Lex Martin Books in Order
Browse Lex Martin books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, crossover notes, and simple advice on where to start across her romance backlist.
Last updated: July 12, 2026
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Lex Martin books in publication order
20 books
Dearest Clementine
by Lex Martin
2014
Closed-off college student Clementine signs up for a romance-writing class and ropes sexy RA Gavin into helping with her research. Their chemistry turns real fast, and a missing-student mystery brings danger uncomfortably close.
Finding Dandelion
by Lex Martin
2014
Soccer star Jax Avery cannot shake the memory of one explosive night with Dani Hart. When they collide again through her new roommate, attraction, secrets, and team pressure make keeping their distance impossible.
Kissing Madeline
by Lex Martin
2015
Madeline wants her broadcast career, not drama with a pro athlete, but NFL star Daren Sloan is suddenly her hot new neighbor. A no-strings arrangement sounds manageable until careers, trust issues, and real feelings get in the way.
Shameless
by Lex Martin
2016
Brady is suddenly raising his baby niece and barely keeping up, until Katherine steps in to help. Their connection is immediate, but grief, guilt, and secrets from the past make this romance anything but simple.
All about the D
by Lex Martin
2017
A sharp attorney expects the anonymous client behind a scandalous website to be a creep, not a brilliant temptation. Professional boundaries start slipping the moment their chemistry becomes impossible to ignore.
Reckless
by Lex Martin
2018
Tori takes a nanny job to stay near her pregnant sister and ends up falling for Ethan, her newly divorced rancher boss. Living under the same roof with his kids makes resisting each other a losing game.
Surprise, Baby!
by Lex Martin
2019
She and Drew can barely stand each other, until an emergency strands them together and sparks fly. One heated weekend leaves behind feelings neither wants to face, and a surprise neither can undo.
Breathless
by Lex Martin
2020
Joey comes home determined to take back her heart from Logan, the boy next door she has loved for years. Their reunion is full of old feelings, unfinished hurt, and truths neither of them can dodge forever.
Keep My Heart
by Lex Martin
2020
Kennedy Fox joins other romance authors in this anthology of heartfelt, emotional love stories. It is a collection built for readers who want several standalone romances in one place.
The Varsity Dad Dilemma
by Lex Martin
2021
Gabby gets pulled back into Rider Kingston's orbit when a baby is left at the football house and nobody knows who the father is. Helping solve the mess means facing old heartbreak and very live chemistry.
Tight Ends & Tiaras
by Lex Martin
2022
Ben's football-first life flips when a baby girl lands in his lap. Fake dating Sienna helps solve a few problems, but close quarters and very real chemistry quickly make the arrangement messy.
Second Down Darling
by Lex Martin
2023
Charlie has loved Jake forever, but he chose her sister and ended up raising a son. Years later they meet again, and the second chance she never expected becomes impossible to ignore.
The Baby Blitz
by Lex Martin
2023
Years of sniping with Michael make one truce-filled night feel like a terrible idea, until an unexpected pregnancy changes everything. Suddenly old resentment, buried longing, and a very uncertain future all collide at once.
Blindside Beauty
by Lex Martin
2024
After crashing into quarterback Nick Silva's car, Abigail somehow ends up nannying for his daughter next door. Close quarters, fresh heartbreak, and one very persuasive single dad make staying guarded nearly impossible.
Heartbreaker Handoff
by Lex Martin
2024
Pregnant cheerleader Roxy asks her best friend Billy to pretend he is the father so she can survive the fallout. The fake relationship works on paper, but their chemistry makes the lie harder to manage.
Falling Stars
by Lex Martin
2025
Newly single Baylee hides out in injured NFL star Maverick's condo and lands back in the orbit of the boy who once broke her heart. As threats close in, old feelings become her safest place.
Stealing Hearts
by Lex Martin
2025
Paige agrees to a marriage of convenience with grumpy rancher Rhett, her brother's best friend, when both need something badly. Ranch sabotage, old feelings, and his kids make the arrangement far more dangerous than expected.
Burning Skies
by Lex Martin
2026
Honey crosses a forbidden line with Beau Walker at a masked party, only to find the fallout is even hotter in daylight. Suspicious fires and an old family feud keep pushing them dangerously close.
Chasing Shadows
by Lex Martin
2026
This Wild at Heart romance follows Isaiah and Liberty in a second-chance story with a single dad at its center. It returns to small-town Texas for another emotional reunion with high personal stakes.
Gathering Storms
by Lex Martin
2026
Out-of-work librarian Rory agrees to nanny for Jace Walker, a country singer and brand-new single dad, then ends up in a temporary marriage to join his tour. Creepy gifts and real feelings quickly complicate the plan.
Where to start with Lex Martin
If you want to start at the beginning: Dearest Clementine → Finding Dandelion → Kissing Madeline
If you want small-town Texas romance: Shameless → Reckless → Breathless
If you want college football and single dads: The Varsity Dad Dilemma → Tight Ends & Tiaras → The Baby Blitz
If you want cowboys with romantic suspense: Stealing Hearts → Falling Stars → Burning Skies
Lex Martin sub-series and character series
Dearest books in order
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Explore this seriesVarsity Dads books in order
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The Varsity Dad Dilemma
by Lex Martin
2021Varsity Dads, Book 1
Tight Ends & Tiaras
by Lex Martin
2022Varsity Dads, Book 2
Second Down Darling
by Lex Martin
2023Varsity Dads, Book 4
The Baby Blitz
by Lex Martin
2023Varsity Dads, Book 3
Blindside Beauty
by Lex Martin
2024Varsity Dads, Book 6
Heartbreaker Handoff
by Lex Martin
2024Varsity Dads, Book 5
Varsity Dads books in chronological order

The Varsity Dad Dilemma
by Lex Martin
2021Varsity Dads, Book 1
Tight Ends & Tiaras
by Lex Martin
2022Varsity Dads, Book 2
The Baby Blitz
by Lex Martin
2023Varsity Dads, Book 3
Second Down Darling
by Lex Martin
2023Varsity Dads, Book 4
Heartbreaker Handoff
by Lex Martin
2024Varsity Dads, Book 5
Blindside Beauty
by Lex Martin
2024Varsity Dads, Book 6
Wild At Heart (Lex Martin) books in order
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Falling Stars
by Lex Martin
2025Wild At Heart, Book 2
Stealing Hearts
by Lex Martin
2025Wild At Heart, Book 1
Burning Skies
by Lex Martin
2026Wild At Heart, Book 3
Chasing Shadows
by Lex Martin
2026Wild At Heart, Book 5
Gathering Storms
by Lex Martin
2026Wild At Heart, Book 4
Wild At Heart (Lex Martin) books in chronological order
Standalone Lex Martin books
Author bio
Lex Martin grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and writing seems to have found her early. As a kid, she wrote short stories and handed them to her father, who gamely read them and even took the quizzes she made to go with them. That mix of imagination and mischief still feels very on brand for her books.
In high school, she split her time between basketball, the school newspaper, and the kind of emo poetry that she has said actually won awards. She was a reader first, though. Long before publishing, she was the girl who could disappear into a book for hours and come back wanting to build a world of her own.
She did not go straight from teenage notebooks to full-time fiction.
Before becoming a novelist, Martin worked as a nationally certified high school English teacher and as a freelance journalist. Both jobs show up in her fiction in good ways. Her books tend to move quickly, the dialogue is easy to hear, and even the big feelings are grounded in everyday details like work stress, family messes, and the chaos of caring for kids.
Her early breakout novels helped shape the tone readers now expect from her. Dearest Clementine introduced a closed-off college heroine and a swoony campus romance with a little mystery around the edges. Shameless pushed into more adult territory, with grief, guardianship, and a hardheaded hero suddenly trying to raise his niece. Then books like The Varsity Dad Dilemma and Tight Ends & Tiaras showed how comfortable she is mixing sports romance, humor, and surprise parenthood without losing the emotional pull.
Lately, her Wild at Heart books have leaned even harder into Texas settings, cowboy energy, and romantic suspense. Stealing Hearts opens with a marriage of convenience on a struggling ranch. Falling Stars brings second chances, danger, and a small town that remembers everything. Gathering Storms pairs a librarian with a country music star who has just been thrown into single fatherhood. Across all of them, Martin likes capable heroines, men who have to grow up fast, and love stories that come with real-life complications attached.
That is probably why her books feel so lived in.
She writes contemporary romance, but her shelves are not all one-note. Some stories start on college campuses. Some settle onto ranches and back roads. Some are light and bantery, some carry more grief or suspense, and many of them have a family thread running through the middle. Single dads, protective heroes, second chances, brother's best friend trouble, and women trying to rebuild after disappointment all show up again and again.
Martin is also a USA Today bestselling author, but the more useful thing to know is what readers often come to her for: heat, heart, and a strong sense of connection between the couple. Even when a book starts with enemies, exes, or one truly inconvenient baby, she keeps the focus on two people learning how to trust each other.
These days she lives in her hometown of San Antonio with her husband, their twin daughters, a bunny, and a puppy. She has said she still loves coffee, rom-coms, planners, pen hoarding, and college football. That all tracks. Her books feel like they were written by someone who enjoys big feelings, sharp banter, and a little happy chaos, and who knows that romance works best when the characters have something real to lose.
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