Dorothy Koomson

Dorothy Koomson

5 Series • 36 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Poppy & Serena Books
Start with: The Ice Cream Girls (2010)
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Publication Order of That Girl From Nowhere Books
Start with: That Girl From Nowhere (2015)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Cupid Effect (2003)

ⓘ About Dorothy Koomson

Dorothy Koomson is a popular English novelist of fiction, contemporary, and adult fiction novels. She is known to have penned several mind-blowing standalone books in her career. Koomson made her debut in 2003 with the book called The Cupid Effect. Before that, she had written an unpublished book, There is a Thin Line Between Love & Hate, at the age of 13. Koomson received a great boost with her third novel, My Best Friend’s Girl. This widely successful novel was shortlisted to feature in Richard & Judy’s Summer Reads. Starting from her debut, Koomson wrote and published a novel almost every year until 2013. After the release of her 9th book, she took a break from writing and then started writing again from 2015.

All Book Series by Dorothy Koomson

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The Ice Cream Girls

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2010

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2010
2
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All My Lies Are True

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020

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2020
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That Girl From Nowhere

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
2
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From There to Here

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2015

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2015
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The Cupid Effect

Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2003

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2003
2
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The Chocolate Run

Book 2 of 18 · published 2004

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2004
3
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My Best Friend's Girl

Book 3 of 18 · published 2006

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2006
4
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Marshmallows for Breakfast

Book 4 of 18 · published 2007

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2007
5
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Goodnight, Beautiful

Book 5 of 18 · published 2008

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2008
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The Woman He Loved Before

Book 6 of 18 · published 2011

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2011
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The Rose Petal Beach

Book 7 of 18 · published 2012

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2012
8
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The Flavours of Love

Book 8 of 18 · published 2013

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2013
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When I Was Invisible

Book 9 of 18 · published 2016

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2016
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The Friend

Book 10 of 18 · published 2017

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2017
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The Brighton Mermaid

Book 11 of 18 · published 2018

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2018
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Tell Me Your Secret

Book 12 of 18 · published 2019

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2019
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That Day You Left

Book 13 of 18 · published 2020

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2020
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I Know What You've Done

Book 14 of 18 · published 2021

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2021
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My Other Husband

Book 15 of 18 · published 2022

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2022
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Every Smile You Fake

Book 16 of 18 · published 2024

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2024
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Give Him to Me

Book 17 of 18 · published 2025

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2025
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The Quiet Girls

Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2026

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2026
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The Beach Wedding

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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Wildflowers

Book 2 of 3 · published 2018

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2018
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Beach Hut 512

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025

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2025
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Full Circle

Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1982 Anthology · Andrew Smith

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1982
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The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who

Book 2 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Justin Richards,Andrew Cartmel,Mark Morris,James Goss,Jonathan Morris,George Mann,David Llewellyn,Jenny Colgan,Una McCormack,Marc Platt,James Swallow,Simon Guerrier,L.M. Myles,Andrew Smith,Marek Kukula,Mark Wright

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2015
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Time Lord Fairy Tales

Book 3 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Justin Richards

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2015
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The Legends of Ashildr

Book 4 of 11 · published 2015 Anthology · Justin Richards

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2015
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The Legends of River Song

Book 5 of 11 · published 2016 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner,Jenny Colgan,Guy Adams,Steve Lyons,Andrew Lane

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2016
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Tales of Terror

Book 6 of 11 · published 2017 Anthology · Jacqueline Rayner,Mike Tucker,Paul Magrs,Scott Handcock,Richard Dungworth,Craig Donaghy

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2017
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The Missy Chronicles

Book 7 of 11 · published 2018 Anthology · James Goss,Stephen Cole,Jacqueline Rayner,Peter Anghelides,Cavan Scott,Paul Magrs,Richard Dinnick

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2018
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The Day She Saved the Doctor

Book 8 of 11 · published 2018 Co-authored · Jacqueline Rayner,Jenny Colgan,Susan Calman

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2018
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Twelve Angels Weeping

Book 9 of 11 · published 2018 Anthology · Dave Rudden

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2018
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The Wintertime Paradox / Visiting Hours

Book 10 of 11 · published 2020 Anthology · Dave Rudden

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2020
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I Am the Master

Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2020 Anthology · Matthew Sweet,Mike Tucker,Peter Anghelides,Beverly Sanford,Mark Wright

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2020

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Dorothy Koomson?

Dorothy Koomson is a popular English novelist of fiction, contemporary, and adult fiction novels. She is known to have penned several mind-blowing standalone books in her career. Koomson made her debut in 2003 with the book called The Cupid Effect.

Which Dorothy Koomson series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Poppy & Serena series, the earliest of Dorothy Koomson's multi-book series: it opens with The Ice Cream Girls (2010) and runs to 2 books across 2010–2020, ending with All My Lies Are True (2020). Dorothy Koomson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Dorothy Koomson written?

Dorothy Koomson has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2026. 15 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Poppy & Serena series with 2 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Dorothy Koomson's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Dorothy Koomson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Poppy & Serena (2010–2020, 2 books) and That Girl From Nowhere (2015, 2 books).

How are Dorothy Koomson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Dorothy Koomson's 36 books into 3 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Poppy & Serena (2 books, 2010–2020); That Girl From Nowhere (2 books, 2015); Doctor Who: Legends (11 books, 1982–2020).