How to Date a Douchebag Books in Order
Part ofSara Ney Books in OrderSee the How to Date a Douchebag books by Sara Ney in order, with short summaries, series background, and help picking the best place to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
6 books
The Studying Hours
by Sara Ney
2016
Sebastian Oz Osborne is campus royalty, loud, arrogant, and impossible to ignore. Jameson Clarke wants nothing to do with him, which only makes the wrestler chase harder, until the banter turns into something real.
The Failing Hours
by Sara Ney
2017
Angry wrestler Zeke Daniels keeps everyone at arm's length, including the tutor he desperately needs. Quiet, steady Violet refuses to be intimidated, and their uneasy study sessions slowly crack him open.
The Learning Hours
by Sara Ney
2017
Rhett is sweet, awkward, and humiliated when his roommates advertise his virginity across campus. Then one text stands out, and a connection with Laurel grows into a tender romance neither of them expected.
The Coaching Hours
by Sara Ney
2018
After becoming the target of a humiliating bet, the wrestling coach's daughter lands in the orbit of the nicest guy on campus. Shared space and late-night talks turn a convenient arrangement into a real risk.
The Lying Hours
by Sara Ney
2019
A dating app match gives Skylar and Abraham an easy, funny connection, but one important lie sits between them. What starts as flirty messages turns complicated the moment real feelings show up.
The Teaching Hours
by Sara Ney
2020
Rex Gunderson returns to campus with a better attitude and a bad reputation. When he becomes Hannah's dating coach, their lessons quickly turn personal, and both of them start wanting more than practice.
Series background & context
This is the series most readers think of first with Sara Ney, and for good reason. How to Date a Douchebag is where she really locked in her signature mix of college sports romance, sharp humor, and heroes who start off looking like total pains and end up surprisingly lovable.
The books revolve around a college wrestling world in Iowa, with each installment shifting to a new couple while keeping the same campus orbit. The Studying Hours opens with Sebastian Oz Osborne and the very unimpressed Jameson Clarke. The Failing Hours goes darker and quieter with Zeke and Violet. The Learning Hours flips expectations by giving the spotlight to sweet, awkward Rhett. Later books widen the circle to the coach's daughter, dating-app complications, and even a redemption-style novella with Rex in The Teaching Hours.
What ties the series together is not one big plot but the group dynamic. Teammates, roommates, exasperated friends, campus gossip, and shared history all carry from book to book. The wrestling matters, but these are not sports books in the technical sense. The matches are there. The bigger draw is the social world around them: libraries, dorms, apartments, parties, group chats, and the constant push and pull between swagger and sincerity.
Not every so-called douchebag is actually one.
That is part of the joke, and part of the charm. Some of these heroes are arrogant. Some are just awkward, guarded, or bad at first impressions. If you want Sara Ney at her most recognizable, this is the place to start.
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