Mickey Miller Books in Order
Explore Mickey Miller books in order, with quick summaries, series background, connected reads, and easy suggestions for where to start.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Mickey Miller books in publication order
40 books
Holiday Heat Wave
by Mickey Miller
2016
A short holiday companion set in Mickey Miller's Ballers world, this steamy contemporary romance brings seasonal pressure and unexpected chemistry to a story where a casual connection may not stay casual for long.
Playing Dirty
by Mickey Miller
2016
Chicago Jaguars pitcher Jake Napleton needs a public-relations rescue, and Andrea Diggers is assigned to deliver it. As the intern tries to control his image, their attraction collides with career boundaries and secrets neither expected to share.
Boss with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2017
When her boss discovers she has been writing a romance novel during work hours, the consequences take an unexpectedly personal turn. Office rules, creative fantasy, and mutual attraction blur together in this workplace romance.
Mechanic with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2017
A breakdown during a stormy cross-country trip leaves a woman stranded with a mechanic she cannot ignore. Their one-night connection offers an unexpected escape, but getting back on the road may prove harder than either of them thought.
Professor with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2017
Rose wants Professor Cole Hanks to teach her far more than coursework, but he is her professor and should know better. In small-town Blackwell, their forbidden arrangement becomes complicated by family duty and real attachment.
The Casanova Experience
by Mickey Miller
2017
Chandler gives Amy one unforgettable week of dates, excursions, and basketball VIP treatment, supposedly without strings. But both carry secrets, and their easy arrangement gets harder to explain once real feelings enter the game.
Afternoon Delights
by Mickey Miller
2018
This collection gathers short, steamy romances featuring athletes, bad boys, small-town secrets, bosses, kisses, and deleted scenes from earlier Mickey Miller books. Several stories grew from ideas suggested by the author's readers.
Bartender with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2018
Mason needs a partner to secure a loan, so he and Clarissa, his best friend's sister, pretend to be engaged. Their public performance comes with private benefits, but keeping feelings out of the arrangement becomes impossible.
Big Daddy SEAL
by Mickey Miller
2018
Navy SEAL Kade returns home after his estranged brother's death and becomes guardian to a newborn. Overwhelmed and grieving, he turns to Genevieve, the woman he once loved, even though she has every reason not to trust him.
Biker with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2018
A midnight encounter with biker Jax Reid pulls a guarded woman toward a man with scars and a complicated past. Both have reasons to run, but their connection makes the possibility of hope feel harder to resist.
Dirty CEO
by Mickey Miller
2018
Kelly McNamara wants her own future, not a place beside powerful Chicago CEO Vince LaRosa. But Vince has loved her since high school, and their families' Irish-Italian feud cannot quite extinguish their old spark.
Dirty Trick
by Mickey Miller
2018
DEA psychologist Eva Napleton cannot forget her night with tattooed bad boy Corbin. When he reappears as a criminal informant on a dangerous case, she must work beside him while questioning whether his secrets make him impossible to trust.
Fantasy Island
by Mickey Miller
2018
A professional assignment sends a woman and her sexy new client to a remote island for sixty days. With one room, no easy escape, and attraction they cannot ignore, business quickly becomes personal.
Pregame
by Mickey Miller
2018
Before the Blackwell men settle down, Clarissa Hanks tries to ignore her long-running crush on Mason Worthington, her brother's best friend. One chaotic night of drinks and old memories makes that plan much harder to maintain.
Tall, Dark and Stormy
by Mickey Miller
2018
When billionaire Jack Wellington finds intern Stacy's auction listing and realizes her fantasies are about him, his controlled life unravels. Their boss-and-intern connection becomes a dark, intense fantasy with consequences for them both.
Ten Night Stand
by Mickey Miller
2018
After landlord Damien saves Krista from an attacker, one explosive night leaves them wanting more. They make a deal to go on ten dates without sex, but past trauma and Krista's obsessive ex make the rules hard to keep.
The End Game
by Mickey Miller
2018
Lacy tries to begin again in New York while Carter confronts the family trouble and mistakes that drove them apart. This direct sequel asks whether he can earn another chance before distance and danger make reconciliation impossible.
The Lying Game
by Mickey Miller
2018
When dancer Lacy's housing falls through in Chicago, she moves in with Carter Flynn, the basketball star who still resents an old lie. Forced proximity reignites their attraction, but their history refuses to stay buried.
Five Day Fiancé
by Mickey Miller
2019
Allison needs a date for a Cancun wedding where her ex will appear with a new fiancée. Her coworker Jocko Brewer agrees, then asks her to pose as his fiancée too, turning five pretend days into something far messier.
Puckboy
by Mickey Miller
2019
This standalone contemporary romance heads into a hockey-centered world, where a cocky athlete and a woman with her own reasons for keeping distance find that attraction is only the beginning of the complication.
The Hold Out
by Mickey Miller
2019
Everett Brewer is an NFL running back with a reputation for driving assistants away. His new in-home assistant needs the job, but his demands, guarded past, and the secret she is hiding make their attraction especially risky.
The Lake House
by Mickey Miller
2019
A newly divorced woman plans to spend the summer rebuilding at a lake house, not falling for younger musician Maddox Brewer. One unforgettable night turns a simple escape into a question of whether love can ignore timing.
The Substitute
by Mickey Miller
2019
An NFL strike sends Super Bowl champion Peyton O'Rourke home to work as a substitute teacher and football coach. There he finds Maddy Cooper single, familiar, and off limits because she is his best friend's ex.
Black Ice
by Mickey Miller
2020
Natalie returns to Black Mountain and reconnects with Shane North, her best friend's older brother and a hockey prospect seeking revenge. Their attraction is intense, but Shane's secrets and her father's dark legacy put them in real danger.
Hatemates
by Mickey Miller
2020
A housing mistake puts freshman Alex Reyes in an all-male dorm with DJ Dalton, the university's football star. Their new roommate arrangement sparks gossip, banter, and a romance neither of them intended to start.
Kiss King
by Mickey Miller
2020
Baseball star Grant Taylor has tried to stay only friends with Maya Waters, but one kiss changes everything. Maya's boyfriend, family upheaval, and their fear of ruining the friendship keep pulling them between caution and desire.
Sexiled
by Mickey Miller
2020
April travels to Puerto Rico for an internship and a fresh start after heartbreak. Then she discovers Morgan Kennedy, the athlete from her past, is her boss, making professionalism and unresolved attraction equally difficult.
Campus King
by Mickey Miller
2021
A last-minute housing crisis puts Charlotte in a house with three football players, including Colin West, her first love and biggest regret. Colin wants another chance, but she must decide whether his change is real.
Rock Block / The Marriage Arrangement
by Mickey Miller
2021
This romance collection pairs a rock-inflected love story with a marriage-arrangement setup, bringing together attraction, commitment pressure, and the kind of deal that becomes much more personal than either person planned.
The Exception
by Mickey Miller
2021
Reagan and football star Dallas were high school sweethearts until she disappeared with a life-changing secret. Years later, fate puts them back together, forcing both to confront their history and decide if a second chance is possible.
The Ride
by Mickey Miller
2021
A ride home on biker Zach Reid's motorcycle changes Harmony's quiet small-town life. She sees past his reputation and prison record, while he believes in her music dreams even when other people dismiss them.
Hate at First Sight
by Mickey Miller
2023
After being fired, Amelia heads to a Costa Rica yoga retreat to reset, then meets billionaire Jack Wellington, the boss who fired her. Their tropical fling turns complicated when work, an ex, and real feelings follow them home.
Santa with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2024
Holly's grumpy boss Ethan needs a fake fiancée to win over family-focused business partners, and she gets volunteered for the role. A Costa Rica trip, holiday pressure, and their chemistry soon make the act feel dangerously real.
The Backup
by Mickey Miller
2024
After her cheating quarterback boyfriend breaks her trust, Sloane should avoid his teammate Asher Knox. But the backup quarterback is impossible to ignore, and their secret connection could cause serious fallout in their shared football world.
The Girl with No Name
by Mickey Miller
2024
Reed joins an unwanted road trip to a music festival and meets a mysterious woman who refuses to give her name. One unforgettable weekend changes his plans, then sends him searching for the person who taught him to dream differently.
The Coach
by Mickey Miller
2025
Ivy's one-night stand becomes much more complicated when she learns Jackson Knox is a famous NFL coach and she is pregnant. With public attention closing in, they must decide whether a sudden connection can become a family.
The Feud
by Mickey Miller
2025
Faith meets a commanding stranger behind a mask at an exclusive club, only to learn he is Hunter Holloway, the man her family taught her to hate. Their anonymous fantasy becomes a dangerous, very real feud.
The Rookie
by Mickey Miller
2025
Avery ends up sharing a Mexican hotel room with Griffin Knox, her best friend's cocky football-star brother. Two weeks of forced proximity and one reckless night challenge every rule she has made about staying away from him.
Home Stay
by Mickey Miller
2026
A summer home-stay arrangement places minor-league baseball player Logan Wade under the roof of his friend's sister, who was also his one-night stand. Keeping their history secret is hard when they are suddenly living together.
Snatched
by Mickey Miller
2026
Starting a gym-based revenge-body mission, an older heroine expects a tough trainer, not Colt Evans, a cocky former football player in his late twenties. Their unexpected attraction challenges everything she thought she wanted after heartbreak.
Where to start with Mickey Miller
For sports romance: Playing Dirty → The Casanova Experience → Dirty Trick
For small-town romantic comedy: Professor with Benefits → Mechanic with Benefits → Bartender with Benefits
For college romance: Hatemates → Kiss King → Sexiled → Campus King
For connected family stories: The Lake House → The Hold Out → Five Day Fiancé
For a standalone second chance: The Substitute → The Exception
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Boss with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2017Blackwell After Dark, Book 3
Mechanic with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2017Blackwell After Dark, Book 2
Professor with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2017Blackwell After Dark, Book 1
Bartender with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2018Blackwell After Dark, Book 4
Biker with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2018Blackwell After Dark, Book 6
Pregame
by Mickey Miller
2018Blackwell After Dark, Book 5
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Professor with Benefits
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2017Blackwell After Dark, Book 1
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2018Blackwell After Dark, Book 4
Pregame
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Biker with Benefits
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2018Blackwell After Dark, Book 6
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Big Daddy SEAL
by Mickey Miller
2018
Ten Night Stand
by Mickey Miller
2018
Puckboy
by Mickey Miller
2019
The Substitute
by Mickey Miller
2019
Black Ice
by Mickey Miller
2020
Rock Block / The Marriage Arrangement
by Mickey Miller
2021
The Exception
by Mickey Miller
2021
The Ride
by Mickey Miller
2021
Hate at First Sight
by Mickey Miller
2023
Santa with Benefits
by Mickey Miller
2024
The Girl with No Name
by Mickey Miller
2024
The Coach
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2025
Snatched
by Mickey Miller
2026
Author bio
Mickey Miller is a contemporary romance writer from the Midwest whose books lean into big feelings, sharp banter, sports, small-town settings, and characters who have to get honest about what they want. His stories are often playful and steamy, but they also make room for career pressure, old mistakes, family trouble, and the awkward work of trusting someone.
Before writing novels, Miller had already taken a few winding paths. He was a collegiate athlete, served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay, and worked as a high school teacher and coach. Those experiences show up around the edges of his fiction, especially in the sports worlds, school settings, and characters trying to decide what comes next.
His time in Paraguay helped nudge him toward writing. He kept a blog and journal during his service, read whatever books he could find, and began testing out short fiction. At the time, though, writing a full novel felt intimidating. He had stories to tell, but ninety thousand words was another matter entirely.
Comedy came first.
In his mid-twenties, Miller spent time in Chicago studying and performing improv, including at Second City and iO. He also tried stand-up and wrote a screenplay called Lady Killers, a male-centered relationship comedy. The screenplay did not turn into the career he hoped for, but it gave him practice with dialogue, pacing, and characters who can make a mess of a conversation.
He eventually turned toward romance after writing shorter pieces and working with a writing coach and editor. His first completed full-length romance was never published. Then he wrote Playing Dirty, a baseball romance about a troubled Chicago pitcher and the public-relations intern assigned to help repair his image. It became his debut novel in 2016 and launched the Ballers series.
That start set the pattern for much of his work. Miller writes athletes, coaches, bosses, musicians, bartenders, and people caught in inconvenient situations, from fake engagements to forced roommates to second chances with someone they never really forgot. Professor with Benefits heads to the small town of Blackwell, while The Substitute follows an NFL star who returns home to teach and coach. Hatemates, Kiss King, and Campus King bring the drama to college campuses and locker rooms.
Sports are never just background in these books. They create pressure, public attention, team loyalties, and plenty of chances for two stubborn people to be stuck in the same orbit.
Miller has also written beyond the lighter rom-com lane. Black Ice adds a more suspenseful edge to an enemies-to-lovers setup, and The Girl with No Name follows a road trip and music-festival encounter that pushes its characters to rethink the lives they had planned. Across the catalog, the through line is clear: attraction can be easy, but being open about it is harder.
He is also one of the relatively few men writing contemporary romance, something he has addressed with a matter-of-fact sense of humor. His books are built for readers who want heat and humor alongside a satisfying emotional payoff. Whether the setting is a Chicago penthouse, a college dorm, a tropical getaway, or a hometown bar, Miller tends to start with a bad idea and see whether it can become something real.
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