Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Romance Situation | 2023 | Ellie Hall | Buy |
| 2 | The Romance Fiasco | 2023 | Ellie Hall | Buy |
| 3 | The Romance Game | 2024 | Ellie Hall | Buy |
| 4 | The Romance Gambit | 2024 | Ellie Hall | Buy |
| 5 | The Christmas Romance Wish | 2024 | Ellie Hall | Buy |
Ellie Hall set the Love, Laughs & Mystery in Coco Key series on a fictional island where romance and low-stakes mystery overlap. The Romance Situation (2023) opens the series, and The Romance Fiasco followed later that year. The Romance Game and The Romance Gambit arrived in 2024, with The Christmas Romance Wish closing out the set with a holiday-themed installment.
The “Romance” title pattern ties the books together, and each one ratchets up the complications. The series blends Hall’s usual clean romance with a mystery or scheming element, giving readers something a little different from her straight romance series. The island setting keeps things contained, and the mix of laughs and light suspense makes this a good pick for cozy mystery fans who also enjoy a love story.