7th and Main Books in Order

The 7th and Main books are Hunter's small-town contemporary romances, and they are a very different kind of pleasure from her fantasy work. These stories are set in Metlin, California, where the streets are lined with artists, bakers, booksellers, tattoo artists, and the sort of friends who know when to mind their business and when to show up with coffee.

The tone is warm, funny, and very human. There are no hidden vampire courts here, only people trying to rebuild their lives, figure out what home means, and decide whether they are brave enough to start over. The series begins with Ink, when Emmie Elliot returns to town planning to sell her grandmother's old bookstore and leave again. Instead, she ends up trying to save the shop, and doing it with the help of Miles Oxford, a tattoo artist who is much softer-hearted than he first appears.

From there, the series widens to the people around them. Hooked follows Tayla McKinnon and Jeremy Allen, an opposites-attract pairing built from fashion, rock climbing, and one looming career decision. Grit slows down and digs into responsibility, widowhood, and long-simmering feelings as Melissa Oxford and Cary Nakamura finally have to face what has been building between them. Sweet steps back in time and tells an earlier story about Daisy Rivera and Spider Villalobos, giving the series a little extra history and texture.

What holds these books together is community. Metlin is not some idealized postcard town where nobody has bills or baggage. People are busy, tired, stubborn, and sometimes scared to ask for what they want. That is what makes the romances land. These are adult love stories with work, family expectations, grief, ambition, and plain old bad timing in the mix.

The series also has a nice creative streak. Bookstores, art, tattoos, cafes, and local businesses all matter, so the town feels handmade in the best way. Hunter keeps the emotional stakes real without tipping into melodrama, which makes the books easy to sink into.

If you want romances that feel grounded, affectionate, and quietly funny, 7th and Main is a strong place to start. The books share a setting and a circle of characters, but each romance stands on its own, so you can read them in order and enjoy watching Metlin slowly become home.