06/03/2026
If you’re working on that summer TBR, make sure that Beach House Rules has a coveted spot 🏖️
Kristy Woodson Harvey has such a gift for creating characters you can relate to even if you’ve never been through what they have going on while also creating a setting around those characters that feels like home by the time you’re done with the book.
When Charlotte finds she’s unexpectedly on her own with her teenage daughter, they are taken in by Alice, a local woman in Juniper Shores who owns a house known as the “mommune “. The mommune is a beach front home that used to be a B&B but now houses 2 other women and their children in addition to Charlotte and Alice.
What unfolds is a story of female empowerment, friendship, and scandal…all with a mystery woven in. And with some chapters dedicated to a gossip account called Juniper Shores Socialite, there’s plenty of snark and Gossip Girl vibes to keep you laughing.
Found family, dreamy beach town setting, romance, heart & humor - what more could you ask for from a summer book?
