Jenny Colgan

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  • Bibliography:
    58 Books (7 Series)
  • First Book:
    January 2000
  • Latest Book:
    July 2024
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About the Author

Jenny T. Colgan was born in 1972 in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. After studying at Edinburgh University, she worked for six years in the health service, moonlighting as a cartoonist and a stand-up comic, before the publication of her first novel Amanda's Wedding in 2000. In 2013, her novel "Welcome to Rosie Hopkin's Sweetshop of Dreams" won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. She is now working on her next novel.
She is married with Andrew, a marine engineer, and had three children, Wallace, Michael-Francis, and Delphie. She mostly lives in France, with frecuently visits to London. She occasionally writes for The Guardian newspaper, as well as a TV series.

Full Series List in Order

At the Cupcake Café

1 - Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe (Apr-2011)
2 - Christmas At the Cupcake Cafe (Oct-2012)

Little Beach Street Bakery

1 - The Little Beach Street Bakery (Mar-2014)
2 - Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery (Mar-2016)
3 - Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery (Oct-2017)
4 - Sunrise by the Sea (Jun-2021)

Little School by the Sea

1 - Welcome to the School by the Sea (Apr-2022)
2 - Rules at the School by the Sea (Aug-2022)
3 - Lessons at the School by the Sea (Mar-2023)

Mure Island

1 - The Cafe by the Sea // The Summer Seaside Kitchen (Jul-2017)
2 - The Endless Beach (May-2018)
3 - Christmas on the Island (Oct-2018)
4 - Christmas at the Island Hotel (Oct-2020)
5 - An Island Wedding (Jun-2022)

Polly and the Puffin

1 - Polly and the Puffin (Mar-2015)
2 - The Stormy Day (Feb-2016)
3 - The New Friend (Feb-2017)
4 - The Happy Christmas (Oct-2017)

Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop

1 - Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams (Mar-2012)
2 - Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop (Nov-2013)

Scottish Bookshop / Kirrinfief

1 - The Bookshop on the Corner (Sep-2016)
2 - The Bookshop on the Shore (Jun-2019)
3 - 500 Miles from You (Jun-2020)

Multi-Author Series List

Doctor Who

Into the Nowhere (Jan-2014)
The Legends of River Song (Feb-2016)
In the Blood (Jul-2016)
The Christmas Invasion (Apr-2018)
The Triple Knife (Jul-2018)

Book List in Order: 58 titles

  • Talking to Addison

    From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist whose future begins to bloom when she takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommate.Holly is a frustrated flori...

  • Amanda's Wedding

    From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes the debut novel that made her the sensation she is today -- a hilarious, unforgettable story of one woman’s mad dash to put a stop to the wedding of her old school friend who’s the complet...

  • Looking for Andrew McCarthy

    The third novel by the Sunday times bestselling author of Amandas Wedding'I'm wearing a beautiful pink dress, and I'm in a big pink room with billowing curtainsand I'm dancing to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkand my handsome partner leans over and...

  • Working Wonders // Arthur Project

    Laughs, love, office life. And a little touch of magic! Gwyneth Morgan loves her job. And she's good at it -- she's never faced a challenge she can't handle -- until she meets Arthur Pendleton and his motley crew. Gwyneth sets Arthur a challenge that...

  • Do You Remember the First Time? // The Boy I Loved Before

    While attending her best friend Sashy's wedding, Flora Scurrison realizes that this monotonous, nine-to-five, cookie-cutter life is exactly what's in store for her. While it might be okay for Sashy, it's certainly not what she envisioned for herself ...

  • The Fringes

    in Scottish Girls About Town

    Meet the Clanswomen... International bestselling authors Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, and Muriel Gray lead off this dazzling collection of stories by popular and rising Scottish women authors. A sometimes wild, sometimes poignant romp through the liv...

  • Dougie, Spoons and the Aquarium Solarium

    in Girls Night In

    21 tales from today's hottest young female writers. Featuring bestselling authors: Jennifer Weiner, Sophie Kinsella, Meg Cabot, Carole Matthews, Isabel Wolff, Lynda Curnyn, Jill A. Davis, Marian Keyes, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Lisa Jewell, Stella Duff...

  • Where Have All the Boys Gone?

    From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes this hilarious romance about a woman who trades in the comforts of city life in hopes of finding love in a small Scottish town in the middle of nowhere.Faced with the harsh real...

  • West End Boys // West End Girls

    The streets of London are paved with gold... allegedly. They may be twin sisters, but Lizzie and Penny Berry are complete opposites - Penny is blonde, thin and outrageous; Lizzie quiet, thoughtful and definitely not thin. The one trait they do share ...



  • The Good, the Bad and the Dumped

    Now, you obviously, would never, ever look up your exes on Facebook. Nooo. And even if you did, you most certainly wouldn't run off trying to track them down, risking your job, family and happiness in the process. Posy Fairweather, on the other hand....

  • Operation Sunshine

    Evie needs a good holiday. Not just because she's been working all hours in her job as a receptionist for two high-powered plastic surgeons, but also because every holiday she has ever been on has involved sunburn, arguments and projectile vomiting -...

  • Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend // The Cinderella of Old Kent Road

    Sophie is a girl about town - living the party lifestyle with Daddy footing the bill. But when she gets embroiled in a scandalous affair, she is thrown out of home and left to fend for herself on the mean streets of London. Scraping a living as a cle...

  • Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe

    At the Cupcake Café - 1

    A sweet and satisfying novel of how delicious it is to discover your dreams Issy Randall can bake. No, Issy can create stunning, mouthwateringly divine cakes. After a childhood spent in her beloved Grampa Joe's bakery, she has undoubtedly inherite...

  • Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams

    Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop - 1

  • Christmas At the Cupcake Cafe

    At the Cupcake Café - 2

    Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Cafe, is in love and couldn't be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem quite as upbeat about the upcoming se...

  • Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop

    Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop - 2

    It’s a white Christmas in England, and Rosie Hopkins is feeling festive: Her sweetshop is festooned with striped candy canes, luscious chocolate boxes, and happy, sticky children, and she and her boyfriend are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their ...

  • Into the Nowhere

    Doctor Who

    The Eleventh Doctor and Clara land on an unknown alien planet. To the Doctor’s delight and Clara’s astonishment, it really is unknown. It’s a planet the Doctor has never seen. It’s not on any maps, it’s not referenced on any star charts or...

  • The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris

    Inside Paris's premiere chocolate shop, sometimes dreams really can come true. It's true that Anna Trent is a supervisor in a chocolate factory...but that doesn't necessarily mean she knows how to make chocolate. And when a fateful accident gives ...

  • The Little Beach Street Bakery

    Little Beach Street Bakery - 1

    Polly Waterford is recovering from a toxic relationship. Unable to afford their townhouse, she has to move miles away from everyone, to the sleepy little seaside resort of Polbearne, where she lives alone above an abandoned shop. And so Polly tak...



  • Sweetshop of Dreams

    Rose is about to get a taste of the sweet life Rosie Hopkins's life is...comfortable. She has a steady nursing job, a nice apartment, and Gerard, her loyal (if a bit boring) boyfriend. And even though she might like to pursue a more rewarding care...

  • Polly and the Puffin

    Polly and the Puffin - 1

    Meet Polly and her puffin Neil in the debut children's book from Sunday Times bestselling novelist, Jenny Colgan. Illustrated throughout and with recipes, activities and rhymes in addition to the irresistible story. Polly heard a CRASH downstairs. Wa...

  • The Little Shop of Happy-Ever-After

    A gorgeous, warm and joyful story from bestselling author Jenny Colgan, author of LITTLE BEACH STREET BAKERY, WELCOME TO ROSIE HOPKINS' SWEETSHOP OF DREAMS and MEET ME AT THE CUPCAKE CAFE

    Nina is a librarian who spends her days happily match...

  • The Legends of River Song

    Doctor Who

    ‘Hello, sweetie!’Melody Pond, Melody Malone, River Song…She has had many names. Whoever she really is, this archaeologist and time traveller has had more adventures (and got into more trouble) than most people in the universe.And she’s writte...

  • The Stormy Day

    Polly and the Puffin - 2

    Polly and Neil are back in the second gorgeous children's book from Sunday Times bestselling novelist Jenny Colgan. Perfect for reading aloud and including fun activities based on the story. The boat masts jangled louder and louder. Above their he...

  • Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery

    Little Beach Street Bakery - 2

    A thriving bakery. A lighthouse to call home. A handsome beekeeper. A pet puffin. These are the things that Polly Waterford can call her own. This is the beautiful life she leads on a tiny island off the southern coast of England. But clouds are gath...

  • Resistance Is Futile

  • In the Blood

    Doctor Who

    All over the world, people are venting their fury at one another on social media. Dropping their friends, giving vent to their hatred, and everywhere behaving with incredible cruelty. Even Donna has found that her friend Hettie, with her seemingly pe...

  • The Bookshop on the Corner

    Scottish Bookshop / Kirrinfief - 1

    Nina Redmond is a literary matchmaker. Pairing a reader with that perfect book is her passion ... and also her job. Or at least it was. Until yesterday, she was a librarian in the hectic city. But now the job she loved is no more. Determined to ma...

  • The Christmas Surprise

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Little Beach Street Bakery and The Bookshop on the Corner comes a delightful holiday tale full of sweetness, love, heartbreak, and happiness -- perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Elin Hilderbrand....



  • The New Friend

    Polly and the Puffin - 3

    The third children's book featuring Polly and her puffin Neil, from bestselling adult novelist Jenny Colgan. With gorgeous two-colour illustrations throughout, Polly is perfect for reading aloud.

    Polly and her puffin friend, Neil, have wonde...

  • The Cafe by the Sea // The Summer Seaside Kitchen

    Mure Island - 1

    Years ago, Flora fled the quiet Scottish island where she grew up -- and she hasn't looked back. What would she have done on Mure? It's a place where everyone has known her all her life, where no one will let her forget the past. In bright, bustling ...

  • Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery

    Little Beach Street Bakery - 3

    New York Times-bestselling author Jenny Colgan dishes up another delightful holiday story about the residents in an idyllic Cornish village who must join forces to save Christmas. In the Cornish coastal village of Mount Polbearne, the Christmas se...

  • The Happy Christmas

    Polly and the Puffin - 4

    The fourth children's book featuring Polly and her puffin Neil, from bestselling adult novelist Jenny Colgan. With gorgeous two-colour illustrations throughout, Polly is perfect for reading aloud - especially at Christmas! Polly and her puffin f...

  • The Christmas Invasion

    Doctor Who

    Discover the new Doctor Who classics. Earth is under attack by power-hungry aliens. This is no time for the Doctor to be out of action. When a British space probe is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the eve of Christmas, it marks the beginn...

  • The Endless Beach

    Mure Island - 2

    An enchanting, unforgettable novel of a woman who makes a fresh start on the beautiful Scottish Island of Mure -- only to discover life has more surprises in store for her. When Flora MacKenzie traded her glum career in London for the remote Scott...

  • The Triple Knife

    Doctor Who

    Short stories that are bigger on the inside.

    Tracking three extraordinary short adventures from across the Whoniverse, The Triple Knife is the first Doctor Who story collection by Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny T Colgan.

    Ashi...

  • Christmas on the Island

    Mure Island - 3

    A heartwarming holiday novel set on a charming Scottish island. On the remote Scottish island of Mure, the Christmas season is stark, windy, and icy -- yet incredibly festive and beautiful... It's a time for getting cozy in front of whisky barr...

  • My Very '90s Romance

    From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist whose future begins to bloom when she takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommate. Holly is a frustrated f...

  • The Bookshop on the Shore

    Scottish Bookshop / Kirrinfief - 2

    A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a fresh start all come together in this witty and warm-hearted novel by New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan. Desperate to escape from Lond...



  • One Mile Down

  • Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

    From beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan, a heartwarming and hilarious comedy about a pampered London socialite forced to live life among the common folk. Sophie Chesterton is London’s “It Girl”. She knows all the right pe...

  • 500 Miles from You

    Scottish Bookshop / Kirrinfief - 3

    New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the beloved Scottish Highland town of Kirrinfief, which readers first met in The Bookshop on the Shore, and adds a dash of London’s bustling urban landscape. Lissie, is a nurse in a gr...

  • Lessons

    Jenny Colgan's return to the Little School by the Sea - perfect for anyone who ever dreamed of going to boarding school!Lessons is the third novel in Jenny Colgan's beloved Maggie Adair series.As the summer holidays start, scandal hits Downey House. ...

  • Christmas at the Island Hotel

    Mure Island - 4

    Another heartfelt and delightful Christmas tale from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas on the Island. New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of Christmas on the...

  • West End Girls

    The New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of twin sisters who set out to London in hopes of leaving their mark on the world. They may be twins, but Lizzie and Penny Berry are complete op...

  • Sunrise by the Sea

    Little Beach Street Bakery - 4

    New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan returns to the setting of her beloved Little Beach Street Bakery series for a timely and heartfelt novel set in a Cornish seaside village. Marisa Rosso can’t understand why everyone else is getting ...

  • Spandex and the City

  • A Very Distant Shore

  • The Christmas Bookshop

    Perfect for the holidays! A brand-new heartwarming Christmas novel from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Bookshop on the Corner and Christmas at the Island Hotel. Laid off from her department store job, Carmen has perilously l...



  • Welcome to the School by the Sea

    Little School by the Sea - 1

    The first book of Jenny Colgan’s delightful new four-part series, set at a charming English boarding school on the sea. Maggie went to the window and opened it wide, inhaling the lovely salt air off the sea. Why had she never lived by the sea be...

  • An Island Wedding

    Mure Island - 5

    New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan brings us a delightful summer novel that will sweep you away to the remote Scottish island of Mure, where two very different weddings are about to take place… On the little Scottish island of Mure -...

  • Rules at the School by the Sea

    Little School by the Sea - 2

    It’s summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall. For the second year at Downey Hou...

  • Lessons at the School by the Sea

    Little School by the Sea - 3

    The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgan’s utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall. School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal a...

  • The Summer Skies

    New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the islands’ tiny but proudly feisty population. M...

  • Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop

  • Studies at the School by the Sea

    The long-awaited and never-before published finale in New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan’s delightful School by the Sea series.After all those lessons, it’s time to graduate....Beloved literature teacher Maggie Adair loves her life at...

  • Close Knit

    Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer novel set in Scotland’s windswept Northern isles, by beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.In the northernmost reaches of Scotl...

  • Knitting the Stars

    Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer novel set in Scotland’s windswept Northern isles, by beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.In the northernmost reaches of...

Award-Winning Books by Jenny Colgan

The Cafe by the Sea // The Summer Seaside Kitchen
2018 RoNA -- Romantic Comedy
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams
2013 RoNA -- Romantic Comedy
2013 RoNA -- Romantic Novel of the Year


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Jenny Colgan has published 58 books.

The next book by Jenny Colgan, Knitting the Stars, will be published in July 2024.

The first book by Jenny Colgan, Talking to Addison, was published in January 2000.

Yes. Jenny Colgan has 7 series.
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