Mary Alice Monroe Reading Order

1 book (2021–2021)

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1	Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2002–2021)

Mary Alice Monroe's Beach House series comprises seven novels published between 2002 and 2021, with the final book arriving in 2021. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with The Beach House and continuing through Swimming Lessons, Beach House Memories, Beach House for Rent, Beach House Reunion, On Ocean Boulevard, and concluding with The Summer of Lost and Found. The series appears to be complete as of its latest release.

Start with The Beach House, the first of 7 books in the Beach House series.

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1	The Beach House 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Swimming Lessons 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Beach House Memories 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Beach House for Rent 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Beach House Reunion 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	On Ocean Boulevard 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Summer of Lost and Found 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2013–2016)

The Lowcountry Summer series by Mary Alice Monroe consists of five complete novels published between 2013 and 2016. Read these books in publication order, beginning with The Summer Girls, followed by The Summer Wind, The Summer's End, A Lowcountry Christmas, and A Lowcountry Wedding. This series should be approached sequentially to fully experience the interconnected stories and character development across all five installments.

Start with The Summer Girls, the first of 5 books in the Lowcountry Summer series.

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1	The Summer Girls 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Summer Wind 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Summer's End 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Lowcountry Christmas 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Lowcountry Wedding 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2006–2016)

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1	Turtles In My Sandbox(By: Jennifer Keats Curtis,Emanuel Schongut) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	After A While Crocodile: Alexa's Diary(By: Jennifer Keats Curtis,Susan Detwiler,Brady Barr) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (2009–2018)

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1	What's New at the Zoo? An Animal Adding Adventure(By: Suzanne Slade) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Where Should Turtle Be(By: Laurie Allen Klein,Susan Ring) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Where Should Turtle Be?(By: Laurie Allen Klein,Susan Ring) 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Multiply on the Fly(By: Suzanne Slade) 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Butterfly Called Hope 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ferdinand Fox's First Summer(By: Mary Holland) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	On the Move: Mass Migrations(By: Scotti Cohn) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Beavers' Busy Year(By: Mary Holland) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Salamander Season(By: Jennifer Keats Curtis,J. Adam Frederick,Shennen Bersani and photos) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	They Just Know: Animal Instincts(By: Robin Yardi) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Yodel the Yearling(By: Mary Holland) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

14 books (1995–2025)

Mary Alice Monroe has written fourteen standalone novels published between 1995 and 2025, with the series remaining ongoing. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Long Road Home and continuing through Where the Rivers Merge. Though each novel stands alone with its own characters and story, reading them in the sequence Monroe wrote them provides insight into the evolution of her craft across three decades.

Start with The Long Road Home, the first of 14 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	The Long Road Home 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Girl in the Mirror 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Book Club 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	One Summer's Night(As: Mary Alice Kruesi) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Four Seasons 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Skyward 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Sweetgrass 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Secrets We Keep 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Time is a River 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Last Light Over Carolina 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Butterfly's Daughter 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Second Star to the Right(As: Mary Alice Kruesi) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Summer Guests 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Where the Rivers Merge 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2022)

Mary Alice Monroe's The Islanders duology consists of two books published between 2021 and 2022. These nature-focused works should be read in publication order, beginning with The Islanders followed by Search for Treasure. The series appears to be complete.

Start with The Islanders and read in order.

1 book (2027–2027)

3 books (2013–2018)

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1	Greek Revival from the Garden: Growing and Cooking for Life(By: Patricia Moore-Pastides) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Last Sister(By: Courtney McKinney-Whitaker) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Writing South Carolina, Volume 3: Selections from the Third High School Writing Contest(With: Aida Rogers,Steven Lynn) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible