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ⓘ About Ellie Dean
Ellie Dean is the pseudonym of bestselling author Tamara McKinley, who is best known for her sagas. While she started out writing historical romance as Tamara McKinley, she decided to venture into the writing of Sagas in 2011 when she penned her debut novel “There’ll Be Blue Skies.” She would kick on from there to pen more than a dozen novels since then. While she is based in the United Kingdom Ellie, Dean loves to travel to Australia every year to go research her plots and settings most of which are based there. Even though she was successful under her real name, she found even more success as Ellie Dean. Following the death of her husband, Ellie Dean was devastated since he had been her friend and companion for decades.
All Book Series by Ellie Dean
Matilda's Last Waltz
Series opener · book 1 of 11 · published 1999 Pen name · Tamara McKinley
Spindrift
Latest in the series · book 11 of 11 · published 2017 Pen name · Tamara McKinley
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ellie Dean?
Ellie Dean is the pseudonym of bestselling author Tamara McKinley, who is best known for her sagas. While she started out writing historical romance as Tamara McKinley, she decided to venture into the writing of Sagas in 2011 when she penned her debut novel “There’ll Be Blue Skies.” She would kick on from there to pen more than a dozen novels since then. While she is based in the United Kingdom Ellie, Dean loves to travel to Australia every year to go research her plots and settings most of which are based there.
Which Ellie Dean series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Oceana Trilogy series, the earliest of Ellie Dean's multi-book series: it opens with Lands Beyond the Sea (2007) and runs to 3 books across 2007–2009, ending with Legacy (2009). Ellie Dean's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Ellie Dean written?
Ellie Dean has 36 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1999 and 2026. 25 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Beach View Boarding House/Cliffehaven series with 22 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Ellie Dean's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Ellie Dean's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Oceana Trilogy (2007–2009, 3 books) and Beach View Boarding House/Cliffehaven (2011–2026, 22 books).
How are Ellie Dean's books organised into series?
This guide splits Ellie Dean's 36 books into 2 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Beach View Boarding House/Cliffehaven (22 books, 2011–2026); Oceana Trilogy (3 books, 2007–2009).