The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2013 · Mostly set in New York

Beautiful Books in Order

The Beautiful series are steamy contemporary romances that began as workplace romance in Chicago and move to New York, following a group of friends and their partners.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2013
First book
Beautiful Bastard
Latest
Beautiful Player (2013)
Setting
Mostly set in New York

The reading order

Every Beautiful book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Mostly set in New York
  1. 1Beautiful Bastard2013With Chloe Mills and Bennett RyanChloe Mills is an ambitious MBA student working as an intern for Bennett Ryan, a demanding executive at a Chicago marketing firm.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Beautiful Stranger2013With Sara Dillon and Max StellaSara Dillon has left a cheating boyfriend in Chicago for a fresh start in New York, where she meets a charming British stranger, Max Stella, at a club.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Beautiful Player2013With Hanna Bergstrom and Will SumnerHanna Bergstrom, a science graduate student who has spent her life studying, asks her brother’s friend Will Sumner, a confident venture capitalist, to help her learn to date.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger and Beautiful Player in order. Each follows a different couple.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Beautiful book
BookChloe MillsBennett RyanSara DillonMax StellaWill SumnerHanna Bergstrom
1 Beautiful BastardLLeadLLead
2 Beautiful Stranger·Minor·MinorLLeadLLead·Minor
3 Beautiful Player·Minor·Minor·MinorMMajorLLeadLLead

Characters in the Beautiful books

6 characters from Christina Lauren’s chart, with the number of Beautiful books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Chloe MillsIntern at a Chicago firm3Beautiful Bastard 2013
Bennett RyanHer demanding boss3Beautiful Bastard 2013
Sara DillonExecutive in New York2Beautiful Stranger 2013
Max StellaBritish investor2Beautiful Stranger 2013
Will SumnerVenture capitalist2Beautiful Stranger 2013
Hanna BergstromGraduate student1Beautiful Player 2013