The New Bradfords Books in Order

The New Bradfords is the next-generation branch of Tia Louise's Bradford world. The family ties are still the backbone, but the focus shifts toward a younger cast, new careers, and a strong mix of hockey, football, roommates, close proximity, and playful chaos.

It feels familiar, but newer.

The published books already show the range. Pinch opens with enemies-to-lovers energy, roommates, and an accidental pregnancy. Cage brings in a single-dad hockey player, dogs that seem to know more than people do, and a heroine who does not plan on falling for anybody. Flow adds childhood history, fake dating, and a heroine trying to save her family's peach orchard. Upcoming books keep the sports-and-family setup going with football, small-town tension, single-parent stakes, and an age-gap thread.

What makes this series fun is the way it combines the emotional warmth of the Bradford books with a slightly more modern rom-com rhythm. There are still meddling relatives, still community pressure, still the comfort of recurring names and family history. But there is also more playful banter, more sports crossover, and more younger characters learning how to build adult lives without losing their sense of self.

Louise also uses these books to widen her heroine type. You get women in STEM, women with strong professional goals, women who do not always look like the obvious match for a big athlete hero until the story proves otherwise.

If you want to stay in the Bradford universe but try a fresher, slightly more upbeat corner of it, The New Bradfords is the place to go. It is still family romance. It just skates faster.