Mark A Roeder Books in Order

Mark and Taylor fall in love in a small Midwestern town that cannot imagine letting them be happy. This early novel is the original version of the story later expanded into *The Soccer Field Is Empty*.

Seventeen-year-old Ethan is a wrestler trying to hide that he is gay when a mysterious tormentor starts closing in. The blackmail hook drives the plot, but the real tension comes from Ethan learning to face himself.

Sean is drawn into a supernatural murder mystery when gay boys in Verona start turning up dead. Ghosts, old violence, and fierce loyalty make this one of the darker and stranger entries in the series.

Brendan is the golden football star and Casper is the invisible poor kid no one notices until Brendan does. Their unlikely bond becomes a heartfelt story about class, cruelty, and the search for somewhere safer to belong.

The lead singer of a hugely popular boy band has fame, attention, and almost no privacy. Behind the pop glamour is a story about secrecy, real affection, and how hard it is to trust love when everyone is watching.

Mark and Taylor are athletes, boys in love, and far more vulnerable than they want to admit. Roeder uses their story to explore romance, loyalty, and the terrible cost of a town that learns compassion too late.

On the run and in deep trouble, Avery ends up at Graymoor Mansion, where the past refuses to stay silent. A ghostly connection forces him to rethink his anger, his fear, and the kind of person he wants to be.

Roeder steps into gothic territory here, blending romance with the danger of loving someone who may not be entirely human. It is a darker, moodier tale built on attraction, secrecy, and risk.

This ensemble summer novel weaves together several Verona lives at a time of longing, heartbreak, and change. It is less about one big plot than the emotional crosscurrents that shape a community.

Old hurts and unfinished business make it hard for familiar Verona characters to move forward cleanly. This is a later-series story about trying again, even when the past still has a grip on you.

Skye steps into the role of protector, balancing normal teen life against something much larger and stranger. It is part superhero fantasy, part coming-of-age drama, and all Verona in tone.

In 1929, two poor farm boys become teenage bank robbers and legends in their own time. Roeder turns their outlaw rise into a story about love, poverty, and the dangerous thrill of pushing back against a cruel world.

Fifteen-year-old Kurt thinks he knows exactly what kind of life he is supposed to live until Angel turns that certainty inside out. Set in mid-century Bloomington, it is a tense coming-of-age story about fear, desire, and learning not to hate yourself.

After pulling Kurt out of a brutal situation, Angel tries to build a future with the boy he loves. Their bond deepens, but the world around them is still hostile, making every step toward happiness feel hard won.

Tyler and Tanner have always been inseparable, but growing up means their bond can no longer stay the same. New crushes, old rumors, and a life-changing injury force both boys to rethink love, loyalty, and identity.

Marshall wants to help his friends, but the forces gathering around Verona are no longer easy to understand or control. This installment pushes the series deeper into the supernatural without losing sight of friendship and redemption.

Marshall's ghostly troubles lead him toward Graymoor Mansion and a fresh wave of violence. Meanwhile, the boys of Verona become suspects and targets in a dark, suspenseful story where revenge and fear are never far away.

Several boys from earlier Verona stories are back, each chasing love while wrestling with family pressure and old wounds. It is an ensemble novel about fathers and sons, boyfriends and best friends, and learning to risk happiness.

Toby Riester is a sixteen-year-old boy searching for answers about himself and his place in the world. In Blackford, that search leads him into family secrets, strange encounters, and a story with a distinctly haunted edge.

Cedi arrives in Blackford with blue hair, huge ambition, and plans to become a rock star. His swagger hides real vulnerability, and the people he meets there force him to grow up faster than he expected.

Turning a haunted mansion into a bed-and-breakfast sounds charming until the ghosts start making themselves known. Roeder mixes reunion drama, romance, and old murder-house atmosphere into one of his most distinctive Verona tales.

A haunting reaches into the halls of Blackford and exposes how little the past is willing to stay buried. This is a ghost-tinged story about longing, old damage, and the dangerous idea of perfection.

The holiday season arrives at Graymoor Mansion with all the warmth, ghosts, and emotional complication that implies. This seasonal entry blends reunion, romance, and a haunted-house glow.

This holiday collection gathers mostly gay Christmas stories that mix warmth, humor, romance, and a little seasonal melancholy. It is a lighter side trip for readers who enjoy Roeder's heartfelt tone.

What starts with adolescent desire quickly becomes something more emotionally tangled. This is a close-up Verona story about young lovers learning that intimacy is never as simple as it looks.

After Skye comes close to death, Devon returns to life as a mortal teenage boy and faces the wreckage of his past. It is a supernatural turning point that still keeps its focus on guilt, hope, and forgiveness.

Brendan heads to Indiana University to begin his football career and discovers that freedom can be as confusing as it is exciting. College brings new temptations, new people, and higher stakes for the life he wants.

Graymoor is more than a spooky address, and this book digs deeper into what the mansion means to the people tied to it. Expect secrets, lingering spirits, and emotional stakes that go well beyond the supernatural setup.

Roeder reworks Wilde's classic through his own lens, leaning into beauty, desire, and moral decay. It is a darker stop in the wider universe, full of charm, danger, and the cost of living only for appearances.

Percy DeForest Spock returns to Bloomington and finds that ordinary life may not be ordinary at all. Romance, memory, and strange ideas about time start to blur together in this thoughtful, slightly surreal campus story.

Chauncey Cadbury seems to have money, charm, and endless options, but none of that makes romance simple. This holiday-set story mixes wish fulfillment, loneliness, and the uneasy gap between what looks perfect and what feels real.

Percy is older, more successful, and still nowhere near having life figured out. Love, desire, and the strange rules of time and memory make this a witty, emotionally messy follow-up to *Yesterday's Tomorrow*.

Competition on and off the field drives this story, where rivalry has a way of turning into something more personal. Roeder uses the setup to explore pride, attraction, and the cost of always needing to win.

A Halloween mood gives way to something more unsettling as Verona brushes up against the supernatural again. It is a brisk, eerie story about whether a seasonal scare is only a prank, or something far worse.

Scotty is a gay boy in trouble, caught between family pressure, faith, and events that do not fit any normal explanation. Roeder uses the wild premise to tell a story about survival and second chances.

This companion guide pulls background material from Roeder's own files to help readers navigate the sprawling universe. It is the place to go for extra context, character notes, and a clearer view of the larger saga.

Roeder shares straightforward advice for new writers trying to begin, finish, and improve a novel. It is a practical craft book aimed at people who want help getting words onto the page.

College gives Brandon room to experiment, but freedom comes with confusion and consequence. This Bloomington story is about desire, identity, and the thrill of realizing you are not done changing.

This paired Bloomington story follows Brandon as college opens up new desires and Dorian as love gets more complicated once adult life begins. It is about freedom, uncertainty, and how quickly independence can get messy.

Dorian enters college already carrying a serious relationship, which only makes the transition harder. Roeder follows him through distance, loyalty, and the pressure of trying to grow without losing what matters.

Elijah wants to make the football team and hold onto his faith, but homophobia in his church and his own awakening push him into painful questions. It is a blunt, compassionate story about belief, illness, and belonging.

Brayden arrives with a temper, a rough edge, and no interest in making life easy for anyone. Under the swagger, though, is a boy trying to outrun old hurts and figure out whether connection is worth the risk.

In 1942, Will goes to Indiana University and discovers he is not as alone as he thought. Wartime pressure, prejudice, and a halting first romance turn this into one of Roeder's most grounded historical coming-of-age stories.

Verona's old wounds refuse to stay buried, and the town is once again forced to face death, memory, and fear. This is a darker series entry where grief and mystery sit close together.

Devon is determined to build a new life, but the past still shadows him. This Bloomington installment leans into reinvention, asking how much a person can really change and what redemption is supposed to look like.

Nathan steps into college eager for something bigger, but excitement does not erase loneliness or uncertainty. It is a thoughtful campus story about independence, desire, and starting over.

Two linked Bloomington stories follow Nathan as he steps into college life and Devon as he tries to build a better future for himself. Together they show how exciting and scary starting over can be.

Julian thinks everyone can see how ugly he is, inside and out. Then soccer, music, a secret admirer, and the feeling that someone may be trying to kill him push him off the sidelines of his own life.

Casper has waited a long time to join Brendan in Bloomington, and being together does not magically solve every problem. This is a tender college-era story about love meeting real life.

Jared wants his place on the soccer field, not emotional chaos. Rivalry, attraction, and the stubbornness of first impressions push him into a relationship that is far more complicated than he expected.

A summer job, a powerful crush, and the gap between fantasy and reality drive this intimate Verona story. It is about wanting someone you may never truly have and learning how much that can cost.

At Indiana University, Scotty is trying to balance romance, identity, and the daily pressure of growing up. It is a focused Bloomington character study with warmth, friction, and real emotional stakes.

These connected college stories follow Scotty as he balances school and romance, and Casper as he finally joins Brendan in Bloomington. Both boys are chasing happiness, but growing up does not make love easier.

This linked story follows two important figures from the wider universe as loyalty, adulthood, and old supernatural threads continue to shape their lives. It is a later-series volume with both tenderness and long memory.

Tim has the old high school quarterback confidence, but college forces him to look deeper at who he is and what he wants. It is a character-focused Bloomington story about change, pride, and opening up.

Cory seems to have the perfect life until a revelation and an accident leave everything shaky. Roeder uses his point of view to explore what happens when the town's golden boy can no longer trust the image everyone sees.

One of Roeder's central couples returns in a story about building a life that can survive family wounds, memory, and the long aftershocks of adolescence. It is heartfelt, domestic, and still full of tension.

In the resort town of Culver in 1912, cadets Grayson and Shane recognize something in each other they have never found before. It is a historical romance about love, guilt, and the possibility of starting over.

Marc has trained hard and built his life around talent, discipline, and forward motion. This Bloomington installment follows him through ambition, relationships, and the strain of trying to stay in control.

This combined volume brings together two Bloomington perspectives on college, ambition, and romance. Marc and Tim are both moving forward, but neither gets to do it without doubt, desire, and a few hard choices.

Marc Peralta gets the chance to make a dream real when he opens his own bike shop. Work, love, and adulthood collide as he learns that building a future is not nearly as simple as imagining one.

Brendan and Casper have been through enough to know that adulthood brings new problems, not fewer. This follow-up revisits them with affection, showing how love changes when the boys are no longer boys.

Loss hangs over this Verona story, but so does the stubborn hope that love can return in some form. Roeder keeps the focus on grief, longing, and the difficult work of staying open to connection.

This later Verona installment leans into hardship without giving up on tenderness. It is a story about searching for hope when fear, memory, and old pain make that search feel almost impossible.

Marshall has become one of the universe's go-to boys for ghosts and strange happenings. This volume gathers his eerie side, blending mystery, humor, and the supernatural energy that runs through the Graymoor books.

Henley is tired of living on the sidelines until jock Axel unexpectedly offers to help him get in shape. Their uneasy friendship becomes a sweet, sharp story about body image, compassion, and hidden motives.

Colin arrives at college ready for the challenge, but campus life tests him in ways he did not expect. This is a warm, character-driven Bloomington story about pressure, possibility, and finding your footing.

Dylan loves college boys and trouble seems to follow him with ease. Beneath the playful setup is a story about appetite, insecurity, and what happens when you stop pretending that casual choices have no emotional cost.

Jordan loves music, and that passion becomes the start of something much bigger than a hobby. This Bloomington story blends adolescence, creativity, and a touch of the uncanny as the roots of Phantom begin to form.

As the title suggests, this is a story about change and the uneasy spaces between old life and new life. Roeder keeps it personal, letting emotional shifts carry as much weight as plot.

James feels out of step with his own time, and the boys around him are quick to treat him like a freak. Roeder turns that feeling into a moving story about isolation, tenderness, and finding someone who truly sees you.

Elijah has spent years being the youngest and smallest, and college does not erase that history overnight. This is a thoughtful Bloomington chapter about confidence, connection, and stepping out of old roles.

Haakon meets a boy who leaves a real mark on him and has to decide whether that spark means anything lasting. It is a tender Bloomington story about timing, hope, and the nerve it takes to try again.

Brendan and Casper leave Verona for Bloomington when Brendan lands his dream job at Indiana University. The move opens a new chapter, but both men have to figure out what fulfillment looks like now.

Zac in 1983 and Isaac in 2018 begin dreaming vividly about each other, and neither understands how that could be possible. Roeder turns the premise into a tender, strange time-crossed romance.

In the 1950s, Adam plays the perfect boy-next-door on television while hiding that he likes boys instead of girls. Fame, studio pressure, and a crush on a male co-star make secrecy harder by the day.

A playful title hides a real coming-of-age story about belonging, masculinity, and trying to fit into a world built for older, louder people. It is funny on the surface, but still grounded in emotional stakes.

Huntley looks like the kind of boy who already has everything figured out, but appearances are misleading. Over the course of a short, charged stretch of time, love and loss force him to see life differently.

Rhett is juggling attraction to a girl, two boys, and the growing fear that a killer is hunting teens near Verona. It is a messy, suspenseful mix of desire, jealousy, and serial-killer paranoia.

Adam's television fame starts slipping away just as his boyfriend Cliff lands a promising role. It is a sharp, melancholy Hollywood story about ambition, insecurity, and what happens when the spotlight moves on.

Fourteen-year-old T.K. feels overshadowed at home and outmatched at school until football, a handsome farm hand, and a larger family story begin to change him. It is a small-town tale about love, trouble, and belonging.

A quirky shop becomes the center of a warm, lightly whimsical story about lonely people finding one another. Books, odd treasures, and unexpected romance give this one a cozy, inviting feel.

Roeder leans into the title's weirdness with a Blackford story that sounds playful but carries a genuine supernatural charge. Expect odd behavior, local unease, and a boy who changes everything just by showing up.

As the title suggests, this story is built around leaving, returning, and seeing familiar people and places with new eyes. Roeder uses the journey to explore memory, change, and renewed connection.

Blue is not thrilled when a new big brother joins the family, and his resentment drives the heart of the story. What follows mixes family adjustment, tenderness, and a fantastical twist.

At Culver, Shane spends the summer as a counselor while Bjarne arrives at naval school afraid of the water and ready to run. Their paths cross in a gentle historical story about mentorship, courage, and first love.

Adam Bluestone is an aging former teen idol when something impossible sends him from 2021 back to 1961. Roeder uses the time-slip premise to ask what a person would change if life offered one more try.

After losing the man he spent a lifetime loving, Bastien is barely able to imagine what comes next. Then two boys enter his life and turn grief into a story about memory, care, and renewed purpose.

This Bloomington entry brings the college-world branch into ghostlier territory, with eerie warnings and emotional fallout. Roeder blends campus relationships with a supernatural chill suggested by the title itself.

Roeder shifts into full fantasy here, sending his characters into the world of Tydannon and the battle for Holbytlaton. It is an adventurous detour built on wonder, danger, and chosen-family energy.

Bud Thomas falls asleep in 1955 and wakes up in twenty-first-century Hollywood, where his own past has somehow become television history. The result is a clever, emotional time-bending mystery.

Corbin moves to Verona hoping to escape Texas, support his family, and leave his past behind. Instead, missing boys, a vanished brother, and deadly secrets make his fresh start feel more fragile by the day.

Roeder revisits Verona through a darker, more literary frame, centering a story of beauty, longing, and loss. It feels like a late-universe novel shaped by memory and the cost of obsession.

Nico thinks his little brother is the problem until he learns there is a dead football player living in his closet. It is an eerie but character-focused story where family life and ghostly trouble collide fast.

After his mother's death, J.C. starts clearing a junk lot and slowly turns it into a community garden with help from neighbors and four juvenile delinquents. Grief, healing, and a crush on Mateo give the story its heart.

Blackford keeps its secrets badly, and this later entry suggests some of them are lethal. Roeder uses buried truth, local tension, and emotional fallout to drive a compact, suspenseful story.

With its classical setting and title character at the center, this novel moves Roeder into ancient-world territory. It is a historical story of desire, loyalty, and the risks of being different.

A whimsical amusement-park setting gives Roeder room for magic, danger, and emotional discovery. It sounds playful, but the story still carries the same interest in connection, fear, and belonging.

Buying a funeral home sounds like a practical decision until the building's history, its community, and its atmosphere start pushing back. Roeder turns the setup into a mix of small-town drama, dark humor, and unease.

A shy outsider and a much more visible boy are pulled into the same orbit in this show-business flavored romance. It is about fame, vulnerability, and the risk of being truly seen.