This page lists Sarina Bowen books in publication order, plus series reading paths, hockey-world connections, co-writes, and related titles.
Quick Index
- Scope: Sarina Bowen novels, major series, co-writes, and shared-world entries
- Default Order: Publication order by series
- Best Starting Point: The Year We Fell Down, Rookie Move, or Bittersweet
- Order Matters: Lightly, except Him and Us
- Core Worlds: Ivy Years, Brooklyn Hockey, True North, Hockey Guys
- Latest Release Included: My Kind of Guy
Sarina Bowen’s official reading-order page states that most of her books can be read as standalones, with Us as the main exception because it is the sequel to Him. The same page also identifies the major overlaps among Ivy Years, Brooklyn Bruisers, Brooklyn Hockey, Hockey Guys, True North, Giltmaker, The Company, and Gravity.
Disambiguation
- Sarina Bowen is a contemporary romance, sports romance, new adult, and romantic suspense author.
- Not to be confused with Marjorie Bowen, Elizabeth Bowen, or other similarly named authors.
- Elle Kennedy co-wrote the Him, WAGs, and Top Secret books with Sarina Bowen.
- Tanya Eby co-wrote Man Hands.
- Lauren Blakely co-wrote The Best Men.
- Sarah Mayberry co-wrote Temporary.
- Brooklyn Bruisers and Brooklyn Hockey are connected hockey series.
- True North and Giltmaker share a Vermont world.
- Hockey Guys is an M/M hockey spin-off connected to the Brooklyn hockey world.
Reading Paths
Publication Order Path
Recommended for full bibliography reading.
- Gravity
- Ivy Years
- Him
- Brooklyn Bruisers
- True North
- WAGs
- Man Hands
- Hello Goodbye
- Brooklyn Hockey
- The Company
- Hush Note contribution
- Moo U and Vino & Veritas contributions
- Best Men
- Giltmaker
- Hockey Guys
- New York Legends
- Thrillers and standalones by publication year
Hockey World Path
Recommended for readers focused on hockey romance.
- The Year We Fell Down
- The Year We Hid Away
- Blonde Date
- The Understatement of the Year
- The Shameless Hour
- The Fifteenth Minute
- Extra Credit
- Rookie Move
- Hard Hitter
- Pipe Dreams
- Brooklynaire
- Overnight Sensation
- Superfan
- Sure Shot
- Bombshells
- Must Love Hockey
- Shenanigans
- Love Lessons
- The New Guy
- I’m Your Guy
- The Last Guy on Earth
- My Kind of Guy
- Thrown for a Loop
- Big Stick Energy when released
True North and Vermont Path
Best for small-town continuity.
- Coming in from the Cold
- Falling from the Sky
- Shooting for the Stars
- Bittersweet
- Steadfast
- Keepsake
- Bountiful
- Speakeasy
- Fireworks
- Heartland
- Waylaid
- Roommate
- Boyfriend
- Good as Gold
- Golden Touch
Chronological Order Path
Best for shared-world continuity.
- Ivy Years
- Brooklyn Bruisers
- Brooklyn Hockey
- Hockey Guys
- New York Legends
- True North
- Giltmaker
- The Company
This is a continuity-first path, not a strict internal timeline. Publication order remains the safer default.
Beginner Path
Best for new readers.
- The Year We Fell Down
- Rookie Move
- Bittersweet
- Him
- The New Guy
Publication Order Master List
Years and numbered series placements below are checked against Sarina Bowen’s official reading-order and series pages, with bibliographic cross-checking from Fantastic Fiction.
2014 to 2015
- Coming in from the Cold (2014) – Novel – Gravity 1
- The Year We Fell Down (2014) – Novel – Ivy Years 1
- The Year We Hid Away (2014) – Novel – Ivy Years 2
- Blonde Date (2014) – Novella – Ivy Years 2.5
- The Understatement of the Year (2014) – Novel – Ivy Years 3
- Falling from the Sky (2015) – Novel – Gravity 2
- Shooting for the Stars (2015) – Novel – Gravity 3
- The Shameless Hour (2015) – Novel – Ivy Years 4
- The Fifteenth Minute (2015) – Novel – Ivy Years 5
- Him (2015) – Novel – Him 1, with Elle Kennedy
2016 to 2018
- Us (2016) – Novel – Him 2, with Elle Kennedy
- Rookie Move (2016) – Novel – Brooklyn Bruisers 1
- Bittersweet (2016) – Novel – True North 1
- Steadfast (2016) – Novel – True North 2
- Keepsake (2016) – Novel – True North 3
- Hard Hitter (2017) – Novel – Brooklyn Bruisers 2
- Pipe Dreams (2017) – Novel – Brooklyn Bruisers 3
- Bountiful (2017) – Novel – True North 4
- Good Boy (2017) – Novel – WAGs 1, with Elle Kennedy
- Stay (2017) – Novel – WAGs 2, with Elle Kennedy
- Man Hands (2017) – Novel – Man Hands 1, with Tanya Eby
- Goodbye Paradise (2017) – Novel – Hello Goodbye 1
- Hello Forever (2017) – Novel – Hello Goodbye 2
- Temporary (2017) – Novel – Standalone, with Sarah Mayberry
- Speakeasy (2018) – Novel – True North 5
- Fireworks (2018) – Novel – True North 6
- Man Card (2018) – Novel – Man Hands 2, with Tanya Eby
- Boy Toy (2018) – Novel – Man Hands 3, with Tanya Eby
- Brooklynaire (2018) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 1
- The Accidentals (2018) – Novel – Standalone
2019 to 2021
- Extra Credit (2019) – Collection – Ivy Years 6
- Man Cuffed (2019) – Novel – Man Hands 4, with Tanya Eby
- Overnight Sensation (2019) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 2
- Superfan (2019) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 3
- Moonlighter (2019) – Novel – The Company 1
- Top Secret (2019) – Novel – Standalone, with Elle Kennedy
- Heartland (2020) – Novel – True North 7
- Sure Shot (2020) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 4
- Lucky Shot (2020) – Novella – Brooklyn Hockey 4.5
- Loverboy (2020) – Novel – The Company 2
- Lies and Lullabies (2020) – Novel – Hush Note 1
- Epic (2020) – Novella – Him 2.5, with Elle Kennedy
- Studly Period (2021) – Novella – Ivy Years 5.5
- Waylaid (2021) – Novel – True North 8
- Bombshells (2021) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 5
- Super Hot Wingman (2021) – Novella – Best Men 0.5, with Lauren Blakely
- Boyfriend (2021) – Novel – Moo U Hockey
- Roommate (2021) – Novel – Vino & Veritas, True North world
2022 to 2026
- Shenanigans (2022) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 6
- Love Lessons (2022) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 7
- The Best Men (2022) – Novel – Best Men 1, with Lauren Blakely
- A Little Too Late (2022) – Novel – Madigan Mountain
- Must Love Hockey (2022) – Novella – Brooklyn Bruisers related
- The New Guy (2023) – Novel – Hockey Guys 1
- I’m Your Guy (2023) – Novel – Hockey Guys 2
- Good as Gold (2023) – Novel – Giltmaker 1
- Golden Touch (2024) – Novel – Giltmaker 2
- The Five Year Lie (2024) – Novel – Thriller
- Holidating (2024) – Collection – Omnibus or collected edition
- The Last Guy on Earth (2025) – Novel – Hockey Guys 3
- Dying to Meet You (2025) – Novel – Thriller
- Roommates & Rockstars (2025) – Collection – Collected edition, with Lauren Blakely
- Thrown for a Loop (2025) – Novel – New York Legends 1
- My Kind of Guy (2026) – Novel – Hockey Guys 4
- Big Stick Energy (2026) – Novel – New York Legends 2, upcoming June 30, 2026
- Bad Girls Make Good Liars (2027) – Novel – Thriller, upcoming February 2, 2027
- New York Legends 3 (2027) – Novel – Upcoming spring 2027, title pending on official schedule
Sarina Bowen’s official publication schedule lists My Kind of Guy as live, Big Stick Energy for June 30, 2026, Bad Girls Make Good Liars for February 2, 2027, and a third New York Legends book for spring 2027.
Related Works and Where They Fit
Ivy Years
- The Year We Fell Down (2014) – Novel – Book 1
- The Year We Hid Away (2014) – Novel – Book 2
- Blonde Date (2014) – Novella – Book 2.5
- The Understatement of the Year (2014) – Novel – Book 3
- The Shameless Hour (2015) – Novel – Book 4
- The Fifteenth Minute (2015) – Novel – Book 5
- Studly Period (2021) – Novella – Book 5.5
- Extra Credit (2019) – Collection – Book 6
Read Ivy Years before Brooklyn Bruisers if you want the early Harkness and hockey connections. The official reading-order page notes that Ivy Years and Brooklyn Bruisers overlap through characters connected to The Fifteenth Minute and Rookie Move.
Brooklyn Bruisers and Brooklyn Hockey
- Rookie Move (2016) – Novel – Brooklyn Bruisers 1
- Hard Hitter (2017) – Novel – Brooklyn Bruisers 2
- Pipe Dreams (2017) – Novel – Brooklyn Bruisers 3
- Brooklynaire (2018) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 1
- Overnight Sensation (2019) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 2
- Superfan (2019) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 3
- Sure Shot (2020) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 4
- Lucky Shot (2020) – Novella – Brooklyn Hockey 4.5
- Bombshells (2021) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 5
- Must Love Hockey (2022) – Novella – Related
- Shenanigans (2022) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 6
- Love Lessons (2022) – Novel – Brooklyn Hockey 7
Read Brooklyn Bruisers before Brooklyn Hockey. The author’s reading-order page states that the original Bruisers books are the origin story and that the later Brooklyn Hockey books continue from Brooklynaire.
Hockey Guys
- The New Guy (2023) – Novel – Book 1
- I’m Your Guy (2023) – Novel – Book 2
- The Last Guy on Earth (2025) – Novel – Book 3
- My Kind of Guy (2026) – Novel – Book 4
Hockey Guys is an M/M hockey spin-off of the Brooklyn hockey books. Read it after Brooklyn Hockey for shared-world context, or start with The New Guy for the series entry point.
New York Legends
- Thrown for a Loop (2025) – Novel – Book 1
- Big Stick Energy (2026) – Novel – Book 2, upcoming June 30, 2026
- New York Legends 3 (2027) – Novel – Upcoming spring 2027
New York Legends is a hockey romance series separate from the Brooklyn team sequence. Big Stick Energy is listed by the author as coming June 30, 2026.
True North and Giltmaker
- Bittersweet (2016) – Novel – True North 1
- Steadfast (2016) – Novel – True North 2
- Keepsake (2016) – Novel – True North 3
- Bountiful (2017) – Novel – True North 4
- Speakeasy (2018) – Novel – True North 5
- Fireworks (2018) – Novel – True North 6
- Heartland (2020) – Novel – True North 7
- Waylaid (2021) – Novel – True North 8
- Good as Gold (2023) – Novel – Giltmaker 1
- Golden Touch (2024) – Novel – Giltmaker 2
Read True North before Giltmaker for Vermont world continuity. The official reading-order page states that True North and Giltmaker are set in the same world.
Him and WAGs
- Him (2015) – Novel – Him 1, with Elle Kennedy
- Us (2016) – Novel – Him 2, with Elle Kennedy
- Epic (2020) – Novella – Him 2.5, with Elle Kennedy
- Good Boy (2017) – Novel – WAGs 1, with Elle Kennedy
- Stay (2017) – Novel – WAGs 2, with Elle Kennedy
Read Him before Us. The author specifically identifies Us as the key sequel exception among books that are otherwise often readable as standalones.
The Company
- Moonlighter (2019) – Novel – Book 1
- Loverboy (2020) – Novel – Book 2
The Company is a Brooklyn-related spin-off. The author’s reading-order page notes the connection through Moonlighter.
Co-Writes and Shared Projects
- Man Hands (2017) – Novel – Man Hands 1, with Tanya Eby
- Man Card (2018) – Novel – Man Hands 2, with Tanya Eby
- Boy Toy (2018) – Novel – Man Hands 3, with Tanya Eby
- Man Cuffed (2019) – Novel – Man Hands 4, with Tanya Eby
- Super Hot Wingman (2021) – Novella – Best Men 0.5, with Lauren Blakely
- The Best Men (2022) – Novel – Best Men 1, with Lauren Blakely
- Temporary (2017) – Novel – Standalone, with Sarah Mayberry
- Top Secret (2019) – Novel – Standalone, with Elle Kennedy
Read these by series grouping rather than placing them inside the Brooklyn or True North sequences unless completing the full bibliography.
Thrillers and Non-Series Standalones
- The Accidentals (2018) – Novel – Standalone
- The Five Year Lie (2024) – Novel – Thriller
- Dying to Meet You (2025) – Novel – Thriller
- Bad Girls Make Good Liars (2027) – Novel – Thriller, upcoming
Read these independently from the romance series.
Dependencies & Notes
- Read Him before Us because Us is a direct sequel.
- Read Ivy Years before Brooklyn Bruisers for the earliest hockey-world connections.
- Read Brooklyn Bruisers before Brooklyn Hockey because the Bruisers books introduce the team world.
- Read Brooklyn Hockey before Hockey Guys for the clearest spin-off context.
- Read True North before Giltmaker for Vermont setting continuity.
- Read Bountiful after earlier True North books if following the Brooklyn and Vermont overlap.
- Read Moonlighter after some Brooklyn Hockey context if you want the cleanest crossover placement.
- Omnibus editions and special editions do not change the reading order.
FAQs
What Sarina Bowen book should I read first?
Start with The Year We Fell Down for new adult hockey romance, Bittersweet for small-town romance, or Rookie Move for pro hockey romance.
Do Sarina Bowen books need to be read in order?
Most do not strictly require order. The main exception is Him before Us. Shared-world readers should use publication order.
What is the order of the Ivy Years series?
Read The Year We Fell Down, The Year We Hid Away, Blonde Date, The Understatement of the Year, The Shameless Hour, The Fifteenth Minute, and Extra Credit.
What is the order of the True North series?
Read Bittersweet, Steadfast, Keepsake, Bountiful, Speakeasy, Fireworks, Heartland, and Waylaid.
Are Brooklyn Bruisers and Brooklyn Hockey the same series?
They are connected. Brooklyn Bruisers is the original sequence, and Brooklyn Hockey continues the team world beginning with Brooklynaire.
Is Hockey Guys connected to Brooklyn Hockey?
Yes. Sarina Bowen’s official reading-order page identifies Hockey Guys as an M/M spin-off of the Brooklyn series.
Is Big Stick Energy out now?
No. As of June 13, 2026, Big Stick Energy is upcoming and listed for June 30, 2026.
What is Sarina Bowen’s latest released book?
The latest released book verified here is My Kind of Guy, listed as Hockey Guys book 4 and marked live on the author’s publication schedule.
Change Log
- Last checked: June 13, 2026
- What changed: Added My Kind of Guy as the latest released title, added Big Stick Energy as upcoming, and noted 2027 thriller and New York Legends updates.
- Most recent known release included: My Kind of Guy (2026)
- Upcoming titles noted: Big Stick Energy (June 30, 2026), Bad Girls Make Good Liars (February 2, 2027), New York Legends 3 (spring 2027)