Rockstar Books in Order
Part ofAnne Mercier Books in OrderSee Anne Mercier's Rockstar books in order, with quick summaries, reading order help, holiday tie-ins, character arcs, and where to start.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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Publication Order
18 books
A Very Xander Christmas
by Anne Mercier
2014
The first Rockstar Christmas is told from Xander's point of view, which means humor, attitude, and a rowdy family holiday. It is a short festive extra that gives his voice more room to shine.
Blush
by Anne Mercier
2014
Lucy and Jesse wake up married in Vegas, and the honeymoon mood does not last long once press, family, and groupies pile on. Their romance has to survive life on tour and a very public spotlight.
Falling Down
by Anne Mercier
2014
Lucy's teenage crush on rocker Jesse Kingston turns real when they reconnect years later and spend one reckless weekend together. It is the start of a funny, steamy rockstar romance with plenty of heart.
A Very Xander Christmas 2
by Anne Mercier
2015
The second Rockstar Christmas drops back into Xander's point of view for more holiday mayhem. It is a fast, funny check-in with familiar characters, festive scenes, and Xander's signature voice.
Amplify
by Anne Mercier
2015
Sera and Cage have always been each other's safe place, but friendship is no longer enough. As both of them start wanting more, they have to decide whether risking everything might be the only honest choice.
Ballad
by Anne Mercier
2015
Ben falls hard for Nicole, but their age gap makes him question whether he is asking too much from a woman whose life is just beginning. Nicole is not nearly as willing to walk away.
Interlude
by Anne Mercier
2015
This bridge book jumps between past and present, filling in how Jesse, Lucy, and Cage got here before the next stretch of tour begins. It works as a backstage catch-up with extra context and family chaos.
Lullabye
by Anne Mercier
2015
Lucy is about to deliver the Kingston triplets, and nothing about the day goes the normal, calm route Jesse hoped for. It is a frantic, funny, and affectionate short built around family and new life.
A Very Xander Christmas 3
by Anne Mercier
2016
The third Rockstar Christmas is another quick holiday stop with Xander steering the chaos. It is a playful, family-heavy short for readers who want more time with the band's found-family world.
Duet
by Anne Mercier
2016
Sera and Cage head to Vegas for MMA, a formal gala, and a night that pushes their chemistry even higher. This short Rockstar interlude is all about them, with plenty of heat in a small package.
Kadence
by Anne Mercier
2016
Jace returns home expecting bad news and learns he has a six-year-old daughter who now needs him completely. While he falls hard for Kadence, he also has to prove to social worker Summer that a rockstar can build a real home.
Xander Part 1
by Anne Mercier
2017
Xander and Tera's story starts in childhood, turns into a fierce reunion, and then gets battered by fame and distance. Just when they think love can outlast anything, a brutal act changes everything.
A Very Rockstar Holiday Season
by Anne Mercier
2018
This holiday short checks in on Ben and Nicole after their bigger arc, giving readers a cozy glimpse of where life has taken them. It is a quick Rockstar family visit with a festive edge.
Pulse
by Anne Mercier
2018
Exhausted new parents Jesse and Lucy steal a much-needed break, while Cage and Sera face an old enemy at a charity event. This short entry mixes domestic chaos, protection, and a reminder that trouble never stays far away.
Xander Part 2
by Anne Mercier
2018
Ten years after being pulled apart, Xander decides he cannot live separate from Tera anymore. Their second book is about rebuilding trust, facing old damage, and finally fighting for the forever they almost lost.
Refrain
by Anne Mercier
2019
After surviving years of abuse, Ethan wants a real future with Lincoln but still feels shame whenever intimacy turns serious. Their romance is tender, explicit, and deeply tied to healing from trauma and PTSD.
A Very Xander Christmas 4
by Anne Mercier
2020
The fourth and final Rockstar Christmas brings another quick holiday check-in from Xander's point of view. Expect family chaos, jokes, and festive time with the wider band and friends crew.
Melody & Styx
by Anne Mercier
2020
A relationship turns darker when betrayal, family pressure, and a refusal to take no for an answer force one couple to choose between walking away and risking everything. It is a tense Rockstar side story with higher stakes than its title suggests.
Series background & context
Anne Mercier's Rockstar series is built around musicians, the people who love them, and the chaotic found family that grows up around the band Falling Down. The books start with Lucy and Jesse in Falling Down, when a long-held crush finally turns into something real. From there, the series keeps widening, pulling friends, bandmates, siblings, and partners into the spotlight.
This is a big-cast romance world.
Music matters here, but the series is not only about fame. Rehearsals, studios, buses, hotel rooms, and tours give the books their setting, yet the real story is what happens when public lives crash into very private feelings. Jesse and Lucy have to deal with marriage, attention, and the usual circus that follows a frontman. Sera and Cage in Amplify bring a strong friends-to-lovers thread. Ben and Nicole in Ballad add an age-gap romance. Jace's story in Kadence folds in surprise parenthood and a fight to prove he can build a real home.
Then there is Xander.
Across Xander Part 1 and Xander Part 2, the series leans into some of its heaviest material, including distance, trauma, and the slow work of rebuilding trust. Later, Refrain takes the emotional side even further with a love story shaped by abuse, PTSD, and the question of how to let yourself be fully known. That mix is part of what defines Rockstar. One book can be funny and loose, then the next one hits much harder.
Even with the steam and drama, the backbone is family. Some of that family is by blood, but a lot of it is chosen. Casa Falling Down, the Russo circle, and the wider group around the band give the books a sense of home that keeps readers coming back. People fight, interfere, protect, tease, and occasionally make a full holiday spectacle of themselves, but they show up when it counts.
The shorter entries matter too. Interlude, Lullabye, Duet, Pulse, Melody & Styx, A Very Rockstar Holiday Season, and the A Very Xander Christmas stories all work like check-ins with the wider cast. They fill in emotional gaps, revisit favorite couples, and let the series breathe between bigger arcs. If you like ensemble romance where side characters eventually become leads, these books do a lot of the connective work.
Tone-wise, expect a mix of flirty banter, explicit romance, loyalty, grief, and a lot of noise in the best way. These characters love hard and live loudly. If you want a neat, quiet romance, this probably is not it. If you want a sprawling rockstar world with humor, heat, and people who keep finding their way back to each other, Rockstar is exactly that.
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