Reader favorite rock star romance books you’ll love (August 2025)

The semi-annual (and probably last) list!

For a while now, I’ve been asking my readers to tell me their favorite rock star romance books–and I’ve shared the results in August 2023, February 2024, August 2024, and February 2025.

Although I’ve been collecting votes and compiling results over the past few years, this may be the last time. It’s a lot of work! And we don’t want it to cut into my writing time!!!

Anyway, here are the most up-to-date reader faves, starting with the books that got the most votes. One thing to note: because it’s my readers I ask, several of my books made the list, so I’m ecstatic…but I promise it hasn’t gone to my head. 🙂

BOOKS WITH THE MOST VOTES

In no particular order, here are the reader favorite books (and series) that received the most votes!

CAKE, J. Bengtsson

J. Bengtsson’s Cake series is loved by many readers, starting with book one, Cake: A Love Story, and continues to be a HUGE reader favorite!

The ASHES & EMBERS series, Carian Cole

My readers love all of Carian Cole’s rocker books. Talon is a particular favorite, along with Storm and the standalone No Tomorrow. So if you haven’t read any of her books, you have some recommendations for where to start! This series has been a consistent favorite with every list and gets more and more votes!

The DIRTY Series, Jaine Diamond

Readers love the entire Dirty series, and multiple readers agreed that they adored book number one. This series continually gets votes from my readers.

New to the mix this go round is her Players series (including Hot Mess)!

The BULLET Series, Jade C. Jamison

As I always like to remind folks, keep in mind that these are MY readers who were polled. Because of that, many of them say the entire Bullet series is a favorite (including Feverish), followed by the Tangled Web series and Wilder Love.

The BEAUMONT Series, Heidi McLaughlin

Heidi McLaughlin’s Beaumont Series continues to be a reader favorite and gets more votes every year!

The STAGE DIVE Series, Kylie Scott

Readers loved her entire Stage Dive series, and a couple of readers have said that Deep was a fave! (And Lick is now a movie!)

NEWCOMERS

Although the following books aren’t necessarily new, they are new to this list–so I want to point them out! I’m surprised this is the first time they’re showing up here!

• HOW TO SEDUCE A ROCKSTAR, Arabella Quinn
• J.R. Gray’s PRETTY BROKEN Series
• Kate Stewart’s BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Duet
• ROCKSTAR DADDY’S SECOND CHANCE, Kelly Thomas
• L. Ann’s FORGOTTEN LEGACY Series
• S.L. Scott’s CROW BROTHERS Series
• JAG, Stevie J. Cole

MORE READER FAVES

Although these books had fewer votes, they are still reader favorites…meaning you might find a new favorite (or two…or three!).

• THE WORDS, A. Jade
• The ROCK STARS & ROMANCE Series, A.K. Evans
• The BLEEDING STARS series, A.L. Jackson
• FALLING STARS series, A.L. Jackson
• MYSTIC BEACH FANTASY ROCKSTAR series, Aislinn Archer
• OBLIVION series, Alexa Padgett
• RAIDEN, Ali Lucia Sky
• NIGHT SHIFTS BLACK, Aly Stiles
• CODA and GIVING CHASE, Amy Booker
• The REASON TO RUIN Series and other books by Anna Brooks
• FALLING DOWN, Anne Mercier
• ROCKED, Gillian Archer
• SEDUCING DIONYSUS, Aria Skylar
• The DARKEST DAYS series, Athena Wright
• The FERAL SILENCE series, Athena Wright
• HARD ROCK GAZE, Athena Wright
• LILAC, B.B. Reid
• ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS, Barbara S. Stewart
• The HEART BEATS Series and other books by Breanna Lynn
• BRIX, Brooke O’Brien
• THE MIXTAPE, Brittainy Cherry
• The SOUNDS OF US Series, C.R. Jane
• LEAVING AMARILLO, Caisey Quinn
• Everything Cari Quinn and Taryn Elliott, including the ROCK REVENGE trilogy and the LOST IN OBLIVION series
• The LOVE AND LUSH series, Cherié Summers
• The DANGEROUS NOISE series and the SINFUL SERENADE series, Crystal Kaswell
• The ILLUSION series, D. Kelly
• BLIND ATTRACTION, Eden Summers
• The LA ROCK STAR ROMANCE series, Elle Greco
• The ANGEL FIRE series, Ellie Masters
• The FOR LOVE AND ROCK series, Emily C. Childs
• YOU REALLY GOT ME, Erika Kelly
• The ALCHEMY MYTH Series, Esme Taylor
• HEART BREAK HER, Eva Simmons
• The RED & BLACK series, Grace Harper
• LOVE TO HATE HER and other rocker books by J. Saman
• DIRTY TEXAS series, JA Low
• The DARK FALKON series, J.O. Mantel
• SWEET AS SIN, J.T. Geissinger
• WILDER LOVE, Jade C. Jamison
• HOT MESS, Jaine Diamond
• MAYHEM series, including MAYHEM, Jamie Shaw’s
• The SIXTH STREET BAND series, Jayne Frost
• The LUMINESCENT JULIET series, Jean Haus
• THE SEASONS CHANGE Series and other books by Julia Wolf
• The MUSIC CITY LOVERS series, Julie Capulet
• The ROAD KINGS Series and other books by Julie Kriss
• AT THIS MOMENT, Karen Cimms
• ROCK HARD series, Kat Mizera
• INESCAPABLE, Katherine King
• The SOUL SERENADE Series and other books by Kaylee Ryan
• The LESS THAN ZERO series, Kaylene Winter
• The BRIGHT SIDE Series, Kim Holden
• ROCK CHICK RECKONING, Kristen Ashley
• All Kristen Callihan rocker novels, including IDOL
• AFTER CARE, L.B. Dunbar
• THE PAINTED DAISIES series, L.J. Evans
• MIDNIGHT BLUE, L.J. Shen
• THE GOLDEN TOUCH, Laura London
• HURLEY BROTHERS series, Lauren Dane
• The CARNAGE series, Lesley Jones
• LOVE’S RHYTHM, Lexxie Couper
• A LITTLE LIKE DESTINY, the CAPITAL KINGSMEN series, and the MY FAVORITE BAND series, Lisa Suzanne
• The LOVE AND CHAOS Series, M.J. Schiller
• A SINNER’S MEMORY, M.L. Broome
• The BLACK HALO series, Madelynne Ellis
• REFLEX, Madelynne Ellis
• All Michelle Mankin rocker novels, including the recent ONCE UPON A ROCK STAR series and the TEMPEST series
• The BLACK FALCON Series, Michelle A. Valentine
• The DEVIANT HEARTS duet, N. N. Britt
• The ROCK KISS series, Nalini Singh
• The SONS OF SIN series, Nola Marie
• ONE NIGHT WITH SOLE REGRET Series, Olivia Cunning
• BACKSTAGE PASS, Olivia Cunning, and her entire SINNERS ON TOUR series
• The BLOOD AND BONE series, Paula Dombrowiak
• WICKED series, Piper Lawson
• The RANSOM Series, Rachel Schurig
• The THOUGHTLESS series, S.C. Stephens
• THE SHAUGHNESSY BROTHERS series, Samantha Chase
• THE ACCIDENTALS, Sarina Bowen
• The GUITAR FACE series, Sasha Marshall
• REVEL, Shey Stahl
• THE GIRL series, Susan Ward
• EVERHIDE ROCKSTAR ROMANCE series and THE FLINTLOCKS series, Tania Joyce
• THE ROCKER series, Terri Anne Browning
• HOW TO KILL A ROCK STAR, Tiffanie DeBartolo
• The WYCKED OBSESSION Series, Wynne Roman

Want more rocker reads? Check out the ULTIMATE LIST!