Summery Second-Chance Books Like Happy Place by Emily Henry

Aspen is the perfect place for a Winter wedding. The White family has gathered on the snowy slopes for the marriage of youngest daughter Rosie. First to arrive are the bride’s parents, Maggie and Nick. Their daughter’s marriage is a milestone they are determined to celebrate, even if it means putting on a happy face to hide a big secret. They're on the brink of divorce and haven't lived together for over six months, but they can't ruin Rosie's special day. 

Rosie’s older sister, Katie, is also dreading the wedding. She's convinced that Rosie is making a huge mistake.Rosie herself is having second thoughts about her whirlwind romance. As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, the White family have a lot of questions to answer about life, love, and happiness.

Leigh Brackon never planned on returning home but now she's back to look after her mother. Being here also means reuniting with John McElroy, her old flame from a summer romance that ended badly. Since then, both Leigh and John are weary of giving romance another chance since both of their marriages ended poorly. 

John doesn't feel like he's worthy of Leigh. She's a brilliant scientist and he's a gardener. With a little help from the neighborhood matchmakers, however, they might have no choice but to give their love a second chance.

Rosa Capoletti moved to the seaside resort town of Winslow, Rhode Island, and turned a run-down pizza joint into an award-winning restaurant. For the past three years, it's been voted the best place to propose, but for Rosa, there's no love in her life except for the food she serves to the newly engaged. Things take a turn when Alexander Montgomery returns to Winslow. 

A decade ago, they were hopelessly in love, but then their romance ended suddenly and without an explanation. Now, Alexander needs help sorting through his late mother's affairs and has asked Rosa for assistance. Reunited at the beach house where they first met and fell in love, Rosa and Alexander discover that the secrets of the past are not what they seem, and they have a chance to fix the mistakes from ten years ago.

Justin is good luck. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. It's made him very popular with women online, but it's not so great a deal for himself. Emma has the exact same problem, and she's sick of it. So, she reaches out to Justin and the pair make a deal. They'll date one another, break up, and hopefully break their respective curses. It's so ridiculous that it might just work. 

Now a couple, Justin and Emma head out to a scenic cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka to enact their Summer fling. But as time passes and more drama is thrown their way, they wonder if perhaps breaking up would be the wrong thing to do.

Lucy is vacationing on Prince Edward Island, staying in a beautiful beach house and dreaming of the ideal summer. Felix is a local who she is instantly taken by. The only problem: Lucy doesn’t know he’s her best friend’s younger brother, and that means he's off limits. If only their chemistry wasn't so intense. Each year, Lucy escapes to PEI, and every year, she promises herself that she won't fall into bed with Felix. Again. 

But at least it's just sex. She refuses to give Felix her heart. But he's oh so tough to resist and Lucy knows she is falling hard for the man she shouldn't desire.

Macy Sorensen is dedicating her life to her career as a pediatrics residents. She's also planning her wedding to an older man with financial security who can offer a quiet and surprise-free future. But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos. Once upon a time, they were wildly in love. Elliot helped Macy to deal with the loss of her mother. 

But then she broke his heart. They once knew everything about one another, but now they're strangers who haven't spoken in over a decade. Perhaps it's time to confront why they split up in the first place and explore a second chance at risking it all.

Gansett Island is a special place where it feels like anything can happen. For four summers, Luke Harris and Sydney Donovan had the perfect romance. He was a local, and she was a wealthy seasonal visitor to the island. But when Sydney left to go to college, she never returned. She married and had two kids with someone else while Luke stayed at home, at McCarthy's Gansett Island Marina and forever asking the question "What if?" 

When Sydney returns to the island, it's under tragic circumstances. She's in mourning and needs to figure out how to navigate an uncertain future. But being back in the one place that made her so happy means returning to her first love, the man she's never really forgotten. Maybe she can open herself up to love once more with the person who introduced her to it...

A decade ago, Chani Horowitz was a pop culture writer stuck doing puff pieces. She didn't expect things to be much different when she was assigned to write a profile of Gabe Parker, the new James Bond and her movie-star crush. But then a standard interview turned into a whirlwind weekend that went hugely viral and had everyone wondering what happened between the pair. 

Since then, Chani has married, divorced, and is trying to focus on being a serious writer. The last thing she needs is to be reunited with Gabe, whose PR team has requested that she interview him once more. That weekend they spent together was special, but a reunion means confronting what happened and exploring those feelings they both tried to deny. Will sparks fly once more?