This page lists Georgia Cates books in publication order, series order, alternate-title order, and recommended reading paths.
Quick Index
- Scope: Georgia Cates romance, paranormal romance, mafia romance, duets, trilogies, standalones, and bundles
- Default Order: Series publication order
- Best Starting Point: Beauty from Pain
- Order Matters: Yes for Beauty, Sin, Going Under, Vampire Agape, Beautiful Illusions Duet, and Beacon
- Includes: Beauty, Sin, Southern Girl, Men of Lovibond, Sweet, Beacon, Beautiful Illusions Duet, Vampire Agape, and Going Under
- Not to be confused with: Georgia Clark, Georgia Le Carre, or Georgia Toffolo
Reading Paths
1. Publication Order
A catalog-wide route from early paranormal romance through later contemporary romance.
- Blood of Anteros
- Blood Jewel
- Going Under
- Shallow
- Blood Doll
- Beauty from Pain
- Beauty from Surrender
- Beauty from Love
- A Necessary Sin
- Continue by release year through Beloved Beauty
2. Beauty Series Path
Best for the author’s main two-trilogy romance sequence.
- Beauty from Pain
- Beauty from Surrender
- Beauty from Love
- Steel Beauty
- American Beauty
- Beloved Beauty
3. Sin Series Path
A direct route through the mafia romance sequence.
- A Necessary Sin
- The Next Sin
- One Last Sin
- Endurance
- Unintended
- Redemption
4. Beginner Path
A compact starter route across the main catalog areas.
- Beauty from Pain
- A Necessary Sin
- Going Under
- Eighty-One Nights
- The Soul Always Remembers
- Sweet Torment
- Steel Beauty
Publication Order Master List
Georgia Cates’s official books page lists Beauty, Sin, Beautiful Illusions Duet, Sweet, Beacon, standalones, Southern Girl, Vampire Agape, and Going Under as the main catalog sections. Goodreads also lists 50 works and identifies Beauty, Sin, Going Under, Men of Lovibond, Southern Girl, Beautiful Illusions Duet, Vampire Agape, Sweet, and Beacon as series groupings.
2011 to 2013
- Blood of Anteros (2011) – Novel – Vampire Agape
- Blood Jewel (2012) – Novel – Vampire Agape
- Going Under (2012) – Novel – Going Under
- Shallow (2012) – Novel – Going Under
- Blood Doll (2013) – Novel – Vampire Agape
- Beauty from Pain (2013) – Novel – Beauty, Jack and Laurelyn book 1
- Beauty from Surrender (2013) – Novel – Beauty, Jack and Laurelyn book 2
2014 to 2015
- Beauty from Love (2014) – Novel – Beauty, Jack and Laurelyn book 3
- A Necessary Sin (2014) – Novel – Sin Trilogy book 1
- The Next Sin (2015) – Novel – Sin Trilogy book 2
- One Last Sin (2015) – Novel – Sin Trilogy book 3
- Bohemian Girl (2015) – Novel – Men of Lovibond or Southern Girl, also published as Tap
- Indulge (2015) – Novel – Standalone
2016 to 2018
- Neighbor Girl (2016) – Novel – Men of Lovibond or Southern Girl, also published as Stout
- Endurance (2016) – Novel – Sin Series standalone
- Intern Girl (2017) – Novel – Men of Lovibond or Southern Girl, also published as Porter
- Unintended (2017) – Novel – Sin Series standalone
- Sweet Torment (2017) – Novel – Sweet book 1
- Dear Agony (2017) – Novel – Standalone
- Redemption (2018) – Novel – Sin Series standalone
2019 to 2022
- Eighty-One Nights (2019) – Novel – Beautiful Illusions Duet book 1
- Beautiful Ever After (2019) – Novel – Beautiful Illusions Duet book 2
- Waiting for My Queen (2020) – Novel – Standalone
- Sweet Torture (2022) – Novel – Sweet book 2
- Sweet Music (2022) – Novel – Sweet book 3
- The Soul Always Remembers (2022) – Novel – Beacon book 1
- The Soul Never Forgets (2022) – Novel – Beacon book 2
2025
- Steel Beauty (2025) – Novel – Beauty, Alex and Magnolia book 1
- American Beauty (2025) – Novel – Beauty, Alex and Magnolia book 2
- Beloved Beauty (2025) – Novel – Beauty, Alex and Magnolia book 3
- The Beauty Series Bundle: Alex and Magnolia’s Story (2025) – Omnibus – Beauty, Alex and Magnolia
Related Works and Where They Fit
- Beauty: Two connected trilogies. Read Jack and Laurelyn first, then Alex and Magnolia. The author’s Beauty page identifies the series as Beauty from Pain, Beauty from Surrender, Beauty from Love, Steel Beauty, American Beauty, and Beloved Beauty.
- Sin Series: Begins as the core Sin Trilogy, then continues with three related standalone novels: Endurance, Unintended, and Redemption.
- Southern Girl and Men of Lovibond: Overlapping series labels for Tap, Stout, and Porter. Fantastic Fiction lists these as Bohemian Girl, Neighbor Girl, and Intern Girl with alternate-title notes.
- Sweet: Three standalone contemporary romances. The author’s Sweet page states that the books can be read individually, but order adds cameo and character context.
- Beautiful Illusions Duet: Two-book romance arc. Read Eighty-One Nights before Beautiful Ever After.
- Beacon: Two-book time-travel romance series. Read The Soul Always Remembers before The Soul Never Forgets.
- Vampire Agape: Paranormal romance trilogy. Read Blood of Anteros, Blood Jewel, then Blood Doll.
- Going Under: Two-book series. Read Going Under before Shallow.
- Standalones: Indulge, Dear Agony, and Waiting for My Queen can be read independently.
- Bundles and collections: Use after individual titles unless the page tracks editions.
Dependencies & Notes
- Beauty should be read in order because the two trilogies each follow a continuing couple arc.
- Sin should begin with A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, and One Last Sin before the later related books.
- Beautiful Illusions Duet and Beacon should not be read out of sequence.
- Sweet books are listed as standalone romances, but series order gives the cleanest path.
- Men of Lovibond and Southern Girl appear as alternate branding for the same three-book group in public listings.
- Bohemian Girl is also published as Tap.
- Neighbor Girl is also published as Stout.
- Intern Girl is also published as Porter.
- Book Notification lists Beloved Beauty as the most recent Georgia Cates release checked here, with no near-term upcoming book shown on that listing.
FAQs
What Georgia Cates book should I read first?
Beauty from Pain is the clearest starting point for the main romance catalog.
Is the Beauty Series one trilogy or two trilogies?
It is now best treated as two connected trilogies: Jack and Laurelyn, then Alex and Magnolia.
What is the Georgia Cates Beauty order?
Read Beauty from Pain, Beauty from Surrender, Beauty from Love, Steel Beauty, American Beauty, then Beloved Beauty.
What is the Sin Series order?
Read A Necessary Sin, The Next Sin, One Last Sin, Endurance, Unintended, then Redemption.
Are Men of Lovibond and Southern Girl the same series?
Public listings overlap. Use Tap, Stout, and Porter as the main search titles, with Bohemian Girl, Neighbor Girl, and Intern Girl as alternate title metadata.
Does Sweet need to be read in order?
Not strictly. The author’s page describes the Sweet books as standalones, but reading order adds character and cameo context.
What is the most recent known Georgia Cates release?
Beloved Beauty is the most recent release in the checked listings.
Change Log
- Last checked: June 15, 2026
- What changed: Rebuilt as a full single-article draft with Beauty, Sin, Southern Girl, Men of Lovibond, Sweet, Beacon, Beautiful Illusions Duet, Vampire Agape, Going Under, standalones, bundles, and alternate-title notes
- Most recent known release included: Beloved Beauty
- Needs verification before final publication: Whether OrderedBooklist should use Southern Girl or Men of Lovibond as the primary taxonomy label for Tap, Stout, and Porter