Luanne Rice Books in Order
Luanne Rice has written 42 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is Angels All Over Town (1985) and the newest is Until Midnight (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 42
- Published
- 1985–2026
- Confirmed
- 35 of 42 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,315 in 31 of 42 books
- Reading time
- 205–308 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,315 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 42 titles with a page count on record.
Luanne Rice, born 25 September 1955, is an American novelist whose books frequently turn to nature, the sea, love and family. The catalogue lists 42 Rice titles, from Angels All Over Town (1985) to Until Midnight (2026), including Crazy in Love, Firefly Beach, The Lemon Orchard and Beach Girls. Subjects on file include sisters, mothers and daughters, Connecticut, suspense and missing persons. Series include Hubbard's Point/Black Hall, Newport, Rhode Island and Detective Conor Reid, and Rice's work has been translated into 26 languages.
Rice's books include Beach Girls and The Secret Language of Sisters, some of which have been adapted for television. She is an advocate for environmental preservation, which influences the settings in her stories.
How many Luanne Rice books are there?
Luanne Rice has 42 books, released between 1985 and 2026. They include 5 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.
Luanne Rice Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 42 Luanne Rice 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.
- 1Angels All Over Town1985 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/419853723/4
- 2Crazy in Love1988 · 363 pages · confirmed 3/419883633/4
- 3Stone Heart1990 · 338 pages · confirmed 3/419903383/4
- 4Secrets of Paris1991 · confirmed 3/41991–3/4
- 5Blue Moon1993 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/419934483/4
- 6Home Fires1995 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/419954003/4
- 7Cloud Nine1999 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/419993683/4
- 8Follow the Stars Home2000 · confirmed 3/42000–3/4
- 920013783/4
- 10Summer Light2001 · 479 pages · confirmed 3/420014793/4
- 11Dream Country2001 · 504 pages · confirmed 3/420015043/4
- 1220024163/4
- 1320024763/4
- 1420034293/4
- 15The Secret Hour2003 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/420034323/4
- 1620044283/4
- 17Dance with Me2004 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/420044383/4
- 18Silver Bells2004 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/420042743/4
- 1920053913/4
- 2020053773/4
- 21The Silver Boat2005 · 336 pages · confirmed 3/420053363/4
- 2220064413/4
- 23Light of the Moon2006 · 478 pages · confirmed 3/420064783/4
- 2420074643/4
- 25The Edge of Winter2007 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/420075123/4
- 2620084803/4
- 27The Letters2008 · 199 pages · confirmed 2/420081992/4
- 2820094003/4
- 2920094003/4
- 30How We Started2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 31Little Night2012 · confirmed 3/42012–3/4
- 32The Lemon Orchard2013 · 286 pages · confirmed 3/420132863/4
- 332014–3/4
- 34The Secret Language of Sisters2016 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420163523/4
- 35The Beautiful Lost2017 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/420173042/4
- 36Pretend She's Here2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/420193523/4
- 372020–3/4
- 382021–2/4
- 392022–4/4
- 402024–2/4
- 41If Anything Happens To Me2024 · confirmed 2/42024–2/4
- 42Until Midnight2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Luanne Rice 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.
Hubbard's Point/Black Hall in order
7 booksDetective Conor Reid in order
3 books- 1. Last Day
- 2. The Shadow Box
- 3. Last Night
Summer's Child in order
2 booksStar of the Sea Academy in order
2 booksNewport, Rhode Island in order
2 booksGetaway in order
1 book- 3. Belle Mer
Standalone books
25 books25 Luanne Rice titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Luanne Rice Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Luanne Rice books run from Angels All Over Town (1985) to Until Midnight (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Luanne Rice in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Luanne Rice books in order?
You only need to read Luanne Rice books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Luanne Rice
Start with Angels All Over Town (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Luanne Rice book?
Until Midnight (2026) is the newest Luanne Rice book released so far.
Is there a new Luanne Rice book coming?
No next Luanne Rice book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Luanne Rice at a glance
- Still publishing
- Luanne Rice published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Luanne Rice books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,315 pages across the 31 of 42 books with a recorded length, a median of 400 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Luanne Rice books, 22 of 42, were published in the 2000s.
- Corroboration
- 1 of the 42 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 35 in at least three.
What the Luanne Rice books are about
30 of the 42 Luanne Rice 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 12 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Romance 12 of 30 books
- Sisters 10 of 30 books
- Mothers and daughters 7 of 30 books
- Connecticut 6 of 30 books
- Family life 4 of 30 books
- Widowers 4 of 30 books
- Children's fiction 3 of 30 books
- Death 3 of 30 books
- Domestic fiction 3 of 30 books
- Fathers and sons 3 of 30 books
- Loss (Psychology) 3 of 30 books
- Suspense 3 of 30 books