I hail from New Jersey, so I thought it was only fitting to have my first two novels set at the shore. Here's a quote from my main character in Hot Fun in the Summertime:

"A gentle sultry breeze caressed my face when I stepped out onto the crushed rocks and shells of the makeshift driveway that sparkled in the sun. The house looked great sitting atop the sand dunes with a bright border of red tiger lilies outlining the wrap-around porch. There’s no place like the Jersey shore. The smell of salt water and the sound of seagulls do more to relax me than any downward facing dog or lotus position ever could. Of course, the California coast is cleaner, and South Florida beaches offer more eye candy, but I grew up here. I’m a Jersey girl at heart. No one can convince me there’s a better place to spend the summer than any shoreline town between Atlantic Highlands and Cape May, especially if you’re not rich. And I’m not."

They're gorgeous covers! Jersey shore seems a really exotic setting to me, being from Australia. Thanks for sharing them, Chicki.