Laura Pavlov Books in Order
Browse Laura Pavlov books in order, with series lists, short summaries, reading guides, and easy starting-point picks for her small-town romances.
Last updated: June 9, 2026
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Publication Order
52 books
Charlotte's Tangled Web
by Laura Pavlov
2012
Cross-country star Charlotte Ford and quarterback Daniel Hollingsworth have been inseparable for years, but friendship is no longer enough. Senior year, big dreams, and looming distance test a love everyone saw coming.
Charlotte Untangled
by Laura Pavlov
2013
Charlotte and Daniel have already chosen each other, but college, distance, and hard new obstacles refuse to make things easy. Their love is real, now they have to prove it can survive real life.
Emerson's Fury
by Laura Pavlov
2013
Emerson Hollingsworth gets her own turn at love in a romance shaped by family legacy, strong feelings, and hard choices. It brings the Hollingsworth drama forward while keeping the series' heart intact.
Indy's Awakening
by Laura Pavlov
2013
Indy steps into a love story that mixes deep history, emotional growing pains, and the pull of the Hollingsworth family world. It's a coming-of-age romance about finding her footing and following her heart.
Finn's Forever
by Laura Pavlov
2014
NFL quarterback Finn Hollingsworth has always had the easy charm, until Hudson Monroe walks into his life and changes the math. Their romance has to survive real obstacles, not just attraction.
Beautifully Damaged
by Laura Pavlov
2019
Years after a painful split, Peyton and Jackson reconnect in San Francisco through a design job that digs up everything they buried. It's a second-chance romance full of old hurt and unfinished love.
Beautifully Flawed
by Laura Pavlov
2020
Elle wants a fairytale future, and Maverick Wallace looks nothing like the plan she made. One unforgettable kiss pushes her toward a man her head rejects and her heart cannot quite let go.
Legacy
by Laura Pavlov
2020
Ford Montgomery is grieving his father and carrying the weight of a family empire when Harley DeLuca crashes into his carefully controlled life. Business, banter, and attraction make a messy partnership impossible to ignore.
More Jade
by Laura Pavlov
2020
Jade doesn't expect to fall hard for Cruz Winslow, a magnetic musician who changes the rhythm of her life. Their connection feels easy, until dreams and the real world start demanding a price.
More Of Us
by Laura Pavlov
2020
After heartbreak pulls them apart, Jade has to figure out who she is without Cruz. The final book asks whether first love can survive growing up and all the damage that comes with it.
More of You
by Laura Pavlov
2020
Jade and Cruz got their love story, now distance and ambition test whether they can hold onto it. Touring, school, and timing turn happily ever after into something they have to keep choosing.
Peacekeeper
by Laura Pavlov
2020
Harrison Montgomery never really got over Laney Landers, his first love and oldest friend. When life brings them back together, they have to face regret, grief, and the future they once thought was certain.
Another Motherfaker
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Cosette is ready for a fresh start when a handsome contractor and one very memorable fake relationship complicate everything. What begins as a convenient setup starts to feel uncomfortably real.
Charmed
by Laura Pavlov
2021
She hates her arrogant new boss, Crew Carlisle, almost as much as she notices him. Their enemies-to-lovers battle in Willow Springs is sharp, funny, and far more personal than either one wants.
Don't Cry Over Spilled MILF
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Single mom and romance writer Susannah prefers her heroes on the page, not in her life. Then playboy Gus Taylor decides he wants her for real, and suddenly fiction has serious competition.
Frayed
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Adelaide's life has always been mapped out, until bad boy football star Jett Stone makes her want something different. In Willow Springs, first love and self-discovery collide in ways neither expected.
Rebel
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Jack Montgomery keeps life light until Monroe Buckley, his best friend's younger sister, becomes impossible to ignore. She is smart, off-limits, and exactly the kind of complication he never wanted.
Sealed
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Roman Amato is a broody single dad with a reputation, and the heroine knows better than to get involved. But in Willow Springs, two strong personalities and one reckless attraction make staying apart nearly impossible.
Tangled
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Gray Baldwin is her brother's best friend, completely wrong for her, and impossible to forget. What starts as forbidden attraction turns into a fight between old rules and feelings that will not stay quiet.
The Bold and the Bullheaded
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Emma wants nothing to do with a broody Taylor brother who always seems to get under her skin. Their constant clashes hide an attraction neither of them can outrun for long.
Wanted Wed Or Alive
by Laura Pavlov
2021
Mya heads to New York for a clean break and collides with Jesse Taylor, a runaway groom who is suddenly her very tempting neighbor. Their attraction is instant, but trust comes harder than chemistry.
Always Mine
by Laura Pavlov
2022
A woman who can't stop noticing firefighter Niko West finds their chemistry burning hotter every time they are together. In Honey Mountain, friendship and desire quickly turn into something far more dangerous.
Claimed
by Laura Pavlov
2022
Wedding planner Gigi never forgot Ty Greene, the country star who once promised her forever. When high school sweethearts meet again as adults, old love and old pain come rushing back.
Destined
by Laura Pavlov
2022
Harper Wallace was always the one he should not want, his best friend's little sister and first real love. When she comes home, old secrets and second chances push them back together.
Ever Mine
by Laura Pavlov
2022
Hockey star Hawk Madden is back in the heroine's life as a client, and all the cracks in their shared past reopen at once. It's a second-chance romance about old wounds and unfinished love.
Friends with Benefactors
by Laura Pavlov
2022
Penelope thinks she knows men, especially her longtime best friend Beckham. One heated kiss changes the rules, and both of them have to decide whether friendship is enough anymore.
Make You Mine
by Laura Pavlov
2022
A young nanny takes a job with single dad and firefighter Jace King, then learns professional distance is not going to be simple. The pull between them is instant, but forever is harder.
Only Mine
by Laura Pavlov
2022
After a disastrous first meeting, a sharp-tongued heroine and impeccably dressed Wolf Wayburn are stuck circling each other again. Their sparks are immediate, but neither one plans to surrender first.
Simply Mine
by Laura Pavlov
2022
She has been crushing on her best friend's older brother for years, and he only offers Mr. Right Now. In Honey Mountain, casual becomes complicated the moment old attraction turns into something deeper.
After the Storm
by Laura Pavlov
2023
A grumpy single dad is thrown back together with the woman who got away, and one forced hotel stay strips away years of distance. Their history never really ended, it just waited.
Before the Sunset
by Laura Pavlov
2023
Best friends Reese and the actor who agrees to fake date her think they know where the line is. Then old comfort, new attraction, and a little pretending start to feel very real.
Into the Tide
by Laura Pavlov
2023
He knows his best friend's little sister is off-limits, but one summer in Cottonwood Cove makes that rule harder to keep. Their long history turns into a romance that feels both risky and overdue.
On the Shore
by Laura Pavlov
2023
An NFL superstar and the reporter who cannot stand him are stuck in the same beach town for the summer. Their rivalry is sharp, their chemistry worse, and neither one stays objective for long.
Under the Stars
by Laura Pavlov
2023
A grumpy businessman moves to a small town to run the family company and hires an assistant who is all light and chaos. She gets under his skin fast, and straight into his heart after that.
Beating Heart
by Laura Pavlov
2024
A devoted single dad thinks his life is full enough until Magnolia Falls' new pediatrician upends everything. Their connection is immediate, but both of them arrive with complications they cannot ignore.
Finding Hayes
by Laura Pavlov
2024
Grumpy firefighter Hayes gets the final Magnolia Falls romance, complete with forced proximity and a marriage-of-convenience twist. Beneath his rough edges is a man who may have found exactly who he needs.
Forbidden King
by Laura Pavlov
2024
Kingston's easy charm meets its match in Saylor, a dreamer determined to build a life on her own terms. Their Magnolia Falls romance mixes tension, tenderness, and a lot of shared history.
Loving Romeo
by Laura Pavlov
2024
Demi Crawford comes from Magnolia Falls royalty, and the local boxer has every reason to keep his distance. Living next door turns enemies into something much more dangerous and much harder to resist.
Wild River
by Laura Pavlov
2024
Magnolia Falls delivers another heated love story as two stubborn people who should stay apart keep getting pulled together. What starts as friction slowly becomes trust, longing, and a place to belong.
Crazy In Love
by Laura Pavlov
2025
Broody billionaire troublemaker and sunshine florist Emilia Taylor have a messy history and very different ways of moving through the world. One apology leads to vulnerability, and vulnerability turns into love.
In A Heartbeat
by Laura Pavlov
2025
Wren Waterstone returns to Rosewood River and lands at her former best friend's ranch, reopening old hurt and older feelings. Their second chance is tender, stubborn, and impossible to ignore.
Love You, Mean It
by Laura Pavlov
2025
In Blushing, Alaska, a fiery wedding planner and a grumpy single-dad contractor are forced into each other's orbit. What starts as friction slowly turns into warmth, trust, and real belonging.
My Silver Lining
by Laura Pavlov
2025
Lulu Sonnet needs a fake boyfriend, and the hero agrees to help with very clear limits. Living close, sharing space, and blurring the lines make that arrangement fall apart fast.
Over the Moon
by Laura Pavlov
2025
A pro hockey player recovering from injury has no business wanting his new physical therapist, especially when she is his coach's daughter. In Rosewood River, rehab turns into a very risky attraction.
Snow Place Like Home
by Laura Pavlov
2025
After a rough breakup, veterinarian Goldie Jacobs heads home for her brother's winter wedding and collides with Ace Bonetti, her longtime crush. One snowy holiday might finally give them the timing they never had.
Steal My Heart
by Laura Pavlov
2025
Easton expects to mentor his boss's daughter, not fall for her. Henley is brilliant, ambitious, and completely off-limits, which only makes the pull between them harder to fight.
You, Me, and Forever
by Laura Pavlov
2025
A one-night stand gets a lot more complicated when a Blushing wedding planner learns her mystery man is the developer threatening her favorite venue. Desire is easy, but giving up her dream is not.
My Forever Girl
by Laura Pavlov
2026
When Gracie Reynolds comes back to Blue Sky Bay and crashes at her childhood best friend's place, old feelings stop pretending to be friendship. Their bond has always been deep, now it has to become honest.
The Last Goodbye
by Laura Pavlov
2026
This Blue Sky Bay romance returns to the coast for another emotional story about unfinished feelings, homecoming, and the hard choice between holding on and letting go.
Whisper Sweet Nothings
by Laura Pavlov
2026
Winnie is the perfect nanny for his daughter and the worst possible temptation for her boss. Living under one roof turns a simple arrangement into an age-gap romance neither of them planned.
My First Promise
by Laura Pavlov
2027
A Blue Sky Bay romance built around shared history, old promises, and the moment two people have to decide what is still worth keeping. Expect heart, tension, and a strong sense of place.
The Best Part of Me
by Laura Pavlov
2027
Blue Sky Bay continues with a romance about looking past old defenses and seeing the person underneath. It promises another emotional, character-driven love story rooted in connection and second chances.
Where should I start?
If you want small-town enemies-to-lovers: Loving Romeo → Wild River → Forbidden King
If you want family-heavy mountain romance: Always Mine → Ever Mine → Make You Mine
If you want sharp banter and workplace sparks: Steal My Heart → My Silver Lining → Over the Moon
If you want her earlier sports romance: Charlotte's Tangled Web → Charlotte Untangled → Emerson's Fury
If you want a funny co-written rom-com: Wanted Wed Or Alive → The Bold and the Bullheaded → Friends with Benefactors
Author bio
Laura Pavlov was born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, and that athletic, middle-American background shows up in her books more often than you might expect. Before she became known for contemporary romance, sports were a big part of her life. She earned a cross-country and track scholarship to the University of Nevada, Reno, and that early experience with training, competition, and pressure helped shape some of the emotional DNA in her stories.
She started publishing under the name L.B. Pavlov.
One of her earliest story ideas came to her on a treadmill, and it stuck hard enough to become Charlotte's Tangled Web. That first run of books leaned into young love, sports, family drama, and the kind of all-in feelings that can make a story move fast. Even then, the things readers now connect with Pavlov were already there, big emotions, close families, romantic tension, and characters who have to choose love while life keeps getting in the way.
Over time, her work shifted into the small-town contemporary romances many readers know her for now. Books like Beautifully Damaged, Legacy, Always Mine, Loving Romeo, and Steal My Heart show how broad her romance world has become. Some are second-chance stories. Some are about best friends, single dads, off-limits crushes, or people who swear they are not looking for anything serious. The hook is usually the same, sharp banter, emotional pull, and a relationship that feels messy before it feels safe.
She also likes writing connected worlds.
That matters with Pavlov. Her series often feel like living places, not just backdrops. Towns like Magnolia Falls, Rosewood River, Honey Mountain, Willow Springs, and Cottonwood Cove are full of siblings, best friends, exes, rivals, and future leads drifting through each other's books. Readers who like seeing familiar faces again tend to have a very good time in her catalog.
There are a few themes she comes back to again and again. She likes characters with history. She likes people who have to come home, start over, or finally face the one person they never really got over. Athletes, musicians, firefighters, contractors, nannies, designers, and small-town business owners all show up. So do loud families, protective friend groups, and heroines who are usually smarter and steadier than the men expect.
Her books are sexy, but they are rarely just about the spark.
They are usually about the emotional aftershock that comes with it. What happens when the hot guy is also your boss, your brother's best friend, your first love, or the person who once broke your heart? Pavlov likes that pressure. She writes toward the moment when attraction stops being fun and starts asking for honesty.
These days, she lives in Las Vegas with her college sweetheart. She has two grown kids, a temperamental Yorkie, and a wild bernedoodle, all details that fit neatly with the warm, slightly chaotic energy her readers already know. Even with all the different series and settings, her books tend to circle the same idea: love can be funny, badly timed, inconvenient, and still worth choosing anyway.
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