Sarah Adams Books in Order

This page lists Sarah Adams books in publication order, plus series reading paths, novellas, special editions, and related titles.

Quick Index

  • Scope: Sarah Adams novels, novellas, series titles, and major special editions
  • Default Order: Publication order
  • Best Starting Point: When in Rome
  • Order Matters: Yes within connected series
  • Main Series: Rome, Kentucky; Los Angeles Sharks; It Happened in Nashville; It Happened in Charleston; Dalton Family
  • Latest Story Release Included: In Your Dreams, 2025
  • Latest Format Release Included: When in Rome: Special Edition, 2026

Not to be confused with other authors named Sarah Adams. This page covers the contemporary and Regency romance author whose current official books page groups her catalog by Rome, KY, Los Angeles Sharks, It Happened in Charleston, It Happened in Nashville, and Dalton Family.

Reading Paths

Publication Order

Recommended for full bibliography reading.

  1. To Con a Gentleman
  2. Seeing Mary
  3. To Catch a Suitor
  4. The Match
  5. The Enemy
  6. The Off-Limits Rule
  7. The Temporary Roomie
  8. The Cheat Sheet
  9. When in Rome
  10. Practice Makes Perfect
  11. The Rule Book
  12. Beg, Borrow, or Steal
  13. In Your Dreams

Series Order

Best for continuity inside each connected set.

Dalton Family

  1. Seeing Mary
  2. To Con a Gentleman
  3. To Catch a Suitor

It Happened in Charleston

  1. The Match
  2. The Enemy

It Happened in Nashville

  1. The Off-Limits Rule
  2. The Temporary Roomie

Los Angeles Sharks

  1. The Cheat Sheet
  2. The Rule Book

Rome, Kentucky

  1. When in Rome
  2. Practice Makes Perfect
  3. Beg, Borrow, or Steal
  4. In Your Dreams

Penguin Random House lists the Los Angeles Sharks duology as The Cheat Sheet, then The Rule Book, and the Rome, Kentucky series as When in Rome, Practice Makes Perfect, Beg, Borrow, or Steal, and In Your Dreams.

Beginner Path

Recommended for first-time Sarah Adams readers.

  1. When in Rome
  2. Practice Makes Perfect
  3. The Cheat Sheet
  4. The Rule Book
  5. Beg, Borrow, or Steal
  6. In Your Dreams

Core Contemporary Path

Best for the widely available contemporary romance catalog.

  1. The Match
  2. The Enemy
  3. The Off-Limits Rule
  4. The Temporary Roomie
  5. The Cheat Sheet
  6. When in Rome
  7. Practice Makes Perfect
  8. The Rule Book
  9. Beg, Borrow, or Steal
  10. In Your Dreams

Completionist Path

Best for all major book-length and short-form fiction.

  1. Seeing Mary
  2. To Con a Gentleman
  3. To Catch a Suitor
  4. The Match
  5. The Enemy
  6. The Off-Limits Rule
  7. The Temporary Roomie
  8. The Cheat Sheet
  9. When in Rome
  10. Practice Makes Perfect
  11. The Rule Book
  12. Beg, Borrow, or Steal
  13. In Your Dreams
  14. When in Rome: Special Edition

Publication Order Master List

  • To Con a Gentleman (2019) – Novel – Dalton Family #1, Regency romance
  • Seeing Mary (2019) – Novella – Dalton Family #0.5, optional prequel
  • To Catch a Suitor (2020) – Novel – Dalton Family #2, Regency romance
  • The Match (2020) – Novel – It Happened in Charleston #1
  • The Enemy (2020) – Novel – It Happened in Charleston #2
  • The Off-Limits Rule (2021) – Novel – It Happened in Nashville #1
  • The Temporary Roomie (2021) – Novel – It Happened in Nashville #2
  • The Cheat Sheet (2021) – Novel – Los Angeles Sharks #1
  • When in Rome (2022) – Novel – Rome, Kentucky #1
  • Practice Makes Perfect (2023) – Novel – Rome, Kentucky #2
  • The Rule Book (2024) – Novel – Los Angeles Sharks #2
  • Beg, Borrow, or Steal (2025) – Novel – Rome, Kentucky #3
  • In Your Dreams (2025) – Novel – Rome, Kentucky #4
  • When in Rome: Special Edition (2026) – Special edition – Rome, Kentucky #1, bonus chapter

The current publisher listings show Beg, Borrow, or Steal as Rome, Kentucky book 3 with a January 7, 2025 publication date, and In Your Dreams as Rome, Kentucky book 4 with a December 30, 2025 publication date. The 2026 When in Rome: Special Edition is a format release with a bonus chapter, not a separate novel.

Related Works and Where They Fit

Seeing Mary

  • Seeing Mary (2019) – Novella – Dalton Family #0.5
  • Placement: Read before To Con a Gentleman for internal chronology, or after To Con a Gentleman for publication order.
  • Note: Treat as optional Dalton Family prequel material. Retailer and catalog listings identify it as a Dalton Family novella.

When in Rome: Special Edition

  • When in Rome: Special Edition (2026) – Special edition – Bonus chapter
  • Placement: Optional after When in Rome.
  • Note: This is not a new series installment. Use the original When in Rome placement for reading order.

Reissue Editions

  • The Match, The Enemy, The Off-Limits Rule, and The Temporary Roomie have expanded or reissued editions.
  • Placement: Use the original story order, not the reissue publication order.
  • Note: Publisher pages list later Dell paperback editions for several earlier self-published titles. The ebook dates preserve the earlier publication record for titles such as The Enemy, The Off-Limits Rule, and The Temporary Roomie.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Read Rome, Kentucky in order: When in Rome, Practice Makes Perfect, Beg, Borrow, or Steal, then In Your Dreams.
  • Read The Cheat Sheet before The Rule Book for Los Angeles Sharks companion context.
  • Read The Match before The Enemy for It Happened in Charleston continuity.
  • Read The Off-Limits Rule before The Temporary Roomie for It Happened in Nashville continuity.
  • Read Seeing Mary before the Dalton Family novels only if you prefer internal chronology.
  • The contemporary series are companion-romance series. Each book has its own central couple, but returning characters make series order useful.
  • The Dalton Family books are Regency romances and are separate from Adams’s contemporary romance catalog.
  • Some retailer and publisher pages differ in how they label the It Happened in Charleston and It Happened in Nashville groupings. This page follows the commonly used reader-facing grouping: The Match and The Enemy as Charleston, The Off-Limits Rule and The Temporary Roomie as Nashville.

FAQs

What Sarah Adams book should I read first?

Start with When in Rome. It is the clearest entry point for the Rome, Kentucky series and Adams’s widely available contemporary romance catalog.

Do Sarah Adams books need to be read in order?

Yes within series. The books are companion romances, but series order preserves character context and recurring-cast continuity.

What is the order of the Rome, Kentucky books?

Read When in Rome, Practice Makes Perfect, Beg, Borrow, or Steal, then In Your Dreams.

Is The Rule Book a sequel to The Cheat Sheet?

Yes. The Rule Book is the second Los Angeles Sharks book. Read The Cheat Sheet first.

Are the Dalton Family books connected to the contemporary books?

No. The Dalton Family books are Regency romances and are separate from the modern contemporary-romance series.

Is When in Rome: Special Edition a new book?

No. It is a special edition of When in Rome with bonus material. It does not change the main reading order.

What is Sarah Adams’s latest book?

The latest story release included here is In Your Dreams, published on December 30, 2025. The latest format release included here is When in Rome: Special Edition, published in 2026.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 13, 2026
  • What changed: Added In Your Dreams, added When in Rome: Special Edition as a related format release, and separated the catalog by series
  • Most recent known story release included: In Your Dreams, 2025
  • Most recent known format release included: When in Rome: Special Edition, 2026