Southern FlairIf you are looking for a gentle, romantic fiction read -- but not so gentle that quirky characters, snappy dialog, and skulduggery are ruled out -- we recommend Return to Sullivan's Island by author and South Carolina native Dorothea Benton Frank. The book is a sequel to Sullivan's Island and if you're not fussy, both books will be enjoyable even if you read them out of order.
Also try these other books by Dorothea Benton Frank; all are great summer reads:
Bulls Island -- Isle of Palms -- Land of Mango Sunsets -- Pawley's Island -- Plantation -- Shem Creek.
