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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 "Sweetwater Gap" (2008) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Sweetwater Gap
2008
Summer by the Tides
2019
Bookshop by the Sea
2021
A Novel Proposal
2023
Love, Unscripted
2024
Before We Were Us
2024
The Summer of You and Me
2025
The Second Story Bookshop
2025
More than Friends
2026
Reese
2012
Truth or Dare
2012
Game of Love
2013
The Perfect Match
2013
This Time Around (With: Kathleen Fuller,Melissa Ferguson)
2021
Reunions
2000
Aloha
2002
Blind Dates
2003
A Year of Weddings
2015
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