grand writing career years ago. Eryn is suddenly rescued from her mundane assignments at the local paper when Vivian Harding, East Quay's only world famous celebrity, returns for a farewell performance. Vivian carries with her a secret that she fears has not only ended her career, but will also destroy her life. She finds an unexpected source of understanding in Michaela "Mike" Stone, a street smart and brilliant café owner. Mike, in turn, works hard developing her business, and even harder at overcoming the shadows of her past. She feels utterly protective of Vivian, but will she dare to eron her heart again?

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.

Marty Jamison's Broadway show may be a mistake when an unexpected meeting with author Liz Chandler brings the help she needs, but a young actress threatens to steal her lead role.

She’s mysterious, gorgeous, and sultry. Every man’s fantasy come true. And she’s about to turn the heads of the residents in the idyllic seaside Connecticut town of Sound’s End where she’s renting a cottage for one sizzling, unforgettable summer...Sound’s End isn’t prepared for what’s about to hit it. Leslie Morgan is burned out–on sex. So the high-priced call girl is taking off work at Club Fantasy for some much needed r-n-r on the shores of Connecticut. Leslie keeps what she does for a living a secret. Yet even without makeup and sexy clothes, Leslie’s perfect curves, blond hair, and smoky voice capture everyone’s attention—and imagination—including that of Brad DeVane, a New York City cop whose gorgeous body has all the local women salivating. But only Leslie knows she has what it takes to satisfy every one of his needs—and she’s determined to take him on the wildest ride of pleasure he’s ever known...

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.

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.