Adele Parks Books in Order

Successful, self-reliant Emma falls hard for widower Matthew and rushes into marriage, only to feel constantly compared with his perfect first wife. As strange incidents mount and friends question Matthew’s motives, Emma begins to doubt her own instincts—and whether she’s safe in her new life.

In this DCI Clements case, a woman with a complicated double life vanishes and is presumed murdered, leaving two husbands under suspicion. As Clements follows the media-frenzied investigation, a secluded woman named Stacie slowly regains fractured memories that may hold the key to what really happened.

Dora is a high-end escort planning to quit the business and start a safer life, but agrees to one last job: a week at a French chateau, pretending to be a client’s girlfriend. There she confronts a man from her past and a secret someone will kill to protect.

Two women vanish in the same week: Leigh Fletcher, a hardworking stepmum who never returns from a business trip, and Kai Janssen, the glamorous wife of a Dutch businessman who walks out of her penthouse and disappears. Detective Clements senses a connection and digs into both marriages.

For fifteen years, three couples have shared the same lottery ticket and the same small disappointments. After a bitter row, Lexi and Jake buy the numbers alone—and win £18 million. As ex-friends circle and secrets surface, the jackpot quickly feels more like a curse than a dream.

Daisy thinks their long-awaited daughter Millie has finally completed her family, even if husband Simon always seems to want more—more drink, more risk, another child. One disastrous night exposes the lies they’ve both been hiding and sends their marriage crashing into addiction, violence and blame.

Years after giving up university to raise her son alone, Mel is proud of the warm, chaotic family she’s built. When glamorous old friend Abi arrives after a messy breakup, Mel offers refuge—but Abi’s envy and long memory turn the visit into a slow, stunning act of revenge.

Splat! follows Skitters, a sardonic stray cat who lands in a Utah mansion and falls for a fiery feline from a nearby polygamist compound. As his teen owners tangle with cult life and reality TV fame, Skitters offers a running, claw-sharp commentary on every disastrous choice.

Identical twins Anna and Zoe look alike but couldn’t be more different: Anna is trusting; Zoe assumes the worst. When Anna falls fast for charming Nick after meeting online, Zoe becomes convinced he’s hiding something—and her attempts to prove it send all three into very dark territory.

Alison adores her teenage daughter Katherine, so her world tilts when a stranger arrives claiming the girl was switched at birth and is really his child. As two families try to untangle the past—and a hereditary cancer risk—the bonds between parents and daughters are brutally tested.

This collection of short stories follows characters at every stage of love—searching for the one, falling unexpectedly, starting over after heartbreak and finally finding a version of happily-ever-after that actually fits. It’s a quick, varied way into Parks’s take on modern relationships.

On the eve of World War I, impulsive debutante Vivian is pushed into a dull marriage to avoid scandal, only for her husband to enlist and leave her running his estate. When famous conscientious objector Howard arrives to work there, a dangerous, life-altering love grows between them.

In 1920s England, four very different women—privileged Lydia, grieving widow Sarah, overshadowed Beatrice and independent Ava—are left to rebuild their futures in the aftermath of the Great War. When they cross paths with a charismatic officer, love, loyalty and class expectations collide.

In this darkly comic audiobook set in the polygamist town of Navel, Utah, serial bride Nadine proudly helps her many husbands into the afterlife while a radio shock jock milks the scandal and dispensary owner Blue McKenna copes with crime, crushes and cosmic chaos.

Optimistic romantic Jo boards a flight to Chicago determined to win back her ex-fiancé; cynical American Dean is heading home to face a fractured family. Seated side by side, they connect in ways neither expects, and one turbulent journey changes the course of both their lives.

Londoner Eloise uproots her family to the seaside town her husband loves, hoping a slower life and nearby in-laws will be worth the sacrifice. Instead she’s juggling a declining mother-in-law with a dangerous secret and a best friend willing to cross lines to have a baby.

Best friends Steph and Pip have spent thirty years propping each other up, convinced there’s nothing they wouldn’t do for one another. When Steph begs Pip to lie to the police about a terrible night, loyalty, marriage and self-image are pushed to their limits.

Nat and Neil always agreed kids weren’t for them—until Neil quietly changes his mind. As their once-easy marriage stalls over the baby question, Nat starts revisiting the men in her past, wondering if she chose the right partner or walked away from something vital.

Fern is nearly thirty and sick of waiting for long-term boyfriend Adam to propose, so when pop star Scottie Taylor sweeps her into a dizzying whirlwind of fame, luxury and instant commitment, she grabs it—then has to ask if fast-forwarded dreams can really last.

Elizabeth has always dreamed of marrying an Italian and raising a big family, but years of infertility have left her desperate. When Roberto loses his job, they move to his small hometown, where a hostile mother-in-law, glamorous ex and charming stranger upend Elizabeth’s hopes.

Forty-two-year-old Lisa is a divorced mum of three who’s tentatively happy with younger boyfriend Mark, but she’s exhausted, moody and putting on weight. Convinced it’s the menopause, she’s blindsided by a bigger change that forces her to rethink love, family and second chances.

Lucy stole her friend Rose’s husband and got the fairy-tale she thought she wanted, only to find marriage and motherhood exhausting and dull. Rose is rebuilding life as the ‘perfect’ single mum, while their friend Connie seems content—until a dangerous old flame reappears.

Bella thought her impulsive student marriage to Stevie was ancient history—she walked out and never bothered with a divorce. Now happily married to Philip, she’s horrified when Stevie reappears as her best friend’s new boyfriend, and her double life starts to unravel.

Tash and Rich head to a French ski resort to marry in secret, taking a group of old university friends along to celebrate. When an uninvited guest appears with unsettling knowledge of Rich’s past, long-buried rivalries and desires threaten their future together.

Evergreen sisters Martha and Eliza have always been opposites—one a settled wife and mother, the other with a chaotic love life. When both relationships implode on the same day, they swap paths and discover that living in another woman’s shoes is far from simple.

Georgina has been in love with Hugh since university, even while he married someone else and had children. When he finally leaves his wife for her, an unexpected pregnancy exposes the selfishness she’s ignored for years and forces her to decide what kind of future she really wants.

Hard-edged TV producer Cas Perry makes her living manipulating contestants on a reality show about exes and keeps her own relationships strictly casual. Meeting principled Darren forces her to question whether she’s been playing games with more than just other people’s hearts.

Connie is convinced she’s living her happy-ever-after with Luke until a charming colleague, John Harding, tempts her into an affair that spirals far beyond a fling. As secrets mount, Connie’s marriage and friendships are pushed to breaking point.