Allison Winn Scotch Books in Order (Updated March 5, 2026)

Allison Winn Scotch is an American novelist whose work is almost entirely standalone. There’s no single shared universe to protect, so “in order” here is about how you want to experience her range, from early, big-life-turning-point stories to newer relationship-and-identity novels with tighter structural twists.

Below you’ll find the complete publication timeline, with a one-line, continuity-safe guide for each book, followed by a few reading pathways that don’t require homework.

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The complete publication timeline (standalones, unless noted)

1. The Department of Lost and Found (2007): A young woman’s life is upended by sudden loss, and her search for what’s left becomes a practical, hopeful rebuild rather than a clean grieving arc.
2. Time of My Life (2008): A woman confronts the life she’s living versus the life she might have chosen, using regret as the engine for a forward-moving reset.
3. The One That I Want (2010): A marriage and a long history are tested by the reappearance of an old love, forcing a decision between stability and unfinished emotional business.
4. The Song Remains the Same (2012): After a plane crash leaves a woman without her memories, a playlist becomes a map back to who she was, and to what the people around her have been hiding.
5. The Theory of Opposites (2013): Raised on a father’s “everything happens for a reason” philosophy, a woman faces the moment her life falls apart and she must decide whether fate is comforting or limiting.
6. In Twenty Years (2016): Former college friends reunite for a planned weekend that dredges up an old tragedy, turning nostalgia into a pressure test for truth, blame, and forgiveness.
7. Between Me and You (2018): A love story told in two directions, one forward, one backward, where the structure itself reveals how two people can fall in love and still lose the plot of each other.
8. Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing (2020): A woman in her forties confronts the life she curated, the identity she marketed, and the messy realities that don’t fit the persona.
9. The Rewind (2022): A second-chance premise with a time-bending hook, pushing characters to face what they’d change if they could revisit the exact day everything went wrong.
10. Take Two, Birdie Maxwell (2024) (also published as The Retake): A former teen TV star tries to relaunch her life and career, learning that “starting over” is hardest when the public thinks they already know your story.
11. The Insomniacs (2026): Four sleepless strangers form an unlikely late-night circle, and when one disappears, their fragile connection becomes a reason to investigate, and a reason to keep going.

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Don’t want to start at book #1? Choose a doorway instead

Doorway A: “Give me the most book-structured story”

• Between Me and You (2018): The dual-direction framing makes it ideal if you like relationship fiction with a clear narrative device.

Doorway B: “I want friendship, history, and emotional reckoning”

• In Twenty Years (2016): The reunion setup is straightforward, and the tension comes from what everyone remembers differently.

Doorway C: “I want a modern identity reset with bite”

• Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing (2020): It’s sharp about self-invention without drifting away from heart.

Doorway D: “I want the newest vibe (and I’m fine with a mystery tilt)”

• The Insomniacs (2026): It’s positioned as a more suspense-leaning, character-driven story anchored in connection and uncertainty.

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Three clean reading paths (pick one and stop thinking)

Path 1: The timeline (watch the voice evolve)

Read from The Department of Lost and Found (2007) straight through The Insomniacs (2026).

Path 2: The “relationships under pressure” spine

1. The One That I Want (2010): Old love vs present life, with real consequences.
2. The Theory of Opposites (2013): When the philosophy you grew up with stops working.
3. Between Me and You (2018): A marriage story where structure reveals the emotional math.
4. The Rewind (2022): A second-chance idea that refuses to stay simple.

Path 3: The “reinvention and reintegration” spine

1. Time of My Life (2008): Regret turns into agency.
2. Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing (2020): Identity meets accountability.
3. Take Two, Birdie Maxwell (2024): Reinvention in public, not private.
4. The Insomniacs (2026): Reinvention through unlikely community.

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Notes that prevent accidental double-buying

• Take Two, Birdie Maxwell is also published under the alternate title The Retake in some listings. Same novel; different packaging.

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Latest release status

As of March 5, 2026, the newest published/announced novel widely listed is The Insomniacs (April 2026).