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Erica James Books in Order

Erica James has written 26 books, published between 1993 and 2026. The first book is The Holiday (1993) and the newest is The Forever Home (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
26
Published
1993–2026
Pages on record
8,320 in 19 of 26 books
Reading time
139–208 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,320 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.

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Erica James, born in 1960, is a British writer of contemporary romance set largely in England and Italy. Gardens of Delight won her the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 2006, after four previous shortlistings. James is read internationally, translated into thirteen languages, and the Norwegian edition of Summer at the Lake reached number one in Norway. Twenty-six catalogued books span 1993 to 2026, from The Holiday to The Forever Home, with friendship, family and life changes as the recurring subjects.

How many Erica James books are there?

Erica James has 26 books, released between 1993 and 2026.

Erica James Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 26 Erica James 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.

  1. Cover of The Holiday by Erica James (1993)
  2. Cover of A Breath of Fresh Air by Erica James (1996)
  3. Cover of Time for a Change by Erica James (1997)
  4. Cover of A Sense of Belonging by Erica James (1998)
  5. Cover of Act of Faith by Erica James (1999)
  6. Cover of Airs and Graces by Erica James (2001)
  7. Cover of Precious Time by Erica James (2001)
  8. Cover of Hidden Talents by Erica James (2003)
  9. Cover of Love and Devotion by Erica James (2004)
  10. Cover of Gardens of Delight by Erica James (2006)
  11. Cover of Tell It To The Skies by Erica James (2007)
  12. Cover of It's the Little Things by Erica James (2009)
  13. Cover of The Queen of New Beginnings by Erica James (2010)
  14. Cover of Promises, Promises by Erica James (2010)
  15. Cover of The Real Katie Lavender by Erica James (2011)
  16. Cover of The Hidden Cottage by Erica James (2012)
  17. Cover of Summer at the Lake by Erica James (2013)
  18. Cover of The Dandelion Years by Erica James (2014)
  19. Cover of Song of the Skylark by Erica James (2016)
  1. 1
    The Holiday1993 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993528
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  2. 2
    A Breath of Fresh Air1996 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996320
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  3. 3
    Time for a Change1997 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997352
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  4. 4
    A Sense of Belonging1998 · 528 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998528
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  5. 5
    Act of Faith1999 · 560 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999560
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  6. 6
    Airs and Graces2001 · 432 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001432
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  7. 7
    Precious Time2001 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001496
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  8. 8
    Hidden Talents2003 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003496
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  9. 9
    Paradise House2003 · confirmed 2/4
    2003–
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  10. 10
    Love and Devotion2004 · 536 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004536
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  11. 11
    Gardens of Delight2006 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006496
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  12. 12
    Tell It To The Skies2007 · 482 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007482
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  13. 13
    It's the Little Things2009 · 355 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009355
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  14. 14
    The Queen of New Beginnings2010 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010374
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  15. 15
    Promises, Promises2010 · 429 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010429
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  16. 16
    The Real Katie Lavender2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  17. 17
    The Hidden Cottage2012 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012372
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  18. 18
    Summer at the Lake2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  19. 19
    The Dandelion Years2014 · 399 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014399
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  20. 20
    Song of the Skylark2016 · 445 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016445
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  21. 21
    Coming Home to Island House2017 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017320
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  22. 22
    Swallowtail Summer2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019400
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  23. 23
    Mothers and Daughters2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  24. 24
    A Secret Garden Affair2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  25. 25
    An Ideal Husband2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  26. 26
    The Forever Home2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Erica James 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.

Standalone books

26 books

26 Erica James titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Erica James books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 26 Erica James books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Erica James

Start with The Holiday (1993), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Erica James book?

The Forever Home (2026) is the newest Erica James book released so far.

Is there a new Erica James book coming?

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

Erica James at a glance

Still publishing
Erica James published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Erica James books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,320 pages across the 19 of 26 books with a recorded length, a median of 432 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Erica James books, 9 of 26, were published in the 2010s.

What the Erica James books are about

22 of the 26 Erica James books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 4 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.