Dorothy Koomson Books in Order
Dorothy Koomson has written 25 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is The Cupid Effect (2003) and the newest is The Quiet Girls (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2003–2026
- Pages on record
- 5,123 in 12 of 25 books
Dorothy Koomson is a British novelist, born in London in 1971 and of Ghanaian descent, described as Britain's biggest-selling black author of adult fiction. Twenty-five books are catalogued from The Cupid Effect (2003) to The Quiet Girls (2026), among them The Chocolate Run (2004), My Best Friend's Girl (2006), Goodnight, Beautiful (2008), The Ice Cream Girls (2010) and The Flavours of Love (2013). Poppy & Serena and That Girl From Nowhere are the series. Secrecy, female friendship, marriage and suspense recur as subjects, and the median book runs 458 pages.
How many Dorothy Koomson books are there?
Dorothy Koomson has 25 books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 2 series and 21 titles listed outside any series.
Dorothy Koomson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Dorothy Koomson 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.
- 1The Cupid Effect2003 · 342 pages · confirmed 1/420033421/4
- 2The Chocolate Run2004 · 419 pages · confirmed 1/420044191/4
- 3My Best Friend's Girl2006 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420064641/4
- 4Marshmallows for Breakfast2007 · 470 pages · confirmed 1/420074701/4
- 5Goodnight, Beautiful2008 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420084641/4
- 620104521/4
- 7The Woman He Loved Before2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 8The Rose Petal Beach2012 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420124161/4
- 9The Flavours of Love2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 102015–1/4
- 112015–1/4
- 12When I Was Invisible2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 13The Friend2017 · 480 pages · confirmed 1/420174801/4
- 14The Beach Wedding2018 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/420181121/4
- 15Wildflowers2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 16The Brighton Mermaid2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 17Tell Me Your Secret2019 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/420194961/4
- 182020–1/4
- 19That Day You Left2020 · 576 pages · confirmed 1/420205761/4
- 20I Know What You've Done2021 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420214321/4
- 21My Other Husband2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 22Every Smile You Fake2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 23Beach Hut 5122025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 24Give Him to Me2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 25The Quiet Girls2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Dorothy Koomson 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.
Poppy & Serena in order
2 booksThat Girl From Nowhere in order
2 booksStandalone books
21 books21 Dorothy Koomson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dorothy Koomson books in order?
You only need to read Dorothy Koomson 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 Dorothy Koomson
Start with The Cupid Effect (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dorothy Koomson book?
The Quiet Girls (2026) is the newest Dorothy Koomson book released so far.
Is there a new Dorothy Koomson book coming?
No next Dorothy Koomson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dorothy Koomson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Dorothy Koomson published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Dorothy Koomson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,123 pages across the 12 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 458 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dorothy Koomson books, 12 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
What the Dorothy Koomson books are about
16 of the 25 Dorothy Koomson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 3 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.