Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Off Limits | 2010 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 2 | Skin Game | 2011 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 3 | Stray Hearts | 2011 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 4 | Lessons in Letting Go | 2011 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 5 | Caught on Camera | 2011 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 6 | The Reluctant Nude | 2011 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 7 | Headstrong | 2011 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 8 | Trespass | 2011 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 9 | The Wedding Fling | 2012 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 10 | After Hours | 2013 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 11 | Unbound | 2013 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 12 | Hard Time | 2014 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 13 | Her Best Laid Plans | 2014 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 14 | Curio Vignettes | 2015 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 15 | Badger | 2015 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 16 | Curio the Complete Series | 2016 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
| 17 | Way Down Deep | 2017 | Cara McKenna | Buy |
Cara McKenna’s standalone novels make up the largest portion of her catalog, with seventeen titles published between 2010 and 2017. The books range widely in setting and tone, from the Scottish Highlands (Unbound) to a prison (Hard Time) to a Boston bar (After Hours). What connects them is McKenna’s attention to character psychology and her willingness to write relationships that feel raw and real.
Hard Time (2014) is often cited as one of her best books, following a librarian who falls for an inmate. The Reluctant Nude (2011) features an American woman posing for a French painter. Badger (2015) and Way Down Deep (2017) continued her streak of unusual premises and grounded romantic storytelling.