Very Personal Training Books in Order
Part ofKarla Doyle Books in OrderFind the Very Personal Training books by Karla Doyle in order, with quick summaries, series background, and where to start.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Very Personal Training books in publication order
2 books
Body of Work
by Karla Doyle
2016
Cassie has wanted her ginger-haired trainer for months, but attraction is the easy part. Brian breaks his own rules to be with her, and both have to decide whether intense chemistry can survive the secrets they are keeping.
Worth the Wait
by Karla Doyle
2020
When personal trainer Sam reconnects with Leigh, his favorite former client, their chemistry picks up right where it left off. The problem is timing, baggage, and the fact that a hot second chance can still be badly mistimed.
Very Personal Training books in chronological order
Body of Work
by Karla Doyle
2016Very Personal Training, Book 1
Worth the Wait
by Karla Doyle
2020Very Personal Training, Book 2
Series background & context
Very Personal Training takes the gym-romance premise and pushes it firmly into Karla Doyle territory. These books are about attraction that starts with bodies, sure, but they do not stop there. The gym setting gives the series a natural closeness, a lot of charged one-on-one time, and plenty of room for boundaries to get tested.
In Body of Work and Worth the Wait, the central relationships are built around desire, confidence, and the awkwardness of wanting something that is probably not a great idea. One book pairs a woman with the trainer she has been fantasizing about. The other revisits a former client and trainer connection, with more life experience and more baggage in the mix.
It gets personal very quickly.
If you like contemporary romance that is openly sexy but still interested in trust, embarrassment, timing, and emotional fallout, this series is a good fit. The books are linked, but both stand on their own, and together they show Doyle's knack for taking a high-heat setup and giving it enough vulnerability to make the payoff feel earned.
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