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Hazel Gaynor

4 Series • 16 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Girl Who Came Home (2012)
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Start with: Hush (2016)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: Hot Cross Mum (2011)

ⓘ About Hazel Gaynor

Hazel Gaynor is a historical fiction author from Ireland. She is also the author of “Carry on Writing,” a popular guest blog on wrting.ie, a national Irish writing website. She is also the author of feature author interviews for the website and has interviewed the likes of Mary Beth Keane, Phillipa Gregory, Daisy Waugh, Sebastian Faulks, and Cheryl Strayed. In October 2012, she won the Emerging Writers Cecil Day Lewis Award. Gaynor grew up in Yorkshire in England but spent much of her time in Fraisthorpe, Flamborough and Bridlington near the sea. After she was done with college, she spent some time working in professional services before venturing into authorship. Since 2001, she has been living with her husband in Kildare while she worked for A&L Goodbody.

All Book Series by Hazel Gaynor

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The Girl Who Came Home

Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2012

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2012
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A Memory of Violets

Book 2 of 12 · published 2015

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2015
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The Girl from the Savoy

Book 3 of 12 · published 2016

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2016
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The Cottingley Secret

Book 4 of 12 · published 2017

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2017
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Last Christmas in Paris

Book 5 of 12 · published 2017 Co-authored · Heather Webb

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2017
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The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter

Book 6 of 12 · published 2018

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2018
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Meet Me in Monaco

Book 7 of 12 · published 2019 Co-authored · Heather Webb

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2019
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When We Were Young & Brave

Book 8 of 12 · published 2020

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2020
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Three Words for Goodbye

Book 9 of 12 · published 2021 Co-authored · Heather Webb

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2021
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The Last Lifeboat

Book 10 of 12 · published 2023

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2023
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Christmas with the Queen

Book 11 of 12 · published 2024 Co-authored · Heather Webb

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2024
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Before Dorothy

Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2025

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2025
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Hush

Single-title series · published 2016

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2016
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Hot Cross Mum

Single-title series · published 2011

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2011
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New Voices in Fiction Sampler

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2014

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2014
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Fall of Poppies

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016

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2016

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Hazel Gaynor?

Hazel Gaynor is a historical fiction author from Ireland. She is also the author of “Carry on Writing,” a popular guest blog on wrting.ie, a national Irish writing website. She is also the author of feature author interviews for the website and has interviewed the likes of Mary Beth Keane, Phillipa Gregory, Daisy Waugh, Sebastian Faulks, and Cheryl Strayed.

Which Hazel Gaynor series should I start with?

Hazel Gaynor's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Girl Who Came Home (2012).

How many books has Hazel Gaynor written?

Hazel Gaynor has 16 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2025. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Anthologies and Short Stories/Novellas.

In what order should Hazel Gaynor's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 16 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 Hazel Gaynor's books organised into series?

This guide splits Hazel Gaynor's 16 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (12 books); Anthologies (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book); Non-Fiction (1 book).