Annie Groves Books in Order
29 books are credited to Annie Groves, published between 2003 and 2025; 15 of them appeared after Annie Groves's death in 2011. The first book is Ellie Pride (2003) and the newest is Three Sisters in the Snow (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
Penny Jordan books in order are published under that pen name.
- Books
- 29
- Published
- 2003–2025
- Pages on record
- 7,634 in 17 of 29 books
- Reading time
- 127–191 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,634 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 29 titles with a page count on record.
Annie Groves was one of several pen names used by Penelope Halsall (24 November 1946 - 31 December 2011), an English writer of more than 200 romance novels who also published as Caroline Courtney, Penny Jordan, Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock. Halsall took the Groves name from her mother's maiden name and used it for historical romances; sales across the names pass 70 million copies. The catalogue lists 29 Annie Groves titles opening with Ellie Pride (2003), and entries dated after Halsall's death carry the run on to Three Sisters in the Snow (2025). Subjects on record include the Second World War of 1939-1945, England, London, family life, sagas and social customs.
Source: Wikidata
How many Annie Groves books are there?
Annie Groves has 29 books, released between 2003 and 2025. 15 of them were published after Annie Groves's death in 2011. They include 6 separate series.
Annie Groves Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 29 Annie Groves books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 120034482/4
- 22004–2/4
- 320055342/4
- 420065762/4
- 520064482/4
- 620074882/4
- 720085002/4
- 820084682/4
- 920085042/4
- 1020094702/4
- 1120104372/4
- 122010–2/4
- 132010–2/4
- 1420113112/4
- 152012–2/4
- 162013–2/4
- 1720133642/4
- 182014–2/4
- 192014–2/4
- 2020174162/4
- 2120174382/4
- 222018–2/4
- 23The District Nurse 2/Wartime for the District NursesDistrict Nurse #22019 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420194162/4
- 2420194002/4
- 252020–2/4
- 2620214162/4
- 272022–2/4
- 282024–2/4
- 292025–2/4
Annie Groves books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Campion Family in order
5 booksArticle Row in order
5 booksDistrict Nurse in order
5 booksWorld War II in order
4 booksEmpire Street in order
4 booksPride family in order
3 booksThree Sisters in order
3 booksDo you have to read Annie Groves books in order?
You only need to read Annie Groves books in order within each series: the books listed here span 6 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Annie Groves
Start with Ellie Pride (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Annie Groves book?
Three Sisters in the Snow (2025) is the newest Annie Groves book released so far.
Is there a new Annie Groves book coming?
No next Annie Groves book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Annie Groves at a glance
- Died
- Annie Groves died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Annie Groves are still being published after Annie Groves's death in 2011; the newest appeared in 2025.
- Release pace
- Annie Groves books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,634 pages across the 17 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 448 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Annie Groves books, 14 of 29, were published in the 2010s.
When Annie Groves books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Annie Groves titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 14 titles.
29 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Annie Groves books are about
23 of the 29 Annie Groves books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: world war, 1939-1945 is tagged on 15 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- World War, 1939-1945 15 of 23 books
- England 9 of 23 books
- Historical fiction 8 of 23 books
- London (England) 7 of 23 books
- Sagas 5 of 23 books
- Family life 4 of 23 books
- Social aspects 4 of 23 books
- Social life and customs 4 of 23 books
- Friendship 3 of 23 books
- Great Britain 3 of 23 books
- History 3 of 23 books
- Manners and customs 3 of 23 books