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SC Stephens Books in Order

Explore SC Stephens books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy where-to-start tips for her angsty contemporary and paranormal romances.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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19 books

Thoughtless

by SC Stephens

2009

Kiera moves to a new city with her dependable boyfriend, Denny, and ends up drawn to local musician Kellan Kyle. What begins as comfort turns into a love triangle that changes all three of their lives.

It's All Relative

by SC Stephens

2010

Jessie and Kai share one unforgettable night, then discover a truth that makes their connection impossible. The more their paths cross, the harder it is to ignore a love that should have ended immediately.

Effortless

by SC Stephens

2011

Kiera and Kellan are together at last, but healing after betrayal is not simple. As his band heads toward fame, distance and temptation test whether love can survive without trust.

Collision Course

by SC Stephens

2012

After a deadly crash leaves Lucas the lone survivor, his small town turns on him. Buried in guilt and rumor, he has to find a reason to keep going and maybe let love reach him.

Conversion

by SC Stephens

2012

Emma falls hard for Teren Adams, a charming man whose secret is stranger than she imagined, he is only partly vampire. Their romance is intense, but loving him means stepping into a life nothing like normal.

Bloodlines

by SC Stephens

2013

Emma is ready to marry Teren and build a future together, even after he joins the ranks of the undead. But forever looks different when love asks for more sacrifice than either of them expected.

Reckless

by SC Stephens

2013

Kellan's band is blowing up, and fame brings executives, rumors, and a media circus. Kiera and Kellan have survived worse, but staying together gets harder when the whole world starts pulling at them.

Til Death

by SC Stephens

2014

Emma and Teren finally have the family they always wanted, which means they have more to lose than ever. As danger closes in, their hard-won happiness is tested on every side.

Thoughtful

by SC Stephens

2015

Thoughtless retold from Kellan Kyle's point of view, this novel shows the rock star behind the swagger. As he falls for Kiera, his best friend's girlfriend, desire and guilt pull him toward a fight he cannot avoid.

Untamed

by SC Stephens

2015

Griffin Hancock has fame, money, and Anna, the wife he adores, but he still wants more of the spotlight. One reckless move throws his career forward and puts his marriage under strain.

Furious Rush

by SC Stephens

2016

Motorcycle racer Mackenzie Cox is determined to prove she belongs, even if it means battling rival rider Hayden Hayes every weekend. Their on-track feud turns into a forbidden attraction that could wreck both teams.

Dangerous Rush

by SC Stephens

2017

Kenzie is off the track, cut off from the life she built, and leaning hard on Hayden. When his team hires his ex Felicia, jealousy, doubt, and old wounds threaten the relationship they fought to keep.

The Beast Within

by SC Stephens

2017

Heartbroken but stubborn, Nika risks everything to save the boy who broke her heart. As Julian gets pulled into the danger too, both twins are forced to face what loving an Adams can cost.

The Next Generation

by SC Stephens

2017

Partial-vampire twins Nika and Julian Adams have spent their lives hiding what they are. New feelings, a new neighbor, and an old sibling bond make normal teenage life impossible.

Family is Forever

by SC Stephens

2018

Julian wants to start over after his sister's life changes and the woman he loves forgets him. Meanwhile, a dangerous side effect of new research threatens the Adams family and the peace Nika thought she'd found.

Undeniable Rush

by SC Stephens

2018

Kenzie and Hayden are finally steady, but trust still comes hard. As Cox Racing runs low on money and a sponsorship offer looks too good to be true, Kenzie must protect both her heart and her team.

Under the Northern Lights

by SC Stephens

2019

Wildlife photographer Mallory crashes in remote Alaska and is rescued by Michael, a mountain recluse with a heavy past. Snowed in together for months, they grow close while both try to survive the winter and their feelings.

Something Like Perfect

by SC Stephens

2020

Valerie falls for the worst possible man, her sister's boyfriend, Jake. When a dream culinary job puts them together on a yacht, distance vanishes and loyalty becomes painfully hard to hold.

Painful

by SC Stephens

2022

Kellan Kyle finally has Kiera, but love does not erase the past. In this companion to Effortless, his loyalty is tested by secrets, pressure, and the fear that honesty may hurt her most.

Where should I start?

If you want the big rock-star romance first: ThoughtlessEffortlessReckless
If you want Kellan's side of that story: ThoughtfulPainful
If paranormal romance sounds better: ConversionBloodlinesTil Death
If you like rivals-to-lovers with speed: Furious RushDangerous RushUndeniable Rush
If you want a standalone survival romance: Under the Northern Lights

Author bio

SC Stephens writes romance with a lot of heat, a lot of emotion, and very little interest in taking the easy way out. Her stories usually begin with one intense connection and then stay with the fallout, the guilt, the wanting, and the work of choosing.

She has said she always wanted to write, but for a long time she did not have the story that let her really settle in. She tried different genres, yet kept returning to romance. What pulled her back was the part before a couple gets together, the first look, the longing, the tension, the moment when a decision turns everything harder and more interesting.

That book changed everything.

Stephens has talked about daydreaming scenes, listening to music, and suddenly seeing Kellan Kyle so clearly that she had to start writing him down. The first scene she wrote for Thoughtless was the espresso stand scene, and once that was on the page, the rest kept growing around it. From the earliest idea to finishing the manuscript, Thoughtless took her about six months to write.

At first, writing was a hobby and a way to step out of everyday life for a while. She shared Thoughtless online in 2009 without expecting much, and was surprised when readers found it, passed it around, and started asking for more. That response changed the scale of everything. A private creative project turned into a career, and the books that followed eventually put her on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.

Music matters to her.

Her ideas often start small. A stormy drive helped spark Collision Course. Watching survival shows nudged her toward Under the Northern Lights. A random thought about a woman meeting a man who was only partly vampire grew into Conversion. That habit of building from one image or one odd question gives her books a very scene-driven feel. You can usually sense the moment that first hooked her.

You can also feel how wide her romance world is. The Thoughtless books lean into desire, guilt, trust, and fame, with Kiera, Denny, and Kellan at the center of the storm. Thoughtful and Painful revisit that same emotional territory through Kellan's eyes, while Untamed gives Griffin his own story. Then there is the family-centered paranormal romance of Conversion, the speed and rivalry of Furious Rush, and the quieter survival-and-healing thread in books like Under the Northern Lights. Different setup, same emotional commitment.

She loves angst.

A few things keep showing up across her work: strong chemistry, high emotional pressure, loyalty, family bonds, and characters who have to live with messy choices. Stephens has also said she likes to write every day, preferably early in the morning before her children get up, and that ideas can end up on whatever scrap of paper is nearby. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her two children, and outside writing she enjoys reading in the sun, listening to music, going to the movies, and spending time with friends and family.

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