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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 "Why the Sky Is Blue" (2004) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Why the Sky Is Blue
2004
A Window to the World
2005
The Remedy for Regret
2005
In All Deep Places
2006
A Seahorse in the Thames
2006
The Shape of Mercy
2008
Blue Heart Blessed
2008
White Picket Fences
2009
Lady in Waiting
2010
A Sound Among the Trees
2011
The Girl in the Glass
2012
A Fall of Marigolds
2014
Secrets of a Charmed Life
2015
Stars Over Sunset Boulevard
2016
A Bridge Across the Ocean
2017
As Bright as Heaven
2018
The Last Year of the War
2019
The Nature of Fragile Things
2021
When We Had Wings (With: Ariel Lawhon,Kristina McMorris)
2022
Only the Beautiful
2023
A Map to Paradise
2025
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