Christina Lauren’s bibliography is a little trickier than it looks at first glance. Their books include steamy connected series, big standalone romances, young adult books, audio originals, short stories, and multi-author collections, so reading Christina Lauren books in order is easiest when you start with publication order.
I’d use the full list first if you want everything in sequence. Then, once you know what kind of Christina Lauren book you’re in the mood for, jump down to the series sections for Beautiful, Wild Seasons, The Unhoneymooners, The Soulmate Equation, standalones, or the shorter collection pieces.
Jump to:
- Christina Lauren Books in Publication Order
- Where to Start with Christina Lauren
- Christina Lauren Books by Series and Type
- Who Are Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings?
Christina Lauren Books in Publication Order
Publication order gives you the full Christina Lauren reading order. This list includes their novels, novellas, short stories, audio originals, anthology pieces, and major published contributions.
- Beautiful Bastard (2013)
- Beautiful Stranger (2013)
- Beautiful Bitch (2013) (Novella)
- Beautiful Bombshell (2013) (Novella)
- Beautiful Player (2013)
- Beautiful Beginning (2013) (Novella)
- Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World (2013) (Non-fiction Contribution)
- Sweet Filthy Boy (2014)
- Sublime (2014) (Young Adult)
- Sweet Filthy Morning After (2014) (Audio Novella)
- Dirty Rowdy Thing (2014)
- Beautiful Beloved (2015) (Novella)
- Beautiful Secret (2015)
- Dark Wild Night (2015)
- The House (2015) (Young Adult)
- Wicked Sexy Liar (2016)
- Beautiful Boss (2016) (Novella)
- Not-Joe’s Not-So-Short Short (2016) (Short Story)
- Beautiful (2016)
- Dating You/Hating You (2017)
- Autoboyography (2017) (Young Adult)
- Roomies (2017)
- Love and Other Words (2018)
- Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating (2018)
- My Favorite Half-Night Stand (2018)
- The Unhoneymooners (2019)
- Twice in a Blue Moon (2019)
- The Honey-Don’t List (2020)
- In a Holidaze (2020)
- The Soulmate Equation (2021)
- Something Wilder (2022)
- The True Love Experiment (2023)
- The Honeymoon Crashers (2023) (Audio Original)
- The Exception to the Rule (2024) (Short Story)
- The Paradise Problem (2024)
- Tangled Up in You (2024)
- Falling (2025) (Short Story)
- Accidentally Yours (2026) (Short Story)
- The Homecoming (2026) (Short Story)
- The Romance Revival (2026)
- Best (New Year’s) Day Ever (2026) (Short Story in Snow This Is Love)
Where to Start with Christina Lauren
For the classic Christina Lauren experience, I’d start with The Unhoneymooners. It’s funny, breezy, and probably the simplest entry point if you want a standalone romance before deciding where to go next.
For a more emotional first read, start with Love and Other Words. That one has a different feel from their lighter rom-coms, and it’s a good pick if you want second-chance romance with more ache behind it. This is one of my favorites, but I also have a personal reason for loving it.
For newer Christina Lauren, start with The Soulmate Equation, then read The True Love Experiment. Those two fit together naturally because Fizzy’s story grows out of the world of The Soulmate Equation.
Christina Lauren Books by Series and Type
Once you know the full order, it helps to see how Christina Lauren’s books split apart. Some are connected series, some are true standalones, and some belong to multi-author collections.
Beautiful Books
The Beautiful books are Christina Lauren’s first major adult romance series. They’re steamy, connected contemporary romances, and I’d read them in order because the couples and supporting cast keep coming back.
- Beautiful Bastard (2013)
- Beautiful Stranger (2013)
- Beautiful Bitch (2013) (Novella)
- Beautiful Bombshell (2013) (Novella)
- Beautiful Player (2013)
- Beautiful Beginning (2013) (Novella)
- Beautiful Beloved (2015) (Novella)
- Beautiful Secret (2015)
- Beautiful Boss (2016) (Novella)
- Beautiful (2016)
Wild Seasons Books
Wild Seasons follows a friend group after a wild trip to Las Vegas changes everything. There’s some crossover with the Beautiful books, but this series has its own cast and rhythm, so I’d read it in order.
- Sweet Filthy Boy (2014)
- Sweet Filthy Morning After (2014) (Audio Novella)
- Dirty Rowdy Thing (2014)
- Dark Wild Night (2015)
- Wicked Sexy Liar (2016)
- Not-Joe’s Not-So-Short Short (2016) (Short Story)
The Unhoneymooners Books
The Unhoneymooners is one of Christina Lauren’s easiest entry points. It works perfectly well on its own, and the audio original The Honeymoon Crashers picks up with Olive’s sister Ami afterward.
- The Unhoneymooners (2019)
- The Honeymoon Crashers (2023) (Audio Original)
The Soulmate Equation Books
The Soulmate Equation and The True Love Experiment are connected contemporary romances. Start with The Soulmate Equation, then continue with Fizzy’s book.
- The Soulmate Equation (2021)
- The True Love Experiment (2023)
Standalone Christina Lauren Books
These Christina Lauren books are the easiest to pick up by mood. Some are adult romances, while Sublime, The House, and Autoboyography are young adult books.
- Sublime (2014) (Young Adult)
- The House (2015) (Young Adult)
- Dating You/Hating You (2017)
- Autoboyography (2017) (Young Adult)
- Roomies (2017)
- Love and Other Words (2018)
- Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating (2018)
- My Favorite Half-Night Stand (2018)
- Twice in a Blue Moon (2019)
- The Honey-Don’t List (2020)
- In a Holidaze (2020)
- Something Wilder (2022)
- The Paradise Problem (2024)
- The Romance Revival (2026)
Meant to Be Books
Meant to Be is a Disney-inspired romance series written by several authors. Christina Lauren wrote Tangled Up in You, a Rapunzel-inspired romance, and they also contributed Best (New Year’s) Day Ever to the holiday anthology Snow This Is Love.
- If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy (2021)
- By the Book by Jasmine Guillory (2022)
- Kiss the Girl by Zoraida Córdova (2023)
- Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren (2024)
- Worth Fighting For by Jesse Q. Sutanto (2025)
- Snow This Is Love by Christina Lauren, Julie Murphy, Jasmine Guillory, Zoraida Córdova, and Jesse Q. Sutanto (2026) (Holiday Anthology)
Improbable Meet-Cute Books
The Improbable Meet-Cute is a multi-author collection of short romance stories. Christina Lauren wrote The Exception to the Rule. Abby Jimenez and Sally Thorne also contributed stories.
- The Exception to the Rule by Christina Lauren (2024)
- Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez
- Rosie and the Dreamboat by Sally Thorne
- Drop, Cover, and Hold On by Jasmine Guillory
- With Any Luck by Ashley Poston
- Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson
Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances Books
Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances is another multi-author short romance collection. Christina Lauren wrote Accidentally Yours.
- Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren (2026)
- Time Will Tell by Hannah Bonam-Young
- Second Act Romance by Julie Soto
- A Play for Love by Trilina Pucci
- Death to Valentine’s Day by Catherine Cowles
- Valentine’s Slay by Navessa Allen
Scared Sexy Books
Scared Sexy is a multi-author paranormal romance collection. Christina Lauren wrote Falling, and the full collection includes stories from Ali Hazelwood, J.T. Geissinger, Ruby Dixon, Katee Robert, and Kimberly Lemming.
- Hot for Slayer by Ali Hazelwood
- Falling by Christina Lauren (2025)
- Spicy Little Curses by J.T. Geissinger
- Space Vampire by Ruby Dixon
- Beautiful Nightmare by Katee Robert
- My Boyfriends Are All Monsters by Kimberly Lemming
Other Christina Lauren Short Stories and Contributions
These are the extra Christina Lauren pieces I’d keep on the page for anyone who wants the fuller bibliography, even though they sit outside the main romance series.
- Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World (2013) (Non-fiction Contribution)
- The Homecoming (2026) (Short Story)
Who Are Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings?
Christina Lauren is the pen name of writing partners Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. They met online through the fanfiction community before becoming a bestselling romance duo.
Their books move between steamy connected series, contemporary rom-coms, young adult romance, emotional second-chance love stories, and shorter collection pieces. That range is exactly why I like seeing the full publication order first. You can watch their style shift over time, then jump into whichever version of Christina Lauren sounds most fun.
They’re probably best known to many readers for The Unhoneymooners, Love and Other Words, The Soulmate Equation, The Paradise Problem, and the earlier Beautiful and Wild Seasons books.
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