Kirsty Greenwood is a British romantic-comedy author.
Her fiction is easiest to read in publication order because her books are primarily standalones, and the main “order” problem is edition naming (the same story can appear under more than one title).
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A quick way to choose your first book
- Want the newest, high-concept romcom: start with The Love of My Afterlife (2024).
- Want classic “modern romcom chaos” in a realistic setting: start with Yours Truly (2013).
- Want best-friends energy with a big emotional through-line: start with Big Sexy Love (2017).
Standalone novels in publication order
- Yours Truly (2013): A woman cursed with sudden honesty has to untangle the lies that kept her life “easy,” while a small-town detour reroutes her love story.
- Lessons in Love and Romance (2014): A makeover-of-the-heart premise puts dating rules and real feelings in direct conflict, and some editions list this title under a different name.
- Getting Hitched at Christmas (2016): A Christmas-time relationship mess builds around deadline pressure and forced proximity, where the “holiday plan” becomes the romantic test.
- Big Sexy Love (2017): A cautious heroine takes a high-stakes trip for her best friend’s last wish, and the romance grows inside the bravery she didn’t know she had.
- Jessica Beam Is a Hot Mess (2018): A party-girl granddaughter and her old-school grandmother collide over a transformation scheme, and the story is also widely associated with an earlier alternate title.
- The Movie Star and Me (2020): A small-town admin assistant pursues her celebrity crush in Los Angeles, and the fantasy-versus-reality question drives both the comedy and the romance.
- The Love of My Afterlife (2024): A woman gets an unusual second chance after death, with a ten-day deadline to find the man she met “between worlds” before the opportunity disappears.
- Romantic Hero (2026): A romance novelist’s blocked life is disrupted when a fictional character turns up in the real world, forcing her to choose between a familiar ending and an unexpected one.
Novellas and shorter fiction
- It Happened on Christmas Eve (2019): A Christmas-hater is dragged into last-minute holiday errands with an irritatingly enthusiastic man, and annoyance turns into chemistry under festive time pressure.
- Love Will Save the Day (2021): A shorter version of the movie-star fixation premise revisits the same core setup in a faster, compressed format that plays like a quick-hit companion.
The edition-name problem
If you’re trying to buy “the missing book,” use this rule: match by plot and main character, not only by title.
- Lessons in Love and Romance is commonly listed as having at least one alternate title in different markets/editions.
- Jessica Beam Is a Hot Mess is also commonly connected to an earlier publication under a different title, so you may already own it without realizing.
(When a retailer or library listing looks “duplicated,” it’s usually a retitle or reissue rather than a separate novel.)
Recommended reading order that avoids duplicates
- Yours Truly (2013)
- Lessons in Love and Romance (2014) (or its alternate-title edition, choose one)
- Getting Hitched at Christmas (2016)
- Big Sexy Love (2017)
- Jessica Beam Is a Hot Mess (2018) (or its earlier-title edition, choose one)
- The Movie Star and Me (2020)
- The Love of My Afterlife (2024)
- Romantic Hero (2026)
Latest status
- Most recent widely released novel: The Love of My Afterlife (2024) (some paperback listings appear under 2025 depending on market/format).
- Next confirmed release: Romantic Hero (2026).
FAQs
Do Kirsty Greenwood’s books share a series world?
They’re best treated as standalones; the main continuity issue you’ll run into is alternate titles rather than recurring characters.
What if I only want one book to try her style?
Start with Big Sexy Love (2017) for friendship-driven romcom, or The Love of My Afterlife (2024) for a high-concept premise with a clear ticking clock.
Why do dates differ between sites?
Different countries and formats (hardback/paperback/ebook) can carry different publication dates, and reissues can make a book look “new” again.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.