Sara Alexi Books in Order

Sara Alexi has written 30 books, published between 2012 and 2024. The first book is Black Butterflies (2012) and the newest is Grumpy Damaged CEO (2024). Publication order is the reading order below. 16 of the 30 books listed here are in the Greek Village series, which has its own page: Greek Village books in order.

Books
30
Published
2012–2024
Pages on record
1,551 in 5 of 30 books

Sara Alexi writes the Greek Village novels, a sequence named for its setting, with secrecy and friendship among its subjects. The Illegal Gardener (2012), Black Butterflies (2012), The Explosive Nature of Friendship (2012) and The Gypsy's Dream (2013) belong to it, and the Greek Island books and Village Idiots follow. The catalogue holds 30 titles between 2012 and Grumpy Damaged CEO (2024).

How many Sara Alexi books are there?

Sara Alexi has 30 books, released between 2012 and 2024. They include 3 series and 4 titles listed outside any series.

Sara Alexi Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 30 Sara Alexi 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
    Black ButterfliesGreek Island #12012 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012280
  2. 2
    The Illegal GardenerGreek Village #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012
  3. 32012
  4. 4
    The Explosive Nature of FriendshipGreek Village #32012 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2012297
  5. 5
    The Art of Becoming HomelessGreek Island #22013 · 332 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013332
  6. 6
    The Gypsy's DreamGreek Village #42013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013
  7. 72013
  8. 8
    The Unquiet MindGreek Island #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  9. 9
    A Handful Of PebblesGreek Village #62014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  10. 10
    Watching the Wind BlowGreek Village #72014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014
  11. 11
    The Rush Cutter's LegacyGreek Island #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  12. 12
    The Reluctant BakerGreek Village #82015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  13. 13
    The English LessonGreek Village #92015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  14. 14
    The Priest's WellGreek Village #102015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  15. 152015
  16. 16
    The Stolen BookGreek Village #122015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015
  17. 17
    Being EnoughGreek Island #52016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  18. 182016
  19. 19
    A Self Effacing ManGreek Village #142016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016
  20. 202016
  21. 21
    InheritanceVillage Idiots #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  22. 22
    The Piano Raft2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  23. 23
    Fool's GoldVillage Idiots #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  24. 24
    The Other Daughter2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  25. 25
    A Very English Christmas2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  26. 26
    Plain SailingVillage Idiots #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017
  27. 27
    The HousekeeperGreek Island #62017 · 343 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017343
  28. 28
    An Island Too SmallGreek Island #72017 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017299
  29. 292017
  30. 30
    Grumpy Damaged CEO2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024

Sara Alexi series in order

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

Sara Alexi 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.

Greek Island in order

7 books
  1. 1. Black Butterflies
  2. 2. The Art of Becoming Homeless
  3. 3. The Unquiet Mind
  4. 4. The Rush Cutter's Legacy
  5. 5. Being Enough
  6. 6. The Housekeeper
  7. 7. An Island Too Small

Village Idiots in order

3 books
  1. 1. Inheritance
  2. 2. Fool's Gold
  3. 3. Plain Sailing

Standalone books

4 books

4 Sara Alexi titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Sara Alexi books in order?

You only need to read Sara Alexi books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Sara Alexi

Start with The Illegal Gardener (2012), the first Greek Village book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Black Butterflies (2012).

What is the newest Sara Alexi book?

Grumpy Damaged CEO (2024) is the newest Sara Alexi book released so far.

Is there a new Sara Alexi book coming?

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

Sara Alexi at a glance

Still publishing
Sara Alexi published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Sara Alexi books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,551 pages across the 5 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 299 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Sara Alexi books, 29 of 30, were published in the 2010s.

What the Sara Alexi books are about

2 of the 30 Sara Alexi 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.