Lia Louis Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Lia Louis is a successful American author who writes captivating contemporary fiction books.

She is known for being the author of books such as Somewhere Close to Happy, Dear Emmie Blue, Eight Perfect Hours, The Key to My Heart, and Better Left Unsent. The stories have been appealing to readers from all around the world and have been charming with characters that are relatable, stories that achieve emotional depth, and great story telling.

Her writing is able to capture the complex nature of friendship, love, and the unexpected moments that happen in life. Lia enjoys writing but when she is not busy doing that she likes to spend time hanging out with her family, go to new places, or dive into a great book. There is plenty of magic to be found in her stories, so picking up one of her books guarantees that you will be playfully drawn into an enchanting world that you won’t want to leave!

Lia resides in the United Kingdom. She is married with her partner, and they have three children together. Before she started her family, Lia was working as a proofreader and a freelance copywriter. She won the writing competition held by Elle Magazine in 2015. She has also contributed to the Bloomsbury’s Writers and Artists blog for writers and has a collection of old letters that she turns to for inspiration.

Somewhere Close to Happy is the first book to come out from author Lia Louis. This is a book filled with sad moments and funny moments, all about second chances and finding first love, all centered around a mystery. If you like interesting contemporary fiction, then you may just really like this story!

Main character Lizzie remembers her first love, Roman. Now she’s just gotten a letter in the mail from him. The only problem with this scenario is that Roman’s been missing. He has been for twelve years.

Lizzie James is very content in life. She has every reason to be. She has a great job at the office, and has a continuous stream of tray bakes. She has a great best friend, the same one that she has always had ever since secondary school.

Lizzie is also able to see her family each Thursday night, the time when they eat takeout food and watch television together. She would prefer not to see some of her family members, and after something that happened way back in the day, she knows that a lot of them would not want to see her.

But considering everything, Lizzie is pretty happy. She’s pretty sure that she’s close to being happy, regardless. She’s then thrown for a total loop when a letter comes from Roman– one that is dated to twelve years ago. To the exact day that Roman first went missing.

The letter is bringing details of the past back, and many painful memories. Lizzie had to attend a new school when she was sick in the past. She lost Hubble, her granddad. She lost her first love.

Lizzie starts looking into the letter and seeing if she can uncover its secrets. Only then might she be able to find out what happened that year– the same year that her life suddenly fell apart. She knows one thing is for certain, however: all roads lead back to Rome. Now she’s just got to find out who it is that sent her the letter, as well as find out what happened to Roman in the process if she can.

If you love authors like Giovanna Fletcher or Jojo Moyes, be sure to check out this novel from Lia Louis for yourself!

Dear Emmie Blue is the second book to come out from author Lia Louis. If you like reading an original story and like how Lia Louis writes, check out this author’s follow-up to her debut work!

Main character Emmie Blue is someone who is harboring a secret. It was a long time ago indeed that Emmie Blue set off a balloon into the sky. The red balloon actually had a message secretly hidden inside for someone to discover.

The balloon traveled further than they thought it would. It was eventually found far away on a French beach after crossing over the ocean for hundreds of miles. A boy named Lucas picked it up.

Now it has been fourteen years later, and Emmie is about to turn thirty. She is harboring secret hopes that Lucas will at last lean in and kiss her. However, she is blown away with surprise when he announces that he has intentions to get married– to someone who isn’t Emmie.

Emmie is standing there as all of her dreams fall apart. The only person in her life that she thought that she could count on is slipping away. However, she knows that her forever person might still be out there. Could Lucas be her forever person? Could the greatest love of her life still be out there? Or is she just kidding herself? Read this book to find out!