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Elin Hilderbrand


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Cover art for THE BEACH CLUB
FICTION
Released: June 1, 2000

"A feisty, evanescent first novel, lively enough to keep a sunbather awake."
Well-fit, great-looking hotel employees in Nantucket prowl for love.. Read full book review >
Cover art for NANTUCKET NIGHTS
FICTION
Released: June 1, 2001

"One hates to see Kayla, a good Nantucketer, take it on the chin like this. But, well, for a good story? Hey."
Follow-up to Hilderbrand's debut, The Beach Club (2000), that summons up stronger plotting but is still sheer as a see-through bikini. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE BLUE BISTRO
FICTION
Released: June 1, 2005

"Uneasy mix of escapism and medical soap opera."
Another Nantucket beach read from Hildebrand (Nantucket Nights, 2001), this one set in a fabulous ocean-side restaurant where the heroine's frothy romance competes with the specter of cystic fibrosis. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE LOVE SEASON
FICTION
Released: June 30, 2006

"Less chick-lit beach read than old-fashioned Joan Crawford tearjerker."
In Hilderbrand's fifth Nantucket novel (The Blue Bistro, 2005, etc.), a vacationing college student arranges to meet with her mysterious godmother, a former restaurateur of renown, to learn more about her dead mother. Read full book review >
Cover art for BAREFOOT
FICTION
Released: July 2, 2007

"Nothing original, but in Hilderbrand's hands it's easy to get lost in the story."
Privileged 30-somethings hide from their woes in Nantucket. Read full book review >
Cover art for A SUMMER AFFAIR
FICTION
Released: July 2, 2008

"A perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun and scandal."
Nantucket artist ponders a tryst. Read full book review >