Cary Hart Books in Order

Recommended Reading Path: Where to Start

For readers diving into Cary Hart's catalog for the first time, there are three excellent entry points depending on your favorite romance tropes:

• The Battlefield of Love Series (Start with Love War): This is Hart's debut series and offers the most authentic representation of her signature style—gritty, raw emotional journeys involving healing, family, and single parenthood, always culminating in a hard-won happy ending.
• The Forever Series (Start with Building Forever): If you love lush, atmospheric settings, start with this contemporary trilogy set in California's St. Helena Vineyard. It offers a perfect blend of family drama, second chances, and deep emotional healing.
• The Mason Creek Universe (Start with Perfect Escape): If small-town cowboys and forced proximity are your jam, this entry in the collaborative Mason Creek series is a fan favorite and serves as a fantastic standalone introduction to her work.

What to Know Before You Start

Before cracking open your first Cary Hart novel, keep these reader tips in mind:

• Emotional Depth: Hart is known for writing "real and raw" stories. Her characters frequently deal with heavy, real-life struggles including divorce, heartbreak, betrayal, and self-doubt.
• Guaranteed HEAs: Despite the gritty emotional hurdles her characters face, Hart is a firm believer that light follows darkness. Every single one of her novels guarantees a satisfying Happily Ever After (HEA).
• Interconnected but Standalone: While books in series like Battlefield of Love and The Forever Series share characters and settings, each book focuses on a distinct couple and functions as a standalone romance. You can read them out of order, though reading in publication order prevents minor character spoilers.
• Shared Worlds: Cary Hart is a frequent contributor to multi-author collaborative universes, most notably Mason Creek and Magnolia Grove. In these series, authors share a setting and some characters, but write independent, standalone books.

Cary Hart's Core Romance Series

Battlefield of Love Series

Hart's debut series focuses on broken souls rebuilding their lives, starting with an emotional renovation project. These should be read in publication order:

1. Love War (2017): Focuses on Aubrey, a single mother rebuilding her life after divorce, and Andrew, a contractor healing from his own past betrayal, as they clash and connect during a bed-and-breakfast renovation.
2. Love Divide (2017): Follows a preschool teacher embarking on a summer fling that quickly turns into a much deeper emotional connection.
3. Love Conquer (2018): A powerful story about two scarred individuals finding solace and healing in each other's arms.

Hotline Hookup Series

An entertaining and emotionally charged contemporary romance series featuring characters connected by phone hotlines and unexpected callings:

1. UnLucky in Love (2019)
2. Ring Ready (2021)

Note: Fantastic Fiction lists a third entry, "Seriously Single" (scheduled for 2024), though availability may vary.

The Forever Series

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the St. Helena Vineyard in California, this trilogy explores family bonds, secrets, and second chances:

1. Building Forever (2022): Tells the story of Natalie Russo returning to her family's California vineyard, finding love and dynamic partnerships where she least expects them.
2. Saving Forever (2022)
3. Broken Forever (2022): Follows Lillian Richards as she learns to lower her professional guard and let love in.

Lavender Falls Series

This series is a direct spin-off of the collaborative Mason Creek universe, focusing on the Evans family brothers and their journeys in the town of Lavender Falls:

1. Sweetest Line (2022): Follows Finley and Toby Evans, who reunite in Lavender Falls after an unforgettable one-night stand in Montana leaves Finley pregnant.
2. Sweetest Reminder (2023): Reconnects a protagonist returning to Lavender Falls with Eli Evans, a powerful reminder of her past.

Spotlight Collection Books

A duology of quick, intense contemporary romances:

1. Play Me (2018)
2. Protect Me (2018)

Collaborative Shared Worlds

Mason Creek Series

The Mason Creek series is a massive, multi-author contemporary romance project set in a charming small town. Each book is written by a different author. Cary Hart wrote four books in this universe: Perfect Escape (Book 6), Perfect Plan (Book 14), Perfect Problem (Book 20), and Perfect Pact (Book 27). The full series publication order is:

1. Perfect Escape (2020) — Written by Cary Hart
2. Perfect Risk (2021)
3. Perfect Song (2021)
4. Perfect Love (2021)
5. Perfect Night (2021)
6. Perfect Tragedy (2021)
7. Perfect Summer (2021)
8. Perfect Embrace (2021)
9. Perfect Kiss (2021)
10. Perfect Mess (2021)
11. Perfect Excuse (2021)
12. Perfect Secret (2021)
13. Perfect Plan (2022) — Written by Cary Hart
14. Perfect Hate (2022)
15. Perfect Mistake (2022)
16. Perfect Bastard (2022)
17. Perfect Stranger (2022)
18. Perfect Chance (2022)
19. Perfect Casanova (2022)
20. Perfect Problem (2022) — Written by Cary Hart
21. Perfect Hero (2022)
22. Perfect Rumor (2022)
23. Perfect Hideaway (2022)
24. Perfect Guy (2022)
25. Perfect Cowboy (2022)
26. Perfect Date (2022)
27. Perfect Pact (2022) — Written by Cary Hart
28. Perfect Melody (2022)
29. Perfect Attraction (2022)
30. Perfect Fall (2022)
31. Perfect Scandal (2022)

Magnolia Grove Series

Like Mason Creek, Magnolia Grove is a shared-world series set in a small Alabama town. Cary Hart kicked off the series by writing the first book. You can read the books in publication order, or enjoy Cary Hart's contribution on its own:

1. Single Southern Flirt (2024) — Written by Cary Hart
2. Sweet Southern Memories (2024)
3. Fake Southern Fiancé (2024)
4. Rugged Southern Charmer (2024)
5. Slow Southern Kisses (2024)
6. Tempting Southern Days (2024)
7. Endless Southern Love (2024)
8. Sweet Southern Heat (2024)
9. Secret Southern Promises (2024)
10. Whispered Southern Secrets (2024)
11. Beneath Southern Stars (2024)

Standalone Novels and Anthologies

Standalone Novels

• Honeymoon Hideaway (2019): A standalone romance perfect for readers looking for a quick escape.

Anthologies and Collections

Hart has contributed short stories and novellas to several romance anthologies alongside other popular authors:

• Take Me To Bed (2020)
• Perfect Christmas (2021): A holiday anthology set in the Mason Creek universe.
• Hot Boy Summer (2022)
• Sexy Bedtime Stories: Volume 1 (2023)