Alexandra Ripley

Alexandra Ripley

2 Series • 9 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: Charleston (1981)
Popular Choice
Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: The Sunken Sailor (2004)

ⓘ About Alexandra Ripley

About Alexandra Ripley The American author Alexandra Ripley was a hugely talented writer with a lot to offer with her many historical fiction novels. Producing high quality stories, she was known for her high-degree of accuracy, delivering stories that would immediately get to the point. Knowing her audience well, she would make sure to entertain them, while also providing a compelling and genuine portrayal of the period. This approach to storytelling would serve her well over the years, leaving behind a highly respectable body of work. Pushing the genre forwards in new and exciting directions, she would create a style that would very much be hers and hers alone. With scores of readers from around the world singing her many praises, she would become a hugely influential author of her time.

All Book Series by Alexandra Ripley

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Who's That Lady in the President's Bed? book cover

Who's That Lady in the President's Bed?

Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1972 Pen name · B.K. Ripley

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1972
2
Charleston book cover

Charleston

Book 2 of 8 · published 1981

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1981
3
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On Leaving Charleston

Book 3 of 8 · published 1984

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1984
4
The Time Returns book cover

The Time Returns

Book 4 of 8 · published 1985

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1985
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New Orleans Legacy book cover

New Orleans Legacy

Book 5 of 8 · published 1987

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1987
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Scarlett

Book 6 of 8 · published 1991

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1991
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From Fields of Gold

Book 7 of 8 · published 1994

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1994
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A Love Divine book cover

A Love Divine

Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 1996

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1996
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The Sunken Sailor

Single-title series · published 2004

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2004

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Alexandra Ripley?

About Alexandra Ripley The American author Alexandra Ripley was a hugely talented writer with a lot to offer with her many historical fiction novels. Producing high quality stories, she was known for her high-degree of accuracy, delivering stories that would immediately get to the point. Knowing her audience well, she would make sure to entertain them, while also providing a compelling and genuine portrayal of the period.

Which Alexandra Ripley series should I start with?

Alexandra Ripley's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Who's That Lady in the President's Bed? (1972).

How many books has Alexandra Ripley written?

Alexandra Ripley has 9 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1972 and 2004. They are filed under 2 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels and Anthologies.

In what order should Alexandra Ripley's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 9 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are Alexandra Ripley's books organised into series?

This guide splits Alexandra Ripley's 9 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (8 books); Anthologies (1 book).