Blakely Stone’s catalog is already large enough to split into clear reading lanes, but it is not hard to navigate once you stop treating it like one giant continuity.
Most of the books fall into branded romance series, and the safest approach is to read each series in publication order and keep the shared-world contributions separate.
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The fastest way to choose where to start
Start with Playing For Keeps if you want a completed four-book sports romance run. Start with Doctor Feel Good if you want the biggest currently complete series. Start with Stone Legacy if you want the newest active line. Start with Christmas with the Grump if you only want one standalone first.
For most readers, the best first book is Pucking My Ex because it opens a complete series and sits in the middle of her catalog rather than at the roughest early edge or the still-expanding newest line.
Best overall reading path
- Pucking My Ex (2024): The first Playing For Keeps novel opens one of Blakely Stone’s cleanest complete series and makes an easy first sample of her style.
- Pucking Dad’s BFF (2024): The second book continues the hockey-romance lane and is best read after book one to keep the series flow intact.
- Pucking My Neighbor (2024): The third Playing For Keeps book belongs after the first two for the neatest series progression.
- Pucking My Nanny (2024): The fourth book closes the currently listed Playing For Keeps run and works best as the end point for that sequence.
- Doctor Second Chance (2024): After Playing For Keeps, this is the cleanest way into the larger Doctor Feel Good line.
- Doctor Neighbor (2024): Continues the doctor series in order and is easiest to read second within that set.
- Doctor One Night (2024): Keeps the doctor sequence moving in publication order.
- Doctor Hot Mess (2025): The fourth Doctor Feel Good book expands the line and belongs after the 2024 entries.
- Doctor Arrangement (2025): The fifth doctor romance is best read after the earlier books in the same branded set.
- Doctor Silver Fox (2025): The latest currently listed Doctor Feel Good novel and the natural end of that complete lane.
- Ridge (2026): Starts Stone Legacy and is the right entry point if you want the newest active billionaire sequence.
- Keller (2026): The second Stone Legacy book and best read directly after Ridge.
- Reeves (2026): Continues that new line in the intended order.
- Cain (2026): The fourth Stone Legacy novel and the current end point for that series.
Completed series you can binge now
Playing For Keeps
- Pucking My Ex (2024): Opens the hockey series and is the best place to begin if you want a finished four-book run.
- Pucking Dad’s BFF (2024): Book two keeps the same branded series lane and is best read second.
- Pucking My Neighbor (2024): The third book belongs after the first two for the cleanest publication-order read.
- Pucking My Nanny (2024): The fourth book completes the currently listed series and works best as the final stop.
Doctor Feel Good
- Doctor Second Chance (2024): Opens the doctor series and is the safest starting point for readers who want the larger completed lane.
- Doctor Neighbor (2024): Continues the series and is best read after Doctor Second Chance.
- Doctor One Night (2024): The third doctor title, easiest to place in straight publication order.
- Doctor Hot Mess (2025): Moves the series into its 2025 books and is best not read ahead of the earlier entries.
- Doctor Arrangement (2025): Continues the line in order.
- Doctor Silver Fox (2025): The sixth currently listed Doctor Feel Good novel and the latest book in that set.
Active and newer series
Stone Legacy
- Ridge (2026): The first Stone Legacy book and the correct entry point for Blakely Stone’s newest major series.
- Keller (2026): Book two, best read right after Ridge.
- Reeves (2026): Book three in the same line, keeping the current sequence intact.
- Cain (2026): Book four and the latest confirmed Stone Legacy title currently listed.
Temporary Arrangement
- Six Month Wife (2025): Starts this short two-book setup and is the proper first read for the pair.
- Ten Day Affair (2025): The follow-up and best read second.
One-Night Billionaires
- Nine Week Nanny (2025): The first listed book in the series and the right place to begin.
- Five Year Secret (2025): The second listed One-Night Billionaires title and best read after Nine Week Nanny.
Unavailable Billionaires
This series is currently listed in an unusual order on Fantastic Fiction, with Billionaire Second Chance (2024) shown as book 1 ahead of four 2023 titles. Because that ordering conflicts with the publication dates, the safest practical approach is to follow the series numbering used by the catalog source rather than reconstructing an order by guesswork.
- Billionaire Second Chance (2024): Listed as book one in the current series page, so it is the safest entry point if you are following the cataloged order.
- Billionaire Grumpy Daddy (2023): Listed as book two on the current series page, despite its earlier publication year.
- Billionaire Enemy Roommate (2023): Listed third in the current series order.
- Billionaire Fake Proposal (2023): Listed fourth in the current series order.
- Billionare Baby Secret (2023): Listed fifth in the current series order.
Holiday lane
Stuck For the Holidays
- Christmas With the Jerk (2024): Opens the holiday set and is the best place to start if you want a seasonal mini-run.
- Christmas With My Ex (2024): Continues the holiday group in release order.
- Christmas With My Neighbor (2024): The third holiday entry and best read after the first two.
- Christmas With The Bad Boy (2025): The latest book in the Stuck For the Holidays line and the natural stopping point for that set.
#SaveChristmas
Christmas Challenge With My Doctor Ex (2025): A separate holiday-branded title that belongs to #SaveChristmas, not to Stuck For the Holidays or Doctor Feel Good.
Standalone shelf
Christmas with the Grump (2023): The clearest current standalone and the easiest one-book sample if you do not want to begin with a full series.
Shared-world or contributed series
My Rockstar Ex’s Broken Vows (2025): Listed under the contributed series Rosewood Hall Broken Vows, so it is best treated as a separate shared-world project rather than part of Blakely Stone’s internal series order.
Do you need a chronological order?
Not really. Blakely Stone’s books are organized by branded series, not by one large interconnected author-wide timeline. Publication order inside each series is the useful order, and cross-series chronology adds very little.
Where new readers should begin
If you want a complete and tidy first experience, begin with Pucking My Ex and read all of Playing For Keeps. If you want a longer finished lane after that, move to Doctor Second Chance and continue through Doctor Silver Fox. If you prefer to stay current, begin with Ridge and read Stone Legacy in order.
Latest release status
As of April 16, 2026, the newest confirmed Blakely Stone releases I found are the four Stone Legacy books: Ridge in January 2026, Keller in March 2026, Reeves in March 2026, and Cain in May 2026. That makes Cain the latest confirmed title currently listed.
FAQ
What is the first Blakely Stone book to read?
Pucking My Ex (2024): It is the easiest first book for most readers because it opens a complete four-book series.
Which Blakely Stone series is best to start with?
Playing For Keeps is the safest first choice for most readers, while Doctor Feel Good is the best follow-up if you want a longer binge.
Are the holiday books part of the main series?
No. Stuck For the Holidays and #SaveChristmas are separate holiday lanes and should not be folded into the billionaire, sports, or doctor series orders.
What is the newest Blakely Stone book?
The latest confirmed title currently listed is Cain (2026), the fourth Stone Legacy book.
Final recommendation
The cleanest path is Playing For Keeps, then Doctor Feel Good, then Stone Legacy. After that, use the shorter billionaire and holiday series as side shelves, and treat the contributed anthology-style project separately.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.