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Lauren K. Denton is the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of THE HIDEAWAY and HURRICANE SEASON, along with GLORY ROAD, THE SUMMER HOUSE, THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, and A PLACE TO LAND.

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*Southern Living's 25 Beach Reads Perfect for Summer and Best Spring Break Reads
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	The Hideaway: A Southern Story of Family, Secrets, and Second Chances 3.98 avg rating — 50,181 ratings — published 2017 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hurricane Season 3.91 avg rating — 15,248 ratings — published 2018 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer House 3.96 avg rating — 9,152 ratings — published 2020 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glory Road 4.20 avg rating — 6,682 ratings — published 2019 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One You're With 3.92 avg rating — 4,842 ratings — published 2021 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Place to Land 3.95 avg rating — 4,125 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

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The Quotidian Mysteries: Laundry, Liturgy and Women's Work

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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

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I Am Not Sidney Poitier, by Percival Everett

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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt

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