Melody Grace Books in Order (Updated July 24, 2026)

Melody Grace writes contemporary romance about first love, second chances, close-knit coastal communities, creative careers, and couples deciding whether temporary attraction can become a permanent future.

Her two largest reading commitments are Beachwood Bay and Sweetbriar Cove. Beachwood Bay mixes full-length novels with introductory novellas, while Sweetbriar Cove follows a rotating group of couples in a Cape Cod town.

A new reader does not need to combine every series into one timeline. The important rule is to keep each individual series in order, especially when a novella begins a couple’s story before the corresponding novel.

Pick the Right Door Into the Bibliography

There are three especially useful starting points.

1. For the original interconnected series: Begin with Untouched, then continue to Unbroken. These two books tell the beginning and conclusion of Emerson and Juliet’s romance.
2. For cozy Cape Cod romance: Begin with The Book Lover’s Beach House, formerly published as Meant to Be. This opens Sweetbriar Cove.
3. For a short, continuous serial: Begin with First Position. The Dirty Dancing trilogy follows the same central relationship across all three installments and should be read without interruption.

The One Renaming Issue Readers Need to Understand

The first three Sweetbriar Cove novels received new titles in 2026:

1. Meant to Be became The Book Lover’s Beach House.
2. All for You became The Bakery on Blackberry Lane.
3. The Only One became The Happily Ever After Hotel.

These are not six different novels. Each new title is a revised edition of an existing story.

Readers who already own Meant to Be, All for You, or The Only One do not need to buy the renamed edition to maintain continuity. The revised versions may contain light changes or added material, but they occupy the same positions in the series.

Beachwood Bay Books in Order

Beachwood Bay is Melody Grace’s original coastal romance series. Several couples receive a short introductory novella followed by a longer novel, so the author’s full numbered sequence is more useful than lists containing only the seven full-length books.

1. Untouched (2013): Emerson and Juliet reconnect during a charged summer encounter, beginning the relationship that becomes the emotional center of Unbroken.
2. Unbroken (2013): Juliet returns to Beachwood Bay four years after an unforgettable summer, forcing her and Emerson to confront the love and hurt they never resolved.
3. Untamed Hearts (2013): Brit and Hunter’s attraction begins in a short prequel that establishes their chemistry before the larger conflict of Unafraid.
4. Unafraid (2013): Brit’s guarded independence collides with Hunter’s determination, turning their earlier attraction into a more serious test of trust.
5. Unwrapped (2013): Lacey and Daniel receive a holiday novella that brings romance, celebration, and familiar Beachwood Bay characters together at Christmas.
6. Unconditional (2014): Garret and Carina move into the spotlight in a romance about letting go of old expectations and risking an emotionally honest future.
7. Unrequited (2014): Alicia and Dex begin their story through a shorter encounter built around anonymity, escape, and an attraction neither expects to continue.
8. Uninhibited (2014): Alicia and Dex must decide whether the freedom of their first connection can survive real identities, emotional consequences, and everyday life.
9. Unstoppable (2014): Tegan Callahan, carrying private scars beneath her confidence, becomes involved with Ryland and faces a relationship capable of breaking through her defenses.
10. Unexpectedly Yours (2014): A holiday romance gives another Beachwood Bay couple an unexpected chance at commitment during the festive season.
11. Unwritten (2015): A woman falls for her best friend’s brother, turning a familiar connection into a romance that threatens established loyalties.
12. Unmasked (2015): Ash and Zoey’s relationship begins in a prequel novella involving masks, hidden desire, and a connection that cannot remain anonymous.
13. Unforgettable (2015): Ash and Zoey continue the romance begun in Unmasked, confronting the history and emotional risks behind their attraction.

The Simplified Beachwood Bay Order

Some catalogs number only the full-length novels and treat the shorter stories as half-books. That produces this main-novel sequence:

1. Unbroken
2. Unafraid
3. Unconditional
4. Uninhibited
5. Unstoppable
6. Unwritten
7. Unforgettable

That version is technically workable, but it removes several beginnings and seasonal transitions.

The better first-time order is the full thirteen-title sequence. In particular, do not separate Untouched from Unbroken, Untamed Hearts from Unafraid, Unrequited from Uninhibited, or Unmasked from Unforgettable.

How the Beachwood Bay Subseries Fit Together

Several databases divide Beachwood Bay into smaller family groupings.

Carolina Hearts

Carolina Hearts is an alternate grouping of six major Beachwood Bay novels:

1. Unbroken (2013): Emerson and Juliet confront the unfinished relationship created by their earlier summer together.
2. Unafraid (2013): Brit and Hunter move from combative attraction toward a relationship requiring genuine vulnerability.
3. Unconditional (2014): Garret and Carina receive a complete romance within the wider coastal community.
4. Uninhibited (2014): Alicia and Dex discover that a supposedly temporary connection carries lasting emotional consequences.
5. Unstoppable (2014): Tegan and Ryland face the private pain beneath their confident public identities.
6. Unforgettable (2015): Ash and Zoey complete the final major Beachwood Bay romance after the setup in Unmasked.

This is not a separate continuity. It repackages the principal full-length Beachwood Bay romances.

The Callahans

The Callahans grouping begins with Alicia and Dex and continues through later Beachwood Bay couples:

1. Unrequited (2014): Alicia and Dex meet through a short story that gives their romance its first impulsive spark.
2. Uninhibited (2014): Their connection becomes a full relationship once secrecy and fantasy give way to real emotional stakes.
3. Unstoppable (2014): Tegan Callahan’s guarded heart is challenged by Ryland and the possibility of lasting love.
4. Unexpectedly Yours (2014): A festive novella adds another romantic chapter to the extended Callahan circle.
5. Unwritten (2015): A best friend’s brother relationship complicates friendship, family loyalty, and long-suppressed attraction.
6. Unforgettable (2015): Ash and Zoey’s story closes the principal Beachwood Bay sequence.

Again, these are not extra books. They are existing Beachwood Bay titles grouped around connected characters.

Sweetbriar Cove Books in Order

Sweetbriar Cove is an interconnected small-town romance series set on Cape Cod. Each book follows a new central couple, while local businesses, festivals, friendships, and previous romantic leads continue in the background.

The first three entries now have both original and revised titles. The renamed versions are shown first because those are the titles being promoted in 2026.

1. The Book Lover’s Beach House (2026), previously Meant to Be (2017): Romance novelist Poppy escapes a broken engagement and writer’s block at her aunt’s Cape Cod cottage, then clashes with gruff contractor Cooper next door.
2. The Bakery on Blackberry Lane (2026), previously All for You (2017): A bakery owner’s plans for success collide with an opposites-attract romance that expands Sweetbriar Cove’s circle of businesses and friends.
3. The Happily Ever After Hotel (2026), previously The Only One (2017): Wedding planner Brooke has stopped believing in romance, but bartender Riley turns one memorable kiss into a friends-to-lovers possibility she cannot easily dismiss.
4. I’m Yours (2017): Artist Mackenzie reunites with former athlete Jake during Sweetbriar Cove’s festival season, reopening a high school connection after his career-ending injury.
5. Holiday Kisses (2015): A Christmas romance brings a new couple together through festive small-town traditions and the kind of community involvement Sweetbriar Cove rarely allows anyone to avoid.
6. No Ordinary Love (2018): A new Sweetbriar relationship tests whether an apparently unsuitable match can survive public expectations and private doubts.
7. Wildest Dreams (2018): Long-held ambitions and romantic attraction collide when one couple must choose between the future they imagined and the relationship developing in front of them.
8. This Kiss (2018): One significant kiss disrupts carefully maintained boundaries and gives another Sweetbriar couple a reason to reconsider what they want.
9. Always Be Mine (2019): A romance shaped by longing and emotional history asks whether wanting someone for years is enough to build a stable future.
10. Two Hearts (2019): The first Kinsella family romance brings two people with competing priorities together while widening Sweetbriar Cove’s recurring family network.
11. The Story of Us (2019): A food-centered small-town romance explores how a couple can create a shared future without erasing the lives they built separately.
12. Back to You (2020): Former sweethearts receive a second chance when returning to each other forces them to confront why their first relationship ended.
13. One More Night (2020): A relationship intended to last only one more night becomes harder to leave behind once deeper feelings emerge.
14. Time After Time (2020): A couple with emotional history must decide whether repeated missed chances point toward incompatibility or unfinished love.
15. Forever Summer (2021): The Beachcomber Inn becomes the setting for a summer romance that introduces another corner of the Sweetbriar Cove community.
16. Simply Irresistible (2021): Attraction disrupts practical plans in a romance involving the Beachcomber Inn circle and a match that proves impossible to dismiss.
17. From This Moment (2021): A holiday romance closes the currently established Sweetbriar Cove sequence with celebration, recurring characters, and a new commitment.

Which Sweetbriar Cove Title Should You Buy?

For books one through three, choose either the original edition or the renamed 2026 edition:

1. Meant to Be or The Book Lover’s Beach House
2. All for You or The Bakery on Blackberry Lane
3. The Only One or The Happily Ever After Hotel

Do not read both versions as separate series installments.

The clearest current route is to use the renamed titles for the first three books, then continue with I’m Yours. Readers working from older editions can stay with the original titles without losing any story.

Does Holiday Kisses Really Belong at Book Five?

Yes.

Holiday Kisses was published before the main Sweetbriar Cove launch, which is why a publication-date list may place it earlier than Meant to Be. The author’s series order places it after I’m Yours and before No Ordinary Love.

This is one case where series order is more helpful than strict publication order.

Oak Harbor Books in Order

Oak Harbor contains two main novels and one prequel novella. The novels follow separate couples in the same North Carolina coastal community.

1. Heartbeats (2016): Eva and Finn’s painful earlier relationship is shown in a prequel novella that explains the heartbreak carried into Heartbreaker.
2. Heartbreaker (2016): Finn returns to Oak Harbor after years away, forcing Eva to confront the man who broke her heart and the feelings that never fully disappeared.
3. Reckless Hearts (2016): Delilah shares an impulsive kiss with a stranger, only to discover that Will has arrived in Oak Harbor intending to stay and pursue something real.

Can Heartbeats Be Skipped?

It can be skipped because Heartbreaker supplies the main second-chance romance.

Reading it first gives Eva and Finn’s estrangement more emotional context. It is therefore recommended, but not required.

Classification: Optional prequel.

Dirty Dancing Books in Order

Dirty Dancing is a three-part serial rather than a set of interconnected standalones. The same relationship and dance-centered conflict continue directly from one installment to the next.

1. First Position (2014): Dedicated dancer Annalise meets a seductive stranger in Rome, and one impulsive night challenges the disciplined life she has built around ballet.
2. Second Position (2014): Annalise’s emotional and professional choices become more complicated as the relationship begun in Rome continues beyond its initial escape.
3. Third Position (2014): The final installment resolves the romantic and career decisions created by Annalise’s struggle between control, desire, and her future in dance.

Read all three books in order. The first two installments do not provide a complete stopping point.

Cities of Love Books in Order

Cities of Love was planned as a destination romance series built around major European cities.

1. With Every Heartbeat (2013): Rome provides the setting for a young romance involving travel, hidden truths, and an attraction complicated by the reasons the characters are abroad.
2. With Every Song: Paris was announced as the location for the second Cities of Love story, but a reliably available published edition could not be confirmed.

Readers should treat With Every Heartbeat as the only confidently published Cities of Love novel.

Status of With Every Song: Uncertain or unpublished.

It should not be represented as a readily available second installment unless a current edition is confirmed.

The Promise

• The Promise (2016): Claire arrives in Boston carrying her late best friend’s notebook and unfinished bucket list, then meets Theo while trying to build a life shaped by grief, possibility, and a promise to live fully.

The Promise is a standalone emotional romance. It is not part of Beachwood Bay, Oak Harbor, or Sweetbriar Cove.

Classification: Separate continuity.

Melody Grace Books in Broad Publication Order

Publication order is useful for seeing how Melody Grace’s work developed, but it is not always the best reading order. Several novellas belong immediately before later full-length novels, and Holiday Kisses was retroactively assigned a later Sweetbriar Cove position.

1. Unbroken (2013): Juliet returns to Beachwood Bay and faces the first love she left behind.
2. Untouched (2013): Emerson and Juliet’s earlier summer connection supplies the prequel to Unbroken.
3. Unafraid (2013): Brit and Hunter turn fierce attraction into a difficult relationship.
4. Untamed Hearts (2013): The short beginning of Brit and Hunter’s story belongs before Unafraid.
5. With Every Heartbeat (2013): A Rome-set romance mixes travel, secrets, and emotional risk.
6. Unwrapped (2013): Lacey and Daniel receive a festive Beachwood Bay novella.
7. Unconditional (2014): Garret and Carina become the next central Beachwood Bay couple.
8. Unrequited (2014): Alicia and Dex begin with a short, anonymous encounter.
9. Uninhibited (2014): Their relationship continues once fantasy gives way to reality.
10. Unstoppable (2014): Tegan and Ryland face the scars beneath their attraction.
11. First Position (2014): Annalise begins a life-changing relationship while dancing in Rome.
12. Second Position (2014): Her romance and professional choices continue directly.
13. Third Position (2014): The dance serial reaches its final emotional decision.
14. Unexpectedly Yours (2014): Beachwood Bay receives another shorter holiday romance.
15. Unwritten (2015): A best friend’s brother relationship threatens familiar loyalties.
16. Unmasked (2015): Ash and Zoey’s romance begins through anonymity and concealed identity.
17. Unforgettable (2015): Their full-length story completes the original Beachwood Bay sequence.
18. Holiday Kisses (2015): A Christmas romance later became Sweetbriar Cove book five.
19. The Promise (2016): Claire completes her late friend’s bucket list while falling for Theo.
20. Heartbeats (2016): Eva and Finn’s earlier relationship explains their Oak Harbor estrangement.
21. Heartbreaker (2016): Finn’s return gives the former couple a difficult second chance.
22. Reckless Hearts (2016): Delilah and Will turn an impulsive meeting into a serious Oak Harbor romance.
23. Meant to Be (2017): Poppy and Cooper open Sweetbriar Cove through writer’s block, renovation noise, and opposites-attract tension.
24. All for You (2017): A bakery-centered romance expands the Cape Cod community.
25. The Only One (2017): Wedding planner Brooke and bartender Riley move from one kiss toward friendship and love.
26. I’m Yours (2017): Mackenzie and Jake reunite after his sports career ends.
27. No Ordinary Love (2018): A new Sweetbriar couple challenges the town’s expectations about a suitable match.
28. Wildest Dreams (2018): Ambition and attraction force another couple to reconsider their plans.
29. This Kiss (2018): One kiss changes the boundaries of an established connection.
30. Always Be Mine (2019): Longstanding romantic longing becomes a demand for an honest choice.
31. Two Hearts (2019): The Kinsella family begins its Sweetbriar Cove presence through a new central romance.
32. The Story of Us (2019): A couple must decide how to combine separate lives into one shared story.
33. Back to You (2020): Former lovers reconsider the breakup that sent them in different directions.
34. One More Night (2020): A supposedly final encounter creates the possibility of a permanent relationship.
35. Time After Time (2020): Repeated missed chances bring a couple back to the same unresolved feelings.
36. Forever Summer (2021): A summer romance introduces the Beachcomber Inn branch of Sweetbriar Cove.
37. Simply Irresistible (2021): Practical resistance gives way to a relationship neither lead can ignore.
38. From This Moment (2021): Holiday celebrations frame the latest original Sweetbriar Cove romance.
39. The Book Lover’s Beach House (2026): A revised and renamed edition of Meant to Be, not a new story.
40. The Bakery on Blackberry Lane (2026): A revised and renamed edition of All for You, occupying the same second position.
41. The Happily Ever After Hotel (2026): A lightly revised edition of The Only One, scheduled for July 28, 2026.

Novellas and Shorter Works

The shorter books are most useful when placed beside the novels they introduce.

Beachwood Bay Prequel Novellas

1. Untouched (2013): Begins Emerson and Juliet’s story before Unbroken.
2. Untamed Hearts (2013): Introduces Brit and Hunter before Unafraid.
3. Unrequited (2014): Starts Alicia and Dex’s romance before Uninhibited.
4. Unmasked (2015): Begins Ash and Zoey’s relationship before Unforgettable.

Classification: Included for the complete couple arcs.

Beachwood Bay Holiday Novellas

1. Unwrapped (2013): Gives Lacey and Daniel a festive romance between Unafraid and Unconditional.
2. Unexpectedly Yours (2014): Adds a Christmas relationship between Unstoppable and Unwritten.

Classification: Optional, but correctly placed within the series.

Oak Harbor Prequel

• Heartbeats (2016): Shows Eva and Finn’s earlier love and breakup before Heartbreaker.

Classification: Recommended prequel.

Boxed Sets and Collections

Collections do not add new stories to the reading order.

Beachwood Bay Collection

Beachwood Bay Collection: Packages early Beachwood Bay installments, allowing readers to begin the series without purchasing every title separately.

Check the contents carefully because editions may collect different combinations of novellas and novels.

Hot Summer Nights

Hot Summer Nights: A Beachwood Bay Collection: Collects several of the shorter Beachwood Bay stories, including prequel material connected to the main couples.

This is a replacement for the included individual novellas, not an additional installment.

A Kiss for Christmas

A Kiss for Christmas: Combines holiday material from Melody Grace’s coastal romances.

Readers who already own the included stories may encounter duplicate content.

The Oak Harbor Duet

The Oak Harbor Duet: Collects Heartbreaker and Reckless Hearts.

The Heartbeats prequel may need to be obtained separately, depending on the edition.

Summer in Sweetbriar Cove

Summer in Sweetbriar Cove: A two-novel bundle containing previously published Sweetbriar Cove stories.

It does not come after From This Moment as a new eighteenth novel.

Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove

Christmas in Sweetbriar Cove: A seasonal collection of existing Sweetbriar Cove material rather than a newly numbered central romance.

Classification: Optional collection.

Publication Order Versus Recommended Order

Publication order works for most Melody Grace books, but it creates two problems.

First, some Beachwood Bay prequels were published around the same time as the novels they introduce. Couple-based order is easier to follow than release dates alone.

Second, Holiday Kisses predates the formal Sweetbriar Cove launch but is now assigned the fifth position in the official sequence.

For those reasons, the strongest method is:

1. Use the author’s complete order for Beachwood Bay.
2. Use current series order for Sweetbriar Cove.
3. Read Oak Harbor with Heartbeats first.
4. Read Dirty Dancing from First Position through Third Position without switching series.
5. Keep The Promise separate.

Recommended Melody Grace Reading Order

A complete reader does not need to alternate between settings. Follow one continuity at a time.

Phase One: Beachwood Bay

1. Untouched
2. Unbroken
3. Untamed Hearts
4. Unafraid
5. Unwrapped
6. Unconditional
7. Unrequited
8. Uninhibited
9. Unstoppable
10. Unexpectedly Yours
11. Unwritten
12. Unmasked
13. Unforgettable

Phase Two: Oak Harbor

14. Heartbeats
15. Heartbreaker
16. Reckless Hearts

Phase Three: Sweetbriar Cove

17. The Book Lover’s Beach House or Meant to Be
18. The Bakery on Blackberry Lane or All for You
19. The Happily Ever After Hotel or The Only One
20. I’m Yours
21. Holiday Kisses
22. No Ordinary Love
23. Wildest Dreams
24. This Kiss
25. Always Be Mine
26. Two Hearts
27. The Story of Us
28. Back to You
29. One More Night
30. Time After Time
31. Forever Summer
32. Simply Irresistible
33. From This Moment

Phase Four: Separate Stories

34. First Position
35. Second Position
36. Third Position
37. With Every Heartbeat
38. The Promise

This route keeps every recurring community together and prevents renamed editions from being counted twice.

Latest Melody Grace Release

As of July 24, 2026, Melody Grace is relaunching the opening Sweetbriar Cove novels with new titles and revised packaging.

The Book Lover’s Beach House (2026): The revised edition of Meant to Be was released on June 9, 2026.

The Bakery on Blackberry Lane (2026): The revised edition of All for You followed as Sweetbriar Cove book two.

The Happily Ever After Hotel (2026): The revised edition of The Only One is scheduled for July 28, 2026.

These releases update existing stories. They do not extend Sweetbriar Cove beyond From This Moment.

No completely new post-From This Moment Sweetbriar Cove romance was reliably confirmed for this update.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the first Melody Grace book?

Unbroken was Melody Grace’s first widely listed full-length novel, published in 2013.

For the complete Beachwood Bay story, begin with the prequel novella Untouched before reading Unbroken.

What Melody Grace book should I start with?

Begin with Untouched for Beachwood Bay.

Begin with The Book Lover’s Beach House for Sweetbriar Cove. Readers who own the older edition should begin with Meant to Be, which is the same core story.

Are Beachwood Bay and Sweetbriar Cove connected?

They are separate coastal romance series.

Both use interconnected couples and recurring small-town characters, but readers do not need to complete Beachwood Bay before starting Sweetbriar Cove.

Are the Beachwood Bay books standalones?

The full-length books focus on different couples, but several romances begin in prequel novellas.

The wider cast also recurs. Reading all thirteen entries in order gives the clearest experience.

Can I read Unbroken without Untouched?

Yes.

Unbroken contains the main romance and can be understood alone. Untouched shows Emerson and Juliet’s earlier connection, making their reunion more meaningful.

Is Meant to Be the same book as The Book Lover’s Beach House?

Yes.

The Book Lover’s Beach House is the renamed and revised 2026 edition of Meant to Be. Both occupy Sweetbriar Cove book one.

Is All for You the same as The Bakery on Blackberry Lane?

Yes.

The newer title replaces All for You as the currently promoted Sweetbriar Cove book two.

Is The Only One the same as The Happily Ever After Hotel?

Yes.

The Happily Ever After Hotel is a lightly revised edition of The Only One, with the same Brooke and Riley romance.

Do I need to read both versions of the renamed Sweetbriar Cove books?

No.

Choose either the original or revised edition. Reading both is optional and may result in substantial duplication.

Why was Holiday Kisses published before Sweetbriar Cove began?

The story appeared before the formal 2017 launch of the series but was later incorporated into the Sweetbriar Cove sequence.

Read it in its assigned fifth position, after I’m Yours.

Is Dirty Dancing a standalone series?

It is separate from Melody Grace’s coastal communities, but the three Dirty Dancing installments are not independent standalones.

They form one continuing story and must be read in order.

Is With Every Song available?

A second Cities of Love title called With Every Song has been listed in some catalogs, with Paris as its setting.

A reliable current publication record was not confirmed, so it should be treated as uncertain rather than included as a normally available novel.

Is The Promise part of a series?

No.

The Promise is a standalone Boston-set romance about grief, a bucket list, and an unexpected relationship.

What comes after From This Moment?

No eighteenth original Sweetbriar Cove story was reliably confirmed.

The 2026 books appearing after it in publication lists are renamed editions of the first three novels, not sequels.

Final Reading Order

The best Melody Grace starting point is Untouched when you want her original interconnected coastal world. Follow it immediately with Unbroken, then continue through Beachwood Bay in the author’s full thirteen-title order.

For Sweetbriar Cove, begin with The Book Lover’s Beach House, or use the older title Meant to Be. Continue through From This Moment, counting each renamed edition only once.

Keep Oak Harbor, Dirty Dancing, Cities of Love, and The Promise in their own groups. There is no continuity advantage to combining every series into one master timeline.