Lily Everett Books in Order

Lily Everett has written 20 books, published between 2009 and 2017. The first book is Can't Stand the Heat (2009) and the newest is Home at Last (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
2009–2017
Pages on record
2,288 in 7 of 20 books

Lily Everett is the pen name Louisa Edwards uses for the Sanctuary Island contemporary romance series. Edwards, born November 4, 1979, worked as a book editor and restaurant reviewer before writing novels, and chefs at upscale restaurants are the focus of the books under her own name. Sanctuary Island, The Firefly Cafe and The Summer Cottage all date from 2013, and Home at Last (2017) is the last title. The 20-book listing also holds Can't Stand the Heat (2009) and Just One Taste (2010). Edwards lives in Austin, Texas.

How many Lily Everett books are there?

Lily Everett has 20 books, released between 2009 and 2017. They include 2 separate series.

Lily Everett Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 Lily Everett 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
    Can't Stand the HeatRecipe for Love #12009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009
  2. 2
    On the Steamy SideRecipe for Love #22010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  3. 3
    Just One TasteRecipe for Love #32010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010
  4. 4
    Too Hot To TouchRecipe for Love #42011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  5. 5
    Some Like It HotRecipe for Love #52011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011
  6. 6
    Hot Under PressureRecipe for Love #62012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  7. 7
    Sanctuary IslandSanctuary Island #12013 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013352
  8. 8
    The Firefly CafeBillionaire Brothers #12013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  9. 9
    The Summer CottageBillionaire Brothers #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  10. 10
    Island RoadBillionaire Brothers #32013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  11. 11
    The Fireside InnBillionaire Bachelors #12014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  12. 12
    Bonfire BeachBillionaire Bachelors #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  13. 13
    Shoreline DriveSanctuary Island #22014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  14. 14
    Lantern LakeBillionaire Bachelors #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  15. 15
    HomecomingBillionaire Brothers #42014 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2014352
  16. 16
    Heartbreak CoveSanctuary Island #32015 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015320
  17. 17
    Home for ChristmasSanctuary Island #42015 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2015320
  18. 18
    Three PromisesBillionaire Bachelors #42016 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2016320
  19. 19
    Close to HomeSanctuary Island #52017 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017304
  20. 20
    Home at LastSanctuary Island #62017 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017320

Lily Everett 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.

Do you have to read Lily Everett books in order?

You only need to read Lily Everett 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 Lily Everett

Start with Can't Stand the Heat (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lily Everett book?

Home at Last (2017) is the newest Lily Everett book released so far.

Is there a new Lily Everett book coming?

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

Lily Everett at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lily Everett title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lily Everett books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
2,288 pages across the 7 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lily Everett books, 19 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the Lily Everett books are about

8 of the 20 Lily Everett 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 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.