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TA Williams Books in Order

Browse all TA Williams books in order, from Italian-set romances to cozy Armstrong and Oscar mysteries, with summaries, series guides and where-to-start tips.

Last updated: December 23, 2025

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Murder in Tuscany

by TA Williams

2022

Retired detective Dan Armstrong expects a quiet writing retreat at Villa Volpone in the Tuscan hills, until celebrity crime author Jonah Moore is stabbed with his own award. With only a handful of suspects, Dan and the local police must uncover who is lying.

An Escape to Remember

by TA Williams

2022

Catching her boyfriend with someone else sends Louise racing to Italy to restore a faded hilltop hotel run by a band of energetic retirees. Drawn to her guarded neighbour Vito, she struggles to keep her no relationships rule as the project and feelings deepen.

A Chance in a Million

by TA Williams

2022

Former army officer Jane Reed takes a job in Venice assisting bestselling novelist Veronica Cooper, hoping steady work will quiet her nightmares. At Veronica's rural villa she meets brooding son David, and slowly discovers a family and a future she never expected.

Secrets on the Italian Island

by TA Williams

2021

Geologist Anna is sent to the island of Elba to survey for minerals, a job she has to hide from the locals. Falling for carefree windsurfer Marco and confronted by loyal friend Toby, she finds her work, heart and honesty tangled in the same small bay.

Second Chances in Chianti

by TA Williams

2021

Years after a hit sitcom imploded, former child star Alice Butler is quietly rebuilding her life in art history. A reunion special at a Chianti villa drags her back into the spotlight, where she must decide between a glossy Hollywood future and a more private second chance at love.

Dreaming of Italy

by TA Williams

2021

Ambitious film executive Emma is sent across Italy to scout locations for a new blockbuster, a job that could transform her career. Travelling with reserved historian Mark through mountains, coast and vineyards, she starts to question whether success or love matters more.

A Little Piece of Paradise

by TA Williams

2021

When Sophie unexpectedly inherits a crumbling castle above the Italian Riviera, the gift comes with strict conditions, including three months living there with estranged sister Rachel. As old wounds reopen and an old flame circles, Sophie begins to see both family and a loyal friend in a new light.

Under a Siena Sun

by TA Williams

2020

After years with an international medical charity, Dr Lucy Young retreats to a luxury clinic in Siena, tending wealthy patients instead of war casualties. Treating injured tennis star David Lorenzo, she is torn between this safe new world and her urge to serve those in real need.

Dreaming of Verona

by TA Williams

2020

Suzie takes a temporary job escorting difficult heiress Lady Alexandra on an Italian holiday and dreads every minute. In Verona she discovers a vulnerable young woman, a grieving local artist and a chance to help them both while rethinking her own future.

Dreaming of Tuscany

by TA Williams

2019

After a devastating film set accident, Bee Kingdom wakes in a Tuscan hospital scarred and shaken. Recuperating at a hillside villa with temperamental star Mimi, a quiet winemaker and his dog, she slowly rebuilds her confidence and faces a life changing choice.

Dreaming of Rome

by TA Williams

2019

Still raw from heartbreak, Jo heads to Rome and meets Corrado, a scientist and future in-law who insists love is only chemistry. As they explore the Eternal City together, friendship and attraction grow, testing both of their hard won beliefs.

Dreaming of St-Tropez

by TA Williams

2018

After losing her job in a clash with a billionaire client, architect Jess Milton accepts a dog-sitting escape on the Riviera. In sunlit St-Tropez she finds a guarded family, their lovable labrador Brutus and a chance to confront grief, secrets and new love.

Dreaming of Florence

by TA Williams

2018

When Debbie crashes her bike into charming doctor Pierluigi, it feels like fate. A trip to Florence follows, but real life there brings chaotic neighbours, a difficult boss and doubts about love that force her to decide what happiness really looks like.

Dreaming of Christmas

by TA Williams

2018

A year after being dumped on Christmas Eve, Zoe joins old university friends for an all expenses paid ski trip in the Alps. With her ex and his new partner on the slopes, and steady Billy nearby, she must decide whether to risk her heart again.

To Provence, with Love

by TA Williams

2017

Struggling writer Faye Carter jumps at the chance to spend months in a Provençal chateau, ghostwriting legendary actress Annabelle Beech's life story. Between candid interviews, village English lessons and a reserved lavender farmer next door, Provence quietly rewrites Faye's own plans.

Dreaming of Venice

by TA Williams

2017

Penny is stuck in a dead end London café job, with her art career stalled and her boyfriend on the other side of the world. An unexpected offer sends her to Venice, where new friendships, canals and a possible romance push her to rethink everything.

Chasing Shadows

by TA Williams

2017

Left blind and alone after a terrible accident, Amy joins mysterious Luke on a pilgrimage along Spain's Camino de Santiago. Their journey intertwines with the story of Templar knight Luc and Aimee in 1314, as both couples search for safety, meaning and unexpected love.

What Happens at the Beach...

by TA Williams

2016

Freshly single and finished with her controlling fiancé, Natalie escapes to the sunlit French coast she once loved. Juggling new job prospects, a charismatic millionaire, a charming fisherman and a devoted black labrador, she has to decide what kind of life she truly wants.

Where should I start?

If you want a Tuscan cozy mystery: Murder in Tuscany.
If you love sun drenched Italian romances: Under a Siena SunSecond Chances in ChiantiSecrets on the Italian Island.
If you enjoy city break escapism: Dreaming of VeniceDreaming of FlorenceDreaming of RomeDreaming of Tuscany.
If you like richly emotional Italian stories: A Little Piece of ParadiseAn Escape to RememberA Chance in a Million.
If you are in the mood for France and beyond: To Provence, with LoveWhat Happens at the Beach...Chasing Shadows.

Author bio

T.A. Williams writes the kind of books that feel like a holiday you can slip into on a weekday evening. His real name is Trevor, but he chose the initials on his covers so readers would meet the stories before they met the man.

He was born in England to a Scottish mother and a Welsh father, and grew up with a mix of voices and landscapes around him. After studying modern languages at Nottingham University, he headed for mainland Europe, living and working in Switzerland, France and Italy.

Those years abroad turned into a career. Williams taught English, then went on to run one of the best known language schools in the United Kingdom. Along the way he taught everyone from nervous schoolchildren to princes, beauty queens and business leaders, picking up fluent languages and a deep feel for how people talk and think.

Travel never really stopped. He has cycled long distances, eaten unusual meals that included snake and alligator, and collected the kind of small mishaps involving dogs, insects and the odd parasite that later turn into throwaway lines in his books. Today he lives in a quiet Devon village with his Italian wife, balancing English lanes with memories of sun soaked piazzas.

Williams has been writing since his teens and has tried his hand at thrillers, historical adventures and short stories. Over time he found his home in warm contemporary romance and, more recently, in cosy crime. A thread that runs through almost everything he writes is a black labrador, a sort of four legged good luck charm who pads in and out of the stories.

In his romantic novels, like Dreaming of Venice, Under a Siena Sun, A Little Piece of Paradise and A Chance in a Million, readers meet women at turning points in their lives. They are usually juggling work, heartbreak and family complications when an unexpected trip, a new job or a last chance offer drops them into a new landscape.

Those landscapes matter. Whether he is writing about Venice at dawn, a hillside village in Chianti or a castle above the Ligurian coast, Williams lingers on everyday details, from coffee at a bar counter to the way light falls on old stone. The result is fiction that doubles as gentle armchair travel.

His Armstrong and Oscar series, which begins with Murder in Tuscany, shifts that sensibility into mystery. Retired detective Dan Armstrong and his labrador sidekick investigate murders against the backdrop of vineyards, hill towns and seaside resorts, mixing classic whodunit puzzles with humour and friendship.

Across genres, certain themes repeat. Williams is drawn to second chances, late career reinventions and the idea that it is never too late to fall in love with a person, a place or a new version of your own life. He keeps the prose light, the emotions sincere and the endings hopeful.

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All 18 TA Williams Books in Order (Complete List 2026)