Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hooked | 2015 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 2 | Level Up | 2016 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 3 | One True Pairing | 2017 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 4 | Game of Hearts | 2018 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 5 | Ms. Behave | 2018 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 6 | What Happens at Con | 2018 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 7 | Playing Doctor | 2019 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
| 8 | Ship of Fools | 2019 | Cathy Yardley | Buy |
The Fandom Hearts series is Cathy Yardley’s love letter to geek culture. Eight books published between 2015 and 2019 feature characters who meet and fall in love through their shared passions for gaming, cosplay, fan fiction, and convention-going. Hooked (2015) started the series, and titles like Level Up, Game of Hearts, and What Happens at Con show how deeply the fandom world is woven into the romance plots.
The series found an audience among readers who wanted to see their geek interests reflected in romance fiction rather than treated as quirks to be outgrown. Yardley writes the fandom elements as genuine parts of her characters’ lives rather than punchlines.