by Mary Kay Andrews

Greer Hennessy needs palm trees.

As a movie location scout, picture-perfect is the name of the game. But her last project literally went up in flames, and her career is on the verge of flaming out. Greer has been given one more chance, if she can find the perfect undiscovered beach hideaway for a big-budget movie. She zeroes in on a sleepy Florida panhandle town called Cypress Key. There's one motel, a marina, a long stretch of pristine beach and an old fishing pier with a community casino-which will be perfect for the film's explosive climax.

There's just one problem. Eben Thibadeaux, the town mayor, completely objects to Greer's plan. A lifelong resident of Cypress Key, Eben wants the town to be revitalized, not commercialized. After a toxic paper plant closed, the bay has only recently been reborn, and Eb has no intention of letting anybody screw with his town again. But Greer has a way of making things happen, regardless of obstacles. And Greer and Eb are way too attracted to each other for either of them to see reason.

Between an ambitious director and his entourage-including a spoiled "It Boy" lead actor-who parachute into town, a conniving local ex-socialite, and a cast of local fangirls and opportunists who catch the movie bug, nothing is going to be the same in Cypress Key. Now Greer is forced to make some hard choices: about the people and the town she's come to care about, and about her own life. True love is only for the movies, right? Can Greer find a way to be the heroine in her own life story? Told with inimitable heart and humor, Mary Kay Andrews' Beach Town is the perfect summer destination.

~ Goodreads

It's just not summer without a Mary Kay Andrews book! This one has all the bells and whistles that you've come to expect (if you've read her previous books). You can always count on a fun storyline (in this case the movie making business), lots of characters (some likeable, some not), a cutesy romance, and a few chuckles along the way. You are not going to find any deep thought provoking themes, you probably won't encounter beautiful prose, but what you will find is a great story that will keep you eagerly flipping pages . I like the easy breezy flow to books by this author, and while some storylines are more interesting to me than others, I still gobble these books up. They're fun, flirty, and you can always count on a happy ending. Just what a summer beach read should be 🙂

Grab your favorite beverage and sit outside (whether it be poolside or just on your back deck) and enjoy this one this summer!