Barre To Bar Books in Order
Part ofSummer Cooper Books in OrderSee the Barre To Bar series by Summer Cooper in order, with book summaries, reading order, character background, and where to start Roxie's story.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
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Barre To Bar books in publication order
5 books
Dancing With Doubt
by Summer Cooper
2021
Roxie has spent years hiding because someone wanted her dead. When Lincoln draws her out and a face from her past returns, trust becomes as dangerous as love.
Dancing With Guilt
by Summer Cooper
2021
When Lincoln is taken because of her, Roxie blames herself for everything. Getting him back is only the start, because captivity may have changed him for good.
Dancing With Lies
by Summer Cooper
2021
After her parents die, Roxie trades ballet for stripping and tries to bury the past. Then Lincoln, the tech billionaire she never expected to see again, walks back into her life.
Dancing With Temptation
by Summer Cooper
2021
Roxie agrees to a deal with Lincoln, but old feelings and older wounds crack wide open. The closer they get, the harder it is to keep her guarded life intact.
Dancing With Redemption
by Summer Cooper
2022
Roxie is done living under lies and fear. A custody fight over Lily forces her to confront Lincoln, the truth about her parents, and the life she still wants.
Barre To Bar books in chronological order
Series background & context
Barre To Bar is one long, connected romance, not a set of separate couples. The series starts with Dancing With Lies and stays focused on Roxie and Lincoln as their history, secrets, and present-day danger keep colliding.
Roxie is the heart of the story. She once dreamed of ballet, but after her parents died, that life fell apart. By the time the series opens, she is stripping for a living and trying to survive in a world that feels a long way from the barre. Dance still matters to her, though. It is one of the few things that still feels like hers.
Then Lincoln comes back into the picture.
He is a tech billionaire with money, power, and a much cleaner life than the one Roxie is living. He is also tied to the past she has been trying to bury. Their connection is not light or easy. It is the kind of attraction that keeps dragging up old guilt, grief, and unfinished business.
As the books go on, the stakes widen. Roxie is not only dealing with feelings she does not trust. She is dealing with danger from her past, long stretches of hiding, and the fear that anyone close to her could get hurt. Lincoln is pulled into that mess too, and the relationship keeps shifting under pressure. Sometimes the conflict is emotional. Sometimes it is physical and immediate.
The series also adds family pressure in a big way, especially once Lily enters the center of the story. By the time you get to Dancing With Redemption, this is not just about whether two people want each other. It is about whether they can build something stable after so many lies, losses, and wrong turns.
So if you want a neat romance wrapped up in one book, this is probably not that. Barre To Bar works best for readers who like a dark contemporary story stretched over several books, with cliffhangers, emotional fallout, and a couple who have to fight hard for every bit of progress.
It is moody, messy, and very focused on one pair trying to find solid ground.
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