Cynthia Ellingsen Books in Order

Cynthia Ellingsen has written 11 books, published between 2011 and 2025. The first book is The Whole Package (2011) and the newest is The Cut of the Moon (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2011–2025
Pages on record
2,207 in 6 of 11 books
Reading time
37–55 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,207 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 6 of 11 titles with a page count on record.

Cynthia Ellingsen has 11 catalogued books published between 2011 and 2025. The Whole Package (2011) is the first, followed by Marriage Matters (2013) and The Lighthouse Keeper (2017). A Bittersweet Surprise, The Girls of Firefly Cabin and The Winemaker's Secret all appeared in 2019, and When We Were Sisters in 2021. Subject headings include female friendship, restaurateurs, businesswomen, weddings, first loves and marriage. The Cut of the Moon (2025) is the newest title.

How many Cynthia Ellingsen books are there?

Cynthia Ellingsen has 11 books, released between 2011 and 2025. 4 of them belong to the Starlight Cove series.

Cynthia Ellingsen Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Cynthia Ellingsen 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.

  1. 1
    The Whole Package2011 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011399
  2. 2
    Marriage Matters2013 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013480
  3. 3
    The Lighthouse KeeperStarlight Cove #12017 · 388 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017388
  4. 4
    The Winemaker's SecretStarlight Cove #22019 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019352
  5. 5
    A Bittersweet SurpriseStarlight Cove #32019 · 300 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019300
  6. 6
    The Girls of Firefly Cabin2019 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019288
  7. 7
    The Choice I Made2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  8. 8
    When We Were Sisters2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  9. 9
    A Play for RevengeStarlight Cove #42023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  10. 10
    The Lost Letters of Aisling2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024
  11. 11
    The Cut of the Moon2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025

Cynthia Ellingsen 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.

Starlight Cove in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Lighthouse Keeper
  2. 2. The Winemaker's Secret
  3. 3. A Bittersweet Surprise
  4. 4. A Play for Revenge

Standalone books

7 books

7 Cynthia Ellingsen titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Cynthia Ellingsen books in order?

You only need to read Cynthia Ellingsen books in order within the Starlight Cove series, which holds 4 of the 11 Cynthia Ellingsen books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Cynthia Ellingsen

Start with The Whole Package (2011), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Cynthia Ellingsen book?

The Cut of the Moon (2025) is the newest Cynthia Ellingsen book released so far.

Is there a new Cynthia Ellingsen book coming?

No next Cynthia Ellingsen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Cynthia Ellingsen at a glance

Still publishing
Cynthia Ellingsen published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Cynthia Ellingsen books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,207 pages across the 6 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 370 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Cynthia Ellingsen books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2010s.

What the Cynthia Ellingsen books are about

5 of the 11 Cynthia Ellingsen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: female friendship is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.