Play Me Books in Order
Part ofAdriana Locke Books in OrderSee the Play Me books by Adriana Locke in order, with short summaries, sports-romance notes, background, and start guidance.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
Play Me
by Adriana Locke
2025
Gray Adler should be playing rugby, not making his handler’s life miserable. She is hired to keep him out of trouble, but hate turns hot when secrets and attraction collide.
Try Me
by Adriana Locke
2025
Podcaster Gianna says no man can make her fall in love. Former pro football star Drake Bennett challenges her to a six-week dating bet, and the public experiment starts feeling painfully real.
Beg Me
by Adriana Locke
2026
Markie St. James has sworn off men, until a devastatingly handsome single dad offers a deal she cannot easily refuse. The bargain promises trouble, temptation, and a challenge to every wall she has built.
Make Me
by Adriana Locke
2026
Mira St. James returns to Sugar Creek for an inheritance with one outrageous condition: marry Hartley Adler. Their shared past makes the marriage of convenience feel less like a deal and more like unfinished love.
Show Me
by Adriana Locke
2026
Audrey Van wants to stop being predictable, and MMA fighter Brooks Dempsey is the wrong man to help. Her brother’s nemesis teaches her to loosen up, but the lessons get dangerously personal.
Series background & context
The Play Me series is a sports-adjacent contemporary romance world with athletes, media careers, small-town roots, and a lot of people daring each other to feel something. The books are interconnected standalones, but the energy comes from watching the wider circle of friends and family take shape.
Play Me starts with Gray Adler, a rugby star who is supposed to be kept on schedule and out of trouble. His handler is not impressed. Their enemies-to-lovers setup is full of irritation, banter, and secrets that make the attraction feel risky.
Try Me moves into media and sports with Drake Bennett, a former pro football player turned sportscaster, and Gianna, a podcaster whose brand is built around the idea that love is a choice. Drake says love is bigger and less controllable than that, so they make a public dating bet. Nothing about that sounds dangerous, right?
Show Me changes the texture again with Audrey Van and Brooks Dempsey. She is the rule-following good girl trying to loosen up. He is an MMA fighter and her brother’s nemesis, which makes him exactly the wrong person to help with her whimsy list.
Make Me brings the series back to roots, legacy, and second chances. Mira St. James is called home to Sugar Creek and told she can inherit the farmhouse and land only if she marries Hartley Adler. Beg Me continues the world with Markie St. James and a single dad whose deal is too tempting to ignore.
Expect sporty heroes, forced proximity, fake dating, marriage of convenience, found family, and a rom-com tone with real emotion underneath. Start with Play Me for the full build, or jump to the trope that grabs you.
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