Cari Quinn Books in Order (Updated March 27, 2026)

Cari Quinn’s bibliography makes the most sense when you do not force it into one giant mixed list. Her solo books, her co-written rock-star romances with Taryn Elliott, and her shared-world entries each have their own internal rhythm.

So the practical rule is simple. Read each series in publication order, keep the co-written music books together, and treat Taryn Quinn titles as a separate track unless you are intentionally following the broader joint pen-name catalog.

How to read Cari Quinn

1. If you want the cleanest solo path, begin with Love Required and then move through the rest of the solo series.
2. If you want the signature co-written path, start with Lost in Oblivion and stay in that rock-star world through its related follow-up series.
3. If you want a full author bibliography run, publication order still works best, but it is easier to understand the catalog when it is grouped by project.

Solo Cari Quinn series

Love Required

This is the clearest place to start if you want Cari Quinn on her own, without the co-written band worlds.

1. No Dress Required (2011): The series opener sets the tone for Quinn’s sexier contemporary voice and works as the most natural first solo novel.
2. No Flowers Required (2012): Keeps the same contemporary-romance lane while widening the emotional and relationship stakes.
3. No Romance Required (2013): Builds on the series pattern with another high-chemistry romance that is best read after the first two.
4. No Promises Required (2014): Brings the series to a neat close and lands best when read as the last stop in the quartet.

Unveiled

This is an earlier, more erotic series, and the internal order matters more than trying to place it against every other book.

1. Reveal Me (2011): Opens the series with the club-centered, boundary-pushing tone that defines the whole set.
2. Provoke Me (2011): Deepens the same sensual world and works best once book one has already established the dynamic.
3. Need Me (2012): Pushes the emotional and erotic tension further, making it feel more layered than a simple sequel.
4. Watch Me (2013): Closes the main four-book run and is the right endpoint for the series.

Note: Unveil Me (2013) is commonly listed as a combined edition rather than a separate main-series novel, so it is best treated as a bind-up instead of a distinct reading-order slot.

The Boss

This six-part billionaire serial is commonly cataloged under Cari Quinn, and some listings also credit Taryn Elliott. The stable reading advice is still straightforward: read it in numbered order.

1. The Boss: Book One (2015): Starts the serial with the central billionaire-romance setup and the cliffhanger style that drives the whole project.
2. The Boss: Book Two (2015): Continues directly from book one and is not meant to function as a standalone jump-in point.
3. The Boss: Book Three (2015): Raises the serial stakes and keeps the relationship tension in motion rather than resolving it early.
4. The Boss: Book Four (2016): Pushes the central conflict deeper and relies on momentum from the first three installments.
5. The Boss: Book Five (2016): Serves as the last major escalation before the final payoff.
6. The Boss: Vol. 6 (2016): Completes the serial and is the proper finish to the six-book sequence.

Hunk Du Jour

A short early series that is easy to read straight through.

1. Full Disclosure (2009/2010): Introduces the playful, sexy setup that defines this compact series.
2. Ex Appeal (2010): Works as a direct follow-up and gives the duology its closing payoff.

Hot Shots

Test Shot (2002): An early single-book project and the first published book consistently attached to Cari Quinn in bibliography databases.

Co-written series with Taryn Elliott

This is the largest and most recognizable part of the wider Cari Quinn bibliography. Read these by series, not by mixing them with the solo books.

Lost in Oblivion

This is the biggest co-written rock-star world and the safest place to start if you want the Quinn/Elliott collaboration at full scale.

1. Seduced (2013): A prequel-style entry that introduces the band world before the main rise-to-fame arc.
2. Rocked (2014): Properly launches the series and establishes the emotional, musical, and interpersonal core.
3. Rock, Rattle & Roll (2014): Acts as an in-between installment that strengthens the shared cast and world.
4. Twisted (2014): Expands the band’s internal tensions and deepens the emotional messiness.
5. Untwisted (2015): A shorter bridge entry that works best in sequence rather than as an optional skip.
6. Destroyed (2015): Pushes the series into one of its heavier emotional turns.
7. Consumed (2015): Continues the fallout and keeps the ensemble tightly connected.
8. Committed (2015): Another bridge-style installment that matters for continuity and relationship progression.
9. Shattered (2015): Brings the main arc toward its late-series breaking point.
10. Fused (2016): Serves as a late follow-up that reinforces the shared-world continuity.
11. Owned (2016): Functions as the core finale for the main sequence.
12. Merry Oblivion (2016): A holiday revisit that is best saved until after the principal arc.
13. Paradise in Oblivion (2019): A later return to the world, best read last as an epilogue-style extension.

Found in Oblivion

This follow-up branch belongs after Lost in Oblivion, not before it.

1. Bedded Bliss (2016): Opens the connected follow-up series and benefits from prior familiarity with the larger Oblivion world.
2. Triple Trouble (2016): Expands the spinoff’s emotional and romantic entanglements.
3. Dirty Duet (2017): Keeps the music-world continuity active while shifting focus to a new pairing.
4. Lost Lyric (2017): Deepens the shared cast and works best after the earlier entries.
5. Perfect Pitch (2017): Continues the performance-centered romance thread inside the same world.
6. Raw Rhythm (2017): Pushes the series toward its later emotional phase.
7. Finding Forever (2018): Brings the follow-up run to its natural close.

Hammered

A construction-themed contemporary series that is lighter in setup than the band books but still best read in order.

1. Manaconda (2016): Starts the series with the over-the-top, sexy-romcom energy that defines the whole run.
2. Manhandled (2016): Continues the branded tone and shared cast.
3. Manipulated (2016): Keeps the relationship comedy and group dynamic moving.
4. Maneuvered (2017): Finishes the core sequence and works best as the final main entry.

Note: Manaconda: The Second Coming is usually listed as a Taryn Elliott title or bonus/alternate entry, so it is not the clearest main-series reading-order slot for a Cari Quinn guide.

Tapped Out

The MMA line is shorter and cleaner than Lost in Oblivion, so it is easy to binge in order.

1. Shadowboxer (2014): Opens the fighter-romance world and sets the series identity.
2. Takedown (2021): Continues the series after a long gap and should still be read second.
3. Sneak Attack (2021): Builds the same combat-sports world with another interconnected romance.
4. On the Ropes (2021): Deepens the cast and keeps the series momentum going.
5. Knockout (2021): Closes the currently listed run and works best as the endpoint.

Rock Revenge Trilogy

This is a compact connected trilogy and is best read straight through.

1. Rock Revenge (2018): Starts the trilogy with a sharper revenge-and-music hook than the broader Oblivion books.
2. Rock Reclaimed (2018): Continues the emotional fallout and relationship recovery.
3. Rock Redemption (2018): Delivers the trilogy’s final payoff and should be saved for last.

Winchester Falls

A small-town contemporary branch that reads best in order even though it is shorter than the rock-star lines.

1. Anything But Mine (2014): Introduces the town and establishes the emotional tone of the trilogy.
2. Bulletproof Weeks (2015/2018): Continues the connected-town setup and relies on familiarity with the first book.
3. Edge of Forever (2015/2018): Finishes the sequence and is the right final stop.

Brooklyn Dawn

This later co-written series is shorter and more modern in feel than the earlier band books.

1. Play Dirty (2019): Launches the series with a strong contemporary-romance setup and immediate chemistry.
2. Play Fast (2020): Keeps the series moving with a second connected romance.
3. Play Mine (2020): Brings the trilogy to its central emotional resolution.
4. Play Hard (2021): Often listed as the fourth book in expanded database records, so it belongs after the first three if you are reading the fullest version of the series.

Shared-world contributions and partial-series entries

These are real Cari Quinn books, but they belong to larger collaborative worlds. Read them as Quinn entries inside those projects, not as part of one unified standalone sequence.

Boys of Fall

1. Going Long (2015): Cari Quinn’s first entry in the shared football-romance world, introducing her corner of the series.
2. Going Deep (2015): Continues her contribution to the shared setting and works best after Going Long.
3. Going Hard (2016): Her third Boys of Fall novel and the natural endpoint for Quinn-only reading in that world.

Deuces Wild

Database records split on whether this should sit under Cari Quinn alone or under the related Taryn Quinn line, but the three-book order itself is stable.

1. Protecting His Assets / Protecting His Rockstar (2014/2018 retitling records vary): Opens the bodyguard-flavored trilogy.
2. Guarding His Heart / Guarding His Best Friend’s Sister: Continues the same protective-romance framework.
3. Proving His Worth / Shielding His Baby: Brings the trilogy to a close.

Because title records vary across sources, the safest advice is to follow the trilogy in listed order and use the edition titles currently attached to your retailer.

Solo standalones and shorter works

These can be read whenever you like, because they do not carry the same continuity burden as the longer series.

1. Insatiable (2011): A standalone erotic romance that shows Quinn’s early style without any series commitment.
2. Virgin Territory (2012): A self-contained contemporary/erotic setup that works well if you want a one-book sample.
3. Heart Signs (2012): A short work that fits best as an optional extra rather than a series anchor.
4. Tempted by His Best Friend (2014): A novella-length friends-to-lovers romance that was also issued separately after anthology publication.

The best order for most readers

If you want the strongest solo Cari Quinn route, read:

1. No Dress Required
2. Continue through Love Required
3. Read Unveiled
4. Add The Boss
5. Pick up the standalones whenever you want

If you want the strongest co-written Cari Quinn route, read:

1. Seduced
2. Continue through Lost in Oblivion
3. Move to Found in Oblivion
4. Read Rock Revenge Trilogy
5. Then choose Hammered, Tapped Out, Winchester Falls, or Brooklyn Dawn

Where to start

1. The safest first book is No Dress Required if you want Cari Quinn solo.
2. The most representative co-written starting point is Seduced, followed immediately by Rocked, if you want the rock-star side of the bibliography.
3. The easiest single-project binge is probably Love Required on the solo side or Rock Revenge Trilogy on the co-written side.

Latest release status

For books published specifically under Cari Quinn, I did not find a clearly newer standalone or series title after the 2021 listings attached to Tapped Out and Brooklyn Dawn in the sources I checked. Newer releases are showing up under the related Taryn Quinn pen name instead, which is why I kept that catalog separate from this article rather than blending the two.

Final recommendation

Cari Quinn is easiest to read when you stop thinking in terms of one giant bibliography and start thinking in clusters.

Read the solo books by solo series. Read the Taryn Elliott collaborations by project. And unless you deliberately want the wider pen-name universe, leave Taryn Quinn for a different reading-order page.