Hawaii Home Romance Books in Order

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Find the Hawaii Home Romance books by Jennifer Griffith in order, with series notes, quick summaries, and where-to-start guidance.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Hawaii Home Romance books in publication order

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House-Sitting with the Best Man

by Jennifer Griffith

2020

A spark on the dance floor should have ended with the wedding, but best man Price Robertson ends up stranded in Hawaii with Annika instead. Dog-sitting, house-sitting, and old disappointments turn into a charmingly awkward romance.

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Second Dance with the Quarterback

by Jennifer Griffith

2020

An injured NFL quarterback comes back to Hawaii hoping to make peace with the ex-wife he hurt years ago. What he does not expect is a storm-damaged home, a hidden son, and a second chance that will not come easy.

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Stranded with the Spy

by Jennifer Griffith

2020

Burned operative Birch Cardon goes undercover at a bakery while trying to stop a kidnapping and recover his life. Then Arden Pike reappears, and danger, old longing, and second chances get mixed together fast.

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The Movie Star and the Bucket List

by Jennifer Griffith

2020

A grieving movie star needs a steady girlfriend to convince producers he is ready for a comeback. A social worker determined to finish her late fiance's bucket list seems like the perfect answer, until fake dates start feeling painfully real.

Hawaii Home Romance books in chronological order

The Movie Star and the Bucket List
by Jennifer Griffith
2020Hawaii Home Romance, Book 1
Second Dance with the Quarterback
by Jennifer Griffith
2020Hawaii Home Romance, Book 2
House-Sitting with the Best Man
by Jennifer Griffith
2020Hawaii Home Romance, Book 3
Stranded with the Spy
by Jennifer Griffith
2020Hawaii Home Romance, Book 4

Series background & context

The Hawaii Home Romance books take a lot of Jennifer Griffith's favorite ingredients, reunion tension, emotional baggage, wealthy heroes, clean chemistry, and place them against sun, surf, weddings, and island scenery. These are romances with a breezier look than her snowy Christmas books, but the emotional core is familiar: two people meet at exactly the wrong moment and discover it may also be the right one.

Hawaii does real work in these stories.

The beaches, houses, travel complications, and destination-event energy are not just decorative. They help create the kind of romance setup Griffith likes best, temporary closeness that becomes inconveniently meaningful. A movie star can need a convincing date. A benched quarterback can come home injured and humbled. A best man can get stranded by bad luck. A spy can end up stuck in danger and memory at the same time.

That range keeps the series from feeling repetitive. One book may lean more second chance. Another may play with celebrity and grief. Another may use wedding chaos or house-sitting comedy. Another may slide toward light suspense. What links them is the mix of emotional softness and glossy escape. These are vacation-sunset books, but the characters still have real losses and real fears.

The heroes tend to have money, status, or both, yet Griffith is usually more interested in what those things fail to solve. Her heroines are not swept away by luxury alone. They have their own goals, hurts, and reasons to resist being impressed. That tension helps the books feel more grounded than the billionaire label might suggest.

Also, these are very kiss-forward.

If you like island settings, destination weddings, second chances, or the fantasy of being temporarily stranded somewhere beautiful with someone unexpectedly worth falling for, Hawaii Home Romance is an easy sell. It offers the lighter, more scenic side of Griffith's catalog while still keeping her usual focus on emotional repair, earned connection, and the hope that home can be found even in a place that first looks like a detour.