Lilian Harry Books in Order

Lilian Harry has written 77 books, published between 1977 and 2017. The first book is Moon Over the Mountains (As: Donna Baker) (1977) and the newest is A Child in Burracombe (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Lilian Harry is the pen name of Donna Thomson. Lilian Harry also publishes as Donna Baker, Nicola West.

Books
77
Published
1977–2017
Pages on record
20,131 in 67 of 77 books
Reading time
336–503 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 20,131 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 67 of 77 titles with a page count on record.

Lilian Harry is a British author of historical fiction and romance, and the catalogue subjects add sagas, villages, England and World War II. Early books appeared under other names: Moon Over the Mountains (1977) and Saffron (1978) as Donna Baker, and Carver's Bride (1982) and Wildtrack (1983) as Nicola West. The catalogue counts 77 books up to A Child in Burracombe (2017). Burracombe Village, April Grove, a Street at War, Glassmakers Saga, Carpetmakers' Trilogy, Corner House and Cumbrian Saga are the series, and Burracombe is an imaginary English place.

How many Lilian Harry books are there?

Lilian Harry has 77 books, released between 1977 and 2017. They include 7 series and 41 titles listed outside any series.

Lilian Harry Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 77 Lilian Harry 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
    Moon Over the Mountains (As: Donna Baker)1977 · 238 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1977238
  2. 2
    Saffron (As: Donna Baker)1978 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978272
  3. 3
    Slave of Hearts (As: Donna Baker)1978 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1978248
  4. 4
    Carver's Bride (As: Nicola West)1982 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982192
  5. 5
    Lucifer's Brand (As: Nicola West)1982 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982188
  6. 6
    Devil's Gold (As: Nicola West)1982 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982189
  7. 7
    Wildtrack (As: Nicola West)1983 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983191
  8. 8
    The Tyzak Inheritance (As: Nicola West)1983 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983186
  9. 9
    Penhaligon's Folly (As: Nicola West)1983 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983188
  10. 10
    No Room In His Life (As: Nicola West)1983 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983190
  11. 11
    Cave Man (As: Nicola West)1984 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984186
  12. 12
    Tormented Rhapsody (As: Nicola West)1984 · 190 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984190
  13. 13
    Queen of the Castle (As: Nicola West)1984 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984188
  14. 14
    A Rooted Sorrow (As: Nicola West)1985 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1985189
  15. 15
    Comeback (As: Nicola West)1986 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986188
  16. 161986
  17. 17
    Sky High (As: Nicola West)1986 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986186
  18. 18
    Hidden Depths (As: Nicola West)1987 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1987187
  19. 19
    CrystalGlassmakers Saga #11988 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988512
  20. 20
    Black CameoGlassmakers Saga #21988 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988448
  21. 21
    Another Eden (As: Nicola West)1988 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1988188
  22. 22
    ChaliceGlassmakers Saga #31989 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989512
  23. 23
    Snow Demon (As: Nicola West)1989 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1989188
  24. 24
    The Weaver's DaughterCarpetmakers' Trilogy #11990 · 511 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990511
  25. 25
    Last Goodbye (As: Nicola West)1990 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990188
  26. 26
    A Woman's Place (As: Nicola West)1990 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990186
  27. 27
    The Weaver's DreamCarpetmakers' Trilogy #21991 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991320
  28. 28
    Forgotten Love (As: Nicola West)1991 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991187
  29. 29
    Enigma Man (As: Nicola West)1992 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992192
  30. 30
    A Heart Set Free (As: Nicola West)1992 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992192

Lilian Harry series in order

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Lilian Harry 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.

Glassmakers Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. Crystal
  2. 2. Black Cameo
  3. 3. Chalice

Carpetmakers' Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Weaver's Daughter
  2. 2. The Weaver's Dream
  3. 3. The Weaver's Glory

Corner House in order

3 books
  1. 1. Corner House Girls
  2. 2. Kiss the Girls Goodbye
  3. 3. PS I Love You

Cumbrian Saga in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bid Time Return
  2. 2. An Endless Song

Thursday in order

2 books
  1. 1. A Girl Called Thursday
  2. 2. A Promise to Keep

How to Do Everything in order

1 book
  1. 61. How to Do Everything with Google Tools (As: Donna Baker)

Standalone books

41 books

41 Lilian Harry titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lilian Harry books in order?

You only need to read Lilian Harry books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Lilian Harry

Start with the first book of the Lilian Harry series you want to read: Burracombe Village starts with The Bells of Burracombe (2006) and April Grove, a Street at War starts with Goodbye Sweetheart (1994). The earliest catalogued title overall is Moon Over the Mountains (As: Donna Baker) (1977).

What is the newest Lilian Harry book?

A Child in Burracombe (2017) is the newest Lilian Harry book released so far.

Is there a new Lilian Harry book coming?

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

Lilian Harry at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lilian Harry title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lilian Harry books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
20,131 pages across the 67 of 77 books with a recorded length, a median of 280 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lilian Harry books, 25 of 77, were published in the 1990s.

What the Lilian Harry books are about

54 of the 77 Lilian Harry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 15 of 54. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.