Although it’s unnecessary to read the Willow Springs books in order, readers will get more context and continuity by reading them in publication order,[2-7] as follows:
| Order | Cover | Title | First published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Frayed | 2021[2] | Introduces Willow Springs, the Magic Willows, and the relationships developed throughout the series. |
| 2 |  |
Tangled | 2021[3] | Carries the characters into college through Gigi and Gray’s long-standing connection. |
| 3 |  |
Charmed | 2021[4] | Follows Maura’s internship and expands the Carlisle-Benson family conflict. |
| 4 |  |
Sealed | 2021[5] | Moves Coco’s story between Houston and Willow Springs while adding the Amato family. |
| 5 |  |
Claimed | 2022[6] | Brings Ivy and Ty’s unfinished history to the center of the series. |
| 6 |  |
Destined | 2022[7] | Continues the Carlisle family thread through Knox and Harper. |
1. Frayed
Frayed (2021)[2] follows Adelaide Edington, the mayor’s daughter, as she begins resisting the future her parents have planned for her. Her growing connection with quarterback Jett Stone complicates her final year of high school, her college choices, and the expectations surrounding her longtime boyfriend.[8]
This novel establishes Willow Springs, the Magic Willows, and the family ties that later books revisit.[8]
2. Tangled
Tangled (2021)[3] follows art student Gigi Jacobs and aspiring lawyer Gray Baldwin as their attraction intensifies at Texas University. Their relationship develops alongside Gray’s struggle with his father’s addiction, his loyalty to Gigi’s brother Cade, and the friends’ changing college lives.[9]
This book carries the characters into college and turns Gigi’s connection with Gray into the central romance.[9]
3. Charmed
Charmed (2021)[4] follows Maura Benson during a Dallas internship at Carlisle Ad Agency, where she clashes with company president Crew Carlisle amid their families’ feud. Work pressure, family history, and their attraction force both characters to question loyalties inherited from earlier generations.[10]
This novel expands the series’ family conflicts and moves the Magic Willows from college toward their professional lives.[10]
4. Sealed
Sealed (2021)[5] follows Houston stylist Coco Radcliff, who hires divorced father Roman Amato to pose as her boyfriend during her sister’s elaborate Willow Springs wedding. Their arrangement becomes harder to maintain as Coco grows attached to Roman, his son Tino, and the family life surrounding them.[11]
This book gives the fourth Magic Willow her central romance while expanding the series through Houston, the Amato family, and Tino.[11]
5. Claimed
Claimed (2022)[6] follows wedding planner Ivy Baron when country star Ty Greene returns to Willow Springs five years after leaving her. Their reunion brings heartbreak, scandal, pressure, and incompatible ideas about home and touring back into the same relationship.[12]
This novel completes the five-friend romantic cycle and gives the series its broadest view of the Magic Willows’ future.[12]
6. Destined
Destined (2022)[7] follows Knox Carlisle and attorney Harper Wallace as a childhood bond resurfaces after ten years of hurt and avoidance. Their romance is complicated by Harper’s protective brother Hayden, Knox’s best friend, and by Knox’s grief over his twin sister Belle.[13]
This book shifts beyond the five Magic Willows while continuing the Carlisle family thread introduced in Charmed.[13]
References
- Books. Laura Pavlov.
- Frayed. Laura Pavlov. Copyright page. ISBN: 9798723194069.
- Tangled. Laura Pavlov. Copyright page. ISBN: 9798748394192.
- Charmed. Laura Pavlov. Copyright page. ISBN: 9798537579540.
- Sealed. Laura Pavlov. Copyright page. ISBN: 9798477048304.
- Claimed. Laura Pavlov. Copyright page. ISBN: 9798776063022.
- Podcast Episode 161.1 – DESTINED by Laura Pavlov | Read Me Romance Episode. Amazon Music.
- Frayed. Laura Pavlov. ISBN: 9798723194069.
- Tangled. Laura Pavlov. ISBN: 9798748394192.
- Charmed. Laura Pavlov. ISBN: 9798537579540.
- Sealed. Laura Pavlov. ISBN: 9798477048304.
- Claimed. Laura Pavlov. ISBN: 9798776063022.
- Destined. Laura Pavlov.