Order of Mary Alice Monroe Books

Mary Alice Monroe is an American author known for her Southern and environmental fiction. Although she had already achieved success as a writer, it was her move to the coast of South Carolina that deepened her love for the area and inspired her to write about environmental and conservation issues. She is a bestselling author on both the New York Times and USA Today lists and has received several awards, including the Readers’ Choice, RT Lifetime Achievement, and the 2008 South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing. Monroe published her first novel, The Long Road Home, in 1995. Below is a list of her books in the order of their original publication.

Mary Alice Monroe became a published novelist in 1995 with the novel The Long Road Home. Below is a list of Mary Alice Monroe's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Beach House Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Beach House	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Swimming Lessons	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Beach House Memories	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Beach House for Rent	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Beach House Reunion	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
On Ocean Boulevard	(2020)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Summer of Lost and Found	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of The Islanders Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Islanders	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Search for Treasure	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Lowcountry Summer Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Summer Girls	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Summer Wind	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Summer's End	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
A Lowcountry Wedding	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
A Lowcountry Christmas	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Long Road Home	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Girl in the Mirror	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Book Club	(1999)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
One Summer's Night (As: Mary Alice Kruesi)	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Four Seasons	(2001)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Skyward	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Sweetgrass	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Secrets We Keep	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Time is a River	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Last Light Over Carolina	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Butterfly's Daughter	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Second Star to the Right (As: Mary Alice Kruesi)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
The Summer Guests	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available
Where the Rivers Merge	(2025)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Picture Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Butterfly Called Hope	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

Publication Order of Young Palmetto Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Writing South Carolina, Volume 3: Selections from the Third High School Writing Contest (With: Aida Rogers,Steven Lynn)	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Not available

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