Christina Lauren Reading Order

2 books (2013–2026)

Christina Lauren's anthology series comprises two collections published between 2013 and 2026, with the series ongoing. The first book, Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World, should be read before Snow This is Love: A Meant to Be Holiday Anthology. Both volumes feature romance and young adult content and are best enjoyed in publication order.

Start with Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World and read in order.

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1	Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Snow This is Love: A Meant to Be Holiday Anthology 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

10 books (2013–2016)

The Beautiful series by Christina Lauren consists of ten romance novels published between 2013 and 2016, now complete. These interconnected stories should be read in publication order, beginning with Beautiful Bastard and concluding with Beautiful Boss. The series spans multiple character perspectives and relationships, with each book expanding the world while maintaining connections to earlier entries.

Start with Beautiful Bastard, the first of 10 books in the Beautiful series.

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1	Beautiful Bastard 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Beautiful Beginning 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Beautiful Bitch 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Beautiful Bombshell 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Beautiful Player 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Beautiful Stranger 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Beautiful Beloved 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Beautiful Secret 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Beautiful 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Beautiful Boss 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2021–2025)

The Meant To Be series is an ongoing romantic anthology featuring five books published between 2021 and 2025, each written by a different author and following a standalone love story. While the books share thematic elements of fate and romance, they are best read in publication order beginning with If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy. The series spans young adult and romance genres and is still being completed, with the fifth installment, Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto, releasing in 2025.

Start with If the Shoe Fits(By: Julie Murphy), the first of 5 books in the Meant To Be series.

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1	If the Shoe Fits(By: Julie Murphy) 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	By the Book(By: Jasmine Guillory) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Kiss the Girl(By: Zoraida Córdova) 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Tangled Up In You 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Worth Fighting For(By: Jesse Q. Sutanto) 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2025–2025)

The Scared Sexy series is an ongoing romance collection featuring six books from various authors, beginning with Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Robert and continuing through titles by Ali Hazelwood, Kimberly Lemming, Ruby Dixon, and J.T. Geissinger. Published in 2025, these books should be read in publication order to follow the intended narrative progression. The series blends romance with fantastical and paranormal themes across its diverse lineup of standalone-adjacent entries.

Start with Beautiful Nightmare(By: Katee Robert), the first of 6 books in the Scared Sexy series.

1 book (2023–2023)

17 books (2014–2026)

Christina Lauren's Standalone Novels series consists of 17 romance and young adult books published between 2014 and 2026, with the series still ongoing. Each book stands independently and can be read on its own, though readers who want to experience them in the order they were written should begin with Sublime and follow the publication sequence through titles like Dating You / Hating You, The Unhoneymooners, and The Soulmate Equation. The series showcases the authors' contemporary romance writing across various settings and character dynamics, from roommate comedies to holiday-themed stories to scientific approaches to finding love.

Start with Sublime, the first of 17 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	Sublime 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The House 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Autoboyography 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dating You / Hating You 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Roomies 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Love and Other Words 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	My Favorite Half-Night Stand 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Unhoneymooners 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Twice in a Blue Moon 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	In a Holidaze 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Honey-Don't List 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Soulmate Equation 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Something Wilder 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The True Love Experiment 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Paradise Problem 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Romance Revival 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2024–2024)

The Improbable Meet-Cute is an ongoing romance series featuring six standalone stories by various authors, including Christina Lauren, Jasmine Guillory, Sally Thorne, Sariah Wilson, Ashley Poston, and Abby Jimenez. All six books were published in 2024 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Each entry in the series presents its own romantic narrative while contributing to the larger anthology collection.

Start with Drop, Cover, and Hold On(By: Jasmine Guillory), the first of 6 books in the The Improbable Meet-Cute series.

6 books (2026–2026)

The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances is an ongoing romantic series featuring six books published in 2026, with each entry offering a standalone love story centered on unexpected encounters and second chances. Written by Christina Lauren in collaboration with several contributing authors including Trilina Pucci, Catherine Cowles, Julie Soto, Hannah Bonam-Young, and Navessa Allen, this young adult romance collection should be read in publication order beginning with A Play for Love. The series blends contemporary romance with themes of serendipity and redemption across its interconnected standalone narratives.

Start with A Play for Love(By: Trilina Pucci), the first of 6 books in the The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances series.

6 books (2014–2016)

The Wild Seasons series by Christina Lauren is a complete six-book romance collection published between 2014 and 2016. The books follow interconnected characters and should be read in publication order, beginning with Dirty Rowdy Thing and continuing through Sweet Filthy Boy, Sweet Filthy Morning After, Dark Wild Night, Not-Joe Story, and concluding with Wicked Sexy Liar. This young adult romance series presents standalone-adjacent stories that build on one another through shared characters and relationships.

Start with Dirty Rowdy Thing, the first of 6 books in the Wild Seasons series.

#	Title
1	Dirty Rowdy Thing 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Sweet Filthy Boy 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Sweet Filthy Morning After 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Dark Wild Night 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Not-Joe Story 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Wicked Sexy Liar 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible