Kennedy Fox Books in Order (Updated August 4, 2026)

Kennedy Fox is the shared romance pen name formerly used by Brooke Cumberland, now writing as Brooke Montgomery, and Lyra Parish. The authors began collaborating in 2016 and stopped writing together after 2022.

Their catalog includes romantic comedy, romantic suspense, small-town romance, cowboy romance, and several tightly connected duets. Some newer editions combine two-book stories into single volumes or publish them under different titles, so the number shown by one retailer may not match the number shown elsewhere.

The most important rule is simple: never separate the two halves of a Kennedy Fox duet. The first volume usually ends before the couple’s story is resolved.

Before You Pick a Series

Kennedy Fox’s books fall into three broad reading patterns.

• Continuous duets: Checkmate, Roommate Duet, and Lawton Ridge tell each couple’s story across two books. Read both volumes back to back.
• Interconnected standalones: Bishop Brothers, Circle B Ranch, Love in Isolation, and Only One change couples between books but retain families, friends, or locations.

Repackaged editions: Some duets have since been combined into one-book editions. Buying the omnibus means you do not also need the two original volumes unless you want both formats.

For the widest introduction to the catalog, begin with This Is War. For small-town cowboy romance, begin with Taming Him. For the longest family continuation, follow Bishop Brothers with Circle B Ranch.

Checkmate Duet Books in Order

Checkmate is the original Kennedy Fox series. It contains three connected duets, each following a different couple from the same friendship group.

The six books must be read in numerical order. Every odd-numbered volume begins a couple’s story, and the following even-numbered volume completes it.

Travis and Viola

1. This Is War (2016): Viola is forced into close quarters with Travis, her brother’s arrogant best friend and longtime enemy, beginning a romance built on old attraction, sharp conflict, and unresolved history.
2. This Is Love (2016): Travis and Viola face the consequences of crossing the line between hostility and desire, completing the relationship started in This Is War.

Drew and Courtney

3. This Is Reckless (2017): Courtney’s feelings for Drew become impossible to ignore, but his emotional history and their shared social circle make the relationship more complicated than a simple friends-to-lovers romance.
4. This Is Effortless (2017): Drew and Courtney’s story continues through escalating personal and external pressures, resolving the second Checkmate duet.

Logan and Kayla

5. This Is Dangerous (2017): Logan and Kayla move from friendship toward a relationship while danger surrounding the group gives the final duet a stronger romantic-suspense element.
6. This Is Beautiful (2017): The Checkmate storyline reaches its conclusion as Logan and Kayla confront the threat and emotional uncertainty left unresolved in the previous book.

Falling Out of Hate with You

Falling Out of Hate with You (2022): A later enemies-to-lovers edition associated with the Checkmate catalog, best treated as a repackaged or alternate-format release rather than a seventh required continuation of the original six-book storyline.

Readers who own the original three duets should check the edition description before buying later Checkmate-branded releases.

Make Me Books in Order

The Make Me series has appeared under several names, including Bedtime Reads. Its books have also been retitled, which can make the series appear larger than it is.

Each entry follows a different couple and can be understood separately.

1. Make Me Forget (2017): A woman seeks an escape from ordinary life and becomes involved with a man whose reputation and emotional barriers make a temporary connection difficult to keep casual.This book has also been published as My Week with the Bad Boy and Falling for the Bad Boy.
2. Make Me Crazy (2018): A charming playboy meets a woman unwilling to accept his usual rules, creating a romance shaped by clashing expectations and reluctant vulnerability.This title has also appeared as Falling for the Playboy.
3. Make Me Stay (2019): A cowboy romance brings its central couple together through small-town proximity and the question of whether a passing relationship can become permanent.This book has also been published as Falling for the Cowboy.

The alternate titles are not additional novels. Readers only need one edition of each story.

Bishop Brothers Books in Order

Bishop Brothers begins Kennedy Fox’s largest family-centered world. The four books follow the Bishop brothers on a Texas ranch, with each installment changing couples while continuing the family story.

1. Taming Him (2018): Alex Bishop meets River during a trip away from the ranch, beginning a relationship that must survive distance, family expectations, and the consequences of an unexpected connection.
2. Needing Him (2018): Evan Bishop clashes with Emily, turning professional friction and mutual attraction into the second romance in the family sequence.
3. Chasing Him (2018): John Bishop’s life changes when a woman becomes closely involved with his family, creating a romance shaped by responsibility, grief, and the possibility of a new beginning.
4. Keeping Him (2018): Jackson Bishop and Kiera take the final lead roles, closing the original brothers’ generation while preparing the family world for later stories.

The romances have separate conclusions, but publication order preserves family developments, marriages, and the arrival of the next Bishop generation.

Bishop Family Origin Books in Order

The Bishop Family Origin editions revisit the original Bishop Brothers couples in combined or repackaged form.

1. Alex & River (2022): A collected edition of Alex and River’s romance, retelling the first Bishop couple’s complete story in one volume.
2. Evan & Emily (2022): A combined edition centered on Evan and Emily, replacing the need to buy their story in another format.
3. John & Mila (2022): A repackaged edition presenting John and Mila’s complete relationship as a single couple-focused book.
4. Jackson & Kiera (2023): A one-volume edition of Jackson and Kiera’s romance, completing the republished Bishop origin set.

These are not sequels to the four Bishop Brothers novels. They are alternate editions of the same central romances.

Circle B Ranch Books in Order

Circle B Ranch follows the next generation of the Bishop family. It is a direct continuation of the world established in Bishop Brothers.

The series contains interconnected standalone romances. Each book resolves a new couple’s story, but weddings, children, family changes, and earlier couples continue throughout.

Optional Prequel

Roping the Cowboy (2019): A short ranch romance provides an early visit to Circle B and adds family context before the numbered next-generation novels.

The prequel is optional. Readers may begin with Hitching the Cowboy without losing the main storyline.

Main Series

1. Hitching the Cowboy (2019): Riley Bishop wakes after a reckless night in Las Vegas to discover she has married Diesel, beginning the next-generation series with an accidental-marriage romance.
2. Catching the Cowboy (2020): Another Bishop family member becomes involved in a romance shaped by attraction, ranch life, and the difficulty of keeping emotions under control in a close-knit community.
3. Wrangling the Cowboy (2020): A cowboy with established ties to Circle B meets a woman capable of disrupting his plans, while earlier family relationships continue in the background.
4. Bossing the Cowboy (2021): Workplace conflict on or around the ranch turns personal, giving the fourth couple a romance driven by forced proximity and competing authority.
5. Kissing the Cowboy (2021): A friendship or familiar connection crosses into romance, bringing another branch of the Bishop family into focus.
6. Winning the Cowboy (2021): Competition, pride, and long-standing attraction shape the sixth Circle B romance as the next generation continues building lives around the ranch.
7. Claiming the Cowboy (2022): A cowboy who has resisted commitment must decide whether protecting his independence matters more than claiming a future with the woman he wants.
8. Tempting the Cowboy (2022): Close proximity and forbidden attraction complicate another Circle B relationship, with the wider Bishop family remaining an active part of the story.
9. Seducing the Cowboy (2022): The final numbered Circle B Ranch novel gives the last featured couple their romance and closes the major next-generation sequence.

Read Circle B Ranch after Bishop Brothers for the complete family progression. Starting directly with Hitching the Cowboy is possible, but it reveals which original Bishop couples formed families.

The Bishop Family Reading Order

Readers who want the whole Bishop family history should follow this sequence:

1. Taming Him (2018): Alex and River begin the original brothers’ generation.
2. Needing Him (2018): Evan and Emily become the second central couple.
3. Chasing Him (2018): John and Mila’s relationship expands the family.
4. Keeping Him (2018): Jackson and Kiera complete the original generation.
5. Roping the Cowboy (2019): An optional short transition into Circle B Ranch.
6. Hitching the Cowboy (2019): The next generation begins with an accidental marriage.
7. Catching the Cowboy (2020): A new Circle B couple moves forward.
8. Wrangling the Cowboy (2020): Another ranch romance develops within the family network.
9. Bossing the Cowboy (2021): Workplace tension brings the fourth main Circle B couple together.
10. Kissing the Cowboy (2021): The next family romance crosses an emotional boundary.
11. Winning the Cowboy (2021): Competition and attraction shape the sixth main installment.
12. Claiming the Cowboy (2022): Commitment becomes the central obstacle for another cowboy.
13. Tempting the Cowboy (2022): Forbidden attraction drives the eighth numbered romance.
14. Seducing the Cowboy (2022): The final couple closes the Circle B sequence.

Do not add the Bishop Family Origin editions after this list. They duplicate earlier stories rather than continuing the family chronology.

Roommate Duet Books in Order

Roommate Duet consists of three two-book romances. A connected suspense storyline carries from one couple to the next, so the three duets work best in the original publication order.

Hunter and Lennon

Forever Mine (2019): A prequel novella provides early context for Hunter and Lennon before the events that force them into a more complicated living arrangement.

1. Baby Mine (2019): Lennon’s life changes after a devastating event leaves her closely dependent on Hunter, her roommate and the man whose feelings have remained largely unspoken.
2. Baby Yours (2019): Hunter and Lennon deal with grief, guilt, pregnancy, and the consequences of their growing attachment, completing their duet.

Mason and Sophie

3. Truly Mine (2019): Sophie and Mason begin a romance shadowed by emotional history and danger that connects their story to the wider roommate group.
4. Truly Yours (2019): Mason and Sophie’s relationship faces the direct consequences of the previous book, completing their duet and advancing the shared suspense plot.

Liam and Maddie

5. Always Mine (2019): Liam and Maddie move from a long-standing connection toward romance while unresolved danger surrounding their friends becomes increasingly immediate.
6. Always Yours (2020): The final couple confronts both their relationship and the continuing threat, bringing the Roommate Duet storyline to its conclusion.

The safest order is Baby Mine, Baby Yours, Truly Mine, Truly Yours, Always Mine, and Always Yours. Read Forever Mine immediately before Baby Mine or shortly afterward.

Roommates Omnibus Editions

The original six Roommate Duet novels have also been sold as three couple-based omnibuses.

1. Hunter & Lennon Duet (2021): Combines Baby Mine and Baby Yours into one complete volume.
2. Mason & Sophie Duet (2021): Combines Truly Mine and Truly Yours into one edition.
3. Liam & Maddie Duet (2021): Combines Always Mine and Always Yours into one edition.

Roommate Duet Series: Six Book Complete Set (2021): Collects all three duets in their full reading order.

These editions contain previously published stories. They do not add a fourth couple.

Between Us Trilogy Retitles

The Roommate Duet books were later revised, recovered, and republished by Brooke Fox as the Between Us trilogy. Each new volume combines one original duet into a single novel.

The three combined books must still be read in order because a suspense subplot continues across the trilogy.

Readers who own the Kennedy Fox Roommate Duet books already have the core stories. The Brooke Fox editions are revised presentations, not entirely separate Kennedy Fox novels.

Lawton Ridge Duet Books in Order

Lawton Ridge contains three romantic-suspense duets. Each couple receives two books, and an overarching web of friendships, crimes, and local history connects all six installments.

Tyler and Gemma

1. Keeping You Away (2020): Tyler returns to Lawton Ridge after prison and is forced to face Gemma, the woman he left behind and never emotionally escaped.
2. Needing You Close (2020): Tyler and Gemma confront the history, danger, and mistrust surrounding their reunion, completing the first Lawton Ridge duet.

Noah and Katie

3. Pushing You Away (2021): Noah and Katie’s relationship develops under pressure from the town’s continuing conflicts, beginning the second couple’s suspense-driven story.
4. Holding You Close (2021): The consequences of the previous book force Noah and Katie to decide whether trust can survive the danger surrounding them.

Archer and Everleigh

5. Forcing You Away (2021): Archer and Everleigh begin the final Lawton Ridge duet with a relationship complicated by past choices, emotional resistance, and the wider threat affecting the group.
6. Wanting You Close (2021): The last couple’s story and the series-level suspense arc reach their resolution.

Do not read only the first book of any pair. The couple’s happy ending arrives in the second half of each duet.

Love in Isolation Books in Order

Love in Isolation began during the period when isolation and forced proximity became central contemporary-romance themes. Each book changes couples, but recurring characters connect the stories.

The books are designed as interconnected standalones rather than cliffhanger duets.

1. The Two of Us (2020): Two people with a difficult shared history are isolated together, forcing them to confront old feelings when neither has an easy way to leave.
2. The Best of Us (2020): A new couple becomes stranded in close quarters, where survival concerns and mutual dependence gradually change their relationship.
3. The End of Us (2021): A marriage or established relationship reaches a breaking point, turning isolation into a test of whether the couple’s history can be repaired.
4. The Heart of Us (2022): Emotional vulnerability and forced proximity bring another connected couple together while earlier characters continue around them.
5. The Fall of Us (2022): A difficult reunion places its central couple in circumstances where old attraction and unresolved pain can no longer remain separate.
6. The Joy of Us (2022): The final numbered romance gives the connected group a lighter seasonal or celebratory conclusion while revisiting the relationships established earlier.

Publication order gives recurring friendships their full context, although each central romance has its own resolution.

Only One Books in Order

Only One is a three-book series of interconnected small-town romances. Each installment follows a different couple and can be read independently, but shared characters make the listed order preferable.

1. Only Him (2022): A woman is confronted by the return or renewed presence of the one man she has never fully moved beyond, beginning the series with a second-chance emotional conflict.
2. Only Us (2022): Another couple must decide whether a relationship that feels private and uncertain can survive the expectations surrounding their small-town lives.
3. Only Mine (2022): The final featured couple faces possessive attraction, personal history, and the question of whether they can build something lasting within the established community.

Only One does not need to be inserted into the Bishop family or Lawton Ridge reading orders. It is a separate continuity.

Mockingbird Duet Books in Order

Mockingbird is a darker romantic-suspense duet. Both books follow the same central story and must be read together.

1. Caged (2023): A woman becomes trapped in a dangerous situation where control, survival, and an intense relationship are tightly intertwined.
2. Freed (2023): The second half confronts the aftermath of captivity and the unresolved threat, bringing the couple’s suspense arc to its conclusion.

Caged does not provide a complete stopping point. Read Freed immediately afterward.

Because Kennedy Fox stopped producing new collaborations after 2022, the 2023 publication dates associated with this duet reflect its later release or edition history rather than a renewed long-term partnership.

Texas Heat Books in Order

Texas Heat is a two-book small-town romance sequence associated with the later Kennedy Fox catalog.

1. Here to Stay (2023): A return to Texas places its central couple in a close-knit setting where attraction conflicts with plans that were supposed to remain temporary.
2. Yours to Love (2023): A second Texas couple takes the lead, developing a romance shaped by family ties, community expectations, and the decision to remain rather than leave.

The two books change couples and are not a cliffhanger duet. Reading them in order still gives the shared setting a clearer progression.

Kennedy Fox Novellas and Short Reads

Forever Mine

Forever Mine (2019): An optional Hunter and Lennon prequel that adds emotional context before Baby Mine.

Roping the Cowboy

Roping the Cowboy (2019): An optional Circle B Ranch prequel that offers a shorter introduction to the ranch world.

Loving Him

Loving Him (2023): A short romance or bonus-style release associated with the later Kennedy Fox catalog, best treated as optional unless an edition identifies a direct series placement.

Christmas with You

Christmas with You (2023): A seasonal short read that provides a holiday-centered romance or character return without changing the order of a main series.

Short works can disappear from sale, move into newsletters, or be included in collections. Their availability does not affect the main novel sequences.

Anthologies and Multi-Author Collections

These collections contain work by Kennedy Fox alongside other romance authors. They remain separate from the authors’ numbered series.

Together with Love (2020): A multi-author collection containing romance stories from several writers, intended as an optional anthology rather than a Kennedy Fox series installment.

Holding Onto You (2021): A shared collection featuring multiple authors and stories, with no required placement in Checkmate, Bishop Brothers, or Lawton Ridge.

One More Kiss, Volume 1 (2022): A romance anthology combining shorter work from different contributors.

Dissent, Volume 1 (2022): A multi-author collection that includes a Kennedy Fox contribution outside the main continuity.

Dissent, Volume 2 (2022): A companion anthology containing additional multi-author fiction rather than a direct sequel to a Kennedy Fox novel.

Hope (2022): A charity anthology containing stories from several authors, intended as an optional contribution.

Keep My Heart (2020): A Top Shelf Romance collection that packages work by Kennedy Fox with books or stories from other romance writers.

Anthology contents and availability can change by edition. Do not assume the included Kennedy Fox selection is a new full-length novel.

Boxed Sets and Collections

Kennedy Fox has released many omnibus and boxed-set editions. These usually combine books already listed above.

Lawton Ridge Duet Series (2021): Collects the six Lawton Ridge books, covering all three couples and the full suspense arc.

Roommate Duet Series: Six Book Complete Set (2021): Contains the entire Roommate Duet sequence in one package.

Together with Love and Holding Onto You: Multi-author collections rather than complete Kennedy Fox series sets.

When buying an omnibus, compare its contents with the individual titles. A new cover or couple-based title does not necessarily indicate a new story.

Complete Kennedy Fox Publication Order

Readers who prefer to see the major original novels by year can use this sequence. Collections and later repackaged editions are excluded to prevent duplicate reading.

2016

1. This Is War (2016): Travis and Viola begin the first Checkmate duet through enemies-to-lovers tension.
2. This Is Love (2016): Their relationship reaches its resolution.

2017

3. This Is Reckless (2017): Drew and Courtney begin the second Checkmate duet.
4. This Is Effortless (2017): Their continuing romance and conflict are resolved.
5. This Is Dangerous (2017): Logan and Kayla begin the final Checkmate duet.
6. This Is Beautiful (2017): The original Checkmate series closes.
7. Make Me Forget (2017): A bad-boy romance begins the Make Me sequence.

2018

8. Make Me Crazy (2018): A playboy meets a woman unwilling to follow his usual rules.
9. Taming Him (2018): Alex and River open the Bishop family world.
10. Needing Him (2018): Evan and Emily take the second Bishop romance.
11. Chasing Him (2018): John and Mila’s story continues the ranch family sequence.
12. Keeping Him (2018): Jackson and Kiera complete the original brothers’ generation.

2019

13. Make Me Stay (2019): A cowboy romance completes the Make Me series.
14. Forever Mine (2019): An optional prequel introduces Hunter and Lennon’s emotional history.
15. Baby Mine (2019): Hunter and Lennon’s main duet begins.
16. Baby Yours (2019): Their relationship reaches its conclusion.
17. Truly Mine (2019): Mason and Sophie begin the second Roommate Duet story.
18. Truly Yours (2019): Their romance and suspense conflict are resolved.
19. Always Mine (2019): Liam and Maddie begin the final Roommate Duet romance.
20. Roping the Cowboy (2019): An optional prequel introduces Circle B Ranch.
21. Hitching the Cowboy (2019): An accidental marriage begins the next Bishop generation.

2020

22. Always Yours (2020): Liam and Maddie close the Roommate Duet sequence.
23. Catching the Cowboy (2020): Another Circle B couple takes the lead.
24. Wrangling the Cowboy (2020): The ranch world expands through a third main romance.
25. The Two of Us (2020): Forced proximity opens Love in Isolation.
26. The Best of Us (2020): A new isolated couple develops under survival pressure.
27. Keeping You Away (2020): Tyler returns to Gemma and Lawton Ridge.
28. Needing You Close (2020): Tyler and Gemma’s duet concludes.

2021

29. Bossing the Cowboy (2021): Workplace conflict drives the fourth Circle B romance.
30. Kissing the Cowboy (2021): Another Bishop family connection becomes romantic.
31. Winning the Cowboy (2021): Competition and commitment shape the sixth ranch novel.
32. The End of Us (2021): An established relationship is tested in Love in Isolation.
33. Pushing You Away (2021): Noah and Katie begin the second Lawton Ridge duet.
34. Holding You Close (2021): Their romantic-suspense story is resolved.
35. Forcing You Away (2021): Archer and Everleigh begin the final Lawton Ridge duet.
36. Wanting You Close (2021): The couple and the series-level threat reach their conclusion.

2022

37. Claiming the Cowboy (2022): Another Circle B cowboy confronts his resistance to commitment.
38. Tempting the Cowboy (2022): Forbidden attraction drives the eighth ranch romance.
39. Seducing the Cowboy (2022): The numbered Circle B Ranch series concludes.
40. The Heart of Us (2022): A new Love in Isolation couple becomes emotionally dependent.
41. The Fall of Us (2022): A difficult reunion pushes another couple together.
42. The Joy of Us (2022): The final numbered isolation romance closes the shared group.
43. Only Him (2022): A second-chance relationship opens the Only One series.
44. Only Us (2022): A new small-town couple takes the lead.
45. Only Mine (2022): The third romance completes the sequence.

2023 Editions and Later Catalog Releases

46. Caged (2023): The Mockingbird romantic-suspense duet begins.
47. Freed (2023): The duet resolves its captivity and danger storyline.
48. Here to Stay (2023): A Texas small-town romance centers on whether a temporary return can become permanent.
49. Yours to Love (2023): A second couple continues the Texas setting.
50. Loving Him (2023): An optional shorter romance associated with the later catalog.
51. Christmas with You (2023): A seasonal short read adds a holiday story without extending a numbered series.

This publication list excludes alternate titles and combined editions. Adding them would count the same stories more than once.

Is There a Chronological Reading Order?

Most Kennedy Fox books do not need a separate chronological order. Publication order already follows each friendship group, family generation, and suspense storyline.

The Bishop world is the main exception because two named series cover different generations.

For family chronology, read Bishop Brothers before Circle B Ranch. The original brothers’ romances establish the marriages and children who later become important at Circle B.

The Roommate Duet and Lawton Ridge books should also remain in publication order. Their suspense plots continue across different couples, so rearranging them by isolated character history would weaken reveals.

The Best Reading Routes

A single fifty-book list is not the easiest way to approach Kennedy Fox. Choose the continuity that matches your preferred romance style.

Route One: The Original Friend Group

1. This Is War (2016): Begin Travis and Viola’s enemies-to-lovers duet.
2. This Is Love (2016): Complete their romance.
3. This Is Reckless (2017): Move to Drew and Courtney.
4. This Is Effortless (2017): Finish the second duet.
5. This Is Dangerous (2017): Begin Logan and Kayla’s suspense-focused story.
6. This Is Beautiful (2017): Close Checkmate.

Route Two: The Complete Bishop Family Saga

1. Read the four Bishop Brothers novels.
2. Add Roping the Cowboy as an optional bridge.
3. Continue through all nine numbered Circle B Ranch novels.

This is the longest and most strongly generational Kennedy Fox route.

Route Three: Connected Romantic Suspense

1. Read the three Roommate duets in order.
2. Continue with the three Lawton Ridge duets.
3. Read Mockingbird separately afterward.

The settings are not all one uninterrupted continuity, but this route groups the authors’ cliffhanger-based suspense romances.

Route Four: Flexible Standalones

Start with The Two of Us, Only Him, or Make Me Forget when you prefer a couple’s story to finish within one volume.

Love in Isolation offers the longest sequence in this category, while Only One is the shortest completed series.

Latest Kennedy Fox Book

Kennedy Fox is no longer an active co-writing partnership. Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish wrote together from 2016 through 2022, then continued their careers separately.

Titles carrying 2023 dates, including Caged, Freed, Here to Stay, and Yours to Love, belong to the later publication, reissue, or release history of the existing Kennedy Fox catalog. They do not signal that the duo resumed an ongoing collaboration.

No new Kennedy Fox novel has been reliably announced for 2026.

Readers looking for newer books from the former collaborators should follow Brooke Montgomery and Lyra Parish under their individual author names. Those solo books belong to separate bibliographies and should not be added to the Kennedy Fox reading order.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Kennedy Fox?

Kennedy Fox is a joint pen name created by romance authors Brooke Cumberland and Lyra Parish.

Brooke Cumberland now publishes as Brooke Montgomery. The two authors no longer write together, but their Kennedy Fox books remain available.

What was the first Kennedy Fox book?

This Is War was published in 2016.

This Is War (2016): Viola and Travis begin an enemies-to-lovers romance complicated by his friendship with her brother and years of concealed attraction.

Where should a new reader start?

Begin with This Is War for the original Kennedy Fox experience.

Begin with Taming Him when small-town cowboy romance is the priority. Begin with The Two of Us for a complete romance that does not require a second volume.

Are Kennedy Fox books standalones?

Some are, but many are not.

Checkmate, Roommate Duet, Lawton Ridge, and Mockingbird use two-book couple arcs. Bishop Brothers, Circle B Ranch, Love in Isolation, and Only One generally give each couple a complete story in one volume.

Why are some Kennedy Fox series called duets?

A duet divides one couple’s romance across two books.

The first book often ends with unresolved relationship or suspense questions. The second book supplies the conclusion, so both volumes are required.

Do Checkmate books follow the same couple?

Each pair follows one couple.

This Is War and This Is Love follow Travis and Viola. This Is Reckless and This Is Effortless follow Drew and Courtney. This Is Dangerous and This Is Beautiful follow Logan and Kayla.

Should Bishop Brothers be read before Circle B Ranch?

Yes.

Circle B Ranch follows the next Bishop generation and reveals the families created in Bishop Brothers. Starting with Taming Him gives the later characters and relationships their proper background.

Is Roping the Cowboy required?

No.

Roping the Cowboy (2019): A short prequel adds an early Circle B romance but is not necessary for understanding Hitching the Cowboy.

What order should I read the Roommate Duets?

Read Hunter and Lennon first, Mason and Sophie second, and Liam and Maddie third.

A suspense subplot continues across the couples, so changing their order can reveal later information too early.

What is the Between Us trilogy?

The Between Us trilogy is a revised re-release of the Kennedy Fox Roommate Duet series under the Brooke Fox name.

Each Between Us book combines one original two-book couple story into a single volume. Readers who own the six Kennedy Fox books already have the core narratives.

Are the Bishop Family Origin books new stories?

No. They are repackaged couple-based editions of the original Bishop Brothers romances.

Do not read them after Keeping Him expecting a new generation or sequel plot.

Why does Make Me Forget have several titles?

The book was retitled across different editions.

Make Me Forget, My Week with the Bad Boy, and Falling for the Bad Boy refer to the same central story. Similar retitling occurred with the other Make Me books.

Is Kennedy Fox still writing books?

No new collaboration is currently active.

The authors stopped writing together after 2022. Existing books remain in circulation, and revised or repackaged editions may continue to appear.

What is the final Kennedy Fox series?

Mockingbird and Texas Heat appear among the latest dated series releases in the Kennedy Fox catalog.

However, the writing partnership had already ended, so these should be understood within the catalog’s delayed, revised, or republished release history rather than as the start of a new publishing phase.

Conclusion

Start with This Is War when you want Kennedy Fox’s original connected world and are comfortable reading cliffhanger duets. Every couple in Checkmate requires two books.

For the broadest family saga, read Taming Him through Keeping Him, then move into Circle B Ranch beginning with Hitching the Cowboy. That route follows the Bishop family across two generations and gives recurring relationships their intended context.

Readers who want fewer cliffhangers should choose Love in Isolation or Only One. Those series change couples and resolve each central romance within its own book.

Kennedy Fox is now a completed collaborative catalog. There are no reliably confirmed upcoming releases, so publication order and the series boundaries above provide the stable reading path.