Books by Trope

Sometimes you’re just hankering for a certain trope—well, I’ve got you covered! Most of my books can be read as standalones, so you can safely jump right in and not feel you’ve missed anything. See the end of the list for the few rare books that might benefit from having read the series entry that comes before.

Warning: knowing a story’s trope may be a spoiler for that particular book!

  • Accidental pregnancy: Instacrush

  • Age gap (years): Melting Point (11), Undone by You (12), Wrapped Up in You (12), Playing with Fire (9), Foreplayer (8), Jock Wanted (14), Hockey Wife (12)

  • Athlete: Series: Chicago Rebels, Rookie Rebels

  • Band of brothers: Series: Hot in Chicago, Chicago Rebels, Rookie Rebels, Tall Dark & Texan, Laws of Attraction

  • Beauty & the Beast: Melting Point

  • Best friend’s sibling: Foreplayer, One Week to Score

  • Big guy, petite gal: Irresistible You, Then Came You, Dear Roomie, Hot to the Touch, Hockey Wife

  • Billionaire: Series: Chicago Rebels, Rookie Rebels, Tall Dark & Texan

  • Blackmail: Playing with Fire

  • Boss/employee, workplace romance: Flirting with Fire, Playing with Fire, Good Guy, Taking the Score, Series: Chicago Rebels, Dear Roomie, Up in Smoke, Jock Wanted, Wild Ride

  • Celebrity loves commoner: Feel the Heat, Sparking the Fire, Rookie Rebels, Down in Flames

  • Class warfare: Playing with Fire, Even the Score, Taking the Score

  • Enemies to lovers: Flirting with Fire, Playing with Fire, Down with Love, Illegally Yours, Even the Score, One Week to Score, Good Guy, Instacrush, Feel the Heat, Hot to the Touch

  • Fake relationship: Even the Score, Playing with Fire, Jock Wanted

  • Firefighter: Series: Hot in Chicago, Series: Hot in Chicago Rookies

  • Fling: Even the Score, One Week to Score, Playing with Fire, Sparking the Fire

  • Friends to lovers: Foreplayer, One Week to Score, Hot and Bothered, Coming in Hot

  • Forbidden love: Good Guy, Illegally Yours, Jock Wanted, Playing with Fire

  • Forced Proximity/Only One Bed: Even the Score, Taking the Score, Sparking the Fire, Hooked on You, Dear Roomie, Rebel Yule, Hot to the Touch, Hockey Wife

  • Girl squad: Series: Chicago Rebels

  • It Happened in Vegas: All Fired Up, Hockey Wife

  • Men in Uniform: Series: Hot in Chicago, Series: Hot in Chicago Rookies

  • Military (former): Flirting with Fire, Melting Point, Playing with Fire, Sparking the Fire, Good Guy, Instacrush

  • Mistaken identity: Man Down

  • Older woman, younger man: In Skates Trouble, Illegally Yours, All Fired Up, Hot to the Touch, Wild Ride

  • One Night Stand: In Skates Trouble, Sparking the Fire, Rebel Yule

  • Opposites attract: Melting Point, Playing with Fire, Instacrush, Down with Love, Then Came You, Dear Roomie, Jock Wanted, Hot to the Touch, Wild Ride, Hockey Wife

  • Orphan: Down with Love, Series: Hot in Chicago, Series: Hot in the Kitchen

  • Parent/nanny: Hooked on You

  • Playboy: Foreplayer, So Over You, One Week to Score, Feel the Heat, Hot and Bothered, Down with Love, Illegally Yours, Melting Point, Hot to the Touch, Wild Ride

  • Politics: Playing with Fire, Flirting with Fire

  • Protector: Sparking the Fire, Man Down, Up in Smoke

  • Redemption: Playing with Fire, One Week to Score, Even the Score, Jock Wanted, Down in Flames, Wild Ride

  • Return to hometown: Man Down

  • Reunion/Second chance: So Over You, Then Came You, Sparking the Fire, Good Guy, Rekindle the Flame, Melting Point

  • Revenge: Even the Score

  • Roadtrip! Then Came You

  • Scars: Melting Point, So Over You, Flirting with Fire, Playing with Fire, Even the Score, All Fired Up

  • Single dad: Hooked on You

  • Single mom: Hot and Bothered, Wild Ride

  • Stranded: Then Came You, Even the Score

  • Sudden baby/child: Man Down, Hot to the Touch

  • Unrequited love: Good Guy, Hot and Bothered

  • Virgin hero: Coming in Hot, Down in Flames

  • Widow(er): Good Guy, Man Down

Books where I recommend you read a previous series entry:

Melting Point: Gage and Brady’s story starts in Flirting with Fire, the first full-length book in the Hot in Chicago series. FWF contains scenes from Gage’s POV (the only time I’ve done this with a secondary character!) which kick starts the story continued in Melting Point. You could skip FWF but the two books really work best together.

Playing with Fire: Eli and Alexandra have their meet-hate and a couple of scenes in Flirting with Fire. Many readers started with PWF and didn’t feel they’ve missed out, but you might enjoy that book more with their initial scenes as background.

Wrapped Up in You: This holiday novella in the Chicago Rebels series is a continuation of Undone by You, Dante and Cade’s story. While UBY ends with a clear HEA, WUiY ties up a few loose ends and makes that HEA rock solid. Consider the books a duet.