A Akinosho Books in Order (Updated March 25, 2026)

A Akinosho, also published as A. Akinosho, writes contemporary romance. The clearest part of her catalog is not one giant shared universe but two confirmed series, Jade and The Agreement, plus several standalones and one novella. Her official bio identifies her as an Illinois-based author who reads widely in thrillers, suspense, and romance, which fits the mix of billionaire, age-gap, second-chance, and high-emotion contemporary setups across the catalog.

The practical rule is simple: read the confirmed series in order, then slot the standalones wherever you want. There is no strong evidence that the standalone novels need to be read as one continuity.

The two shelves that matter most

Jade series

This is a short, clearly numbered two-book series, so it should be read straight through.

1. Hidden Scars (2023): The series opens with Jade’s central relationship and establishes the emotional and power dynamics that the second book builds on.
2. Chances Are (2023): This follow-up jumps forward and turns the first book’s emotional damage into a second-chance continuation, so it works best only after Hidden Scars.

Best way to read it: in order, no shuffling. It is the shortest and most continuity-sensitive part of Akinosho’s bibliography.

The Agreement series

This is the biggest and most active A Akinosho series right now. Goodreads currently shows three published books in the series, while Fantastic Fiction also lists a fourth, The Protection Agreement, for April 2026.

1. The Handshake Agreement (2024): A second-chance, age-gap romance opens the series with a broken promise and a reunion that sets the tone for the rest of the “Agreement” books.
2. The Marriage Agreement (2025): A fake-marriage setup pushes the series further into contract-romance territory, with higher personal stakes and a more openly strategic central premise.
3. The Roommate Agreement (2025): A fake-dating and shared-space premise keeps the series moving while preserving the same “agreement” structure in a lighter but still interconnected-feeling form.
4. The Protection Agreement (2026): The next book shifts the line toward billionaire bodyguard romance, extending the same branded series into a more openly protective and suspense-leaning setup.

Best way to read it: publication order. Even if individual couples can likely stand alone, the series branding and sequencing are clear enough that release order is the safest recommendation.

The books that stand on their own

These are best treated as separate novels unless the author later folds them into a named series.

1. Falsified (2016): A secret-marriage and heartbreak romance that reads like an early standalone built around betrayal, return, and emotional cleanup.
2. Forces of Destiny: Shackles of Royalty (2021): A royal-romance standalone where a heroine discovers she is a princess, making it one of the clearest “separate lane” books in the catalog.
3. Collide (2023): A collision-meet-cute romance built around temptation, loyalty, and a heroine caught between stability and a new emotional threat.
4. The Red Eye (2023): A one-night encounter on a flight turns into a secret-baby second-chance story, making this one of Akinosho’s most visible standalone hooks.
5. Themes of Kismet (2023): A fate-driven multicultural romance that stretches across multiple meetings and a longer emotional timeline than the more premise-tight billionaire books.

Novella / short fiction

1. Coup de Foudre (2024): An insta-love rom-com novella that sits outside the two main series and works best as a quick standalone side read.

Full A Akinosho publication order

If you want to read everything by release date rather than by series shelf, this is the cleanest working order from the sources I found:

1. Falsified (2016): An early secret-marriage romance about betrayal returning to demand a second reckoning.
2. Forces of Destiny: Shackles of Royalty (2021): A royal-romance standalone about sudden lineage, obligation, and love arriving at the worst possible moment.
3. Collide (2023): A temptation-driven contemporary romance that turns a chance meeting into a loyalty test.
4. The Red Eye (2023): A one-night-flight romance that becomes a secret-baby reunion story.
5. Themes of Kismet (2023): A fate-and-timing romance built around repeated meetings across years.
6. Hidden Scars (2023): The start of the Jade series and the correct place to begin that continuity.
7. Chances Are (2023): Jade book two, continuing that same couple/world rather than resetting the line.
8. The Handshake Agreement (2024): Agreement book one and the start of Akinosho’s most active current series.
9. Coup de Foudre (2024): A standalone novella that can be read anytime after the earlier books.
10. The Marriage Agreement (2025): Agreement book two, moving the series into fake-marriage territory.
11. The Roommate Agreement (2025): Agreement book three, built around fake dating and close quarters.
12. The Protection Agreement (2026): The next listed Agreement novel, currently shown as an April 2026 release.

Best place to start

There are three sensible entry points, depending on what kind of reader you are.

1. Start with The Handshake Agreement if you want the clearest current series.
2. Start with Hidden Scars if you want the shortest complete series first.
3. Start with The Red Eye if you want a standalone sample of Akinosho’s contemporary-romance style before committing to a series.

Do you need a chronological order?

No. This catalog does not appear to use an in-world chronology that improves on publication order. The only real rule is to keep Jade and The Agreement internally in order. Everything else is flexible.

Latest release status

At the time of writing (March 25, 2026), the newest reliably listed A Akinosho title I found is The Protection Agreement, scheduled for April 2026 as The Agreement book 4. That makes The Agreement the author’s clearest active series at the moment.

FAQ

Do A Akinosho books need to be read in order?

Only the confirmed series do. The standalones do not.

What is the best A Akinosho series to start with?

The Agreement is the safest choice because it is the largest and most current series.

Is Jade complete?

From the sources I found, Jade currently has two books: Hidden Scars and Chances Are.

Is Coup de Foudre part of a series?

I found it listed as a novella/short story rather than as part of Jade or The Agreement.

Are there any uncertain entries?

Yes. Fantastic Fiction also shows a separate 2024 item titled Jade, but the stable series data across Goodreads and Fantastic Fiction supports Hidden Scars and Chances Are as the confirmed Jade series order, so that is the safer structure to use.