Jennifer Sucevic Books in Order (Updated March 14, 2026)

Jennifer Sucevic writes new adult and contemporary romance across several distinct lanes: college romance, bully romance, sports romance, and a few duets and standalones. The important part is that her catalog is not one giant continuity. Most of these series work best when read internally in order, then left alone rather than woven into a master in-universe timeline.

For most readers, the easiest way to navigate her books is by reading lane. If you want the big contemporary sports side of her catalog, start with Western Wildcats Hockey. If you want the earlier college-romance run, start with Barnett Bulldogs or Campus. If you want the darker prep-school line, go to Hawthorne Prep. Her official site currently groups the catalog by those series shelves, and Fantastic Fiction shows the same broad structure.

The fastest way to choose where to start

Pick the entry point that matches the kind of romance you want:

• Best overall starting point: Hate You Always if you want the current flagship hockey line.
• Best early-series starting point: King of Campus if you want to begin with her earlier college romances.
• Best bully-romance starting point: King of Hawthorne Prep.
• Best current ongoing series: Chicago Railers Hockey.

Recommended reading path for most readers

Instead of forcing every book into one long publication list, this is the cleanest reader-first route:

1. Barnett Bulldogs
2. Campus
3. Hawthorne Prep
4. Western Wildcats Hockey
5. Chicago Railers Hockey
6. Then circle back to the duets, Claremont books, and standalones

That order lets you see the core college and sports-romance shelves first, then move into the more recent hockey-heavy catalog.

Complete Jennifer Sucevic books in order by shelf

Barnett Bulldogs

Included. Read in order.

1. King of Campus (2016): The first Barnett Bulldogs novel opens Sucevic’s college-romance shelf with a campus-centered setup and introduces the kind of alpha-athlete dynamic that runs through much of her early work.
2. Friend Zoned (2016): Book two stays in the same college world and shifts into a friends-to-lovers style setup, making it a natural continuation rather than a separate jump-in point.
3. One Night Stand (2016): This third entry leans into a more impulsive, chemistry-first premise while keeping the same campus-romance atmosphere.
4. If You Were Mine (2017): The fourth Barnett Bulldogs book closes the sequence and is best saved for last so the series relationships and references land in order.

Stay Duet

Included. Read in order. Separate continuity.

1. Stay (2015): This is one of Sucevic’s earliest series starts and should be read first if you want to go back to the beginning of her published fiction.
2. Don’t Leave (2015): The second half of the duet continues the same central arc, so it works best as a direct follow-on rather than a standalone stop.

What’s Mine Duet

Included. Read in order. Separate continuity.

1. Protecting What’s Mine (2017): The duet opens with a possessive, protective-romance setup and starts a self-contained two-book line.
2. Claiming What’s Mine (2018): Book two continues and completes that arc, so it is best treated as the immediate second half of the same story world.

Campus

Included. Read in order, with the prequel optional first.

1. Campus Flirt (2022): Listed as book 0, this prequel is optional but works well as an opening sampler for the series’ college setting and tone.
2. Campus Player (2020): The main series starts here, introducing the central campus-romance framework in its proper numbered order.
3. Campus Heartthrob (2021): Book two continues the same college shelf and should be read after Campus Player for the cleanest progression.
4. Campus Hottie (2021): The third book stays in the same circle and keeps the series moving through connected college-romance pairings.
5. Campus God (2022): Book four builds on the existing campus network, so it reads better after the earlier novels than as a standalone entry.
6. Campus Legend (2022): This fifth main installment rounds out the current Campus sequence and is best saved until the end of the line.

Claremont Cougars

Included. Read in order, with the novella placed first if you want everything.

1. Heartless Summer (2023): Numbered as book 0.5, this novella works as a scene-setting lead-in to the Claremont books rather than a substitute for the main opener.
2. Heartless (2019): This is the true starting point of the series and should be read before Shameless.
3. Shameless (2023): Book two returns to the Claremont world after a long gap, so reading Heartless first helps the series feel less fragmented.

Hawthorne Prep

Included. Read in order.

1. King of Hawthorne Prep (2020): The bully-romance prep-school line starts here, making this the correct entry point for readers who want the darker high-school elite atmosphere.
2. Queen of Hawthorne Prep (2020): Book two continues that same social world and power structure, so it is best read right after the opener.
3. Prince of Hawthorne Prep (2022): The third installment expands the prep-school shelf while still relying on the established Hawthorne atmosphere and relationships.
4. Princess of Hawthorne Prep (2023): Book four currently closes the listed Hawthorne Prep run and belongs last in the sequence.

Next Door Duet

Included. Read in order.

1. The Girl Next Door (2020): The duet opens with the core neighborhood-romance setup and should be read first.
2. The Boy Next Door (2021): Book two completes the duet and works best when read immediately after the first book.
3. The Girl Next Door Prequel (2023): This later prequel is best treated as optional bonus material after the duet, not as the first reading stop.

Western Wildcats Hockey

Included. This is the best big-series starting point for many readers.

There are two practical ways to read this shelf.

If you want the current numbered core, start with Hate You Always. If you want the full shelf by publication history, include the earlier related novels first.

Full Western Wildcats shelf order

1. Hate to Love You (2018): An early Wildcats-related hockey romance that reads like part of the wider shelf history rather than the later numbered core.
2. The Breakup Plan (2019): Another early hockey-world entry that fits best here if you want the full development of the Wildcats side of the catalog.
3. Just Friends (2019): This continues the early sports-romance lane and is usually best kept with the other pre-2023 Wildcats books.
4. Hate You Always (2023): The numbered core starts here, making it the safest entry point for new readers who want the modern Wildcats run.
5. Love You Never (2023): Book two continues the same hockey shelf and should follow directly after Hate You Always.
6. Always My Girl (2023): This 2023 Wildcats title sits in the same broader shelf and is best read before the 2024 numbered books if you are being comprehensive.
7. Dare You to Love Me (2023): Another 2023 Wildcats-world title, best treated as part of the same connected hockey lane rather than a separate standalone.
8. Never Mine to Hold (2024): Book three of the numbered sequence, where the core Wildcats line clearly continues.
9. Never Say Never (2024): Book four follows the same sequence and should not be skipped if you are reading the numbered line in order.
10. Mine to Take (2024): Book five continues the current Wildcats run.
11. Break My Heart (2024): Book six pushes the series forward again and belongs after Mine to Take.
12. Never Your Girl (2025): Book seven is the newest published main Wildcats novel currently listed.
13. The Western Wildcats Novella Collection (2024): Optional collection material for completionists, best read after the main novels rather than inside the numbered sequence.

For new readers, I would still begin with Hate You Always unless you specifically want the full publication-history version of the hockey shelf. Fantastic Fiction lists the earlier Wildcats-related titles separately from the later numbered run, which is why they make more sense as “full shelf” context than mandatory pre-reading.

Chicago Railers Hockey

Included. Ongoing series. Read in order.

1. Make Me Yours (2025): This starts Sucevic’s newer hockey series and is the correct entry point for readers who want the most current shelf.
2. Hold Me Tight (2025): Book two continues the Chicago Railers line and should be read directly after the opener.
3. Show Me Forever (2026): Listed for March 2026 as book three, this is the newest Railers title currently shown as released or imminent in catalog sources.
4. Promise Me This (2026): Listed as book four and currently scheduled for June 2026.
5. Keep Me Close (2026): Listed as book five and currently scheduled for August 2026.
6. Give Me Tonight (2026): Listed as book six and currently scheduled for October 2026.

Because this is an active series, publication timing can move. The safest phrasing is that these are the currently listed Chicago Railers books and release windows.

Standalone novels

Included. Separate from the series above.

1. Love to Hate You (2018): A standalone contemporary romance best read on its own rather than forced into one of the campus or hockey lines.

Collections and contributor titles

Optional. Not part of the main reading order.

1. Let’s Play (2021): A multi-author collection, so it belongs in a bibliography but not in the middle of a first-time series read.
2. On the Line (2023): Another shared collection, best treated as optional bonus reading.
3. Dissent: Volume 1 (2022): A collection containing work by Sucevic rather than a core solo-series entry.
4. The Football Hotties Collection (2022): Omnibus material for readers who want bundled editions, not a new continuity stop.
5. The Hockey Hotties Collection (2023): Another omnibus edition, useful for collecting titles but not necessary for figuring out order.

Best reading orders depending on what you want

If you want the cleanest first experience

1. Hate You Always
2. Love You Never
3. Never Mine to Hold
4. Never Say Never
5. Mine to Take
6. Break My Heart
7. Never Your Girl

Then move to Chicago Railers Hockey.

If you want to read from the beginning

1. Stay
2. Don’t Leave
3. King of Campus
4. Friend Zoned
5. One Night Stand
6. If You Were Mine

Then continue into the rest of the catalog by shelf.

If you want bully romance first

1. King of Hawthorne Prep
2. Queen of Hawthorne Prep
3. Prince of Hawthorne Prep
4. Princess of Hawthorne Prep

Do you need a chronological order?

Not really.

Jennifer Sucevic’s books are much easier to navigate by series shelf than by any one in-universe timeline. The only place where readers may hesitate is Western Wildcats Hockey, because some earlier hockey titles sit beside the later numbered sequence. In practice, that is solved by choosing either the full shelf route or the numbered core route and sticking with it.

Latest release status

As of March 14, 2026, the newest currently listed Jennifer Sucevic title is Show Me Forever, the third Chicago Railers Hockey book, with Promise Me This, Keep Me Close, and Give Me Tonight also listed for later in 2026. On the already-published side of the catalog, Never Your Girl (2025) is the latest main Western Wildcats Hockey novel currently shown.

FAQs

What is the best Jennifer Sucevic book to start with?

For most readers, Hate You Always is the best starting point because it opens the current numbered Western Wildcats Hockey run.

Are all Jennifer Sucevic books connected?

No. Her catalog is best treated as several separate shelves: campus romance, bully romance, hockey romance, duets, and a few standalones.

Do I need to read the Wildcats books from 2018 and 2019 before Hate You Always?

Not necessarily. They help if you want the full shelf history, but Hate You Always works as the best modern entry point to the numbered core. That recommendation is an inference based on how Fantastic Fiction separates the earlier titles from the later numbered sequence.

What is Jennifer Sucevic’s newest series?

Chicago Railers Hockey is the newest clearly listed ongoing series on her current catalog pages.

What if I only want completed series?

Start with Barnett Bulldogs, Campus, Hawthorne Prep, or the current completed portion of Western Wildcats Hockey. Chicago Railers Hockey is still active.

Conclusion

If you want one firm recommendation, start with Hate You Always and treat Western Wildcats Hockey as your main entry into Jennifer Sucevic’s catalog. After that, move to Chicago Railers Hockey for the newer books, then go backward into Barnett Bulldogs, Campus, and Hawthorne Prep depending on which lane you enjoy most.