McGregor Brothers Books in Order
Part ofKarina Halle Books in OrderFind the McGregor Brothers books in order by Karina Halle, with short summaries, reading order tips, and background on these linked contemporary romances.
Last updated: June 30, 2026
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McGregor Brothers books in publication order
6 books
The Pact
by Karina Halle
2014
Best friends Steph and Linden once swore they would marry each other if they were still single at thirty. It sounds harmless until the pact starts feeling like the truth they were avoiding.
The Offer
by Karina Halle
2015
Single mom Nicola is barely holding things together when wealthy Scot Bram McGregor offers her a place to live. It looks like rescue, until the man himself becomes the real complication.
The Play
by Karina Halle
2015
Kayla has given up on love and decided celibacy sounds easier, right until she meets rugby player Lachlan McGregor. One unforgettable night changes everything they thought they wanted.
Winter Wishes
by Karina Halle
2015
A snowy holiday setting, old feelings, and family chaos make this a warm seasonal romance with a little extra bite. It is a quick, cozy stop in Halle’s contemporary world.
The Debt
by Karina Halle
2016
After surviving a public shooting, Jessica Charles is left frightened, injured, and alone. The stranger helping her heal has secrets of his own, and one of them leads straight back to her.
The Lie
by Karina Halle
2016
Years after a doomed love affair, Brigs McGregor and Natasha Trudeau meet again in London. Their connection is still powerful, and still every bit as dangerous as before.
McGregor Brothers books in chronological order

The Pact
by Karina Halle
2014McGregor Brothers, Book 1
The Offer
by Karina Halle
2015McGregor Brothers, Book 2
The Play
by Karina Halle
2015McGregor Brothers, Book 3
Winter Wishes
by Karina Halle
2015McGregor Brothers, Book 4
The Lie
by Karina Halle
2016McGregor Brothers, Book 5
The Debt
by Karina Halle
2016McGregor Brothers, Book 6
Series background & context
The McGregor Brothers books are contemporary romances tied together by a Scottish family, a close friend group, and a lot of emotional history. The first novel starts with a pact between best friends, the kind of half joking promise that becomes much more serious once real adulthood arrives. From there, the series widens to brothers, cousins, and the people who keep getting pulled into the McGregor orbit.
These books move between San Francisco, London, Edinburgh, and elsewhere, but they all keep that same mix of warmth and complication. The men are often guarded, charming, stubborn, or quietly carrying more than they admit. The women tend to know exactly how to call them on it.
What links the series is not one central plot. It is the emotional web. Characters from earlier books keep showing up, friendships carry over, and family dynamics matter. You get friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, single parent romance, second chances, and a rugby player spin off that still feels at home in the same world.
The tone is much more grounded than Halle’s darker work, but it is not flat or overly sweet. These books like messy timing, sharp banter, old wounds, and people who have to grow up before they can really choose each other. Even the lighter moments usually sit next to something more vulnerable.
If you want linked standalones that reward reading in order, this is a good series to settle into. The first book gives you the heartbeat of the whole thing, and each later story adds another angle on love, friendship, and the trouble that comes with falling for someone who already knows you too well.
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