The Difference Trilogy Books in Order
Part ofAly Martinez Books in OrderSee the Difference Trilogy by Aly Martinez in order, with summaries, the connected story background, and guidance on where to begin.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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The Difference Trilogy books in publication order
3 books
The Difference Between Somebody and Someone
by Aly Martinez
2022
After a plane crash kills his fiancée, Bowen Michaels expects to live with regret forever. Then fellow survivor Remi Grey brings chaos and hope into his life, until secrets surrounding the crash threaten to tear them apart.
The Difference Between Someday and Forever
by Aly Martinez
2022
Bowen and Remi have survived disaster, grief, and truths that should have destroyed them. With the past still closing in, they must fight for the future they have been denied more than once.
The Difference Between Somehow and Someway
by Aly Martinez
2022
Remi survived the plane crash that changed everything, and falling for guarded Bowen feels like a second chance. But as buried secrets erupt, their hard-won happiness begins to look dangerously temporary.
The Difference Trilogy books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Difference Trilogy is a three-book romantic suspense story about Bowen Michaels and Remi Grey, two people tied together by survival, grief, and a past that refuses to stay buried. It begins with The Difference Between Somebody and Someone and should be read in order, since each installment picks up the same central relationship and reveals more of the larger mystery.
Bowen is reeling from the loss of his fiancée in a plane crash when Remi, another survivor, crashes into his life. Neither of them is in an easy place. He has made a home inside regret, while she brings a blunt, lively energy that makes it harder for him to keep hiding from the world. Their connection grows in the uncomfortable space between mourning what they lost and wondering if they are allowed to want something new.
The plane crash is only the beginning.
In The Difference Between Somehow and Someway, the story shifts more fully toward Remi's point of view and the aftermath of survival. She and Bowen try to build something together, but the questions around the crash and their histories do not fade just because they have fallen in love. The romance is closely tied to the suspense plot, so the books work best as one continuous journey rather than separate couple stories.
The final book, The Difference Between Someday and Forever, brings the emotional and external pressure to a head. Bowen and Remi have already endured impossible losses, but the secrets around them keep testing what they know about each other and what they are willing to fight for. The trilogy is interested in fate, but it does not make life easy for its characters.
Expect a lot of feeling, quick turns, and relationships formed under extreme circumstances.
The series has the shape of a romance, but it carries the momentum of a suspense story. There are revelations, shifting assumptions, and characters whose motives are not always clear at first. Bowen and Remi are the anchor throughout, which gives the trilogy a strong sense of continuity even as the stakes expand.
Start with The Difference Between Somebody and Someone. It establishes the crash, the losses behind both leads, and the first spark between them. From there, read straight through to The Difference Between Somehow and Someway and The Difference Between Someday and Forever for the full payoff.
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