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Simply the Best Books in Order

Simply the Best contains 10 books, published between 1996 and 1997. The first book is Getting Over Harry (1996) and the newest is Business Engagement (1997). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
10
Published
1996–1997
Pages on record
1,408 in 8 of 10 books
Reading time
23–35 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,408 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 10 titles with a page count on record.

See all 10 books in order Printable Simply the Best checklist

Simply the Best is a contemporary romance line rather than one writer's series: its 10 books, published across 1996 and 1997, carry eight different credits. Jessica Steele is named on two, and Renee Roszel, Eva Rutland, Heather Allison, Ruth Jean Dale, Susan Fox, Rebecca Winters and a credit recorded only as Allan on one each. Recorded subjects are romance, contemporary romance, man-woman relationships and marriage. The listing opens with Getting Over Harry (1996) and ends with Business Engagement (1997), taking in With His Ring (1996), Marriage Bait (1996), Marry Me (1997), Breakfast in Bed (1997) and Wild at Heart (1997).

How many Simply the Best books are there?

Simply the Best has 10 books, released between 1996 and 1997.

Simply the Best Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 10 Simply the Best 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 Getting Over Harry by Renee Roszel, book 1 of the Simply the Best series (1996)
  2. Cover of With His Ring by Jessica Steele, book 2 of the Simply the Best series (1996)
  3. Cover of Marry Me by Heather Allison, book 4 of the Simply the Best series (1997)
  4. Cover of Breakfast in Bed by Ruth Jean Dale, book 5 of the Simply the Best series (1997)
  5. Cover of Wild at Heart by Susan Fox (Rebel Brides), book 6 of the Simply the Best series (1997)
  6. Cover of Daniel and Daughter, book 7 of the Simply the Best series (1997)
  7. Cover of Do You Take This Cowboy by Allan, book 8 of the Simply the Best series (1997)
  8. Cover of Business Engagement by Jessica Steele, book 10 of the Simply the Best series (1997)
  1. 1
    Getting Over Harry1996 · 189 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996189
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  2. 2
    With His Ring1996 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996186
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  3. 3
    Marriage Bait1996 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996188
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  4. 4
    Marry Me1997 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997188
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  5. 5
    Breakfast in Bed1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  6. 6
    Wild at Heart1997 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199796
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  7. 7
    Daniel and Daughter1997 · 188 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997188
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  8. 8
    Do You Take This Cowboy1997 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997186
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    No Wife Required!1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  10. 10
    Business Engagement1997 · 187 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997187
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Where to start with Simply the Best

Start with Getting Over Harry (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Simply the Best book?

Business Engagement (1997) is the newest Simply the Best book released so far.

Is there a new Simply the Best book coming?

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

Simply the Best at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Simply the Best title on record dates from 1997, 29 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Simply the Best books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,408 pages across the 8 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 188 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Simply the Best books, 10 of 10, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 10 titles, 2 are credited to Jessica Steele, 1 to Renee Roszel, 1 to Eva Rutland and 1 to Ruth Jean Dale. A further 4 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the Simply the Best books are about

9 of the 10 Simply the Best books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 5 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.