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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "A Friend of the Family" (1995) and follow publication order through all 34 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
A Friend of the Family
1995
Those Who Serve / First Friends
1995
A Friend of the Family / Thea's Parrot
1995
The Courtyard
1995
The Dipper
1996
Amy Wingate's Journal (As: Willa Marsh)
1996
Hattie's Mill
1997
Starting Over
1997
Second Time Around
1998
A Week in Winter
2001
A Summer in the Country
2002
Forgotten Laughter
2002
The Children's Hour
2003
The Birdcage
2004
The Golden Cup
2005
Memories Of The Storm
2005
Echoes of the Dance
2006
The Way We Were
2008
The Summer House
2010
Christmas in Cornwall / The Christmas Angel
2011
The Sea Garden
2012
Postcards from the Past
2013
Indian Summer
2014
Summer On The River
2015
The Songbird
2016
Seven Days in Summer
2017
Homecomings
2018
Reflections
2019
Facing the Music (As: Willa Marsh)
2019
The Quick and the Dead (As: Willa Marsh)
2019
Sisters Under the Skin (As: Willa Marsh)
2019
Starry, Starry Night
2021
The Garden House
2021
Christmas at the Keep
2022
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