Lauren Blakely Books in Order

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

Quick Index

  • Scope: Lauren Blakely romance books, series, standalones, co-authored works, and major collections
  • Default Order: Publication order by year
  • Best Starting Point: Big Rock
  • Order Matters: Yes for duets, trilogies, and continuing-couple arcs; low for linked standalones
  • Popular Entry: Big Rock, The Boyfriend Goal, Double Pucked
  • Includes: Big Rock, Love and Hockey, My Hockey Romance, The Dating Games, The Virgin Society, Caught Up in Love, Sinful Men

This page is for Lauren Blakely, the contemporary romance author. Co-authored entries are marked. The author’s official site lists a large current catalog, including Darling Springs, Hockey Ever After, Love and Hockey, My Hockey Romance, How to Date, The Dating Games, The Virgin Society, Rules of Love, Ballers & Babes, Big Rock, Caught Up in Love, Sinful Men, and other series.

Reading Paths

Publication Order, Default Path

Recommended for completionist readers.

  • Start with the 2013 entries in the master list.
  • Continue by publication year through the current releases.
  • Read duet, trilogy, and serial entries in their internal order.
  • Treat same-year entries as flexible unless a series note below says otherwise.

Chronological or Continuity Path

Best for timeline-focused reading when a confirmed internal chronology exists.

  • Caught Up in Love: Pretending He’s Mine, The Dating Proposal, Caught Up in Us, Playing with Her Heart, A Starstruck Kiss, Stars in Their Eyes, Caught Up in Love Ever After.
  • Seductive Nights: read the first four books in order because they follow Julia and Clay.
  • No Regrets: read The Start of Us, The Thrill of It, then Every Second with You.
  • Duets: read each duet in numbered order.

Beginner Path

Recommended for first-time readers.

  1. Big Rock
  2. Mister O
  3. Well Hung
  4. Full Package
  5. Joy Ride
  6. Hard Wood

Current Sports Romance Path

Best for recent hockey and sports romance.

  1. Double Pucked
  2. Puck Yes
  3. Totally Pucked
  4. Thoroughly Pucked
  5. Well and Truly Pucked
  6. The Boyfriend Goal
  7. The Romance Line
  8. The Proposal Play
  9. The Girlfriend Zone
  10. The Overtime Kiss
  11. The Flirting Game
  12. Just Breaking the Rules
  13. Just Playing for Keeps

Core-Only Path

Best for readers who want the most visible catalog clusters.

  1. Big Rock
  2. My Hockey Romance
  3. Love and Hockey
  4. The Dating Games
  5. The Virgin Society
  6. Darling Springs

Publication Order Master List

The master list below is organized by first publication year. Lauren Blakely’s catalog includes reissues, renamed titles, serial parts, and series reboots, so alternate titles are noted where relevant. Publication-year data is compiled from the author’s official catalog and current third-party bibliography listings.

2013

  • Caught Up in Us / The Second Chance Plan (2013) – Book – Caught Up in Love
  • Pretending He’s Mine / The Pretending Plot (2013) – Book – Caught Up in Love
  • Playing with Her Heart / The Private Rehearsal (2013) – Book – Caught Up in Love
  • The Start of Us (2013) – Book – No Regrets
  • The Thrill of It (2013) – Book – No Regrets
  • First Night (2013) – Book – Seductive Nights
  • Trophy Husband (2013) – Book – Standalone
  • Far Too Tempting (2013) – Book – Standalone

2014

  • A Starstruck Kiss (2014) – Book – Caught Up in Love
  • Stars in Their Eyes / My Charming Rival (2014) – Book – Stars in Their Eyes Duet #1
  • Every Second with You (2014) – Book – No Regrets
  • Burn for Me (2014) – Book – Fighting Fire #1
  • Melt for Him (2014) – Book – Fighting Fire #2
  • Nights with Him (2014) – Book – Joy Delivered #1
  • Night After Night (2014) – Book – Seductive Nights
  • After This Night (2014) – Book – Seductive Nights
  • One More Night (2014) – Book – Seductive Nights

2015

  • Caught Up in Love Ever After (2015) – Book – Caught Up in Love
  • Consumed by You (2015) – Book – Fighting Fire #3
  • Forbidden Nights (2015) – Book – Joy Delivered #2
  • Ace, Whiskey and a Hot Tub (2015) – Book – Seductive Nights
  • Julia and Clay Plus One (2015) – Book – Seductive Nights
  • My Sinful Nights / Sweet Sinful Nights (2015) – Book – Sinful Nights / Sinful Men
  • My Sinful Desire (2015) – Book – Sinful Nights / Sinful Men
  • My Sinful Longing (2015) – Book – Sinful Nights / Sinful Men
  • 21 Stolen Kisses (2015) – Collection
  • Seductive Nights (2015) – Collection

2016

  • Big Rock (2016) – Book – Big Rock #1
  • Mister O (2016) – Book – Big Rock #2
  • Well Hung (2016) – Book – Big Rock #3
  • Out of Bounds (2016) – Book – Standalone
  • The Sapphire Affair (2016) – Book – Jewel #1
  • The Sapphire Heist (2016) – Book – Jewel #2
  • The Sexy One (2016) – Book – One Love #1
  • The Only One (2016) – Book – One Love #2
  • A Wildly Seductive Night (2016) – Book – Seductive Nights
  • My Sinful Love (2016) – Book – Sinful Nights / Sinful Men

2017

  • Full Package (2017) – Book – Big Rock #4
  • Joy Ride (2017) – Book – Big Rock #5
  • Hard Wood (2017) – Book – Big Rock #6
  • Most Valuable Playboy (2017) – Book – Ballers & Babes #1
  • The Hot One (2017) – Book – One Love #3
  • The Knocked Up Plan (2017) – Book – One Love #4
  • The V Card (2017) – Book – Good in Bed, co-authored with Lili Valente
  • Stud Finder (2017) – Short story / novella

2018

  • Bigger Rock (2018) – Book – Big Rock
  • A Little Big Rock (2018) – Book – Big Rock
  • Most Likely to Score (2018) – Book – Ballers & Babes #2
  • Most Irresistible Guy (2018) – Book – Ballers & Babes #3
  • Unzipped (2018) – Book – Lucky in Love
  • Wanderlust (2018) – Book – From Paris with Love #1
  • Part-Time Lover (2018) – Book – From Paris with Love #2
  • Once Upon a Real Good Time (2018) – Book – Heartbreakers #1
  • Once Upon a Sure Thing (2018) – Book – Heartbreakers #2
  • Once Upon a Wild Fling (2018) – Book – Heartbreakers #3
  • My Sexy Rival (2018) – Book – Stars in Their Eyes Duet #2
  • The Real Deal (2018) – Book – Standalone
  • Unbreak My Heart (2018) – Book – Standalone
  • The Break-Up Album (2018) – Book – Standalone
  • Come As You Are (2018) – Book – One Love
  • 1001 Dark Nights: Compilation Seventeen (2018) – Anthology

2019

  • Delayed Satisfaction (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Satisfaction Guaranteed (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Instant Attraction (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Instant Gratification (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Delayed Gratification (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Never Have I Ever (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Overnight Service (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Special Delivery (2019) – Book – Always Satisfied
  • Best Laid Plans (2019) – Book – Lucky in Love
  • The Feel Good Factor (2019) – Book – Lucky in Love
  • Nobody Does It Better (2019) – Book – Lucky in Love
  • Once Upon a Red Hot Kiss (2019) – Book – Heartbreakers
  • The Engagement Gift (2019) – Book – The Gift
  • The Virgin Gift (2019) – Book – The Gift
  • Birthday Suit (2019) – Book – The Guys Who Got Away
  • Lucky Suit (2019) – Book – The Guys Who Got Away
  • Asking for a Friend (2019) – Book – Boyfriend Material #1
  • The Dating Proposal (2019) – Book – Caught Up in Love
  • Strong Suit (2019) – Book – Standalone
  • Be Mine (2019) – Anthology

2020

  • P.S. It’s Always Been You, Part 1 (2020) – Serial part – P.S. It’s Always Been You
  • P.S. It’s Always Been You, Part 2 (2020) – Serial part – P.S. It’s Always Been You
  • P.S. It’s Always Been You, Part 3 (2020) – Serial part – P.S. It’s Always Been You
  • P.S. It’s Always Been You (2020) – Book / collection – Always Satisfied
  • Sex and Other Shiny Objects (2020) – Book – Boyfriend Material #2
  • One Night Stand-In (2020) – Book – Boyfriend Material #3
  • Your French Kisses (2020) – Book – Boyfriend Material #4
  • One Night Only (2020) – Book – The Extravagant #1
  • One Exquisite Touch (2020) – Book – The Extravagant #2
  • The After Dark Collection (2020) – Collection – The Gift
  • The Decadent Gift (2020) – Book – The Gift
  • Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend (2020) – Book – The Guys Who Got Away
  • The What If Guy (2020) – Book – The Guys Who Got Away
  • Thanks for Last Night (2020) – Book – The Guys Who Got Away
  • The Dream Guy Next Door (2020) – Book – The Guys Who Got Away
  • Good with His Hands (2020) – Book – Good in Bed, co-authored with Lili Valente
  • Maybe This Time (2020) – Book – One Time Only #1
  • One Time Only (2020) – Book – One Time Only #2
  • Too Good to Be True (2020) – Book – One Love
  • My Sinful Temptation (2020) – Book – Sinful Nights / Sinful Men
  • A Guy Walks Into My Bar (2020) – Book – Standalone
  • One of Those Flings (2020) – Short story / novella

2021

  • The Rules of Friends with Benefits (2021) – Prequel – Rules of Love
  • The Virgin Rule Book (2021) – Book – Rules of Love #1
  • The Virgin Game Plan (2021) – Book – Rules of Love #2
  • Three Dates with You (2021) – Book – Rules of Love
  • The Virgin Replay (2021) – Book – Rules of Love #3
  • The Virgin Scorecard (2021) – Book – Rules of Love
  • One Alluring Chance (2021) – Book – The Extravagant #3
  • Good to Be Bad (2021) – Book – Good in Bed, co-authored with Lili Valente
  • Come and Get It (2021) – Book – Big Rock
  • Come Again (2021) – Book – Big Rock
  • Crushing on Him (2021) – Book – Men of Summer Duet
  • Scoring with Him (2021) – Book – Men of Summer Duet
  • Winning with Him (2021) – Book – Men of Summer Duet
  • All In with Him (2021) – Book – Men of Summer Duet
  • Dirty Slide (2021) – Book – Dirty Players, co-authored with K.D. Casey
  • Super Hot Wingman (2021) – Novella – The Best Men, co-authored with Sarina Bowen
  • How to Get Lucky (2021) – Book – Standalone, co-authored with Joe Arden
  • The Muse (2021) – Book – Standalone
  • The Bromance Zone (2021) – Book – Standalone
  • Thirst Trap (2021) – Short story / novella

2022

  • My Single-versary (2022) – Book – Happy Endings
  • A Wild Card Night (2022) – Prequel novella – Happy Endings
  • A Wild Card Kiss (2022) – Book – Happy Endings
  • Shut Up and Kiss Me (2022) – Book – Happy Endings
  • Undateable (2022) – Book – Happy Endings
  • Kismet (2022) – Book – Happy Endings
  • The Virgin Next Door (2022) – Book – The Dating Games #1
  • Two a Day (2022) – Book – The Dating Games #2
  • The Good Guy Challenge (2022) – Book – The Dating Games #3
  • The Boyfriend Kickoff (2022) – Book – Winner Takes All
  • The Boyfriend Comeback (2022) – Book – Winner Takes All
  • Try Me (2022) – Book – Winner Takes All
  • Turn Me On (2022) – Book – Winner Takes All
  • The Boyfriend Playbook (2022) – Book – Ballers & Babes
  • Most Likely to Flirt (2022) – Book – Ballers & Babes
  • Shameless Flirt (2022) – Book – Hopelessly Bromantic Duet
  • Hopelessly Bromantic (2022) – Book – Hopelessly Bromantic Duet
  • Here Comes My Man (2022) – Book – Hopelessly Bromantic Duet
  • Dirty Steal (2022) – Book – Dirty Players, co-authored with K.D. Casey
  • The Best Men (2022) – Book – The Best Men, co-authored with Sarina Bowen
  • Doctor Good in Bed (2022) – Short story / novella

2023

  • Double Pucked (2023) – Book – My Hockey Romance #1
  • Puck Yes (2023) – Book – My Hockey Romance #2
  • Totally Pucked (2023) – Book – My Hockey Romance #3
  • The RSVP (2023) – Book – The Virgin Society #1
  • The Tryst (2023) – Book – The Virgin Society #2
  • The Tease (2023) – Book – The Virgin Society #3
  • My So-Called Love Life / My So-Called Sex Life (2023) – Book – The Dating Games / How to Date
  • Plays Well with Others (2023) – Book – How to Date
  • A Very Filthy Game (2023) – Book – Winner Takes All
  • Limited Edition Husband (2023) – Book – Winner Takes All / The Boyfriend Zone
  • Manhandled (2023) – Book – Winner Takes All
  • A Real Good Bad Thing (2023) – Book – Standalone

2024

  • Thoroughly Pucked (2024) – Book – My Hockey Romance
  • Well and Truly Pucked (2024) – Book – My Hockey Romance
  • The Boyfriend Goal (2024) – Book – Love and Hockey #1
  • The Romance Line (2024) – Book – Love and Hockey #2
  • The Almost Romantic: How to Date Your Fake Husband (2024) – Book – How to Date
  • The Accidental Dating Experiment (2024) – Book – How to Date
  • Monroe’s Story: How to Date the One Who Got Away (2024) – Book – How to Date
  • Wilder’s Story: How to Date a Billionaire (2024) – Book – How to Date
  • My Favorite Holidate (2024) – Book – Holiday romance / Standalone

2025

  • The Proposal Play (2025) – Book – Love and Hockey #3
  • The Girlfriend Zone (2025) – Book – Love and Hockey #4
  • The Overtime Kiss (2025) – Book – Love and Hockey #5
  • The Flirting Game (2025) – Book – Love and Hockey #6
  • Merry Little Kissmas (2025) – Book – Holiday romance / Standalone

2026

  • Just Breaking the Rules (2026) – Book – Hockey Ever After #1
  • It Seemed Like a Good Idea (2026) – Book – Darling Springs #1
  • Just Playing for Keeps (2026) – Book – Hockey Ever After #2
  • The Rival Upgrade (2026) – Book – Standalone

Related Works and Where They Fit

Upcoming and Scheduled

  • I’ve Got a Crush on You (2026) – Book – Darling Springs #2, upcoming
  • Mistletoe All the Way (2026) – Book – Holiday romance, upcoming
  • Just Scoring with Love (2027) – Book – Hockey Ever After #3, upcoming
  • Take Me Home Tonight (2027) – Book – Darling Springs #3, upcoming

The author’s official reading-order page lists I’ve Got a Crush on You and Mistletoe All the Way under upcoming releases. It also lists Just Playing for Keeps, It Seemed Like a Good Idea, and Just Breaking the Rules under new releases.

Co-Authored Works

  • The V Card – with Lili Valente
  • Good with His Hands – with Lili Valente
  • Good to Be Bad – with Lili Valente
  • How to Get Lucky – with Joe Arden
  • Dirty Slide – with K.D. Casey
  • Dirty Steal – with K.D. Casey
  • Super Hot Wingman – with Sarina Bowen
  • The Best Men – with Sarina Bowen

Reboots, Alternate Titles, and Serial Forms

  • Sinful Men is the current official series label for a rebooted and rewritten version of the earlier Sinful Nights material. The author’s reading-order page describes Sinful Men as a five-book reboot of the Sinful Nights series.
  • Several Caught Up in Love titles have alternate titles, including Caught Up in Us / The Second Chance Plan and Pretending He’s Mine / The Pretending Plot.
  • P.S. It’s Always Been You appears as serial parts and as a combined book or collection.
  • Some external lists label early sports entries as First to Score. The current official catalog uses The Rules of Love.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Read duets and trilogies in listed order.
  • Read No Regrets in order due to continuing character continuity.
  • Read the first Julia and Clay Seductive Nights books in order.
  • Read The Best Men after Super Hot Wingman if including the co-authored Sarina Bowen material.
  • Big Rock books are linked standalones. Publication order is the cleanest path.
  • Love and Hockey, My Hockey Romance, The Dating Games, and The Virgin Society can be approached as linked series, but internal publication order is still recommended.
  • Holiday romances can be read separately unless a future edition states a direct connection.
  • Upcoming books should be verified against the author’s official bibliography before publication.

FAQs

What Lauren Blakely book should I read first?

Start with Big Rock. It is the cleanest entry point into one of her best-known linked romance series.

Do Lauren Blakely books need to be read in order?

Some do. Read duets, trilogies, serials, and continuing-couple arcs in order. Many linked standalone romance series are more flexible.

What is the best Lauren Blakely order for beginners?

Read Big Rock, then continue through the Big Rock sequence. For newer sports romance, start with Double Pucked or The Boyfriend Goal.

Is Sinful Men the same as Sinful Nights?

It is closely related. Sinful Men is listed by the author as a rewritten reboot of the earlier Sinful Nights series.

Which Lauren Blakely books are co-authored?

The main co-authored entries include books with Lili Valente, Joe Arden, K.D. Casey, and Sarina Bowen.

What is the most recent Lauren Blakely release included here?

The most recent known release included here is Just Playing for Keeps, published June 3, 2026.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 13, 2026
  • What changed: Added 2026 releases, updated upcoming Darling Springs, Hockey Ever After, and holiday romance entries, and clarified Sinful Men as a rebooted Sinful Nights line
  • Most recent known release included: Just Playing for Keeps (2026)