Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This May End Badly | 2022 | Samantha Markum | Buy |
| 2 | You Wouldn’t Dare | 2023 | Samantha Markum | Buy |
| 3 | Love, Off the Record | 2024 | Samantha Markum | Buy |
| 4 | The Roommate Arrangement | 2026 | Samantha Markum | Buy |
Samantha Markum’s four standalone novels each use a different romantic setup. This May End Badly (2022) is a boarding school rivals-to-romance story. You Wouldn’t Dare (2023) forces two former friends into increasingly outrageous dares. Love, Off the Record (2024) adds career complications to the romance, and The Roommate Arrangement (2026) uses the classic forced-proximity setup of sharing a living space.
Each book works independently, and the variety of setups means readers can pick the premise that appeals most. Markum writes romantic comedy that leans on witty dialogue and the slow build of attraction between characters who have good reasons to resist each other.