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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 "Eulalia's Island" (1982) and follow publication order through all 22 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Eulalia's Island
1982

The Luck of Texas McCoy
1984

Denny's Tapes
1987

Wild Rover
1989

Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker
1992

White Lilacs
1993

Drummers of Jericho
1995

Gideon's People
1996

Jubilee Journey
1997

Brown Eyes Blue
2003

Marie, Dancing
2005

Loving Will Shakespeare
2006

In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story
2008

The True Adventures of Charley Darwin
2009

Cleopatra Confesses
2011

Victoria Rebels
2013

Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy
2013

Anastasia and Her Sisters
2015

Diary of a Waitress: The Not-So-Glamorous Life of a Harvey Girl
2015

Girl with a Camera: Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer
2017

Girl with Brush and Canvas: Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist
2019

Rio Grande Stories
1994
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