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The Guest List
The Guest List
Lucy Foley

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Winter in Paradise
Winter in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand

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What Happens in Paradise
What Happens in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand

from $4.79

Summer Island
Summer Island
Kristin Hannah

from $5.09

Troubles in Paradise
Troubles in Paradise
Elin Hilderbrand

from $4.29

Winter Storms
Winter Storms
Elin Hilderbrand

from $6.99

Barefoot
Barefoot
Elin Hilderbrand

from $4.09

Silver Girl
Silver Girl
Elin Hilderbrand

from $4.19

The Castaways
The Castaways
Elin Hilderbrand

from $3.99

Duma Key
Duma Key
Stephen King

from $4.09

Island Life

The Lobster Chronicles: Life On a Very Small Island
The Lobster Chronicles: Life On a Very Small Island
Linda Greenlaw

from $4.19

Pinky Pye
Pinky Pye
Eleanor Estes

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The Return of the Dragon (Dragon of Lonely Island)
The Return of the Dragon (Dragon of Lonely Island)
Rebecca Rupp

from $4.59

Elmer and the Dragon (My Father's Dragon)
Elmer and the Dragon (My Father's Dragon)
Ruth Stiles Gannett

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A Pirate Looks at Fifty
A Pirate Looks at Fifty
Jimmy Buffett

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Peter and the Starcatchers
Peter and the Starcatchers
Ridley Pearson

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The Explorers (Dinotopia)
The Explorers (Dinotopia)
Scott Ciencin

from $12.59

Floreana
Floreana
Margret Wittmer

from $15.19

Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides
Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides
Adam Nicolson

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God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island, Georgia
God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks About Life on Sapelo Island, Georgia
Christena Bledsoe

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Southern Lights
Southern Lights
Danielle Steel

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The Edge of the Water
The Edge of the Water
Elizabeth George

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The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea
The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea
Laura Lee Hope

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The Wild Things
The Wild Things
Dave Eggers

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Fortune of Fear
Fortune of Fear
L. Ron Hubbard

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Nim's Island
Nim's Island
Wendy Orr

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An t-Oileánach
An t-Oileánach
Tomas O'Crohan

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Fiche Bliain ag Fás
Fiche Bliain ag Fás
Maurice O'Sullivan

from $5.49

An Island Out of Time: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake
An Island Out of Time: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake
Tom Horton

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Letters from Hawaii
Letters from Hawaii
Mark Twain

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Non-Fiction

And the Sea Will Tell
And the Sea Will Tell
Vincent Bugliosi

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Island: A Story of the Galápagos
Island: A Story of the Galápagos
Jason Chin

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Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle
Call the Nurse: True Stories of a Country Nurse on a Scottish Isle
Mary J. Macleod

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Ancient Hawaii
Ancient Hawaii
Herb Kawainui Kane

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Surrounded by Sea: Life on a New England Fishing Island
Surrounded by Sea: Life on a New England Fishing Island
Gail Gibbons

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Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii
Freckled: A Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii
T.W. Neal

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More Tales From The Island Nurse
More Tales From The Island Nurse
Mary J. MacLeod

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Adventure

The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson
Johann Rudolf Wyß

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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann

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The Unwanteds: Island of Fire
The Unwanteds: Island of Fire
Lisa McMann

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Island of Dragons (7)
Island of Dragons (7)
Lisa McMann

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Baby-sitters' Island Adventure
Baby-sitters' Island Adventure
Ann M. Martin

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Don't Stop the Carnival
Don't Stop the Carnival
Herman Wouk

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Pippi in the South Seas
Pippi in the South Seas
Astrid Lindgren

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A Pirate's Pleasure
A Pirate's Pleasure
Heather Graham

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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
J. Maarten Troost

from $4.69

Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson

from $4.39

The Riddle of the Sands
The Riddle of the Sands
Erskine Childers

from $4.19

On the Island
On the Island
Tracey Garvis Graves

from $4.99

The Secret of Skeleton Island
The Secret of Skeleton Island
Robert Arthur

from $7.49

Mutiny on the Bounty
Mutiny on the Bounty
Charles Bernard Nordhoff

from $4.69

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life
Herman Melville

from $4.79

The Sword of Cortés
The Sword of Cortés
Rob Kidd

from $4.79

Return to Atlantis (Choose Your Own Adventure, #78)
Return to Atlantis (Choose Your Own Adventure, #78)
R.A. Montgomery

from $5.39

The Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island
Tony Abbott

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Stone Cold
Stone Cold
Greg Farshtey

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The Spotty Holiday
The Spotty Holiday
Sally Rippin

from $5.79

Betrayal

Ten
Ten
Gretchen McNeil

from $5.09

Colony
Colony
Anne Rivers Siddons

from $3.79

Jade Island
Jade Island
Elizabeth Lowell

from $4.79

Key West Connection
Key West Connection
Randy Wayne White

from $4.69

The Guest List
The Guest List
Fern Michaels

from $4.19

The Road to Paradise Island
The Road to Paradise Island
Victoria Holt

from $4.99

Thale's Folly
Thale's Folly
Dorothy Gilman

from $4.09

The Girls of August
The Girls of August
Anne Rivers Siddons

from $4.69

The Islanders
The Islanders
Meg Mitchell Moore

from $4.49

A Shade of Vampire
A Shade of Vampire
Bella Forrest

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Grand Cayman Slam
Grand Cayman Slam
Randy Striker

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Off the Mangrove Coast
Off the Mangrove Coast
Louis L'Amour

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Mutiny on the Bounty With a Preface by the Authors and an Appendix Containing the True Story of Peter Heywood
Mutiny on the Bounty With a Preface by the Authors and an Appendix Containing the True Story of Peter Heywood
James Norman Hall

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Bahamarama
Bahamarama
Bob Morris

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Harbor Island
Harbor Island
Carla Neggers

from $5.09

The Mistmantle Chronicles, Book 3: The Heir of Mistmantle
The Mistmantle Chronicles, Book 3: The Heir of Mistmantle
M.I. McAllister

from $17.59

Calypso Magic
Calypso Magic
Catherine Coulter

from $4.79

When Dead in Greece
When Dead in Greece
L.T. Ryan

from $13.88

I'll Keep You Safe
I'll Keep You Safe
Peter May

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The Last Resort
The Last Resort
Marissa Stapley

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Contemporary

The Mermaid Chair
The Mermaid Chair
Sue Monk Kidd

from $4.19

The Summer Seaside Kitchen
The Summer Seaside Kitchen
Jenny Colgan

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Mama Day
Mama Day
Gloria Naylor

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Christmas at the Island Hotel
Christmas at the Island Hotel
Jenny Colgan

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An Island Christmas
An Island Christmas
Jenny Colgan

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The Violets of March
The Violets of March
Sarah Jio

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Islands
Islands
Anne Rivers Siddons

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The Silver Boat
The Silver Boat
Luanne Rice

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This Rough Magic
This Rough Magic
Mary Stewart

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Happiness Key
Happiness Key
Emilie Richards

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Melting Stones
Melting Stones
Tamora Pierce

from $5.79

Heroes Are My Weakness
Heroes Are My Weakness
Susan Elizabeth Phillips

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The Perfect Summer
The Perfect Summer
Luanne Rice

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The Island of the Colourblind
The Island of the Colourblind
Oliver Sacks

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Scavenger Reef
Scavenger Reef
Laurence Shames

from $4.89

Gone Bamboo
Gone Bamboo
Anthony Bourdain

from $15.11

Vineyard Fear : A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
Vineyard Fear : A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
Philip R. Craig

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Cereus Blooms at Night
Cereus Blooms at Night
Shani Mootoo

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Where Have All the Boys Gone?
Where Have All the Boys Gone?
Jenny Colgan

from $5.39

Vineyard Blues : A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
Vineyard Blues : A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
Philip R. Craig

from $4.39

Friendship

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
Mark Dunn

from $5.59

The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary
Hunter S. Thompson

from $4.19

How I Became a Pirate
How I Became a Pirate
Melinda Long

from $3.59

Sanibel Flats (A Mystery)
Sanibel Flats (A Mystery)
Randy Wayne White

from $4.09

Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)

from $4.89

Tales of the South Pacific
Tales of the South Pacific
James A. Michener

from $5.09

The Circus Ship
The Circus Ship
Chris Van Dusen

from $5.89

Island Boy (Picture Puffins)
Island Boy (Picture Puffins)
Barbara Cooney

from $4.29

Beyond the Bright Sea
Beyond the Bright Sea
Lauren Wolk

from $4.39

Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson

from $4.29

Heat Wave
Heat Wave
Nancy Thayer

from $4.89

The Summer Wives
The Summer Wives
Beatriz Williams

from $5.19

Sommarboken
Sommarboken
Tove Jansson

from $9.89

Escape from the Isle of the Lost
Escape from the Isle of the Lost
Melissa de la Cruz

from $5.19

Jane of Lantern Hill
Jane of Lantern Hill
L.M. Montgomery

from $9.39

Sweet Salt Air
Sweet Salt Air
Barbara Delinsky

from $4.79

Secrets in Summer
Secrets in Summer
Nancy Thayer

from $4.29

The Endless Beach
The Endless Beach
Jenny Colgan

from $5.09

A Salty Piece of Land
A Salty Piece of Land
Jimmy Buffett

from $4.29

Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
Jenny Colgan

from $4.69

Mystery

Death In Paradise
Death In Paradise
Robert B. Parker

from $5.09

Sea Change
Sea Change
Robert B. Parker

from $4.39

The Weekenders
The Weekenders
Mary Kay Andrews

from $4.39

The Mystery of Cabin Island (Hardy Boys, #8)
The Mystery of Cabin Island (Hardy Boys, #8)
Franklin W. Dixon

from $4.19

The Blackhouse
The Blackhouse
Peter May

from $5.09

Cape Refuge
Cape Refuge
Terri Blackstock

from $4.69

Captiva
Captiva
Randy Wayne White

from $5.39

Red Bones
Red Bones
Ann Cleeves

from $6.19

The Lewis Man
The Lewis Man
Peter May

from $4.19

Windigo Island
Windigo Island
William Kent Krueger

from $10.89

Dead Water
Dead Water
Ann Cleeves

from $5.89

Where Is Joe Merchant?
Where Is Joe Merchant?
Jimmy Buffett

from $4.79

Black Sands: Book Two in the Aloha Reef Series
Black Sands: Book Two in the Aloha Reef Series
Colleen Coble

from $4.79

The Weight of Water
The Weight of Water
Anita Shreve

from $3.99

Murder With Puffins
Murder With Puffins
Donna Andrews

from $7.79

Chasing Midnight
Chasing Midnight
Randy Wayne White

from $5.19

Hunter's Moon
Hunter's Moon
Randy Wayne White

from $5.39

Dead Silence
Dead Silence
Randy Wayne White

from $5.09

Winter Study
Winter Study
Nevada Barr

from $5.09

Her Dark Lies
Her Dark Lies
J.T. Ellison

from $3.99

Common themes in these books include survival on a deserted island, family secrets and drama, love and romance, mystery and suspense, adventure and exploration, cultural exploration of island life, and coming-of-age stories. Many of the books feature remote or exotic locations such as the Galapagos Islands, Caribbean islands, or Scottish isles.

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