Ice tea, umbrella, a relaxing lounge chair and a a murder mystery by Sibella Giorello are all you need for a new perspective on life--okay, that is an exaggeration. But it is a great way to escape reality for a few minutes.
I don't remember how I happened upon this author and I usually don't read adult murder mysteries, but so far, of the books I have read by Sibella Giorello, they have been highly entertaining. Her snippets about forensics and geology have also been fascinating. I did not read them in order. I first read The Mountains Bow Down. I was so impressed with the depth and style of her writing that I then read The Stones Cry Out. They are dangerous in that you will want to steal away to find out what will happen next and be remiss in doing the necessary. I take no responsibly for your actions. My one caveat is that there is a line or two of theology that I would disagree with, nothing unusual or earthshaking, just the usual. She is a Christian author, but not overtly in your face. Although there are adult themes addressed, I appreciate the way she handles them. If you are looking for a good summer read, this author is highly addictive. Now to find out about the rest of her books.
by Regina Doman, pbk, 2010. 
by Julie Berry. An interesting mixture of romance, fiction, fairy tale, and more.
by L. M. Montgomery
by Diane Stanley, pbk, 2008. A more mature retelling of Cinderella.
by Regina Doman, pbk, 2008. Second in series. A good series to discuss with teens. Recommended for mature teens.
by Loula Grace Erdman, Bk. 3
by Efrida Vipont, pbk, 2008
by Louisa May Alcott and her other novels.
by Regina Doman, pbk 2008. 
by Shannon Hale, pbk, 2007
by Jessica Day George (In this fantasy world, there is a "nasty" Bishop, but he is balanced out by a kind and good Bishop.) Provides a good lesson in why not to make a bargain with an "evil" entity. 
by Regina Doman, pbk, 2008. For mature teens. A good series to have discussions with your teens. 
by Robert Davis, pbk, 2007, Bethlehem reprint
by Margot Benary-Isbert, reprinted by Bethlehem Books. This is a lovely story of a girl who has just returned from her happy days going to a convent school in France to live with her family in the Rhineland area of Germany in 1866. The story is timeless in how the realistic characters interact. Her five brothers recreate the battle of Lepanto in the flooded basement cellar, they prize pocket knives, and they squabble and fight like normal little boys and apologize and make up. At the same time, the family's Catholic life and culture is intertwined throughout the story.They take their decorated Easter eggs to church to be blessed. 
by Regina Doman, pbk 2008. 
by Loula Grace Erdman, pbk, 2007, Bk. 2
by Loula Grace Erdman,pbk, 2006