Daphne Elliot Books in Order (Updated March 27, 2026)

Daphne Elliot writes small-town contemporary romance, often in tight clusters rather than one giant must-read-in-sequence universe.

The useful question is not “What is every book she has written?” so much as “Which doorway do you want to use?” because her catalog splits into three clear lanes: the Havenport books, the lumberjack books, and later multi-author shared-world projects.

Where to begin

For most readers, the easiest starting point is Trusting You. It opens the earliest confirmed Havenport sequence and gives you the cleanest sense of how Elliot handles town setting, family overlap, and romance-first continuity.

1. If you want the louder, more branded side of the catalog, start with Wood You Be Mine? and move into the two lumberjack series.
2. If you only want the newest material, start with Sap & Secrets and treat Maplewood as a fresh entry point.

The cleanest reading path

There are two sensible ways to read Daphne Elliot.

Option A: publication flow
Start in Havenport, move to Lovewell Lumberjacks, then Maine Lumberjacks, then Maplewood, and leave the multi-author projects for last.

Option B: pick by setting
Read one connected setting at a time and do not worry about strict crossover order, because the series are built to work independently.

For new readers, Option A is the safer choice.

Havenport first: the early connected books

Quinn Brothers

Included.

1. Trusting You (2021): A grumpy-boss romance that works well as the first stop in Havenport, establishing the town tone and the Quinn family corner of the catalog.
2. Finding You (2021): A fake-relationship story that stays in the same world while widening the social circle around the Quinns.
3. Keeping You (2021): A second-chance romance with a single-mom thread, bringing the trilogy to its most settled and emotionally reflective point.
4. Rediscovering Us (2021): A holiday novella that revisits the Quinn world after the main trilogy and is best treated as optional follow-up rather than a starting point.

Important note: Daphne Elliot’s current shop page labels these books in reverse series numbering, with Keeping You shown as Book 1. Amazon, Goodreads, and Fantastic Fiction all list Trusting You first, and that is the order that makes the most sense for readers.

Rossi Family

Included.

1. Resisting You (2022): An enemies-to-lovers romance set in the same broader Havenport sphere, making it the natural entry point to the Rossi branch.
2. Holding You (2022): An age-gap romance that continues the family-focused Havenport continuity without requiring a different timeline order.
3. Embracing You (2022): A later-in-life romance that rounds out the Rossi sequence and gives the series its most mature emotional frame.

Another numbering warning: the official shop currently shows Embracing You as Book 1 and Resisting You as Book 3, but Amazon and Fantastic Fiction list Resisting You / Holding You / Embracing You in that order. That external order is the more stable one to follow.

Havenport collection

Optional.

The Havenport Collection (2025): A bundled edition rather than a new continuity step, useful for convenience but not something that changes the reading order.

Then the lumberjack books

Lovewell Lumberjacks

Included.

1. Wood You Be Mine? (2023): Opens Elliot’s first lumberjack sequence and shifts the catalog toward a more playful, high-concept small-town branding.
2. Wood You Marry Me? (2023): Continues the Lovewell setup with another self-contained romance in the same themed community.
3. Wood You Rather? (2023): Keeps the series momentum going, best read in order if you want the town and cast to build naturally.
4. Wood Riddance (2023): Closes the Lovewell run and works best after the first three because the tone and town familiarity are already in place.

These books are straightforward on every source I checked, with no major numbering dispute.

Maine Lumberjacks

Included.

1. Caught in the Axe (2024): Starts the Maine branch and introduces the newer lumberjack world in its clearest form.
2. Pain in the Axe (2024): A divorced-exes setup that deepens the small-town dynamic established in book one.
3. Axe-identally Married (2024): A marriage-of-convenience romance that keeps the same branded world while pushing the series into bigger trope territory.
4. Axe Backwards (2025): A single-dad entry that benefits from knowing the series tone and community before you get there.
5. Axe-ing For Trouble (2025): A protector-style romance that currently stands as the last confirmed main Maine Lumberjacks novel.

This is the easiest Daphne Elliot series to read exactly as numbered.

New branch

Maplewood

Included, but still incomplete.

1. Sap & Secrets (2026): Begins Maplewood as a new small-town line and is the cleanest entry point for readers who want the current phase of the catalog.
2. Maple & Moonlight (forthcoming 2026): Listed as Maplewood Book 2 and described in available listings as a single-mom small-town romance, so it should follow Sap & Secrets once released.

Because Maplewood has only just begun, this is the simplest place to jump in if you want to stay current.

Shared-world contributions and separate continuity

These are real Daphne Elliot books, but they are not the backbone of her solo catalog.

The Momcoms

Separate continuity for reading-order purposes.

1. Mother Hater (2024): Daphne Elliot’s entry in the multi-author Momcoms project, best treated as part of that shared series rather than part of the Havenport or lumberjack lines.
2. Momcom Vacation (2025): A multi-author follow-up project connected to the Momcoms world, not a main solo-series stop.

DadComs

Separate continuity for reading-order purposes.

Bonus Daddy (2025): Daphne Elliot’s contribution to the DadComs shared series; read it with that project, not as a continuation of her own numbered family series.

One practical recommended order

If you want one master list without overthinking it, use this:

1. Trusting You
2. Finding You
3. Keeping You
4. Rediscovering Us
5. Resisting You
6. Holding You
7. Embracing You
8. Wood You Be Mine?
9. Wood You Marry Me?
10. Wood You Rather?
11. Wood Riddance
12. Caught in the Axe
13. Pain in the Axe
14. Axe-identally Married
15. Axe Backwards
16. Axe-ing For Trouble
17. Sap & Secrets
18. Maple & Moonlight when released
19. Mother Hater
20. Momcom Vacation
21. Bonus Daddy

That order keeps the solo worlds tidy, places the newest developing series after the completed ones, and leaves the shared-universe material until you already know whether you want more.

Do you need to read Daphne Elliot in order?

Usually, no.

Within each series, release order is the best default because it preserves introductions and side-character familiarity. Across the whole catalog, though, the series are separate enough that you can pick a lane and stay there.

Latest release status

The newest clearly confirmed solo-series release I found is Sap & Secrets (2026), which launches the Maplewood series. Maple & Moonlight is already being listed as Maplewood Book 2 and is described in third-party listings as coming in April 2026, so it is reasonable to treat that as the next expected release, but I would still label it forthcoming rather than already available.

FAQs

What is the best Daphne Elliot book to start with?

Trusting You is the safest start if you want the earliest stable entry into her solo catalog. Sap & Secrets is the best start if you only care about the newest series.

Which Daphne Elliot series is complete?

The Quinn Brothers, Rossi Family, Lovewell Lumberjacks, and Maine Lumberjacks all appear complete based on current listings. Maplewood is still in progress.

Are the Havenport books one big series?

They are better understood as one setting cluster with sub-series inside it. Read Quinn Brothers and Rossi Family separately, even though they share the broader Havenport label.

Why do some series numbers look wrong on the official shop?

Because the shop currently displays the Quinn and Rossi titles in an order that conflicts with Amazon, Goodreads, and Fantastic Fiction. For reading purposes, follow the cross-checked publication order given above.

Final recommendation

If you want the most reliable way into Daphne Elliot’s books, start with Trusting You, read the Havenport books first, then move to the lumberjack series, and save the shared-world collaborations for later. That route gives you the cleanest continuity, avoids the current shop-numbering confusion, and lets the catalog grow in the order most readers will find easiest to follow.