If you’re daydreaming of a tropical getaway (or need an engrossing read to pack in your suitcase), here are some of the best new summer books to transport you to the beach. Wondering what makes a book a beach read? Check out our beach read primer here and our picks for best beach reads of 2020. Following Omar’s death, Ama invites the three now-grown women to spend one last summer in Oak Bluffs, with the promise that she’ll share some answers and choose one of them to inherit the house by the end of the season. Summer on the Bluffs is the first in a planned series set in Oak Bluffs that will feature both new and returning characters.