Hollywood (Max Monroe) Books in Order
Part ofMax Monroe Books in OrderCheck out the Hollywood series by Max Monroe in order, with summaries, character guides, and reading tips for these movie and celebrity themed romcoms.
Last updated: December 25, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
Winning Hollywood's Goodest Girl
by Max Monroe
2020
Harrison, a buttoned up media executive, never expected one impulsive New York night with America’s sweetheart Raquel Weaver to lead to a baby. Navigating fame, family expectations, and a fake engagement, they have to figure out if they can build love in reverse order.
Taming Hollywood's Baddest Boy
by Max Monroe
2020
Hollywood’s favorite bad boy has finally pushed his luck too far, and the studio assigns a no nonsense handler to save his image. Long days on set, fake smiles for the press, and a very real attraction turn a simple PR job into the most complicated role either of them has ever played.
Hate the Player
by Max Monroe
2020
A cynical heroine sworn off charming men finds herself stuck working with a charismatic star whose playboy reputation precedes him. What begins as mutual disdain softens into grudging respect and then something much riskier as they discover the real people behind the headlines.
Series background & context
The Hollywood books drop Max Monroe’s trademark humor into the world of movie stars, studio executives, and publicists who spend their lives managing image. Instead of New York boardrooms, the backdrop is red carpets, press junkets, and the constant risk that one wrong move will end up splashed across every screen.
Taming Hollywood's Baddest Boy introduces a notorious actor whose off camera antics have finally caught up with him. The studio needs him cleaned up and camera ready, and the woman in charge of that impossible job has zero interest in his charm. Forced proximity, carefully staged interviews, and lines that blur between fake and real create a classic enemies to lovers setup.
In Winning Hollywood's Goodest Girl, the focus shifts to Harrison, a numbers first executive who usually lives behind the scenes, and Raquel, a beloved actress with a carefully maintained good girl persona. One impulsive New York night results in an unplanned pregnancy, and the two of them have to figure out whether they can build an actual relationship under the weight of gossip, contracts, and public expectations.
Hate the Player rounds out the set with another larger than life celebrity whose reputation does not match the person he is in private. A woman who has every reason to distrust his type finds herself stuck working alongside him, and what begins as mutual irritation evolves into the realization that they might be each other’s only safe place in a business that chews people up.
While each book stands alone with a new couple, they share a loose network of agents, managers, and friends, so you get the feel of a connected Hollywood community. The tone is lighter than straight celebrity drama but still takes into account the pressures of fame, privacy, and the way careers can complicate relationships.
Readers who enjoy tropes like fake dating, secret pregnancy, and grumpy meets sunshine will find all of those here, wrapped in the heightened setting of the entertainment industry. It is a natural pick if you like Max Monroe’s brand of banter but want it served with movie sets and paparazzi instead of offices and hospitals.
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