Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some Girls Do | 1991 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 2 | Sharing Sam | 1995 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 3 | My First Love | 1995 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 4 | How to Kiss a Guy | 1995 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 5 | The Boy Next Door | 1995 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 6 | The Day I Met Him | 1995 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 7 | Love Changes Everything | 1995 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 8 | More Than a Friend | 1995 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 9 | Hot Summer Nights | 1996 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 10 | The Language of Love | 1996 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 11 | My So-Called Boyfriend | 1996 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 12 | It Had to Be You | 1996 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 13 | Who Do You Love? | 1996 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 14 | Three-Guy Weekend | 1996 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 15 | Never Tell Ben | 1996 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 16 | He’s Not What You Think | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 17 | Love Happens | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 18 | Together Forever | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 19 | Up All Night | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 20 | 24/7 | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 21 | It’s a Prom Thing | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 22 | The Guy I Left Behind | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 23 | A Kiss Between Friends | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 24 | Don’t Say Good-Bye | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | N/A |
| 25 | The Rumor About Julia | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 26 | Don’t Say Goodbye | 1997 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 27 | What We Did Last Summer | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 28 | Crushing on You | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 29 | Our Secret Love | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 30 | Trust Me | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 31 | He’s the One | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 32 | Kiss and Tell | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 33 | Falling for Ryan | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 34 | Hard to Resist | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 35 | At First Sight | 1998 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 36 | As I Am | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 37 | I Do | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 38 | While You Were Gone | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 39 | Stolen Kisses | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 40 | Torn Apart | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 41 | Behind His Back | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 42 | Playing for Keeps | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 43 | How Do I Tell? | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 44 | Max & Jane | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | N/A |
| 45 | His Other Girlfriend | 1999 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 46 | Johnny | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 47 | Max and Jane | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 48 | Justin & Nicole | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 49 | Jake & Christy | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 50 | Danny | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 51 | London: Kit & Robin | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 52 | Kevin | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 53 | Paris | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | N/A |
| 54 | Rome | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | N/A |
| 55 | Paris: Alex & Dana | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
| 56 | Rome: Antonio & Carrie | 2000 | Rachel Hawthorne | Buy |
Love Stories For Young Adults is a massive series, with 56 books published between 1991 and 2000. The collection covers every type of teen romance: first loves, best friends becoming more, summer flings, long-distance relationships, and the heartbreak that comes with growing up.
The series was part of the 1990s YA romance boom, giving teen readers an enormous catalog of quick, relatable love stories. Rachel Hawthorne wrote dozens of these books, establishing herself as one of the most productive voices in teen romance during a decade when the genre was at its peak.