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Start with Sullivan's Island and continue through all 13 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Sullivan's Island
Book 1 by Dorothea Benton Frank • Published 1999
Susan Hayes returns to her childhood home on Sullivan's Island after her husband's betrayal shatters her life in Charleston. Surrounded by the memories of her eccentric family and the Gullah storyteller who raised her...
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Lowcountry Tales reading order
Ends with Queen Bee
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Book 1:Sullivan's Island
Dorothea Benton Frank • 1999
Susan Hayes returns to her childhood home on Sullivan's Island after her husband's betrayal shatters her life in Charleston. Surrounded by the memories of her eccentric family and the Gullah storyteller who raised her...
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Book 2:Plantation
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2001
Caroline Wimbley Levine swears she will never return to Tall Pines Plantation, but a family crisis forces her back. Now she must face her difficult mother, Miss Lavinia, and the tangled secrets that have bound their f...
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Book 3:Isle of Palms
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2001
Anna Lutz Abbot thinks she has her independent life under control until her daughter returns from college with a new attitude and her ex-husband shows up. As the summer heat rises, Anna has to navigate family chaos an...
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Book 4:Shem Creek
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2002
Single mom Linda Breland leaves New Jersey for a fresh start in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Managing a restaurant on Shem Creek, she finds herself charmed by the water, the locals, and the possibility of a second...
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Book 5:Pawleys Island
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2005
After her marriage implodes, artist Rebecca Simms retreats to Pawleys Island to hide from the fallout. There, she strikes up a friendship with a group of retirees who help her find the courage to face her past and pai...
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Book 6:Bulls Island
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2008
Betts McGee, a high-powered banking executive, returns to Charleston to head a project that could destroy the pristine Bulls Island. Her return reignites an old feud with the wealthy Langley family and forces her to c...
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Book 7:Return to Sullivan's Island
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2009
Recent college graduate Beth Hayes is tasked with house-sitting the family home, the Island Gamble. While she plans to rest, she instead finds herself entangled in the island's ghost stories, family legacy, and a comp...
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Book 8:Lowcountry Summer
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2010
In this sequel to *Plantation*, the Wimbley family struggles to find their footing after the death of their matriarch. Caroline must hold the family together as old secrets resurface and new relationships blossom alon...
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Book 9:Folly Beach
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2011
Cate Cooper, newly widowed and financially ruined, retreats to Folly Beach to start over. She finds inspiration in the local history of playwright Dorothy Heyward, discovering parallels between their lives that help h...
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Book 10:The Hurricane Sisters
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2014
Three generations of women—fierce matriarch Maisie, her stressed daughter Liz, and drifting granddaughter Ashley—weather personal storms in the Lowcountry. As secrets spill out, they must learn to lean on each other t...
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Book 11:All the Single Ladies /Carolina Girls
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2015
Lisa St. Clair and two other women bond over the death of a mutual friend. Together, they investigate the mystery of the deceased woman's life while helping each other navigate their own midlife challenges.
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Book 12:Same Beach, Next Year
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2017
Two couples have vacationed together on the Isle of Palms for twenty years. But the long history between them includes a past romance that threatens to complicate their enduring friendship and their marriages.
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Book 13:Queen Bee
Dorothea Benton Frank • 2019
Holly McNee Jensen finds solace in her backyard bees to escape her demanding mother, the town's "Queen Bee." But when her flamboyant sister returns and a widower moves in next door, Holly's quiet life gets a lot louder.
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Lowcountry Tales FAQ
What is the best order to read the Lowcountry Tales series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Sullivan's Island.
How many books are in the Lowcountry Tales series?
There are 13 books currently listed in the Lowcountry Tales series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Lowcountry Tales series?
New readers should start with Sullivan's Island, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Lowcountry Tales series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1999 to 2019.