Lorna Cook Books in Order
Lorna Cook has written 12 books, published between 2019 and 2026. The first book is The Forgotten Village / The Forgotten Wife (2019) and the newest is It Was You All Along (As: Elle Cook) (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 2019–2026
- Confirmed
- 8 of 12 titles
- Pages on record
- 1,536 in 4 of 12 books
Lorna Cook writes fiction set in England and also publishes as Elle Cook. The 12 catalogued books open with The Forgotten Village, also issued as The Forgotten Wife (2019), and continue through The Forbidden Promise (2020), The Girl From the Island (2021), The Dressmaker's Secret (2022) and The Hidden Letters (2023) to The Distant Daughter (2025). Titles under the Elle Cook name include The Man I Never Met (2022), The Last Train Home (2023) and The Wedding Game (2025). Secrets of Trelenna House is the one named series.
Lorna Cook's novels weave together past and present storylines, with characters uncovering hidden truths connected to earlier generations.
How many Lorna Cook books are there?
Lorna Cook has 12 books, released between 2019 and 2026. 2 of them belong to the Secrets of Trelenna House series.
Lorna Cook Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Lorna Cook 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 Forgotten Village / The Forgotten Wife2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420194003/4
- 2The Forbidden Promise2020 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420203523/4
- 3The Girl From the Island2021 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/420214003/4
- 4The Dressmaker’s Secret2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 5The Man I Never Met (As: Elle Cook)2022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 7The Last Train Home (As: Elle Cook)2023 · confirmed 3/42023–3/4
- 8The Lost Memories2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 92025–3/4
- 10The Wedding Game (As: Elle Cook)2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 112026–2/4
- 12It Was You All Along (As: Elle Cook)2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Lorna Cook 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.
Secrets of Trelenna House in order
2 booksStandalone books
10 books10 Lorna Cook titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Lorna Cook books in order?
You only need to read Lorna Cook books in order within the Secrets of Trelenna House series, which holds 2 of the 12 Lorna Cook books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Lorna Cook
Start with The Forgotten Village / The Forgotten Wife (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Lorna Cook book?
It Was You All Along (As: Elle Cook) (2026) is the newest Lorna Cook book released so far.
Is there a new Lorna Cook book coming?
No next Lorna Cook book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Lorna Cook at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lorna Cook published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lorna Cook books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,536 pages across the 4 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lorna Cook books, 11 of 12, were published in the 2020s.
What the Lorna Cook books are about
2 of the 12 Lorna Cook books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 1 of 2 books
- English literature 1 of 2 books