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Every summer, one question comes up again and again: what Elin Hilderbrand book should I read next? This week, Laura teams up with Julianne Buonocore of Friday Night Readers to answer it once and for all.
Laura and Julianne each count down their personal Top 5 Elin Hilderbrand novels β from Nantucket scandals to a St. John getaway gone sideways β then hand over a list of read-alike authors for anyone who's already blown through the backlist. Perfect for beach bag planning, TBR building, or anyone debating where to start with the Queen of Beach Reads.
π Books Mentioned
Laura's Top 5 Elin Hilderbrand's Books:
The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/Nantucket
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Mystery/Women's Fiction
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Mystery
Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction
Winter in Paradise trilogy by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/St. John
Julianne's Top 5 Elin Hilderbrand's Books:
The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/Light Mystery β recommended starting point for new readers
The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Mystery
Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Mystery/Women's Fiction
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Historical Fiction
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand β Buy on Amazon | Contemporary Romance
If You Love Elin Hilderbrand, Try These Books Next:
The Wash Ashores by Hannah McKinnon β Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/Nantucket
Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy β Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction
These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean β Buy on Amazon | Contemporary Fiction
Pretty as a Peach & Good Hair Days by Grace Helena Walz β Buy on Amazon | Southern Women's Fiction
This Summer Will Be Different, Meet Me at the Lake, Every Summer After by Carley Fortune β Buy on Amazon | Contemporary Romance
Also recommended: Jenny Hale, Emily Giffin, Nancy Thayer, Pamela M. Kelly, Brooke Lea Foster, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Dorothea Benton Frank, Victoria Benton Frank
β±οΈ Timestamps
- [00:00] Intro & summer catch-up
- [00:02] The eternal question: what Hilderbrand book should I read next?
- [00:07] How many Hilderbrand books have each of us actually read?
- [00:08] Laura's #5: A Rumor
- [00:10] Julianne's #5: The Hotel Nantucket (great starting point!)
- [00:13] Laura's #4: Swan Song
- [00:16] Julianne's #4: The Perfect Couple
- [00:18] Laura's #3: The Perfect Couple / Julianne's #3: Swan Song
- [00:18] Laura's #2: Silver Girl
- [00:19] Julianne's #2: Summer of '69
- [00:20] Laura's #1: Winter in Paradise trilogy
- [00:22] Julianne's #1: 28 Summers
- [00:24] If you love Elin Hilderbrand, read these authors next
- [00:29] Five Star Weekend Peacock adaptation + wrap-up
- [00:29] What's behind our Substack paywalls this week
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