Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Holiday | 1993 | Erica James | Buy |
| 2 | A Breath of Fresh Air | 1996 | Erica James | Buy |
| 3 | Time for a Change | 1997 | Erica James | Buy |
| 4 | A Sense of Belonging | 1998 | Erica James | Buy |
| 5 | Act of Faith | 1999 | Erica James | Buy |
| 6 | Airs and Graces | 2001 | Erica James | Buy |
| 7 | Precious Time | 2001 | Erica James | Buy |
| 8 | Hidden Talents | 2003 | Erica James | Buy |
| 9 | Paradise House | 2003 | Erica James | Buy |
| 10 | Love and Devotion | 2004 | Erica James | Buy |
| 11 | Gardens of Delight | 2006 | Erica James | Buy |
| 12 | Tell It To The Skies | 2007 | Erica James | Buy |
| 13 | It’s the Little Things | 2009 | Erica James | Buy |
| 14 | The Queen of New Beginnings | 2010 | Erica James | Buy |
| 15 | Promises, Promises | 2010 | Erica James | Buy |
| 16 | The Real Katie Lavender | 2011 | Erica James | Buy |
| 17 | The Hidden Cottage | 2012 | Erica James | Buy |
| 18 | Summer at the Lake | 2013 | Erica James | Buy |
| 19 | The Dandelion Years | 2014 | Erica James | Buy |
| 20 | Song of the Skylark | 2016 | Erica James | Buy |
| 21 | Coming Home to Island House | 2017 | Erica James | Buy |
| 22 | Swallowtail Summer | 2019 | Erica James | Buy |
| 23 | Mothers and Daughters | 2022 | Erica James | Buy |
| 24 | A Secret Garden Affair | 2023 | Erica James | Buy |
| 25 | An Ideal Husband | 2024 | Erica James | Buy |
With 25 standalone novels published between 1993 and 2024, Erica James has maintained an unusual consistency. Her books don’t follow a house style in the way some commercial fiction does; each has its own characters and setting, though they share a tone that is warm without being saccharine and emotionally honest without tipping into melodrama.
The village settings are a constant, and James writes them with enough specificity that they feel real rather than generic. Gardens of Delight, Paradise House, and Hidden Talents show her facility with place as much as character. Readers who enjoy authors like Katie Fforde or Joanna Trollope tend to find her work fits easily into the same reading life.