Serena Pier Books in Order (Updated March 30, 2026)

Serena Pier’s catalog is easier to read when you split it in two. One side is the High Five holiday novella line, which is lighter, shorter, and more seasonal. The other is SAGA, a longer coming-of-age romance sequence that follows the same heroine across several books.

Her official site also says her books are set in the same universe, but the real continuity pressure is strongest inside each individual series.

Two very different ways into Serena Pier

1. Start with Santa’s Coming if you want a fast, flirty introduction. It opens the High Five novellas and gives you the cleanest sample of her holiday-romance side without asking for a huge commitment.
2. The Renter is the stronger first pick for readers who want a bigger emotional arc. SAGA is the series with the most long-range continuity, because it follows Dani Sommer through her twenties rather than switching to a fully new lead every time.
3. For readers chasing something darker and more seasonal, Krampus Kruk is the separate pick to try. It does not sit inside the two main series presented on the author homepage, so it works better as a side read than as the foundation of a full reading order.
4. If your priority is “give me the most current ongoing story,” begin with The Reporter and only do that if you are willing to backtrack or keep going into The One later. SAGA is built to reward full-sequence reading much more than casual sampling.

The shortest route to the right shelf

Choose High Five for:

• short reads
• holiday themes
• friend-group crossover
• a mostly novella-length binge

Choose SAGA for:

• one heroine’s longer journey
• stronger continuity
• romantic and personal growth across multiple books
• the clearest “read in order” experience in the catalog

Choose the separate novellas or standalones only when you want a detour rather than the main path.

The full publication order

High Five Novella

Included

1. Santa’s Coming (2024): Emily, a single mother, gets drawn into a playful Christmas romance after meeting a magnetic man playing Santa at a local bar.
2. Cupid’s Shot (2024): Sarah returns to small-town life and starts seeing an old friend in a very different light, turning familiarity into a Valentine-season romance.
3. Shamrock Kisses (2025): Rachel swears off dating apps but ends up connecting with a Chicago visitor, giving the series a weekend-romance, St. Patrick’s Day setup.
4. Run, Little Bunny (2025): This Easter-themed novella shifts into a slightly wilder mode with age-gap tension, secret identity, and light primal-play elements.
5. Falling for Red (2025): A Fourth of July romance built around a single mom and a firefighter, with an older-than-college-age pairing and a warmer small-town feel.
6. Sharing Shadow Secrets (2025): The Halloween entry pushes the series furthest into experimental territory with MFM romance, a girl-boss heroine, and heavier emotional content.

The author’s homepage says each novella can stand alone, but also recommends reading them in order for the full experience. That is the right call, especially once books four through six start using characters introduced earlier.

SAGA

Included

1. The Townie (2022, prequel): This prequel introduces Sorin’s place in Dani Sommer’s story and works best as the optional on-ramp to the main series.
2. The Renter (2024): Dani’s twenties-spanning journey begins in earnest here, with love, instability, and self-discovery all tied to a more serious long-form setup.
3. The Client (2025): Dani’s romantic and professional life both get more tangled, and the series starts showing why it is better read as one evolving arc than as separate couple books.
4. The Reporter (2025): Dani is older, messier, and dealing with grief as the SAGA storyline deepens into one of the more continuity-heavy books in the catalog.
5. The One (2026): Planned as Dani’s final happily-ever-after book, this is positioned as the payoff novel that resolves the longer SAGA relationship arc.

This is the Serena Pier series where order matters most. The official site describes it as Dani’s path through passion, heartbreak, and self-discovery, and specifically says her ultimate HEA arrives in The One.

The books that sit outside the main two shelves

Separate continuity or side reads

Krampus Kruk (2025): A dark Christmas novella with an age-gap setup, best treated as a separate seasonal read rather than folded into High Five or SAGA.

I am keeping this separate because it appears on Serena Pier’s Amazon author bibliography, but it is not one of the two series blocks featured on the homepage. That makes it a real book to note, but not one I would weave into the core series order.

The order I would actually recommend

For most readers, the best route is not strict publication order across everything. It is:

1. Santa’s Coming
2. Continue through all of High Five
3. Go back to The Townie if you want the prequel
4. Read The Renter
5. The Client
6. The Reporter
7. The One when released
8. Fit Krampus Kruk wherever you want a darker holiday side trip

Why this works: High Five gives you the easiest feel for Serena Pier’s voice, while SAGA asks for more investment and pays off more when you are ready to stay with one heroine over time.

Should you read by timeline instead?

No. Publication order is the useful order here.

For High Five, it preserves the friend-group introductions and the later-character carryover the author mentions on the homepage. For SAGA, it is even more important because the whole point is Dani’s progression from one life phase and relationship stage to the next.

What is newest, and what is still upcoming?

As of March 30, 2026, the newest clearly published Serena Pier titles are The Reporter and Sharing Shadow Secrets, both from 2025 in the currently visible catalog. The One is listed for September 1, 2026, and is positioned as the final main SAGA book.

Final recommendation

If you want the easiest first taste of Serena Pier, begin with Santa’s Coming.

If you already know you prefer a more serialized emotional arc, start instead with The Renter and commit to SAGA in order.