Polly Waterford
Baker on a Cornish tidal island
3 books · 2014 to 2016First appears in Little Beach Street BakeryJenny Colgan books in order · Jenny Colgan reading order · 7 books · 2011 to 2019 · Often set in the fictional Mount Polbearne, Cornwall
Jenny Colgan Books in Order and Reading Order
Jenny Colgan writes cosy, funny romantic novels, many set in bakeries, bookshops and Scottish islands, including the Little Beach Street Bakery series.
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Jenny Colgan books in order
Where to start: Little Beach Street Bakery with Little Beach Street Bakery (2014); Scottish Bookshop with The Bookshop on the Corner (2016); Mure with The Summer Seaside Kitchen (2017). There are 7 books in all, published from 2011 to 2019, across 4 series and groups.
The Jenny Colgan reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.
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Little Beach Street Bakery
3 books · Set in the fictional Mount Polbearne, Cornwall- 1Little Beach Street Bakery2014With Polly WaterfordBuy on Amazon
- 2Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery2015With Polly WaterfordBuy on Amazon
- 3Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery2016With Polly WaterfordBuy on Amazon
Scottish Bookshop
2 books · Set in Scottish Highlands- 1The Bookshop on the Corner2016With Nina RedmondBuy on Amazon
- 2The Bookshop on the Shore2019With ZoeBuy on Amazon
Mure
1 book · Set in the fictional Mure, Scotland- 1The Summer Seaside Kitchen2017With Flora MacKenzieBuy on Amazon
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Characters
5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.
Mount Polbearne
The Scottish Highlands
Nina Redmond
Librarian who opens a mobile bookshop
2 books · 2016 to 2019First appears in The Bookshop on the CornerZoe
Single mother
1 book · 2019First appears in The Bookshop on the ShoreMure
Flora MacKenzie
London paralegal from a Scottish island
1 book · 2017First appears in The Summer Seaside KitchenLeads
Issy Randall
Baker who opens a café
1 book · 2011First appears in Meet Me at the Cupcake CaféSimilar authors
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