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Christina Lauren knows what makes a good beach read.

After all, Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the BFFs behind the BookTok favorite author, have been churning out best-sellers like Love and Other Words, The Unhoneymooners and The Paradise Problem for well over a decade.

“It's something that just immediately grabs you and it makes you want to just stay out and keep reading and pick it up every time you have a second,” Lauren told E! News of the perfect waterfront read in an exclusive joint interview with Christina. “I love that feeling so much of being completely absorbed in a book on the beach.”

And the rom-com queens didn’t hesitate to reveal the books think everyone needs to be packing in their beach bags this summer. 

Chief among them? These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean (out July 8) which Christina gushed is a classic “rich people behaving badly” story about a dysfunctional family dealing with the death of their patriarch.

"They read the will, and he has set a bunch of things they have to do in order to find out what they get," she teased. "Because it is Sarah McLean, there is also a sexy romance weaved into the middle of this. I think it's going to be that thing where you pick up the book, and when you look up again, like, four hours have gone by.”

Another must-read for the duo is Can't Get Enoughby Kennedy Ryan. 

“It's an instant New York Times bestseller for a reason,” Lauren noted. “She is so such a beautiful writer, and she has that kind of immersive prose that immediately pulls you in.”

And then there’s Nana Malone's Gold Coast Dilemma, which Lauren admitted, “Just had me laughing out loud. I love that book so much.”

But when it comes to a book they foresee making waves on the beach in the coming months?

“I think everybody's new romantasy obsession is going to be Rose in Chains by Julie Soto,” Lauren predicted of the first installment of the novelist’s Evermore Trilogy (out July 2). “That's going to be the book that people can't stop talking about.”

While books are always on Christina and Lauren’s mind, this summer they’re urging fans to pair their reads with a Sweet Topped Lemonade from Sonic. For them, teaming up with Sonic—which has partnered with First Books to donate 100,000 books to low-income communities as part of its Limeades for Learning initiative—was, as Lauren put it, a “no-brainer.”

“It's such an easy way to support public education,” she continued. “Any drink, whether it's a soda, a shake, one of these sweet top lemonades, anything that people buy, the donation goes straight to public education through the lemonades for learning initiative.”

And as the Sweet Top Lemonades come in a trio of flavors—classic lemonade, strawberry lemonade and blueberry lavender lemonade—the novelists broke down which kind of beach read they’d pair with each drink.

“To me, strawberry lemonade kind of reminds me of second chance romance,” Christina told E!, “so I would pick a Kennedy Ryan book because she does that trope amazing.”

“Then classic lemonade reminds me of enemies to lovers,” she continued, before Lauren chimed in with “I’m gonna say Love, Theoretically, by Ali Hazelwood.”

As for blueberry lavender, Christina noted the flavors “seem to go together, even though you wouldn't think of it.” so it makes me think of friends to lovers.”

And Lauren immediately knew it would pair well with “Gold Coast Dilemma by Nana Malone, because they're so different, these two characters, but they go so well together.”

For them, summer and reading already go hand-in-hand so toss in a cold drink and you’re in for the perfect beach day.

“You take a lemonade, take a book, you got your set,” Lauren emphasized. “It doesn't matter what you're reading, you're on the beach.”

For more books to check out this summer, keep reading.

Release: May 27Monaghan always delivers engaging, breezy beach reads and her latest is no different. Budding movie exec Jane and cinematographer Dan have little in common—aside from their love of this really great script. But as the film can only get the made with a superstar attached, namely the pop sensation from Jane’s child star days, the duo follows him to the music festival in Dan’s hometown to convince him to say yes. Though, the more time Jane and Dan spend together, the more sparks begin to fly…

Release: June 3Reid is taking readers back to the ‘80s—although unlike the glamorous worlds of Malibu and sports, she’s turning her sights out of this world. After being selected to be among the first women to go to space, Jane Goodwin joins her cohort of six through the grueling astronaut training at NASA, where Jane finds herself opening up to new experiences like never before—until an accident changes everything.

Release: June 3At just 10 years old, Louisa is found on the beach, her father seemingly disappeared into the sea. With a nonlinear timeline spanning decades and told through the perspective of Louisa and her parents, this novel, expanded from the New Yorker story of the same name, is a captivating examination of family and belonging.

Release: June 10There’s a reason Cosby is a must-read for so many thriller fans: his southern noir novels suck you in from the first page. In his latest, the prodigal son returns home after his father’s car accident. Only he soon learns his brother’s involvement with local gangsters is what has left their dad’s life in the balance—and the danger is far from over.

Release: June 10Take another journey through time and immortality with the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue novelist with an epic story following a trio of women vampires unlocking their power, finding freedom and seeking revenge. 

Release: June 10A writer’s block-stricken songwriter finds her only burst of inspiration has come through a telepathic connection she has with a musician who is very much the opposite of everything she wants in her life. But in this magical rom-com, as they seek to break their connection by finishing the song they learn maybe there was a reason they were brought together.

Release: June 24How many red flags is too many? That is exactly the question in Jewell’s latest as it follows Ash, a 20-something mourning the shocking murder of her dad, only for Nick, a man seemingly from his past to enter their lives and start romancing her mom. Meanwhile, Martha is balancing life as a mom of three, her flower shop and a husband often away on business. However, both Ash and Martha have a nagging suspicion about the men in their lives and their connection leads to a twisted discovery. 

Release: June 24A hot new bombshell has entered the bookshelf. In Rawle’s gripping debut, Lily wakes up on a remote island as one of 20 contestants on a Love Island-like show, competing for amenities and special prizes. However, as the competition heats up, the stakes are raised and surviving may just be the ultimate prize.

Release: July 8Reeling from a family tragedy, newly-divorced Jess flees her New Jersey hometown to Italy to find herself—and the truth about her family. It’s a heartfelt family saga that’ll have you itching for an invite to the Barattas’ Sunday dinner.

Release: July 15The Mexican Gothic novelist is back with another spooky read as grad student Minerva digs into the life of a horror writer, learning that her most iconic work is based on a true story and involves being haunted by a force that not only still walks the halls of campus but is eerily reminiscent of the tales that shaped Minerva’s childhood.

Release: July 29Decades after a tragedy left two locals dead and her roommate on the run, Beckett Bowery returns to her college alma mater when her daughter enrolls. But now that she’s back, secrets from her past are coming back to haunt her—and as this is a Miranda book, it features plenty of twists and turns along the way.

Release: August 26Prepare to descend into the depths of Hell—as that’s exactly what two graduate students must do, at a possibly great cost, to save their recently-deceased mentor. The Yellowface author continues to prove her dark academia bona fides with this trip into the inferno.

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