Rebecca Yarros Books In Order

In recent years, Rebecca Yarros has taken the literary world by storm with her breakout romantasy hit Fourth Wing, the first book in her electrifying Empyrean series. With its blend of dragon-riding battles, brutal war college politics, and sizzling romantic tension, Yarros has captured the imaginations of fantasy and romance readers alike. 

But long before she soared into the world of fantasy, Yarros was already a beloved name in contemporary romance, known for her emotionally intense stories.

Whether you’re a new fan drawn in by the magic of Basgiath War College or a longtime reader eager to revisit her earlier works, you might be wondering: what are all the Rebecca Yarros books in order?

In this guide, we’ll walk through her complete bibliography, from her early romance novels to the bestselling fantasy saga that catapulted her into the spotlight.

Rebecca Yarros books in order of publication

Full Measures (Flight & Glory #1, 2014)

Ember Howard has grown up as an “army brat,” always knowing the sacrifices her soldier father would make. When she receives news that her father isn’t coming home, her world fractures. Her mother crumbles, and she must step into the role of caretaker for the family. 

Enter Josh Walker, her new neighbor and a star athlete, who becomes a light in her dark days. But Josh also harbors secrets, and Ember must decide whether to trust him or let walls remain strong.

Eyes Turned Skyward (Flight & Glory #2, 2014)

Paisley Donovan has spent her entire life being told what she can’t do because of a serious heart condition she’s kept secret from almost everyone. After the death of her sister, Paisley is determined to reclaim her life and prove she’s more than her diagnosis. 

When she meets Jagger Bateman, a fiercely passionate Army ROTC cadet with a rebellious streak and his own emotional scars, their chemistry is undeniable, but so is the danger of getting too close.

Beyond What Is Given (Flight & Glory #3, 2015)

Lt. Grayson Masters is laser‑focused on graduating from the Apache helicopter course and he can’t afford distractions. But when Samantha Fitzgerald, newly expelled from college, becomes his roommate her free spirit shakes up everything he thought he had under control. 

Sam has her own secrets, and Grayson has walls built around his heart (including a past claim from someone else). As their attraction becomes impossible to ignore, both must decide: is risking everything worth falling in love?

1984: Against All Odds (Love in the 80s #5, 2015) 

Set in 1984, Against All Odds follows Sabrina Caroline, once America’s pop princess, now trying to make a comeback after a year off to deal with social phobia. Her mother/manager has shielded her struggle from the public, and now Sabrina must step back into the limelight.

Enter Hawke Owens, lead guitarist of the rock band Birds of Prey and Sabrina’s high‑school sweetheart. Their past is tangled with hurt and misunderstandings. When fate forces them to collaborate again, old sparks reignite even as new challenges loom.

Hallowed Ground (Flight & Glory #4, 2016)

This book follows Josh Walker and Ember Howard, whose relationship has already endured distance, military service, grief, and the trials of a demanding life. Josh is now a Medevac pilot; Ember is finishing her studies. 

As Josh gears up for another deployment, this time to Afghanistan, they must navigate fear, separation, and the reality that even love sometimes can’t shield you from the costs of war.

Point of Origin (Legacy #0.5, 2016) 

Six years after leaving town and breaking her heart, Bash returns to Legacy, Colorado, determined to rebuild the fallen hotshot firefighter crew. Emmy must decide if she can trust him again, and if love can rise from the ashes of their shared tragedy.

Ignite (Legacy #0.7, 2016)

In Ignite, we follow a deep‐rooted friendship on the brink of something more. River has lost his father, a member of an elite Hotshot firefighting crew, and ten years later he has been following in those firefighting footsteps, working in the rugged wilds of Alaska.

The tension isn’t just from battling literal fires, though. It’s that Avery Claire, his best friend, stubborn, strong, and deeply meaningful, doesn’t know she’s loved. River longs for more than friendship, but life has pulled them in different directions: Avery is tied to Alaska, while River feels duty calling his back to Colorado to help rebuild his fathers’ legacy.

Wilder (Renegades #1, 2016)

Leah Baxter, a straight‑A senior, lands a scholarship to tutor Paxton “Pax” Wilder on a nine‑month cruise under the Renegades’ Study at Sea program. 

Pax, a tattooed, charismatic, extreme‑sports star, couldn’t care less about school, and Leah’s academic future depends on pulling him up. But as they travel the globe, their forced partnership becomes more than just grades. 

Ragged edges, stunts, hidden secrets, and a competitive circle all threaten what’s growing between them: can Leah get Pax to respect her rules without losing her heart?

Nova (Renegades #2, 2017)

Landon “Nova” Rhodes is a professional snowboarder, four‑time X Games medalist, and famous Renegade with a reputation for breaking hearts. Years ago, Rachel Dawson broke his. 

Now she’s back on the cruise ship Athena as part of the program, forced into proximity with Nova as past pain and jealousy bubble up. She isn’t ready to forgive, but when danger, adrenaline, and the Renegade lifestyle get thrown in, maybe falling again looks different than she expected. 

Rebel (Renegades #3, 2017)

Penna Carstairs, known as “Rebel,” lives for breaking limits. Cruz Delgado is the youngest professor on campus, confident, slightly guarded, and not ready to be dazzled. But then Penna shows up in his classroom. 

Forbidden tension, attraction, and Penna’s need to prove herself combine in a story about how far someone will go to reclaim their power, and whether letting someone in can be part of the healing.

The Last Letter (2019)

When single mother Ella MacKenzie loses her brother in combat, his final letter asks his best friend, Beckett Gentry, to look after her and her children. Beckett, a soldier haunted by guilt and loss, honors that promise, without revealing that he’s the same man Ella has been secretly writing to under the call sign “Chaos.”

As Beckett steps into Ella’s life, helping her through her daughter’s battle with cancer and the weight of grief, their bond deepens into love. But secrets and past wounds threaten to undo everything, forcing them both to confront what it really means to love, to forgive, and to stay.

Girl in Luv (In Luv Duet #1, 2019)

Langley Vaughn needs a date for the wedding from hell. She’s forced into the bridal party while her first love is marrying her stepsister (who’s also her nemesis), and she’s done playing by the rules and faking a smile. 

Iker Alvarez is a soldier in need of fast cash to help his younger brother get into college. Langley hires him as her plus‑one, expecting a transactional relationship, but things become complicated. As Iker shows up for her, protects her, and challenges her to stand up for herself, their connection deepens, despite their very different worlds and the pressures pulling them apart.

Boy in Luv (In Luv Duet #2, 2019)

Nine months after walking away, Iker returns, having finally realized what he lost when he left Langley. Langley, meanwhile, has been rebuilding her life by focusing on her future and trying not to let the past haunt her. 

Now that he’s back, Iker is determined to make things right. But winning her trust again won’t be easy: they must confront secrets, regrets, and the distance grown between them. Can he show that he’s worthy of a second chance, and can she open her heart to let him in again?

The Reality of Everything (Flight & Glory #5, 2020)

Morgan Bartley, still shattered by the death of a man she loved in Afghanistan, is trying to rebuild her life. She takes on a renovation project in the Outer Banks to distract herself from anxiety and heartache. 

Her handsome neighbor, Jackson Montgomery, enters her world. Drawn together despite the walls around both of them, what begins as something unexpected might become their second chance. But old wounds, fear, and secrets still threaten to tear them apart.

Muses & Melodies (Hush Note #3, 2020)

Fresh out of rehab, Nixon Winters, lead guitarist for the band Hush Note, is determined to stay sober and turn his life around. Haunted by past demons and the destructive patterns that nearly cost him everything, he struggles to keep control even as tour dates and deadlines loom. 

Zoe Shannon, an assistant to the band’s manager, is given a risky assignment: live in close proximity to Nixon for six months to keep him accountable. If she succeeds, she’ll get the chance to manage her own band. 

What begins as tension, distrust, and friction slowly becomes something deeper as Zoe begins to see the person beneath Nixon’s tough exterior, and Nixon must learn how to accept love, trust, and healing.

Great and Precious Things (2020)

Camden “Cam” Daniels returns to his small hometown of Alba after a long absence, carrying guilt over his younger brother’s death and the stigma it left behind. His father’s health crisis forces Cam to confront family, loyalties, and the woman he never gave up on, Willow. 

Secrets, betrayal, and forgiveness collide as they both ask: how do you redefine love when your past has silenced it?

The Things We Leave Unfinished (2021)

Georgia Stanton is rebuilding her life after a bitter divorce, returning to her family’s Colorado home. There, she meets Noah Harrison, a bestselling author who has been chosen to finish her great-grandmother’s final manuscript. 

As they unravel layers of legacy, grief, and second chances, they discover how past and present intertwine, and how love may carry more weight than endings.

Reason to Believe (Legacy #1, 2022)

When Harper Anders’ apartment floods, she volunteers to take in two orphaned brothers to prevent them from being separated by the foster system. She then moves into Knox Daniels’ home.

Knox is her brother’s best friend and someone she’s secretly loved for years. To protect the boys, Harper and Knox agree to pretend to be in a relationship. As their fake romance deepens, so do real feelings, and dangerous risks threaten both their hearts and Knox’s new hotshot firefighting crew.

A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain #2, 2022)

Calliope “Callie” Thorne has built a quiet life for herself and her daughter, Sutton, working as a photographer at the Madigan family’s ski resort. Years ago, Weston Madigan helped her when she was penniless and pregnant, and then vanished without a trace. 

When Weston returns to Colorado to help launch his family’s heli‑skiing venture, a housing mix‑up lands him as Callie’s unexpected roommate. Their forced proximity forces old feelings to resurface, even as they struggle with unanswered questions, emotional scars, and the fear of losing more than they already have.

In The Likely Event (2023)

Izzy Astor meets Nate Phelan on a flight, and their instant connection is tragically disrupted when the plane crashes into the Missouri River just 90 seconds after takeoff. Their lives diverge (Izzy in politics, Nate in the military) yet fate pulls them together again in Afghanistan, where Nate is assigned to protect Izzy’s life. 

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean #1, 2023)

Violet Sorrengail was supposed to follow in her family’s academic footsteps, not ride dragons. But when her mother forces her into the Basgiath War College, she must compete to become a dragon rider under brutal conditions. 

She contends with deadly trials, rival cadets, and the enigmatic Xaden Riorson, who might be friend or foe. In a world where only the strongest survive, Violet must discover if she has what it takes to soar.

Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2, 2023)

Violet returns for her second year at Basgiath, but victory in the first year came at a cost. As her powers, alliances, and enemies intensify, she is forced to make ruthless choices about loyalty, betrayal, and what she’s willing to risk for those she loves. The stakes rise as new threats emerge from inside and outside the order of dragon riders.

Variation (2024)

Elite ballerina Allie Rousseau has built her life around precision, perfection, and control. But when a devastating injury derails her career, she’s forced to return to her Cape Cod summer home to heal both physically and emotionally. 

There, she is confronted by ghosts of her past, especially the memory of Hudson Ellis, the boy she once loved and the best friend she lost after a tragic accident. Hudson, now a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, harbors secrets and regrets that have kept him from reconnecting until one day his niece appears on Allie’s doorstep, seeking her birth mother. 

To help the little girl, Allie reluctantly agrees to fake-date Hudson. As she steps back into his world, old wounds reopen, long-kept secrets emerge, and each must face the choices that drove them apart. Can love survive after grief and betrayal? Or will truth tear them further underground?

Onyx Storm (The Empyrean #3, 2025)

After eighteen grueling months at Basgiath, Violet is no longer a student, she’s a warrior. With danger closing in and old alliances crumbling, she must navigate a shifting battlefield of politics and warfare, discerning who is friend or foe in a realm where trust is rare. The war outside the walls is now inside her own ranks.

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Whether you’re bingeing Rebecca Yarros books in order for the first time or revisiting your favorite couples, one thing becomes clear: her emotional depth, gripping plots, and unforgettable characters leave a lasting mark. 

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