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Pineapple Grove Books in Order

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See the Pineapple Grove books by Jocelynn Drake in order, with quick summaries, series background, and a friendly guide to where to start.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Pineapple Grove books in publication order

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3 books

1

Drew and Mr. Grumpy

by Jocelynn Drake

2018

Perky Drew finally gets his shot with the very grumpy chef who has been glaring at him forever. This Pineapple Grove novella is sunny, funny, and built on opposites attracting hard.

2

Something About Jace

by Jocelynn Drake

2018

Small-town gallery owner Jace likes his quiet South Florida life until movie star Trent hides out in Pineapple Grove. Love gets messy when celebrity and ordinary life collide.

3

All for Wesley

by Jocelynn Drake

2019

Wesley will do anything to protect his South Florida bed-and-breakfast from a hotel developer. Falling for the man on the other side of the fight was definitely not part of the plan.

Pineapple Grove books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Drew and Mr. Grumpy"

    Drew and Mr. Grumpy

    by Jocelynn Drake

    2018Pineapple Grove, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Something About Jace"

    Something About Jace

    by Jocelynn Drake

    2018Pineapple Grove, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "All for Wesley"

    All for Wesley

    by Jocelynn Drake

    2019Pineapple Grove, Book 3

Series background & context

Pineapple Grove is the sunshine side of Drake's connected romance world. Set in a small South Florida town, the series trades big security operations for beach air, local businesses, and the kind of community where everyone knows one another's business long before the main characters are ready to admit their feelings.

That does not make the books small.

What the series loses in gunfire, it gains in atmosphere. Jace's quiet life collides with celebrity attention when a movie star lands in town. Drew's novella leans into bright opposites-attract energy. Wesley's book turns local loyalty into the main source of conflict when outside development threatens the place he loves most.

The town is what ties it all together. Pineapple Grove feels like a real shared setting, not just a backdrop with palm trees. Galleries, bed-and-breakfasts, cottages, restaurants, and beaches all matter because the characters care so much about staying rooted there. That gives the romances a slightly different question than the bigger city books. It is not only who do I love, but what kind of life do I want to build, and where.

This series also sits beside Unbreakable Bonds and Ward Security, so readers who know those books will spot the larger family ties around the edges. Even so, Pineapple Grove is gentler in feel.

If you want small-town MM romance with heat, humor, and a lot of affection for place, this is Drake's easiest beach read.

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