Books like Beach house for rent by Mary Alice Monroe

The beloved classic of American literature, Little Women, narrates the adventures of four March sisters as they grow up during the Civil War era.

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.

Rachel Chu’s quiet summer in Singapore turns into a whirlwind of affluence, family drama, and love as she meets her boyfriend Nick Young’s wealthy, traditional Chinese household and the expectations that come with it.

After losing the man she loves, Louisa Clark must rebuild her life and find herself again while navigating grief and new relationships.

On a day she vows to change, Eleanor’s plans unravel as her son fakes illness, her husband hides a vacation, and a former colleague’s memoir threatens to expose a family secret, forcing her to confront her past and reinvent herself.

In Brooklyn, 18‑year‑old Deya faces an arranged marriage while discovering family secrets that connect her to her Palestinian heritage, revealing the struggles of Arab‑American women between tradition and personal choice.

A vibrant collection of nine short stories by Jojo Moyes, including the title novella about a twenty‑six‑year‑old who ends up alone in Paris and discovers a new side of herself. Each tale blends romance, humor, and heart.

Allison Weiss juggles a promising career, aging parents, a demanding daughter, and a strained marriage. When painkillers become an escape, she finds herself in a rehab program, confronting addiction and learning self‑realization.

An emotional journey that follows Caretta Rutledge as she returns to her Lowcountry roots to restore a family beach house, become a turtle volunteer, and heal the bond with her mother.

Kate, a newly widowed mother, returns to Lost Lake in Georgia—a sleepy summer resort—to heal with her eccentric daughter Devin, hoping the place’s forgotten magic and their shared past can revive the cottage community and their hearts.

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…

At a two-week Mallorca getaway, the Post family celebrates a 35th wedding anniversary and their daughter’s high‑school graduation, only to uncover long‑hidden secrets, old wounds, and tensions that threaten to unravel their lives.

When Jonathan finally proposes, Rosie agrees to move across the country, only to return home with her grandmother and a chaotic new caregiver, Tony. She faces an unexpected pregnancy, complex family truths, and the possibility of a new love.

Police officer Joe O’Brien, a proud Irish‑Catholic family man, is diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, forcing him and his four adult children to confront a genetic fate that threatens their futures and bonds.