Dating in the City Books in Order
Part ofJillian Dodd Books in OrderFind the Dating in the City books by Jillian Dodd in order, with quick summaries, series setup, and where to start the New York rom-coms.
Last updated: July 1, 2026
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Dating in the City books in publication order
9 books
Catching Feelings
by Jillian Dodd
2026
The plan was dating for inspiration, not attachment. But somewhere between deadlines and city nights, the feelings stop being optional.
Check, Please!
by Jillian Dodd
2026
Dating for research keeps serving up exactly the kind of scenes a romance writer would use, awkward, funny, and unexpectedly hot. The problem is Kitty has to live through them first.
Crazy For You
by Jillian Dodd
2026
Another chapter in the New York dating saga brings more chemistry, more comic disaster, and less emotional distance. Research is getting awfully close to the real thing.
Happily Ever Afters
by Jillian Dodd
2026
The series keeps asking whether a woman who writes happy endings can find one in real life. By now, the answer depends on which risks Kitty is finally willing to take.
Heart Stopper
by Jillian Dodd
2026
The city, the job, and the dating experiment are all supposed to help point this writer back toward success. But one date hits harder than expected and puts her heart in real danger.
Party of One
by Jillian Dodd
2026
A former rom-com queen tries to revive her career with a hot-guy dating wheel and a lot of questionable optimism. One more spin means one more chance to save the book, or ruin her life beautifully.
Save The Date
by Jillian Dodd
2026
Kitty keeps chasing the next date and the next story, but the emotional stakes are only getting higher. What began as a clever fix for her career is becoming impossible to keep casual.
Urban Cowboy
by Jillian Dodd
2026
City life and cowboy energy collide in another Dating in the City installment. Kitty is still looking for material, but the man in front of her may be better than fiction.
Writing Mr. Right
by Jillian Dodd
2026
A romance writer in career trouble starts turning real dates into research and hoping it saves her next book. Instead, it opens the door to a much messier love story of her own.
Dating in the City books in chronological order

Writing Mr. Right
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 1
Heart Stopper
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 2
Crazy For You
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 3
Catching Feelings
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 4
Party of One
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 5
Save The Date
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 6
Urban Cowboy
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 7
Check, Please!
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 8
Happily Ever Afters
by Jillian Dodd
2026Dating in the City, Book 9
Series background & context
Dating in the City is Jillian Dodd's grown-up romantic comedy lane, full of New York energy, publishing-world stress, modern dating messes, and heroines who are trying to get their careers and hearts pointed in the same direction. These books carry a bright, fast pace, but they are not just meet-cute fluff. They are also about reinvention.
Sometimes loudly.
The setup running through this part of Dodd's world centers on a romance writer whose personal life becomes tangled with her professional one. A stalled career leads to a dating experiment, and what begins as material for books turns into a larger story about risk, attraction, image, and whether you can still believe in love when you spend all day writing it for other people.
That is what gives the series its charm. The books know romance tropes well enough to play with them. They can be sweet, embarrassing, sharp, or a little chaotic, often all in the same chapter. The city helps with that. Dates can go wrong in public. A chance encounter can become a story problem. A supposedly casual connection can feel much more serious by the next morning.
While the tone is lighter than Dodd's Hollywood and spy stories, the emotional pull is familiar. The characters want to be chosen, understood, and seen clearly, even when they are hiding behind jokes, work, or a carefully managed persona. If you want New York dating stories with writer energy, strong friend dynamics, and a lot of romantic momentum, Dating in the City fits nicely.
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