Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beach Club | 2000 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 2 | Nantucket Nights | 2002 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 3 | Summer People | 2003 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 4 | The Blue Bistro | 2005 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 5 | The Love Season | 2006 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 6 | Barefoot | 2007 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 7 | The Island | 2010 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 8 | Silver Girl | 2011 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 9 | Summerland | 2012 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 10 | Beautiful Day | 2013 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 11 | The Matchmaker | 2014 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 12 | The Rumor | 2015 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 13 | Here’s to Us | 2016 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 14 | The Identicals | 2017 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 15 | Golden Girl | 2021 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 16 | The Hotel Nantucket | 2022 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 17 | The Five-Star Weekend | 2023 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 18 | The Academy | 2025 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
Elin Hilderbrand’s standalone novels make up the bulk of her work and are the books that earned her the title “queen of beach reads.” Starting with The Beach Club in 2000, she has published a new summer novel nearly every year for over two decades. Most are set on Nantucket, where Hilderbrand lives, and feature real island landmarks alongside fictional characters dealing with love, family secrets, and summer drama.
Some of her most popular standalones include The Blue Bistro (2005), set in the restaurant world of Nantucket; Barefoot (2007), about three women escaping to the island for the summer; and The Hotel Nantucket (2022), which follows the staff and guests at a haunted island hotel. Golden Girl (2021) tells the story of a novelist who dies and watches her family’s summer from the afterlife. With over 20 million copies sold, Hilderbrand’s novels have a large and loyal readership. The Academy (2025) marks a shift to a boarding school setting, co-written with her daughter.