Kate Watson Books in Order (Updated May 10, 2026)

Kate Watson writes young adult fiction and closed-door romantic comedies. Her earlier books include Austen-inspired YA novels such as Seeking Mansfield and Off Script, while her newer work leans into sweet, banter-heavy contemporary romance.

There are two important reading routes. The Seeking Mansfield books should be read in order because the characters and emotional fallout carry forward. The romcom series are more flexible, though series order still gives the cleanest path.

Main Continuity Check

1. Read in order: Seeking Mansfield
2. Mostly standalone, but better in order: Sweet as Sugar Maple
3. Standalone sports romcoms with connected world: Catching Feelings
4. Separate YA standalone: Lovestruck
5. Related/side-title placement varies: Single All the Way and Since We’ve No Place to Go

Seeking Mansfield Books in Order

1. Seeking Mansfield (2017): Finley Price lives with the Bertrams after family tragedy, and the arrival of glamorous siblings Emma and Harlan Crawford disrupts her quiet bond with Oliver.
2. Shoot the Moon (2018): Tate Bertram’s gambling problems, family pressure, and political-campaign internship create a heavier companion story that continues the world after Seeking Mansfield.
3. Off Script (2020): Emma Crawford receives a modern Emma-inspired story in Hollywood, where matchmaking, fame, friendship, and accountability reshape her future.

Sweet as Sugar Maple Books in Order

The Sweet as Sugar Maple books are closed-door romantic comedies set around Sugar Maple Farms and its connected circle. They can generally stand alone, but the numbered series order is the easiest route.

1. Strawberry Fields for Never (2023): A struggling marketing CEO comes to rebrand a Southern orchard and clashes with the stubborn heir who wants to protect the farm.
2. Baby Llama Drama (2023): A guarded single dad and NFL star needs childcare help from a woman his daughter already adores, forcing him to reconsider his sworn-off-love stance.
3. It’s Always Sonny (2024): A second-chance romance brings an “ice queen” heroine back into the orbit of Sonny Luciano and his warm, complicated family.
4. Don’t Go Faking My Heart (2024): Ashley and Rusty slide into fake dating when her manipulative ex returns, but their pretend relationship exposes feelings that were already there.
5. Truly Medley Deeply (2025): A pop-country singer and a grumpy sound guy are thrown together on tour, where music, secrets, protection, and one-bed tension test their boundaries.

Sweet as Sugar Maple Related Christmas Book

• Single All the Way (2023): Juliet and Nate get stuck in an elevator during a blackout, then turn their unexpected connection into a fake-date holiday arrangement with real feelings underneath.

This book is closely associated with the Sweet as Sugar Maple world, but some listings treat it as related rather than a numbered main installment. Read it after Baby Llama Drama or whenever you want a Christmas romcom.

Catching Feelings Books in Order

The Catching Feelings books are closed-door sports romcoms. They are designed to stand alone, but publication order keeps the team and relationship world easy to follow.

1. Since We’ve No Place to Go (2024): Liesel hates Christmas and Cooper Kellogg annoys her, but a team project, holiday events, and a blizzard force them into a softer kind of proximity.
2. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (2025): Kayla buys a baseball team and ends up in a marriage-of-convenience arrangement with Sean O’Shannan, a hockey hero and bar owner with his own fears about being second choice.
3. Planes, Reins, and Automobiles (2025): Poppy and Oliver are stranded into a long road trip home, not realizing that their online connection is far warmer than their in-person rivalry.
4. The Setup Man (2026): Scottie fake dates a baseball bad boy for PR reasons while trying not to fall for Lucas Fischer, the pitcher who keeps showing up with patience, coffee, and inconvenient sincerity.
5. The Fall Classic (2026): The fourth numbered Catching Feelings novel is listed for September 2026, so it belongs after The Setup Man and should be treated as upcoming until release.

Standalone Kate Watson Books

• Lovestruck (2019): Kali, a cupid-in-training and daughter of Eros, accidentally falls for her own target and has to challenge divine expectations, fate, and her unwanted role in matchmaking.

Anthology Appearance

• Welcome Home (2017): A multi-author anthology on love and adoption that includes Kate Watson as a contributor, best treated as supplemental rather than part of her main fiction order.

Publication Order

1. Seeking Mansfield (2017): Finley Price’s modern Mansfield Park-inspired story begins the connected YA sequence.
2. Welcome Home (2017): A contributor anthology appearance, separate from Watson’s main series reading order.
3. Shoot the Moon (2018): Tate Bertram’s story continues the Seeking Mansfield world with addiction, gambling, family, and campaign pressure.
4. Lovestruck (2019): A YA mythological romantic comedy about a cupid-in-training who accidentally falls for the wrong person.
5. Off Script (2020): Emma Crawford’s Hollywood-set Emma-inspired story closes the Seeking Mansfield trilogy.
6. Strawberry Fields for Never (2023): The Sweet as Sugar Maple series begins with a farm-rebrand enemies-to-lovers romance.
7. Baby Llama Drama (2023): A single-dad football romance brings a tender family angle into the Sugar Maple world.
8. Single All the Way (2023): A related Christmas romcom about elevator sparks, fake dating, and holiday family pressure.
9. It’s Always Sonny (2024): A second-chance Sweet as Sugar Maple romance with stormy proximity and old heartbreak.
10. Don’t Go Faking My Heart (2024): A fake-dating Sweet as Sugar Maple romance built around best-friend loyalty and hidden hope.
11. Since We’ve No Place to Go (2024): A Christmas sports romcom connected to the Catching Feelings world.
12. Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (2025): A marriage-of-convenience sports romcom that formally opens the numbered Catching Feelings series.
13. Planes, Reins, and Automobiles (2025): A grumpy-sunshine road-trip romance with anonymous online-soulmate tension.
14. Truly Medley Deeply (2025): A closed-door music-tour romance in the Sweet as Sugar Maple series.
15. The Setup Man (2026): A fake-dating and forbidden-feelings sports romcom in the Catching Feelings series.
16. The Fall Classic (2026): A forthcoming Catching Feelings book scheduled after The Setup Man.

Suggested Starting Points

• For the Austen-inspired YA side, begin with Seeking Mansfield and read straight through to Off Script. That route preserves Finley, Tate, and Emma’s connected world.
• For the romcom side, begin with Strawberry Fields for Never if you want Sugar Maple Farms, or Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend if you want the newer sports-romance lane.
• For the quickest standalone sample, choose Lovestruck for YA mythology or Single All the Way for a Christmas romcom.

Do You Need to Read Jane Austen First?

It helps for Seeking Mansfield and Off Script, but it is not required.

Seeking Mansfield is a modern YA take on Mansfield Park, while Off Script updates Emma with Hollywood and fame-world dynamics. Knowing Austen makes the parallels clearer, but Watson’s books are readable on their own.

Are Kate Watson’s Romcoms Connected?

Yes, but loosely.

The Sweet as Sugar Maple books share a romcom world and connected community. The Catching Feelings books share a sports-romance world. Both series are built so readers can enter by premise, but order keeps recurring references and character links cleaner.

Latest Kate Watson Book

As of this update, The Setup Man is the newest published Kate Watson book, released in April 2026.

The next listed Kate Watson book is The Fall Classic, a Catching Feelings novel scheduled for September 2026.

Final Reading Advice

Read Seeking Mansfield, Shoot the Moon, and Off Script in order if you want Kate Watson’s YA Austen-inspired sequence.

For the newer closed-door romcoms, choose by setting: Sweet as Sugar Maple for farm-and-small-community romance, and Catching Feelings for sports romcoms. The books are friendly to standalone reading, but series order gives the smoothest experience.