Sunset Cove (Ella Frank) Books in Order

Sunset Cove trades Chicago’s skyscrapers for a small, sun drenched beach town in Florida. Across two interconnected MM romances, the series looks at what happens when men who have built their lives elsewhere are called back to the place they once called home.

In Finley, Daniel “Finn” Finley has not been back to Sunset Cove in years. He left for law school in Chicago after a painful breakup with his college professor, Brantley Hayes, determined to focus on his career and bury the hurt. Now he is a successful attorney on the cusp of partnership, far removed from the boy who left town with a shattered heart.

On his thirtieth birthday, a note arrives containing six simple words that upend everything: it is time to come home. The message is from Brantley. Returning to Sunset Cove means facing the man who pushed him away “for his own good,” the family and friends he left behind, and the version of himself he worked hard to outgrow.

Their reunion is tense, charged, and full of unresolved feeling. The book balances nostalgic first love flashbacks with present day scenes where two adults have to reckon with the consequences of past choices. The beach town setting, with its tight knit community and familiar haunts, adds both comfort and pressure as everyone seems to have an opinion on whether Finn should forgive the man who broke his heart.

Devil’s Kiss shifts the focus to Derek Pearson and Professor Jordan Devaney. Derek presents as an easygoing, foul mouthed guy who knows exactly what he wants and is not shy about asking for it. Underneath that brash exterior is someone far more vulnerable. Jordan is complicated, high maintenance, and Derek’s opposite in every way. Their long running love hate dynamic simmers for years before tipping into something neither can laugh off.

Together, the Sunset Cove books explore forbidden relationships, second chances, and the way a small town can feel both suffocating and like the safest place on earth. They also act as a bridge back to Chicago, since Finn’s career there ties into the Temptation series, and side characters weave in and out of multiple storylines.

If you like waves, sunsets, and professors who really should know better, Sunset Cove offers a warm, emotional detour that still connects neatly to the rest of the Chicagoverse.