Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Burning Point | 2000 | Mary Jo Putney | Buy |
| 2 | The Spiral Path | 2002 | Mary Jo Putney | Buy |
| 3 | An Imperfect Process / Twist of Fate | 2003 | Mary Jo Putney | Buy |
| 4 | A Holiday Fling / A Christmas Fling | 2011 | Mary Jo Putney | Buy |
The Circle of Friends series is one of Mary Jo Putney’s rare contemporary romance offerings. Most of her forty-plus books are historical, making this modern-day series stand out in her catalog.
The series follows a group of college friends as they navigate careers, relationships, and personal challenges across several books. The Burning Point (2000) introduces the core group, and subsequent books follow different members of the circle finding love.
This is Putney applying her psychological depth and emotional intensity to contemporary settings and modern relationship dynamics.