Chicago Stars Books in Order
Chicago Stars is a series of contemporary romance novels by Susan Elizabeth Phillips centered on the players, coaches, and staff of a fictional NFL team, the Chicago Stars. The series began with "It Had to Be You" (1994) and continues into the 2020s with new installments.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Phoebe Somerville, an outrageous New York knockout who knows nothing about sports, inherits a professional football team in Chicago. She clashes with…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Former pro-football star Bobby Tom Denton agrees to lend his name to a movie but fails to show up, prompting the film company to send straightlaced…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Genius physics professor Dr. Jane Darlington wants a baby and needs a father, but her own superior intelligence made her childhood painful, so she…
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Buy on Amazon1998 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Rachel Stone, a widow with a scandalous past, returns with her five-year-old son to a town that hates her, an empty wallet, and a failing car. Gabe…
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Molly Somerville, who gave away a fifteen-million-dollar inheritance, lives an almost perfect life creating children's books, except for her…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Annabelle, tired of being the lone failure in a family of overachievers, has taken over her late grandmother's matchmaking business and aims to land…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard sets off on a cross-country trip to figure out what's gone wrong with his gilded life, and on a lonely…
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Detective Piper Dove is discovered by the former quarterback she was hired to tail, and pretends to be his stalker before being hired as his…
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Buy on Amazon2021 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
When Stars Collide is a 2021 book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. It is book 9 of the series Chicago Stars.
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2024 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Simply the Best is a 2024 book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. It is book 10 of the series Chicago Stars.
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2026 · Susan Elizabeth Phillips
And the Crowd Went Wild is a 2026 book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. It is book 11 of the series Chicago Stars.
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Chicago Stars books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “It Had to Be You”. Start with “It Had to Be You.”
How many books are in the Chicago Stars series?
We list 11 books by Susan Elizabeth Phillips , published between 1994–2026.
Where can I buy the Chicago Stars books?
Each title above links to Amazon. See our affiliate disclosure.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.