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Standalone Books in Order

21
Books
1988
First Book
2011
Latest Book
24
Years

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 "Careless Whispers" (1988) and follow publication order through all 21 books.

The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.

Publication Order

1
Careless Whispers cover

Careless Whispers

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1988

2
My Love's Keeper cover

My Love's Keeper

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1991

3
Happily Ever After cover

Happily Ever After

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1994

4
Home Sweet Home cover

Home Sweet Home

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1996

5
Reckless Surrender cover

Reckless Surrender

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1997

6
Gentle Yearning cover

Gentle Yearning

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1998

7
Summer Magic cover

Summer Magic

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1999

8
A Younger Man cover

A Younger Man

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2002

9
Secrets Never Told cover

Secrets Never Told

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2003

10
Lessons of a Lowcountry Summer cover

Lessons of a Lowcountry Summer

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2004

11
All My Tomorrows cover

All My Tomorrows

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2005

12
A Time To Keep cover

A Time To Keep

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2006

13
Pleasure Seekers cover

Pleasure Seekers

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2006

14
After Hours cover

After Hours

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2008

15
Naughty cover

Naughty

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2009

16
Butterfly cover

Butterfly

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2010

17
Capital Wives cover

Capital Wives

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2011

18
Shepherd Moon cover

Shepherd Moon

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2018

19
Take the Long Way Home cover

Take the Long Way Home

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2023

20
Home and Away cover

Home and Away

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2024

21
The Blackstone Promise cover

The Blackstone Promise

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2011

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