Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tweet Cute | 2020 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
| 2 | You Have a Match | 2021 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
| 3 | When You Get the Chance | 2022 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
| 4 | Begin Again | 2023 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
| 5 | The Getaway List | 2024 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
| 6 | The Break-Up Pact | 2024 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
| 7 | The Rival | 2025 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
| 8 | For the Record | 2025 | Emma Lord (Author) | Buy |
Emma Lord writes contemporary YA and new adult romance novels that feature sharp dialogue and characters trying to figure out who they are alongside who they want to be with. Her debut, Tweet Cute (2020), reimagined You’ve Got Mail as a high school Twitter war and earned widespread praise. Since then, she has released a new book nearly every year, building a catalog that now includes eight standalone titles.
Her 2025 releases, The Rival and For the Record, show Lord expanding her range while keeping the warm, humorous voice that readers have come to expect. The Rival pairs two academic rivals at a competitive college who discover that the system they are fighting within is more broken than their competition with each other. Each of Lord’s novels works on its own, so new readers can pick up any title and feel at home. Longtime fans will notice recurring themes of family, ambition, and the way relationships push people to grow.