Before The Storm Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Before the Storm |
2007 |
Buy |
| Secrets She Left Behind |
2009 |
Buy |
Keeper of the Light Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Keeper of the Light |
1992 |
Buy |
| Kiss River |
2003 |
Buy |
| Her Mother’s Shadow |
2004 |
Buy |
Necessary Lies Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The First Lie |
2013 |
Buy |
| Necessary Lies |
2013 |
Buy |
Pretending To Dance Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Dance Begins |
2015 |
Buy |
| Pretending to Dance |
2015 |
Buy |
Riley MacPherson Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Broken String |
2014 |
N/A |
| The Silent Sister |
2014 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Broken String |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lovers and Strangers |
1990 |
Buy |
| Private Relations / Secrets at the Beach House |
1990 |
Buy |
| Secret Lives |
1991 |
Buy |
| Fire and Rain |
1993 |
Buy |
| Brass Ring |
1995 |
Buy |
| Reflection |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Escape Artist |
1997 |
Buy |
| Breaking the Silence |
1999 |
Buy |
| Summer’s Child |
1999 |
Buy |
| The Courage Tree |
2001 |
Buy |
| Cypress Point/The Shadow Wife / The Forgotten Son |
2002 |
Buy |
| The Bay At Midnight |
2005 |
Buy |
| The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes / The Lost Daughter / A Beautiful Lie |
2006 |
Buy |
| The Lies We Told |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Midwife’s Confession |
2011 |
Buy |
| The Good Father |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Stolen Marriage |
2017 |
Buy |
| Secrets at the Beach House |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Dream Daughter |
2018 |
Buy |
| Big Lies in a Small Town |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Last House on the Street |
2022 |
Buy |
Diane Chamberlain has been writing emotionally complex fiction since 1990. Her debut, Lovers and Strangers, introduced the themes she would return to throughout her career: family secrets, difficult choices, and the ways the past shapes the present. Over three decades, she has published more than 30 novels.
Chamberlain is known for books like The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes, Necessary Lies, and The Dream Daughter. Her stories often switch between time periods, and she writes characters who are stuck in impossible situations with no clean way out. She has a loyal readership that appreciates the emotional weight of her fiction without it tipping into melodrama.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Diane Chamberlain written?
Diane Chamberlain has written 33 books across seven series.
What was Diane Chamberlain's first book?
Diane Chamberlain’s first book is Lovers and Strangers, published in 1990.
What kind of books does Diane Chamberlain write?
Diane Chamberlain writes emotional family dramas that often involve secrets, moral dilemmas, and complicated relationships. Many of her novels are set in the American South and weave together past and present timelines.