Author guide
Jamie McGuire Books in Order
Jamie McGuire is a #1 New York Times bestselling author from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She helped popularize the New Adult genre with Beautiful Disaster and has written the Beautiful series, Maddox Brothers series, Crash and Burn series, Providence trilogy, Happenstance novellas, Red Hill, Apolonia, All the Little Lights, Sweet Nothing, and The Sovereign Saga. Her books include contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, dystopian fiction, and science fiction.
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Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Beautiful Disaster
The recommended entry point to the Beautiful and Maddox Brothers interconnected universe.
Providence
The first book in the Providence paranormal romance trilogy.
Happenstance
The first novella in the Happenstance series.
Red Hill
The primary novel and starting point for the Red Hill apocalyptic series.
From Here to You
The first book in the Crash and Burn spin-off series; best read after the Maddox Brothers books.
Apolonia
A standalone dark science-fiction romance.
Sweet Nothing
A standalone co-authored romance novel.
All the Little Lights
A standalone contemporary romance novel.
The Sovereign: Part One
The first book in The Sovereign Saga.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · ongoing
Beautiful Series
A contemporary New Adult romance series centered on Abby Abernathy and Travis Maddox, including their companion and sequel novels.
novel-series · ongoing
Maddox Brothers Series
A romance series following the Maddox brothers and their relationships, with additional stories about the wider Maddox family.
- 1
Beautiful OblivionAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 2014
- 2
Beautiful RedemptionAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2015
- 3
Beautiful SacrificeAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2015
- 4
Beautiful BurnAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2016
- 5
Something BeautifulAmazon ↗Book 4.5 · novella · 2015 Optional
- 6
A Beautiful FuneralAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2016
- 7 Beyond OblivionAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 2025
novel-series · ongoing
Crash and Burn Series
A romantic suspense spin-off series connected to the Maddox Brothers world and centered on personnel associated with the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
trilogy · complete
Providence Trilogy
A paranormal romance series about Nina Grey, Jared Ryel, Heaven, Hell, and the war between them, with later companion novellas.
novella-series · complete
Happenstance: A Novella Series
A three-part young adult romance series following Erin Easter and Weston Gates in small-town Oklahoma.
novel-series · ongoing
Red Hill Series
An apocalyptic thriller series exploring survival, family, and love during a deadly outbreak.
saga · ongoing
The Sovereign Saga
A dystopian science-fiction romance set in a technologically engineered society where human relationships and social order are designed by an artificial-intelligence system.
- 1 The Sovereign: Part OneAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2025
Outside the series