Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unexpected | 2019 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 2 | Unspoken | 2019 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
| 3 | Undone | 2020 | Kelly Rimmer | Buy |
The Start Up in the City series consists of three contemporary romance novellas – Unexpected (2019), Unspoken (2019), and Undone (2020) – all set in a professional urban environment and dealing with the intersection of career ambition and romantic relationships. The three books are considerably lighter in tone than Rimmer’s historical fiction and were published during the same period as The Things We Cannot Say, her breakthrough historical novel.
Each book features different protagonists within a shared professional world, and the three can be read in any order or as a series. The tone is warmer and less emotionally demanding than Rimmer’s wartime novels, and they appeal to readers who enjoy contemporary workplace romance.
The series is a relatively minor part of Rimmer’s overall output, published in the same period when she was establishing herself as a historical fiction writer. Readers primarily interested in her World War II novels can skip this series without missing anything essential to her main body of work.