Nina Bocci’s fiction is easy to navigate because her main work is concentrated in one small-town romance series, plus a few separate, one-off projects. The only place order truly matters is inside her Hope Lake books, where friendships and town dynamics carry forward.
A low-effort way to choose your first Nina Bocci book
- Want a full series experience in a cozy small town? Start with On the Corner of Love and Hate and keep going.
- Want a quick seasonal romance you can finish fast? Try A Vineyard Valentine.
- Want a travel-forward co-written rom-com? Try Roman Crazy.
Hope Lake / Hopeless Romantics (read in order)
These four stories belong together. Later entries assume you already know the town and who ended up with whom.
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- On the Corner of Love and Hate (2019): A small-town return forces a guarded woman to face the man who still knows exactly how to get under her skin.
- Meet Me on Love Lane (2019): A reluctant homecoming turns into an unexpected reset when love shows up in the place she tried to outgrow.
- The Ingredients of You and Me (2020): A burned-out baker looks for a fresh start and finds it tangled with an old connection she never fully shook.
- From Hope Lake, With Love (2020, novella): A holiday visit to Hope Lake turns into the kind of romance that feels simple, until it stops being temporary.
Best practice: read the novella after book 3, when the town (and its people) already feel familiar.
Standalone novella (separate from Hope Lake)
- A Vineyard Valentine (2021): One romantic night with vacation energy turns serious when real feelings refuse to stay in the “just for now” box.
This does not depend on the Hope Lake books.
Co-written novel (separate continuity)
Broads Abroad (with Alice Clayton)
- Roman Crazy (2016): Two best friends in Rome stumble into a messy, funny second-chance setup where the city isn’t the only thing that’s intoxicating.
This is its own world, read anytime.
Anthology appearance (optional)
- Felony Ever After (2016, multi-author “Domino” anthology): A single story written by multiple authors (including Nina Bocci), designed as a one-off experiment rather than part of her romance series reading.
Treat it as extra, not required.
The cleanest reading plan
If you want one tidy route that keeps everything smooth:
- On the Corner of Love and Hate
- Meet Me on Love Lane
- The Ingredients of You and Me
- From Hope Lake, With Love (novella)
- Then pick A Vineyard Valentine or Roman Crazy whenever you want a change of pace.
FAQs
Do the Hope Lake books work as standalones?
They’re written so you can follow each romance, but reading in order protects surprises and makes the town feel richer.
Is A Vineyard Valentine part of Hope Lake?
No. It’s best treated as a separate, seasonal one-shot.
How many Nina Bocci novels are there right now?
Her core list is compact: the three main Hope Lake novels, the Hope Lake holiday novella, plus Roman Crazy and A Vineyard Valentine as separate projects.
Best starting point to remember
If you’re only picking one place to begin: On the Corner of Love and Hate is the clean entry, because it opens the Hope Lake world and sets the tone for everything that follows.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.