Sisterhood Diaries Books in Order
Part ofSusan Andersen Books in OrderSee the Sisterhood Diaries books by Susan Andersen in order, with short summaries, series background, and a simple guide to where to start.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
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Sisterhood Diaries books in publication order
4 books
Cutting Loose
by Susan Andersen
2008
Jane is sure she has everything under control until contractor Devlin Kavanagh storms into the mansion she and her friends have inherited. Renovation chaos, clashing styles, and serious attraction make keeping her cool impossible.
Bending the Rules
by Susan Andersen
2010
Artist Poppy Calloway and detective Jason de Sanges clash over what justice should look like for a group of troubled teens. Their chemistry is immediate, but so are the differences neither of them wants to yield on.
Playing Dirty
by Susan Andersen
2011
Ava Spencer has rebuilt herself since the high school humiliation that broke her heart, until Cade Gallari walks back into her life. Working with him on a documentary means facing old pain and a very inconvenient attraction.
Running Wild
by Susan Andersen
2015
When Magdalene Deluca is pulled into a dangerous chase through South America, Finn Kavanagh is the last man she expected to trust. Searching for her missing parents forces them into close quarters and even closer feelings.
Sisterhood Diaries books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Sisterhood Diaries books begin with friendship, money, and a beautiful old Seattle mansion that changes everything.
At the center of the series are three close friends, Jane, Poppy, and Ava, women with very different temperaments who find themselves tied together even more tightly after an inheritance drops a grand old house into their laps. The mansion is not just real estate. It is a project, a headache, a symbol of a fresh start, and a place that keeps pulling people back together.
Each early book takes one of those women and throws her into a romance that feels perfectly designed to rattle her cage. Jane, who likes control and polish, clashes with contractor Devlin Kavanagh. Poppy, a warm and free-spirited artist, runs headfirst into the rigid detective Jason de Sanges. Ava, who once got badly hurt, has to face the golden boy who humiliated her years earlier. By the time Running Wild arrives, the series widens its circle, but it still feels connected to the same emotional world.
Friendship is the real backbone.
Seattle matters, too. These books feel rooted in the city, from neighborhoods and renovation chaos to busy careers and the steady push and pull of urban life. Even when a later story takes the action farther from home, the series still carries that Pacific Northwest flavor, smart women, complicated men, old loyalties, and a strong sense that people are shaped by where they come from.
The tone is contemporary romance with real snap to it. There is humor, chemistry, and plenty of back-and-forth, but Andersen also likes to stir in old wounds, class differences, family trouble, and the occasional brush with danger. The stakes are often personal before they are anything else. These are people learning how to trust, how to let themselves be seen, and how to stop pretending the past has no say.
What keeps the series moving is that every heroine has her own style. No one is simply waiting around to be rescued. They work, they argue, they make questionable decisions, and they keep going. The men who fall for them usually have to learn that charm or muscle alone is not going to get the job done.
You can read the books as standalones, but they are more satisfying in order. Part of the fun is watching friendships deepen, side characters return, and one love story leave ripples in the next.
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