Reading order · 4 books · 1998 to 2002 · Set in the fictional St Christopher's, Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Books in Order
The Chesapeake Bay books follow the Quinn brothers, three troubled boys adopted by a kind couple on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, who come home after their father’s death to care for a boy he took in.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 1998 to 2002
- First book
- Sea Swept
- Latest
- Chesapeake Blue (2002)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional St Christopher's, Maryland
The reading order
Every Chesapeake Bay book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in the fictional St Christopher's, Maryland
- 1Sea Swept1998With Cameron Quinn and Anna SpinelliCameron Quinn, a racing driver, comes home to Chesapeake Bay when his adoptive father dies, and must help care for Seth, a troubled boy his father took in.Buy on Amazon
- 2Rising Tides1998With Ethan QuinnEthan Quinn, a quiet waterman, has loved Grace Monroe for years.Buy on Amazon
- 3Inner Harbor1999With Phillip QuinnPhillip Quinn meets Sybill Griffin, a psychologist with a secret connection to Seth.Buy on Amazon
- 4Chesapeake Blue2002With Seth QuinnSeth Quinn, now a successful artist, comes home to the bay and meets Drusilla, who runs a flower shop.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Sea Swept, Rising Tides, Inner Harbor, then Chesapeake Blue.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Cameron Quinn | Ethan Quinn | Phillip Quinn | Seth Quinn | Anna Spinelli |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sea Swept | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | LLead |
| 2 Rising Tides | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Inner Harbor | MMajor | MMajor | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Chesapeake Blue | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Chesapeake Bay books
5 characters from Nora Roberts’s chart, with the number of Chesapeake Bay books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron QuinnEldest Quinn brother, a racing man | 4 | Sea Swept 1998 |
| Ethan QuinnWaterman of St Christopher's | 4 | Sea Swept 1998 |
| Phillip QuinnAdvertising executive | 4 | Sea Swept 1998 |
| Seth QuinnThe boy the brothers take in, later an artist | 4 | Sea Swept 1998 |
| Anna SpinelliSocial worker who marries Cameron | 4 | Sea Swept 1998 |