Jenny Proctor writes low-spice romantic comedy and closed-door romance, and her catalog is now large enough that a single “start here” answer is not quite enough. She has a few clear solo series, a newer solo hockey series, and several collaborative shared worlds that are best kept separate from her main solo reading order.
The safest rule is this: read her solo series in their own order, treat the Appies, Oakley Island, and Only Magic in the Building books as shared-world or collaborative lanes, and use Could’ve Fooled Me as the start of her newest solo hockey series.
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Start where the version of Jenny Proctor you want is strongest
- For a first taste of her most popular small-town rom-com lane, begin with How to Kiss Your Best Friend. It opens the Hawthorne Brothers books and is one of her best-known entry points.
- Readers who want her earlier farm-and-family romantic comedy series should pick up Love Redesigned first. That starts Some Kind of Love and gives you a full four-book solo run.
- The best door into her newest solo sports romance is Could’ve Fooled Me. That is Book 1 of Georgia Jaguars Hockey and the clearest current place to start if hockey is the draw.
- For readers who want music-industry romance instead of small-town or hockey romance, try Once Upon a Boyband. It opens Midnight Rush Romance and sits in a different mood from the Hawthorne or farm books.
- If a short holiday tie-in sounds more appealing than a full series commitment, How to Kiss on Christmas Morning works well after the Hawthorne books and can also function as a lighter sampler.
Jenny Proctor solo books in order
Love at First Note
- Love at First Note (2016): A music-centered romance that marks one of Proctor’s earliest confirmed series starting points.
- A Little in Love With You: A novella set in the same lane, best treated as the companion follow-up to the main novel.
Early standalone
Wrong for You (2017): An early standalone contemporary romance that sits outside her later branded rom-com series.
Some Kind of Love
- Love Redesigned (2020): Dani’s story opens this four-book family-and-friendship connected series and is the right place to start the line.
- Love Unexpected (2021): A celebrity-road-trip romantic comedy that continues the series in the intended order.
- Love Off-Limits (2021): The third book stays in the same connected world and works best after the first two.
- Love in Bloom (2021/2022 listings vary): The fourth main novel closes the core series and should be saved for last among the full-length books.
- Love Beginning (2023): A prequel novella to Love Redesigned, best read either first if you want setup or after Book 1 if you prefer the main novel to introduce the world.
Hawthorne Brothers
- How to Kiss Your Best Friend (2022): The Hawthorne family rom-coms start here, making it one of Proctor’s strongest all-purpose starting points.
- How to Kiss Your Grumpy Boss (2022): The second Hawthorne book continues the family series in direct order.
- How to Kiss Your Enemy (2023): The third Hawthorne romance builds on the established family setup and works best in sequence.
- How to Kiss a Movie Star (2023): The fourth book completes the core Hawthorne Brothers run.
- How to Kiss on Christmas Morning (2024/2025 holiday novella): A connected Hawthorne novella featuring a cousin, best read after the main four books.
Holiday standalone
The Christmas Letters (reissued 2023; earlier publication noted on Goodreads): A holiday romance that stands outside the main Proctor family series and can be read on its own.
Midnight Rush Romance
- Once Upon a Boyband (2024): A music-industry romantic comedy that opens this newer two-book solo series.
- One More Made Up Love Song (2025): The second Midnight Rush book continues the same music-romance lane.
Georgia Jaguars Hockey
- Could’ve Fooled Me (2026): A marriage-of-convenience hockey romance and the start of Proctor’s newest solo series.
- Here We Go Again (2026, listed as Book 2): The follow-up is already listed in the series, so it belongs after Could’ve Fooled Me.
The collaborative and shared-world books
These are real Jenny Proctor books, but they are better handled as separate continuity lanes rather than mixed into the main solo order.
Appies Hockey Romance
- Absolutely Not in Love (2023): Proctor’s first Appies entry and a strong college-hockey rom-com if you want her collaborative sports side.
- Romancing the Grump (2024): Her second Appies book continues the shared hockey world and works best after the earlier Appies setup.
- When Alec Met Evie (2025): Proctor’s third Appies novel and the latest confirmed entry under her name in that series.
Oakley Island Romcoms
- Eloise and the Grump Next Door (2022): The collaborative Oakley Island series begins here and is the right start if you want the island books in order.
- Merritt and Her Childhood Crush (2023): The second Oakley Island novel continues the sisters’ renovation-and-romance setup.
- Sadie and the Bad Boy Billionaire (2024): The third main Oakley Island book closes the core trio of sisters.
- Izzy and Her Off-Limits Love (novella): A later Oakley Island novella, best treated as an optional extra after the main trilogy.
Only Magic in the Building
Petals and Plot Twists (2025): Proctor’s contribution to this multi-author magical-building rom-com series is standalone-friendly inside the shared concept.
Other collaborative work
Wedding Belles (2018): A four-author romantic comedy project, best treated as a separate collaboration rather than part of any Proctor series line.
The reading order I would actually recommend
There is no need to force every Jenny Proctor book into one strict shelf-wide chronology. A cleaner approach is:
- Start with one solo series: Hawthorne Brothers, Some Kind of Love, Midnight Rush Romance, or Georgia Jaguars Hockey
- Finish that series in order
- Read the holiday standalone whenever you want a seasonal detour
- Keep Appies, Oakley Island, and Only Magic in the Building separate as collaborative universes
That recommendation fits the way her books are currently grouped on official and catalog pages, and it prevents the shared-world titles from making the solo bibliography look messier than it really is.
A short answer for most readers
Start with How to Kiss Your Best Friend if you want the broadest Jenny Proctor entry point. Start with Could’ve Fooled Me if you specifically want her newest solo hockey series. Start with Once Upon a Boyband if music-industry romance is more your speed.
Latest release status
The latest confirmed Jenny Proctor solo release is Could’ve Fooled Me, published in January 2026 as Georgia Jaguars Hockey #1. The same series already has Here We Go Again listed as Book 2, which signals that the hockey line is the clearest current forward path in her solo catalog.
Questions readers usually ask
What is the best Jenny Proctor book to start with?
For most readers, How to Kiss Your Best Friend is the safest first pick because it opens one of her best-known solo series.
Do the collaborative series need to be mixed into the solo order?
No. Appies, Oakley Island, and Only Magic in the Building are better treated as separate shared worlds.
Which Jenny Proctor series is best for hockey romance?
For her solo work, start with Georgia Jaguars Hockey. For her collaborative hockey books, read her Appies entries separately.
Is How to Kiss on Christmas Morning a main-series novel?
No. It is a Hawthorne-connected novella, so it works best after the four main Hawthorne books.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.