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Rosie Meleady Books in Order

Explore Rosie Meleady’s books and series in order, with short summaries and reading lists to help you find your next book and decide where to begin reading.

Last updated: 17 new books added

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Why Are We Here?

by Rosie Meleady

2020

After a rent increase in Ireland, Rosie moves her family and dogs to Italy in a camper van. Buying a derelict Umbrian villa brings family disputes, extreme weather and a pandemic into her search for a new home.

A Brush With Death

by Rosie Meleady

2021

A birthday party in Florence draws wedding planner Daisy into a rushed celebration at the Uffizi. When a murdered model appears during preparations, Daisy must untangle art-world secrets and identify a killer among the party’s guests.

A Nun-Holy Murder

by Rosie Meleady

2021

While organising a wedding in Rome, Daisy discovers that someone at her neighbouring monastery accommodation has been murdered. With her assistant and dog helping, she must solve the crime quietly, protect the celebration and clear herself of suspicion.

Guided questions help readers record their experiences of the pandemic for a personal memoir. A second section turns toward life afterwards, inviting plans for travel, reunions and activities through exercises designed to capture hopes for the coming year.

What Have We Done?

by Rosie Meleady

2021

Rosie attempts to renovate a twenty-two-room Italian villa before Christmas Eve while the pandemic damages her business. When the project manager disappears, she takes charge with a translation app, confronting leaks, missing windows and an increasingly doubtful deadline.

Potatoes, Pizza and Poteen

by Rosie Meleady

2022

Rosie’s elderly mother moves from Ireland to Umbria, bringing different tastes and a lively approach to life. With renovations still unfinished and twenty delayed weddings to organise, Rosie struggles to balance family demands with a recovering business.

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

by Rosie Meleady

2022

Rosie races to make her Italian villa habitable before her elderly parents move in and her daughter visits. Building mishaps, mould and difficult bank negotiations make her question whether to persevere or abandon the dream and return to Ireland.

The Cosmo Club

by Rosie Meleady

2022

A dying friend reunites six women who once promised to let astrology guide their lives. Her final wishes offer a financial incentive to revive that pact, sending them toward new romances and complications rooted in their shared past.

Bell's Bull

by Rosie Meleady

2023

Convinced she must find love before turning forty-one, Bell decides to obey her horoscope without exception. A handsome Taurus seems to fulfil her hopes, but doubts about the match complicate her determined race against a fortune teller’s prediction.

Laura's Lion

by Rosie Meleady

2023

Following her horoscope lands recently divorced Laura in trouble just as she fights for custody of her twin sons. At scout camp, sharing a tent with a gruff firefighter threatens her determination to focus on proving herself a dependable mother.

Romulus and Seamus

by Rosie Meleady

2023

With her children abroad and renovation funds dwindling, Rosie questions the purpose of her enormous Italian home. Family illness, bereavement and her husband’s legal troubles compound the strain as she considers whether to sell and abandon her plans.

Feeling overlooked by her family and frustrated by work, Tilly Fox joins her best friend on a trip to Tuscany. Painting, an unexpected romance, and an encounter with an old school rival offer chances to reconsider her life.

Drawing on her own move from financial hardship to life in Italy, Meleady offers writing exercises for reconsidering midlife ambitions. The guide focuses on identifying neglected dreams and taking practical control of the decisions needed to pursue them.

Rosie Lets Herself Go

by Rosie Meleady

2025

As their renovated villa nears completion, Rosie and Ronan consider opening it to guests and visit other lodgings for ideas. Workshops, retreats and continuing household chaos prompt Rosie to question what she wants from this next stage of life.

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A Rosie Life in Italy 7

by Rosie Meleady

2026

Hosting retreats and creative visitors brings fresh chaos to Rosie’s Italian home, alongside gardening problems, unexpected animals and persistent bureaucracy. Solo journeys to Ireland stir memories and difficult decisions as she reflects on grief, family and where she belongs.

New

Kissing the Blarney Stone

by Rosie Meleady

2026

A press trip to Ireland takes a surprising turn when divorced Annie Burns discovers she is a reincarnated goddess. Three witches enlist her help to stop a billionaire's golf resort from destroying a fairy stronghold and unleashing dangerous magic.

Coming Soon

The Honey Witch of Bunratty

by Rosie Meleady

2027

Annie Burns arrives at Bunratty Castle to find its walls crumbling and its bees dying after the Honey Witch disappears. With witches, shapeshifters, and a gargoyle to help, she must trust her developing magic to uncover what has happened.

A Rosie Life In Italy books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Why Are We Here?"

    Why Are We Here?

    by Rosie Meleady

    2020
  2. Book cover for "What Have We Done?"

    What Have We Done?

    by Rosie Meleady

    2021
  3. Book cover for "Potatoes, Pizza and Poteen"

    Potatoes, Pizza and Poteen

    by Rosie Meleady

    2022
  4. Book cover for "Should I Stay or Should I Go?"

    Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    by Rosie Meleady

    2022
  5. Book cover for "Romulus and Seamus"

    Romulus and Seamus

    by Rosie Meleady

    2023
  6. Book cover for "Rosie Lets Herself Go"

    Rosie Lets Herself Go

    by Rosie Meleady

    2025
  7. Book cover for "A Rosie Life in Italy 7"

    A Rosie Life in Italy 7

    by Rosie Meleady

    2026A Humorous Memoir of Life, Love, and Letting Italy Do Its Thing

Deadly Wedding Cozy Mystery books in order

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  1. Book cover for "A Brush With Death"

    A Brush With Death

    by Rosie Meleady

    2021
  2. Book cover for "A Nun-Holy Murder"

    A Nun-Holy Murder

    by Rosie Meleady

    2021

Hero-Scopes: Romantic Comedy books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Cosmo Club"

    The Cosmo Club

    by Rosie Meleady

    2022
  2. Book cover for "Bell's Bull"

    Bell's Bull

    by Rosie Meleady

    2023
  3. Book cover for "Laura's Lion"

    Laura's Lion

    by Rosie Meleady

    2023

Standalone Rosie Meleady books

  1. Book cover for "My Post Pandemic Planner and Memoir"
  2. Book cover for "Tilly Fox's Fabulous Midlife Crisis"
  3. Book cover for "How To Have A Fabulous Midlife Crisis"

    How To Have A Fabulous Midlife Crisis

    by Rosie Meleady

    2025A User’s Guide to Dusting Off Your Dreams and Making Them Happen
  4. Book cover for "Kissing the Blarney Stone"

    Kissing the Blarney Stone

    by Rosie Meleady

    2026
  5. Book cover for "The Honey Witch of Bunratty"

    The Honey Witch of Bunratty

    by Rosie Meleady

    2027

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