Christina Lauren Books in Order

By the Ember team · Updated July 2026

Christina Lauren is the pen name of writing duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. They have written more than 30 books since 2011, including the Beautiful series (10 books), the Wild Seasons series (4 books), and popular standalone novels like Love and Other Words, The Unhoneymooners, and Dating You / Hating You.

If you are new to their work, start with Love and Other Words for emotional romance or The Unhoneymooners for romantic comedy. If you want a series with steam and interconnected couples, start with the Beautiful series at Beautiful Bastard. Most standalone novels can be read in any order.

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Christina Lauren has written 30+ books since 2011. Start with Love and Other Words (emotional childhood friends-to-lovers), The Unhoneymooners (rom-com enemies-to-lovers), or Dating You/Hating You (workplace romance). Main series: Beautiful (10 books), Wild Seasons (4 books). Most standalones can be read in any order.

Where to start with Christina Lauren books

If you want emotional depth and childhood friends-to-lovers

Love and Other Words

This is Christina Lauren at their most heartbreaking. Macy and Elliot grew up together, fell in love as teenagers, and something tore them apart. The dual timeline reveals what happened, and the present-day reunion forces them to face it. This is the book readers come back to.

If you want a rom-com with enemies-to-lovers banter

The Unhoneymooners

Olive and Ethan hate each other, get stuck on a honeymoon in Hawaii together, and have to fake being a couple. It is funny, hot, and exactly the kind of escapist romance that made Christina Lauren household names in romantic comedy.

If you want workplace romance with high stakes

Dating You / Hating You

Evie and Carter are talent agents in LA who go from flirting to rivals when a merger puts them in direct competition. The tension is professional and personal, and the Hollywood setting adds edge.

If you want a series with steam and interconnected couples

Beautiful Bastard

The first book in the Beautiful series. Chloe and Bennett are enemies in the office and something else entirely behind closed doors. If you like the book, there are 9 more featuring other couples in the same universe.

If you want friends-to-lovers with a Vegas wedding twist

Sweet Filthy Boy

The first book in the Wild Seasons series. Mia wakes up married to a French stranger and has to decide if she wants an annulment or a summer in Paris to figure out if it was a mistake. Steamy, romantic, and the start of a friend-group series.

Beautiful series

1

Beautiful Bastard

Published 2013

Chloe Mills is working toward an MBA, and her boss Bennett Ryan is exacting, blunt, and completely irresistible. They cannot stand each other. They also cannot keep their hands off each other. When the tension snaps, the fallout is messy, heated, and impossible to walk away from.

2

Beautiful Stranger

Published 2013

Sara moves to New York looking for excitement without strings. At a dance club, she meets Max, a charming Brit with the same idea. What starts as anonymous fun turns into something neither of them planned for.

3

Beautiful Bitch

Published 2013

A novella continuing Chloe and Bennett's story. They are engaged, but old patterns resurface when work stress collides with wedding planning.

4

Beautiful Bombshell

Published 2013

A novella featuring a side character from the Beautiful series navigating her own romance.

5

Beautiful Player

Published 2013

Hanna is a grad student who needs to get out more. Will is her brother's best friend, a venture capitalist and a playboy. When she asks him to help her gain more experience, the lessons get complicated fast.

6

Beautiful Beginning

Published 2013

A novella wrapping up Bennett and Chloe's arc with their wedding and what comes after.

7

Beautiful Beloved

Published 2015

Max and Sara return. Years into their relationship, they face new challenges that test whether what they built in New York can survive the long term.

8

Beautiful Secret

Published 2015

Ruby works in New York and keeps running into Niall, a British businessman. Their connection is immediate, but Ruby has secrets that make a relationship complicated.

Wild Seasons series

1

Sweet Filthy Boy

Published 2014

Mia wakes up in Las Vegas married to a French stranger named Ansel. What was supposed to be a wild fling before grad school turns into a summer in Paris figuring out if what happened in Vegas should actually stay there.

2

Dirty Rowdy Thing

Published 2014

Harlow is a fish-out-of-water in San Diego, trying to escape her Vegas showgirl past. Finn is a surfer and a comic book artist who has been in love with her since they met. When she shows up on his doorstep, he gets one summer to convince her to stay.

3

Dark Wild Night

Published 2015

Lola works at a comic book store and has been in love with Oliver for years. He sees her as a friend. When she decides to move on, he realizes what he is about to lose.

4

Wicked Sexy Liar

Published 2016

London does not do relationships. Luke is a player who makes a bet he can get her to fall for him. What starts as a game turns real, and neither of them is prepared for what happens next.

Popular standalone novels

These books are not part of a series. Read them in any order.

Roomies

Published 2017

Holland meets a street musician and impulsively marries him so he can get a visa and stay in the country. They are strangers living together, pretending to be in love for immigration, and the line between fake and real starts to blur.

Dating You / Hating You

Published 2017

Evie and Carter are both talent agents in LA. They hit it off immediately, until a merger makes them rivals for the same job. The competition turns personal, and they have to figure out if what they started is worth salvaging.

Love and Other Words

Published 2018

Macy and Elliot were best friends and first loves as teenagers. When they see each other again years later, the past comes rushing back, and Macy has to face what broke them apart in the first place.

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

Published 2018

Hazel is chaos incarnate. Josh is her best friend's older brother, steady and sensible. When they start setting each other up on double dates, it becomes clear the right match might have been in front of them the whole time.

The Unhoneymooners

Published 2019

Olive and Ethan hate each other. When everyone at her twin sister's wedding gets food poisoning except the two of them, they are stuck going on the Hawaii honeymoon together. Forced proximity, tropical heat, and a fake relationship for Instagram make for a week that changes everything.

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Frequently asked questions

What order should I read Christina Lauren books?

Christina Lauren has written 30+ books since 2011. Start with Love and Other Words (emotional childhood friends-to-lovers), The Unhoneymooners (rom-com enemies-to-lovers), or Dating You/Hating You (workplace romance). Main series: Beautiful (10 books), Wild Seasons (4 books). Most standalones can be read in any order.

Which Christina Lauren book should I read first?

Most readers start with Love and Other Words (emotional childhood friends-to-lovers), The Unhoneymooners (rom-com with enemies-to-lovers banter), or Dating You / Hating You (workplace romance). If you want steam and connected characters, start with the Beautiful series at Beautiful Bastard. Most of their standalone novels can be read in any order.

Are Christina Lauren books standalone or series?

Christina Lauren writes both. Their main series are Beautiful (10 books) and Wild Seasons (4 books). They also write popular standalone novels like Love and Other Words, The Unhoneymooners, Roomies, Dating You / Hating You, and Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating. Most standalones can be read in any order.

What is the Beautiful series reading order?

The Beautiful series has 10 books. Read in this order: Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, Beautiful Bitch, Beautiful Bombshell, Beautiful Player, Beautiful Beginning, Beautiful Beloved, Beautiful Secret, and two additional titles. Each focuses on a different couple, but characters recur, so publication order is recommended.

What is the heat level of Christina Lauren books?

Christina Lauren books range from medium to high heat. The Beautiful series and Wild Seasons series are explicit with detailed sex scenes. Their standalone rom-coms like The Unhoneymooners and Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating are medium heat with fade-to-black or lighter scenes. Love and Other Words has explicit scenes but the focus is emotional connection.

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