Lili Valente writes contemporary romance, romantic comedy, small-town romance, hockey romance, royal romance, rock-star romance, romantic suspense, and darker interconnected love stories.
Her bibliography is extensive because several older novels have been retitled, repackaged, or moved into newly branded series. She also writes under the names Jessie Evans, Bella Jacobs, Everly Stone, and Stacey Jay.
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This guide focuses on books currently published as Lili Valente. The other pen names are identified separately so readers do not accidentally combine distinct catalogs or purchase retitled versions twice.
Most Lili Valente series contain interconnected standalones. Each volume normally follows a different couple and provides its own romantic ending. The major exceptions are the To the Bone trilogy and several older dark-romance sequences, where one relationship or suspense arc continues across multiple books.
What Kind of Order Do You Need?
- For light contemporary romance, begin with Boss Without Benefits, The Baby Maker, or Magnificent Bastard.
- For hockey romance, begin with Hot as Puck or The Fake Husband Play.
- For small-town romance, begin with Falling for the Fling and continue into Hometown Heat if you want the complete connected community.
- For rock stars, begin with The Bangover.
- For darker romantic suspense, begin with A Love So Dangerous.
- For cowboys and small-town suspense, begin with Leather and Lace.
- For the author’s newest completed hockey books, begin with The Fake Husband Play and follow the current Penalty Box sequence.
The Most Important Catalog Warnings
Several books have been published under more than one title.
Magnificent Bastard is now listed as Fake Dating the Boss. Earlier versions also appeared as Hot Revenge for Hire.
Spectacular Rascal is now How to Lose a Fake Boyfriend. It also appeared as Hot Knight for Hire.
Incredible You is now Fake Dating on Thin Ice. An earlier title was Hot Mess for Hire.
Meant for You is now Fake Dating the Ex. It also appeared as Hot Ghost Hunter for Hire.
Royal Package is now The Playboy Prince.
Prince of My Panties is now The Grumpy Prince.
Dating Dr. Dreamy is now Falling for the Fling.
Married to the Enemy is now Falling for the Ex.
Virgin Seeks Bad Boy is now Falling for the Bad Boy.
Last of the Red Hot Firefighters is now All Fired Up.
To Tame a Wild Firefighter is now Catching Fire.
The Bad Boy Firefighter’s Secret Fling is now Playing with Fire.
These are alternate editions, not additional original novels.
The McGuire Brothers Books in Order
The McGuire Brothers is a ten-book small-town romantic comedy series. The novels follow siblings, relatives, and people drawn into the McGuire family’s expanding circle.
Each book has a separate couple. Publication order is recommended because marriages, children, careers, and earlier relationships remain visible throughout the series.
1. Boss Without Benefits
Boss Without Benefits (2023): Drew McGuire hires a nanny and discovers that keeping their relationship professional is much harder than either expected.
Some editions use the character-based title Drew McGuire Isn’t About to Date the Nanny.
2. Not Today Bossman
Not Today Bossman (2023): Barrett McGuire faces a second-chance relationship that challenges his belief that revisiting the past will only repeat its mistakes.
The alternate title is Barrett McGuire Doesn’t Need a Second Chance.
3. Boss Me Around
Boss Me Around (2023): Christian McGuire becomes involved with a woman who refuses to accept his confidence, status, or attempts to control the relationship without question.
The alternate title is Christian McGuire Isn’t the King of My Loins.
4. When It Pours
When It Pours (2023): Theo McGuire enters a romance shaped by emotional pressure, family complications, and the fear that love will demand more sacrifice than he can give.
The alternate title is Theo McGuire Wouldn’t Die for Me.
5. Kind of a Sexy Jerk
Kind of a Sexy Jerk (2023): Matty McGuire enters a fake relationship that becomes difficult to maintain once the performance begins reflecting real feelings.
The alternate title is Matty McGuire Is Faking This.
6. When It Shines
When It Shines (2023): A holiday romance brings Dipsy McGuire-Dobbs into a relationship shaped by Christmas, family, and an unexpected emotional opening.
The alternate title is Dipsy McGuire-Dobbs Wins Christmas.
7. Kind of a Hot Mess
Kind of a Hot Mess (2024): Mel McGuire becomes involved with a cocky hockey player despite having strong reasons to avoid both athletes and emotional complications.
The alternate title is Mel McGuire Doesn’t Do Cocky Hockey Players.
8. Kind of a Dirty Talker
Kind of a Dirty Talker (2024): Wesley McGuire discovers that the person who does not fit his imagined ideal may be exactly the partner he needs.
The alternate title is Wesley McGuire Isn’t My Dream Guy.
9. Kind of a Bad Idea
Kind of a Bad Idea (2024): Binx McGuire tries to preserve a friendship while attraction turns the person she trusts most into a romantic possibility.
The alternate title is Binx McGuire Doesn’t Want Her Best Friend.
10. When It Sizzles
When It Sizzles (2024): Wendy McGuire confronts the consequences of a confusing night and the relationship questions it creates.
The alternate title is Wendy McGuire Didn’t Lose It Last Night.
McGuire Brothers Collections
McGuire Brothers Collection (2024): A bundled edition containing previously published McGuire romances.
McGuire Brothers Mischief & Mayhem (2025): A later collection packaging selected books or bonus material from the same family universe.
Check the contents before buying a collection alongside individual editions.
Bad Motherpuckers Books in Order
Bad Motherpuckers follows hockey players, teammates, relatives, and the people who become part of their lives.
The original six-book run was published between 2017 and 2018. The series returned in 2025 with two additional romances.
1. Hot as Puck
Hot as Puck (2017): A professional hockey player helps his best friend’s sister become more confident about dating, only for their practice arrangement to become real.
This is the strongest starting point for Lili Valente’s earlier hockey catalog.
2. Sexy Motherpucker
Sexy Motherpucker (2017): A single father and hockey player becomes involved with a woman whose place in his personal life complicates his priorities on and off the ice.
Earlier players remain part of the surrounding team world.
3. Puck Aholic
Puck Aholic (2017): A woman is forced to share living space with a hockey player she dislikes but finds increasingly difficult to resist.
The title is sometimes misspelled in automated catalogs. Puck Aholic is the correct title.
4. Puck Me Baby
Puck Me Baby (2017): An unexpected pregnancy forces a hockey player and the woman carrying his child to reconsider what began between them.
The romance adds another family to the connected team circle.
5. Pucked Up Love
Pucked Up Love (2018): A damaged or complicated relationship develops around a player whose personal decisions have made love more difficult than hockey.
The book changes couples while continuing the established team.
6. Puck Buddies
Puck Buddies (2018): Friendship and casual attraction become harder to separate when two people connected through the hockey world begin wanting more.
This closed the original six-book sequence.
7. Puck Sweat Love
Puck Sweat Love (2025): The series returns with a new hockey relationship involving attraction, team connections, and the pressure of an established sports community.
Readers can begin here, but the earlier books provide more returning-character context.
8. Pucking the Grump
Pucking the Grump (2025): A grumpy hockey player meets someone capable of challenging his isolation and provoking feelings he has little interest in discussing.
This is the eighth confirmed Bad Motherpuckers romance.
That Steamy Hockey Romance Books in Order
This newer hockey series is also described as the Penalty Box series on the author’s current reading-order page.
Each book follows a new couple. The romances are complete, but team relationships and earlier couples continue.
1. The Fake Husband Play
The Fake Husband Play (2025): A hockey player enters a fake-marriage arrangement that begins as a practical solution and becomes emotionally difficult to treat as temporary.
This is the safest starting point for the newer hockey universe.
2. The No Touch Roommate Rule
The No Touch Roommate Rule (2025): Roommates attempt to preserve a strict physical boundary, only for proximity and attraction to make the rule increasingly unrealistic.
The hockey circle introduced in the first book remains active.
3. The Penalty Box Affair
The Penalty Box Affair (2026): A relationship connected to professional hockey crosses a personal or professional boundary that could carry serious consequences.
This is the third numbered romance.
4. The Secret Baby Power Play
The Secret Baby Power Play (2026): A hockey player discovers that a former relationship has consequences he did not know about, creating a secret-child and second-chance conflict.
The team world continues around the couple.
5. The Nanny Game Plan
The Nanny Game Plan (2026): A nanny arrangement places two people in close domestic proximity, where childcare, hockey, and attraction disrupt their original plan.
The book was released in June 2026 and is the newest fully published Lili Valente novel as of August 5, 2026.
6. The Best Friend Breakaway
The Best Friend Breakaway (scheduled for January 2027): Best friends cross a romantic line within the hockey world, risking a relationship that has already become central to both of their lives.
This book is confirmed but remains upcoming.
The Bangover Books in Order
The Bangover follows rock musicians and the romantic complications surrounding their band, friendships, touring lives, and expanding families.
The author’s current reading guide omits some older numbering details, but the stable sequence includes a prequel, four principal romances, an additional later story, and holiday material.
0.5. Friends with Bang-ifits
Friends with Bang-ifits (2019): Friends enter a physical arrangement before the main band romances, creating background for the relationships and personalities in the series.
The prequel is optional.
1. The Bangover
The Bangover (2019): A disastrous or confusing night leaves two friends dealing with the romantic consequences of what happened while their rock-band circle watches closely.
This is the first full-length series novel.
2. Bang Theory
Bang Theory (2019): Another member of the band’s extended circle confronts attraction, friendship, and the possibility that a casual connection has become serious.
Earlier characters return.
3. Banging the Enemy
Banging the Enemy (2020): Two people who openly clash begin a physical relationship, turning hostility into an enemies-to-lovers romance within the band world.
The romance is self-contained.
4. The Rock Star’s Baby Bargain
The Rock Star’s Baby Bargain (2020): A rock star enters a pregnancy or family-centered arrangement that becomes more emotionally permanent than planned.
The series’ found family continues to grow.
5. Bang on Loosely
Bang on Loosely (2020): Another connected romance develops around a character whose relaxed approach to relationships is tested by genuine attachment.
Some current lists emphasize the four earlier books and holiday collection, but this title remains part of the published series catalog.
Holidays with Bang-ifits
Holidays with Bang-ifits (2023): The established couples return for holiday stories and relationship updates.
Read it after the main romances.
Hunter Brothers Books in Order
The Hunter Brothers series follows four connected men in a small-town romantic comedy setting.
Each novel has a separate couple and can be understood independently, although family developments continue.
1. The Baby Maker
The Baby Maker (2018): A woman seeking motherhood approaches a man whose practical role in her plan becomes emotionally complicated.
This is the intended introduction to the Hunter family.
2. The Troublemaker
The Troublemaker (2018): A man with a difficult reputation becomes involved with a woman capable of seeing beyond his history and public image.
Earlier Hunter family members remain present.
3. The Heartbreaker
The Heartbreaker (2018): A man known for leaving emotional damage behind meets someone who makes detachment much harder to maintain.
The romance is complete within the novel.
4. The Panty Melter
The Panty Melter (2019): A confident man whose appeal is widely recognized becomes emotionally unsettled by a relationship he cannot reduce to physical attraction.
This is the fourth principal Hunter Brothers novel.
Up to Snow Good
Up to Snow Good (2021 collection appearance): Rival Christmas-tree farmers are brought together by an embarrassing holiday incident and an unexpected rescue.
The story appears in Hottie for the Holidays and is associated with the wider small-town catalog. It is optional rather than Hunter Brothers book five in all external databases, although the author groups it with the family’s reading path.
Bliss River Books in Order
Bliss River is a small-town romance series that connects directly with Hometown Heat.
Read Bliss River first for the broadest introduction to the town, its families, and recurring relationships.
1. Falling for the Fling
Falling for the Fling (2020): A doctor and a woman entering what should be a temporary romance discover that a short-term connection may have lasting consequences.
Earlier editions used the title Dating Dr. Dreamy.
2. Falling for the Ex
Falling for the Ex (2020): Former partners or spouses are forced to reconsider a relationship they believed was finished.
The earlier title was Married to the Enemy.
3. Falling for the Bad Boy
Falling for the Bad Boy (2020): A woman inexperienced in love becomes involved with a man whose bad-boy reputation makes him appear to be the wrong choice.
The earlier title was Virgin Seeks Bad Boy.
4. The Love Bug
The Love Bug (publication history varies): A romantic complication spreads through the Bliss River circle, bringing a new couple together through small-town proximity and unexpected attraction.
This title appears in the author’s official current order, but older databases do not always list it as a separate full-length Bliss River novel.
Hometown Heat Books in Order
Hometown Heat continues the small-town world established in Bliss River, with a stronger focus on firefighters and local heroes.
Read Bliss River first when recurring-character context matters.
1. All Fired Up
All Fired Up (2021): A firefighter romance begins the series through attraction complicated by a hero’s reputation, past decisions, and local expectations.
The earlier title was Last of the Red Hot Firefighters.
2. Catching Fire
Catching Fire (2021): A woman attempts to tame or resist another firefighter whose confidence conceals more serious emotional needs.
The earlier title was To Tame a Wild Firefighter.
3. Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire (2021): Best friends or long-connected characters cross a romantic line that threatens the relationship they already value.
The earlier title was The Bad Boy Firefighter’s Secret Fling.
4. A Little Less Conversation
A Little Less Conversation (publication history varies): A new couple moves from talking around their attraction to confronting what they actually want.
The author currently includes this story in the Hometown Heat reading order, although older series databases may omit it.
Bliss River and Hometown Heat Combined Order
The smoothest connected-community route is:
- Falling for the Fling
- Falling for the Ex
- Falling for the Bad Boy
- The Love Bug
- All Fired Up
- Catching Fire
- Playing with Fire
- A Little Less Conversation
Each romance has its own ending, but this order preserves introductions and returning couples.
Fake Dating in the City Books in Order
This series was previously known as Sexy Flirty Dirty and has undergone several title changes.
The current titles should be used for new purchases.
1. Fake Dating the Boss
Fake Dating the Boss (2016): A woman hires a man to help with a revenge or fake-dating plan, only for the arrangement to become genuinely romantic.
Earlier titles include Magnificent Bastard and Hot Revenge for Hire.
2. How to Lose a Fake Boyfriend
How to Lose a Fake Boyfriend (2016): A pretend boyfriend arrangement becomes difficult to end once the couple’s public performance starts reflecting private feelings.
Earlier titles include Spectacular Rascal and Hot Knight for Hire.
3. Fake Dating on Thin Ice
Fake Dating on Thin Ice (2016): A fake relationship connected to hockey or public reputation places its couple in an increasingly genuine emotional situation.
Earlier titles include Incredible You and Hot Mess for Hire.
4. Fake Dating the Ex
Fake Dating the Ex (2017): Former partners enter another romantic performance, forcing them to confront why the original relationship failed.
Earlier titles include Meant for You and Hot Ghost Hunter for Hire.
5. MILF on the Shelf
MILF on the Shelf (2021 collection appearance): A single mother asks a childhood connection for help finding a holiday date, only for the arrangement to create a real romantic possibility.
The story appears in Hottie for the Holidays and is included in the author’s current Fake Dating in the City order.
The Virgin Playbook Books in Order
The Virgin Playbook is a big-city romantic comedy series built around first experiences, dating complications, professional boundaries, and connected friendships.
1. Scored
Scored (2022): A sports-connected or highly competitive romance begins the series through attraction complicated by inexperience and expectations.
2. Screwed
Screwed (2022): A relationship begins under circumstances that appear to leave the central characters emotionally or practically trapped.
The recurring friendship group continues.
3. Seduced
Seduced (2022): A romantic arrangement involving temptation and first experiences becomes more serious than either character intended.
4. Sparked
Sparked (2022): A sudden connection creates romantic momentum inside the established series world.
5. Scooped
Scooped (2018, later repositioned): A workplace romance develops between a woman and her boss while professional ambition makes attraction especially risky.
The book was co-written with Sylvia Pierce and previously appeared as Falling for the Boss.
Connected Stories
10,000 Things I Hate About You (2022): Hostility and repeated conflict conceal attraction between two people connected to the Virgin Playbook world.
The Best Friends to Lovers Bargain (2022): Best friends enter an agreement that changes the boundaries of their established relationship.
These connected books are best read after the numbered sequence unless a particular edition assigns them a specific position.
Rugged and Royal Books in Order
Rugged and Royal contains three contemporary royal romantic comedies.
The books follow different princes or royals within the same family and political setting.
1. The Playboy Prince
The Playboy Prince (2020): A royal known for charm and scandal enters a relationship that threatens the carefree image protecting him from genuine commitment.
The earlier title was Royal Package.
2. The Grumpy Prince
The Grumpy Prince (2021): A difficult royal becomes involved with someone capable of challenging both his temperament and his assumptions about love.
The earlier title was Prince of My Panties.
3. The Bossy Prince
The Bossy Prince (2021): A controlling or commanding prince meets a partner unwilling to let royal authority dictate the relationship.
The trilogy is complete at three books.
Forbidden Billionaires Books in Order
Forbidden Billionaires follows wealthy heroes whose relationships cross family, professional, or social boundaries.
Each book follows a separate couple.
1. Take Me, I’m Yours
Take Me, I’m Yours (2024): A billionaire enters a forbidden relationship where desire conflicts with the rules governing family, reputation, or business.
2. Make Me Yours
Make Me Yours (2024): Another wealthy hero faces a relationship that demands a level of commitment and vulnerability he has avoided.
3. Pretending I’m Yours
Pretending I’m Yours (2025): A fake relationship involving a billionaire begins as a performance and develops into a genuine attachment.
4. Baby, I’m Yours
Baby, I’m Yours (2025): Pregnancy, family, or an unexpected child creates a permanent connection between another billionaire couple.
The published sequence currently contains four books.
To the Bone Books in Order
To the Bone is a dark romantic suspense trilogy following one continuing relationship and danger arc.
These books must be read in order.
1. A Love So Dangerous
A Love So Dangerous (2016): A young woman becomes involved with a dangerous man whose criminal world and intensity offer both escape and serious risk.
The romance and suspense remain unresolved.
2. A Love So Deadly
A Love So Deadly (2016): The couple faces the consequences of the choices made in the first book as violence and loyalty tighten around them.
This is a direct sequel.
3. A Love So Deep
A Love So Deep (2016): The relationship and criminal conflict reach their final confrontation, forcing the couple to decide what survival and lasting love will cost.
Read all three consecutively.
Rebel Hearts Books in Order
Rebel Hearts is connected to the darker world of To the Bone but follows its own principal characters.
The author recommends reading To the Bone first.
1. Rebel Hearts
Rebel Hearts (2015): A woman becomes involved with a rebellious and dangerous man while family conflict and violent circumstances threaten their future.
This book has also appeared under the title Run with Me.
2. Savage Hearts
Savage Hearts (2015): The dark relationship and surrounding threats continue as loyalty, violence, and survival force the characters into more dangerous choices.
This book has also appeared under the title Fight for You.
Recommended Dark Romance Order
For the complete interconnected experience, read:
- A Love So Dangerous
- A Love So Deadly
- A Love So Deep
- Rebel Hearts
- Savage Hearts
Publication history differs, but the author’s current continuity guide places To the Bone before Rebel Hearts.
Lonesome Point Bachelors Books in Order
Lonesome Point combines cowboy romance, small-town relationships, family connections, and romantic suspense.
Several books were originally published under the Jessie Evans name or within the wider Lonesome Point Texas branding.
1. Leather and Lace
Leather and Lace (2014): A woman returns to or rebuilds her life in a Texas town and becomes involved with a cowboy while danger from her past remains active.
2. Saddles and Sin
Saddles and Sin (2014): A country musician or cowboy romance develops amid attraction, public pressure, and small-town loyalties.
3. Diamonds and Dust
Diamonds and Dust (2014): Wealth, family secrets, and rural Texas life shape another relationship in Lonesome Point.
4. Twelve Dates to Christmas
Twelve Dates to Christmas (2014): Former lovers are given twelve holiday dates to determine whether their relationship deserves another chance.
Some editions shorten the title to 12 Dates to Christmas.
5. Glitter and Grit
Glitter and Grit (2014): Glamour and rural resilience collide when a new couple confronts danger and the difference between image and character.
6. Sunny with a Chance of True Love
Sunny with a Chance of True Love (2015): A lighter small-town romance follows characters whose chance at happiness arrives unexpectedly.
7. Chaps and Chance
Chaps and Chance (2015): A cowboy takes a romantic risk while danger and small-town connections complicate the relationship.
8. Ropes and Revenge
Ropes and Revenge (2015): A romance develops alongside a revenge conflict that threatens both the couple and the wider community.
9. Eight Second Angel
Eight Second Angel (2015): Rodeo danger and a brief but important encounter bring two people toward a relationship that demands more courage than competition.
10. A Hundred Million Reasons
A Hundred Million Reasons (2016): Money, family, and conflicting motives complicate a romance in the final main Lonesome Point installment.
The book has also appeared as Going Rate for Mr. Right.
Good Love Books in Order
Good Love is co-written with Lauren Blakely. The books share a contemporary romantic comedy tone but follow different couples.
1. The V Card
The V Card (2017): A woman asks a trusted man to help with her lack of sexual experience, turning a practical request into a romantic complication.
2. Good with His Hands
Good with His Hands (2020): A skilled and confident hero enters a romance where physical chemistry quickly becomes emotionally significant.
3. Good to Be Bad
Good to Be Bad (2021): A couple enjoys breaking personal or social rules until their supposedly uncomplicated connection begins demanding commitment.
The three books can be read independently.
Happy Cat Books in Order
Happy Cat is co-written with Pippa Grant. It is a small-town romantic comedy series known for eccentric residents, family connections, and escalating comic situations.
1. Hosed
Hosed (2019): A woman returns home and becomes involved with a firefighter while a family business and small-town chaos complicate the romance.
2. Hammered
Hammered (2019): A home-improvement or construction-centered relationship develops amid Happy Cat’s unusual community.
3. Hitched
Hitched (2019): Marriage, family, or a practical commitment places another couple in a relationship that becomes more genuine than expected.
4. Humbugged
Humbugged (2019): A holiday romance brings Christmas conflict and attraction into the Happy Cat world.
5. Happily Ever Aftered
Happily Ever Aftered (2022): Established couples and later developments return in a collection or continuation celebrating the series’ romantic outcomes.
Read it last.
Billionaires of Jingle Bell Junction Books in Order
This holiday billionaire series is co-written with Erin McCarthy.
Each book follows a different wealthy hero in the same festive setting.
1. The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas
The Grumpy Billionaire Who Stole Christmas (2022): A Christmas-resistant billionaire is drawn into a romance that challenges his isolation and dislike of the season.
2. The Naughty Billionaire’s Baby Bargain
The Naughty Billionaire’s Baby Bargain (2022): A pregnancy or baby-centered agreement becomes emotionally real for another wealthy couple.
3. The Bossy Billionaire’s Best Enemy
The Bossy Billionaire’s Best Enemy (2023): A commanding billionaire becomes involved with the person most willing to oppose him.
The trilogy is complete at three books.
Silver Bell Falls Books in Order
Silver Bell Falls is a holiday small-town series.
1. Grump Hard
Grump Hard (2025): A grumpy hero enters a Christmas romance that forces him into the community and emotional warmth he has avoided.
2. The Baby Clause
The Baby Clause (scheduled for November 2026): A baby-related agreement or condition brings another Silver Bell Falls couple together during the holiday season.
The second book remains upcoming as of August 5, 2026.
Lover’s Leap Christmas Books in Order
These holiday romantic comedies share the Lover’s Leap setting but follow separate couples.
1. A Naughty Little Christmas
A Naughty Little Christmas (2018): Former or unexpected lovers are brought together during Christmas, where holiday proximity revives attraction.
The title is sometimes shortened to Naughty Little Christmas.
2. Sleigh My Name
Sleigh My Name (2023): A playful holiday conflict brings a new couple together in the Lover’s Leap world.
The two books can be read independently.
Master Me Books in Order
Master Me contains workplace and billionaire romance with dominance, control, and seasonal forced proximity.
1. Snowed in with the Boss
Snowed in with the Boss (2016): A snowstorm traps an employee with her boss, forcing professional boundaries to give way to a more intimate dynamic.
1.5. Snowbound with the Billionaire
Snowbound with the Billionaire (2017): A shorter connected story adds another billionaire and forced-proximity romance to the same world.
2. Masquerade with the Master
Masquerade with the Master (2017): A masquerade or hidden identity allows attraction to develop before the couple fully understands the personal stakes.
Read the series in numbered order.
Bedding the Bad Boy Books in Order
This older trilogy follows a continuing bad-boy relationship arc or closely linked romances.
1. The Bad Boy’s Temptation
The Bad Boy’s Temptation (2016): Attraction begins between a woman and a man whose reputation makes him both appealing and dangerous.
2. The Bad Boy’s Seduction
The Bad Boy’s Seduction (2016): The relationship becomes more intense as emotional and physical boundaries continue to shift.
3. The Bad Boy’s Redemption
The Bad Boy’s Redemption (2016): The final book confronts whether the hero can change enough to protect the relationship and future he wants.
Read all three in order.
Wild Rush Books in Order
Wild Rush was originally published under the name J. Evans.
The four books form a connected new adult or romantic suspense sequence and should be kept in order.
1. One Wild Night
One Wild Night (2014): One impulsive night begins a relationship and conflict that becomes more consequential than either character expects.
2. This Wicked Rush
This Wicked Rush (2014): Desire and dangerous choices intensify as the couple faces the consequences of the first book.
3. One Perfect Love
One Perfect Love (2014): The relationship moves toward a more permanent future while unresolved problems continue to threaten it.
4. This Sweet Escape
This Sweet Escape (2014): The series reaches its final resolution as the characters confront what they must leave behind to remain together.
These books are separate from the current light romantic comedy catalog.
Standalone Novels
A Down and Dirty Christmas
A Down and Dirty Christmas (2019): A self-contained holiday romance combines attraction, festive conflict, and a deliberately steamy tone.
Girl of the Night Garden
Girl of the Night Garden (2021): A darker fantasy or romantic story follows a heroine connected to a mysterious garden and a world beyond ordinary contemporary romance.
This book is separate from the Lili Valente romantic comedy series and from the Bella Jacobs paranormal catalog.
The Holiday Games
The Holiday Games (2024): A holiday romantic comedy uses games, competition, or a seasonal challenge to bring its central couple together.
All I Want for Christmas Is a Fake British Boyfriend
All I Want for Christmas Is a Fake British Boyfriend (2025): A woman enters a fake holiday relationship with a British man, only for the performance to develop genuine emotional stakes.
Hottie for the Holidays Collection
Hottie for the Holidays (2021): A three-story holiday collection containing MILF on the Shelf, Up to Snow Good, and The Twelve Dates of Christmas.
The collection republishes stories associated with Fake Dating in the City, the Hunter Brothers reading path, and Lonesome Point.
Readers who own those stories separately may already have the full contents.
Pen Names and Separate Catalogs
Lili Valente is one of several names used by the same author.
Jessie Evans
Jessie Evans is associated with earlier small-town, cowboy, and contemporary romance, including versions of the Lonesome Point books.
Some titles have been republished under Lili Valente. Compare titles and premises before purchasing both editions.
Bella Jacobs
Bella Jacobs is used for paranormal and fantasy romance.
The Bella Jacobs catalog includes Wolves of New York, Lost Moon University, Wonderfully Witches of Nightfall, Dark Moon Shifters, and Pack Magic.
Those books should not be inserted into the Lili Valente contemporary reading order.
Everly Stone
Everly Stone is used for darker erotic romance and BDSM.
The Everly Stone series include Sold to Sterling, Bought by the Billionaire, Under His Command, Kidnapped by the Billionaire, and Dom for All Seasons.
These books form a separate catalog with their own continuity rules.
Stacey Jay
Stacey Jay is associated with young adult and fantasy work.
The author’s current site indicates that Stacey Jay titles are being added or reorganized, but they remain separate from the Lili Valente romance order.
Publication Order by Reading Era
A single year-by-year list is less useful than series order because many older books were retitled. The catalog can instead be understood in five periods.
Early Romantic Suspense, 2014 to 2016
This period includes Lonesome Point, Wild Rush, Rebel Hearts, To the Bone, Bedding the Bad Boy, Master Me, and the original versions of Fake Dating in the City.
Hockey and Family Rom Coms, 2017 to 2019
This period includes Bad Motherpuckers, Good Love, Hunter Brothers, The Bangover, Happy Cat, and the original Virgin Playbook-related stories.
Small-Town and Royal Expansion, 2020 to 2022
This period includes Bliss River, Rugged and Royal, Hometown Heat, the later Good Love books, the Virgin Playbook relaunch, and Billionaires of Jingle Bell Junction.
McGuire and Billionaire Period, 2023 to 2024
This period includes the ten McGuire Brothers books, later Bangover holiday material, Forbidden Billionaires, and several standalone holiday romances.
New Hockey Period, 2025 to 2027
This period includes the return of Bad Motherpuckers, Silver Bell Falls, and That Steamy Hockey Romance through The Best Friend Breakaway.
Latest Lili Valente Book
The latest fully released Lili Valente novel as of August 5, 2026 is The Nanny Game Plan, published in June 2026.
The Nanny Game Plan (2026): A nanny arrangement creates domestic proximity between characters connected to the newer hockey world, turning a practical plan into a genuine relationship.
It is book five in That Steamy Hockey Romance.
Upcoming Lili Valente Books
The Baby Clause
The Baby Clause (scheduled for November 2026): A baby-related agreement brings another couple together in Silver Bell Falls.
It is the second confirmed book in the holiday small-town series.
The Best Friend Breakaway
The Best Friend Breakaway (scheduled for January 2027): Best friends cross into romance within the newer hockey universe.
It is That Steamy Hockey Romance book six.
No later title with a firm publication date was reliably confirmed as of August 5, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Lili Valente book should I read first?
Begin with Boss Without Benefits for recent small-town romantic comedy.
Begin with Hot as Puck for hockey, The Baby Maker for family-centered small-town romance, or A Love So Dangerous for darker suspense.
Are Lili Valente’s books standalones?
Most romantic comedy and sports books are interconnected standalones.
To the Bone, Wild Rush, and some older dark series follow continuing relationships or suspense arcs and should be read in order.
What is Lili Valente’s biggest series?
The McGuire Brothers contains ten main books.
Lonesome Point also contains ten principal romances, while Bad Motherpuckers currently contains eight.
Are Bad Motherpuckers and That Steamy Hockey Romance connected?
They are separate hockey series.
No combined reading order is required, although readers may notice similar sports-romance themes.
Is The Penalty Box series the same as That Steamy Hockey Romance?
The author’s current site uses both labels around the newer hockey books.
The stable sequence begins with The Fake Husband Play and continues through The Nanny Game Plan and The Best Friend Breakaway.
Is Magnificent Bastard a separate book from Fake Dating the Boss?
No.
Fake Dating the Boss is the current title. Magnificent Bastard and Hot Revenge for Hire are earlier titles for the same core story.
Is Spectacular Rascal a separate book?
No.
It is an earlier title for How to Lose a Fake Boyfriend.
Is Royal Package the same as The Playboy Prince?
Yes.
Readers do not need both editions.
Should Bliss River be read before Hometown Heat?
Yes, for the fullest community context.
The series share a connected small-town world, although All Fired Up can introduce the firefighter branch independently.
Do the McGuire Brothers books follow one couple?
No.
Each book follows a different family member or connected character. Previous couples return as the family expands.
Does The Bangover have a prequel?
Yes.
Friends with Bang-ifits is numbered 0.5 and can be read before The Bangover.
Is Holidays with Bang-ifits required?
No.
It provides holiday updates involving established couples and should be saved until after the main romances.
Are the Hunter Brothers books complete?
Four principal brother novels have been published.
The author also groups Up to Snow Good with the Hunter Brothers reading path, although it originated as a holiday story in a collection.
Does To the Bone need to be read in order?
Yes.
Read A Love So Dangerous, A Love So Deadly, and A Love So Deep consecutively.
How does Rebel Hearts connect to To the Bone?
The author describes them as interconnected dark romances.
Read To the Bone first, then Rebel Hearts and Savage Hearts.
Did Lili Valente write books with Lauren Blakely?
Yes.
They co-wrote The V Card, Good with His Hands, and Good to Be Bad.
Did Lili Valente write books with Pippa Grant?
Yes.
The Happy Cat series was co-written with Pippa Grant.
Did Lili Valente write books with Erin McCarthy?
Yes.
They co-wrote the three Billionaires of Jingle Bell Junction holiday romances.
Are Bella Jacobs books part of this order?
No.
Bella Jacobs is the author’s paranormal romance identity and has separate fantasy and shifter series.
Are Everly Stone books part of this order?
No.
Everly Stone is used for darker erotic and BDSM romance. Those books require a separate reading-order guide.
Are collections new books?
Usually not.
Collections and bundles package previously published novels, novellas, or holiday stories. Always check the contents before buying both formats.
What is Lili Valente’s latest book?
The Nanny Game Plan is the newest confirmed released novel as of August 5, 2026.
What is Lili Valente’s next book?
The Baby Clause is scheduled for November 2026.
The Best Friend Breakaway is scheduled for January 2027.
Recommended Reading Order
Readers wanting a broad introduction should begin with Bad Motherpuckers. Read the original six books, then add Puck Sweat Love and Pucking the Grump.
Move next to the Hunter Brothers for small-town family romance, followed by Bliss River and Hometown Heat for the connected community.
Read the McGuire Brothers when you want the author’s largest recent romantic comedy series.
For hockey with newer publication dates, begin That Steamy Hockey Romance with The Fake Husband Play.
Readers interested in darker work should keep To the Bone together, then continue into Rebel Hearts.
Conclusion
There is no single chronology covering every Lili Valente book. The safest method is to choose one named series and follow its listed order.
Start with Boss Without Benefits for recent small-town romantic comedy, Hot as Puck for earlier hockey romance, or The Fake Husband Play for the newer hockey sequence.
Read To the Bone without interruption because its romance and suspense continue across all three books. Keep Bliss River before Hometown Heat, and save holiday collections until the related couples have been introduced.
Watch carefully for retitled books. Fake Dating in the City, Bliss River, Rugged and Royal, and Hometown Heat contain several novels that were previously sold under different names.
As of August 5, 2026, The Nanny Game Plan is the latest released Lili Valente novel. The Baby Clause is scheduled for November 2026, followed by The Best Friend Breakaway in January 2027.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.