Books with water on the cover promise stories set near water which are enjoyable in summer as we might be reading near an ocean, lake, river, or pool.
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Top Ten Tuesday today is focused on book covers that feature water. What book have you enjoyed set near water?
I’m linking up today with That Artsy Reader Girl for Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Book Covers Featuring Water on the Cover. Perfect for an end-of-summer read around the pool or on the beach, right?
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The Moonlight Harbor Series by Sheila Roberts
This uplit women’s fiction series is set in Moonlight Harbor and all the covers feature water and scream summer to me. (can be stand alone but best read in order)
Castle of Water by Dane Hucklebridge
Set entirely on the beach, this is a survival story with a side of romance. The cover suggests water.
Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
This is historical women’s fiction featuring the 1938 hurricane that hit Florida.
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Water is a significant aspect of this work of literary fiction.
Ladies of the Lake by Cathy Gohlke
A group of four friends at Lakeside Boarding School call themselves “ladies of the lake.”
The Sweetheart List by Jill Shalvis
This story features Lake Tahoe in California.
Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
This is a story of women supporting women as they work in the water and are the primary providers for their families. ***Content Warning: one violent scene***
The Survivors by Jane Harper
Set in a small town on the Tasmanian Coast, this family drama is a slow-burn mystery.
A Little Ray of Sunshine by Kristan Higgins
This is a complicated family drama set on Cape Cod.
Sea Wife by Amity Gaige
This is a slow-burn family drama and a year of living off the grid.
QOTD:
What stories have you read set near water?
Do you have a favorite read that features water on the cover?
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Nice covers Carol!
Thanks!
A lovely selection there. 💙
Thanks Joanne!
Very pretty covers!
Here is my Top Ten Tuesday post.
Thanks Lydia! 🙌
Love your list! I’ve read several books about hurricanes. That’s a fascinating subject. One book set near water that I enjoyed (but that I didn’t think to put on my list, alas!) is Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger.
You just reminded me that I forgot to put Last Train to Key West (featuring the 1938 hurricane in Florida) on my list. It has water on the cover so I may need to add it! We both have an edit to do today! 😂 And thanks for the rec!
Sheila Roberts looks to be winning the theme from this week.
Her covers in this series are dreamy! 😂😂😂
Great list! I’m a big fan of Jane Harper but haven’t yet read The Survivors although it’s on my TBR.
Thanks Dini! 🙌
Such pretty covers! I’ve been wanting to read The Survivors for a long time now, ought to move it up the list!
As for your question, I love Andrew Mayne’s Underwater Investigation Unit series. It’s set in Florida and involves a team of divers working for the Fort Lauderdale police department and the FDLE.
Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
Thanks for the rec Aymee! 🙌
So many great books here, Carol. I loved the Moonlight Harbor series, and have read three others. I need to read The Island of Sea Women, it has been on my TBR far too long.
I think Sea Women is better than her current release! Enjoy!
That’s good to hear, Carol. I need to get it in my reading rotation.
A great collection!
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Thanks!
Great job!! I love the cover of Castle of Water! I’ve read & enjoyed a few of these. Nice post.
Thanks Lisa!
What about Lucy By the Sea, and it’s water cover? I liked that book the best of the Lucy Barton series.
Oh! Good thought! I forgot about that one! Thanks!
Hi, Carol – Water on the cover of a book always appeals to me as well. I haven’t read any of the books that you have listed above, but some books that I have read that have featured water on their covers are: Endurance (Lansing), Boys in the Boat, Where the Crawdads Sing, English Passengers, Plunge, Colony of Unrequited Dreams, Alan Doyle Where I Belong, Sea Trial, Flashes of Life, Taking the Leap, Peace by Chocolate, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Killer in King’s Cove, The Shipping News, River Mumma and Asking for a Friend. The list is truly endless! 😀
Oh! I forgot about Boys in the Boat and Crawdads. 👍 You have enough books to write your own post! 🙌
So many books, never enough time! 😀
I just took a quick glance through my recent Goodreads to come up with that list.
Nice list! I’ve only read two of these: THE ISLAND OF SEA WOMEN and THE SURVIVORS. I loved them both. I’ll have to take a closer look at some of these others.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Loved Island of Sea Women (more than her current release)
Gorgeous covers, Carol. The only one of these I have read is Survivors. I have read some Sheila Roberts, but none of the ones you have featured. But I’m adding these as I enjoy her books. 💕📚
The Moonlight Harbor series is enjoyable! I hope you like them! Light women’s fiction without open door romance or profanity.
These are all so pretty! My favorite of these covers is Island of Sea Women, probably because I loved the book so much.
Sea Women is a memorable read (better than her new release I think)
So lovely covers. I really liked this week’s topic.
The Covenant of Water is on my wishlist.
My TTT this week.
It’s long! So plan to devote some time!
I’m sure I will enjoy them, Carol. 💕📚
Just looking at these makes me want to head to the beach!
It is tempting! 🙌