Jen McLaughlin

A bestselling author hailing from America, the romantic novelist Jen McLaughlin has been writing for a number of years now, as she puts out a number of books on a regular and consistent basis, capturing the readers attention with her highly vivid and evocative prose, that is at once both steamy yet down-to-earth at the same time, allowing the reader to easily relate to the action. Her characters are extremely grounded, as she manages to paint very well defined portraits of unique and interesting individuals, with their highly distinctive personalities, that are once gripping and fun in equal measure.

The best place to start is the Out of Line series, the earliest of Jen McLaughlin's multi-book series: it opens with Out of Line (2013) and runs to 7 books across 2013–2018, ending with Undercover (2018). Jen McLaughlin's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Jen McLaughlin has 38 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2013 and 2025. 37 of them belong to 7 named series — the largest being the Out of Line series with 7 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jen McLaughlin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Out of Line (2013–2018, 7 books), Stepbrother (2015, 1 book) and The Sons of Steel Row (2016–2017, 3 books), plus 3 more.

This guide splits Jen McLaughlin's 38 books into 7 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Out of Line (7 books, 2013–2018); The Sons of Steel Row (3 books, 2016–2017); McCullagh Inn (2 books, 2016–2025); Stepbrother (1 book, 2015); Love Is the Rose (1 book, 2016), plus 2 further series.