Carmichael Family Books in Order
Part ofAdriana Locke Books in OrderExplore the Carmichael Family books by Adriana Locke in order, with summaries, series background, tropes, and where to begin.
Last updated: June 6, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
Fluke
by Adriana Locke
2023
A harmless lie about an ex-husband turns into a workplace emergency when everyone wants to meet him. Now she needs someone to play the devoted fake ex, with close quarters and fake kisses making the job much messier.
Flame
by Adriana Locke
2023
Threats against her family force a marriage of convenience with Foxx Carmichael, her brother’s loyal, grumpy friend and protector. The sham wedding should end when danger passes, but their chemistry keeps burning.
Flirt
by Adriana Locke
2022
Tired of relationships making life harder, a woman advertises for a fake dating partner who can help with parties, bosses, and exes. The arrangement with her coworker should stay practical, but chemistry keeps rewriting the rules.
Fling
by Adriana Locke
2022
Her wedding is canceled, but the expensive honeymoon is not. When her friends choose a date to join her on the trip, a no-pressure vacation turns into one bed, old feelings, and a very inconvenient fling.
Flaunt
by Adriana Locke
After being told she is not wife material, she needs a fake fiancé for one night of revenge. The chosen frenemy becomes a roommate, coworker, and temptation that refuses to stay fake.
Series background & context
The Carmichael Family series is one of Adriana Locke’s rom-com leaning family worlds. The books are interconnected standalones, so each couple gets a complete romance, but the siblings, friends, and side characters keep the whole thing feeling busy and connected.
The hook is simple: the Carmichaels are chaos in the best way.
These stories love a pretend relationship. Flirt starts with a woman looking for a fake dating arrangement that can help her through awkward events and social pressure. Fling takes a canceled wedding and turns the unused honeymoon into a blind-date vacation. Fluke twists fake dating into a fake ex-husband problem, with a heroine who needs to produce a man she accidentally invented.
As the series goes on, the setups get bigger. Flaunt brings in a fake engagement, roommates, coworkers, and a woman determined to prove she is nobody’s consolation prize. Flame raises the stakes with threats, a bodyguard, and a marriage of convenience that starts as protection but refuses to stay simple.
The tone is playful, spicy, and fast-moving. Locke uses the Carmichael family for banter, sibling interference, and setups where two people agree to rules that romance readers know will never survive contact with real chemistry.
It’s also a good series for readers who want trope-forward romance without having to study a huge family tree first. You can start with the book that has the setup you like best, but reading from Flirt onward lets you watch the family jokes, loyalties, and cameos build in order. Expect fake relationships, forced proximity, grumpy moments, sharp banter, and people who are much better at making deals than keeping them.
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