Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Haunted School | 1985 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 2 | An Abundance of Rain | 1989 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 3 | Akin to Love | 1991 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 4 | Mapping the Heart | 1993 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 5 | Because you’re mine | 2001 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 6 | The Only Girl in the World | 2014 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 7 | The Forgotten Summer | 2016 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 8 | The Lost Girl | 2017 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 9 | The House on the Edge of the Cliff | 2019 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
| 10 | An Act of Love | 2022 | Carol Drinkwater | Buy |
Carol Drinkwater’s standalone novels span nearly four decades, opening with The Haunted School in 1985 and running through to An Act of Love in 2022. Each book is independent, so readers can pick up any title without prior knowledge of the others.
The titles shift in tone and setting across the years. Early works like An Abundance of Rain (1989) and Akin to Love (1991) give way to later novels such as The Forgotten Summer (2016), The Lost Girl (2017), and The House on the Edge of the Cliff (2019). With ten books across the collection, there is plenty of range for readers who enjoy standalone fiction.