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Stephanie Rose Books in Order

Explore Stephanie Rose books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and where-to-start tips for her emotional romances and connected standalones.

Last updated: July 4, 2026

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29 books

Prophecy

by Stephanie Rose

2013

After the Grail is returned, the danger only grows. Miriel and Sirion must stop Caylen from using chaos and darkness to destroy their world and rebuild it in his own image.

Temptation

by Stephanie Rose

2013

A discovery tied to the Holy Grail and unicorn blood pulls a group of young heroes into a magical conflict bigger than they understand. Ancient power, desire, and destiny collide as their world begins to change.

Always You

by Stephanie Rose

2015

Samantha spent years loving Lucas from the sidelines, then trying to move on when he left. When he comes back and finally sees what was always between them, timing becomes the only thing standing in their way.

Only You

by Stephanie Rose

2015

When Evan finally gets a real chance with Paige, old feelings turn into something deep and urgent. But the future they want is shadowed by a life-altering crisis that tests love, loyalty, and hope.

Always Us

by Stephanie Rose

2016

This shorter return to Samantha and Lucas revisits the couple from Always You as they settle into the life they fought for. It is a warm, sexy check-in with familiar faces and hard-won happiness.

Finding Me

by Stephanie Rose

2016

Bella has spent years feeling lost and unwanted, until a sweet hockey player named Owen makes her believe she can belong somewhere. When her past comes knocking, she has to decide whether love can help her choose herself.

After You

by Stephanie Rose

2017

Widowed Ellie has convinced herself that loving again would mean betraying the life she lost. Nick sees the woman beneath the grief, but winning her heart means earning the trust of both Ellie and her young son.

Rewrite

by Stephanie Rose

2018

Brianna never stopped loving Josh, the best friend who left and broke their future before it began. When he returns years later, timing, history, and the lives they built apart make every choice harder.

Simmer

by Stephanie Rose

2018

Sara is a single mother used to surviving on her own, not chasing old dreams or younger men. Drew sees past her defenses, but wanting him could upset the careful balance holding her life together.

Mama's Scapegoat

by Stephanie Rose

2019

A raw story of grief and abandonment, this book follows a daughter carrying the blame for wounds that were never hers to own. It traces a painful path toward self-understanding, survival, and release.

No Vacancy

by Stephanie Rose

2019

After catching her boyfriend cheating, Caterina escapes on a solo trip and meets Joe at a beachside restaurant. What starts as a vacation fling quickly turns into something much harder to leave behind.

Think Twice

by Stephanie Rose

2019

Two love stories unfold side by side as PJ falls for her older brother's best friend and injured firefighter Jack grows close to his physical therapist, Danielle. It is an emotional story about timing, healing, and risky love.

Carnivorous Cupid

by Stephanie Rose

2020

Eros is no harmless matchmaker here. Furious and fully grown, he turns love into ravenous hunger, and the human world pays the price while the gods scramble to stop him.

No Reservations

by Stephanie Rose

2020

Dominic never got over Thea, and fate forces them to work side by side for the summer. Old hurt, old chemistry, and one enormous mistake make their second chance feel both irresistible and risky.

Pining

by Stephanie Rose

2020

After prison, Anthony is determined to live quietly and do better. Then he falls hard for Victoria, his boss's daughter, and the truth about his past threatens the first real future he has dared to imagine.

Safeguard

by Stephanie Rose

2021

Single dad Matteo moves to Vermont with his young daughter for a fresh start and a new job at Speakeasy. When Melanie steps in as babysitter, their growing connection offers hope, but both are still healing.

The Boy I Shouldn't Want

by Stephanie Rose

2021

Sadie expects one awkward night out with her best friend's younger brother, not a connection she cannot shake. When Mason keeps showing up in all the right ways, the real challenge is admitting he was never a mistake.

Wild Card

by Stephanie Rose

2021

Prince Teodric breaks a promise, steps through a mirror, and lands in a strange realm ruled by the logic of a deck of cards. To get home, he must survive court intrigue, shifting loyalties, and a dangerous new identity.

An Unexpected Turn

by Stephanie Rose

2022

After a damaging affair costs Peyton almost everything, she heads to Kelly Lakes for a fresh start. Falling for Jake, a single dad tied to her new life in all the wrong ways, only complicates the rescue.

Just One Favor

by Stephanie Rose

2022

Enemies since childhood, Tyler and his fake date spend one wedding weekend pretending to be something they are not. Then one reckless night changes everything, and nine months later there is no avoiding the fallout.

Poisonous Psyche

by Stephanie Rose

2022

Psyche and her daughter vanish from Olympus, and soon deadly fumes begin poisoning the world below. To save them, the gods must untangle a mystery driven by grief, loyalty, and something darker whispering in the background.

Raising The Bar

by Stephanie Rose

2023

Claudia is trying to build a future on her own terms when a chance meeting with brooding Sergeant Jude shifts the plan. Their chemistry is immediate, but family ties, old hurts, and risky hope make love feel complicated.

Starting Back

by Stephanie Rose

2023

Recently divorced Kristina takes an accidental solo vacation and meets Leo, a firefighter who makes her feel alive again. When fate brings him back into her life, a temporary escape starts looking a lot like forever.

The Marriage Solution

by Stephanie Rose

2023

When Julie's diagnosis and bad luck leave her desperate, her longtime best friend Landon offers a wild fix: marriage and health insurance. It should stay practical, but living like newlyweds makes old feelings impossible to ignore.

Safe With Me

by Stephanie Rose

2024

Lila runs to Kelly Lakes to escape danger, not to fall for Mike, the younger cop who keeps stepping between her and fear. But as their bond deepens, the past she fled starts closing in again.

Second Time's the Charm

by Stephanie Rose

2024

Twenty years after breaking Emily's heart, Jesse returns home as guardian to his young niece and comes face to face with the one woman he never forgot. A reunion, a soccer season, and one honest night change everything.

A Whole New Ball Game

by Stephanie Rose

2025

Rachel is raising her teenage sister and writing romance on the side when one unforgettable night with retired baseball star Silas changes the script. Their reunion at work turns desire into a forbidden risk.

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Off Base

by Stephanie Rose

2026

Set in the Brooklyn Bats world, this upcoming romance returns to the orbit of pro baseball and tangled feelings. It promises more of Stephanie Rose's mix of heart, chemistry, and found family.

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Pinch Hitter

by Stephanie Rose

2026

Widowed single dad Lee thinks asking his best friend Stella to move in as nanny is the practical choice. Close quarters, old friendship, and long-buried feelings make it anything but simple.

Where should I start?

If you want the classic Stephanie Rose starting point: Always YouOnly YouAfter You
If you like emotional second-chance romance: RewritePiningSecond Time's the Charm
If you want beachy or small-town comfort reads: No VacancyNo ReservationsAn Unexpected Turn
If you want sports romance: A Whole New Ball GamePinch Hitter
If you want fantasy instead: Carnivorous CupidWild CardTemptation

Author bio

Stephanie Rose describes herself in simple, memorable terms: a New Yorker, a wife, a mother, and a lover of chocolate. That tells you a lot about the feel of her books. They are romantic, but they are also grounded in everyday life, the kind filled with family obligations, old feelings, hard choices, and people trying to be brave even when they are tired.

She says she always had stories in her head.

The shift from thinking about stories to actually writing them seems to have come from a nudge. After encouragement from a friend, she sat down and tried. Over the next several months, she completed a novel, and that early leap turned into a real writing career. Her debut, Always You, arrived in 2015 and set the tone for a lot of what followed: longing, history, and love that refuses to stay buried.

That theme runs through much of her work. Books like Always You, Only You, and After You lean into second chances, old crushes, and relationships shaped by time, grief, or missed opportunities. The emotions can get big, but the stories stay personal. Rose seems most interested in what happens when two people already matter deeply to each other and finally have to stop pretending otherwise.

She writes that kind of ache very well.

Her later books show how broad that emotional lane can be. Rewrite is built around childhood friendship and unfinished love. Simmer pairs a single mother with a younger man who sees through her defenses. Pining follows a hero trying to build a decent life after prison. Even when the setup changes, Rose keeps returning to people with baggage, people who have been hurt, and people who still want more from life than survival.

She also likes a strong setting. Some books stay close to New York and its orbit, while others head for the shore in No Vacancy and No Reservations, or into small-town territory in An Unexpected Turn, Starting Back, The Marriage Solution, and Safe With Me. More recently, she moved into baseball romance with A Whole New Ball Game and Pinch Hitter, bringing the same mix of chemistry, tenderness, and adult complications to a sports backdrop.

What readers tend to find in a Stephanie Rose novel is not just heat, though there is plenty of that, but warmth. Her couples often include single parents, longtime friends, protective heroes, women rebuilding their confidence, and families that are messy but worth fighting for. There is usually yearning. There is usually honesty, eventually. And there is usually a sense that love is not magic that fixes everything, but a choice people have to grow into.

Off the page, she keeps the same approachable tone. She talks about dodging stray LEGO, deciding what to read next, and having far more story ideas than time. It fits. Her books feel written by someone who knows life is chaotic, romance is rarely tidy, and that sometimes the best stories start when people think they are already too late.

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