Pirates, mermaids, and romance! Oh, my!

Grab a chair or lay down a towel! It's finally that hot sizzling time of year and I have the PERFECT reading list for you to enjoy this season!

If you need some new books to put in your TBR pile or maybe some new beach reads, browse to your heart's content! Below you'll find a mix of pirate escapades, treasure hunts, mermaid, and siren adventures along with some fairy tale retellings and contemporary reads.

*Want to read the synopsis? Just click the book you're interested in and it will take you to Goodreads. 😊*

EXTRA WHIMSIES TO BE FOUND: Scroll to the end to find the special playlist I made for you! ;)

Book List in No Particular Order

1. Deadmen Walking (Deadman's Cross, #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
2. The Mermaid’s Mirror by L.K. Madigan
3. Seven Tears Into The Sea by Terri Farley
4. The Mermaid’s Pendant by LeAnn Neal Reilly
5. The Forbidden Sea (Forbidden Sea #1) by Sheila A. Nielson
6. The Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep by Ari Berk
7. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood #1) by Ann Brashares
8. The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) by Jenny Han
9. The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
10. The Rules of Summer (Rules of Summer #1) by Joanna Philbin
11. The Sea House by Elisabeth Gifford
12. Alias Hook by Lisa Jensen
13. Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
14. The Syrena Legacy series by Anna Banks
15. Deep Blue (Waterfire Saga #1) by Jennifer Donnelly
16. Given to the Sea (Given Duet #1) by Mindy McGinnis
17. Girls’ Night Out by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
18. Summer Constellations by Alisha Sevigny
19. The Assassin's Curse (The Assassin's Curse #1) by Cassandra Rose Clarke
20. The Lifeboat Clique by Kathy Parks
21. The Siren by Kiera Cass
22. Grit by Gillian French
23. The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare #2) by Lauren DeStefano // ON SALE DATE: December 18, 2018
24. And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness On sale: September 4, 2018
25. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (Guide #1) by Mackenzi Lee
26. The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee // ON-SALE DATE: October 2, 2018
27. Traveler (Traveler #1) by L.E. Delano
28. The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell
29. The Mermaid by Christina Henry
30. Seafire (Seafire, #1) by Natalie C. Parker (comes out next month!)
31. The Girl from Everywhere (The Girl from Everywhere #1) by Heidi Heilig
32. Steel by Carrie Vaughn
33. To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
34. These Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders #1) by Sara Raasch
35. Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
36. The Emerald Sea (The Glittering Court #3) by Richelle Mead
37. 100 Hours by Rachel Vincent
38. 99 Lies by Rachel Vincent
39. Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
40. Breakwater (Broken Tides #1) by Catherine Jones Payne
41. Isle of Blood and Stone (Isle of Blood and Stone #1) by Makiia Lucier
42. Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
43. Lake Silence (The Others #6) by Anne Bishop
44. Pacifica by Kristen Simmons
45. The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara
46. Here We Lie by Paula Treick DeBoard
47. Beneath the Haunting Sea by Joanna Ruth Meyer
48. To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
49. Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King #1) by Tricia Levenseller
50. Daughter of the Siren Queen (Daughter of the Pirate King #2) by Tricia Levenseller

*All book cover images were found via the website www.goodreads.com. All copyrights belong to their respective authors, publishers, artists, and any other partners.*

I seriously listened to this on repeat while putting this list together for you! :)

Are you going to read any of these over the summer? Do you like my playlist?

Let me know what you think!