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Penelope Ward Books in Order

Penelope Ward has written 29 books, published between 2013 and 2026. The first book is Gemini (2013) and the newest is The Challenge (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
29
Published
2013–2026
Pages on record
5,000 in 17 of 29 books
Reading time
83–125 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,000 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 17 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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Contemporary romance is the register of Penelope Ward's catalogue, which runs to 29 books published between 2013 and 2026. Ward opened with Gemini and Jake Undone in 2013, and The Challenge (2026) is the newest listed title. Jake and Man Next Door are the two series recorded under Ward's name. Early titles include My Skylar (2014), Stepbrother Dearest (2014), Sins of Sevin (2015) and RoomHate (2016). Ward is still publishing.

Penelope Ward worked as a television news anchor before writing romance novels. She has won an Audie Award and been nominated three times for the Goodreads Choice Awards.

How many Penelope Ward books are there?

Penelope Ward has 29 books, released between 2013 and 2026. They include 3 series and 25 titles listed outside any series.

Penelope Ward Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Penelope Ward books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Gemini by Penelope Ward, book 1 of the Gemini series (2013)
  2. Cover of My Skylar by Penelope Ward (2014)
  3. Cover of Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward (2014)
  4. Cover of Sins of Sevin by Penelope Ward (2015)
  5. Cover of RoomHate by Penelope Ward (2016)
  6. Cover of Neighbor Dearest by Penelope Ward (2016)
  7. Cover of Mack Daddy by Penelope Ward (2017)
  8. Cover of Gentleman Nine by Penelope Ward (2018)
  9. Cover of Love Online by Penelope Ward (2018)
  10. Cover of When August Ends by Penelope Ward (2019)
  11. Cover of The Day He Came Back by Penelope Ward (2019)
  12. Cover of The Anti-Boyfriend by Penelope Ward, book 1 of the Man Next Door series (2020)
  13. Cover of Just One Year by Penelope Ward (2020)
  14. Cover of The Crush by Penelope Ward (2021)
  15. Cover of The Assignment by Penelope Ward (2022)
  16. Cover of Moody by Penelope Ward (2022)
  1. 1
    GeminiGemini #12013 · 316 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013316
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  2. 2
    Jake UndoneJake #12013 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013322
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  3. 3
    My Skylar2014 · 332 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014332
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  4. 4
    Stepbrother Dearest2014 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014246
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  5. 5
    Jake UnderstoodJake #22015 · 266 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015266
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  6. 6
    Sins of Sevin2015 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015280
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  7. 7
    RoomHate2016 · 280 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016280
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  8. 8
    Neighbor Dearest2016 · 284 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016284
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  9. 9
    Jaded and Tyed2017 · 94 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201794
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  10. 10
    Mack Daddy2017 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017342
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  11. 11
    Drunk Dial2017 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017326
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  12. 12
    Gentleman Nine2018 · 322 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018322
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  13. 13
    Love Online2018 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018320
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  14. 14
    When August Ends2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  15. 15
    The Day He Came Back2019 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019300
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  16. 16
    The Anti-BoyfriendMan Next Door #12020 · 329 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020329
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  17. 17
    Just One Year2020 · 321 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020321
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  18. 18
    The Crush2021 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2021320
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  19. 19
    The Aristocrat2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  20. 20
    The Assignment2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  21. 21
    Moody2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  22. 22
    Toe the Line2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  23. 23
    I Could Never2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  24. 24
    The Surrogate2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  25. 25
    The Rocker's Muse2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  26. 26
    The Drummer's Heart2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  27. 27
    The House Guest2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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  28. 28
    Taylor's Father2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  29. 29
    The Challenge2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Penelope Ward books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Jake in order

2 books
  1. 1. Jake Undone
  2. 2. Jake Understood

Gemini in order

1 book
  1. 1. Gemini

Man Next Door in order

1 book
  1. 1. The Anti-Boyfriend

Standalone books

25 books

25 Penelope Ward titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Penelope Ward books in order?

You only need to read Penelope Ward books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Penelope Ward

Start with Gemini (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Penelope Ward book?

The Challenge (2026) is the newest Penelope Ward book released so far.

Is there a new Penelope Ward book coming?

No next Penelope Ward book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Penelope Ward at a glance

Still publishing
Penelope Ward published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Penelope Ward books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,000 pages across the 17 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Penelope Ward books, 15 of 29, were published in the 2010s.

What the Penelope Ward books are about

9 of the 29 Penelope Ward books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: contemporary romance is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.