Ivy Smoak Books in Order (Updated 2026-02-15)

Ivy Smoak’s catalog reads like a shared setting with multiple doorways. You can enter through almost any “door” (series), but a few paths are built to reward you if you already know certain couples and friend groups.

Ivy Smoak Books in Order (Updated 2026-02-15)

Instead of one giant master list, this guide organizes her books by shelf, with a clean in-order list for every shelf and a one-line, original description for every book.

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The easiest way to choose your starting point

Pick the vibe first, then stay on that shelf until you finish it:

Continuity you should know before you start

  • Most series are self-contained, but characters can cameo across the “New York / Club Onyx” orbit.
  • Professor Hunter books are retellings from James’s POV. They’re best treated as optional add-ons, not replacements.
  • Scarlett is a YA spin-off tied to the Hunted family line; it lands best after you know James and Penny.

Shelf 1: The Hunted (core couple arc)

Read in order (Included).

  1. Temptation: A rule-following student is pulled into a risky obsession with the professor she can’t stop wanting.
  2. Addiction: Boundaries blur further as desire turns into a dependency neither of them admits out loud.
  3. Eruption: A “fresh start” plan fractures when secrets surface and the future starts feeling negotiable.
  4. Devotion: Loyalty is tested from the outside and the inside, forcing a choice between love and self-protection.
  5. Seduction: Pregnancy, pressure, and heat collide as they try to hold onto each other through major change.
  6. The Light to My Darkness: Crisis hits hard, and love becomes a daily decision instead of a feeling.
  7. A Whirlwind of Color: Memory loss turns marriage into a mystery, and devotion becomes a long game.
  8. This Is Love: Everything comes to a head when the person he needs most is suddenly out of reach.

Shelf 2: Men of Manhattan (spicy standalones)

Order optional, smoother in order (Included).

  1. City of Sin: A friendship snaps into attraction when temptation stops pretending it’s harmless.
  2. Third Chances: A “fun guy” reveals depth when someone sees past the jokes and demands the real him.
  3. Missing Pieces: A road trip becomes a reset button as a man finally goes looking for the love he avoided.

Shelf 3: Empire High (new adult saga)

Read in order (Included).

  1. Untouchable: A small-town girl steps into elite Manhattan power and learns what privilege can cost.
  2. Elite: Status games tighten their grip as love and reputation start pulling in opposite directions.
  3. Betrayal: Trust breaks in public ways, and choosing each other becomes the hardest move on the board.
  4. Matchmaker: Years later, adulthood rewrites the rules and forces old feelings to face new realities.
  5. Runaway: Disappearing looks like freedom until the past catches up and demands answers.
  6. Homecoming: Returning home reopens wounds, but it also creates a narrow path back to truth.
  7. Exposed: Secrets don’t stay buried when power is involved, and second chances come with receipts.
  8. Forever: Final decisions lock into place, and the story asks what love looks like after everything.

Shelf 4: The Society (rom-com series)

Read in order (Included).

  1. Stalker Problems: A chaotic situation turns personal as a mystery man and a determined heroine collide.
  2. This Is War: The search intensifies, and romance grows sharper under pressure and uncertainty.
  3. Too Much Sausage: Secrets finally spill, and what felt like comedy starts revealing real stakes.
  4. True Love: The last pieces click into place as commitment stops being optional.

Shelf 5: Single Girl Rules (super spicy rom-com series)

Read in order (Included).

  1. Ready to Mingle: A newly single heroine tries “rules,” but real life keeps rewriting them.
  2. Auction Me: A rescue mission turns ridiculous and revealing as loyalty takes center stage.
  3. HoHoHo: Holiday chaos becomes a trapdoor into honesty, affection, and messy friendship love.

Shelf 6: Sweet Cravings (standalone rom-coms)

Order optional (Included).

  1. Playing a Player: A roommate gamble turns into trouble when chemistry refuses to act casual.
  2. Those Summer Nights: A vow to avoid men collapses fast when a persistent lifeguard keeps showing up.
  3. Going for Gold: A tournament trip turns into a confidence quest, and a very specific kind of temptation.

Shelf 7: Professor Hunter (James’s POV retellings)

Read after the matching Hunted books (Optional).

  1. Obsessed: The Temptation story retold through the professor’s darker, more possessive lens.
  2. Devoured: The Addiction era from his side, where motives and mistakes read very differently.
  3. Loved: A broader POV bridge that reframes relationships and shows how bonds formed off-page.

Shelf 8: Scarlett (YA spin-off)

Best after The Hunted (Included, with one upcoming).

  1. Scarlett and the Kiss Thief: A confident senior year plan gets complicated when romance becomes strategic.
  2. Scarlett and the Fake Boyfriend: Fake dating turns emotionally real, and jealousy stops being pretend-safe.
  3. Scarlett and Her Prince Charming: The endgame arrives as Scarlett finally chooses what her “happily ever after” means. (Listed as coming in 2026.)

Shelf 9: Crooked Point (paranormal romance trilogy)

Read in order (Included).

  1. Bitten by Desire: A decade-old encounter returns with danger attached, and desire that doesn’t ask permission.
  2. Marked by the Pack: A heroine’s love life gets complicated fast when “new men” becomes literal.
  3. Taming the Beasts: The trilogy closes as the paranormal stakes peak and relationships are forced into the open.

Shelf 10: Secrets of Suburbia (thriller-leaning standalones)

Order recommended (Included).

  1. The Truth in My Lies: A controlled life cracks when a woman breaks one rule and learns it might be fatal.
  2. Sweet Like a Psycho: A quiet life in the woods ends when an explosion draws attention, and an inconveniently attractive cop.
  3. Crazy In Love: Holiday cheer turns chaotic when a marriage goes off the rails in the most extreme way.

Shelf 11: Made of Steel (romantic suspense trilogy)

Read in order (Included).

  1. Made of Steel: A vigilante fixates on saving a woman, but timing and history make it complicated.
  2. Forged in Flames: Protection becomes a mission as danger closes in and trust has to be rebuilt fast.
  3. Carved in Ice: Identities unravel, and the final answers change what “safety” even means.

Shelf 12: Standalone romance

Read anytime (Included).

  • Bad Things Feel Best: A heroine is drawn to a man who might be a monster, or might just want her to believe he is.

Shelf 13: Fantasy (two current entry points)

Separate continuity from the contemporaries (Included).

  1. Sea of Stars: A hidden truth about who she is kicks off a fantasy journey built on betrayal and awakening power.
  2. The Ruin of House Hornbolt: An epic-fantasy story with its own world and tone, separate from the romance series shelves.

A simple “read it all” plan that avoids whiplash

If you want a steady climb from core romance into the wider universe:

  1. The Hunted
  2. Men of Manhattan
  3. Empire High
  4. The Society → Single Girl Rules → Sweet Cravings
  5. Scarlett
  6. Secrets of Suburbia
  7. Made of Steel
  8. Crooked Point
  9. Fantasy
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