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Man Hands
The Man Hands series by Sarina Bowen has 4 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Man Hands (2017).
- Books
- 4 books
- First published
- 2017
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Man Hands (2017) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Man Hands
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Man Hands - Book 2:
Man Card
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Man Card - Book 3:
Boy Toy
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Boy Toy - Book 4:
Man Cuffed
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Man Cuffed
About the Man Hands series
Man Hands is a broadly comic, non-hockey romance series Sarina Bowen co-writes with fellow author and audiobook narrator Tanya Eby. It opens with the title book, in which a recently divorced thirty-something who just wants to stay home and blog recipes gets talked into a girls' night out by her friends, only to run into her ex with his new date -- and into a man who very much is not her type but keeps turning up anyway. The follow-ups, Man Card and Boy Toy, move to new couples in the same small circle of friends, and Man Cuffed closes out the quartet.
Where Bowen's hockey and small-town series lean into slow-burn emotional stakes, Man Hands is pitched squarely at rom-com readers: broad humor, deliberately over-the-top titles and premises, and a lighter touch throughout, closer in tone to the two authors' shared background in comic audiobook narration than to Bowen's more literary contemporary work. Each book follows a different couple and can be read alone, though returning secondary characters give the four books a loose, friend-group continuity for readers who go through them in order.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Man Hands series?
Four: Man Hands (2017), Man Card (2018), Boy Toy (2018), and Man Cuffed (2019).
Who writes the Man Hands series?
Sarina Bowen co-writes the series with fellow romance author Tanya Eby.
What order should I read Man Hands in?
Publication order: Man Hands, Man Card, Boy Toy, Man Cuffed. Each book follows a different couple and stands alone.
Is Man Hands connected to Sarina Bowen's hockey books?
No -- it's a separate, unrelated friend-group romantic comedy series, tonally lighter and broader than her hockey or small-town series.
Is Man Hands a completed series?
Yes, all four books were published between 2017 and 2019, with no further installments announced as of August 2026.
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