Holly Renee Books in Order
Explore Holly Renee books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy starting points for her romance, cowboy, and fantasy stories.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
24 books
Letting Go
by Holly Renee
2015
When Kat Archer is forced to leave home because of her brother's secrets, Tennessee feels like a bad answer to an impossible problem. Then Blake Reagan walks into her life and makes staying just as risky as leaving.
Breaking Down
by Holly Renee
2016
Erica has spent months trying to forget the night Gabe gave her everything and disappeared by morning. A wedding throws them back together, and the feelings she buried are ready to break loose again.
Trouble with the Guy Next Door
by Holly Renee
2017
Kennedy knows Tucker Moore is a bad idea from the second he moves in next door. Friendship should make things safer, but one weekend away turns a crush into something much harder to contain.
Where Good Girls Go To Die
by Holly Renee
2017
Livy comes home years after Parker James broke her heart, only to end up working beside him every day. He is still her brother's best friend, still off-limits, and still the one man she cannot forget.
Where Bad Boys are Ruined
by Holly Renee
2018
Charlie is opening her bakery and trying to stay focused, until the tattooed bad boy next door keeps getting under her skin. Brandon is exactly the kind of risk she should avoid, which only makes him harder to resist.
Where Bad Girls Go to Fall
by Holly Renee
2018
Staci lives by a strict no-feelings rule, and Mason is supposed to be just as committed to keeping things casual. One impulsive message changes the game, and suddenly the biggest threat is caring too much.
The Wrong Prince Charming
by Holly Renee
2019
She has loved golden boy Theo Hunt for years, so falling for Easton Cole was never part of the plan. College turns into a messy fairy tale where the wrong prince may be the right choice.
Trouble with the Hotshot Boss
by Holly Renee
2019
Fresh out of college and back at home, she takes a job only to find Jase Hale waiting there with the same grin that broke her heart. Working together would be hard enough, without the sparks still flying.
Trouble with the Fake Boyfriend
by Holly Renee
2020
Brooke agrees to fake a relationship with Liam for one week and tell everyone the perfect lie. It should be easy, except his kisses feel real and pretending starts to cost her more than she expected.
The Deceit of a Devil
by Holly Renee
2021
Allie Taylor has every reason to hate the boy who betrayed her, even if he claims he did it to protect her. Their past is full of damage, and winning back trust may cost them both.
The Fall of a God
by Holly Renee
2021
Josie Vos belongs to the family he hates most, but hatred stopped being simple the moment feelings got involved. Now deceit, old grudges, and shattered trust stand between him and any chance at keeping her.
The Taste of an Enemy
by Holly Renee
2021
A dare forces a girl to work with Carson Hale, the rival who has spent years making her life miserable. Their chemistry grows just as fast as the danger, and one betrayal changes everything.
The Touch of a Villain
by Holly Renee
2021
A new girl lands in Clermont Bay and immediately draws the attention of Beck Clermont, the most powerful boy in town. Old family sins, elite cruelty, and dangerous attraction turn senior year into a full-on storm.
A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal
by Holly Renee
2022
Bound to rival princes and cursed by the stars, she is forced into a bargain that feels as dangerous as any enemy. Betrayal, desire, and court politics tighten until trust becomes its own risk.
A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows
by Holly Renee
2022
A Starblessed heroine is promised to a crowned prince, but the man haunting her thoughts is the darker, forbidden one at his side. When the kingdom comes under attack, desire and duty stop pulling in the same direction.
The Seduction of Pretty Lies
by Holly Renee
2022
Olly Warner has always felt too close and too far away at the same time. When years of buried feelings finally cross the line, love, timing, and the certainty of heartbreak collide.
The Temptation of Dirty Secrets
by Holly Renee
2022
Frankie Clermont and the man she was never supposed to want have been hiding the truth for years. When old feelings flare back up, their secret becomes impossible to contain and dangerous to everyone around them.
A Kingdom of Fire and Fate
by Holly Renee
2023
After war and heartbreak, desire still burns hotter than ever between her and Sorin. An enemy kingdom, a dangerous mission, and shifting loyalties force them to choose between duty and the future they want.
A Kingdom of Venom and Vows
by Holly Renee
2023
She chooses love over freedom, only to be taken by a prince who wants the power she no longer has. Caught between two brothers and a war already underway, survival means fighting for both her life and her heart.
The Hunted Heir
by Holly Renee
2024
With her true identity exposed, Verena becomes the one person everyone is hunting. Dacre is ordered to find her before the rebellion, or worse, and every step of the chase pulls them deeper into danger.
The Veiled Kingdom
by Holly Renee
2024
Verena escapes her father's cruelty only to be captured by rebels who would kill her if they knew she was the missing princess. Dacre should not want to protect her, but staying away becomes impossible.
Cowboy Casual
by Holly Renee
2025
Blaire Monroe returns to town after a broken engagement and runs straight into the cowboy next door she left behind. Ten years of history make their reunion hot, messy, and impossible to keep casual.
The Rivaled Crown
by Holly Renee
2025
Dragged back into her father's palace, Verena is trapped inside the life she tried to escape. As the kingdom weakens and war closes in, she has to survive captivity long enough to fight back.
Small Town Smokeshow
by Holly Renee
2026
She knows Hunter Calloway is the kind of trouble people warn you about, especially with her sister's history hanging over them. That does not stop the pull between them from turning into a dangerous secret.
Where should I start?
If you want angsty small-town romance: Where Good Girls Go To Die → Where Bad Girls Go to Fall → Where Bad Boys are Ruined
If you want rich-kid drama and darker college romance: The Touch of a Villain → The Fall of a God → The Taste of an Enemy
If you want something lighter and flirty: Trouble with the Guy Next Door → Trouble with the Hotshot Boss → Trouble with the Fake Boyfriend
If you want fantasy romance with prophecy and fae politics: A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows → A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal → A Kingdom of Venom and Vows → A Kingdom of Fire and Fate
If you want darker romantasy with rebellion and secrets: The Veiled Kingdom → The Hunted Heir → The Rivaled Crown
Author bio
Holly Renee grew up in Maryville, Tennessee, and she still writes with that East Tennessee feel close at hand. Small towns, tight friend groups, old history, and messy chemistry all show up again and again in her books, whether she is writing contemporary romance or fantasy.
She has said she did not grow up as a big reader. Then romance pulled her in, hard. Reading turned into writing, and in 2015 she published Letting Go, her debut novel and the first book in The Garage series.
That was the start.
She kept building from there, first with emotional contemporary romances and later with darker new adult stories, cowboy romance, and romantasy. Books like Where Good Girls Go To Die, Trouble with the Guy Next Door, and The Touch of a Villain show how comfortable she is writing heat, angst, and characters who talk big but still have a soft center somewhere underneath.
A lot of Renee's fiction lives in that space where attraction and trouble arrive together. Her couples are often neighbors, coworkers, exes, rivals, or people tied up in the same friend group. The settings matter too: tattoo shops, beach towns, college circles, ranch country, and close communities where everybody seems to know everybody else's business.
She likes tension.
As her readership grew, so did the scale of her stories. The Stars and Shadows books, beginning with A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows, and later The Veiled Kingdom series moved her into romance-forward fantasy with cursed lineages, rebel politics, dangerous princes, and heroines caught between duty and desire. Even with the bigger worlds, the heart of the books stays familiar: intense longing, emotional conflict, and a strong pull toward hard-won love.
Earlier author bios described her balancing writing with nursing, which helps explain the grounded, workaday feel that sits underneath even her steamiest stories. More recent glimpses of her life show a married mom of two, still rooted in East Tennessee, who writes about being in love with her husband, spending time with her kids, and sneaking off for lake days when she can. She has also shared her affection for Mexican food and, in very relatable fashion, yoga pants.
She is a romance writer, but not a one-lane one. If you come to her for small-town second chances, there is plenty to read. If you want elite rich-kid drama, tattooed bad boys, or morally tangled fantasy romance, she has that too. What connects the books is the feeling that the characters want something badly, fight it for a while, and then have to decide what they are willing to risk for love.
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