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Find Micalea Smeltzer books in order, with short summaries, series guides, crossover notes, and simple advice on where to start reading.

Last updated: July 4, 2026

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Forbidden

by Micalea Smeltzer

2012

Graduation is coming, but peace is not. Kylie and Jonathon are pulled deeper into vampire politics, and the forces closing in on them make their bond more dangerous than ever.

Hush

by Micalea Smeltzer

2012

After her boyfriend dies, a grieving young woman is left raw, lost, and unsure how to move forward. Then Siva enters her world, dark, complicated, and impossible to keep at a safe distance.

Outsider

by Micalea Smeltzer

2012

Sophie Beaumont finally learns why her family never stays in one place, she is a wolf shifter. Falling for Alpha Caeden would be hard enough without a rival pack waiting to use her secret against them.

Fighter

by Micalea Smeltzer

2013

Sophie has stopped running from what she is, but accepting her shifter side is only the beginning. With danger closing in on her pack, she has to grow stronger and finally fight for the life she wants.

Forever

by Micalea Smeltzer

2013

Jonathon and Kylie think they have finally earned a future together. Then a looming war and the Originals' hunger for what they possess threaten to destroy that forever before it begins.

Insider

by Micalea Smeltzer

2013

Nothing is simple once Sophie knows the truth about herself and Caeden's world. Rival packs, loyalty, and power pull at her from all sides as the danger around her grows.

Undeniable

by Micalea Smeltzer

2013

Karlie has wanted her older brother's best friend for years, and Holden has spent just as long staying away. Their no-strings summer pact looks easy until feelings and an unexpected shock change everything.

Unraveling

by Micalea Smeltzer

2013

Two years after her life fell apart, Katy Spencer is still trying to hold herself together. This is a new adult romance about grief, healing, and the frightening possibility of starting over.

Avenger

by Micalea Smeltzer

2014

The final Outsider book raises the stakes for Sophie, Caeden, and everyone around them. Old enemies and pack loyalties collide in a finale built on revenge, survival, and hard choices.

Beauty in the Ashes

by Micalea Smeltzer

2014

Caelan Gregory has been numb since the night his whole family was murdered. Sutton Hale feels drawn to the broken man across the hall, even though some damage may be too deep for love alone to fix.

Rae of Sunshine

by Micalea Smeltzer

2014

Rae heads to college desperate for a fresh start after one terrible choice changed everything. Campus golden boy Cade Montgomery sees the life in her before she can, and refuses to let her disappear.

In Your Heart

by Micalea Smeltzer

2015

After catching her fiance cheating, Sadie turns to the one person who has always shown up for her, Ezra Collins. Friendship, close quarters, and old feelings make staying just friends impossible.

Last to Know

by Micalea Smeltzer

2015

Maddox Wade expects a summer of music, not first love. Emma Burke is quiet, guarded, and still hurting, and the secret shadowing their perfect summer may break them before it truly begins.

Never Too Late

by Micalea Smeltzer

2015

Remy comes home planning revenge on Mathias Wade, the boy who once broke her heart. He has never stopped loving her, and their second chance is messier and hotter than either expects.

Take A Chance

by Micalea Smeltzer

2015

Single mom Arden James does not trust charming men, especially not notorious flirt Josh Hayes. He is determined to prove there is more to him than his reputation, if she will risk believing him.

The Road That Leads To Us

by Micalea Smeltzer

2015

Willow Wade escapes her spotlight and ends up on a road trip with Dean Wentworth, the one person who has always felt safe. Time on the road turns old friendship into something much riskier.

A Love Like Ours

by Micalea Smeltzer

2016

Ollie and Talia have always loved each other fiercely, but tragedy leaves them reeling. A chance to travel the world becomes their way to grieve, reconnect, and see whether love can survive the worst.

Bring Me Back

by Micalea Smeltzer

2016

This one begins by warning you it is not a simple boy-meets-girl romance. It is an emotional story about loss, recovery, and the hard, messy road back toward love.

Fallen Series

by Micalea Smeltzer

2016

This edition gathers the early Fallen paranormal romance in one place. What starts with Kylie's move to Rome and a mysterious boy grows into a story of soul mates, danger, and supernatural war.

The Game That Breaks Us

by Micalea Smeltzer

2016

With his image wrecked and his career wobbling, hockey bad boy Bennett James needs a reset. Grace Wentworth agrees to play the perfect girlfriend, and the act gets real fast.

The Lies That Define Us

by Micalea Smeltzer

2016

Ariella Geller flees dangerous people and lands in California with nowhere safe to go. Liam Wade is running from a different kind of pressure, and together they may finally stop hiding.

When Stars Collide

by Micalea Smeltzer

2016

Thea wakes up in Vegas married to her brother's best friend and wants the mistake erased immediately. Xander wants one summer to prove their accidental marriage should become something real.

Broken Hearts

by Micalea Smeltzer

2017

Jace and Nova think they can handle whatever comes next after years of fighting for each other. Then life throws them a brutal new challenge, and love alone may not be enough.

Dark Hearts

by Micalea Smeltzer

2017

Two deeply bruised people collide in a romance shaped by pain, attraction, and the fear of letting someone get too close. It is an angsty story about what happens when broken hearts stop pretending they are fine.

Enchant

by Micalea Smeltzer

2017

Mara Pryce thinks she is ordinary until she learns she is part of an ancient Wiccan bloodline. Hunted by powerful enemies, she has to trust Theodore, the protector who upends her whole world.

Stars & Constellations

by Micalea Smeltzer

2017

This edition follows Thea and Xander from accidental Vegas marriage into the next chapter of real life together. It is a connected romance about love, commitment, and the surprises that arrive after the wedding.

When Constellations Form

by Micalea Smeltzer

2017

Three years after their impulsive Vegas wedding, Thea and Xander are finally building a life together. An unexpected pregnancy forces them to face parenthood from very different emotional places.

Always Too Late

by Micalea Smeltzer

2018

A short Willow Creek companion that adds extra time with the band's world after the main novels. It revisits familiar characters and gives readers a little more heartache and happily-ever-after.

Covet

by Micalea Smeltzer

2018

Mara is deeper inside a magical war she barely understands, and the Iniquitous are still after her. To survive, she must trust her allies, sharpen her powers, and stop second-guessing herself.

Temptation

by Micalea Smeltzer

2018

After her boyfriend's death turns everything upside down, a grieving young woman meets Siva, a dark and brooding man who feels both wrong and necessary. Healing and desire pull her in opposite directions.

The Other Side of Tomorrow

by Micalea Smeltzer

2018

After years defined by illness, Willa Hansen gets a kidney transplant and a shot at real life. Jasper Werth is grieving his brother, and together they learn how badly broken people can still heal.

Wild Collision

by Micalea Smeltzer

2018

The Wild is finally getting its big break, but one band member is told to stay away from producer's daughter Mia Hayes. Falling for her could cost him and the band everything they worked for.

Home For Christmas

by Micalea Smeltzer

2019

Willow Creek heads home for the holidays in this Christmas novella set after Take A Chance. It checks in with all four main couples as fame pauses and family takes center stage.

Jump

by Micalea Smeltzer

2019

Set in 1992, this novella brings together shy bookworm Jenna and wild adrenaline junkie Caleb. One trip changes both of their worlds in a quick, nostalgic romance.

Whatever Happens

by Micalea Smeltzer

2019

Violet is uprooted after her younger sister's suicide and feels lost in a new town. Finnley, the autistic boy next door with a telescope and a support dog, becomes her quiet path back toward connection.

Wild Flame

by Micalea Smeltzer

2019

After loss taught him not to get attached, one rising musician tries to keep things casual with Kira. Fame, grief, and an unexpected pregnancy force him to decide what he is willing to lose.

Bad Boys Break Hearts

by Micalea Smeltzer

2020

Rory wants to keep her head down, finish school, and leave town behind. Then star pitcher Mascen Wade recognizes her, and old history turns campus life into a fight neither of them can ignore.

Chasing Olivia

by Micalea Smeltzer

2020

Trace and Olivia hit the road to reclaim the spark they feel slipping away. The trip brings laughter and old chemistry, but also the truths they have both been trying not to face.

Finding Olivia

by Micalea Smeltzer

2020

Olivia arrives at college with a live list and no idea how to truly start living it. Trace Wentworth offers adventure, freedom, and a connection that grows into far more than either expected.

Saving Tatum

by Micalea Smeltzer

2020

Tatum knows Jude Brooks is bad news, and part of her still blames him for the worst night of her life. The harder he pushes, the harder it becomes to ignore the hurt and heat between them.

Sweet Dandelion

by Micalea Smeltzer

2020

A school shooting survivor starts over in a new city and is forced into counseling she never wanted. The forbidden bond that grows between Dani and counselor Lachlan is as healing as it is dangerous.

Tempting Rowan

by Micalea Smeltzer

2020

Rowan Sinclair has spent too long caring for everyone except herself. Trenton Wentworth sees the pain behind her walls and refuses to let her disappear without a fight.

Desperately Seeking Landlord

by Micalea Smeltzer

2021

A former fling returns at the worst possible moment, as the new landlord and a very involved single dad. Their reunion begins with a punch and turns into a stubborn, chemistry-filled second chance.

Desperately Seeking Roommate

by Micalea Smeltzer

2021

A desperate housing ad brings a star football player straight to a student's door. Abel Russo seems like the worst possible roommate, until forced proximity reveals something softer underneath.

Good Guys Don't Lie

by Micalea Smeltzer

2021

A struggling student turns to hockey star Cree Madison for tutoring and ends up tangled in a lie neither of them can fully control. The more they fake, the messier the truth becomes.

Nice Guys Don't Win

by Micalea Smeltzer

2021

A transfer student agrees to room with basketball star Cole Anderson and quickly learns he is not like the athletes she was warned about. Their chemistry is easy, but secrets and family rules are not.

Real Players Never Lose

by Micalea Smeltzer

2021

Teddy McCallister needs a fake girlfriend to secure his inheritance, and she needs the money to stay in school. It sounds simple until pretending starts to feel a little too real.

Say When

by Micalea Smeltzer

2021

Emilia thinks the handsome neighbor across the hall is just one complicated temptation. Then she walks into film class and learns Hayden is her new professor, making everything riskier.

Broken Boys Can't Love:

by Micalea Smeltzer

2022

Jude gets his own angsty romance in this Boys installment. As his damage and reputation catch up with him, he has to decide whether someone as broken as him can still risk love.

Sweet Christmas

by Micalea Smeltzer

2022

A brief holiday romance that leans into Christmas warmth, messy feelings, and the hope that one festive season can change everything.

The Confidence of Wildflowers

by Micalea Smeltzer

2022

An eighteen-year-old unsure of her future takes a nanny job next door and falls for grumpy single dad Thayer Holmes. Their age gap is impossible to ignore, but so is the family they begin to build.

The Game Plan

by Micalea Smeltzer

2022

Previously published as The Game That Breaks Us, this romance follows hockey bad boy Bennett James and good-girl Grace Wentworth. A fake relationship built for the media starts to feel very real.

The Resurrection of Wildflowers

by Micalea Smeltzer

2022

The second Wildflowers book follows Thayer and his heroine after love has already changed everything. Grief, healing, and hard choices test whether they can keep choosing each other.

Endurance of Wildflowers

by Micalea Smeltzer

2023

This short follow-up revisits Thayer and his heroine after the main duet. It shows that happy endings are not fixed points, they are something you keep choosing together.

Pretty Little Mistake

by Micalea Smeltzer

2023

Years after a broken first love, Lennon and Beckham end up working at the same magazine. One impulsive night and an unexpected pregnancy force them to face old wounds and a possible second chance.

Eleven Eleven

by Micalea Smeltzer

2024

A fresh start after divorce leads to a one-night stand that refuses to stay simple. The real complication arrives when the man she wants is eleven years younger and connected to her next date.

Rule Breakers Fall Hardest

by Micalea Smeltzer

2024

Former childhood crushes turned enemies wind up at the same university, still trading insults. When Daire proposes a marriage of convenience, pretending becomes far more dangerous than either expects.

Sweet Boys Love Christmas

by Micalea Smeltzer

2024

When Bertie's holiday plans collapse, Luke Covey steps in with warmth, family, and a place to land. Their Christmas novella turns sweeter, and a lot more life-changing, than expected.

Until Then

by Micalea Smeltzer

2024

After a celebrity interview disaster gets her canceled, a public figure hides out in small-town Maine. Living with her assistant's rugged, very unimpressed dad turns exile into an unexpectedly intimate reset.

The Infiniteness of Yesterday

by Micalea Smeltzer

2025

An accidental pregnancy once tied a young couple together just as fame pulled them apart. Years later, past love and present safety collide in a messy, emotional triangle.

The Persistence of Thornes

by Micalea Smeltzer

2025

At twenty-three, Hawthorne Mills is meant to be a fresh start and a place to raise two younger brothers. Then neighbor Caleb Thorne keeps showing up, and chemistry makes staying guarded much harder.

New

Double Fault

by Micalea Smeltzer

2026

Sabrina takes a dream job as nanny to widowed tennis star Noah Baker's daughter and ends up traveling the world with them. Attraction, grief, and one little girl make the setup impossible to keep simple.

New

Drop Shot

by Micalea Smeltzer

2026

Whimsy already travels the tour as Elias Johnson's assistant, but fake dating him is a whole different job. Cleaning up his public image only makes the real chemistry harder to deny.

New

Second Serve

by Micalea Smeltzer

2026

After a biking accident ended her dance career, Ebba is not eager to revisit the man who let her down. A drunken Vegas marriage gives Fisher one last chance to prove he is worth risking again.

Where should I start?

If you want emotionally intense contemporary romance: The Confidence of WildflowersThe Resurrection of WildflowersEndurance of Wildflowers
If you want college sports romance: Bad Boys Break HeartsNice Guys Don't WinReal Players Never LoseGood Guys Don't Lie
If you want coming-of-age romance with a strong friend group: Finding OliviaChasing OliviaTempting RowanSaving Tatum
If you like music, hometown drama, and connected couples: Last to KnowNever Too LateIn Your HeartTake A Chance
If you want connected new adult stories with family legacy and more crossover: The Road That Leads To UsThe Lies That Define UsThe Game That Breaks Us

Author bio

Micalea Smeltzer grew up in Northern Virginia, and storytelling seems to have started early for her. In one interview, she said that before she even knew the alphabet, she was already filling pages with scribbles and telling the stories in her head. That sense of making things up, then chasing the feeling until it became a real book, still feels like the clearest way into her work.

She started early.

Smeltzer has also been open about how practical life and writing crossed paths when she was young. She planned to go to college for interior design, then decided to take a year off to focus on publishing instead. That year turned into a writing career. Her first completed novel was Fallen, an early paranormal romance that opened the door to a long run of books and several connected series.

A lot of her catalog lives in contemporary romance, but she has never stayed in one lane for long. Some readers meet her through emotional college romances like Finding Olivia or Rae of Sunshine. Others come in through music-driven stories such as the Willow Creek books, sports romances like Bad Boys Break Hearts, or the more fantastical side of her backlist in series like Outsider and Enchant. She writes fast-moving love stories, but usually gives the characters a real bruise or two to work through.

That mix of hurt and hope runs through a lot of her work.

Her books often circle the same kinds of pressure points. Young women trying to figure out who they are. People carrying grief, family damage, illness, shame, or the weight of one bad decision. Couples who are drawn together before either of them feels fully ready. Even when the setup is high concept, a secret list, a fake relationship, an accidental marriage, a band on the rise, the emotional core tends to stay close to the ground.

You can see that range clearly in a few key titles. The Confidence of Wildflowers brought many new readers to her work with its age-gap romance, family stakes, and deeply emotional tone. The Other Side of Tomorrow feels especially personal, following a girl trying to rebuild her life after kidney disease and transplant. Finding Olivia has the lighter, searching energy of a college coming-of-age romance, while Rae of Sunshine and Bring Me Back lean harder into recovery, heartbreak, and the long road back to yourself.

Her real life has shaped that emotional honesty. Smeltzer is a kidney transplant recipient, and she has spoken often about using her platform to raise awareness about kidney disease, dialysis, transplant, and living donation. That does not mean every book is autobiographical, but it does help explain why illness, recovery, and the fragility of everyday life can feel so present in her stories. When she writes about people learning how to live again, it usually sounds like she means it.

She still lives in Northern Virginia.

When she is not writing, she has said you will probably find her reading, and her two dogs, Ollie and Remy, are regular companions in her author bio. That detail fits. Her career has a bookworm energy to it, someone who clearly loved stories first, started telling her own very young, and then kept going until a large, interconnected backlist grew around that impulse. If you like emotional romance with crossover characters, lots of heart, and a willingness to go dark before things get better, she has built a lot for you to explore.

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Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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