Audrey Carlan is a #1 bestselling romance author best known for serial-style storytelling (especially Calendar Girl and International Guy) alongside several standalone-style series (Lotus House, Biker Beauties, Falling).

Order matters most in the serial lanes and in Trinity, which is a continuing suspense romance.
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Continuity cheat sheet
- Read straight through (don’t skip around): Calendar Girl, International Guy, Trinity
- Read in any order (standalone couples, shared theme only): Lotus House, Biker Beauties, Falling, Soul Sister, The Wish
- A separate mega-lane with its own internal numbering: The Marriage Auction (plus The Marriage Auction 2)
If you want one clean starting point
- Most representative “Carlan experience”: January (Calendar Girl #1)
- Shorter commitment with a clear arc: Paris (International Guy #1)
- Darker, higher-stakes romance: Body (Trinity #1)
- Standalone-couple vibe, calmer structure: Resisting Roots (Lotus House #1)
The reading orders (grouped by lane)
Calendar Girl (12-part serial)
Read in order; later months assume you know earlier relationships and reveals.
- January: A high-priced escort takes her first month-long client and realizes the rules won’t stay simple.
- February: A new city and a new client force her to renegotiate what “strictly business” means.
- March: The third month sharpens the stakes as emotions and money start tangling together.
- April: Public image work turns intimate when the client’s persona doesn’t match his private life.
- May: A fresh setting brings fresh temptation, and fewer places to hide from feelings.
- June: The midpoint month pushes her closer to choices she thought she could postpone.
- July: A new client, new pressure, and a growing sense that her old plan isn’t enough anymore.
- August: Attraction deepens while the long-term consequences finally start showing teeth.
- September: The runway shortens as the year’s promises begin demanding payment.
- October: A late-year pivot where survival and love start competing directly.
- November: The penultimate month tightens the emotional screws and sets up the endgame.
- December: The finale month where the year’s choices resolve and the future becomes unavoidable.
Optional (collections, not new story): Calendar Girl Volume One–Four compile the serial into quarterly bundles.
International Guy (12-part serial)
This is a single continuous arc. Read in order for relationship progression and recurring threads.
- Paris: A fixer-for-hire takes a glamorous job that turns into a personal temptation.
- New York: The next assignment raises the emotional stakes and tests the “no strings” rule.
- Copenhagen: A cooler, sharper job reveals what he’s willing to risk for connection.
- Milan: Luxury and reputation management collide with attraction he can’t file away.
- San Francisco: The job gets messier as his private life starts bleeding into business.
- Montreal: A new client forces him to confront what he actually wants.
- London: High-profile pressure escalates, and the romance stops being optional.
- Berlin: The past and present start overlapping in ways he can’t control.
- Washington, DC: Power, influence, and secrets tighten the narrative’s center thread.
- Madrid: A turning-point assignment where the consequences stop being theoretical.
- Rio: Heat and chaos push him toward a decision he’s been dodging.
- Los Angeles: The final stop where the long arc resolves and the personal stakes land.
Optional (collections, not new story): International Guy Volume 1-4 compile the serial into sets of three.
Trinity (continuing romantic suspense)
Read in order. Books 1-3 are the core trilogy; Life and Fate are listed alongside the series and are best treated as related unless you’re reading strictly for the trilogy.
- Body: A powerful attraction forms under threat, and a protective billionaire becomes more than a shield.
- Mind: A stalker’s danger escalates, forcing the couple to fight for safety and sanity at once.
- Soul: The trilogy’s payoff where love and survival have to be chosen on purpose.
- Life: A standalone-style story in the wider Trinity listing, focused on finding love after damage.
- Fate: Another standalone-style entry that leans into second chances and hard-earned hope.
Lotus House (standalone couples, shared setting)
These are designed as standalones; order is optional, but reading in sequence gives you smoother world familiarity.
- Resisting Roots: A love story about starting over when your past refuses to stay buried.
- Sacred Serenity: A healing-forward romance where calm is earned, not given.
- Divine Desire: A desire-first romance where honesty is the only thing hotter than attraction.
- Limitless Love: A big-feelings romance built around commitment that doesn’t come easy.
- Silent Sins: A secrets-and-confession romance where silence has a cost.
- Intimate Intuition: A chemistry-and-trust romance where instincts matter more than plans.
- Enlighten End: A closure-tilted romance that ties the setting together with a final emotional landing.
Falling (standalones)
These read independently; choose by premise or vibe.
- Angel Falling: A rich city powerhouse and a rugged rescuer collide after a near-fatal turning point.
- London Falling: A romance built on reinvention, where a fresh start comes with a complicated temptation.
- Justice Falling: A love story shaped by accountability and the risk of trusting again.
Biker Beauties (standalones)
Standalone couples with a consistent tone; order is optional.
- Biker Babe: A tough, ride-or-die romance where danger makes feelings impossible to ignore.
- Biker Beloved: A devotion-forward biker romance where protection becomes personal.
- Biker Brit: A fish-out-of-water romance where culture clash turns into chemistry.
- Biker Boss: A boss-hero romance where control slips the moment love shows up.
Optional (collections, not new story): Biker Beauties Volume 1-2 compile the books into pairs.
The Wish Series (linked by theme, not plot)
Often best read in order because the family/sister dynamic builds, but each book stands on its own.
- What the Heart Wants: A globe-trotter returns home and collides with the first love she left behind.
- To Catch a Dream: A stability-seeker uncovers family secrets and learns what she actually wants.
- On the Sweet Side: A sister-driven story about self-discovery with romance as the catalyst.
- If Stars Were Wishes: A wish-and-second-chance romance where timing finally cooperates.
Soul Sister Novels (trio)
Companion-style books; can be read in order for the cleanest emotional progression.
- Wild Child: A woman rebuilds her life and finds love where she didn’t plan to look.
- Wild Beauty: A beauty-and-backbone romance where confidence becomes the turning point.
- Wild Spirit: A free-spirited romance about choosing yourself and choosing love on purpose.
The Marriage Auction (volumes + extras)
This lane has multiple formats (serial, volumes, and a follow-up “2” sequence). The safest approach is to read by the volume numbering shown on the author’s book listings.
The Marriage Auction (main volumes)
- The Marriage Auction, Volume One: Four candidates enter a marriage auction, and the contracts change everything.
- The Marriage Auction, Volume Two: New matches and sharper stakes push the sisterhood deeper into the deal.
- The Marriage Auction, Volume Three: Power struggles intensify as love and leverage start trading places.
- The Marriage Auction, Volume Four: The first major arc lands, with consequences that can’t be undone.
In-lane novellas
- Madam Alana: The auction’s madam tells her own origin story, and why she refuses to be powerless again.
- A Christmas Auction: A holiday entry point that shows how the auction catches new people at their worst moment.
The Marriage Auction 2 (numbered as books)
The official listing presents these as “Book One” through “Book Four.”
- The Marriage Auction 2, Book One: A new group steps into the auction, and the game resets with fresh chaos.
- The Marriage Auction 2, Book Two: The marriages deepen, and the power balance starts shifting fast.
- The Marriage Auction 2, Book Three: Secrets surface, and alliances inside the auction strain hard.
- The Marriage Auction 2, Book Four: The second arc’s pressure peaks as the contracts come due.
Standalones and co-writes (separate continuity)
- Love Under Quarantine (with Kylie Scott): A forced-proximity romance where isolation turns into intimacy and truth-telling.
Where to begin
If you want the clearest “yes, this is Audrey Carlan” entry, start with January and read Calendar Girl straight through. If you prefer something shorter but still serial-driven, start with Paris (International Guy). If you want higher danger and heavier suspense, start with Body (Trinity).
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.

