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Find all Claudia Carroll books in order, with story summaries, Primrose Square series details, reading order tips and suggestions on the best place to start.

Last updated: January 16, 2026

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Remember, I Love You

by Claudia Carroll

2025

Recently widowed Luke is struggling to raise his young daughter, while Connie grieves the loss of the mother who was also her best friend. Teenage twins Alex and Lucy miss their dad in different ways, until all their paths cross at a cosy Dublin café that quietly changes everything.

The Women of Primrose Square

by Claudia Carroll

2019

On the eve of his fiftieth birthday, dependable Frank Woods shocks his family by stepping into his truth as Francesca. Moving in with prickly recluse Violet and newly sober Emily, she confronts gossip, prejudice and the messy work of rebuilding a life.

Jinjo & Peko

by Claudia Carroll

2019

Jinjo and Peko are much-loved family pets whose quiet life is upended when their owners move to a new suburb. Exploring unfamiliar streets, gardens and neighbours, the pair stumble into a string of adventures that test their courage and their bond.

Hopes & Dreams

by Claudia Carroll

2019

Jessie Woods has it all, a daredevil TV job, a pink mansion and a dream boyfriend, until one live-on-air mistake brings it crashing down. Forced back home to her stepmother and stepsisters, she has to discover what real happiness looks like.

The Secrets of Primrose Square

by Claudia Carroll

2018

One stormy Dublin night, a grieving mother keeps vigil outside the house of the boy she blames for her daughter’s death. Nearby, her younger child, a widowed neighbour and a runaway theatre director face their own crises as secrets on the square slowly connect.

Our Little Secret

by Claudia Carroll

2017

Sarah Dee thinks she is simply helping a bright but broke graduate by offering her work and a room. As Lauren embeds herself in Sarah’s family and law firm, kindness curdles into danger and Sarah must fight to reclaim the life she built.

All She Ever Wished For

by Claudia Carroll

2016

On a winter night, personal trainer Tess and billionaire’s wife Kate meet by chance on a bridge, each questioning the marriages they are heading toward. Their lives quickly tangle in surprising ways, forcing both women to ask what they truly want.

Midsummer Miracle

by Claudia Carroll

2015

Lizzie is young, broke and stunned to inherit a crumbling old house in a small Irish village. As she battles leaking roofs, nosy relatives and money worries, the long, bright days around midsummer bring new friendships and the chance of a future she never planned.

Meet Me In Manhattan / A Secret Someone

by Claudia Carroll

2015

Journalist Holly Johnson falls hard for the perfect man she meets online, but every attempt to meet him collapses in excuses. Determined to uncover the truth and land a story, she flies to New York, where a romantic fantasy turns into something far messier.

Love Me or Leave Me

by Claudia Carroll

2014

Still bruised from being jilted at the altar, Chloe Townsend agrees to manage a luxury divorce hotel where couples check in married and leave single. Over one intense weekend, three very different relationships force her to rethink what endings and new beginnings really mean.

All I Want For Christmas

by Claudia Carroll

2014

Three couples head into the holidays with very different expectations, from Lucy and Andrew’s carefully planned winter wedding to Jo’s first Christmas as a wife and strict vegans Dawn and Kirk’s experimental feast. One chaotic day tests nerves, families and what commitment really means.

Me and You

by Claudia Carroll

2013

When Angie’s best friend Kitty fails to show up for a spa weekend and stops answering her phone, Angie knows something is wrong. As she and Kitty’s boyfriend search, the story flips back to Kitty’s past, revealing the secrets she has been running from.

A Very Accidental Love Story

by Claudia Carroll

2012

Eloise Elliot is a driven young newspaper editor who decides she does not need a partner to become a mother. Three years after her trip to the sperm bank, her little girl starts asking about her dad, sending Eloise on a chaotic, life-changing search.

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?

by Claudia Carroll

2011

Annie and Dan once felt unbreakable, but now marriage has slid into flatmate territory. When Annie lands a dream role on Broadway, they agree to spend a year apart and meet at the Rockefeller Center next Christmas to decide whether their love can survive.

Personally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother

by Claudia Carroll

2010

TV daredevil Jessie Woods believes in fairytale endings until a spectacular on-air blunder costs her job, boyfriend and glamorous lifestyle. Back living with the stepfamily she once fled, she has to rebuild from scratch and learn that real magic looks nothing like she imagined.

If This is Paradise, I Want My Money Back

by Claudia Carroll

2009

After a freak accident leaves Charlotte Grey hovering between life and death, she is offered a second chance as a guardian angel. The catch, she must watch over her cheating ex, James, and discovers that forgiveness is much harder than haunting his every move.

Do You Want to Know a Secret?

by Claudia Carroll

2008

Perpetually single Vicky Harper stumbles on an old book promising that focused thoughts can turn dreams into reality. With the help of her two fabulous best friends, she starts testing the Law of Attraction and quickly learns that you must choose your wishes very carefully.

I Never Fancied Him Anyway

by Claudia Carroll

2007

Cassandra has built a career as a TV psychic, happily dispensing eerily accurate predictions about everyone else’s love life. When she foresees herself with her new producer, who happens to be dating her glamorous friend, Cassie has to decide whether destiny is worth the fallout.

The Last Of The Great Romantics

by Claudia Carroll

2005

Portia Davenport has poured a fortune into turning her crumbling family estate into a five-star country house hotel, only for her husband to rush back to New York. As VIP weddings loom and her impulsive sister Daisy and a determined man-hunter complicate everything, Portia must decide which dreams to protect.

Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man

by Claudia Carroll

2005

Successful TV producer Amelia Lockwood is tired of being the last single woman in her circle, so she signs up for a course that promises a husband within a year. Her homework, track down ten former boyfriends and ask what really went wrong.

He Loves Me Not...He Loves Me

by Claudia Carroll

2004

In rural Kildare, Davenport Hall is falling down around Portia Davenport and her eccentric family. When a film crew rents the house, Hollywood actors, scandals and a certain leading man turn the shoot into chaos and give Portia an unexpected shot at love.

Cherish The Dream

by Claudia Carroll

1996

Where should I start?

If you want to start with her Dublin neighbourhood dramas: The Secrets of Primrose SquareThe Women of Primrose Square
If you love funny, big-hearted rom-coms: Remind Me Again Why I Need A ManI Never Fancied Him AnywayPersonally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother
If you prefer deeper emotional stories about grief and friendship: Me and YouAll She Ever Wished ForRemember, I Love You
If you enjoy twisty domestic drama: Our Little SecretHopes & Dreams
If you just want a quick, seasonal taste: All I Want For ChristmasMidsummer Miracle

Author bio

Claudia Carroll grew up in Dublin, in a red-brick family home that has been in the same hands for decades. As a child she loved stories and the bustle of a big, close-knit household, long before she ever thought of herself as a writer.

She studied commerce at University College Dublin, even though everyone around her suspected she was destined for the stage more than spreadsheets. Along the way she trained at the College of Music and the Gaiety School of Acting, and spent evenings in student drama societies whenever she could.

After college she picked up early work on a children's television show and in theatre, then landed what was supposed to be a short gig on the Irish soap Fair City. The part of Nicola Prendergast, the snooty neighbour viewers loved to hate, turned into a fourteen-year run and made her a familiar face in living rooms all over Ireland.

Acting paid the bills, but between scenes she was scribbling away in her dressing room. A fellow actor and novelist encouraged her to show a few chapters to an agent, and those pages became her first book, He Loves Me Not...He Loves Me. It was published in 2004 and quietly marked the start of a second full-time career.

Since then she has written a long run of contemporary novels, most of them set in Ireland and centered on women at turning points in their lives. Readers often start with early favourites like Remind Me Again Why I Need A Man or I Never Fancied Him Anyway, both warm, funny stories about love, friendship and second chances that were quickly picked up for film and television development. Later books such as Me and You dig into darker themes of loyalty and trauma, while still holding on to sharp one-liners and big-hearted endings.

Over time her focus widened from individual romances to whole communities. In the Primrose Square novels she follows several neighbours on the same Dublin square, weaving together grief, reinvention and unexpected friendship behind ordinary front doors. She later adapted The Secrets of Primrose Square for the stage, and recent work like Our Little Secret and Remember, I Love You has moved further into domestic drama and stories of loss, while keeping the pace and humour of her earlier comedies.

Carroll tends to write early in the morning, keeping regular office hours at the kitchen table or in a neighbourhood café. She has spoken often about her love of Jane Austen and old Hollywood romances, and you can feel that influence in her tight plots and talky, sparky dialogue. New York has also crept into her work, most notably in Meet Me In Manhattan, which grew out of her fascination with online dating and catfishing stories.

These days she writes full-time, returning to Fair City only for the occasional guest appearance. She still lives in Dublin, close to her extended family, and often draws on the rhythms of the city, its terraces and small parks, for the settings of her books.

On the page, her stories tend to mix big feelings with small, telling details, whether that is a ruined wedding dress, an empty house on a rainy night or a gossiping neighbour over the garden wall. The result is the kind of fiction that feels easy to read but leaves you thinking about the characters long after you have closed the book.

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