Winston Brothers Books in Order
Part ofPenny Reid Books in OrderThis page lists the Winston Brothers books by Penny Reid in order, with story summaries, Green Valley background, spin-off links, and suggestions on where to begin.
Last updated: December 23, 2025
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Publication Order
8 books
Beard in Hiding
by Penny Reid
2021
Newly divorced Green Valley business leader Diane Donner goes looking for a little danger and finds it in quiet biker accountant Jason Repo Doe, but their secret fling turns complicated when business entanglements and old enemies make their unlikely connection hard to keep in the shadows.
Beard with Me
by Penny Reid
2019
Set years before the main Winston Brothers books, this prequel follows resilient teen Scarlet St. Claire and responsible eldest brother Billy Winston as their secret, intense friendship in a hostile hometown blossoms into a first love neither of them is free to keep.
Beard Necessities
by Penny Reid
2019
After decades of sacrifice and heartbreaking misunderstandings, Billy Winston's meddling family strands him in Italy with his long lost love Scarlet, forcing the stubborn pair to confront old wounds, buried truths, and the future they might still claim together.
Dr. Strange Beard
by Penny Reid
2018
Animal loving tattoo artist Roscoe Winston remembers every painful detail of the night his best friend Simone walked away, so when an undercover investigation brings her back to Green Valley, old feelings collide with dangerous secrets and the chance to rewrite their shared past.
Beard in Mind
by Penny Reid
2017
Mechanic Beau Winston prides himself on being the nice twin, yet partnering in the garage with prickly new hire Shelly Sullivan exposes the anger and anxiety he has been hiding, forcing both of them to face past trauma and the risky hope of falling in love.
Grin and Beard It
by Penny Reid
2016
Former bad boy Jethro Winston has reinvented himself as a park ranger in the Smoky Mountains, but when he is assigned to guide wildly successful actress Sienna Diaz through the backwoods, their easy banter and quiet vulnerability test both his new life and her guarded independence.
Beard Science
by Penny Reid
2016
Green Valley's Banana Cake Queen, Jennifer Sylvester, is tired of being controlled by her parents and the town's expectations, so she blackmails scheming genius Cletus Winston into helping her reinvent herself, only to discover the infuriating man might be the partner she actually wants.
Truth or Beard
by Penny Reid
2015
Duane Winston has loved Jessica James since high school, but she has always mixed him up with his identical twin, so when a case of mistaken identity leads to a scorching kiss, Duane seizes the chance to win over the adventurous math teacher without losing his close knit family.
Series background & context
The Winston Brothers series is set in the fictional town of Green Valley, Tennessee, where six bearded brothers and their sister keep colliding with trouble, small town politics, and the kind of romance that refuses to stay tidy. It began as a spin off from Beauty and the Mustache, but quickly grew into its own sprawling family saga.
Each core book focuses on one sibling. Duane tangles with a math teacher who has always mixed him up with his identical twin. Jethro tries to atone for a wild past while falling for a famous actress filming in the Smokies. Cletus schemes his way into love with the town's Banana Cake Queen. Roscoe wrestles with his feelings for a former best friend turned undercover investigator. Billy and Scarlet's story stretches across multiple titles, from painful origin to eventual second chance.
Green Valley itself functions like another character. The town boasts a biker gang, a gossip rich bakery, a pie shop, church socials, and an endless stream of side characters who feel ready made for spin offs. The Winston siblings are involved in all of it, whether they are fixing trucks at the family garage, negotiating with the Iron Wraiths, or interfering in each other's love lives with elaborate, often ridiculous plans.
Penny balances humor with heavier material throughout the series. There are pratfalls and running jokes about beards and sausages, but also storylines involving abuse, addiction, racism, and long lasting trauma. The books never pretend that a relationship will magically fix systemic problems, yet they still hold space for joy, intimacy, and healing.
The Winston Brothers novels have generated their own mini universe. Cozy mysteries in the Handcrafted Mystery series, the Good Folk books, and many titles from other authors under the Smartypants Romance banner all spin out of characters first introduced here. New readers can start with Truth or Beard or pick up a later book that matches a favorite trope, knowing that each romance stands alone even as family arcs unfold in the background.
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