Six Degrees of Separation - Songs of Summer

Six Degrees of Separation is hosted by Kate at booksaremyfavoriteandbest. A book is selected each month as the starting point for us to link to six other books. I go a bit rouge by selecting my own book from the previous months’ Five Star Friday, but still maintain the spirit of the meme.

This Month's Book

Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen
Published by Berkley on May 20, 2025
Age/Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Fiction

Goodreads

A young woman crashes the wedding of the summer on Fire Island in search of her birth mother—and gets a whole lot more than she bargained for—in this warm, heart-stopping getaway from Jane L. Rosen

Maggie Mae Wheeler is content with her life. At 30, she has grand plans for her vintage record shop in the charming Midwestern town where she grew up, and is soon to be engaged to her childhood best friend.

But when she discovers a letter she wrote to herself at thirteen, being content doesn’t feel like enough anymore—Maggie needs answers to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Since losing her parents, the only family she has ever known, Maggie decides that finding her birth mother is the best place to start.

Her search leads her to Fire Island, an idyllic summer getaway where her birth mother is attending a wedding. As Maggie observes her biological family from a distance, she sees that they come with a lot of… drama. Torn between diving deeper into their world or returning to her peaceful life and cozy relationship, her decision gets more complicated when a handsome local offers to take her to the wedding — if she will pose as his date.

Is it the magic of the island, the rush of the music, the fun of jumping into the weekend’s events with her fake beau? Suddenly, playing the part of his girlfriend starts to feel way too real, and the words to every love song seem to be about them.

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Songs of Summer

In Songs of Summer, a young woman crashes a wedding on Fire Island in an attempt to meet her birth mother.

It's a Love Story

Both Songs of Summer and It's a Love Story are set on a Long Island.

Once More with Feeling

Like It's a Love Story, the main character in Once More with Feeling is trying to escape her child star past.

The Lodge

Both Once More with Feeling and The Lodge feature former boy band memebers.

Great Big Beautiful Life

The main characters in Great Big Beautiful Life and The Lodge were both recruited to write biographies.

Hate Mail

Hate Mail and Great Big Beautiful Life share a Georgia setting for part of the story.

That Swoony Feeling

Like Hate Mail, That Swoony Feeling involves a penpal and lots of wonderful letters.

Have you read any of these books?
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