Willoughby Close Books in Order
Part ofKate Hewitt Books in OrderFind the Willoughby Close books by Kate Hewitt in order, with summaries, reading order, and background on this much-loved village series.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
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Willoughby Close books in publication order
5 books
A Cotswold Christmas
by Kate Hewitt
2016
Escaping heartbreak for Christmas, Anna lands in a Cotswold village where a flooded booking leaves her unexpectedly close to local carpenter Colin. What should be a short stay turns quietly life changing.
Find Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017
Another resident of Willoughby Close gets a shot at love, provided she can first untangle the past that keeps holding her back. The village warmth makes every setback feel a little easier to bear.
Kiss Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017
In the close-knit world of Willoughby Close, romance arrives with complications attached. Hewitt keeps the story cozy, emotional, and full of the small frictions that make village life fun.
Marry Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017
Marriage should be a happy ending, but in Willoughby Close it is also the start of fresh worries, old secrets, and big decisions. The village atmosphere stays warm even when emotions run high.
Meet Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017
Life in Willoughby Close looks peaceful from the outside, but its residents are carrying more than they show. Hewitt blends village charm with a tender romance and plenty of emotional baggage.
Willoughby Close books in chronological order
A Cotswold Christmas
by Kate Hewitt
2016Willoughby Close, Book 1
Meet Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017Willoughby Close, Book 2
Find Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017Willoughby Close, Book 3
Kiss Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017Willoughby Close, Book 4
Marry Me at Willoughby Close
by Kate Hewitt
2017Willoughby Close, Book 5
Series background & context
Willoughby Close is one of Hewitt's most inviting village romance series, set in Wychwood-on-Lea in the Cotswolds. The close itself, a row of converted stables near a manor house, creates a built-in community where neighbors cannot help getting involved in one another's lives.
Each book follows a different woman, but the real pleasure is watching the village knit together through friendships, Christmas gatherings, local jobs, and small personal upheavals. These are second-chance and fresh-start romances, with heroines who usually arrive hurt, lonely, or uncertain and gradually find both love and belonging.
The tone is gentle, but not empty. Hewitt gives her characters real grief, secrets, and hard histories. What keeps the series buoyant is the sense that community can make room for all of that.
If you want cozy British village romance with recurring characters and a real sense of home, start with A Cotswold Christmas and keep going in order.
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