11 Euro Summer Books To Read

When Katy’s mother Carol dies, she is left to take on their planned mother-daughter trip of a lifetime to Positano alone. It’s the magical town where Carol spent the summer right before she met Katy’s father. But as soon as she steps foot on the Amalfi Coast, Carol appears—in the flesh, healthy, sun-tanned, and thirty years old. Katy doesn’t understand what is happening, or how—all she can focus on is that she has somehow gotten her mother back, and Katy gets to know Carol, not as her mother, but as the young woman before her.

Maya cannot stop thinking about Conor. It’s such a cliché: older man and younger woman; brother’s best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. But when Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, Maya realizes that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.

At a local poetry performance one night, Frances and Bobbi  meet a well-known photographer, and as the girls are then gradually drawn into her world, Frances is reluctantly impressed by the older woman’s sophisticated home and handsome husband, Nick. But however amusing Frances and Nick’s flirtation seems at first, it begins to give way to a strange intimacy.

It’s summer and a young man walks through the gates of a luxurious mansion in the south of France. At the dinner table, the Blakes are waiting for Annie, the family matriarch and world-famous singer, her inscrutable husband David and their children, Dot, aloof and rebellious, Lily, the man’s carefree university friend, and their enigmatic older brother Felix. A restless attraction grows between the man and resident Felix. As their lives spiral out of control, the couple’s bond will not only be tested but pulled apart at the seams.

Ali Morris is a professional organizer whose own life is a mess. No one is more surprised than Ali when the first time she takes off her wedding ring, she meets someone. Ethan smiles at Ali like he likes what he sees. He looks at her like she’s a younger, braver version of herself. The last thing newly single mom Ali needs is to make her life messier, but there’s no harm in a little summer romance. Is there?

Four old university friends reunite to relive there first trip together to a beautiful, romantic Greek island. But it’s not just about going back to when they were young. They’re all looking for something to help them through some difficult times in their lives—whether it’s with their career, family, or relationships. But crucially, they discover the most valuable lesson of all—understanding the true importance of female friendship.

When Chess suggests a girls trip to Italy, Emily jumps at the chance to reconnect with her best friend. In 1974, Villa Rosato was rented for the summer by a notorious rock star, which sets in motion a chain of events that leads to one of the greatest horror novels of all time, a platinum album, and a murder. As Emily digs into the villa’s complicated history, the more tension she feels developing between her and Chess. As secrets from the past come to light, it starts to look like the villa will claim another victim before the summer ends.

Freed from the stifling constraints of boarding school, self-absorbed Cécile joins her father for a carefree, two-month summer vacation in a beautiful villa outside of Paris with his latest mistress. But the arrival of her late mother’s best friend intrudes upon a young girl’s pleasures. And when a relationship begins to develop between the adults, Cécile and her lover set in motion a plan to keep them apart…with tragic, unexpected consequences.

After Isabel’s sister disappears in Barcelona in 1964, Isabel goes to Spain in search of her. Joining forces with an unlikely ally thrusts Isabel into her sister’s dangerous world of espionage, but it’s an unearthed piece of family history that transforms Isabel’s life. Lives intertwine, and the past and present collide, as a mother and daughter are forced to choose between their family’s expectations and following their hearts.

A group of college friends find themselves stranded at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. While their boat is being repaired, they can’t help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest. When the group decides to invite the elegant traveller to lunch with them, they cannot begin to imagine the miraculous abilities, strange wisdom, and life-changing story he is about to impart to one of the friends in particular.

In order to secure the future of his family estate and fix his broken relationship with his father, workaholic lawyer Matthew D’Adamo needs a wife. Sarah Browne is looking for an escape from the emotional and physical toll of her endometriosis. With an ironclad prenuptial agreement, Matthew and Sarah are moving to Florence to fulfill the inheritance clause. But there are two problems. One: they’ve never met. Two: there’s another claimant on the estate. Matthew and the other potential heir will have to compete for the inheritance.

Sixteen-year-old Frieder’s plans for the summer are shattered when he fails two subjects. Instead of going on holiday with his family, he stays at his grandparents’ house, studying. On the bright side, he’ll spend time with his grandmother, his sister, and his best friend. And he meets Beate, the girl in the beautiful green swimsuit… The next few weeks will bring friendship, fear, and first love—one grand summer that will change and shape his entire life.

It’s June 2019 in London, and everyone is reveling in the collective joys of being alive. Everyone but Maggie. She’s 30, pregnant, and broke. Ed, meanwhile, is trying to run from his past with Maggie’s best friend Phil and harboring secret dreams of his own. Phil hates his office job and is living for the weekend, while falling for his housemate, Keith. But there’s a problem: Keith has a boyfriend and there might not be room for three people in the relationship. As Saturday night approaches, all their lives are set to change forever.

Liv doesn’t have a lot of fond memories of her father, which makes sense—he fled to Greece when she was only eight. What Liv does remember, though, is their shared love for Greek myths and the lost city of Atlantis. So when Liv suddenly receives a postcard from her father explaining that National Geographic is funding a documentary about his theories on Atlantis—and will she fly out to Greece and help?—Liv jumps at the opportunity. But not everything on the Greek island is as perfect as it seems.

It’s been seven years since Chelsea Martin embarked on her yearlong post-college European adventure. When her father announces he’s getting remarried, Chelsea is forced to acknowledge that her life stopped after her mother died and that the last time she can remember being happy, in love, or enjoying her life was on her year abroad. Inspired to retrace her steps, Chelsea hopes that one of the men who stole her heart so many years ago can help her find it again.