The Addicted books must be read in chronological order, which coincides with their publication order, by following this sequence:⁠[1-10]

Order Cover Title First published Notes
1 Book cover of Addicted to You. Addicted to You 2013⁠[11-12] Introduces Lily, Loren, their addictions, and the family dynamic.
2 Book cover of Ricochet. Ricochet 2013⁠[13-14] Follows Lily during Loren’s rehab and expands the recovery arc.
3 Book cover of Addicted for Now. Addicted for Now 2013⁠[15-16] Continues Lily and Loren’s relationship after rehab and public exposure.
4 Book cover of Kiss the Sky. Kiss the Sky 2014⁠[17-18] Shifts focus to Rose and Connor.
5 Book cover of Hothouse Flower. Hothouse Flower 2014⁠[19-20] Develops Daisy and Ryke after events established in earlier books.
6 Book cover of Thrive. Thrive 2014⁠[21-22] Revisits and continues overlapping events affecting the central couples.
7 Book cover of Addicted After All. Addicted After All 2014⁠[23-24] Carries Lily and Loren into marriage, parenthood, and family responsibility.
8 Book cover of Fuel the Fire. Fuel the Fire 2015⁠[25-26] Continues Rose and Connor’s marriage, parenthood, and media conflicts.
9 Book cover of Long Way Down. Long Way Down 2015⁠[27-28] Follows Ryke and Daisy through engagement, marriage, and pregnancy.
10 Book cover of Some Kind of Perfect. Some Kind of Perfect 2016⁠[29-30] Continues the couples’ later family lives.
Reading order of the Addicted books.
Reading order of the Addicted books.

1. Addicted to You

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Addicted to You.
Book cover of Addicted to You.

Addicted to You (2013)⁠[11-12] establishes the series’ central situation: Lily Calloway and Loren Hale are lifelong best friends pretending to be a stable couple while hiding her sex addiction and his alcoholism. This book introduces their wealthy families, their codependent arrangement, and the first major steps toward honesty, recovery, and separation.⁠[2]

It is the foundation for the entire series.⁠[2]

2. Ricochet

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Ricochet.
Book cover of Ricochet.

Ricochet (2013)⁠[13-14] follows Lily while Loren is away in rehabilitation, continuing from the first book’s ending. Lily’s recovery becomes more structured as she lives with Rose, begins therapy, reconnects with her sisters, and struggles with withdrawal and loneliness.⁠[3]

This book also develops Daisy, Ryke, Rose, and Connor as central characters in the wider family story.⁠[3]

3. Addicted for Now

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Addicted for Now.
Book cover of Addicted for Now.

Addicted for Now (2013)⁠[15-16] brings Loren back from rehabilitation and tests whether Lily and Loren can rebuild their relationship without returning to their old enabling patterns. This story introduces a public threat to Lily’s private life and increases the pressure around both recoveries.⁠[4]

It also links the couple’s relationship to family image, media exposure, and long-term consequences.⁠[4]

4. Kiss the Sky

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Kiss the Sky.
Book cover of Kiss the Sky.

Kiss the Sky (2014)⁠[17-18] shifts the main focus to Rose Calloway and Connor Cobalt while keeping Lily, Loren, Daisy, and Ryke in the same household. The reality-show setup places the family under surveillance and intensifies questions of privacy, reputation, trust, and control.⁠[5]

Rose and Connor’s relationship becomes central, but this book still relies on earlier scandals and relationships.⁠[5]

5. Hothouse Flower

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Hothouse Flower.
Book cover of Hothouse Flower.

Hothouse Flower (2014)⁠[19-20] centers on Ryke Meadows and Daisy Calloway, whose connection has developed throughout the preceding books. Their story grows out of Daisy’s public pressures, Ryke’s role in Loren’s sobriety, and the complicated Hale family history.⁠[6]

This book expands the series beyond Lily and Loren while continuing the family narrative.⁠[6]

6. Thrive

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Thrive.
Book cover of Thrive.

Addicted After All (2014)⁠[23-24] returns to Lily and Loren during the reality-show period and overlaps with major events involving Rose, Connor, Daisy, and Ryke. Its place in the series matters because it reframes the broader family crisis from Lily and Loren’s perspective.⁠[7]

It also carries forward their recovery, relationship, pregnancy, and response to public exposure.⁠[7]

7. Addicted After All

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Addicted After All.
Book cover of Addicted After All.

Addicted After All (2014)⁠[23-24] continues Lily and Loren’s story into pregnancy, parenthood, marriage, and family leadership. This book also develops the Hale family through Jonathan, Ryke, and Willow, as well as the corporate conflict surrounding Hale Co.

It is a major continuation of the core couple’s arc while keeping the wider ensemble closely involved.

8. Fuel the Fire

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Fuel the Fire.
Book cover of Fuel the Fire.

Fuel the Fire (2015)⁠[25-26] returns the focus to Rose and Connor after their marriage and the birth of their daughter. Their story is shaped by tabloid attention, threats to their children’s privacy, exploitation from the reality-show era, and Connor’s public identity.⁠[8]

This book continues the family’s effort to control its own story while protecting the next generation.⁠[8]

9. Long Way Down

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Long Way Down.
Book cover of Long Way Down.

Long Way Down (2015)⁠[27-28] follows Ryke and Daisy through engagement, fertility concerns, marriage, pregnancy, grief, injury, and long-term family life. It depends on their established relationship, Daisy’s earlier trauma, Ryke’s history with Jonathan and Loren, and the ongoing media harassment surrounding the family.⁠[9]

Its later time span also extends the series toward the next stage of the extended family.⁠[9]

10. Some Kind of Perfect

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Some Kind of Perfect.
Book cover of Some Kind of Perfect.

Some Kind of Perfect (2016)⁠[29-30] is a later-life continuation for the three central couples: Lily and Loren, Rose and Connor, and Daisy and Ryke. It moves across years of marriage, parenthood, careers, grief, children, and family milestones.⁠[10]

Rather than introducing a separate storyline, it brings the series’ consequences together into a family portrait.⁠[10]

References

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  3. Ricochet. K. B. Ritchie. ISBN 9780593549483.
  4. Addicted for Now. K. B. Ritchie. ISBN 9780593549483.
  5. Kiss the Sky. K. B. Ritchie. ISBN 9780593639627.
  6. Hothouse Flower. K. B. Ritchie. ISBN 9780593639634.
  7. Addicted After All. K. B. Ritchie. ISBN 9780593639610.
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  10. Some Kind of Perfect. K. B. Ritchie. ISBN 9780593639665.
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  17. Kiss the Sky. Krista & Becca Ritchie.
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