Bailey West Books in Order
Browse Bailey West's romance books in order, with concise summaries, series background, and simple guidance on where to start reading next.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
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Bailey West books in publication order
21 books
Blue's Beauty
by Bailey West
2016
After devastating loss, Roman "Blue" Bluette has withdrawn from love and faith. Zanetta Belle has her own disappointments, but their meeting offers two guarded people a chance to heal, rediscover purpose, and risk happiness together.
Ezekiel's Passion
by Bailey West
2017
Ezekiel Bluette calls himself an eternal bachelor, while Zora has no interest in risking her heart again. Their unexpected connection challenges both of them to rethink the walls they have built around love.
Paxton's Peace
by Bailey West
2017
Quiet protector Paxton Bluette has spent years standing behind the people he loves. When he meets Olivia Callahan, a successful woman recovering from an abusive past, they must learn whether trust can make room for lasting love.
Free Indeed
by Bailey West
2018
The fallout from *Serving Time* leaves Samuel, Averie, and those around them facing hard choices. As secrets and consequences reshape their lives, love and loyalty are tested in the conclusion to their two-book story.
Inn Love
by Bailey West
2018
At their fifteen-year high-school reunion, Charlene Kearns comes face-to-face with Wesley Philips, the sweetheart who left Ragston behind for baseball. Returning home means confronting their painful history and deciding whether a second chance can truly work.
Serving Time
by Bailey West
2018
Powerful attorney Samuel Valentine keeps his life tightly focused on family, business, and legacy. A difficult case brings independent lawyer Averie Patterson into his orbit, forcing two determined legal minds to confront a connection neither planned for.
Trusting The Process
by Bailey West
2019
Keeva Abernathy's marriage is shaken when her husband, Kerem, cheats. As the couple faces the anger and damage left behind, they must decide whether honesty, counseling, and hard work can make a future possible.
Depth of Love
by Bailey West
2020
Hairstylist Cambria McLaren wants real love, not another disappointing situation. When she meets her neighbor, lawyer and single father Morris Owens, friendship grows into something deeper, if they can get past miscommunication and learn to trust.
Loving MAN
by Bailey West
2020
After an unexpected loss leaves Xander Northcott raising his newborn son alone, he meets Angel Saint Rose, a gifted chocolatier grieving her own loss. Their growing bond offers both a chance to heal, dream again, and build a family.
A Valentine Quest
by Bailey West
2021
LaShae Hampton expects a disappointing Valentine's Day when her boyfriend, Cole Francis, cannot come home. Instead, Cole sends her on a carefully planned romantic quest that reveals just how much he wants their day to matter.
Epiphany
by Bailey West
2022
Divorced pastor Israel Lewis takes a fresh start in Sable Falls, only to find himself near Leona Aldaine, the woman he once loved. Their reunion forces both to confront old wounds and decide whether their connection still has a future.
Harmony
by Bailey West
2022
Madalee loses the music-teaching job she wanted to Tiberius Vesey and immediately resents him. When the two teachers must work together at RAW Magnet School, shared music and unexpected understanding challenge their rivalry.
Awakening
by Bailey West
2023
Longtime friends Kemuel Azar and Queenie Montgomery share careers connected to construction and interior design. As a leadership change at the family business brings new conditions, their close bond is tested and begins to shift toward something more.
Beat Matching
by Bailey West
2023
Home for the holidays in Sable Falls, graduate student Primrose stays with her longtime friend Bristol and meets Bristol's brother, Horatio, again. Old crushes and new conversations make them wonder whether their rhythms finally match.
That Love Thing
by Bailey West
2023
Successful romance author Bella Roe writes about love but doubts it exists in real life. Meeting devoted father Leven Chandler at a book signing challenges both of them to lower their defenses and consider an unexpected connection.
Anuri
by Bailey West
2024
After a painful end to her ten-year relationship, Saint Louis hairstylist Anuri plans to focus on herself. Her steady friend Kalmin, a local coffee-shop owner, hopes to show her that love can be patient, supportive, and new.
Seven Days Seven Dates
by Bailey West
2024
Single mother Anniston Buckley joins a seven-day matchmaking program shaped by the principles of Kwanzaa. Guarded after heartbreak, Samar Harding takes part too, and their dates invite both to reconsider love, healing, and what they want next.
Sweet Reasons
by Bailey West
2024
Cupcake-truck owner Camilla "Ami" Webb meets Lennox "Nox" Young, whose barbecue business is a Caramel Cove favorite. As their shared values and ambitions pull them closer, both must balance family pressures, work dreams, and new love.
Transformation
by Bailey West
2024
A career-ending injury forces former NBA star Zechariah Aldaine to face a future beyond the basketball court. Stripped of the role that defined him, he must find purpose, connection, and a new way to move forward.
Love Bites and Blooms
by Bailey West
2025
Florist Kaimani is busy creating Valentine's bouquets in Sable Falls when her friend Trip McCall uses their flower-and-bakery promotion to send anonymous gifts. His secret-admirer plan may finally reveal the feelings he has hidden for years.
Blacc
by Bailey West
2026
Years after one unforgettable night, Kerwin "Blacc" Blaccburn learns Aster has returned with the daughter he never knew existed. As they navigate fatherhood and old fears, both must decide whether forgiveness can lead to the family they never expected.
Where to start with Bailey West
For faith-forward family romance: Blue's Beauty → Ezekiel's Passion → Paxton's Peace
For connected legal romances: Serving Time → Free Indeed → Trusting The Process → Depth of Love
For a second-chance series in Sable Falls: Epiphany → Awakening → Transformation
For a warm standalone: Loving MAN → Harmony → That Love Thing
Bailey West sub-series and character series
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Author bio
Bailey West is a romance author whose work centers Black love, close-knit communities, and the complicated work of choosing joy after life knocks people sideways. She began as an avid reader, then made the move to writing with her first release, Blue's Beauty, in 2016.
That debut introduced Roman "Blue" Bluette and set the pattern for much of West's work. Her couples are often carrying grief, disappointment, family pressure, or old wounds when love finds them. The romance matters, but so do the friendships and relatives who keep people honest.
Faith is part of the conversation.
The Bluette Men books, including Ezekiel's Passion and Paxton's Peace, follow members of one family as they face loss, healing, and new relationships. The stories bring church, family life, work, and romance into the same room. West lets her characters wrestle with belief while still being imperfect people with messy histories and strong feelings.
She later moved into a legal-world setting with the Valentine Law books. Serving Time and Free Indeed focus on attorney Samuel Valentine and Averie Patterson, while later books widen the circle to other people connected to the firm. Trusting the Process looks at a marriage shaken by infidelity, and Depth of Love follows a single father and the woman who becomes important to his family.
Not every story needs a courtroom or a church sanctuary.
West's standalones and shorter romances show the range of her settings. In Loving MAN, food, grief, and unexpected parenthood bring two people together. Harmony turns a school workplace rivalry into a quick romance. That Love Thing follows a romance novelist who has doubts about love herself, while Beat Matching returns to Sable Falls for a holiday reunion between old friends.
Her more recent books keep building communities around work, family, and second chances. The Metamorphosis books connect characters in Sable Falls. Anuri takes readers to the Greenwood Municipality of Saint Louis, where a hairstylist starts over after heartbreak. In Sweet Reasons, food-truck owners find common ground in Caramel Cove, and Seven Days Seven Dates uses a Kwanzaa-inspired matchmaking program to bring two cautious adults together.
West also offers mentorship for writers interested in independent publishing. Across her catalog, she returns to the same big idea in different forms: love can be tender, grown, and practical, especially when people are willing to tell the truth about what they need.
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