Books Set in South Carolina
Novels and stories set in South Carolina, mostly romantic suspense, ghost stories and gothic fiction. The most-read are Petals on the Wind (1980), The Institute (2019) and Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures Series, Book 1) (2009).
This list collects 43 books in this collection by 31 authors, published between 1980 and 2019. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

Petals on the Wind
V.C. Andrews

The Institute
Stephen King

Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures Series, Book 1)
Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

Drums of Autumn
Diana Gabaldon

Carolina Moon
Nora Roberts

The Raven King
Nora Sakavic

Flowers in the Attic / Petals on the Wind
V.C. Andrews

My Best Friend's Exorcism
Grady Hendrix, Joan Josep Mussarra Roca

The King's Men
Nora Sakavic

Full House
Janet Evanovich, Steffie Hall

Full Blast
Janet Evanovich, Charlotte Hughes

Full Bloom (Full)
Janet Evanovich, Charlotte Hughes

Full Tilt
Janet Evanovich, Charlotte Hughes

Vanished
Karen Robards

Sea Fire
Karen Robards

Captive Angel
Mona D. Sizer

Full Speed
Janet Evanovich, Charlotte Hughes

Sleeping With Fear
Kay Hooper

Red Rain
Robert Lawrence Stine

Serafina and the Twisted Staff
Robert Beatty

Master of Seduction
Kinley MacGregor

The house on Tradd Street
Karen White

Superstition
Karen Robards

The girl on Legare Street
Karen White

Compulsion
Martina Boone

Lovestorm
Barbara Benedict

Mistletoe Prayers
Marta Perry, Betsy St. Amant

The Abandoned Bride
Jane Toombs

The Prophet
Amanda Stevens

Return to Tradd Street
Karen White

Tiles and Tribulations
Tamar Myers

Bed & Breakfast
Lois Battle

Grief Cottage
Gail Godwin

Wrecked
Anna Davies

The Revolution of Little Girls
Blanche McCrary Boyd

Wishes for Christmas
Fern Michaels

Satisfy My Soul
Colin Channer

Illusion
Martina Boone

The new and improved Romie Futch
Julia Elliott

Minnow
McTeer, James E. II

Allure
Lea Nolan
The guests on South Battery
Karen White

The legend of Fuller's Island
Jan Fields