Kaylee Ryan writes contemporary romance in several clearly separated series, plus standalones and a handful of co-written books. The good news is you don’t need a master timeline. The practical approach is: choose one series and read it straight through.
If you’re cameo-sensitive (you don’t want to see future couples already together), finish one series before bouncing to the next.
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Start with the vibe you want
- Football romance with a team/found-family feel: start with Make the Play
- Small-town brothers with strong family ties: start with Stay Always or Play by Play
- Shorter “just the couple” experience: start with Agony (a duet)
- Try-one book test (no homework): start with The Difference or Remedy
Nashville Rampage series (read in order)
- Make the Play: A spark with a football player turns into something that won’t stay casual for long.
- Run the Play: A driven couple fights timing and pressure while feelings keep showing up anyway.
- Learn the Play: A slow-build connection forces two people to stop hiding what they want.
- Follow the Play: Chemistry gets complicated when expectations from the past won’t loosen their grip.
- Change the Play: A relationship reaches the point where “almost” isn’t enough anymore.
Everlasting Ink series (read in order)
- Does He Know?: A long-held attraction breaks into the open when distance becomes impossible.
- Is This Love?: Two people test the line between comfort and commitment.
- Are You Ready?: A relationship accelerates the moment both stop pretending they’re fine.
- What About Now?: The past asks for a second chance, on its own schedule.
- Can We Try?: A final push toward honesty decides whether love is real or just familiar.
Kincaid Brothers series (read in order)
- Stay Always: A steady, protective love grows when life stops being predictable.
- Stay Over: A close-quarters situation turns into an emotional point of no return.
- Stay Forever: Commitment becomes the only answer once the bond is undeniable.
- Stay Tonight: One night changes the rules, and neither can go back to “before.”
- Stay Together: External pressure tests whether their connection can hold in public.
- Stay Wild: A wilder match forces both to risk more than they planned.
- Stay Present: Healing starts when someone finally shows up and stays.
- Stay Anyway: A complicated situation becomes simple: they want each other.
- Stay Real: Love wins when both stop performing and start choosing.
Riggins Brothers series (read in order)
- Play by Play: A confident connection turns serious when real life shows up early.
- Layer by Layer: Two guarded people reveal the truth in small, irreversible steps.
- Piece by Piece: A relationship builds slowly, like trust earned instead of claimed.
- Kiss by Kiss: A string of “small” moments becomes the whole love story.
- Touch by Touch: Physical chemistry turns into emotional certainty, one choice at a time.
- Beat by Beat: A steady romance forms when both stop running from what feels right.
Unexpected Arrivals series (read in order)
- Unexpected Reality: A surprise shift forces a couple to rewrite everything they assumed.
- Unexpected Fight: Love gets tested when stress turns small cracks into real fractures.
- Unexpected Fall: Attraction becomes commitment faster than either can control.
- Unexpected Bond: A deeper tie forms when responsibility stops being optional.
- Unexpected Odds: A couple bets on love even when the numbers don’t look good.
Out of Reach series (read in order)
- Beyond the Bases: A baseball romance where the real challenge is letting someone in.
- Beyond the Game: Winning matters, until the relationship starts costing too much.
- Beyond the Play: Two people push past fear and finally choose “us” out loud.
- Beyond the Team: A final love story that turns loyalty into a future plan.
Entangled Hearts duet (read in order)
- Agony: A connection burns hot while emotional baggage keeps making it hurt.
- Bliss: The payoff arrives when love stops being a question and becomes a decision.
Soul Serenade series (read in order)
- Emphatic: A bold romance begins when one person refuses to accept “maybe.”
- Assured: Trust grows when both finally act like they mean it.
- Definite: A couple faces the moment where love requires courage, not words.
- Insistent: The relationship holds because neither is willing to walk away.
Southern Heart series (read in order)
- Southern Pleasure: A warm, small-town romance where desire turns into belonging.
- Southern Desire: A relationship deepens as both stop denying what they want.
- Southern Attraction: Attraction becomes something steadier when reality pushes back.
- Southern Devotion: Love is proven in consistency, not grand gestures.
Tempting Tatum (read in order)
- Tempting Tatum: A magnetic pull turns into a romance that refuses to behave.
- Unwrapping Tatum: The follow-up that digs deeper into trust, intimacy, and choosing each other.
With You series (read in order)
- Anywhere With You: A connection takes root when two lives finally intersect at the right time.
- More With You: A relationship grows when both risk wanting more than “safe.”
- Everything With You: Love becomes the obvious choice once they stop resisting it.
Standalones (read anytime)
- The Difference: A single change in direction creates a new life, and a new love.
- Every Other Memory: Two people reconnect through what they can’t quite forget.
- Forever After All: A romance about building something lasting, not just exciting.
- Hey, Whiskey: A familiar face becomes the temptation that won’t stay in the past.
- I Just Want You: A direct, heartfelt romance where wanting is the honest part.
- Just Say When: Timing becomes the obstacle until both decide to stop waiting.
- Levitate: A love story about rising above fear and choosing joy on purpose.
- Pull You Through: A relationship forms in the middle of hardship, not after it.
- Remedy: A healing romance where the right person feels like relief.
- Reminding Avery: A second chance arrives with old feelings and new boundaries.
- Trust the Push: A couple leans into the moment when logic says “don’t.”
- Never With Me: A “we shouldn’t” romance that keeps turning into “we can’t stop.”
- Misconception: One misunderstanding sets off a chain of emotional consequences.
Co-written with Lacey Black (read in order by series)
Fair Lakes series
- It’s Not Over: A relationship restarts where it broke, with both still wanting more.
- Just Getting Started: The connection strengthens when both stop treating it like a phase.
- Can’t Fight It: A couple stops fighting the inevitable and finally fights for each other.
Never Too Far
- Beneath the Fallen Stars: A heartfelt romance where love arrives when life feels uncertain.
- Beneath the Desert Sun: A change of setting becomes a chance to change everything else.
Standalones (co-written)
- Boy Trouble: A fun, messy romance where attraction refuses to stay uncomplicated.
- Home To You: A return home becomes a return to the feelings that never left.
- Tell Me A Story: A connection grows through honesty, warmth, and earned trust.
Co-writing as Rebel Shaw (read in order)
- Royal: A high-gloss romance with sharp edges under the surface.
- Crying Shame: Desire collides with consequences that won’t stay private.
- Watch And Learn: A relationship shifts when both stop pretending they don’t care.
Free reads (optional extras)
- Midnight Kiss: A quick romance that delivers the spark without the wait.
- When Sparks Collide: Two people crash into each other and don’t recover gracefully.
- Whiskey & Roses: A short, moody romance with sweetness under the bite.
Multi-author titles (read anytime)
- Lucky Bastard: A playful romance that leans into heat and luck.
- Perfect Embrace: A comfort-forward love story built on closeness and trust.
- Kissing The Rival: Rivalry turns into the kind of tension that can’t stay competitive.
The simplest “do this next” plan
If you want one clean path with minimal cameo spoilers:
- Nashville Rampage (start at Make the Play)
- Kincaid Brothers (start at Stay Always)
- Riggins Brothers (start at Play by Play)
- Then sample Standalones anywhere you want
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