JC Reed Books in Order
Explore J.C. Reed books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple tips on where to start with her steamy romance and suspense novels.
Last updated: July 7, 2026
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JC Reed books in publication order
15 books
Conquer Your Love
by JC Reed
2013
Brooke wants to forget Jett and the betrayal that broke her, but he refuses to let her go. When past threats close in, his protection may be exactly what she needs, even if trusting him again feels impossible.
Surrender Your Love
by JC Reed
2013
New York realtor Brooke Stewart spends one unforgettable night with Jett Mayfield, then discovers he is her new boss. His no-strings proposal is hard to refuse, but the deeper she falls into his world, the more dangerous it becomes.
Treasure Your Love
by JC Reed
2013
Brooke and Jett finally seem within reach of a future together, until old secrets return with real force. The final book raises the stakes from passion to survival, asking whether love can hold when the past refuses to stay buried.
The Lover's Game
by JC Reed
2014
After another betrayal, Brooke tries to start over with a new job and new people around her. Jett has other plans, and his need to win her back turns their bruised relationship into a high-stakes struggle for control and trust.
The Lover's Secret
by JC Reed
2014
Brooke thinks one reckless night with Jett is only a game, until buried secrets and real danger crash into her life. Their connection is still explosive, but trusting him now could cost her far more than her heart.
The Agreement
by JC Reed
2015
Laurie's harmless arrangement with Chase grows into a fake engagement and a deal neither of them can keep purely professional. With inheritance, family secrets, and real desire in the mix, every rule they make becomes harder to follow.
The Interview
by JC Reed
2015
Laurie Hanson hires Chase Wright to play fake fiancé for one month and solve a family problem. The plan should be simple, but Chase is far too interested, far too attractive, and far too willing to turn business into something personal.
The Lover's Promise
by JC Reed
2015
Brooke Stewart is trying to stay away from Jett Mayfield, especially now that he is tangled up in danger and suspicion. When she is forced back into his orbit, old wounds, fresh threats, and unfinished feelings push them both to the edge.
The Lover's Surrender
by JC Reed
2015
Brooke runs when trust finally shatters, but a friend's death and the accusation hanging over Jett pull her back. As danger closes in, they have to decide whether love can survive the secrets that keep destroying them.
Bad Boy
by JC Reed
2016
Laurie Hanson wants nothing more to do with her fake husband, Chase Wright, until a misunderstanding lands her in jail far from home. He might be a liar and a bad bet, but he is also the only man who can help.
Beautiful Distraction
by JC Reed
2016
After wrecking her car against Kellan Boyd's ego and sports car, Ava Cross expects never to see him again. Instead she ends up stranded at his remote home, where old sparks, buried secrets, and raw attraction make escape difficult.
Love Addicts Anonymous
by JC Reed
2016
Kade Wright lands in a rehab program for his reckless love life and ends up paired with Vicky Sullivan, a romantic who has problems of her own. Forced recovery quickly becomes temptation, mind games, and a very bad idea for both of them.
Counting On You
by JC Reed
2017
A scandal forces arrogant CEO Kade Wright to clean up his image, then share close quarters with utterly unpredictable Vicky Sullivan. Their six-week arrangement starts as damage control and turns into a messy, funny, very risky attraction.
Wild For You
by JC Reed
2017
Injured bull rider Cash Boyd wants everyone to leave him alone, especially the physical therapist hired to get him walking again. Erin Stone refuses to back down, and the harder he pushes her away, the more dangerous their chemistry becomes.
The Bachelor Auction
by JC Reed
2018
A charity bachelor auction goes wildly off script when a cash-strapped plan lands the heroine face to face with influential Tyler Becks. He lets her off the bid, then draws her into his world, where every favor comes with a price.
Where to start with JC Reed
If you want the big billionaire romance arc: Surrender Your Love → Conquer Your Love → Treasure Your Love
If you like fake engagement drama and family secrets: The Interview → The Agreement → Bad Boy
If you want a darker follow-up with more suspense: The Lover's Secret → The Lover's Game → The Lover's Promise → The Lover's Surrender
If you want a funny, messy forced-proximity romance: Counting On You
If you want a standalone first: Beautiful Distraction → Wild For You → The Bachelor Auction
JC Reed sub-series and character series
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Author bio
J.C. Reed writes contemporary romance with a little danger in its pocket. Her books are steamy, but they are rarely just about heat. She likes secrets, bad decisions, sharp-tongued characters, and relationships that get tangled up with mystery before they ever feel safe. Over time that mix has made her a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist.
She is not an author who puts every detail of her life on the page.
What is public suggests a path into writing that came through other kinds of work first. Reed has been described as having studied psychology and worked in marketing and communication before turning more fully to fiction. That background fits her stories. She is interested in what people hide, what they want, and how attraction can slide into obsession, protection, or trouble.
Her breakout came with Surrender Your Love in 2013. That book introduced Brooke Stewart and Jett Mayfield, and it also introduced a lot of readers to the kind of romance Reed likes to build: glamorous on the surface, emotionally messy underneath, and always one secret away from disaster. The follow-ups, Conquer Your Love and Treasure Your Love, turned that first spark into a full trilogy and helped establish her name with romance readers.
Then she kept pushing that world outward.
The No Exceptions books return to Brooke and Jett with even more suspense in the mix, while The Interview, The Agreement, and Bad Boy lean into fake engagement drama, family secrets, and the question of whether love can survive half-truths. In Counting On You, which grew out of the earlier Love Addicts Anonymous project, Reed shifts toward a sharper romantic-comedy setup without giving up the tension. Even her standalones, like Beautiful Distraction, Wild For You, and The Bachelor Auction, keep that same pull between chemistry and chaos.
That is really her lane.
Reed's heroines are often wary, independent, and a little bruised by life. Her heroes tend to be rich, guarded, intense, and not especially good at playing it cool. The settings move from New York apartments and luxury hotels to remote houses, ranch country, charity events, and private estates. No matter the backdrop, there is usually a sense that love is never arriving alone. It brings baggage with it.
Readers who stick with Reed usually do so for that balance. They get the fast, addictive pull of a romance, but they also get unanswered questions, sharp reversals, and characters who are not always saying what they mean. The books are emotional, yes, but there is usually a thread of suspense running underneath the whole thing.
Her work has also traveled well. The Surrender Your Love trilogy has been translated into several languages, which says a lot about how widely those early books connected. And while Reed keeps the spotlight mostly on the stories rather than on personal mythology, the public picture of her is consistent: a writer drawn to contemporary romance, mystery, and the messy overlap between the two.
These days, that is still what she is known for. A J.C. Reed book usually starts with attraction, adds friction, then throws in a secret that changes the temperature of the room. If that sounds like your kind of read, you will probably feel at home pretty quickly.
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