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Broke and Beautiful
The Broke and Beautiful series by Tessa Bailey has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Chase Me (2015).
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 2015
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Romance
- Last checked
Start here: Chase Me (2015) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Chase Me
Chase Me is the novel that opens Broke and Beautiful, by Tessa Bailey, first published in 2015 at 272 pages. It's followed in the reading order by Need Me, in a series of 3 books that ran from 2015 to 2015.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Chase Me - Book 2:
Need Me
Need Me is the 2nd entry in Broke and Beautiful, by Tessa Bailey, published in 2015 at 288 pages. It follows Chase Me and precedes Make Me in the reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Need Me - Book 3:
Make Me
Make Me is the 3rd entry in Broke and Beautiful, by Tessa Bailey, published in 2015 at 304 pages. It follows Need Me and closes out the 3-book series, which ran from 2015 to 2015.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Make Me
About the Broke and Beautiful series
Broke and Beautiful is a three-book Avon trilogy set in New York City and centered on a found family of broke, ambitious twenty-somethings scraping by in expensive apartments and dead-end jobs while chasing bigger lives. Each book follows one member of that circle into an unexpected, high-heat romance with someone from a very different social tier -- old money, sudden fame, a life the heroine or hero never thought they'd have access to -- and mines the class-gap tension for both comedy and real emotional stakes. It's Bailey's take on the classic opposites-attract, rags-to-riches romance, filtered through her usual blunt, funny, extremely physical voice.
Published in 2015, the trilogy (Chase Me, Need Me, Make Me) marked one of Bailey's earliest moves into traditional publishing after her Entangled-era indie series, and it shows: slightly bigger scope, a tighter three-book arc, and a recurring friend group whose separate happy endings build to a satisfying close. Readers who like a scrappy, self-made heroine going toe-to-toe with wealth and privilege -- and winning on her own terms -- will find a lot to like here.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Broke and Beautiful series?
Three: Chase Me, Need Me, and Make Me, all published in 2015.
What order should I read Broke and Beautiful in?
Publication order: Chase Me, Need Me, Make Me.
Is Broke and Beautiful a complete trilogy?
Yes, all three books were released in 2015 and the story is fully resolved.
Do I need to read the books in order?
Each book has its own central couple and resolves on its own, but they share one friend group, so reading in publication order gives the fullest experience of the whole cast's arcs.
Is Broke and Beautiful connected to Tessa Bailey's other series?
No shared characters with her other series -- it's a standalone trilogy, though it shares her recurring found-family, class-gap romance format.
If you like the Broke and Beautiful series
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