Piper Rayne Books in Order
Browse all Piper Rayne books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, family connections, and easy help figuring out where to start.
Last updated: June 29, 2026
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Publication Order
100 books
Degenerate
by Piper Rayne
2016
Piper Rayne's debut standalone is a steamy contemporary romance built around attraction, trouble, and the kind of bad decisions that refuse to stay in the past.
Animal Attraction / Doggie Style
by Piper Rayne
2017
A dog-loving designer hires a sharp PR expert to help his brand, even though Teegan clearly wants nothing to do with his world. Work soon turns into a tug-of-war neither of them wants to lose.
Charmed by The Bartender
by Piper Rayne
2017
After losing her job and getting stood up, one woman goes home with a bartender and wakes up with far more complications than expected. It turns out the hot stranger is not a stranger at all.
Dirty Talker
by Piper Rayne
2017
A bar-owning dad who prides himself on keeping things simple cannot stop coming back for the baker across the street. Ava may agree to something casual, but feelings refuse to stay casual for long.
Hooked on the Boxer
by Piper Rayne
2017
Fresh off a cheating fiancé, a heroine signs up for adventure dating and meets a rough-edged boxer who looks nothing like her usual type. He is supposed to be a distraction, not a right hook to the heart.
Mad About the Banker
by Piper Rayne
2017
A woman with a bold business idea needs investment, not romantic trouble. Unfortunately, the banker who catches her eye is tied to her brother, and professional plans start turning very personal.
Mister Mom / The Manny
by Piper Rayne
2017
A struggling screenwriter becomes a nanny while trying to convince one very specific actress to star in his movie. The plan starts with secrets, lies, and entirely too much attraction.
Real Deal
by Piper Rayne
2017
Single dad Marcus Kent thinks he has romance figured out, until his daughter's camp counselor turns out to be the woman from one unforgettable night years earlier. Wanting her again changes everything.
Sexy Beast
by Piper Rayne
2017
A single dad finally decides it is time to open his life back up, and immediately fixates on Charlotte Rose, his best friend's little sister. She could be exactly what he wants, which is the scary part.
Afternoon Delight
by Piper Rayne
2018
The one man this heroine cannot stop thinking about is the one who already broke her heart once, her ex-husband. Starting over would be easier if second chances did not feel so tempting.
Bedroom Games Box Set
by Piper Rayne
2018
A collection of the connected *Bedroom Games* romances, built around elite winter athletes, old grudges, second chances, and friendship that gets much too hard to keep platonic.
Break the Ice
by Piper Rayne
2018
After a Winter Games injury, a snowboarder recuperates at his best friend Skylar's place and decides to help her find the perfect boyfriend. It is a terrible plan, especially once friendship starts tipping into something more.
Clean Slate
by Piper Rayne
2018
Before she moves back to Chicago, one woman has two painful goodbyes to make, one to the boss she is leaving, and one to the little girl she has grown close to. It is a short prequel about endings and fresh starts.
Cold As Ice
by Piper Rayne
2018
Two elite winter athletes are forced together on a press tour before the Games, even though Mia still blames her brother's former best friend for old hurt. Competition, guilt, and close quarters turn resentment into dangerous chemistry.
Crushing on the Cop
by Piper Rayne
2018
A commander's daughter wants nothing to do with police officers, especially one as tempting as Cristian Bianco. But after a charity auction and a few family connections, resisting him becomes a lot harder.
Domestic Bliss
by Piper Rayne
2018
A longtime player who assumes real life will always follow his usual script starts losing control when one woman stops being a casual distraction. Suddenly, settling down does not look so impossible.
Engaged to the EMT
by Piper Rayne
2018
Chelsea has spent years writing off smooth, sexy EMT Luca Bianco as one-night-stand material only. Then he offers her a fake fiancée deal, and their long-running tension finally catches fire.
Flirting with Fire
by Piper Rayne
2018
Madison's friends buy her a date with her high school crush at a first responder bachelor auction. One night with firefighter Mauro should have been enough, until fate turns him into her business partner too.
Happy Hour
by Piper Rayne
2018
Trying to rebuild is hard enough without falling for the man tied to your worst memories. For this heroine, that man is her ex-husband's divorce attorney, and he is far harder to hate than he should be.
Manic Monday
by Piper Rayne
2018
Back in Chicago after a divorce, a single mom swears off lawyers for good. Then Reed Warner, the best man from her wedding, keeps finding ways back into her life.
On Thin Ice
by Piper Rayne
2018
A party-loving winter sports star cannot stop thinking about Demi, the woman who has been avoiding him since their last Olympic hookup. In South Korea, his medal chase starts colliding with a very unfinished second chance.
Advice from a Jilted Bride
by Piper Rayne
2019
After being dumped by text on her wedding day, a heroine starts rebuilding with help from the hot neighbor she accidentally injures. Then she learns he is also her boss.
Birth of a Baby Daddy
by Piper Rayne
2019
Austin Bailey's carefree life is wrecked in the best possible way when a woman arrives in Lake Starlight with a baby she says is his. His huge family has opinions, but he only wants to change her mind about leaving.
Demise of a Self-Centered Playboy
by Piper Rayne
2019
A carefree playboy is shoved into responsibility after the death of his mentor and finds himself teamed with a difficult, tempting woman. Somewhere between chaos and reality TV, he starts changing for real.
Dirty Flirty Enemy
by Piper Rayne
2019
Two rival Manhattan brokers with offices across the hall cannot decide whether they want to outbid each other or tear each other's clothes off. A major opportunity forces the issue.
Falling for my Brother's Best Friend
by Piper Rayne
2019
Running the family company is easier than resisting a tattooed playboy who also happens to be her younger brother's best friend. Living with him while her place is repaired only makes the problem worse.
Lessons from a One-Night Stand
by Piper Rayne
2019
A laid-back teacher realizes the sexy woman from a one-night stand is actually his new boss, the school principal. Trying not to fall for her becomes the hardest lesson of all.
Operation Bailey Wedding
by Piper Rayne
2019
Austin and Holly's wedding should be the event of the year in Lake Starlight. With the Bailey siblings and Grandma Dori involved, smooth planning was never really an option.
Sexy Filthy Boss
by Piper Rayne
2019
A powerful executive and the assistant covering for his latest disaster must work together to land a huge client. Late nights and constant proximity make their professional goals dangerously personal.
Wild Steamy Hook-Up
by Piper Rayne
2019
Two people with years of tangled history wake up married in Vegas and plan to fake the relationship for their families. Naturally, pretending only makes the real feelings harder to ignore.
A Royal Mistake
by Piper Rayne
2020
A woman who has admired a prince from afar suddenly lands dinner with him and a deal that puts him in her guest room. Then she learns there is one detail she never knew, his fiancée.
Confessions of a Naughty Nanny
by Piper Rayne
2020
An aspiring singer talks her way into a nanny job because a famous music producer has moved to town. The plan is to get discovered, not to fall for the man behind the music.
My Bestie's Ex
by Piper Rayne
2020
A woman falls for the perfect stranger on a train ride, only to discover he is her best friend's ex. The spark is real, but so is the problem.
Operation Bailey Babies
by Piper Rayne
2020
Lake Starlight gears up for a triple Bailey baby shower, complete with family chaos, town gossip, and plenty of bets about who will have their baby first.
Operation Bailey Birthday
by Piper Rayne
2020
The Bailey clan comes back together to celebrate Grandma Dori's big birthday, with plenty of grandchildren, big personalities, and the kind of family noise Lake Starlight does best.
Our Star-Crossed Kiss
by Piper Rayne
2020
Two former best friends from feuding food families are pushed together when a reality show wants them as a team. A fake engagement sounds clever, until it starts feeling uncomfortably real.
Rules for Dating Your Ex
by Piper Rayne
2020
Eighteen months after walking away while pregnant, a heroine comes face to face with the ex who never knew he had a daughter. Letting him back in might be good for their child and terrible for her heart.
Secrets of the World's Worst Matchmaker
by Piper Rayne
2020
A matchmaker realizes much too late that she is in love with her childhood best friend, the same man she helped pair with someone else. Keeping that secret gets harder with every wedding detail.
The Do-Over
by Piper Rayne
2020
Years after choosing the wrong woman, one man gets an unexpected chance to rewrite the past when both women reappear in his life. Convincing the right one to want him back is the hard part.
The Rival Roomies
by Piper Rayne
2020
A heroine has spent years crushing on her bad-boy neighbor Dylan from a safe distance. When his rival moves in with her, Dylan suddenly starts acting like she matters much more than a friend.
Winning my Best Friend's Girl
by Piper Rayne
2020
When the girl he never got over returns to town, one man decides this time he will not step aside. The problem is that history, friendship, and bad timing are still very much in the way.
A Co-Worker's Crush
by Piper Rayne
2021
A tattoo artist and single mom works alongside a man who has always avoided responsibility and relationships. Then her young daughter decides he should be her daddy, and everything gets complicated fast.
A Greene Family Summer Bash
by Piper Rayne
2021
A short return to Sunrise Bay that checks in on the Greenes during their annual summer party, where surprise announcements and family commotion are all but guaranteed.
Countdown to a Kiss
by Piper Rayne
2021
Three Florida Fury players spend New Year's Eve at the team owner's mansion and meet three very different women. Midnight kisses turn into the first spark for the whole series.
Faking It with #41
by Piper Rayne
2021
A wealthy hockey heir becomes an instant single dad and agrees to fake an engagement with his family's PR rep to stay on the ice. The arrangement looks smart on paper and very risky everywhere else.
My Almost Ex
by Piper Rayne
2021
A man whose wife walked out on him gets the shock of his life when she comes back with amnesia and thinks they are still happily married. He wants answers, not another chance, or so he says.
My Beautiful Neighbor
by Piper Rayne
2021
A brewery owner is instantly curious about the glamorous outsider who arrives in Sunrise Bay and decides to open a bookstore next door. Town gossip and business plans make staying away impossible.
My Lucky #13
by Piper Rayne
2021
A Florida Fury center in a scoring slump becomes convinced the woman from his New Year's Eve hookup is his lucky charm. Chasing her down should help his game, until he starts caring about far more than hockey.
My Sister's Flirty Friend
by Piper Rayne
2021
A man dealing with the shock of sudden single fatherhood gives in to years of tension and sleeps with his sister's best friend. Keeping it secret would be much easier if emotions stayed out of it.
My Twist of Fortune
by Piper Rayne
2021
After discovering her husband's cheating, a mother of four heads back to Sunrise Bay for a fresh start. The last thing she expects is a second chance with Hank Greene, her ex's widowed cousin.
My Unexpected Surprise
by Piper Rayne
2021
A small-town sheriff never saw fatherhood coming, especially not when a one-night stand arrives five months pregnant. Asking her to move in seems practical, right up until lines start blurring.
My Vegas Groom
by Piper Rayne
2021
A quick girls' trip to Vegas leaves one woman married to a stranger, an MMA champion who refuses to disappear quietly. Pretending to make the marriage work for three months seems safe enough, until feelings show up.
The Trouble with #9
by Piper Rayne
2021
A trouble-prone hockey player lands in therapy with the woman he kissed on New Year's Eve and lies his way through treatment just to stay close to her. Then family pressure threatens to ruin everything.
A Greene Family Christmas
by Piper Rayne
2022
A holiday visit back to Sunrise Bay that brings the Greene family together for Christmas, with plenty of warmth, family chaos, and time spent catching up with favorite couples.
A Greene Family Vacation
by Piper Rayne
2022
The entire Greene family heads to Maui, bringing kids, celebrities, siblings, grandmas, and enough travel mishaps to keep the trip memorable from takeoff to landing.
False Start
by Piper Rayne
2022
Before the pro football fame, a quiet college heroine finally gets the attention of quarterback Lee Burrows while tutoring him. Then the truth about him destroys the fantasy.
My Brother's Forbidden Friend
by Piper Rayne
2022
A heroine who has long crushed on her brother's best friend finally gets him all too close when his parents cut him off and he opens a competing business in town. Attraction and rivalry make a messy pair.
My Fake Fiancé
by Piper Rayne
2022
A curvy innkeeper has spent years flirting around the edges of a friendship with one irresistible man. Then he asks her to pose as his fake fiancée to help end a family feud.
My Famous Frenemy
by Piper Rayne
2022
A Hollywood heartthrob blows into Sunrise Bay and decides to run against the heroine's mother for mayor. Fighting him should be simple, but getting close to him changes the whole campaign.
My Scorned Best Friend
by Piper Rayne
2022
An NFL quarterback wants his best friend Clara back after one blurred line changed their lives. Friendship is not enough anymore, but fixing what he broke will take a lot more than apologies.
Offside with #55
by Piper Rayne
2022
A veteran hockey player thinks his casual arrangement might finally become something more, right as his career changes for good. Then he learns the woman he wants is also his new boss.
Second Shot with #76
by Piper Rayne
2022
A vacation fling feels finished until the woman from paradise suddenly shows up in a hockey player's city for work. He wants another chance, but she would rather leave the past on the island.
Single and Ready to Jingle
by Piper Rayne
2022
A woman who loves Christmas falls for a grumpy Brit who hates it, and to make matters worse, he is also her brother's best friend. Holiday spirit meets very inconvenient chemistry.
Sneaking around with #34
by Piper Rayne
2022
A guarded player traded to Florida is forced back into the orbit of his ex-best friend and the sister he once hurt most. Imogen is still the only woman who ever made him want something real.
Tropical Hat Trick
by Piper Rayne
2022
Ford and Lena's destination wedding brings the whole hockey world to a resort where hookups, surprise arrivals, and too much vacation freedom create plenty of extra drama.
You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows
by Piper Rayne
2022
A sports therapist lands her dream job only to discover the star quarterback on the roster is the college boyfriend who shattered her. Lee wants a second chance, and she wants him to stay gone.
Claus and Effect
by Piper Rayne
2023
An organized Army Ranger and a free-spirited baker end up on a Christmas road trip where nearly everything that can go wrong does. The miles are rough, but the attraction is worse.
On the Defense
by Piper Rayne
2023
A short prequel that moves Miles Cavanaugh into The Den with two Chicago Grizzlies teammates and hints that this very bachelor setup is about to change in a big way.
Over My Brother's Dead Body, Chase Andrews
by Piper Rayne
2023
A sunshine heroine starts falling for her grumpy new neighbor, a star tight end and her brother's friend. That would be messy enough without her ex trying to win her back at the same time.
Something like Hate
by Piper Rayne
2023
A journalist lands the chance of a lifetime in Chicago, only to end up covering the Grizzlies and working closely with Miles Cavanaugh, the man she pretends to hate and cannot stop wanting.
Something like Lust
by Piper Rayne
2023
A middle school teacher gives in to one weak moment with a flirtatious Chicago receiver and walks away. A few weeks later, two pink lines make that choice impossible to forget.
The Issue with Bad Boy Roommates
by Piper Rayne
2023
A young widow rents out a room and gets Van Adler instead, all tattoos, motorcycles, and the first real spark she has felt since her husband's death. Sharing space soon means sharing much more.
The Problem with Second Chances
by Piper Rayne
2023
After years of weaving in and out of each other's lives, a woman returns to Lake Starlight and tries to avoid the soccer star she has never really stopped loving. A wedding brings them back together.
The Trouble with Runaway Brides
by Piper Rayne
2023
A billionaire cannot believe he is still hung up on the high school girlfriend now engaged to his rival. When she brings her wedding to their Alaskan hometown, he ends up far too close to the past.
You Can't Kiss the Nanny, Brady Banks
by Piper Rayne
2023
A woman trying to rebuild her life takes a nanny job and walks straight back into the path of the wide receiver she had a one-night stand with. Living under Brady's roof makes forgetting him impossible.
Merry Kissmas
by Piper Rayne
2024
Six years after a one-night stand, two career rivals are forced onto the same ski vacation and into the same very small villa. The mountains are cold, but their history definitely is not.
Mr. B
by Piper Rayne
2024
A heroine who has loved Henry Hensley since childhood returns home hoping to avoid him, only to become his son's substitute teacher. Second chances get a lot harder to dodge after that.
Mr. Heartbreaker
by Piper Rayne
2024
A woman breaks a promise to her brother when she starts sleeping with Rowan Landry, a hot hockey player with old ties to her family. Then her brother joins Rowan's team and everything blows up.
One Last Summer
by Piper Rayne
2024
On the night before her first love leaves town for college, one girl is determined to give him a memory he will never forget. It is a short, bittersweet setup for everything that follows.
Something like Love
by Piper Rayne
2024
An ER doctor and a star quarterback have spent years holding to a promise that kept them only friends. Once their bond starts shifting, breaking that rule may cost them everything.
The Drawback of Single Dads
by Piper Rayne
2024
Best friends and co-parents have spent years proving they can raise a daughter together without falling in love. Then jealousy, new partners, and blurred lines start bursting their perfect bubble.
The One I Didn't See Coming
by Piper Rayne
2024
Back in Willowbrook after life in Chicago falls apart, a heroine ends up living with the charming high school crush she now claims to hate. Distance is not an option, and neither is indifference.
The One I Left Behind
by Piper Rayne
2024
A retired football player returns to his ranching hometown and finds the woman he left behind still guarding her heart. Getting close to her, and to her son, makes leaving again much harder.
The One I Stood Beside
by Piper Rayne
2024
Lifelong best friends agree to fake a marriage to save a family farm from collapse. Pretending turns dangerous once the heroine has to admit she has loved him for years.
Chasing Forever
by Piper Rayne
2025
A woman abandoned at the altar wakes up married to her ex-fiancé's brother after a Vegas trip gone sideways. He will sign the annulment, but only after four very real dates.
Chasing Home
by Piper Rayne
2025
A country star ghosts a woman after a brief, intense connection, then shows up at her family's ranch to film a music video. Working together would be awkward enough if she were not carrying his baby.
Chasing Love
by Piper Rayne
2025
A woman returns to Willowbrook with her daughter and a plan not to stay, only to run straight back into the man who left years ago. He has no idea the little girl is his.
Mr. Charming / Mr. C
by Piper Rayne
2025
A woman who thought she was done with Tweetie Sorenson gets sent to Chicago to manage the Falcons' social media, and suddenly the ex she never really forgot is everywhere again.
Mr. S / Mr. Swoony
by Piper Rayne
2025
A bachelorette-party meet-cute with a Chicago goalie sends one woman spiraling into doubt about her wedding. By the time he objects at the altar, everything has already changed.
The Complication with the Best Man
by Piper Rayne
2025
A maid of honor's one wild night with a hot firefighter turns into an accidental pregnancy she is desperate to hide. Then the baby's father comes back to town with a fiancée.
The Nest Before Christmas
by Piper Rayne
2025
When the Falcons' plane is grounded just before Christmas, the guys launch a desperate cross-country trip home to their families. Back in Chicago, the women are managing holiday chaos of their own.
Yule Be Mine
by Piper Rayne
2025
A workaholic best man arrives for a Christmas wedding and ends up begging a room from the maid of honor, the woman he once rejected. Snowed-in wedding planning turns their truce into sparks.
Chasing Smoke
by Piper Rayne
2026
Another connected Mercer family romance, expected to keep building the shared cast, family overlap, and relationship-driven tension of the series.
Holding Ground
by Piper Rayne
2026
The opening Mercer family romance launches a new connected series with Piper Rayne's usual mix of family ties, attraction, and emotional complications.
The Hotshot
by Piper Rayne
2026
A labor and delivery nurse suddenly caring for her cousin's three children agrees to fake a relationship with a Chicago Colts catcher to help her custody case. Pretending lasts about five minutes.
The Rulebreaker
by Piper Rayne
2026
The coach's daughter knows falling for one of her father's players is a terrible idea, especially when that player is Decker Davis and they already have history. Her young daughter raises the stakes even higher.
The Troublemaker
by Piper Rayne
2026
A paper marriage between a nanny and flashy shortstop Easton Bailey is supposed to solve a few family problems and nothing more. Pretending to be a family turns out to be the real danger.
The Wild Card
by Piper Rayne
2026
A one-night stand with her brother's best friend leaves a heroine pregnant and unexpectedly tied to Chicago Colts closer Foster Davis. He wants to step up, but feelings were never part of the deal.
Treading Water
by Piper Rayne
2026
A later Mercer family installment that appears set to continue the series' family-centered romantic world with a fresh couple and new complications.
Catching Light
by Piper Rayne
2027
An upcoming Mercer family romance that should expand the same connected world, blending new love, family history, and the warm emotional style Piper Rayne readers expect.
Where should I start?
If you want big small-town family romance: Lessons from a One-Night Stand → Falling for my Brother's Best Friend → My Beautiful Neighbor
If you want sports romance: Cold As Ice → My Lucky #13 → You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows
If you want city rom-coms: Charmed by The Bartender → Sexy Filthy Boss → My Bestie's Ex
If you want holiday comfort reads: Single and Ready to Jingle → Claus and Effect → Merry Kissmas → Yule Be Mine
Author bio
Piper Rayne is the shared pen name of romance writers Elisabeth Grace and Michelle Lynn. What makes their catalog fun to follow is that it feels built by two people who know exactly what kind of reading experience they want to give, big feelings, sharp banter, a lively family circle, and a guaranteed happy ending.
Both writers were already publishing on their own before Piper Rayne became a thing. Elisabeth Grace started releasing indie romance in 2013 and moved across several corners of the genre, including new adult, small-town romance, romantic suspense, and hotter contemporary stories. Michelle Lynn also began publishing in 2013, with a focus on new adult and contemporary romance.
They met through the indie romance world.
The two shared an editor and first met in person at a book signing in 2014. For a while, co-writing was just an idea they kicked around now and then. By 2016, though, they were both feeling the grind of writing solo and decided to take the partnership seriously. They launched Piper Rayne in 2017, kept their identities secret at first, and only revealed that the team behind the name was Elisabeth and Michelle about a year later.
Their process is practical, and that probably helps explain why the books read so smoothly. Michelle drafts, Elisabeth revises, and both of them build the stories together from the start. They have said that the split works because their strengths line up neatly, one moves fast on the page, the other thrives in revision and the behind-the-scenes work that keeps a publishing career moving.
The books themselves tend to land in a few favorite lanes. Readers who start with Lessons from a One-Night Stand usually meet the big, noisy Bailey family and then tumble straight into the linked worlds around them. Others come in through sports romances like You Had Your Chance, Lee Burrows, My Lucky #13, or Mr. Heartbreaker. Still others head for the cozy small-town side with My Beautiful Neighbor or the city rom-com energy of Sexy Filthy Boss. Across all of them, there is a clear Piper Rayne pattern, witty heroines, very appealing heroes, lots of family interference, and a world that keeps opening wider with each connected series.
Family is half the problem, and half the fun.
That is especially true in places like Lake Starlight and Sunrise Bay, Alaska, where the Baileys and the Greenes turn romance into a full-community event. Even their sports series have that same connected feel. A hockey player, a quarterback, or a baseball star might be the headline, but the emotional hook usually comes from the people around them, siblings, kids, friends, teammates, and exes who refuse to stay in the past.
These days, they write as Piper Rayne exclusively. On their site, they describe themselves in a way that fits the books pretty well, one runs on tea, the other on Diet Coke, and both have one boy and one girl at home, plus husbands who patiently listen to more book talk than they probably expected. That mix of busy real life, humor, and teamwork shows up all through their fiction. The stories are warm, fast-moving, and made for readers who want romance with a strong sense of place and people they will want to revisit.
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