Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her Big City Neighbor | 2020 | Jackie Lau | Buy |
| 2 | Her Pretend Christmas Date | 2020 | Jackie Lau | Buy |
| 3 | His Grumpy Childhood Friend | 2020 | Jackie Lau | Buy |
| 4 | The Professor Next Door | 2021 | Jackie Lau | Buy |
| 5 | A Very Beery New Year | 2021 | Jackie Lau | N/A |
| 6 | Nana | 2000 | Jackie Lau | N/A |
| 7 | Her Favorite Rebound | 2022 | Jackie Lau | Buy |
| 8 | Her Unexpected Roommate | 2022 | Jackie Lau | Buy |
The Cider Bar Sisters series by Jackie Lau is her longest-running series, with eight books centered on a family-owned cider bar and the sisters who keep it going. The series began in 2020 with Her Big City Neighbor and continued through 2022, with each installment giving a different family member their own romance.
Lau leans into well-loved romance tropes throughout the series. Her Pretend Christmas Date is a holiday fake-dating story, His Grumpy Childhood Friend pairs a grumpy hero with an old friend, and Her Unexpected Roommate puts two people in close quarters. The Professor Next Door brings an academic hero into the mix. The cider bar itself acts as a gathering point for the cast, giving the series a cozy, small-town feel even as each book tells its own complete love story.
The series also includes A Very Beery New Year, a shorter holiday-themed entry, and Nana, which rounds out the family’s story. Readers who enjoy family-centered romance with recurring characters popping up across books will find a lot to like here.