Round Out the Summer With One of These 5 Vacation Romance Novels
In the blink of an eye, summer 2024 is almost over. We're sad to say we didn't get to spend the past couple months vacationing on an island. What we did do was live vicariously through our book characters who went on the whirlwind getaway of their dreams.
It's not too late for you to enjoy a travel romance! Below, discover the best vacation-set novels we read this summer from Christina Lauren, Emily Henry and more.
How to Honeymoon Alone by Olivia Hayle
Imagine believing you're about to marry your soulmate. You've got everything planned, including your big honeymoon. Then, you find out that "special someone" cheated on you. For Olivia Hayle's Eden, that's her reality.
In How to Honeymoon Alone, watch this brokenhearted lead regain her happiness after going on her post-wedding vacay as a newly single woman. She's got everything she could need as a cure: beautiful views, delicious drinks and, of course, one hot, mysterious stranger.
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
In this opposites-attract saga, meet Poppy and Alex. Poppy's your carefree wildflower, always finding a new adventure. On the other hand, Alex is your typical hometown boy next door. After all, he lives in khakis.
Despite Poppy's move to New York City, they've remained best friends, continuing their bond with an annual vacation. But when drama unfolds, their relationship ends.
Poppy realizes she hasn't been happy without Alex. With one last hurrah, she proposes the two take one final trip together—maybe they can resolve this unfinished business.
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The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco by Talia Hibbert
Football superstar Nik Christou has it all. He's one of the best athletes in the world. He's got all the money someone could ever wish for. And every woman and man would jump at a chance to be with him, except for the gorgeously tattooed Aria Granger.
Destined to win her over, Nik offers her an irresistibly large sum of money to be his fake girlfriend on an international team trip to Spain. Those increasingly blurred lines might just have Aria swooning in his arms.
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
Fiction-writing duo Christina Lauren has a fantastic new book on their roster: The Paradise Problem.
This hilarious rom-com follows the story of Anna Green, a broke (but still beautiful) painter, and Liam Weston, the heir to a gigantic supermarket empire. There's one issue, though. Liam isn't exactly interested in being the family's next CEO. But to win over his inheritance, he marries Anna, one of his younger brother's best friends, who also needs a cheap place to live.
Things are fine and dandy until Liam's sister throws her extravagant wedding, and the Westons expect Anna to show up at his side, happy and in love. It looks like this fake-married couple might have to come up with a scheme…
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
It wouldn't be right to talk about vacation romances without including Christina Lauren's The Unhoneymooners.
Ami's twin sister, Olive, and her husband's brother, Ethan, kind of hate each other. But when Ami (and the rest of the wedding party) gets a serious case of food poisoning after her wedding, she has no choice but to let the only two healthy people make the most of their honeymoon: Olive and Ethan.
Everything is going smoothly on their trip to Hawaii until Olive's future boss shows up, and she "reveals" she's on her honeymoon. Suddenly, Ethan's roped into an intricate plan of playing husband to convince Olive's boss she's not a liar.
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