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Standalone Books in Order

21
Books
1982
First Book
2011
Latest Book
30
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: April 2026

Quick Answer

What order should I read the Standalone series? Start with "Celebration" (1982) and follow publication order through all 21 books.

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

Publication Order

1
Celebration cover

Celebration

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1982

2
Love's Choice cover

Love's Choice

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1982

3
Follies cover

Follies

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1983

4
Sunrise cover

Sunrise

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1984

5
A Simple Life cover

A Simple Life

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1985

6
The White Dove cover

The White Dove

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1986

7
Strangers cover

Strangers

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1987

8
Bad Girls Good Women cover

Bad Girls Good Women

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1988

9
A Woman of Our Times cover

A Woman of Our Times

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1990

10
All My Sins Remembered cover

All My Sins Remembered

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1992

11
Other People's Marriages cover

Other People's Marriages

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1993

12
Every Woman Knows a Secret cover

Every Woman Knows a Secret

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1996

13
Moon Island cover

Moon Island

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1998

14
White cover

White

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2000

15
The Potter's House cover

The Potter's House

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2001

16
If My Father Loved Me cover

If My Father Loved Me

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2003

17
Sun at Midnight cover

Sun at Midnight

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2004

18
Iris and Ruby cover

Iris and Ruby

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2006

19
Constance cover

Constance

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2006

20
Lovers and Newcomers cover

Lovers and Newcomers

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2010

21
The Kashmir Shawl cover

The Kashmir Shawl

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2011

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