- Sullivan's Island by Dorthea Benton Frank (TOTAL inspiration for wanting to write beach fiction!)
- The Nantucket Inn by Pamela Kelley
- The Island by Elin Hilderbrand
- The Beach House by Rachel Hanna
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (Not technically set on the beach but the Louisiana summer flavor is STRONG with this book. It's a game changer book for me!)
- The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe
