The Beautiful series is a thirteen-book adult romance series written by Jamie McGuire and published by Atria Books. The novels have frequently appeared on the New York Times best-selling list and are being adapted into films.
Overview[]
Following the success of Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster, Jamie McGuire wrote a spin-off of the series that focused on the Maddox brothers. Because of the success drawn from Maddox Brothers, she planned a spin-off of Maddox Brothers titled Crash and Burn, about the Alpine Hotshots and their comrades.
List of Novels[]
Beautiful[]
- Beautiful Disaster
- Mrs. Maddox (Short Story)
- Walking Disaster
- Almost Beautiful
- Abernathy: A Novel (Beautiful Disaster Prequel - Working Title) (Upcoming)
Maddox Brothers[]
Note: It is highly recommended to read Walking Disaster before beginning this series.
- Beautiful Oblivion
- Beautiful Oblivion 2 (working title) (Upcoming)
- Beautiful Redemption
- Beautiful Redemption 2 (working title) (Upcoming)
- Beautiful Sacrifice
- Beautiful Burn
- A Beautiful Funeral
Crash and Burn[]
Note: It is highly recommended to read the Maddox Brothers series before beginning this series.
- From Here to You
- The Edge of Us
- The Art of Dying
- Untitled Fourth Book
Publication Order[]
- Note: Publication order is the recommended reading order of the novels.
Series | Title | Publication Date |
---|---|---|
Beautiful | Beautiful Disaster | May 26, 2011 |
Beautiful | Mrs. Maddox: A Beautiful short story | February 14, 2013 |
Beautiful | Walking Disaster | April 2, 2013 |
Beautiful | A Beautiful Wedding | December 10, 2013 |
Maddox Brothers | Beautiful Oblivion | July 1, 2014 |
Maddox Brothers | Beautiful Redemption | January 27, 2015 |
Maddox Brothers | Beautiful Sacrifice | May 31, 2015 |
Maddox Brothers | Something Beautiful | August 18, 2015 |
Maddox Brothers | Beautiful Burn | January 31, 2016 |
Maddox Brothers | A Beautiful Funeral | August 15, 2016 |
Crash and Burn | From Here to You | August 21, 2018 |
Crash and Burn | The Edge of Us | June 11, 2019 |
Beautiful | Almost Beautiful | September 6, 2022 |
Crash and Burn | The Art of Dying | July 18, 2023 |
Notes and Trivia[]
- Almost Beautiful was originally partially published online for free on Wattpad and on Jamie's website as Endlessly Beautiful in 2016. Along with official translations into Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Jamie posted the story in episodes as they were written. Season 1 (Episodes 1-11) and Season 2 (Episodes 12-17) were posted from January 2016 to March 2017. The story was later reworked into a full-length novel.
- Endlessly Beautiful was first posted on Wattpad in January 2016 but taken down in June 2016 due to Wattpad allowing piracy and copyright infringement of Jamie's work.[1] Further episodes of the story were posted exclusively to Jamie's official website. The story was available for free on Jamie's website until it was taken down in 2022 prior to the release of Almost Beautiful.
- Jamie plans to write sequels to all Maddox Brothers books including A Beautiful Funeral.
- She also plans to write a second generation series for the kids of the characters of the Beautiful series. So far only one book has been confirmed.
- A novella for Jim and Diane Maddox has also been confirmed.
Film Adaptations[]
Beginning in 2012, the Beautiful series was optioned for a film adaptation. The rights were returned in 2014, before Voltage Pictures bought the option and placed Roger Kumble as writer and director. Dylan Sprouse and Virginia Gardner were cast as Travis and Abby, respectively. Around 2022, Jamie McGuire confirmed there were plans to adapt the rest of the Maddox brothers love stories, not just Abby and Travis.[2]
Beautiful Disaster premiered in theatres on April, 12, 2023. Its sequel, Beautiful Wedding, is slated to premiere in the United States on January 24, 2024.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Jamie McGuire: The Day I Insulted Brazil
- ↑ Jamie McGuire's comments on Instagram.