Veronica Henry Books in Order
See all Veronica Henry books in order, from Honeycote to The Beach Hut, with short summaries, series background, and guidance on the best place to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
27 books
Honeycote
by Veronica Henry
2002
Honeycote House has always been Lucy Liddiard's dream home, but the family brewery is drowning in debt and her flirtatious husband Mickey is hiding risky secrets. As Christmas approaches, one Cotswold village faces scandal, temptation and a fight to save its way of life.
Making Hay
by Veronica Henry
2003
City couple Suzanna and Barney Blake buy the Honeycote Arms to revive both the pub and a marriage scarred by tragedy. Newly single Ginny Tait arrives with her wild twin daughters, hoping for calm, but Honeycote village has more complications than any of them expects.
Wild Oats
by Veronica Henry
2004
Jamie Wilding returns home to find her feckless father ready to sell their crumbling estate to Rod Deacon, the boy who once broke her heart. Untangling debts and old lies means confronting a long-running family feud and the feelings she never truly left behind.
An Eligible Bachelor
by Veronica Henry
2005
After a wild night, Guy wakes to discover he has proposed to glamorous TV darling Richenda, the seemingly perfect match for the heir to Eversleigh Manor. But meeting new employee Honor and her young son makes him question duty, desire and what happy endings really look like.
Love On The Rocks
by Veronica Henry
2006
When the rundown Rocks Hotel in Mariscombe comes up for auction, Lisa and her boyfriend George seize the chance to escape and live their seaside dream. Rival hotelier Bruno Thorne, a secretive chambermaid and an unexpected visitor soon turn that dream into something far more complicated.
Just A Family Affair
by Veronica Henry
2008
Mandy plans a simple country wedding to Patrick, just a village church, a marquee and close friends. Then her controlling mother takes over, Patrick starts to wobble and a figure from the past arrives with a revelation, turning one perfect day into full-blown family drama.
Marriage and other Games
by Veronica Henry
2009
When Charlotte Briggs' husband is jailed for fraud, she escapes scandal by retreating to a remote house on Exmoor. There she falls in with brooding artist Sebastian, harried husband Fitch and divorced GP Penny, four bruised hearts whose winter together may offer fresh starts for them all.
The Beach Hut
by Veronica Henry
2010
On Everdene Sands, the beach huts have seen decades of happiness and heartbreak. As widow Jane Milton is forced to sell her beloved hut, The Shack, the stories of neighbouring hut owners unfold, from first loves to long marriages tested under one unforgettable summer sun.
The Birthday Party
by Veronica Henry
2010
Actress Delilah has lived out her tempestuous marriage to hell-raiser husband Raf in the full glare of the media. As she plans his lavish milestone birthday party, a tempting film offer, three ambitious daughters and old scandals bubbling up threaten to blow their famous family apart.
Tweetie Pie
by Veronica Henry
2011
Tweetie Pie is a pocket-sized collection of 140 charming ways to say 'I love you', from sweet lines to playful suggestions. It is the sort of little gift book you can dip into for ideas when you want to surprise a partner, friend or relative with a heartfelt message.
The Long Weekend
by Veronica Henry
2012
At The Townhouse by the Sea, a chic hotel on a Cornish quay, owner Claire Marlowe and chef Luca are ready for a busy bank-holiday weekend. As guests with tangled pasts check in, an unexpected visitor upends Claire's own life in ways she never saw coming.
A Night on the Orient Express
by Veronica Henry
2013
A glamorous journey from London to Venice brings together a handful of strangers, each with a hidden agenda, a promise to keep or a heart to mend. As the Orient Express hurtles across Europe, secrets, proposals and second chances unfold in the most romantic setting imaginable.
A Sea Change
by Veronica Henry
2013
Jenna, known as the Ice Cream Girl on Everdene beach, is barely holding her life together when she meets surfer and policeman Craig during one hot weekend. A brief connection and a risky decision leave both of them facing a turning point they did not expect.
Christmas at the Crescent
by Veronica Henry
2014
Single mum Josie Ballard keeps afloat in Bath's elegant Pelham Crescent by steaming dozens of Christmas puddings to sell at the market. When a prickly new neighbour moves in upstairs and her unreliable ex suddenly wants to play dad, Josie's cosy plans for the holidays quickly unravel.
The Beach Hut Next Door
by Veronica Henry
2014
Another summer at Everdene Sands brings fresh stories behind the painted doors. Artist Jemima sketches the holidaymakers, grieving Vince and his mate Murphy dream of a seafood shack, Sidonie returns to face memories of a disastrous wedding, and an ex-couple squabble over their shared hut.
High Tide
by Veronica Henry
2015
In the harbour town of Pennfleet, three lives are about to shift with the tide. Grieving daughter Kate uncovers a letter that rewrites her past, single dad Sam juggles a deli and teenagers, and boatman Nathan's impulsive kiss with a wealthy widow sends ripples through the community.
How to Find Love in a Bookshop
by Veronica Henry
2016
After her father dies, Emilia Nightingale vows to save Nightingale Books, the cosy Cotswold shop he built from nothing. As developers circle, the store's regulars reveal their own tangled love stories, proving that the right book and the right person can change everything.
The Apple Orchard
by Veronica Henry
2017
In the Cotswold town of Peasebrook, war veteran Joe has built a quiet life in a cottage overlooking a sunlit apple orchard. When a sudden loss leaves him adrift again, his neighbours and the orchard itself become the heart of a gentle story about friendship and kindness.
The Forever House
by Veronica Henry
2017
Hunter's Moon, a rambling house on the edge of Peasebrook, has been the Willoughby family's haven for decades. When illness forces Sally and Alexander to sell, estate agent Belinda must juggle eager buyers, buried secrets and her own painful history to find the home's next guardians.
A Family Recipe
by Veronica Henry
2018
With her youngest daughter leaving for university, Laura Griffin is bracing for an empty nest at 11 Lark Hill. When a long-hidden secret shatters her marriage, she turns to her grandmother's wartime recipe box and a new chutney business to rebuild her confidence and her family.
Christmas at the Beach Hut
by Veronica Henry
2018
Feeling taken for granted and exhausted by festive chores, Lizzy Kingham runs away from her family to spend Christmas at a favourite beach hut on Everdene Sands. There, among strangers with troubles of their own, she rediscovers herself while her panicked family scramble to bring her home.
A Home From Home
by Veronica Henry
2019
Dragonfly Farm, with its orchards and cider barn, has always been cousins Tabitha and Georgia's refuge. After their great-uncle dies, they discover a third share has been left to outsider Gabriel Culbone, forcing all three to uncover the ties and long-buried secrets that bind them to the land.
A Wedding at the Beach Hut
by Veronica Henry
2020
Landscape gardeners Robyn and Jake plan a barefoot wedding at their family beach hut, surrounded only by those they love. As preparations unfold, Robyn's search for her birth mother, her parents' own plans and a woman haunted by an old decision all collide on the sands.
A Day at the Beach Hut
by Veronica Henry
2021
Set over a single sun-soaked day at Everdene Sands, this collection of stories follows holidaymakers whose paths cross around the beach huts, from old flames to new romances, and pairs their tales with seaside-inspired recipes for picnics, suppers and simple treats.
The Impulse Purchase
by Veronica Henry
2022
When Cherry impulsively buys the dilapidated Swan pub in her Somerset home village, she persuades her daughter Maggie and teenage granddaughter Rose to help restore it. Reopening the doors reignites community spirit, old regrets and the chance for three generations to reshape their futures.
Thirty Days in Paris
by Veronica Henry
2023
Newly separated and facing an empty nest, Juliet returns to Paris for a month in the city that once stole her heart. Renting a tiny attic flat, she retraces old haunts, confronts a long-kept secret and discovers it is never too late for a second chance.
The Secret Beach
by Veronica Henry
2024
After years of dreaming, Nikki finally owns a tiny coastguard cottage above a secluded Cornish beach that changed her life one stormy night. When an anonymous note appears, the secret she has kept for twenty years begins to surface, pulling neighbours, family and old loves into the tide.
Where should I start?
If you want a cosy village saga: Honeycote → Making Hay → Just A Family Affair
If you love sunlit seaside stories: The Beach Hut → The Beach Hut Next Door → Christmas at the Beach Hut → A Wedding at the Beach Hut
If you prefer standalones set by the sea: Love On The Rocks → The Long Weekend → High Tide
If you want bookish, heartwarming reads: How to Find Love in a Bookshop → The Forever House → A Family Recipe
If you are curious about her recent work: A Home From Home → The Impulse Purchase → Thirty Days in Paris → The Secret Beach
Author bio
Veronica Henry has spent most of her working life telling stories, first for radio and television and then in the pages of her bestselling novels. She writes warm, contemporary fiction set in villages, seaside towns and bookshops, where the scenery is gorgeous but the problems her characters face feel very real.
She went to school in Bath and later studied Latin at the University of Bristol. That love of words and classical stories eventually fed into the way she builds her own plots, full of fate, missed chances and second beginnings.
After university she joined the BBC as a production secretary on the long-running radio drama The Archers. The job was wonderfully hands-on: one day she might be organising wedding photographs for fictional characters, the next she would be in the studio helping capture the sound of piglets or stepping in to play a barmaid. Working on the show taught her how much people value a daily escape into someone else’s life.
From there she moved to Central Television as a script editor, working behind the scenes on soaps such as Crossroads and Boon. When her first child was born she went freelance and began writing scripts herself. Over the years she wrote hundreds of hours of drama for series including Heartbeat, Doctors, Family Affairs and Holby City, learning how to juggle big ensemble casts, tight pacing and emotional payoffs.
In 2000 she decided to try a different kind of storytelling and turned to fiction. Her debut novel, Honeycote, was published in 2002 and introduced readers to a lively Cotswold village built around a family brewery. That book, and the Honeycote series that followed, set the tone for much of her work: what she calls “realistic escapism”, mixing pretty settings with marriages under strain, money troubles and long-running feuds.
Since then she has written a wide range of standalones. Love On The Rocks and High Tide take readers to the Cornish and Devon coasts, where rundown hotels, riverboats and harbourside delis become the backdrop to fresh starts. How to Find Love in a Bookshop centres on Nightingale Books, a much-loved village shop whose customers find friendship and romance between the shelves. The Forever House and A Family Recipe explore the idea of home, following families whose houses hold decades of memories, losses and celebrations.
One of her best-known novels, A Night on the Orient Express, brings together a group of strangers on the famous train from London to Venice, each carrying a secret or a promise. The book won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 2014, and her time as writer-in-residence on the Venice-Simplon Orient Express gave her first-hand experience of its old-fashioned glamour.
Alongside the full-length novels she has written novellas and short stories such as A Sea Change, Christmas at the Crescent, The Apple Orchard and A Day at the Beach Hut, often returning to favourite locations and side characters to show their lives from new angles.
Her books have been translated into many languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide, but the worlds she creates stay rooted in everyday detail: the food people cook, the houses they cherish and the friends who see them through hard times. She also writes lifestyle features for newspapers and magazines, and speaks regularly at festivals, libraries and book groups about her career and her love of storytelling.
Henry now lives on the North Devon coast. She often starts the day with a walk along the beach with her dog, Zelda, and ends it watching the sun set with a Negroni, her three grown-up sons coming and going as their own lives allow. That mix of family noise, sea air and quiet time at the desk continues to feed into the hopeful, escapist fiction her readers return to year after year.
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