The Gallaghers Books in Order
Part ofLayla Hagen Books in OrderFind The Gallaghers books by Layla Hagen in order, with summaries, character notes, and guidance on reading this New York based series of high energy contemporary romances.
Last updated: December 23, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
When You're Mine
by Layla Hagen
2021
New York software founder Dylan Gallagher plans to avoid serious relationships while conquering his industry, but upbeat personal trainer Mel Dawson keeps nudging him to actually live his life, and their sessions slowly turn into a risk neither can ignore.
Say You're Mine
by Layla Hagen
2021
During a job interview, a communications expert accidentally flirts with world famous frontman Brayden Clarke, then lands the assignment of helping his band connect with fans, forcing her to balance professionalism with an attraction that feels dangerously real under the spotlight.
Because You're Mine
by Layla Hagen
2021
Risk loving Ian Gallagher knows his best friend’s sister is strictly off limits, yet when aspiring chef Ellie Cavanaugh moves to New York, helping her settle in blurs lines, and sizzling nights together challenge both of their ideas about forever.
Series background & context
The Gallaghers series follows a tight knit family with deep New York roots as they chase big dreams and even bigger love stories. Each book centers on a different Gallagher sibling, blending glamorous careers with grounded family moments and the complications that come with both.
The world opens with Say You’re Mine, where a communications specialist accidentally flirts with world famous rock star Brayden Clarke in the middle of a job interview. What should have been a career misstep turns into a dream assignment: helping Brayden and his band connect more authentically with their fans. The heroine is used to roaming the city freely, meeting her siblings for impromptu outings and enjoying her independence. Brayden’s life, in contrast, is tightly managed and constantly scrutinized, and the push and pull between privacy and public image gives their romance real friction.
In When You’re Mine, software entrepreneur Dylan Gallagher wants to conquer New York and avoid serious relationships. His focus is on scaling his company, not letting anyone close enough to hurt him again. Then he hires Mel, a sunny, determined personal trainer who insists he slow down long enough to enjoy the life he is working so hard to build. Their sessions turn into something deeper as she coaxes him out of his work tunnel and he realizes that risking his heart may be the bravest move he can make.
Because You’re Mine turns the spotlight on Ian Gallagher, a risk taker in both business and his personal life. He has always sworn he is not the settling down type, but helping his best friend’s sister get established in New York shakes that conviction. Their connection is instant and intense, and the fact that she is off limits only raises the stakes. She is finally working in a top restaurant and laser focused on her own future, so trusting a man who claims bachelorhood as part of his brand is a gamble.
Throughout the series, New York itself feels like a character. Rooftop views, crowded subway rides, and busy kitchens frame quieter scenes of late night talks and stolen kisses. The Gallaghers support one another through business gambles, health scares, and romantic messes, but they also meddle and tease in the way only family can.
These books are ideal if you like contemporary romance where ambition and intimacy collide. Musicians, tech founders, and chefs all find themselves knocked sideways by love, and the question is never just whether a couple will end up together, but how they will fit two full, complicated lives into the same future.
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