June Reading Challenge: Read a Book Set Near Water

Since it is summertime (at least here in the United States), I am longing for a beach vacation! So that got me to thinking about this month’s challenge and tada! I decided this month’s challenge is to read a book with a beach or lake setting.

Good Golly, Miss Molly, there are a plethera of mainstream novels to choose from. Despite all of the beach-themed books languishing in my TBR, I had absolutely no problem choosing Where Hope Begins by Catherine West. It’s not exactly a light summer read, but I really love a novel that has plenty of depth and yes I admit, a tiny bit of angst! Plus I have to to confess I am a HUGE fan of Ms. West’s writing. I am anxious to dive into this story about a woman who retreats to her parents lakeside summer home to heal from a broken heart after her husband of twenty-one years leaves her for another woman.

While there are a TON of mainstream books to choose from, I had to do some serious digging to find a gay novel that is set near water. Trawling through my TBR, I found quite a few that made my selection sooooo difficult! I finally settled on Southernmost Murder by C.S. Poe. I LOVE Key West so I am very excited about jumping into this mystery! (and I hope I get the chance to read the extremely close runner up, Island House by Bru Baker which has a GORGEOUS cover you should check out.)

I hope you have a relaxing summer and an easy time selecting a book for this month’s challenge!

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If you participated in last month’s challenge, check out the discussion post HERE and let us know if you met your challenge!