🎯 Where Should I Start?
ⓘ About Christina Lauren
The combined pen-name of two respective American Young Adult fiction authors, Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs got together to create the Christina Lauren label that now house their unique brand of fiction. With both their talents combined together they have made a serious impact on the Young Adult literary industry, as well as the adult fiction category too. With a number of titles under their belt, they’ve also managed to gain studio interest as well, turning the heads of Hollywood producers looking to adapt their work for the big-screen giving their work the cinematic treatment.
All Book Series by Christina Lauren
If the Shoe Fits
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2021 Anthology · Julie Murphy
Worth Fighting For
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025 Anthology · Jesse Q. Sutanto
Space Vampire
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2025 Anthology · Ruby Dixon
My Boyfriends Are All Monsters
Book 4 of 6 · published 2025 Anthology · Kimberly Lemming
Hot for Slayer
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2025 Anthology · Ali Hazelwood
Royal Valentine
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2024 Anthology · Sariah Wilson
Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2024 Anthology · Jasmine Guillory
Valentine's Slay
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2026 Anthology · Navessa Allen
Death to Valentine's Day
Book 2 of 6 · published 2026 Anthology · Catherine Cowles
Second Act Romance
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2026 Anthology · Julie Soto
Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013
Snow This is Love: A Meant to Be Holiday Anthology
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Christina Lauren?
The combined pen-name of two respective American Young Adult fiction authors, Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs got together to create the Christina Lauren label that now house their unique brand of fiction. With both their talents combined together they have made a serious impact on the Young Adult literary industry, as well as the adult fiction category too. With a number of titles under their belt, they've also managed to gain studio interest as well, turning the heads of Hollywood producers looking to adapt their work for the big-screen giving their work the cinematic treatment.
Which Christina Lauren series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Beautiful series, the earliest of Christina Lauren's multi-book series: it opens with Beautiful Bastard (2013) and runs to 10 books across 2013–2016, ending with Beautiful (2016). Christina Lauren's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Christina Lauren written?
Christina Lauren has 60 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2026. 40 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Beautiful series with 10 books — and 20 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Christina Lauren's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Christina Lauren's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Beautiful (2013–2016, 10 books), Wild Seasons (2014–2016, 6 books) and Meant To Be (2021–2025, 5 books), plus 4 more.
How are Christina Lauren's books organised into series?
This guide splits Christina Lauren's 60 books into 7 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Beautiful (10 books, 2013–2016); Wild Seasons (6 books, 2014–2016); Scared Sexy (6 books, 2025); The Improbable Meet-Cute (6 books, 2024); The Improbable Meet-Cute: Second Chances (6 books, 2026), plus 2 further series.