Where to Start: Choose Your Romance Flavor
Because Christine Bell writes under three distinct names, your starting point depends entirely on what genre you prefer. If you love hot contemporary sports and family romance, start with her main pseudonym Christine Bell. If you want steamy paranormal shifters, look for her Chloe Cole pen name. For small-town women's fiction and lighthearted cozy mysteries, check out her work as Christine Gael.
For Contemporary Romance: Start with The McDaniels Brothers
If you want signature contemporary romance, the best starting point is The McDaniels Brothers series. This trilogy follows three boxing brothers navigating high-stakes drama and intense chemistry. Start with Fix You, which introduces Sebastian "Bash" McDaniels and Olivia Beckett. Follow that with Trust Me, focusing on Matty and Kayla, and conclude with the final installment, The McDaniels Brothers.
For Paranormal Romance: Start with Montana Wolves & Montana Dragons
Writing as Chloe Cole, the author dives into the paranormal. The wolf-shifter series Montana Wolves and the companion dragon-shifter series Montana Dragons are fan favorites. They can be read in publication order, starting with Prey (Montana Wolves #1) and then moving into Coercion (Montana Dragons #1).
For Cozy Mysteries & Women's Fiction: Start with Bluebird Bay
Writing as Christine Gael, she collaborated with Denise Grover Swank on the extensive 12-book Bluebird Bay series. Centered around the Sullivan sisters, this series should be read in chronological publication order, starting with Finding Tomorrow and wrapping up with Finding Closure. If you prefer cozy mysteries with a supernatural twist, start with the Crow's Feet Coven series, beginning with Writing Wrongs.
Publication Order of Major Series
The McDaniels Brothers Books
This series centers around family loyalty and boxing. It is best read in order of release:
- Fix You (2014)
- Trust Me (2014)
- The McDaniels Brothers (2016)
Dare Me Books
A fun, steamy contemporary romance series featuring standalones that share a common vibe:
- Down for the Count (2012)
- Down and Dirty (2013)
- Down the Aisle (2013)
- Down on Her Knees (2014)
Montana Dragons & Montana Wolves (As Chloe Cole)
These books feature fierce shifters and high-heat romance:
- Prey (Montana Wolves, 2014)
- Home for the Howlidays (Montana Wolves, 2014)
- Coercion (Montana Dragons, 2015)
- Obsession (Montana Dragons, 2015)
- Valkyrie's Choice (Montana Dragons, 2016)
New England Nightwalkers (As Chloe Cole)
A paranormal series centered on vampires and shifters:
- Hunted (2016)
- Mated (2016)
- Conquered (2017)
Bluebird Bay Books (As Christine Gael)
Co-authored with Denise Grover Swank, this series follows the heartwarming growth of its characters in a small coastal town:
- Finding Tomorrow (2019)
- Finding Home (2019)
- Finding Peace (2019)
- Finding Forever (2020)
- Finding Forgiveness (2021)
- Finding Acceptance (2021)
- Finding Redemption (2021)
- Finding Refuge (2021)
- Finding Comfort (2022)
- Finding Truth (2022)
- Finding Purpose (2022)
- Finding Closure (2022)
What to Know Before You Start
While many of the contemporary novels under the Christine Bell name function as standalones (such as the Dare Me and Head Over Heels books), they are set in shared universes where characters make cameo appearances. For the absolute best reading experience, sticking to publication order within each subseries is highly recommended. The paranormal shifter books written under Chloe Cole rely more heavily on overarching plots, so reading them in order is essential for keeping track of the worldbuilding and romance dynamics.