Love Contract Books in Order

Love Contract is Sophie Lark’s contemporary escape hatch from the mafia world, built around a wealthy, messy family and the people who get pulled into their orbit. The books are high-heat romances with strong rom-com energy, centered on fake dating, blackmail, and the kind of banter you get when two people absolutely should not be attracted to each other.

The first book, Love Contract, introduces Theo Mahoney, a talented chef whose own culinary dreams are permanently on the back burner. She works as a private chef for an eccentric billionaire whose demands leave her exhausted and creatively drained. Then Sullivan Rivas walks back into her life. He was the infuriating golden boy who made high school miserable, and now he’s a dangerously charming businessman who holds a secret that could destroy Theo’s career.

Sullivan blackmails Theo into arranging a meeting with her elusive boss. That one favor quickly spirals into a full fake relationship, complete with public dates, handholding, and a carefully crafted story for the press. The more time they spend together, the more their old antagonism melts into a very real attraction neither of them planned for. Theo has to decide whether she can trust the man who once made her life hell, and Sullivan has to figure out if he’s willing to risk his carefully controlled future for the woman he’s always noticed from the sidelines.

The series is planned to follow the Rivas men, including Sullivan’s twin brother and their powerful father Merrick, each book offering its own standalone romance connected by shared family drama. While the later installments expand the world, Love Contract lays the groundwork: a blend of workplace tension, forced proximity, and emotional growth set against glossy city backdrops.

If you want to try Sophie Lark without diving into organized crime, this is a friendly starting point. The conflicts are rooted in careers, family expectations, and personal baggage rather than guns and vendettas, but you still get her hallmarks: sharp dialogue, strong heroines, and heroes who have to earn their way to a happy ending.