{"id":19819,"date":"2024-06-12T13:54:40","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/?p=19819"},"modified":"2024-06-12T13:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T19:59:55","slug":"dive-into-summer-with-these-beach-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/2024\/06\/12\/dive-into-summer-with-these-beach-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Dive into Summer with these Beach Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19819\" class=\"elementor elementor-19819\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46b2b04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46b2b04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a30f6a4\" data-id=\"a30f6a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ade44f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ade44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/198563734-summer-romance?from_search=true&#038;from_srp=true&#038;qid=guPIhe01Ls&#038;rank=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Summer-Romance-664x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19915\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Summer-Romance-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Summer-Romance-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Summer-Romance-768x1184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Summer-Romance-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Summer-Romance.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a45f359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a45f359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There aren\u2019t enough labeled glass containers to contain the mess that is Ali Morris\u2019s life. She\u2019s a professional organizer whose pantry is a disgrace. No one is more surprised than Ali when the first time she takes off her wedding ring, she meets someone. Ethan smiles at Ali like he likes what he sees. The last thing Ali needs is to make her life messier, but there\u2019s no harm in a little Summer Romance. Is there?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-645e5b6\" data-id=\"645e5b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c942ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c942ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-summer-pact.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19917\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-summer-pact.jpg 295w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-summer-pact-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-summer-pact-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9248a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9248a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds. Soon after moving into their shared dorm, they become fast friends. As their college years fly by, their bond intensifies and the four become inseparable. But as graduation nears, a pact is made to be there for each other in their time of need. Years later, when Hannah calls on her closest friends, they stay true to their promise and agree to embark on a journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and acceptance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2427ad9\" data-id=\"2427ad9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-788d039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"788d039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/61884844-bad-summer-people?from_search=true&#038;from_srp=true&#038;qid=hhkqSDD0pE&#038;rank=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Bad-Summer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19909\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Bad-Summer.jpg 263w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Bad-Summer-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Bad-Summer-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9770ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9770ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jen Weinstein and Lauren Parker rule the town of Salcombe, Fire Island every summer. Their husbands, Sam and Jason, have summered together on the island since childhood, despite lifelong grudges and numerous secrets. But even with plenty to gossip about, this season starts out as quietly as any other. Until a body is discovered, face down off the side of the boardwalk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be4f53e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be4f53e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e534aad\" data-id=\"e534aad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465a623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"465a623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/54985743-people-we-meet-on-vacation?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/People-We-Meet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19912\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/People-We-Meet.jpg 467w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/People-We-Meet-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/People-We-Meet-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877b144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877b144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Poppy and Alex. They have nothing in common and somehow, they are the very best of friends. And every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven\u2019t spoken since. But she decides to convince him to take one more vacation together. Miraculously, he agrees. Now she has a week to fix everything. What could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46dcbf0\" data-id=\"46dcbf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253759c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"253759c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57693168-reckless-girls?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/reckless-girls.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19913\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/reckless-girls.jpg 263w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/reckless-girls-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/reckless-girls-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf2c91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edf2c91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lux McAllister wants to leave Hawaii and travel the world after a family tragedy. When her boyfriend, Nico, and two women named Brittany and Amma hire them to sail to a remote island in the South Pacific, Lux jumps at the chance. The island is known for its shipwrecks and rumored murders, but Lux and her friends are excited to disconnect from the real world. However, they soon discover that they are not alone on the island and that things may not go as planned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b88742e\" data-id=\"b88742e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c51b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66c51b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/195820807-just-for-the-summer?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/just-for-the.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19911\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/just-for-the.png 554w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/just-for-the-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/just-for-the-99x150.png 99w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d0eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0d0eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it&#8217;s all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They&#8217;ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other\u2019s out, and they\u2019ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It\u2019s a bonkers idea\u2026 and it just might work. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2089b97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2089b97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f137abb\" data-id=\"f137abb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b73b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2b73b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/61233662-save-what-s-left?from_search=true&#038;from_srp=true&#038;qid=UwHfAJmt7Y&#038;rank=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Save-whats.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19914\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Save-whats.jpg 271w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Save-whats-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Save-whats-102x150.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1a344 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e1a344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When Kathleen Deane&#8217;s husband, Tom, tells her he&#8217;s no longer happy with his life and their marriage, Kathleen is confused. They&#8217;ve been married thirty years. Who said anything about being happy? But with Tom off finding himself, Kathleen starts to think about what she wants. And her thoughts lead her to a small beach community on the east coast, a town called Whitbey. As Kathleen gets more and more involved in the town\u2019s politics, she realizes that Whitbey may not be a fairytale, but it just might be exactly what she needed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34f3f36\" data-id=\"34f3f36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddbbc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cddbbc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/136276877-the-last-murder-at-the-end-of-the-world?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_27\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-Last-Murder-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19916\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-Last-Murder-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-Last-Murder-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-Last-Murder-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-Last-Murder-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/The-Last-Murder.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d148f65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d148f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world was destroyed by a fog that swept the planet, killing anyone it touched. On the last island: it is idyllic. One hundred and twenty-two villagers and three scientists, living in peaceful harmony. Until one of the scientists is found stabbed to death. And then they learn that the murder has triggered a lowering of the security system around the island. If the murder isn&#8217;t solved within 107 hours, the fog will smother the island\u2014But the security system has also wiped everyone&#8217;s memories of what happened the night before. And the clock is ticking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac4c536\" data-id=\"ac4c536\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec56a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec56a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/40514431-evvie-drake-starts-over?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Evvie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19910\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Evvie.jpg 418w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Evvie-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/06\/Evvie-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e7764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e7764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Evvie rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house. 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The last thing Ali needs is to make her life messier, but there\u2019s no harm in a little Summer Romance. Is there? Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds. Soon after moving into their shared dorm, they become fast friends. 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