4 Of The Best Casey McQuiston Books In Order

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“She feels like the spine of a book about to crack and spill out all the love story guts.”

If you’re looking for some of the best Casey McQuiston books in order, you’re in the right place. This guide breaks down all of the American author’s favourite works, making it the perfect guide whether you’re new to their work or revisiting your favourites. Known for their witty, emotional, and unapologetically queer romance stories, McQuiston has become one of the most virally adored contemporary romance authors. Today at What We Reading, we’re walking you through a complete Casey McQuiston books list in order, including standalone novels and any connected stories, so you don’t need to guess what comes next. Perfect for fans of romantic comedies, LGBTQ+ fiction, and heartwarming love stories, this is your ultimate launchpad.

Red, White & Royal Blue (2019)

Where else could we begin our list of the best Casey McQuiston books than with her Goodreads-winning, viral sensation, Red, White & Royal Blue? First son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddauthger, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Calremont. International socialite duties do have their downsides – namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis, Prince Henry, at a royal wedding leak, threatening Anglo-US relations.

The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, more importantly, how will history remember you?

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One Last Stop (2021)

For cynical twenty-three-year-old August, moving to New York City was meant to prove that things like magic and cinematic love stories don’t exist. But then, there’s this gorgeous girl on the train. Jane. Dazzling, charming, mysterious, impossible Jane. Jane, with her rough edges and swoopy hair and soft smile, showed up in her leather jacket to save August’s day when she needed it the most. Soon, August’s subway crush becomes the highlight of her day.

However, there’s one big problem: Jane doesn’t just look like an old-school punk rocker. She’s literally displaced in time from the 1970s, and August is going to have to use everything she tried to leave in her own past to help her. Maybe it’s time to start believing in some things after all. One Last Stop is a magical, sexy, big-hearted romance where the impossible becomes possible as August does everything in her power to save the girl lost in time.

I Kissed Shara Wheeler (2022)

Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her mother moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and a puritanical administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy. Her only rival is Shara Wheeler, the principal’s progeny. But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes. On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she’s not the only one to have received a kiss from Shara.

Thrown into an unlikely alliance with two boys who all have nothing in common with one another, they discover annoyingly cryptic notes left behind by Shara. Chasing a ghost through parties, break-ins, puzzles, and secrets revealed on monogrammed stationery, Chloe begins to suspect there may be more to this small town than she first thought. Fierce, funny, and frank, I Kissed Shara Wheeler is a Casey McQuiston novel all about breaking the rules, getting messy, and finding love in unexpected places.

The Pairing (2024)

Theo and Kit have been a lot of things: childhood friends, crushes, in love, and now estranged exes. After a brutal breakup on the transatlantic flight to a dream European food and wine tour, they exited one another’s lives once and for all. All that remains is the unused voucher for the European tour that never happened. Four years on, it seems like a great idea to finally take the trip. Solo. Separately.

It’s not until they board the tour bus that they discover they’ve both accidentally had the same idea, and now they’re trapped with each other for three weeks of stunning views, luscious flavours, and the most romantic cities France, Spain, and Italy have to offer. It’s fine. There’s nothing left between them. So much nothing that, when Theo suggests a friendly wager to see who can sleep with their hot Italian tour guide first, Kit is totally game. But sometimes a taste of everything only makes you crave what you can’t have.

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James

Part-time reader, part-time rambler, and full-time Horror enthusiast, James has been writing for What We Reading since 2022. His earliest reading memories involved Historical Fiction, Fantasy and Horror tales, which he has continued to take with him to this day. James’ favourite books include The Last (Hanna Jameson), The Troop (Nick Cutter) and Chasing The Boogeyman (Richard Chizmar).