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Karla Sorensen Books in Order

Browse Karla Sorensen books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and where to start across her football, family, and small-town romances.

Last updated: June 8, 2026

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33 books

By Your Side

by Karla Sorensen

2015

Army veteran Jake Miller likes his quiet life until his first tenant, sunny Casey Steadman, crashes through it. Their opposites-attract romance grows slowly, with grief, healing, and one very memorable dog along the way.

Light Me Up

by Karla Sorensen

2015

Rachel Hennessy is rebuilding her life after a bad breakup and a job loss when one impulsive night with Tate changes everything. Their chemistry is easy, but trusting that it can last is much harder.

Tell Them Lies

by Karla Sorensen

2015

Librarian Liz Peters gets pulled into a fake relationship when Kieran Carter wants to comfort his dying mother. What begins as a lie meant to help someone else soon becomes far too real for either of them.

Dylan

by Karla Sorensen

2016

After moving to Colorado for a fresh start, Dylan Steadman falls for Kat Perry, the guarded employee he should probably leave alone. Their friends-with-benefits plan sounds easy until real feelings get involved.

Garrett

by Karla Sorensen

2016

Garrett Calder and Aurora Anderson have spent years getting on each other's nerves at work. When circumstances force them together for twelve months, their rivalry starts looking a lot like foreplay.

Cole

by Karla Sorensen

2017

Seven years after their divorce, Julia and Cole are thrown back into each other's lives with all their old hurt still intact. Their second chance is emotional, intimate, and shaped by the pain that once drove them apart.

Hooked

by Karla Sorensen

2017

Lucy Connors meets the reclusive, anxious X in court-mandated group therapy and immediately sees trouble. A desperate theft, a criminal mess, and wildly inconvenient attraction pull them into a darkly funny romance they should avoid.

Michael

by Karla Sorensen

2017

Single mother Brooke Rossi is barely holding life together when charming flirt Michael Whitfield starts helping where she needs it most. Friendship comes first, but the closer they get, the harder it is to keep the line in place.

The Bombshell Effect

by Karla Sorensen

2018

Allie Sutton returns to Seattle expecting a family mess and instead inherits a football team. Her biggest problem becomes Luke Pierson, the brooding star quarterback next door who wants nothing to do with the new owner.

The Ex Effect

by Karla Sorensen

2018

Ava has never really forgotten Matthew Hawkins, the older man she once crushed on from afar. When he comes out of retirement to join the Washington Wolves, their chemistry gets too big and too public to ignore.

Tristan

by Karla Sorensen

2018

Tristan Whitfield has loved Anna for years and never said a word. When she suddenly needs his help and a fresh start of her own, his long-held feelings finally have a chance to become something real.

Baking Me Crazy

by Karla Sorensen

2019

Levi Buchanan has loved Jocelyn Abernathy for years, but she has only ever let him be the friend she needs. When Joss finally opens herself to love, Levi has to prove he has been the right man all along.

The Marriage Effect

by Karla Sorensen

2019

When Logan Ward needs a wife to keep custody of his younger sisters, a fake marriage seems like the simplest answer. Living together quickly proves nothing about their arrangement will stay simple for long.

Batter of Wits

by Karla Sorensen

2020

When Grace Buchanan's car breaks down near Green Valley, Tucker Haywood is the last man she wants rescuing her. Their banter is sharp, the chemistry is worse, and neither stays detached for long.

Faked

by Karla Sorensen

2020

Claire Ward pretends to be her twin for one harmless night out and winds up paired with the wrong brother, tattooed snowboarder Bauer. What starts as a mix-up becomes a swoony opposites-attract romance with real consequences.

Floored

by Karla Sorensen

2020

While studying abroad, Lia Ward falls into a fiery one-night stand with British football star Jude McAllister. When that one night changes everything, both have to face the future they never planned for.

Focused

by Karla Sorensen

2020

Molly Ward's teenage crush on Noah Griffin looks a lot less dreamy when he joins the Washington Wolves and becomes part of her job. Their prickly reunion soon turns into a slow-burn romance full of history and heat.

Forbidden

by Karla Sorensen

2021

Isabel Ward is rattled when widowed former fighter Aiden Hennessy shows up with papers that tie him to her gym. Working side by side stirs an old crush, fresh temptation, and real questions about second chances.

Steal my Magnolia

by Karla Sorensen

2021

Grady Buchanan knows hiring Magnolia MacIntyre is a terrible idea, and she knows working for him is even riskier. In Green Valley, a new job turns into a sweet, uneasy romance neither can keep at arm's length.

The Lie

by Karla Sorensen

2021

Faith Pierson has one firm rule, never date Washington Wolves players, especially volatile Dominic Walker. But when she has to supervise his volunteer work, sharp friction turns into a deeper connection neither expected.

The Bet

by Karla Sorensen

2022

A hopeful heroine talks her gruff bodyguard, Erik Wilder, into a fake dating plan that should stay simple. The more time they spend together, the faster the act starts to feel dangerously real.

The Roommate

by Karla Sorensen

2022

Adaline has carried a crush on Emmett Ward for years, even after he left for the NFL and friend-zoned her. When their lives collide again, old feelings come back stronger, and timing suddenly matters.

Worth the Wait

by Karla Sorensen

2022

Iris thinks her life is finally settling down until Hunter Buchanan, the man she never truly got over, returns to Green Valley. Their second chance is tender, messy, and haunted by the pain that pulled them apart.

One and Only

by Karla Sorensen

2023

Poppy Wilder agrees to a fake marriage with quiet football player Beckett Coleman so both can solve impossible family problems. Sharing a home makes their careful bargain feel a lot less temporary than planned.

The Best Laid Plans

by Karla Sorensen

2023

Retired football player Burke Barrett inherits a crumbling northern Michigan house and clashes instantly with restoration expert Charlotte Cunningham. Renovating it together brings grief, stubbornness, and a no-strings plan that is doomed from the start.

Forever Starts Tonight

by Karla Sorensen

2024

After a bad date and too much wine, a woman finally acts on her long-running crush on her brother's older best friend, Jax Cartwright. One secret night changes everything, and the fallout is anything but simple.

Head Over Heels

by Karla Sorensen

2024

Ivy thinks Cameron Wilder is just the hot stranger from one unforgettable elevator ride, until he turns up in Sisters, Oregon. Small-town life, family pressure, and strong chemistry leave them both off balance.

Promise Me This

by Karla Sorensen

2024

An author with brutal writer's block moves in with Ian Wilder, her gruff childhood best friend, and suddenly old feelings are impossible to ignore. Close quarters turn years of loyalty and longing into real risk.

The Best of All

by Karla Sorensen

2024

Liam Davies and Zoe Valentine have never liked each other, but grief makes them co-guardians of toddler Mira. Caring for her turns resentment into something warmer, and much harder to walk away from.

Lessons in Heartbreak

by Karla Sorensen

2025

A shy librarian makes one impulsive move meant to help her get over heartbreak, and instead reconnects with Griffin King, her childhood neighbor turned pro football star. Their lessons in confidence quickly become something deeper.

Single Dad Dilemma

by Karla Sorensen

2025

Lily only means to help the kids next door, not fall for their gruff father. But Barrett King, a divorced NFL coach with no patience for complications, proves a lot harder to resist than expected.

This Wild Heart

by Karla Sorensen

2025

A wild Vegas night leaves a woman married to Parker Wilder, with a ring on her finger and no memory of the ceremony. Their fake arrangement gets complicated fast when real feelings and family upheaval enter the picture.

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How Not to Fall in Love

by Karla Sorensen

2026

When NFL quarterback Archer Evans lands community service at an animal rescue, the last thing the woman running it wants is more trouble. Forced time together turns friction, attraction, and second chances into something neither can control.

Where should I start?

If you want the fullest connected football world: The Bombshell EffectFocusedThe LieOne and Only
If you want small-town charm first: Baking Me CrazySteal My MagnoliaWorth the Wait
If you want emotional family stories: The Best Laid PlansThe Best of AllLessons in Heartbreak
If you want a newer place to jump in: One and OnlyHead Over HeelsPromise Me ThisThis Wild Heart

Author bio

Karla Sorensen writes contemporary romance that mixes banter, slow-burn chemistry, and a real affection for messy families. She lives in Michigan with her husband and their two sons, and her books often feel built for readers who want heart, humor, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

She's also very clear about one thing: she doesn't want romance without the happy ending.

Before she was writing full-time, Sorensen studied Advertising and Public Relations at Grand Valley State University and worked in senior healthcare. That background shows up in the way she talks about writing and in the shape of her stories. Even when the setup is fun, a fake marriage, a football star, an accidental overnight snow-in, the emotional beats tend to stay grounded.

She was a romance reader long before she was a romance author. That matters. Her books read like they were written by someone who knows exactly why readers come to the genre in the first place: the hope, the tension, the comfort, and the feeling of watching two people become brave enough to choose each other.

A lot of readers first find her through the football romances. The Bombshell Effect helped launch her Washington Wolves world, and books like Focused and Faked show how good she is at writing sharp chemistry inside big family and team dynamics. The sports setting is there, but it usually works as the backdrop, not the whole point. The real draw is the way she writes loyalty, attraction, and the people standing just outside the spotlight.

Her range gets even clearer in books like One and Only and Head Over Heels, where she leans into small-town life, family pressure, and the kind of romantic tension that builds one conversation at a time. Then there are stories like The Best Laid Plans and The Best of All, which bring grief and found family into the mix without losing the warmth that runs through her work.

Big feelings, but with both feet on the ground.

That balance is probably why her connected series work so well. Characters drift in and out of each other's lives. A side character in one book becomes the emotional center of the next. The Washington Wolves books grow into the Ward family novels, then into the next generation stories, and later into the Wilder books. Reading them in order is rewarding, but each romance still has its own shape and payoff.

Her stories tend to return to a few favorite things: guarded heroes, capable heroines, close-knit families, reluctant vulnerability, and people learning that love is not always neat, but it can still be safe. She likes football worlds, small towns, siblings who meddle, and characters who have to earn their way toward trust.

When she isn't writing, the personal details she shares are pleasantly down to earth. She's a Michigan Wolverines fan, a lifelong romance reader, and someone who'd apparently rather be book binding, coloring, or avoiding the laundry than pretending to be fancy.

That plainspoken warmth is a big part of her appeal. Karla Sorensen writes romance for readers who want comfort, emotional payoff, and characters who feel close enough to miss when the book is over.

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