Jessica Clare is the romance pen name of Jill Myles, and her catalog under this name is broader than it first looks. There are billionaire romances, small-town contemporaries, survival-show romances, cowboy books, a co-written hitman series, and a newer witchy rom-com duo. The cleanest way to read her is not by forcing everything into one giant chronology, but by choosing the lane you want first and then reading that series straight through.

If you want the books Jessica Clare is most associated with, start with Billionaire Boys Club. If you want the newer mainstream rom-com side of the name, start with Go Hex Yourself. If you want a small-town entry point, start with Bluebonnet. That is the map.
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The best places to begin
- Best all-around starting point: Stranded with a Billionaire
It opens Jessica Clare’s best-known series and gives you the tone most readers expect from this pen name: high-concept contemporary romance with a fun, sexy setup. - Best newer starting point: Go Hex Yourself
This is the easiest modern entry if you want magical rom-com energy instead of billionaire or cowboy romance. - Best small-town starting point: The Girl’s Guide to (Man) Hunting
This is the right pick if you want an older, small-town Texas series rather than the flashier high-concept books. - Best darker starting point: Last Hit
Read this if you want the co-written hitman books with Jen Frederick instead of the lighter contemporary series.
Jessica Clare series in order
Billionaire Boys Club
This is the obvious first stop for many readers. The books are connected by the same billionaire social circle, but each one has its own central couple, so the series is easy to binge in order.
- Stranded with a Billionaire (2013): A desert-stranding romance that opens the series with a forced-together setup and introduces the club itself.
- Beauty and the Billionaire (2013): A Beauty and the Beast-style romance that became one of the signature books of the series.
- The Wrong Billionaire’s Bed (2013): A mistaken-target romance that keeps the shared billionaire world going while shifting to a new couple.
- Once Upon a Billionaire (2014): A royal-adjacent fish-out-of-water romance that broadens the series without breaking its tone.
- Romancing the Billionaire (2014): A grumpy hero and inheritance-driven setup that works especially well once the group dynamic is already familiar.
- One Night with a Billionaire (2015): The sixth main novel and the natural last stop in the core series.
- His Royal Princess (2016): A short follow-up set after the main run, best treated as optional bonus reading.
- Beauty and the Billionaire: The Wedding (2016): A wedding novella for fans who want one more return to one of the series’ most popular couples.
Billionaires and Bridesmaids
This series keeps the billionaire-romance mood but uses a wedding-and-bridesmaid framework instead of the secret-club angle.
- The Billionaire and the Virgin (2015): The opening book and the clearest place to start this lighter billionaire series.
- The Taming of the Billionaire (2015): A second connected romance that keeps the wedding-centered setup moving.
- The Billionaire Takes a Bride (2015): A reality-show-flavored entry that continues the same glossy, romantic world.
- The Billionaire’s Favourite Mistake (2016): The fourth main book, built to follow the earlier entries rather than replace them.
- Billionaire on the Loose (2016): The fifth book and the proper endpoint for the main sequence.
Bluebonnet
Bluebonnet is the small-town Texas side of Jessica Clare, and it reads very differently from the billionaire books. The emotional scale is smaller, the town matters more, and the continuity is friendlier and more local.
- The Girl’s Guide to (Man) Hunting (2012): The series opener, built around Miranda and the return of the man who once left her behind in Bluebonnet.
- The Billionaire of Bluebonnet (2012): A novella about Risa getting a life-changing opportunity after her employer’s death, best read after book one.
- The Care and Feeding of an Alpha Male (2012): The second full novel and one of the best-known Bluebonnet books, keeping the town-centered continuity strong.
- The Legend of Jane (2019): A later short piece tied to the series, best treated as optional side reading.
- The Expert’s Guide to Driving a Man Wild (2014): The third main novel, continuing the Bluebonnet pattern of connected romances in the same town.
- The Virgin’s Guide to Misbehaving (2014): The fourth full novel and the best final main stop for most readers.
- The Bad Boy of Bluebonnet (2014): A 4.5 story about Emily and her haunted bed-and-breakfast, best read after the main quartet.
Games
The Games books revolve around competitive reality-show chaos, so this series feels more high-energy and high-concept than Bluebonnet. It is one of the more distinctive Jessica Clare runs.
- Wicked Games (2011): The series opener, sending Abby onto a survival-style reality show that kicks off the entire concept.
- Playing Games (2013): A second Endurance Island-style romance that builds on the same competition-show world.
- Ice Games (2013): A winter-sports variation that remains one of the standout titles in the series.
- Bedroom Games (2013): Keeps the same franchise-style setup going with a new pair and more series crossover energy.
- Reindeer Games (2014): A 4.5 holiday novella that works best once the earlier books have established the recurring reality-show tone.
- Body Games (2014): The fifth main novel, continuing the same game-show-romance concept.
- Pleasure Games (2014): A 5.5 side entry, better treated as optional bonus material than as a required stop.
- Partner Games (2015): The sixth main book and the cleanest ending point for the core series.
Hitman
Co-written with Jen Frederick
This is the darkest Jessica Clare lane on the page. The books are connected, more suspense-heavy, and much less rom-com than the billionaire or cowboy series.
- Last Hit (2013): The opener, introducing Nikolai and setting the dangerous tone for the whole series.
- Last Gift (2013): A 1.5 holiday novella, best read after the first novel.
- Last Breath (2014): The second main novel, moving the series forward with another intense criminal-world romance.
- Last Hit: Reloaded (2015): A 2.5 return to Nikolai and Daisy, best read in sequence instead of saved for later.
- Last Kiss (2015): The third main entry, still firmly inside the same violent, connected underworld.
- Last Hope (2015): The fourth main novel and the natural endpoint for the series.
Roughneck Billionaires
This trio shifts the billionaire fantasy away from polished penthouses and toward oilfield money, which gives it a rougher and more rural edge than Billionaire Boys Club.
- Dirty Money (2017): The opener and the best place to start this shorter billionaire trilogy.
- Dirty Scoundrel (2017): The second book, continuing the series’ rougher, dirtier billionaire style.
- Dirty Bastard (2018): The third book and the proper finish to the trilogy.
Wyoming Cowboy
This is Jessica Clare in straight contemporary western mode. If you want ranch settings, family tensions, Christmas framing, and softer small-town romance than the billionaire books, this is the series to use.
- All I Want for Christmas Is a Cowboy (2018): The first Wyoming Cowboy novel and the correct entry point for the ranch-centered series.
- The Cowboy and His Baby (2019): A baby-centered romance that continues the same western small-town line.
- A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe (2019): A holiday romance about a military man turned cowboy, keeping the series’ seasonal streak alive.
- The Cowboy Meets His Match (2020): A single-father romance that sits right in the middle of the series’ core run.
- Her Christmas Cowboy (2020): Another holiday-centered entry, best read after the earlier books have established the setting.
- The Bachelor Cowboy (2021): A charity-auction setup that works best in sequence.
- Holly Jolly Cowboy (2021): The seventh current book and the last visible stop in the series.
Hex
This is the newest clear Jessica Clare branch and the easiest one to hand to readers who do not want older category-style contemporary romance.
- Go Hex Yourself (2022): A witchy rom-com that opens the series with Reggie stumbling into a world of real magic and very inconvenient attraction.
- What the Hex (2023): An enemies-to-lovers follow-up centered on Penny and a forbidden magical apprenticeship, continuing the same playful paranormal-romance world.
A recommended Jessica Clare reading path
Not everyone needs every series. These are the three routes that make the most sense.
Route one: the classic Jessica Clare experience
- Billionaire Boys Club
- Billionaires and Bridesmaids
- Roughneck Billionaires
Choose this path if you came for billionaire romance and want the most recognizable part of the pen name first.
Route two: the town-and-cowboy path
- Bluebonnet
- Wyoming Cowboy
Choose this if you want Jessica Clare at her most small-town and contemporary.
Route three: the mixed sampler
- Stranded with a Billionaire
- The Girl’s Guide to (Man) Hunting
- Wicked Games
- Last Hit
- Go Hex Yourself
Choose this if you want to test all five major moods before committing to a longer series.
What is the newest Jessica Clare book?
The newest clearly listed Jessica Clare novel I found is What the Hex (2023). I did not find a later Jessica Clare release on the main bibliography pages I checked, so for now the Hex duo is the latest visible endpoint for this pen name.
Final recommendation
If you want one decisive answer, start with Stranded with a Billionaire. It gives you the cleanest first taste of the Jessica Clare name and leads naturally into her biggest romance lane. Start with Go Hex Yourself only if you already know you want the newer magical rom-com side of her work instead.
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