“Surfside Sisters” by Nancy Thayer is your quintessential summer read: a woman, failing at work and romance, returns to the family beachside cottage (destination: Nantucket), where she must confront scorned family/ friends (situation: childhood pal) and overcome obstacles to win a promising romantic partner. In “Window on the Bay “by Debbie Macomber, the story involves a divorcee, a needy mom and an eligible attending doctor. More in this vein? Try Summer of 69, Queen Bee, Sunset Beach, and The Summer of Sunshine and Margot.