Ellie Dean Books in Order
Ellie Dean has written 36 books, published between 1999 and 2026. The first book is Matilda's Last Waltz (As: Tamara McKinley) (1999) and the newest is The Long Road Home (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 36
- Published
- 1999–2026
- Pages on record
- 9,018 in 20 of 36 books
- Reading time
- 150–225 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,018 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 36 titles with a page count on record.
Ellie Dean is a pen name of Tamara McKinley, an Australian-born author based in the south of England. The Cliffehaven books, also listed as Beach View Boarding House, carry the Dean name and have sold more than a million copies. The earlier Australian novels appeared as Tamara McKinley, from Matilda's Last Waltz (1999) through Jacaranda Vines (2001) and Undercurrents (2004) to Ocean Child (2010), alongside the Oceana Trilogy. The catalogue holds 36 titles reaching The Long Road Home (2026), with subjects covering the Second World War, England, Australia and family sagas.
How many Ellie Dean books are there?
Ellie Dean has 36 books, released between 1999 and 2026. They include 2 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.
Ellie Dean Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 36 Ellie Dean 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.
- 1Matilda's Last Waltz (As: Tamara McKinley)1999 · 440 pages · confirmed 2/419994402/4
- 2Jacaranda Vines (As: Tamara McKinley)2001 · 406 pages · confirmed 2/420014062/4
- 3Windflowers (As: Tamara McKinley)2002 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/420023682/4
- 4Summer Lightning (As: Tamara McKinley)2002 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420024162/4
- 5Undercurrents (As: Tamara McKinley)2004 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/420042882/4
- 6Dreamscapes (As: Tamara McKinley)2005 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/420053202/4
- 720074162/4
- 82008–2/4
- 920094482/4
- 10Ocean Child (As: Tamara McKinley)2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 112011–2/4
- 12Savannah Winds (As: Tamara McKinley)2011 · confirmed 2/42011–2/4
- 132012–2/4
- 1420125122/4
- 15Firestorm (As: Tamara McKinley)2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 1620134962/4
- 172014–2/4
- 182014–2/4
- 1920145632/4
- 2020154162/4
- 212015–2/4
- 22Echoes From Afar (As: Tamara McKinley)2015 · 434 pages · confirmed 2/420154342/4
- 232016–2/4
- 242016–2/4
- 25Spindrift (As: Tamara McKinley)2017 · confirmed 2/42017–2/4
- 2620174712/4
- 2720185602/4
- 2820184802/4
- 2920184802/4
- 3020195122/4
- 3120194802/4
- 3220205122/4
- 332023–2/4
- 342024–2/4
- 352025–2/4
- 362026–2/4
Ellie Dean 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.
Beach View Boarding House/Cliffehaven in order
22 books- 1. There'll Be Blue Skies
- 2. Far from Home
- 3. Keep Smiling Through
- 4. Where the Heart Lies
- 5. All My Tomorrows
- 6. Always in My Heart
- 7. Some Lucky Day
- 8. While We're Apart
- 9. Sealed with a Loving Kiss
- 10. Sweet Memories of You
- 11. Shelter from the Storm
- 12. Until You Come Home
- and 10 more in the table above
Oceana Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
11 books11 Ellie Dean titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Ellie Dean books in order?
You only need to read Ellie Dean 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 Ellie Dean
Start with Matilda's Last Waltz (As: Tamara McKinley) (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Ellie Dean book?
The Long Road Home (2026) is the newest Ellie Dean book released so far.
Is there a new Ellie Dean book coming?
No next Ellie Dean book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Ellie Dean at a glance
- Still publishing
- Ellie Dean published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Ellie Dean books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,018 pages across the 20 of 36 books with a recorded length, a median of 460 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Ellie Dean books, 22 of 36, were published in the 2010s.
What the Ellie Dean books are about
28 of the 36 Ellie Dean 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 13 of 28. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- World War, 1939-1945 13 of 28 books
- Historical fiction 12 of 28 books
- England 9 of 28 books
- Australia 5 of 28 books
- Sagas 5 of 28 books
- History 4 of 28 books
- English literature 3 of 28 books
- Family life 3 of 28 books
- Boardinghouses 2 of 28 books
- Great Britain 2 of 28 books
- Man-woman relationships 2 of 28 books
- Mothers and daughters 2 of 28 books