Sharks are in the Water

According to Folklore (or Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife), there are no less than 40 different species of sharks that infest our beautiful beach waters.

Shark Attacks are statistically rare, but we are throwing logic out the window and reading all about it anyway!

It made me ask the question- Are there Romantic, Mysterious, or Interesting books I would read about SHARKS???

Answer- Yes.. Yes there are.

I mean, what could be more fun than watching people frolic in the waves (in totally shark-infested waters) while reading about sharks attacking people? Just kidding… kind of.

Honestly, I was surprised I found any books that worked for this theme.

Spoiler: none of them are actually about sharks.

I was really hoping to find a story about a lonely, beautiful woman swimming peacefully—only to be spotted by a shark… and then dramatically rescued by a tall, dark, mostly naked, and handsome man sprinting along the shore. No such luck.

Most of them are mysteries- so settle in, these books are still absolutely worth your beach time.

Top Sharks/Books on Texas Beaches

Gulf Of America Sharp-Nose Shark

  • This one is common and she is little- 32" max

  • Their dating apps open in May to Mid-July

  • They eat small fish, worms, crabs, mollusks- sadly not ex-husbands

  • They play where we play- look out!

  • Wanna know the real science facts- go here.

The Shark By Mary Burton

Gambling, murder, extortion, and sex trafficking—all tangled up in one wild ride of a love story.


A fierce, hot lady cop with a loyal dog crosses paths with a smoldering ex-FBI agent, and sparks fly. Together, they unravel a web of crime while trying not to fall head over heels in the middle of the chaos.
Danger, passion, and justice—it's a match made in gritty, page-turning heaven.

Match made in Heaven Beach Read!

Atlantic Blacktip Shark

  • This fella grows up to be about my height and weight and sometimes up to the size of an NFL linebacker

  • They mate in May to June so only chase them in July/August

  • They eat bony fishes, smaller sharks, squids, stingrays, shrimp, and crabs. Not typically children

  • If he was an NFL Linebacker he could bite me

  • Wanna know the real science facts- go here.

Shark Heart by Emily Habeck

Well… I wouldn’t exactly call this a fabulous beach read. It’s more of a devastatingly bizarre tale of the unknown.

The premise? The male character is slowly turning into a shark. Yep. That’s how it starts.
And I was like, wait—what?!
Naturally, I Googled it to see if this was a real disease. Then I laughed at myself because... I Googled it.

It’s weird.
It’s beautiful.
And somehow, it’s alarmingly moving.

Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks

  • Weighing up to 335 lbs and 11 ft long- I recommend staying on land

  • They do the dirty near the shore... as seen on The Nature Channel

  • These guys eat almost everything including other sharks! Ummmm.....

  • Sadly, this is a protected species so no picking fights with this one

  • Wanna know real science facts- go here.

Shark By Zoe Dawson

Pause. Breathe. Hydrate.


The SEAL team has arrived.

If you're laying out on the beach reading this, you might start to wonder—is that sweat from the sun… or the heat of this book?

Gulp. I forgot I was supposed to be watching my kids in the surf. Oops.

No one is safe until tall, dark, and handsome shows up to rescue us.
Hooray!

Finetooth Sharks

  • This Blueish-grayish Beaut shows up at a whopping 5ft (avg) at full size

  • They love to eat fish called menhaden... I never even heard of that- not in my diet- So I'm not edible

  • You are more likely to die from a champagne cork than be bitten by this beast

  • Wanna know real science facts- go here.

We Don't Swim Here By Vincent Tirado

Okay… this isn’t my usual type of read, but I’m trying to step out of my comfort zone—meanwhile, this poor child is stuck in one.

She’s kept in the dark about all kinds of secrets in a small, twisty little town. So many plot twists, you’ll find yourself teetering on the edge of your beach chair.

No, it has absolutely nothing to do with sharks...
But that title? Chef’s kiss.

Bonnethead Sharks

  • This fella grows up to be about my height and weight and sometimes up to the size of an NFL linebacker

  • They mate in May to June so only chase them in July/August

  • They eat bony fishes, smaller sharks, squids, stingrays, shrimp, and crabs. Not typically children

  • If he was an NFL Linebacker he could bite me

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Our Book Club isn’t just a group of women sitting around laughing...
Okay, fine—it is a lot of that.
But it’s also so much more.

For me, this space was created by my girlfriends at a time when I needed it most.
That’s the heart of sisterhood: showing up, sharing stories, and holding space for each other—sometimes with wine, sometimes with tears, always with love.

Join me each week for updates on what we’re reading and how it inevitably weaves itself into the chaos of my real life.

– Marsha

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