Kendall Ryan Books in Order

This page lists Kendall Ryan books in publication order, plus series reading paths, standalones, co-authored works, and related titles.

Quick Index

  • Scope: Kendall Ryan romance novels, novellas, collections, series, standalones, and co-authored works
  • Default Order: Publication order
  • Best Starting Point: Unravel Me for full bibliography, Playing for Keeps for sports romance
  • Order Matters: Yes for serials, duets, trilogies, and numbered series
  • Popular Entry: The Room Mate, Playing for Keeps, In My Hockey Era
  • Includes: Hot Jocks, Roommates, Forbidden Desires, Love by Design, Must Love Hockey, Off the Ice

This page is for Kendall Ryan, the romance author. Not to be confused with Kennedy Ryan. Kendall Ryan’s official books page lists the major series categories, including Alphas Undone, Escorts Inc., Filthy Beautiful Lies, Forbidden Desires, Frisky Business, Hard to Love, Hot Jocks, Looking to Score, Love by Design, Roommates, Unravel Me, and standalones.

Reading Paths

Publication Order, Default Path

Recommended for full bibliography reading.

  1. Start with Unravel Me.
  2. Continue by publication year through the master list.
  3. Read serials and duets without interruption.
  4. Place novellas and short stories after the related main-series books.

Series Order Path

Best for reading one series at a time.

  • Unravel Me: Unravel Me, Make Me Yours
  • Love by Design: Working It, Craving Him, All or Nothing
  • Hard to Love: Hard to Love, Reckless Love
  • When I Break: When I Break, When I Surrender, When We Fall
  • Filthy Beautiful Lies: Filthy Beautiful Lies, Filthy Beautiful Love, Filthy Beautiful Lust, Filthy Beautiful Forever
  • Roommates: The Room Mate, The Play Mate, The House Mate, The Bed Mate, The Soul Mate
  • Hot Jocks: Playing for Keeps through The Bedroom Experiment
  • Must Love Hockey: In My Hockey Era, The Book Club Boyfriend, Checking It Twice
  • Off the Ice: The Hockey Problem, then upcoming entries

Beginner Path

Recommended for first-time readers.

  1. The Room Mate
  2. The Play Mate
  3. Playing for Keeps
  4. All the Way
  5. In My Hockey Era
  6. The Hockey Problem

Core-Only Path

Best for the main contemporary romance catalog.

  1. Roommates
  2. Hot Jocks
  3. Looking to Score
  4. Must Love Hockey
  5. Off the Ice

Publication Order Master List

The master list below follows publication year and series placement from Kendall Ryan’s official catalog, Fantastic Fiction, and OrderOfBooks. Some older titles have alternate titles or have been repackaged in collections.

2012

  • Unravel Me (2012) – Novel – Unravel Me #1
  • Make Me Yours (2012) – Novel – Unravel Me #2

2013

  • Hard to Love / The Dare (2013) – Novel – Hard to Love #1
  • Working It (2013) – Novel – Love by Design #1
  • Resisting Her (2013) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Impact of You (2013) – Novel – Standalone

2014

  • Craving Him (2014) – Novel – Love by Design #2
  • All or Nothing (2014) – Novel – Love by Design #3
  • When I Break (2014) – Novel – When I Break #1
  • When I Surrender (2014) – Novel – When I Break #2
  • When We Fall (2014) – Novel – When I Break #3
  • Filthy Beautiful Lies (2014) – Novel – Filthy Beautiful Lies #1
  • Filthy Beautiful Love (2014) – Novel – Filthy Beautiful Lies #2
  • Filthy Beautiful Lust (2014) – Novel – Filthy Beautiful Lies #3
  • Love at First Sight (2014) – Collection – Multi-author
  • Skip to the Good Part (2014) – Collection – Multi-author

2015

  • Filthy Beautiful Forever (2015) – Novel – Filthy Beautiful Lies #4
  • The Gentleman Mentor (2015) – Novel – Lessons with the Dom #1
  • Sinfully Mine (2015) – Novel – Lessons with the Dom #2
  • Screwed (2015) – Novel – Screwed #1
  • Monster Prick (2015) – Novella – Screwed #1.5
  • Reckless Love / The Temptation (2015) – Novel – Hard to Love #2

2016

  • Bait & Switch (2016) – Novel – Alphas Undone #1
  • Slow & Steady (2016) – Novel – Alphas Undone #2
  • Restless & Edgy (2016) – Novel – Alphas Undone #3
  • Hitched (2016) – Novel – Imperfect Love #1
  • Hitched: Volume 2 (2016) – Novel – Imperfect Love #2
  • Hitched: Volume 3 (2016) – Novel – Imperfect Love #3
  • Wednesday (2016) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Fix Up (2016) – Novel – Standalone

2017

  • The Room Mate (2017) – Novel – Roommates #1
  • The Play Mate (2017) – Novel – Roommates #2
  • The House Mate (2017) – Novel – Roommates #3
  • The Bed Mate (2017) – Novella – Roommates #3.5
  • The Soul Mate (2017) – Novel – Roommates #4
  • Dirty Little Tease (2017) – Novella – Forbidden Desires #0.5
  • Dirty Little Secret (2017) – Novel – Forbidden Desires #1
  • Dirty Little Promise (2017) – Novel – Forbidden Desires #2
  • Torrid Little Affair (2017) – Novel – Forbidden Desires #3
  • Sexy Stranger (2017) – Novel – Whiskey Kisses #1
  • xo, Zach (2017) – Novel – Standalone

2018

  • Tempting Little Tease (2018) – Novel – Forbidden Desires #4
  • Baby Daddy (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Bro Code (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Mister Tonight (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Love Machine (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Misadventures with the Boss (2018) – Novel – Misadventures contributed title
  • Flirting with Forever (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Dear Jane (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Only for Tonight / Finding Alexei (2018) – Novel – Standalone
  • Hunky Heartbreaker (2018) – Novella – Whiskey Kisses #1.5

2019

  • The Two Week Arrangement (2019) – Novel – Penthouse Affair #1
  • Seven Nights of Sin (2019) – Novel – Penthouse Affair #2
  • Playing for Keeps (2019) – Novel – Hot Jocks #1
  • All the Way (2019) – Novel – Hot Jocks #2
  • Trying to Score (2019) – Novel – Hot Jocks #3
  • Boyfriend for Hire (2019) – Novel – Escorts, Inc. #1
  • The Hookup Handbook (2019) – Novel – Escorts, Inc. #2
  • Junk Mail (2019) – Novel – Standalone
  • Bossy Brit (2019) – Novella – Standalone
  • Filthy (2019) – Collection – Related collection
  • Be Mine (2019) – Anthology
  • 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Twenty-Four (2019) – Anthology contribution

2020

  • Crossing the Line (2020) – Novel – Hot Jocks #4
  • Down and Dirty (2020) – Novel – Hot Jocks #5
  • Wild for You (2020) – Novel – Hot Jocks #6
  • Taking His Shot (2020) – Novel – Hot Jocks #7
  • The Bedroom Experiment (2020) – Novelette – Hot Jocks #9
  • The Boyfriend Effect (2020) – Novel – Frisky Business #1
  • My Brother’s Roommate (2020) – Novel – Frisky Business #2
  • How to Date a Younger Man (2020) – Novel – Standalone
  • Penthouse Prince (2020) – Novel – Standalone

2021

  • Breaking the Rules (2021) – Novella – Hot Jocks #8
  • The Stud Next Door / The Alpha Next Door (2021) – Novel – Frisky Business #3
  • One Night with the Rebel (2021) – Novella – Looking to Score prequel
  • The Rebel (2021) – Novel – Looking to Score #1
  • The Rival (2021) – Novel – Looking to Score #2
  • The Rookie (2021) – Novel – Looking to Score #3
  • The Rebound (2021) – Novel – Looking to Score #4

2023

  • Tempted (2023) – Novel – Wild Winter Nights, with Billie Bloom
  • The Forever Formula (2023) – Novel – Hart Brothers #1
  • The Marrying Kind (2023) – Novel – Hart Brothers #2
  • The Boyfriend Bet (2023) – Novel – Hart Brothers #3
  • Every Summer Since (2023) – Novel – Hart Brothers #4
  • The Players (2023) – Collection – Sports romance collection
  • Rom Com Lovers Collection (2023) – Collection
  • The Single Dads Club (2023) – Collection

2025

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Forever (2025) – Novel – Standalone
  • In My Hockey Era (2025) – Novel – Must Love Hockey #1
  • The Book Club Boyfriend (2025) – Novel – Must Love Hockey #2
  • Checking It Twice (2025) – Novel – Must Love Hockey #3
  • Hockey Romance All Star Collection (2025) – Collection

2026

  • Main Character Energy (2026) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Grump Next Door (2026) – Novel – Standalone
  • The Hockey Problem (2026) – Novel – Off the Ice #1
  • How to Train Your Billionaire (2026) – Novel – Standalone

The Hockey Problem was published March 26, 2026, and How to Train Your Billionaire was published May 26, 2026.

Related Works and Where They Fit

Upcoming

  • Ice Cold Chemistry (2026) – Novel – Off the Ice #2, scheduled for June 25, 2026
  • Knights Like These (2026) – Novel – Off the Ice #3, scheduled for July 23, 2026
  • The Wild Card (2026) – Novel – Standalone, scheduled for August 2026
  • The Rules We Break (2027) – Novel – London Ever After #1, scheduled for January 2027

Fantastic Fiction lists the 2026 and 2027 upcoming sequence as Ice Cold Chemistry, Knights Like These, The Wild Card, and The Rules We Break. Amazon lists Ice Cold Chemistry with a June 25, 2026 publication date, and current release listings give Knights Like These as July 23, 2026.

Co-Authored and Contributed Works

  • Tempted – With Billie Bloom
  • Misadventures with the Boss – Contributed title in the Misadventures series
  • Be Mine – Anthology
  • 1001 Dark Nights bundles – Anthology contributions

Collections and Repackages

  • The Players – Collection
  • Rom Com Lovers Collection – Collection
  • The Single Dads Club – Collection
  • Hockey Romance All Star Collection – Collection
  • Filthy – Collection or anthology-related entry

Collection entries are not required when reading the individual titles already included in the master list.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Read Unravel Me before Make Me Yours.
  • Read When I Break, When I Surrender, and When We Fall in order.
  • Read Filthy Beautiful Lies before the later Filthy Beautiful Lies books.
  • Read Hitched, Hitched: Volume 2, and Hitched: Volume 3 in order.
  • Read The Two Week Arrangement before Seven Nights of Sin.
  • Read Roommates in series order for the cleanest linked-world path.
  • Read Hot Jocks in numbered order. The Bedroom Experiment was published before Breaking the Rules, but it is listed as Hot Jocks #9 on the author’s official book page.
  • Read Must Love Hockey in order.
  • Read Off the Ice in order as it releases.
  • Standalone novels can be read separately unless completing the full bibliography.

FAQs

What Kendall Ryan book should I read first?

Start with Unravel Me for publication order. Start with The Room Mate for a contemporary-romance entry. Start with Playing for Keeps for sports romance.

Do Kendall Ryan books need to be read in order?

Yes for numbered series, serials, duets, and trilogies. Many standalones can be read separately.

What is the Hot Jocks reading order?

Read Playing for Keeps, All the Way, Trying to Score, Crossing the Line, Down and Dirty, Wild for You, Taking His Shot, Breaking the Rules, then The Bedroom Experiment. Fantastic Fiction lists these as Hot Jocks #1 through #9.

What is the Roommates reading order?

Read The Room Mate, The Play Mate, The House Mate, The Bed Mate, then The Soul Mate.

What is the Must Love Hockey reading order?

Read In My Hockey Era, The Book Club Boyfriend, then Checking It Twice.

What is the Off the Ice reading order?

Read The Hockey Problem, then Ice Cold Chemistry, then Knights Like These as the remaining books release.

Is Kendall Ryan the same person as Kennedy Ryan?

No. Kendall Ryan and Kennedy Ryan are different romance authors.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 13, 2026
  • What changed: Added 2025 Must Love Hockey titles, added 2026 releases, added Off the Ice placement, and listed current upcoming titles through The Rules We Break
  • Most recent known release included: How to Train Your Billionaire (2026)