Winter Books in Order

This reading order guide provides the complete list of Winter books in order, from the very first to the latest, so you won’t miss anything!

About the Winter Series

Elin Hilderbrand‘s Winter series – a collection of Christmas stories that captures all the messy, joyous beauty of family life at holiday time – is set on the quietly beautiful snowy island of Nantucket. The story follows the Quinn family as each year they try to make Christmas together – even when life manages to get in the way, which it usually does.

At its heart is Kelley Quinn, owner of the Winter Street Inn, who initially thought he’d got it all – a happy family, a lovely home, and a business that brought him joy. But come Christmas time, old secrets tend to come to the surface, and things often don’t go as planned. His first wife Margaret, a TV news anchor who never really left the family, is still there, and his second wife Mitzi has her own surprises. Their kids – Patrick, Kevin, Ava, and Bart – each have their own problems that make the holiday anything but peaceful.

The series – from Winter Street all the way to Winter Solstice – takes readers on a rollercoaster of love, loss, forgiveness and brand new starts around the holidays. Each book takes place at Christmas time, so you get all the cozy scenes and emotional twists – but done in a way that feels totally real. Because Elin Hilderbrand tells the story from different angles, you actually get to see what each of the Quinn kids are feeling – and somehow that makes you start to see your own family in theirs – with all the laughter and heartbreak that comes with it.

What people love about the Winter series is the way that Hilderbrand takes the warmth of Christmas and mixes it with the brutal truth that all families face sometime or other. Even when everything falls apart, there’s always a glimmer of hope that love & being together is what makes it all okay in the end

As someone who first got to know her as the author of those lovely beach novels, we have to say we were amazed when Elin Hilderbrand decided to switch to writing about Christmas. It was a bold move, and Nantucket was the perfect setting – its quiet charm and beauty really shines through on the page. The snow, the lights, the sense of community – it all feels so alive

We reckon if you love stories about family, second chances and the holiday spirit, then the Winter series is an absolute gem. These books are like snuggling up by the fire with people you love – warm, honest and just a little bit bittersweet