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Mary Alice Monroe Books in Order

Find every Mary Alice Monroe book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 31 books / 7 series

American author best known for the Lowcountry Summer series and the Beach House novels. Her books have sold over 4 million copies and earned multiple Southern Book Prize awards. This page provides the Mary Alice Monroe books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Mary Alice Monroe Books in Chronological Order

1995 The Long Road Home POoSN / 1 Buy
1998 Girl in the Mirror POoSN / 2 Buy
1999 The Book Club POoSN / 3 Buy
2000 One Summer's Night(As: Mary Alice Kruesi) POoSN / 4 Buy
2001 The Four Seasons POoSN / 5 Buy
2002 The Beach House POoBHB / 1 Buy
2003 Skyward POoSN / 6 Buy
2005 Sweetgrass POoSN / 7 Buy
2005 The Secrets We Keep POoSN / 8 Buy
2007 Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter POoNB / 1 Buy
2007 Swimming Lessons POoBHB / 2 Buy
2008 Time is a River POoSN / 9 Buy
2009 Last Light Over Carolina POoSN / 10 Buy
2011 The Butterfly's Daughter POoSN / 11 Buy
2012 Beach House Memories POoBHB / 3 Buy
2013 A Butterfly Called Hope POoPB / 1 Buy
2013 The Summer Girls POoLSB / 1 Buy
2013 Second Star to the Right(As: Mary Alice Kruesi) POoSN / 12 Buy
2014 The Summer Wind POoLSB / 2 Buy
2015 The Summer's End POoLSB / 3 Buy
2016 A Lowcountry Wedding POoLSB / 4 Buy
2016 A Lowcountry Christmas POoLSB / 5 Buy
2017 Beach House for Rent POoBHB / 4 Buy
2018 Writing South Carolina, Volume 3: Selections from the Third High School Writing Contest(With: Aida Rogers,Steven Lynn) POoYPBB / 1 Buy
2018 Beach House Reunion POoBHB / 5 Buy
2019 The Summer Guests POoSN / 13 Buy
2020 On Ocean Boulevard POoBHB / 6 Buy
2021 The Islanders POoTIB / 1 Buy
2021 The Summer of Lost and Found POoBHB / 7 Buy
2022 Search for Treasure POoTIB / 2 Buy
2025 Where the Rivers Merge POoSN / 14 Buy

Mary Alice Monroe Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 The Beach House 2002 Buy
02 Swimming Lessons 2007 Buy
03 Beach House Memories 2012 Buy
04 Beach House for Rent 2017 Buy
05 Beach House Reunion 2018 Buy
06 On Ocean Boulevard 2020 Buy
07 The Summer of Lost and Found 2021 Buy
01 Writing South Carolina, Volume 3: Selections from the Third High School Writing Contest(With: Aida Rogers,Steven Lynn) 2018 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 14 books / 1995-2025
01 The Long Road Home 1995 Buy
02 Girl in the Mirror 1998 Buy
03 The Book Club 1999 Buy
04 One Summer's Night(As: Mary Alice Kruesi) 2000 Buy
05 The Four Seasons 2001 Buy
06 Skyward 2003 Buy
07 Sweetgrass 2005 Buy
08 The Secrets We Keep 2005 Buy
09 Time is a River 2008 Buy
10 Last Light Over Carolina 2009 Buy
11 The Butterfly's Daughter 2011 Buy
12 Second Star to the Right(As: Mary Alice Kruesi) 2013 Buy
13 The Summer Guests 2019 Buy
14 Where the Rivers Merge 2025 Buy
01 Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter 2007 Buy
01 A Butterfly Called Hope 2013 Buy
01 The Summer Girls 2013 Buy
02 The Summer Wind 2014 Buy
03 The Summer's End 2015 Buy
04 A Lowcountry Wedding 2016 Buy
05 A Lowcountry Christmas 2016 Buy
01 The Islanders 2021 Buy
02 Search for Treasure 2022 Buy

Where to start with Mary Alice Monroe

What is the best order to read Mary Alice Monroe books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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