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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: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Let's Meet on Platform 8" (1997) and follow publication order through all 36 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Let's Meet on Platform 8
1997
A Whiff of Scandal / The Scent of Scandal
1998
More to Life Than This
1999
For Better, for Worse
2000
A Minor Indiscretion
2001
A Compromising Position / Bare Necessity
2003
The Sweetest Taboo
2004
With or Without You
2004
You Drive Me Crazy
2005
Welcome to the Real World
2006
It's a Kind of Magic
2008
All You Need is Love
2008
The Difference a Day Makes
2009
That Loving Feeling
2009
It's Now or Never
2010
The Only Way Is Up
2010
Wrapped Up in You
2011
Summer Daydreams
2012
With Love at Christmas
2012
A Cottage by the Sea
2013
Calling Mrs Christmas
2013
A Place to Call Home
2014
The Christmas Party
2014
The Cake Shop in the Garden
2015
Paper Hearts and Summer Kisses
2017
Christmas at the Cake Shop in the Garden
2017
Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights
2017
Million Love Songs
2018
Happiness for Beginners
2019
Sunny Days and Sea Breezes
2020
Christmas For Beginners
2020
Sunshine, with a Chance of Snow
2013
A Christmas Wish
2013
Winter Warmers
2012
Girls' Night Out
2006
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
2009
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