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One Love
The One Love series by Lauren Blakely has 5 known books (5 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Sexy One (2016).
- Books
- 5 known books (5 novels)
- Published
- 5
- First published
- 2016
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Romance
- Last checked
Start here: The Sexy One (2016) — 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:
The Sexy One
The Sexy One (2016, 270 pages) opens Lauren Blakely's One Love series, built around a circle of friends and siblings whose nicknames give each book its title, told in her signature banter-driven, dual first-person style.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Sexy One - Book 2:
The Only One
The Only One (2016) is the second book in One Love, continuing the friend group's superlative-nickname pattern ahead of The Hot One at a slim 153 pages.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Only One - Book 3:
The Hot One
The Hot One, published in 2017 at 300 pages, is the third One Love entry, turning to another member of the interconnected friend group in Blakely's banter-heavy contemporary romance run.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Hot One - Book 4:
The Knocked Up Plan
One Love continues with The Knocked Up Plan, the fourth entry, released in 2017 at 300 pages, following the nickname-as-title pattern that signals each book's playful, friend-group-teasing tone.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Knocked Up Plan - Book 5:
Come As You Are
Come As You Are, the fifth book in One Love, was published in 2018 at 334 pages, continuing the light, quippy dual-narration voice running through Blakely's interconnected friend-group series.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Come As You Are
About the One Love series
One Love follows a circle of friends and siblings through banter-driven contemporary romances, each title built around a superlative nickname the hero or heroine earns from their friend group. The Sexy One and The Only One (both 2016) open the series, followed by The Hot One and The Knocked Up Plan (both 2017), then Come As You Are (2018) and Too Good to Be True (2020), which returned to the world two years after the core run.
The series continues the light, quippy, first-person dual-narration style that runs through much of Blakely's contemporary catalog, with each entry's nickname-as-title signaling the playful, friend-group-teasing tone of the romance inside.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the One Love series?
Six: The Sexy One and The Only One (both 2016), The Hot One and The Knocked Up Plan (both 2017), Come As You Are (2018), and Too Good to Be True (2020).
Do I need to read One Love in order?
Not strictly -- each book follows a different couple within the same friend group with a self-contained romance, though publication order is the conventional sequence.
What connects the One Love books?
A shared friend group and family circle, plus a consistent titling device where each book is named for a superlative nickname the central character earns.
Is One Love connected to Blakely's other series?
No -- it's a standalone series, unconnected to her Big Rock or Always Satisfied books.
Is a seventh One Love book planned?
None has been announced as of August 2026.
If you like the One Love series
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