Because You Are Mine Books in Order
Part ofBeth Kery Books in OrderSee the Because You Are Mine books by Beth Kery in order, with quick summaries, series background, and help choosing the best place to start.
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Because You Are Mine books in publication order
12 books
Because I Am Yours
by Beth Kery
2012
The final installment brings Ian and Francesca to the point where desire alone will not save them. If they want a future, they have to tell the truth and mean it.
Because I Could Not Resist
by Beth Kery
2012
Ian's control and Francesca's curiosity collide in the second installment. The attraction becomes physical, and both of them start crossing lines they told themselves were off limits.
Because I Need To
by Beth Kery
2012
Feelings finally start overtaking the arrangement Ian and Francesca tried to keep contained. Both are forced to reckon with how much they need, and fear, the same thing.
Because I Said So
by Beth Kery
2012
Ian likes control, but Francesca is not as easy to manage as he expected. Their chemistry stays blistering while the balance between surrender and defiance starts to shift.
Because You Haunt Me
by Beth Kery
2012
Desire deepens, but so does the sense that Ian is carrying far more than ordinary baggage. Francesca is no longer just intrigued, she is getting emotionally caught.
Because You Must Learn
by Beth Kery
2012
Francesca is pulled further into Ian's demanding world, where pleasure and power are tightly wound together. The more she learns, the less simple this obsession looks.
Because You Tempt Me
by Beth Kery
2012
Francesca Arno accepts a painting commission from billionaire Ian Noble and finds herself fascinated almost at once. What looks like a dream job quickly turns into a dangerous personal temptation.
Because You Torment Me
by Beth Kery
2012
Old hurts, jealousy, and unanswered questions begin to crowd the affair. Ian and Francesca want each other badly, but wanting is not the same as trusting.
Because We Belong
by Beth Kery
2013
Ian and Francesca return for a more emotional reckoning as the past Ian has tried to outrun finally catches up with him. Their passion is intact, but love now demands total honesty.
Because You Are Mine
by Beth Kery
2013
Artist and graduate student Francesca Arno takes a major commission from billionaire Ian Noble and falls into a dark, consuming affair. What begins as obsession becomes a fight over trust, control, and old wounds.
When I'm with You
by Beth Kery
2013
Elise Martin arrives in Chicago determined to become more than a scandal prone socialite, only to collide with the enigmatic Lucien Lenault. Their affair burns hot, but his secrets make every step riskier.
Since I Saw You
by Beth Kery
2014
Ian Noble sends executive Lin Soong to handle his brilliant, half feral brother Kam Reardon, and the job turns intimate almost immediately. Business, desire, and trust become impossible to keep separate.
Because You Are Mine books in chronological order

Because You Tempt Me
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 1
Because I Could Not Resist
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 2
Because You Haunt Me
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 3
Because You Must Learn
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 4
Because I Said So
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 5
Because You Torment Me
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 6
Because I Need To
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 7
Because I Am Yours
by Beth Kery
2012Because You Are Mine, Book 8
Because You Are Mine
by Beth Kery
2013Because You Are Mine, Book 9
Because We Belong
by Beth Kery
2013Because You Are Mine, Book 10
When I'm with You
by Beth Kery
2013Because You Are Mine, Book 11
Since I Saw You
by Beth Kery
2014Because You Are Mine, Book 12
Series background & context
Because You Are Mine is one of Beth Kery's best known connected series, and it shows why her serial style works so well. The books begin with Ian Noble and Francesca Arno, then widen to other couples in Ian's orbit before returning to the larger web around him. So while the first title is the clearest entry point, the series is not just one romance stretched out forever. It becomes a small world of linked desire, secrecy, wealth, and emotional fallout.
Ian and Francesca set the tone. He is a billionaire entrepreneur with a powerful need for control. She is an artist and graduate student who takes a commission from him and finds herself pulled into a relationship that is far more intense than either of them can explain away. Their story brings in art, travel, obsession, and elements of BDSM, but the real engine is emotional vulnerability. Ian is not simply dominant. He is deeply haunted.
Then the world gets bigger.
When I'm With You shifts attention to Lucien Lenault and Elise Martin, giving the series a fresh couple while keeping the same mix of erotic charge and hidden pasts. Because We Belong returns to Ian and Francesca, and Since I Saw You follows Kam Reardon and Lin Soong, proving that Kery is just as interested in the wider circle around her central power couple as she is in the original spark.
Chicago is an important backdrop throughout, along with other polished, expensive spaces that can feel glamorous one moment and emotionally cold the next. Kery likes that contrast. Her characters often look composed from the outside, but internally they are all sharp corners, old wounds, and inconvenient need.
If you want Beth Kery at full heat, with connected couples, wealthy heroes, and a lot of emotional exposure beneath the glossy surface, this is a strong place to start. Read the books in order. The payoffs land better that way, and so do the relationships between the stories.
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