Close to Home (Karla Doyle) Books in Order

Close to Home does exactly what the name suggests. These romances stay personal, local, and tightly connected through family, friendship, and shared history. The first book opens with next-door attraction in Cup of Sugar, then the later books branch out through wedding chaos, siblings, police connections, and people orbiting the same social world.

That gives the series a warm, continuous feel even though each book follows a different couple. Nia and Conn bring the neighbor energy. Icing on the Cake shifts the spotlight to Sara and Curtis during a wedding weekend. Sweet as Candy expands the world again, using side-character links to pull the series forward without making any one romance feel incomplete on its own.

Everything is connected, but never overcrowded.

Readers who like interconnected standalones usually do well here. The books are contemporary, sexy, and character-driven, with enough crossover to reward reading in order. They also show Doyle's early strengths very clearly: strong attraction, witty exchanges, messy feelings, and characters who have to decide whether the risk of letting someone close is worth the payoff.