Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here’s Looking At You | 2013 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 2 | It’s Not Me, It’s You | 2014 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 3 | Who’s That Girl? | 2015 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 4 | Don’t You Forget About Me | 2019 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 5 | If I Never Met You | 2020 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 6 | Last Night / Just Last Night | 2021 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 7 | Mad About You | 2022 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 8 | Between Us | 2023 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 9 | You Belong with Me | 2024 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
| 10 | Cover Story | 2025 | Mhairi McFarlane | Buy |
Mhairi McFarlane’s standalone novels make up the bulk of her bibliography, with ten books published between 2013 and 2025. Each one tells a complete story with its own characters, so they can be read in any order. That said, fans often recommend starting with either Here’s Looking At You or Don’t You Forget About Me, as both are considered strong entry points to her style.
Her standalones share a common formula: a complicated romantic situation, a heroine dealing with something from her past, and a setting that feels vividly real. If I Never Met You, about a fake relationship between coworkers, won the RNA Contemporary Romantic Novel Award. Last Night (published as Just Last Night in the US) takes a darker turn with a story about grief and the secrets friends keep from one another.
More recent titles like Mad About You (2022), Between Us (2023), You Belong with Me (2024), and Cover Story (2025) show McFarlane continuing to experiment within the rom-com space. Her readers know to expect both laughs and genuine emotion, and her standalones consistently deliver on both.