Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Me Without You | 2014 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 2 | The Secret Daughter | 2015 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 3 | When I Lost You | 2016 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 4 | A Mother’s Confession | 2016 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 5 | Before I Let You Go | 2018 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 6 | The Things We Cannot Say | 2019 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 7 | Truths I Never Told You | 2020 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 8 | The Warsaw Orphan | 2021 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 9 | Letting Go of You | 2022 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 10 | The German Wife | 2022 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 11 | The Paris Agent | 2023 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 12 | The Midnight Estate | 2026 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
Kelly Rimmer’s twelve standalone novels span two distinct phases of her career. The first phase (2014-2018) consists of contemporary women’s fiction dealing with relationship crises, addiction, family secrets, and personal reinvention. Me Without You (2014), The Secret Daughter (2015), and Before I Let You Go (2018) are characteristic of this period – emotionally intense, relationship-focused, and set in contemporary Australia or the United States.
From 2019 onward, Rimmer’s novels shifted toward historical fiction centered on World War II, typically using a dual-timeline structure. The Things We Cannot Say (2019) was her commercial breakthrough, with its Polish wartime story and contemporary Australian framing resonating with a wide international readership. The Warsaw Orphan (2021), The German Wife (2022), and The Paris Agent (2023) extended this approach, each dealing with different aspects of the war and its aftermath.
Letting Go of You (2022) returns to contemporary fiction, and The Midnight Estate (2026) is a forthcoming entry. Readers new to Rimmer typically start with The Things We Cannot Say, while those interested in her earlier work can begin with Me Without You for the contemporary fiction or Before I Let You Go for an emotionally demanding standalone.