Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beauty | 1996 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 2 | Hawke’s Cove | 2000 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 3 | Cameo Lake | 2001 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 4 | The Fortune Teller’s Daughter | 2002 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 5 | Summer Harbor | 2003 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 6 | One Good Dog | 2010 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 7 | The Dog Who Danced | 2012 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 8 | A Man of His Own | 2013 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 9 | The Dog Who Saved Me | 2015 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 10 | Two Good Dogs | 2017 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 11 | The Dog I Loved | 2019 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 12 | The Infinity Files | 2021 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
| 13 | What a Dog Knows | 2021 | Susan Wilson | Buy |
Susan Wilson has published thirteen standalone novels over a career spanning from 1996 to 2021. Her debut, Beauty, is a contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and her early novels (Hawke’s Cove, Cameo Lake, The Fortune Teller’s Daughter, Summer Harbor) are set in New England communities and deal with family secrets, romance, and personal reinvention.
From 2010 onward, Wilson became closely associated with dog-themed fiction. One Good Dog was the turning point, telling the story of a disgraced businessman and a pit bull who change each other’s lives. She followed it with six more novels featuring dogs in prominent roles: The Dog Who Danced, A Man of His Own, The Dog Who Saved Me, Two Good Dogs, The Dog I Loved, and What a Dog Knows. These books are not a series in the traditional sense, as each stands alone with its own characters and setting.
Since every book is self-contained, readers can start with whichever title appeals to them. The dog-focused novels tend to be the most popular, but Wilson’s earlier work is worth reading for fans of character-driven women’s fiction set in small coastal towns.