Carmen Reid Books in Order
Carmen Reid has written 25 books, published between 2002 and 2026. The first book is Three in a Bed (2002) and the newest is How to be Fabulous (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2002–2026
- Pages on record
- 2,662 in 7 of 25 books
Carmen Reid, a Scottish novelist from Montrose in Angus, writes humorous women's fiction and books for teenagers. Annie Valentine is Reid's series about a personal shopper, and Did the Earth Move? (2003) reached the Sunday Times top ten. Secrets at St Jude's is a young adult series set at a girls' boarding school in Edinburgh. Cross My Heart, a Second World War novel for teenagers, won the Angus Book Award in 2015. The catalogue holds 25 books from Three in a Bed (2002) to How to be Fabulous (2026).
How many Carmen Reid books are there?
Carmen Reid has 25 books, released between 2002 and 2026. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Carmen Reid Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Carmen Reid 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 September 2026.
- 1Three in a Bed2002 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420024801/4
- 2Did the Earth Move?2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 3How Was It For You?2004 · 431 pages · confirmed 1/420044311/4
- 4Up All Night2005 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420053841/4
- 52007–1/4
- 620083361/4
- 72008–1/4
- 82009–1/4
- 92009–1/4
- 1020103361/4
- 112010–1/4
- 1220103361/4
- 132011–1/4
- 142011–1/4
- 15The Jewels of Manhattan2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 162011–1/4
- 172012–1/4
- 18Cross My Heart2013 · 359 pages · confirmed 1/420133591/4
- 19Worn Out Wife Seeks New Life2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 20New Family Required2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 21The Woman Who Ran For The Hills2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 222024–1/4
- 23Stuck in Second Gear2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 24Mum on a Mission2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 252026–1/4
Carmen Reid series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Annie Valentine books in order 8 books
Carmen Reid 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.
Secrets at St Jude's in order
6 books- 1. New Girl
- 2. Jealous Girl
- 3. Drama Girl
- 4. Rebel Girl
- 5. Sunshine Girl
- 6. Party Girl
Standalone books
11 books11 Carmen Reid titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Carmen Reid books in order?
You only need to read Carmen Reid books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Carmen Reid
Start with The Personal Shopper (2007), the first Annie Valentine book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Three in a Bed (2002).
What is the newest Carmen Reid book?
How to be Fabulous (2026) is the newest Carmen Reid book released so far.
Is there a new Carmen Reid book coming?
No next Carmen Reid book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Carmen Reid at a glance
- Still publishing
- Carmen Reid published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Carmen Reid books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,662 pages across the 7 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 359 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Carmen Reid books, 9 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Carmen Reid books are about
11 of the 25 Carmen Reid books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: boarding school students is tagged on 3 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Boarding school students 3 of 11 books
- Boarding schools 3 of 11 books
- Children of the rich 3 of 11 books
- Humor 3 of 11 books
- Young adult fiction 3 of 11 books
- Mothers and daughters 2 of 11 books
- Working mothers 2 of 11 books