Order of Alexandra Ripley Books

Alexandra Ripley (1934-2004) was an American author of historical fiction and family saga novels. She is best known for continuing the legacy of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind with her bestselling sequel Scarlett. She also wrote historical fiction under her own name and the pseudonym B.K. Ripley, drawing on Southern history and family heritage for inspiration.

Alexandra Ripley made her debut in 1972 with Who’s the Lady in the President’s Bed?, which she published as B.K. Ripley. Her debut under her real name was 1981’s Charleston. Below is a list of Alexandra Ripley’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Anthologies

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• Charles Dickens
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Alexandra Ripley Synopses: Scarlett is the authorized sequel to Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. Scarlett O’Hara’s story continues in a sequel that seeks to capture the spirit of Margaret Mitchell’s classic. Returning to Tara, Alexandra Ripley reintroduces beloved characters – Rhett, Ashley, Mammy, and more – while reigniting the legendary passion between Scarlett and Rhett Butler. Set against the enduring legacy of the Civil War–era South, the novel brings one of fiction’s most famous love stories to its dramatic conclusion.

From Fields of Gold by Alexandra Ripley is a standalone novel. After the Civil War ruins her wealth, Chess is left with only her pride and a tobacco-machine patent she cannot bring to market alone. Nate Richardson – ambitious, restless, and devoted to another man’s wife – accepts a loveless marriage that promises opportunity for them both. The deal delivers success, but it also pulls them into dangerous negotiations and passions neither intended to face.

A Love Divine is a standalone novel by Alexandra Ripley. Drawn to the sea with an almost irresistible longing, Joseph of Arimathea dreams of distant horizons from the time he is twelve years old. Only one force rivals that pull: Sarah, the dark-haired girl he has loved since childhood. As a Jew living under Roman rule in Palestine, Joseph must struggle to hold on to both his freedom and his heart.

Blending meticulous historical detail with an epic narrative, Alexandra Ripley brings Joseph’s world vividly to life. His journey carries him from the dusty roads of Palestine to the splendour of Rome and onward to the fierce, untamed villages of ancient Britain. Along the way, he risks losing Sarah to a forced marriage, navigates dangerous political intrigue with Herod and Salome, and encounters a man whose influence will shape history itself – Jesus of Nazareth. That meeting will forever alter Joseph’s fate, and the life of his crippled daughter, Helena.

New Orleans Legacy by Alexandra Ripley is a standalone title. After her father’s death leaves his entire estate in the hands of her manipulative stepmother, Mary McAlistair sets out for New Orleans. There, she hopes to uncover the truth about her Creole heritage – and a long-buried secret from her past.

In The Time Returns by Alexandra Ripley, yhough their families are sworn enemies, Lorenzo de Medici and Ginevra de Pazzi are irresistibly drawn to one another as Florence teeters on the edge of upheaval in the fifteenth century. Their bond pulls them into the private worlds of artists and philosophers, while rivalries harden, alliances fracture, and dangerous intrigues threaten to ignite open war.