Chick lit book series in reading order

by Susan Mallery

by Rachel Hanna

Rachel Hanna began writing as a young child and spent many years in journalism before turning to fiction. The catalogue holds 90 Hanna books, running from Second Chance (2012) to Piece By Piece (2026), with Estate of Mind due in 2027. Subject headings on the list include contemporary romance, women's fiction, chick lit, humor, billionaires and Christmas. Series include South Carolina Sunsets, January Cove, Sweet Tea B&B, Whiskey Ridge Romance, Wisteria Island and Lowcountry Ladies Club. Hanna is married with three children.

Wendy Corsi Staub's catalogue lists 87 books between 1993 and 2026, beginning with Summer Lightning and ending with Toil and Trouble. Lily Dale Mystery, Mundy's Landing, Nightwatcher, Live To Tell, Foundlings, Psychic Killer and Campus Life 101 are among the series, and one series appears under the name Wendy Morgan. Thrillers, serial murders, psychics and New York share the subjects with children's fiction, women college students and chick lit. Witch Hunt (1995) and Help Me! (1995) are among the early titles.

Susan Mallery is an American romance novelist born in 1970, whose books are set in small, tight-knit communities and give pets a prominent role. The catalogue counts 201 books from Tender Loving Care (1991) onward, including early titles published as Susan Macias. Series include Fool's Gold, Desert Rogues, Hometown Heartbreakers, Happily Inc., Marcelli, Buchanans, Blackberry Island and Mischief Bay. The Bookstore Diaries (2026) is the newest release, and Friend Request is due in 2027.

Sarah Mlynowski

57 books• 8 series

Sarah Mlynowski is a Canadian and American writer of middle-grade, young adult and adult fiction, living in Los Angeles. The catalogue opens with adult novels, Milkrun (2001), Fishbowl (2002) and As Seen On TV (2003), then turns to children's fantasy: Bras & Broomsticks (2005) and its sequels, Whatever After, Upside-Down Magic, Best Wishes and the Luckies. Fifty-eight books are catalogued through Rumor Has It (2026), with Two Truths and a Lie scheduled for 2027. Magic, fairy tales, siblings and school are the recurring subjects.

Freida McFadden is the pen name of Sara Cohen, an American author born on May 1, 1980, who writes psychological thrillers. The catalogue lists 35 books from The Devil Wears Scrubs (2013) through The Witch (2026), with series including Housemaid, Dr. Jane McGill and Pick Your Poison Adventure. The Housemaid (2022) became an international bestseller, and a 2025 feature film adaptation stars Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney. Subjects attached to the books range from medical and humor to crime and suspense. McFadden is still publishing.

Kyra Davis, born August 23, 1972, is an American novelist of the Sophie Katz mysteries and the Just One Night trilogy. Anonymous Content optioned Just One Night for television in 2013. The Great Mann (2025), a reinterpretation of The Great Gatsby, was the first book under the married name Kyra Davis Lurie. The catalogue lists 14 books from Sex, Murder And A Double Latte (2005) to Chaos, Desire & A Kick-Ass Cupcake (2017), including Passion, Betrayal And Killer Highlights (2006). Subjects include San Francisco, women private investigators and romantic suspense.

Carole Matthews is a British writer of romantic comedy whose books have sold more than 7 million copies across 31 countries. Let's Meet on Platform 8 (1997) opens 38 catalogued titles ending with Christmas For Beginners (2020). The Chocolate Lovers' Club is the one continuing series; standalone novels, short stories and novellas make up the rest. Female friendship, single mothers, marriage and Christmas supply the material. The Festival of Romance put Matthews in its Hall of Fame in 2011.

Laura Jensen Walker started in humour and Christian writing and moved into mystery. The catalogue holds 27 books published between 1997 and 2026, opening with Dated Jekyll, Married Hyde (1997) and reaching The Postmistress of Pudlington (2026). Thanks for the Mammogram! (2000), Mentalpause (2001) and God Rest Ye Grumpy Scroogeymen (2003) sit in the early humour. Six series follow, among them the Getaway Girls, Phoebe Grant, A Bookish Baker Mystery, A Faith Chapel Mystery, the Nightingale Mystery and the Alphabet Girls Mystery.

Jeneva Rose is a #1 New York Times bestselling author based in Wisconsin. The Perfect Marriage (2020) sold millions of copies, and the work has been translated into more than 30 languages and optioned for film and television. The catalogue records 13 books starting with Dead Woman Crossing (2020), and Dead Girl Summer is scheduled for 2027. Series listed for Rose are Detective Kimberley King and Perfect. Subjects on the books include contemporary romance, time travel and humor.

Laurie Gilmore is the pen name of the American author Melissa McTernan, known for the ongoing contemporary romance series Dream Harbor. The Pumpkin Spice Café (2023), the first Dream Harbor book, won TikTok Shop Book of the Year at the 2024 TikTok Book Awards. The catalogue lists 10 books from 2023 to 2026, including The Christmas Tree Farm, The Gingerbread Bakery and The Daisy Chain Flower Shop (2026). Subjects on file include small town romance, Christmas and cozy fiction, and Maple Hollow is a second series.

Sylvia Day

58 books• 17 series

Sylvia Day is a Japanese American writer, born in 1973, who also publishes as S.J. Day and Livia Dare and has been a number one bestseller in 29 countries. The catalogue holds 59 books from Bad Boys Ahoy! (1997) to Illusive (2026), with Indelible scheduled for 2027. Series include Crossfire, Renegade Angels, Georgian, Dream Guardians, Shadow Stalkers and Jax & Gia. Subjects include erotica, historical and Regency romance, London, angels and dreams.

Meg Cabot

102 books• 20 series

Meggin Patricia Cabot, born February 1, 1967, is an American novelist of young adult and adult fiction. Meg Cabot wrote The Princess Diaries, a young adult series Walt Disney Pictures adapted into two feature films. Awards include the ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers and the Evergreen Young Adult Book Award. The catalogue lists 102 books from Where Roses Grow Wild (1998) to Kissing Cowboys (2026), including titles as Patricia Cabot and Jenny Carroll. Other series include Mediator, Heather Wells, Allie Finkle's Rules For Girls, Airhead and Little Bridge Island.

Denise Grover Swank has 110 books in the catalogue, from 2011 to Last Reckoning (2026). The 2011 titles include Chosen, Here, Hunted and Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes. Series include Rose Gardner Mystery, Rose Gardner Investigations, Magnolia Steele Mystery, Harper Adams Mystery, Carly Moore, Curse Keepers, Bluebird Bay, Asheville Brewing, Wedding Pact, Bad Luck Club and Highland Hills. Subjects range over women sleuths, suspense, romance, chick lit, sisters, missing persons, prophecies and curses.

Lindsey Kelk is an English author and journalist, born in 1980, who worked as a children's book editor before signing an initial deal with HarperCollins for her first novel. The I Heart books open with I Heart New York (2009) and continue through I Heart Paris (2010), I Heart Vegas (2011), I Heart London (2012) and I Heart Christmas (2013). Kelk's catalogue holds 29 titles dated 2009 to 2026, reaching The Witch and the Wolf (2026), and takes in the children's series Cinders & Sparks, the Jenny Lopez novellas and Savannah Red. Single women, dating, friendship and humour recur in the adult books.

Fiona Gibson writes comic contemporary fiction about women's lives: single women, mothers, journalists and the men around them. The 26 catalogued books open with Babyface and Wonderboy in 2004 and reach The Woman Who Turned Her Life Around (2026), by way of Lucky Girl (2006), Mummy Said the F-Word (2009), The Great Escape (2012) and Pedigree Mum (2013). London and country life both appear as settings.