Tania Joyce Books in Order (Updated March 12, 2026)

Tania Joyce does not have one giant continuity that forces you to read everything in a single line. Her catalog is easier than that. Think of it as four shelves: the newer Flintlocks rockstar books, the longer Everhide rockstar run, the two-book Strictly Business workplace romances, and Distractions as a standalone new-adult novel.

That means the real decision is where you want to enter. If you want the newest and most current series, start with Scarred Strings. If you want the fuller backlist and the longest emotional arc, start with Ripped. If you want a shorter non-rockstar path, start with Tempting Propositions.

The best starting point for each kind of reader

Start with Scarred Strings if you want a current five-book rockstar series with the cleanest modern entry point.

Start with Ripped if you want the longer Everhide journey and do not mind committing to a six-book main arc plus a prequel.

Start with Tempting Propositions if you want contemporary workplace romance without band drama.

Start with Distractions if you want a one-book college romance and no series homework at all.

The shelf map

The Flintlocks is a five-book rockstar romance series.

Everhide Rockstar Romance is the older six-book main series, plus the later prequel Rocked.

Strictly Business is a two-book contemporary romance series.

Distractions stands on its own.

I did not find an official reading-order page that merges those shelves into one crossover-heavy master sequence, so the safest guidance is simple: read within each series in order, and treat the series themselves as separate entry lanes.

The Flintlocks series

1. Scarred Strings (2022): A broken rising rockstar and a fading actress enter a fake-dating setup that opens the series and establishes the band’s emotional center.
2. Broken Bridges (2023): Lewis takes the spotlight in a recovery-heavy follow-on, with loss, reinvention, and a fresh audition pushing the band into its next phase.
3. Tortured Tones (2023): Cole’s book turns the series toward single-parent pressure and bodyguard romance, while keeping the band storyline moving forward.
4. Fractured Frets (2024): Slip wakes up married in Vegas, and the accidental-marriage setup lands best after the earlier band history is already in place.
5. Lost Lyrics (2025): This is the capstone book, bringing the whole Flintlocks circle back together rather than introducing a new place to start.

Best way to read it: straight through from Scarred Strings to Lost Lyrics. This is the most clearly sequential part of Joyce’s current catalog.

The Everhide Rockstar Romance series

Here the numbering and publication order are slightly different. The official site labels Rocked as Book 0.5 and calls it a prequel, but it was published after the main run had already started. For most first-time readers, I would still begin with Ripped and treat Rocked as optional background once you already know the core trio.

1. Ripped: The Price of Loyalty (2018): Gemma, Kyle, and Hunter form the emotional triangle that launches Everhide, so this is the real beginning of the main series.
2. Ruined: The Price of Play (2019): Kara and Hunter move the band’s world into heavier territory, with a one-night setup that becomes much more complicated than either of them planned.
3. Rapt: The Price of Love (2020): This returns to Gemma and Kyle at a much higher emotional pitch, so it works best once you already have book one behind you.
4. Regret: The Price of Truth (2020): Hayden and Lexi shift the focus to a longtime friendship on the edge of changing, while Everhide remains the backdrop.
5. Rewind: The Price of Fate (2021): Hunter and Kara’s story continues here, making this more of a follow-on novel than a fresh standalone.
6. Retuned: The Price of Time (2021): A shorter final installment that pulls the wider Everhide cast together and closes the series arc.
7. Rocked: The Price of Dreams (2022, prequel): A pre-romance origin story for Gemma, Kyle, and Hunter that adds early context, but is not required before the main sequence.

Best way to read it:
Recommended for most readers: Ripped, Ruined, Rapt, Regret, Rewind, Retuned, then Rocked.
Alternate timeline-first option: Rocked first, then the six main books.

The reason I prefer the first route is practical. Ripped is the cleanest narrative hook, while Rocked works nicely as a backfill once you already care about the people involved.

Strictly Business

1. Tempting Propositions (2015): A hotel-heir workplace romance that starts the series with Jessica and Nate, and also serves as Joyce’s clearest non-rockstar series opener.
2. Dangerous Acquisitions (2016): Troy and Kelleigh take over in a linked follow-on with business conflict, second-chance elements, and overlapping series ties.

These are more flexible than the music books. You can likely read Dangerous Acquisitions alone, but Tempting Propositions is still the neater starting point.

Standalone

1. Distractions (2017): A college romance about Wiley trying to protect her scholarship, future plans, and emotional balance after Cameron enters her final university year and upends all of it.

This is the easiest place to start if you want to sample Joyce’s style without committing to a band or billionaire series.

A recommended route for most readers

If you want the smoothest way through the catalog without bouncing around, use this path:

1. Scarred Strings
2. Broken Bridges
3. Tortured Tones
4. Fractured Frets
5. Lost Lyrics
6. Ripped
7. Ruined
8. Rapt
9. Regret
10. Rewind
11. Retuned
12. Rocked
13. Tempting Propositions
14. Dangerous Acquisitions
15. Distractions

That order is not “chronological” across every fictional event. It is simply the least messy reader path. It starts with Joyce’s clearest current series, then moves into the older Everhide run, then finishes with the smaller contemporary shelf and the standalone.

Do you need to read Tania Joyce in order?

Only inside a series.

You do not need to read Strictly Business before The Flintlocks, and you do not need Distractions for anything else. But within The Flintlocks and Everhide, order matters because the books build on existing relationships, band history, and earlier emotional fallout.

What is the newest Tania Joyce book?

The newest clearly verifiable novel I found is Lost Lyrics, which functions as The Flintlocks Book 5 and the series finale.

Final recommendation

If you want one decisive answer, start with Scarred Strings.

If you want the older series with the deeper backlist, start with Ripped.

If you want the shortest path to see whether Tania Joyce works for you, read Distractions.