Chicago Stars Books in Order
Chicago Stars by Susan Elizabeth Phillips contains 11 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is It Had to Be You (1994) and the newest is And the Crowd Went Wild (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1994–2026
- Confirmed
- 11 of 11 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,489 in 9 of 11 books
- Reading time
- 58–87 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,489 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 11 titles with a page count on record.
Chicago Stars is Susan Elizabeth Phillips's contemporary romance series, built around a Chicago football team and the players, coaches and owners attached to it. It Had to Be You (1994) opens the run, and 11 books follow through 2026, among them Heaven, Texas (1995), Nobody's Baby But Mine (1997), Dream a Little Dream (1998), This Heart of Mine (2001), Match Me If You Can (2005), Natural Born Charmer (2007), When Stars Collide (2021) and Simply the Best (2024). Median length is 384 pages, and the series continues after three decades.
How many Chicago Stars books are there?
Chicago Stars has 11 books, released between 1994 and 2026.
Chicago Stars Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Chicago Stars 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.
- 1It Had to Be You1994 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/419943764/4
- 2Heaven, Texas1995 · 371 pages · confirmed 4/419953714/4
- 3Nobody's Baby But Mine1997 · 376 pages · confirmed 4/419973764/4
- 4Dream a Little Dream1998 · 390 pages · confirmed 4/419983904/4
- 5This Heart of Mine2001 · 420 pages · confirmed 4/420014204/4
- 6Match Me If You Can2005 · 402 pages · confirmed 4/420054024/4
- 7Natural Born Charmer2007 · 400 pages · confirmed 4/420074004/4
- 8First Star I See Tonight2016 · 370 pages · confirmed 4/420163704/4
- 9When Stars Collide2021 · 384 pages · confirmed 4/420213844/4
- 10Simply the Best2024 · confirmed 3/42024–3/4
- 11And the Crowd Went Wild2026 · confirmed 4/42026–4/4
Is there a chronological order for Chicago Stars?
No separate chronological order is on record for Chicago Stars, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Chicago Stars books in order?
You should read the Chicago Stars books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Chicago Stars book also stands alone.
Where to start with Chicago Stars
Start with It Had to Be You (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Chicago Stars book?
And the Crowd Went Wild (2026) is the newest Chicago Stars book released so far.
Is there a new Chicago Stars book coming?
No next Chicago Stars book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Chicago Stars at a glance
- Still running
- Chicago Stars is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Chicago Stars books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 3,489 pages across the 9 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Chicago Stars books, 4 of 11, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 10 of the 11 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Chicago Stars books are about
8 of the 11 Chicago Stars 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 7 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Contemporary romance 7 of 8 books
- Romance 5 of 8 books
- Football players 4 of 8 books
- Chicago (Ill.) 2 of 8 books
More books by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.