Books like California Girl (Sweet Dreams Series #6) by Janet Quin-Harkin

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.

Ruth faces a painful encounter with former lover Adam Fox, a screenwriter whose admiration for beauty clashes with her own self-perception.

Three sisters gather at their late father’s Nantucket home, where a sudden will forces them to face lingering resentments, personal challenges, and a shocking revelation, all while their mothers unexpectedly arrive.

A high school romance thriller about a girl who can't remember the night of a car crash but starts to question her feelings for two boys she thought she loved, leading her on a dangerous journey of self-discovery and forgiveness after facing her past in a car crash that completely rewrote her life.

Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of the Lowcountry Summer trilogy, returns to her beloved South with Beach House Memories, the sequel to The Beach House! Autumn brings haunting beauty to the sun-soaked dunes on Isle of Palms, where Olivia “Lovie” Rutledge lives in her beloved Primrose Cottage. As the seasons change, Lovie remembers one special summer… In 1974, America is changing, but Charleston remains eternally the same. When Lovie married aristocratic, well-connected businessman Stratton Rutledge, she turned over her fortune and fate to his control. But she refused to relinquish one thing: her family’s old seaside cottage. Precious summers with her children on the barrier island are Lovie’s refuge from social expectations and her overbearing husband’s philandering. Here, she is the “Turtle Lady,” tending the loggerhead turtles that lay their eggs in the warm night sand and then slip back into the sea. Then, in the summer of ‘74, biologist Russell Bennett visits to research the loggerheads. Their shared interest brings them together, and soon it blooms into a passionate, profound love—forcing Lovie to face an agonizing decision. Stratton’s influence is far-reaching, and if she dares to dream beyond a summer affair, she risks losing her reputation, her wealth, even her children. This emotional tale of a strong woman torn between duty and desire, between tradition and change, is an empowering journey through the seasons of self-discovery. Until this autumn, this time of winds and tides, of holding on and letting go…

In 1954 Orange County, four brothers—Nick, Clay, David, and Andy—face a violent past when the corpse of teenage beauty queen Janelle Vonn is found. Their lives spiral as they confront crime, war, and changing society.

Introduces the geography, animals, tourist sites, and other facts about America's westernmost state.

Half‑Fae, half‑human Bryce Quinlan fights the tyrannical Asteri in a magical modern city, joining a rebellion to protect her friends and stand against oppression.