Scottish Bookshop Books in Order
Part ofJenny Colgan Books in OrderExplore the Scottish Bookshop novels by Jenny Colgan in order, with short summaries, series background, and where to start if you love bookish small-town stories.
Last updated: December 26, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
500 Miles from You
by Jenny Colgan
2020
A burned-out London nurse and a small-town Scottish paramedic swap jobs for a fresh start. Each lands in a world they do not understand, and the distance between them shrinks through messages, missteps, and growing affection.
The Bookshop on the Shore
by Jenny Colgan
2019
Nina is running her book van in the Highlands when an unexpected opportunity pulls her to a tiny Scottish island with a struggling bookshop. New neighbors, old tensions, and a tempting romance make the quiet place anything but simple.
The Bookshop on the Corner
by Jenny Colgan
2016
When librarian Nina Redmond loses the job she loves, she buys a van and turns it into a traveling bookshop in the Scottish Highlands. Matching the right book to the right person is easy compared to rebuilding her own life.
Series background & context
This cluster of novels is Jenny Colgan’s love letter to readers, bookshops, and the kind of Scottish communities where neighbors show up whether you asked for help or not.
In The Bookshop on the Corner, librarian Nina Redmond loses the job she thought she would keep forever. Instead of settling, she buys a van, turns it into a traveling bookshop, and starts matching the right book to the right person across the Highlands.
The Bookshop on the Shore continues Nina’s story on a tiny Scottish island, where a struggling bookshop, complicated locals, and unexpected romance make the quiet setting feel surprisingly intense.
Then 500 Miles from You takes the same comfort-read energy and applies it to a new pair of leads, a city nurse and a rural paramedic who swap jobs and end up rethinking everything.
If you want cozy settings, bookish banter, and romances that grow out of everyday life, this is the place to start.
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