📖 About Nightingales

Nightingales is a series universe written by Donna Douglas. The complete collection runs to 14 books across 1 series, published between 2012 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Nightingales Books with 14 books. It opens with The Nightingale Girls (2012) and currently runs to A Nurse’s Secret (2025).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Nightingales

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Nightingale Girls (2012), book 1 of Publication Order of Nightingales Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 1 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Nightingales Books in Order

Publication Order of Nightingales Books
14 books
1
The Nightingale Girls book cover1The Nightingale Girls2012Buy on Amazon
The Nightingale Sisters book cover2The Nightingale Sisters2013Buy on Amazon
The Nightingale Nurses book cover3The Nightingale Nurses2013Buy on Amazon
A Child is Born book cover4A Child is Born2013Buy on Amazon
Nightingales on Call book cover5Nightingales on Call2014Buy on Amazon
A Nightingale Christmas Wish book cover6A Nightingale Christmas Wish2014Buy on Amazon
Nightingales at War book cover7Nightingales at War2015Buy on Amazon
Nightingales Under the Mistletoe book cover8Nightingales Under the Mistletoe2015Buy on Amazon
A Nightingale Christmas Carol book cover9A Nightingale Christmas Carol2016Buy on Amazon
The Nightingale Christmas Show book cover10The Nightingale Christmas Show2017Buy on Amazon
A Nightingale Christmas Promise book cover11A Nightingale Christmas Promise2018Buy on Amazon
Nightingale Wedding Bells book cover12Nightingale Wedding Bells2019Buy on Amazon
The Nightingale Daughters book cover13The Nightingale Daughters2023Buy on Amazon
A Nurse’s Secret book cover14A Nurse’s Secret2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Nightingales books are there?
There are 14 books in the Nightingales collection, organised into 1 series and published between 2012 and 2025.
What is the first Nightingales book?
The first book is The Nightingale Girls, published in 2012.
What order should I read the Nightingales books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Nightingales books?
The Nightingales books were written by Donna Douglas.
Is the Nightingales series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Nightingales Books, has 14 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Nightingales series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2012, and the most recent in 2025.