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Start with The Beach House and continue through all 7 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Beach House
Book 1 by Mary Alice Monroe • Published 2002
Caretta "Cara" Rutledge returns to her mother Lovie’s battered cottage on the Isle of Palms just as her career and relationships in Chicago fall apart. A summer spent repairing the house, joining the turtle team, and...
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Beach House reading order
Ends with The Summer of Lost and Found
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Book 1:The Beach House
Mary Alice Monroe • 2002
Caretta "Cara" Rutledge returns to her mother Lovie’s battered cottage on the Isle of Palms just as her career and relationships in Chicago fall apart. A summer spent repairing the house, joining the turtle team, and...
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Book 2:Swimming Lessons
Mary Alice Monroe • 2007
Five years after Lovie’s death, single mother Toy Sooner is honoring her mentor’s legacy on the Isle of Palms. Balancing work at the aquarium, a fragile new romance, and raising her daughter, she throws herself into o...
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Book 3:Beach House Memories
Mary Alice Monroe • 2012
Set in 1974, this prequel follows Olivia "Lovie" Rutledge as she escapes her rigid Charleston life each summer at Primrose Cottage. While she tends sea turtle nests and works with a visiting biologist, she is forced t...
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Book 4:Beach House for Rent
Mary Alice Monroe • 2017
When Cara Rutledge reluctantly rents out Primrose Cottage to a shy young artist hired to paint shorebirds, both women expect a simple business arrangement. A season of storms, grief, and unexpected friendship on the I...
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Book 5:Beach House Reunion
Mary Alice Monroe • 2018
Newly widowed and an adoptive mother, Cara returns to the beach house to start over. Sharing the cottage with her niece Linnea, she must confront old grief, family expectations, and the changing island landscape while...
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Book 6:On Ocean Boulevard
Mary Alice Monroe • 2020
As Cara prepares for a second wedding and Linnea comes home to restart her life, the Rutledge family faces new beginnings and fresh worries on the Isle of Palms. A serious illness and a risky building project test the...
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Book 7:The Summer of Lost and Found
Mary Alice Monroe • 2021
In spring 2020, Linnea Rutledge is furloughed from her beloved aquarium job and sheltering at the beach house as the world shuts down. With an old boyfriend quarantining next door and her current partner stuck oversea...
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Beach House FAQ
What is the best order to read the Beach House series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Beach House.
How many books are in the Beach House series?
There are 7 books currently listed in the Beach House series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Beach House series?
New readers should start with The Beach House, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Beach House series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2002 to 2021.