Elin Hilderbrand reigns supreme as the queen of the summer beach read. Since writing her first book, The Beach Club (2000), Hilderbrand has published 17 novels, all of which are set on the island of Nantucket where she lives. Some of her most popular novels include Summer People (2003), A Summer Affair (2008), and The Castaways (2009). Most recently, Hilderbrand has expanded her scope of work to include holiday themed novels, including Winter Street (2014) and Winter Stroll (2015).