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Hannah Brown’s Favorite Summer Reads With Depth and Heart

Her reading list leans into family secrets, second chances and the messy business of falling in love—the same themes you’ll find in her bestselling fiction.

Summer's finally here, and it's when I love reading the most, whether lying out by the pool or on the beach, or tucked in at night with the AC blasting. Summer days are longer, and I just want to relax and sink into a feel-good book with heart and depth—and maybe even have a little cry at the end. 

When I set out to write my third novel, Reasons to Be Loved By You, I wanted to get more personal. Yes, it's a fizzy, funny, feel-good romance, but it's also a story of family: the secrets we keep, the pressures we put on ourselves, and the depths of those bonds even through difficult times. So I really had fun putting together my top 10 recent favorite reads that inspired me or share a similar vibe. They invite you to slow down, relax, and go on a journey of love, family and all the feels. You could throw any (or all) of them in a bag that goes everywhere with you this summer, and you will not regret it.

Enjoy summer more with these titles

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

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