Dorothea Benton Frank Books in Order
26 books are credited to Dorothea Benton Frank, published between 1999 and 2021; 2 of them appeared after Dorothea Benton Frank's death in 2019. The first book is Sullivan's Island (1999) and the newest is Reunion Beach (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 26
- Published
- 1999–2021
- Confirmed
- 22 of 26 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,256 in 19 of 26 books
- Reading time
- 121–181 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,256 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 26 titles with a page count on record.
South Carolina is the setting of Dorothea Benton Frank's novels, among them Porch Lights and By Invitation Only. Frank, an American novelist, lived from September 12, 1951 to September 2, 2019. Frank's 26 catalogued books begin with Sullivan's Island (1999) and end with Reunion Beach (2021). The Lowcountry Tales form the main series, beside standalone novels and a children's title. Subjects on the books include family life, mothers and daughters, plantation life, widows and friendship.
How many Dorothea Benton Frank books are there?
Dorothea Benton Frank has 26 books, released between 1999 and 2021. 2 of them were published after Dorothea Benton Frank's death in 2019. They include 2 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.
Dorothea Benton Frank Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 26 Dorothea Benton Frank books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11999–4/4
- 220015854/4
- 320015124/4
- 420023844/4
- 520053614/4
- 620063684/4
- 720075284/4
- 82007–4/4
- 920083344/4
- 1020094004/4
- 11Return to Sullivans Island2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 1220103444/4
- 13Lowcountry Summer2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 14Bulls Island2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 1520113584/4
- 1620123244/4
- 1720133524/4
- 1820143264/4
- 1920153684/4
- 202016–4/4
- 21All the Single Ladies2016 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420164001/4
- 2220174004/4
- 2320184324/4
- 2420194484/4
- 252020324/4
- 262021–4/4
Dorothea Benton Frank 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.
Lowcountry Tales in order
14 books- 1. Sullivan's Island
- 2. Plantation
- 3. Isle of Palms
- 4. Shem Creek
- 5. Pawleys Island
- 6. Bulls Island
- 7. Return to Sullivan's Island
- 8. Lowcountry Summer
- 9. Folly Beach
- 10. The Hurricane Sisters
- 11. All the Single Ladies /Carolina Girls
- 12. Same Beach, Next Year
- and 2 more in the table above
Dorothea Benton Frank Standalone Novels
7 books7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Dorothea Benton Frank Children's in order
1 bookStandalone books
4 books4 Dorothea Benton Frank titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Dorothea Benton Frank Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Dorothea Benton Frank books run from Sullivan's Island (1999) to Reunion Beach (2021), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Dorothea Benton Frank in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Dorothea Benton Frank books in order?
You only need to read Dorothea Benton Frank 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 Dorothea Benton Frank
Start with Sullivan's Island (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dorothea Benton Frank book?
Reunion Beach (2021) is the newest Dorothea Benton Frank book released so far.
Is there a new Dorothea Benton Frank book coming?
No next Dorothea Benton Frank book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dorothea Benton Frank at a glance
- Died
- Dorothea Benton Frank died in 2019, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Dorothea Benton Frank are still being published after Dorothea Benton Frank's death in 2019; the newest appeared in 2021.
- Release pace
- Dorothea Benton Frank books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,256 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 368 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dorothea Benton Frank books, 14 of 26, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 22 of the 26 titles appear in all four independent book listings.
What the Dorothea Benton Frank books are about
25 of the 26 Dorothea Benton Frank books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: family life is tagged on 14 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Family life 14 of 25 books
- South Carolina 14 of 25 books
- Women 8 of 25 books
- Romance 6 of 25 books
- Mothers and daughters 5 of 25 books
- Plantation life 4 of 25 books
- Friendship 3 of 25 books
- Humor 3 of 25 books
- Interpersonal relations 3 of 25 books
- Middle-aged women 3 of 25 books