Briar Prescott Books in Order

This page lists Briar Prescott books in publication order, series order, and recommended reading paths for her MM romance catalog.

Quick Index

  • Scope: Briar Prescott novels, series, bonus stories, standalones, and anthology appearances
  • Default Order: Series order first, then publication order
  • Best Starting Point: Project Hero, The Happy List, Until You, or Just a Taste
  • Order Matters: Yes for Better With You, Until, Brighton U, and Us
  • Includes: Contemporary MM romance, college romance, friends-to-lovers romance, holiday romance, and bonus material
  • Not to be confused with: Briar, the secure messaging app; Briar Prescott is a romance author

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

Use this sequence for a full catalog route from Prescott’s first listed releases through current and scheduled titles.

  1. Early standalones
  2. Better With You
  3. Later standalones
  4. Until
  5. Brighton U
  6. Holiday and anthology material
  7. Us
  8. 2026 standalone and scheduled titles

2. Series Order

Best for clean continuity inside each connected group.

  1. Better With You
  2. Until
  3. Brighton U
  4. Us

3. Beginner Path

A short entry route across the main catalog types.

  1. Project Hero (2020) – Novel – Standalone
  2. The Happy List (2020) – Novel – Better With You #1
  3. Until You (2023) – Novel – Until #1
  4. Just a Taste (2024) – Novel – Brighton U #1
  5. The Island (2025) – Novel – Us #1

4. Core Romance Path

A compact route for Prescott’s connected series before optional items.

  1. The Happy List (2020) – Novel – Better With You #1
  2. The Dating Experiment (2021) – Novel – Better With You #2
  3. The Underdog (2021) – Novel – Better With You #3
  4. The Inconvenient Love (2022) – Novel – Better With You #4
  5. Until You (2023) – Novel – Until #1
  6. And Then You (2023) – Novel – Until #2
  7. Maybe You (2024) – Novel – Until #3
  8. Just a Taste (2024) – Novel – Brighton U #1
  9. Just Forever (2025) – Novel – Brighton U #2

5. Completionist Path

Use this order when including standalones, bonus material, and anthology work.

  1. Project Hero
  2. Rare
  3. Better With You
  4. Inevitable
  5. Until
  6. Brighton U
  7. The Christmas Switch
  8. Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 8
  9. Us
  10. The Incredible Ordinary

Publication Order Master List

The current bibliography includes the Better With You, Until, Brighton U, and Us series, plus standalones, a newsletter bonus story, and an anthology appearance. Fantastic Fiction lists The Incredible Ordinary for March 2026 and The Storm as an August 2026 Us title; Goodreads lists 18 distinct works for the author.

  • Project Hero (2020) – Novel – Standalone
  • Rare (2020) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Happy List (2020) – Novel – Better With You #1
  • The Dating Experiment (2021) – Novel – Better With You #2
  • The Underdog (2021) – Novel – Better With You #3
  • Inevitable (2021) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Inconvenient Love (2022) – Novel – Better With You #4
  • Until You (2023) – Novel – Until #1
  • And Then You (2023) – Novel – Until #2
  • Just a Taste (2024) – Novel – Brighton U #1
  • Maybe You (2024) – Novel – Until #3
  • Until Jude (2024) – Bonus story – Until #1.5
  • The Christmas Switch (2024) – Novel – Standalone
  • Just Forever (2025) – Novel – Brighton U #2
  • Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 8 (2025) – Anthology – With others
  • The Island (2025) – Novel – Us #1
  • The Incredible Ordinary (2026) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Storm (2026) – Novel – Us #2, scheduled

Related Works and Where They Fit

Better With You

  • The Happy List (2020) – Novel – Better With You #1
  • The Dating Experiment (2021) – Novel – Better With You #2
  • The Underdog (2021) – Novel – Better With You #3
  • The Inconvenient Love (2022) – Novel – Better With You #4

Better With You is listed as a four-book series in current bibliography records.

Until

  • Until You (2023) – Novel – Until #1
  • Until Jude (2024) – Bonus story – Until #1.5
  • And Then You (2023) – Novel – Until #2
  • Maybe You (2024) – Novel – Until #3

Until Jude is a retelling of Until You from Blake’s point of view and was offered as a free newsletter title rather than a retail release.

Brighton U

  • Just a Taste (2024) – Novel – Brighton U #1
  • Just Forever (2025) – Novel – Brighton U #2

Brighton U is listed as a two-book series, with Just a Taste followed by Just Forever.

Us

  • The Island (2025) – Novel – Us #1
  • The Storm (2026) – Novel – Us #2, scheduled

The Storm is listed as Us #2 with an August 2026 date, making it scheduled rather than released as of June 15, 2026.

Standalones

  • Project Hero (2020) – Novel – Standalone
  • Rare (2020) – Novel – Standalone
  • Inevitable (2021) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Christmas Switch (2024) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Incredible Ordinary (2026) – Novel – Standalone

Fantastic Fiction groups these titles under novels rather than under the named series sections.

Anthology Appearance

  • Heart2Heart: A Charity Anthology, Volume 8 (2025) – Anthology – With others

Goodreads and Fantastic Fiction both list the Heart2Heart volume as a multi-author anthology appearance.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Publication order means first listed publication year, not popularity order.
  • Read Better With You in numbered order for recurring character and relationship context.
  • Read Until You before Until Jude because Until Jude retells the earlier book from another point of view.
  • Read And Then You after Until You, then Maybe You after And Then You for the main Until sequence.
  • Read Just a Taste before Just Forever because Just Forever continues the Brighton U pairing.
  • Read The Island before The Storm once The Storm is released.
  • Standalone titles can be read separately from the named series.
  • The Christmas Switch can be placed after the Until and Brighton U entries in publication order, or read separately as a holiday romance.
  • The Incredible Ordinary is the most recent known released title included here.
  • The Storm is scheduled after the current check date and should be verified against the author’s official bibliography near release.

FAQs

Do you need to read Briar Prescott books in order?

Read each named series in order. Standalones can be read independently.

What is the best Briar Prescott book to start with?

Start with Project Hero for a standalone, The Happy List for Better With You, Until You for the Until series, or Just a Taste for Brighton U.

Where does Until Jude fit?

Until Jude fits between Until You and And Then You. It is a companion retelling of Until You from Blake’s point of view.

Is Better With You connected?

Yes. Better With You has four numbered books: The Happy List, The Dating Experiment, The Underdog, and The Inconvenient Love.

Is Brighton U a complete series?

Current listings show two Brighton U books: Just a Taste and Just Forever.

What is Briar Prescott’s newest book?

The Incredible Ordinary is the most recent known released title included here. The Storm is scheduled for August 2026.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 15, 2026
  • What changed: Added The Incredible Ordinary as a 2026 release, placed The Storm as scheduled Us #2, and included Until Jude as Until #1.5.
  • Most recent known release included: The Incredible Ordinary (2026)