Kimberly Kincaid Books in Order (Updated March 27, 2026)

Kimberly Kincaid’s catalog makes more sense when you sort it by world, not just by publication date. One part is earlier contemporary romance.

One part is small-town romance. The third, and now most important, part is the Remington world, where firefighters, doctors, detectives, and rescue squad characters cross over.

The best starting point depends on what you want

1. If you want Kimberly Kincaid’s main interconnected universe, start with Deep Trouble, then move into Station Seventeen.
2. If you want small-town contemporary romance, start with Crossing Hearts.
3. If you want the earliest entry point in her backlist, start with Love on the Line.

The short answer

For most readers, this is the most useful path:

1. The Line
2. Pine Mountain
3. Rescue Squad
4. Cross Creek
5. Remington world in crossover order
   • Deep Trouble
   • Station Seventeen
   • Remington Medical
   • The Intelligence Unit
   • Remington Rescue Squad

That keeps the older contemporary books separate, then gives the shared-universe romantic suspense books in the order the author herself has recommended.

Shelf one: the early contemporary romances

The Line

These are early contemporary romances and work best in order, but they are not part of the later Remington crossover track.

1. Love on the Line (2013): A firefighter-centered opener that establishes Kincaid’s early mix of romance, protective heroes, and family pressure.
2. Drawing the Line (2013): Shifts toward restaurant-owner and detective tension, keeping the romance contemporary and close to the ground rather than suspense-heavy.
3. Outside the Lines (2013): Moves into a doctor-centered pairing and broadens the emotional range of the series without changing its basic standalone-friendly structure.
4. Pushing the Line (2014): Closes the series with a return-home angle and a more reflective, second-chance feel.

Pine Mountain

This is the foodie small-town branch. It is separate from Remington, and the books are commonly treated as connected standalones.

1. Sugar and Spice (Book 0.5 / prequel): A short prequel for readers who want the extra setup before the main Pine Mountain books.
2. Turn Up the Heat (2014): The true starting point, introducing Pine Mountain’s food-heavy, opposites-attract tone.
3. Gimme Some Sugar (2014): Keeps the culinary setting front and center while building the town’s recurring social circle.
4. Stirring Up Trouble (2014): Leans into family and caretaker dynamics, with more emotional domestic weight than the first two books.
5. Fire Me Up (2015): Pushes the series toward loner-versus-loner chemistry and keeps the town world feeling lived in.
6. Just One Taste (2015): An in-between entry with accidental-roommates energy, best read after the main setup is already in place.
7. All Wrapped Up (2015): A Christmas-season close that works best once Pine Mountain already feels familiar.

Rescue Squad

This firefighter duo sits alongside the earlier contemporary material rather than inside the Remington world.

1. Reckless (2016): A workplace firefighter romance built around authority, risk, and immediate chemistry.
2. Fearless (2016): Continues the firehouse thread with training, pressure, and another protective romance dynamic.

Shelf two: the small-town series

Cross Creek

This is the cleanest small-town series to recommend if you want a full set without crossover complications.

1. Crossing Hearts (2017): A second-chance small-town opener that gives the clearest feel for the series’ emotional lane.
2. Crossing the Line (2017): Deepens the town connections through a more charged push-pull romance.
3. Crossing Promises (2018): Turns more strongly toward commitment, family expectations, and continuity payoff.
4. Crossing Hope (2018): A later-in-series emotional payoff that lands best after the first three books.

Shelf three: the Remington world

This is the part of Kimberly Kincaid’s catalog where order matters most. The books are still written to stand alone, but the author has explicitly said the series cross over, and she has given a preferred chronological path.

Step 1: start with the prequel

Deep Trouble (2016 / re-released 2026): The optional but highly useful starting point for the Remington world, setting up Kellan and Isabella before the main Station Seventeen novels begin.

Step 2: Station Seventeen

Read these next.

1. Skin Deep (2016): The main Station Seventeen opener, pairing a firefighter and a detective in the book that launches the core firefighter side of Remington.
2. Deep Check (2017): A short interstitial entry that fits right after book one if you want every character beat in order.
3. Deep Burn (2017): Builds out the station family and keeps the romantic suspense focus tight and fast-moving.
4. In Too Deep (2017): Raises the emotional stakes with a forbidden-love angle and stronger continuity payoff.
5. Down Deep (2018): Brings the original Station Seventeen run to its fullest emotional and suspense scale.
6. Forever Deep (2017): A later novella for readers who want an extra milestone after the main arc.
7. Let It Snow: A bonus holiday piece rather than a core stop.

Step 3: Remington Medical

Then move to the doctors.

1. Back to You (2019): Opens the medical branch with an exes setup and makes a clean handoff from firefighters to hospital life.
2. Better Than Me (2019): A friends-to-lovers style entry that keeps the same city world but softens the tone slightly.
3. Between Me & You (2019): Adds business-versus-medicine friction while continuing the shared social network.
4. Beyond Just Us (2020): The strongest payoff if you already know the hospital cast from the earlier books.
5. Baby, It’s Cold Outside (2019): An optional holiday novella set around this branch.

Step 4: The Intelligence Unit

Then move into the detective-heavy side of Remington.

1. The Rookie (2020): The official series opener and the best transition into the police side of the shared world.
2. The Guardian (2021): Builds on the unit structure and pushes the protectiveness and danger higher.
3. The Grifter (2021): Turns more personal, with past ties driving both the case and the romance.
4. Fast Burn (2022): A short in-between story that fits naturally after book three.
5. The Rogue (2022): Continues the unit with deeper scars and a stronger fling-to-forever energy.
6. The Renegade (2023): Keeps the shared world moving while changing the age dynamic and relationship feel.
7. The Saint (2022): Another later-series police romance that benefits from already knowing the team around it.
8. Flirting with Danger (2023): A short side entry rather than a replacement for the numbered books.
9. The Agent (2023): The latest full mainline Intelligence Unit novel and the cleanest stopping point before moving into the rescue-squad books.

Step 5: Remington Rescue Squad

This is the newest currently active branch.

1. Boiling Point (2023): A prequel novella that introduces the newer rescue-squad lane.
2. Sizzle (2024): The main series opener, built around elite rescue work and a more current thriller-romance balance.
3. Spark (2025): Expands the branch while pulling together familiar faces from earlier Remington books.
4. Smolder (2026): The newest confirmed Remington Rescue Squad novel, pushing the series into serial-killer-copycat territory and second-chance tension.

Where does Kimberly Kincaid recommend you start?

1. For the Remington world, the safest start is Deep Trouble followed by Station Seventeen.
2. For small-town romance, start with Crossing Hearts.
3. For older contemporary romance, start with Love on the Line.

Do Kimberly Kincaid books need to be read in order?

Not all of them.

The earlier shelves like The Line, Pine Mountain, and Cross Creek are flexible. The Remington world is where order matters most, because the author has confirmed those series cross over and characters continue to appear across branches.

Latest release status

The newest confirmed Kimberly Kincaid release is Smolder, listed for 2026 in the Remington Rescue Squad series. She has also been re-releasing earlier books, including a refreshed Deep Trouble and updated Pine Mountain editions, so some retailer pages may show newer edition dates than the original publication years.

Final recommendation

If you only want one route, read Kimberly Kincaid this way:

1. Deep Trouble
2. Skin Deep
3. Deep Check
4. Deep Burn
5. In Too Deep
6. Down Deep
7. Back to You
8. Better Than Me
9. Between Me & You
10. Beyond Just Us
11. The Rookie
12. The Guardian
13. The Grifter
14. Fast Burn
15. The Rogue
16. The Renegade
17. The Saint
18. Flirting with Danger
19. The Agent
20. Boiling Point
21. Sizzle
22. Spark
23. Smolder

That is the best balance between author guidance, crossover continuity, and current catalog shape.