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Nancy Thayer Books in Order

Nancy Thayer has written 39 books, published between 1980 and 2026. The first book is Stepping (1980) and the newest is Nantucket Christmas Stroll (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
39
Published
1980–2026
Confirmed
36 of 39 titles
Pages on record
8,516 in 26 of 39 books
Reading time
142–213 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,516 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 26 of 39 titles with a page count on record.

See all 39 books in order Printable Nancy Thayer checklist

Nancy Thayer, born December 14, 1943, is an American novelist. The catalogue here lists 39 books spanning 1980 to 2026, from Stepping to Nantucket Christmas Stroll, and includes the Hot Flash Club series. Recurring subjects are female friendship, family life, middle-aged women, mothers and daughters, and Nantucket Island. Thayer's release status is ongoing.

Nancy Thayer's novels include Island Girls and The Island House, both set on Nantucket and centered on family dynamics and relationships.

How many Nancy Thayer books are there?

Nancy Thayer has 39 books, released between 1980 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Hot Flash Club series.

Nancy Thayer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 39 Nancy Thayer 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. Cover of Stepping by Nancy Thayer (1980)
  2. Cover of Three Women at the Water's Edge by Nancy Thayer (1981)
  3. Cover of Nell by Nancy Thayer (1985)
  4. Cover of My Dearest Friend by Nancy Thayer (1989)
  5. Cover of Family Secrets by Nancy Thayer (1993)
  6. Cover of Belonging by Nancy Thayer (1995)
  7. Cover of Between Husbands and Friends by Nancy Thayer (1999)
  8. Cover of Custody by Nancy Thayer (2001)
  9. Cover of The Hot Flash Club by Nancy Thayer, book 1 of the Hot Flash Club series (2003)
  10. Cover of The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again by Nancy Thayer, book 2 of the Hot Flash Club series (2004)
  11. Cover of Hot Flash Holidays by Nancy Thayer, book 3 of the Hot Flash Club series (2005)
  12. Cover of The Hot Flash Club Chills Out by Nancy Thayer, book 4 of the Hot Flash Club series (2006)
  13. Cover of Summer House by Nancy Thayer (2009)
  14. Cover of Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer (2010)
  15. Cover of Heat Wave by Nancy Thayer (2011)
  16. Cover of Summer Breeze by Nancy Thayer (2012)
  17. Cover of Island Girls by Nancy Thayer (2013)
  18. Cover of A Nantucket Christmas by Nancy Thayer (2013)
  19. Cover of Nantucket Sisters by Nancy Thayer (2014)
  20. Cover of An Island Christmas by Nancy Thayer (2014)
  21. Cover of The Guest Cottage by Nancy Thayer (2015)
  22. Cover of The Island House by Nancy Thayer (2016)
  23. Cover of Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer (2019)
  24. Cover of Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer (2020)
  1. 1
    Stepping1980 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1980301
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  2. 2
    Three Women at the Water's Edge1981 · 294 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1981294
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  3. 3
    Bodies and Souls1983 · confirmed 3/4
    1983–
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  4. 4
    Nell1985 · confirmed 3/4
    1985–
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  5. 5
    Morning1987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    Spirit Lost1988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
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  7. 7
    My Dearest Friend1989 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989352
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  8. 8
    Everlasting1991 · 443 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991443
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  9. 9
    Family Secrets1993 · 412 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993412
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  10. 10
    Belonging1995 · 388 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995388
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  11. 11
    An Act of Love1997 · confirmed 3/4
    1997–
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  12. 12
    Between Husbands and Friends1999 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999320
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  13. 13
    Custody2001 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001384
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  14. 14
    The Hot Flash ClubHot Flash Club #12003 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003384
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  15. 15
    The Hot Flash Club Strikes AgainHot Flash Club #22004 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004368
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  16. 16
    Hot Flash HolidaysHot Flash Club #32005 · 287 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005287
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  17. 17
    The Hot Flash Club Chills OutHot Flash Club #42006 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006352
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  18. 18
    Moon Shell Beach2008 · 306 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008306
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  19. 19
    Summer House2009 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009368
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  20. 20
    Beachcombers2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  21. 21
    Heat Wave2011 · 319 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011319
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  22. 22
    Summer Breeze2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  23. 23
    Island Girls2013 · 301 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013301
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  24. 24
    A Nantucket Christmas2013 · 209 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013209
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  25. 25
    Nantucket Sisters2014 · 334 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014334
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  26. 26
    An Island Christmas2014 · 209 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014209
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  27. 27
    The Guest Cottage2015 · 321 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015321
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  28. 28
    The Island House2016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  29. 29
    Secrets in Summer2017 · 316 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017316
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  30. 30
    A Nantucket Wedding2018 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018300
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  31. 31
    Surfside Sisters2019 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019304
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  32. 32
    Let It Snow2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  33. 33
    Girls of Summer2020 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020320
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  34. 34
    Family Reunion2021 · 304 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021304
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  35. 35
    Summer Love2022 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2022320
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  36. 36
    All the Days of Summer2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  37. 37
    The Summer We Started Over2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  38. 38
    Summer Light on Nantucket2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  39. 39
    Nantucket Christmas Stroll2026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Nancy Thayer series in order

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

Nancy Thayer 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

35 books

35 Nancy Thayer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Nancy Thayer Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Nancy Thayer books run from Stepping (1980) to Nantucket Christmas Stroll (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Nancy Thayer in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Nancy Thayer books in order?

You only need to read Nancy Thayer books in order within the Hot Flash Club series, which holds 4 of the 39 Nancy Thayer books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Nancy Thayer

Start with The Hot Flash Club (2003), the first Hot Flash Club book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Stepping (1980).

What is the newest Nancy Thayer book?

Nantucket Christmas Stroll (2026) is the newest Nancy Thayer book released so far.

Is there a new Nancy Thayer book coming?

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

Nancy Thayer at a glance

Still publishing
Nancy Thayer published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Nancy Thayer books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
8,516 pages across the 26 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Nancy Thayer books, 13 of 39, were published in the 2010s.

What the Nancy Thayer books are about

34 of the 39 Nancy Thayer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: female friendship is tagged on 7 of 34. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.