Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Good Things | 2013 | Wendy Francis | Buy |
| 2 | The Summer of Good Intentions | 2015 | Wendy Francis | Buy |
| 3 | The Summer Sail | 2018 | Wendy Francis | Buy |
| 4 | Best Behavior | 2020 | Wendy Francis | Buy |
| 5 | Summertime Guests | 2021 | Wendy Francis | Buy |
| 6 | Feels Like Summer | 2024 | Wendy Francis | Buy |
| 7 | Betting on Good | 2025 | Wendy Francis | Buy |
Wendy Francis’s standalone novels follow a consistent pattern: families or friend groups dealing with secrets, crises, and personal upheaval, often during summer. Three Good Things (2013) was her debut after years working as a book editor. Since then she has published roughly every two years, with titles like The Summer of Good Intentions, The Summer Sail, and Feels Like Summer making it clear what season she prefers.
The books work as beach reads that go a bit deeper than the label suggests. Each one uses multiple narrators to tell a story about people whose lives look fine on the surface but are coming apart underneath.