Dolly All the Time by Annabel Monaghan

Set on the water in Rhode Island, DOLLY ALL THE TIME by Annabel Monaghan is the perfect beach read escape. In an almost too good to be true romance, we meet Dolly Brick (now in her 30s) who used to tease her sister with tales of becoming a princess and riding off on a horse with a gentle man. After helping a local (and wealthy) businessman, Stewart Whitfield, fix a tire on his car, Dolly is offered a platonic contract to act as his girlfriend for the summer. As a single Mom (and underpaid teacher who helps at the family fish store), she agrees. Of course, Dolly and Steward develop feelings for each other, and he even takes her thirteen-year-old son, Gus, under his wing. No relationship is totally “smooth sailing,” though, and the appealing characters struggle a bit with expectations from themselves and well-meaning friends and family. DOLLY ALL THE TIME is a Hall of Fame LibraryReads selection for May 2026 and received a starred review from Kirkus (“a charming love story that absolutely radiates warmth”), plus praise from authors Catherine Newman and Beth O’Leary. Enjoy!