Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cinderella Solution | 2000 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 2 | The Driven Snowe | 2001 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 3 | L.A. Woman | 2002 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 4 | Guilty Pleasures | 2002 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 5 | Working It | 2003 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 6 | Couch World | 2005 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 7 | The Surfer Solution / Surf Girl School | 2005 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 8 | Jack & Jilted | 2007 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 9 | One Night Standards | 2007 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 10 | Crave | 2008 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 11 | Ravish | 2008 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 12 | Turning Japanese | 2009 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 13 | Enslave | 2009 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 14 | Temping Is Hell | 2013 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 15 | Ember | 2022 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 16 | Role Playing | 2023 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 17 | Do Me a Favor | 2024 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
Cathy Yardley’s 17 standalone novels trace her career from early-2000s chick lit through contemporary romance. The Cinderella Solution (2000) and L.A. Woman (2002) belong to the chick-lit era, while Guilty Pleasures (2002) and Working It (2003) continued in that vein. Her Harlequin period produced titles like Jack & Jilted (2007) and Crave (2008).
More recent standalones like Role Playing (2023) and Do Me a Favor (2024) reflect her indie voice and geek-culture interests. The progression shows a writer finding her voice over two decades, moving from trend-driven publishing to the stories she actually wants to tell.