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Elin Hilderbrand

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Elin Hilderbrand Books in Order

Elin Hilderbrand is an American novelist whose contemporary women's fiction often explores family, friendship, marriage, secrets, and community against the setting of Nantucket. Her bibliography includes standalone novels, the Winter and Paradise series, the co-authored Academy series, separately published short fiction, and The Blue Book, a nonfiction guide to Nantucket.

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Cover of Barefoot

Barefoot

A widely recognized breakthrough novel and an accessible introduction to Hilderbrand's Nantucket-centered fiction.

Cover of Winter Street

Winter Street

The entry point to the complete Winter series.

Cover of Winter in Paradise

Winter in Paradise

The entry point to the complete Paradise trilogy.

Cover of The Academy

The Academy

The entry point to Hilderbrand's newer co-authored boarding-school series.

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novel series · complete

The Winter Series

A four-book series following the Quinn family and their Nantucket Christmas seasons.

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  1. 1 Cover of Winter Street
    Winter Street

    Book 1 · novel · 2014

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  2. 2 Cover of Winter Stroll
    Winter Stroll

    Book 2 · novel · 2015

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  3. 3 Cover of Winter Storms
    Winter Storms

    Book 3 · novel · 2016

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  4. 4 Cover of Winter Solstice
    Winter Solstice

    Book 4 · novel · 2017

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novel series · complete

The Paradise Series

A trilogy beginning with a mysterious disappearance in the Caribbean and continuing through its aftermath.

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  1. 1 Cover of Winter in Paradise
    Winter in Paradise

    Book 1 · novel · 2018

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  2. 2 Cover of What Happens in Paradise
    What Happens in Paradise

    Book 2 · novel · 2020

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  3. 3 Cover of Troubles in Paradise
    Troubles in Paradise

    Book 3 · novel · 2020

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novel series · ongoing

The Academy Series

A co-authored series about students, families, and scandal at an elite New England boarding school.

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  1. 1 Cover of The Academy
    The Academy

    Book 1 · novel · 2025

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (24)
  1. Cover of The Beach Club
    The Beach Club

    novel · 2000

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  2. Cover of Nantucket Nights
    Nantucket Nights

    novel · 2002

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  3. Cover of Summer People
    Summer People

    novel · 2003

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  4. Cover of The Blue Bistro
    The Blue Bistro

    novel · 2005

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  5. Cover of The Love Season
    The Love Season

    novel · 2006

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  6. Cover of Barefoot
    Barefoot

    novel · 2007

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  7. Cover of A Summer Affair
    A Summer Affair

    novel · 2008

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  8. Cover of The Castaways
    The Castaways

    novel · 2009

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  9. Cover of The Island
    The Island

    novel · 2010

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  10. Cover of Silver Girl
    Silver Girl

    novel · 2011

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  11. Cover of Summerland
    Summerland

    novel · 2012

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  12. Cover of Beautiful Day
    Beautiful Day

    novel · 2013

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  13. Cover of The Matchmaker
    The Matchmaker

    novel · 2014

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  14. Cover of The Rumor
    The Rumor

    novel · 2015

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  15. Cover of Here's to Us
    Here's to Us

    novel · 2016

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  16. Cover of The Identicals
    The Identicals

    novel · 2017

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  17. Cover of The Perfect Couple
    The Perfect Couple

    novel · 2018

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  18. Cover of Summer of '69
    Summer of '69

    novel · 2019

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  19. Cover of 28 Summers
    28 Summers

    novel · 2020

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  20. Cover of Golden Girl
    Golden Girl

    novel · 2021

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  21. The Hotel Nantucket

    novel · 2022

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  22. Cover of The Five-Star Weekend
    The Five-Star Weekend

    novel · 2023

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  23. Cover of Swan Song
    Swan Song

    novel · 2024

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  24. The Blue Book: A Must-See, Can't-Miss, Won't-Forget Guide to Nantucket

    nonfiction · 2025

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Short fiction (5)
  1. Cover of The Surfing Lesson: An Original Short Story
    The Surfing Lesson: An Original Short Story

    short_story · 2013

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  2. Cover of The Tailgate: An Original Short Story
    The Tailgate: An Original Short Story

    short_story · 2014

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  3. Cover of Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story
    Summer of '79: A Summer of '69 Story

    short_story · 2020

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  4. Cover of The Sixth Wedding: A 28 Summers Story
    The Sixth Wedding: A 28 Summers Story

    short_story · 2021

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  5. Natural Selection

    short_story · 2024

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