The Hope Street Books in Order
Part ofMel Sherratt Books in OrderDiscover The Hope Street series by Mel Sherratt, writing as Marcie Steele, with books in order, warm story summaries, series background and pointers on the best starting point.cite
Last updated: January 17, 2026
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Publication Order
2 books
Coming Home to Hope Street
by Mel Sherratt
2020
Decades after leaving Hope Street, Livvy returns with her teenage daughter, Pip, to the sister she has not seen in years. Hannah is torn between anger and relief, and as the women work together in Hannahs new bookshop, past mistakes and new beginnings collide.cite
The Man Across The Street
by Mel Sherratt
2019
Hannah has spent years caring for her mum on Hope Street and is left adrift after her mothers death and a shocking family secret. When workaholic Doug moves in opposite after a health scare, a gentle romance blossoms, but both neighbours are hiding more than they admit.cite
Series background & context
The Hope Street books are gentle, character-driven stories set on a single street in the market town of Somerley. Writing as Marcie Steele, Mel Sherratt focuses here on friendship, family secrets and new beginnings rather than crime.cite
Hope Street is the kind of place where neighbours notice if your curtains stay closed, where the local hairdresser and coffee shop are within a short walk, and where everyone has an opinion about everyone elses love life. Each novel tells a self-contained story about someone living on the street, but familiar faces drift in and out, so you quickly get the sense of a real community.cite
In The Man Across The Street, Hannah has spent years caring for her mum, and after her mothers death she finds herself nearly forty and wondering what her life is for. A letter from her mum reveals a long-hidden family secret about the sister who left decades ago. At the same time Doug, a workaholic recovering from a heart scare, moves into the house opposite. Their growing connection is warm and believable, but both of them are keeping things back.cite
Coming Home to Hope Street follows Livvy, the sister who left, as she returns with her teenage daughter Pip to the street she once fled. Hannah has spent twenty years building a life in Somerley and is torn between resentment and the pull of shared history. With a bookshop to open next to The Coffee Stop and old wounds to heal, the story explores how siblings rebuild trust and how a community can offer a second chance.cite
Hope Street also links back to the wider Somerley world, so readers who have enjoyed the coffee shop and shoe shop stories will spot crossover characters. The mood stays hopeful even when characters are grieving or facing financial worries, and there is usually a thread of romance woven in alongside family drama.cite
You can read the books in any order, but starting with The Man Across The Street lets you meet Hannah, Doug and a cast of neighbours who set the tone for the rest of the series.cite
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