Nothing suits the summer season better than a warm, fun romance! 🏖️ If you're going to the beach or lake - or neither but you're here for the vibes - we have throwback & recently released book recs for your travels! (P.S. This ep has spoilers for some books! See below!)

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📖 Books Mentioned:

Beach Read - Emily Henry

People We Meet on Vacation - Emily Henry

Happy Place - Emily Henry

Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren

Problematic Summer Romance - Ali Hazelwood (SPOILERS)

This Summer Will Be Different - Carley Fortune

One Golden Summer - Carley Fortune

Every Summer After - Carley Fortune

Meet Me At The Lake - Carley Fortune

Ex Vows - Jessica Joyce

⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00:00 beach read recs episode 00:01:20 madeline's surpise 00:02:00 bookish crafts! 00:04:00 beach read by em hen 00:14:20 the paradise problem by christina lauren 00:19:00 romantasy men aren't funny 00:20:10 problematic summer romance by ali hazelwood 00:21:30 spoiler territory! 00:22:40 the age gap 00:23:40 maya was too funny? 00:24:55 the ali hazelwood formula 00:27:40 hark sucks 00:30:25 interconnected standalones 00:32:20 the curse 00:35:10 refreshing fmc 00:36:45 the cameo 00:38:20 a third book? 00:42:20 this summer will be different by carley fortune 00:49:50 ratings in the romance genre 00:56:45 the ex vows by jessica joyce 01:00:55 our craft progress! 01:02:10 are we going to hawaii?! 01:03:30 outro & new releases