Looking for a good book to pop in your beach tote? You might want to throw in a cooling spray mist, too. Romance novels are steamier than ever this summer. Here are our top five picks for your sexy summer reading list.
Fifty Shades of Grey
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You may want to hide the cover of this book when you hit the beach. The phenomenal popularity of Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James means the mom on the towel next to you will probably know you’re taking in some heavy duty erotic fiction. Fifty Shades of Grey details the relationship between college student Anastasia Steele and young entrepreneur Christian Grey, a man with a secret past and a penchant for handcuffs and spanking. This is the first of the Shades of Grey trilogy — yes, three juicy books of what some women have dubbed “mommy porn.” Check out the SNL spoof of Fifty Shades of Grey and Ellen’s hilarious take on the book .
The Last Boyfriend
Nora Roberts’ The Last Boyfriend tells the story of three brothers’ working together to open a bed and breakfast in their hometown. Owen Montgomery, the brother running the show, gets sidetracked by the feelings he has for Avery, his childhood girlfriend, who runs the pizza place across the street from the inn. As always, Roberts weaves a tale filled with likeable characters and packed with romance. This is the second in the trilogy of the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy, with the third book coming out in November 2012.
Betrayal
Danielle Steele knocks out another dramatic love story with Betrayal. You’ll want to clear your calendar — or at least set aside an afternoon — to curl up with this page-turner. Betrayal tells the story of 39-year-old Tallie Jones, a dedicated Hollywood film director whose predictable life starts to unravel as she discovers she’s been betrayed by those closest to her. This one is packed with romance and suspense at every turn.
Somebody to Love
In Somebody to Love, Kristan Higgins delivers a fast-paced, humorous look at the budding romance between single mom Parker Welles and her father’s advisor, James Cahill. When Parker’s father loses his fortune and heads to prison for insider trading, her life of privilege is turned upside down. Without the cushion of wealth she’s grown accustomed to, Parker pours her efforts into fixing up a crumbling house she inherited from an aunt in Gideon’s Cove, Maine. Along the way, she learns that people (gorgeous lawyers and handymen in particular) aren’t always as they seem.
Real Men Will
A passionate one-night stand and a lover’s deception set the stage for a complicated, smoking hot romance between sex shop owner Beth Cantrell and blue-eyed charmer Eric Donovan in Victoria Dahl’s Real Men Will. If you like the escapades of the main characters, check out the other two books in this trilogy, Bad Boys Do and Good Girls Don’t.
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