Single in South Beach Books in Order
Part ofJoanne Rock Books in OrderSee the Single in South Beach books by Joanne Rock in order, with quick summaries, series background, and easy help choosing where to start.
Last updated: July 10, 2026
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Single in South Beach books in publication order
5 books
Girl's Guide to Hunting & Kissing
by Joanne Rock
2003
At Club Paradise, Summer Farnsworth is hunting for a fling, not a man like attorney Jackson Taggart. Their opposites-attract chemistry is instant, but his public life and her wild streak make love a risky game.
Sex & the Single Girl
by Joanne Rock
2003
Brianne Wolcott is trying to reopen the South Beach club her swindler stepfather abandoned when FBI agent Aidan Maddock comes looking for answers. Their old crush and his need to protect her turn suspicion into heat fast.
Date with a Diva
by Joanne Rock
2004
Lainie Reynolds runs South Beach's Club Paradise with cool control until hockey player Nico Cesare gets under her skin. Trouble at the resort gives him a reason to stay close, and makes her no-touch rules much harder to keep.
Girl Gone Wild
by Joanne Rock
2004
Chef Giselle Cesare finally has room to breathe when a sexy journalist walks into her kitchen and starts asking dangerous questions. Hugh Duncan wants the truth about the club's scandalous past, but falling for Giselle could wreck the story.
Her Final Fling
by Joanne Rock
2004
Landscaper Christine Chandler thinks a career-making project is exactly what she needs, until she ends up sharing space with jetsetter Vito Cesare. What starts as a no-strings arrangement quickly feels like much more.
Single in South Beach books in chronological order
Sex & the Single Girl
by Joanne Rock
2003Single in South Beach, Book 1
Girl's Guide to Hunting & Kissing
by Joanne Rock
2003Single in South Beach, Book 2
Girl Gone Wild
by Joanne Rock
2004Single in South Beach, Book 3
Date with a Diva
by Joanne Rock
2004Single in South Beach, Book 4
Her Final Fling
by Joanne Rock
2004Single in South Beach, Book 5
Series background & context
Single in South Beach is one of Joanne Rock's signature early contemporary series, and it still has a very clear hook. A Miami couples' resort is left in chaos after its male owners disappear with the profits, so the women connected to the place decide to reinvent it as a singles destination instead.
That setup gives the whole series energy.
Across Sex & the Single Girl, Girl's Guide to Hunting & Kissing, One Naughty Night, Girl Gone Wild, Date with a Diva, and Her Final Fling, the appeal is not just the South Beach heat. It is the sense that these women are trying to build something of their own after betrayal. They do not go looking for sweeping forever love at first. They are trying to protect a business, reclaim some pride, and have a little fun. Of course, love shows up anyway.
The tone is sexy, playful, and slightly glossy, but there is more emotional substance than the setting first suggests. Family connections, club scandals, old crushes, and trust issues all keep the stories grounded. If you like early 2000s category romance with a strong group premise and lots of beachy sparkle, Single in South Beach is a very good place to start.
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