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Beach Reads!

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Beach Reads!

These books do not have to be read on the beach, but they inspire that relaxed vacation feeling that you get from escaping into a really good story. Here are a few suggestions, some new and some old, to fit everyone’s summer reading tastes.

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If you love reading tabloids, try:

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When actress Georgie York's film career hits rock bottom along with her marriage, the paparazzi has a field day with her misfortune, which is only complicated by the reappearance of her sexy, unscrupulous former costar, Bramwell Shepard.

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A memoir based on the author's one-woman show describes growing up with celebrity parents, her early success in "Star Wars," battle with addiction and mental illness, turbulent romances, role as a single mother, and struggle for recovery and healing.

If you really want to escape (without renewing your passport):

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A chronicle of the period in American history between Columbus's discovery of the New World and Jamestown's founding evaluates the voyages and first-contact experiences of numerous European adventurers. If you like Sarah Vowell’s mix of history and humor, don’t miss Tony Horwitz.

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Interweaves the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who vanished during a 1925 expedition into the Amazon, with the author's own quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding Fawcett's final journey and the secrets of what lies deep in the Amazon jungle.

If you want to get lost in the past:

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In 1916, the lives of three men - a son of the last star of the Wild West, a soldier in a campaign against the Bolsheviks, and Charlie Chaplin - are changed when the silent film star is spotted simultaneously around the world. If you loved Gold’s first book, Carter Beats the Devil, you do not want to miss this one.

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Leaving Harvard to complete her dissertation on the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian in England, Eloise Kelly discovers information about the most elusive spy of all time, a figure who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's invasion. History, romance, mystery, and chick lit rolled into one – and it’s the first in a series.

How about a little mystery:

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When her father is murdered, PI Jade Sunshine and her ex-husband, billionaire Courtland Becket, work together to catch a killer, but the chemistry that still lingers between them makes it hard to concentrate on the task at hand. A great combination of romance and mystery, perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series. This is the third Sunshine Girls mystery; the first is Dial M for Mischief.

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Forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett tries to decipher the memories and cryptic statements of a patient with anterograde amnesia who holds the key to preventing a biological attack on San Francisco. This is the second Jo Beckett thriller; the first is The Dirty Secrets Club.

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Forty years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, to investigate. The second book in this series, The Girl Who Played with Fire, comes out in July. This book is a sleeper hit – don’t miss it!

This just the beginning! Contact your local library for many more great suggestions.

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