# What Elin Hilderbrand Book Should You Read Next? | Friday Night Readers Crossover Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/what-elin-hilderbrand-book-should-you-read-next-friday-night-readers-crossover Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/what-elin-hilderbrand-book-should-you-read-next-friday-night-readers-crossover.md Podcast: [What to Read Next ā€” Book Recommendations for Romance, Thrillers & Escape Reads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873) Published: 2026-07-19T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: http://www.whattoreadnextblog.com Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1be25208-db70-450a-8456-35cabf42666b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/episodes/what-elin-hilderbrand-book-should-you-read-next-friday-night-readers-crossover Duration seconds: 1891 ## Resource This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Every summer, one question comes up again and again: what Elin Hilderbrand book should I read next? This week, Laura teams up with Julianne Buonocore of Friday Night Readers to answer it once and for all. Laura and Julianne each count down their personal Top 5 Elin Hilderbrand novels ā€” from Nantucket scandals to a St. John getaway gone sideways ā€” then hand over a list of read-alike authors for anyone who's already blown through the backlist. Perfect for beach bag planning, TBR building, or anyone debating where to start with the Queen of Beach Reads. šŸ“š Books Mentioned Laura's Top 5 Elin Hilderbrand's Books: The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/Nantucket Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Mystery/Women's Fiction The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Mystery Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction Winter in Paradise trilogy by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/St. John Julianne's Top 5 Elin Hilderbrand's Books: The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/Light Mystery ā€” recommended starting point for new readers The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Mystery Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Mystery/Women's Fiction Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Historical Fiction 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand ā€” Buy on Amazon | Contemporary Romance If You Love Elin Hilderbrand, Try These Books Next: The Wash Ashores by Hannah McKinnon ā€” Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction/Nantucket Worse Than Strangers by Kyleigh Leddy ā€” Buy on Amazon | Women's Fiction These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean ā€” Buy on Amazon | Cā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/episodes/what-elin-hilderbrand-book-should-you-read-next-friday-night-readers-crossover/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-book-recommendations-for-romance-thrillers-escape-reads-9873/what-elin-hilderbrand-book-should-you-read-next-friday-night-readers-crossover.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.