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  • Bibliography:
    39 Books (8 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 2014
  • Latest Book:
    October 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Bobby and Paolo’s Holiday Stories

1 - A Home for the Holidays (Dec-2015)
2 - The Perfect Gift (Dec-2017)
3 - The First Noel (Dec-2018)

Cozzi Cove

1 - Bouncing Back (Mar-2016)
2 - Moving Forward (Apr-2016)
3 - Stepping Out (Jan-2017)
4 - New Beginnings (Mar-2017)
5 - Happy Endings (Jul-2018)

Found at Last

1 - Finding Giorgio (Apr-2020)
2 - Finding Armando (Jun-2020)

In My Heart

1 - An Infatuation (Feb-2015)
2 - A Shooting Star (Sep-2015)

A Jana Lane Mystery

1 - Paper Doll (Jun-2014)
2 - Porcelain Doll (Mar-2016)
3 - Satin Doll (Apr-2016)
4 - China Doll (May-2016)
5 - Rag Doll (Nov-2016)

A Nicky and Noah Mystery

1 - Drama Queen (Jun-2015)
2 - Drama Muscle (Jan-2016)
3 - Drama Cruise (Nov-2016)
4 - Drama Luau (Mar-2017)
5 - Drama Detective (Sep-2017)
6 - Drama Fraternity (Apr-2018)
7 - Drama Castle (Feb-2019)
8 - Drama Dance (Aug-2019)
9 - Drama Faerie (Feb-2020)
10 - Drama Runway (Aug-2020)
11 - Drama Christmas (Dec-2020)
12 - Drama Pan (Jun-2021)
13 - Drama TV (Dec-2021)
14 - Drama Oz (Jun-2022)
15 - Drama Prince (Dec-2022)
16 - Drama Merry (Apr-2023)
16.5 - Drama Daddy (Jul-2023)
17 - Drama King (Oct-2023)

A Player Piano Mystery

1 - The Player (Sep-2020)
2 - The Player's Encore (Mar-2021)

Tales from Fairyland

1 - The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland (Jan-2016)
2 - Holiday Tales From Fairyland (Oct-2018)

Book List in Order: 39 titles



  • Jana Lane was America's most famous child star until she was attacked on the studio lot at eighteen years old. Now a thirty-eight-year-old beauty and mother of two living in a mansion in picturesque Hudson Valley, New York, Jana's flashbacks from her...



  • An In My Heart NovellaWith his ten-year high school reunion approaching, Harold wonders whether Mario will be as muscular, sexy, and tantalizing as he remembers. As a teenager, it was love at first sight for Harold while tutoring football star Mario,...



  • It could be curtains for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza. With dead bodies popping up all over campus, Nicky must use his drama skills to figure out who is playing the role of murderer before it is lights out for Nicky and his colleagues. ...



  • An In My Heart NovellaOn the eve of the best night of his life, winning an Academy Award, Jonathan Bello thinks back to his one great love, David Star.Flipping back the pages of time, Jonathan recalls his handsome, muscular, and charismatic college r...



  • Bobby and Paolo’s Holiday Stories: Book OneBobby McGrath’s Christmas trip to the beautiful Italian island of Capri to meet his eccentric extended family offers stunning views -- none more stunning than his third cousin, Paolo Mascobello, a real s...



  • It could be lights out for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza. With dead bodybuilders popping up on campus, Nicky, and his favorite colleague/life partner Noah Oliver, must use their drama skills to figure out who is taking down pumped up mus...



  • Cinder, a poor and beautiful young man who designs clothing, makeup, and hair for his stepmother and stepsisters, offers his clothing and slippers to a naked stranger in the woods, who turns out to be none other than Prince Charming. Follow Cinder an...



  • On Cozzi Cove at the New Jersey shore, handsome Cal Cozzi’s seven bungalows are open for summer and love. Mario and Harold are brothers and college students who happen to look alike, but couldn’t be more different: Mario is searching for love, an...



  • Is art imitating life in 1982? Jana Lane, ex-child star, is doing a comeback film about murder. When a crew member is killed on the set, it looks like Jana could be next. Thickening the plot is Jana’s breathtakingly handsome and muscular leading ma...







  • Murder, corruption, and scandals rock Washington, D.C.... America’s most famous ex-child star, Jana Lane, is playing a US Senator in a 1983 film. Just as she and her family arrive in DC, two Washington power players are murdered, and Jana is caught...



  • Jana Lane is back on Broadway in 1984 -- starring in a murder mystery. Life imitates art when members of the company are murdered. As Jana investigates, it's clear she may be the next victim. Complicating matters is Jana’s uncontrollable infatuatio...



  • Theater professors and couple, Nicky Abbondanza and Noah Oliver, are going overboard as usual, but this time on an Alaskan cruise, where dead college theater professors are popping up everywhere from the swimming pool to the captain’s table. Furthe...



  • America’s most famous ex-child star Jana Lane is starring in The Detective’s Wife, a murder mystery television show in 1985. Guest starring on the show is Christa Bianca, a rags-to-riches ingénue who has flooded the entertainment press. Life imi...



  • Cozzi Cove Book 3 It’s time for another summer of sun, sand, suntan lotion, sandals, and Speedos on Cozzi Cove at the New Jersey Shore. Cal Cozzi’s seven bungalows are once again open for love. This summer, sexy Cal welcomes back his brother and ...



  • Theatre professors and spouses, Nicky Abbondanza and Noah Oliver, are on their honeymoon at a Hawaiian resort, where musclemen in grass skirts are keeling over like waterfalls. Things erupt faster than a volcano when Nicky and Noah, along with their ...



  • Cozzi Cove, Book 4 Welcome back to the romantic and magical place called Cozzi Cove, seven guest bungalows on the New Jersey Shore. This summer, Cal and his new husband, Michael, along with sister, Taylor, and her wife, Carla, prepare for the first i...



  • Theater professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a Sherlock Holmes musical in a professional summer stock production at Treemeadow College, co-starring his husband and theatre professor colleague Noah Oliver as Dr. John Watson. When cast members begin...



  • Bobby and Paolo’s Holiday Stories: Book TwoBack in America after finding “A Home for the Holidays” and each other in Capri, new couple Bobby McGrath and Paolo Mascobello are ready to tie the knot during the winter holidays. Their families, frie...






  • Theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing Tight End Scream Queen, a slasher movie filmed at Treemeadow College’s football fraternity house, co-starring his husband and theatre professor colleague, Noah Oliver. When young hunky cast members be...



  • It’s summertime, the perfect season for another trip to Cozzi Cove: the magical place where nothing is what it seems, and romance is always in the sea air.Welcome back to hunky Cal Cozzi’s seven guest bungalows on the New Jersey Shore. This summe...



  • It’s holiday time in Fairyland. On Halloween, Ichabod Crane, a young schoolteacher, has a boner over sexy and muscular farmer Brom Bones. When the residents of the homophobic Sleepy Hollow aren’t happy about it, the headless horseman rides into t...



  • Bobby and Paolo’s Holiday Stories: Book ThreeEach Christmas has marked a milestone in Bobby and Paolo’s love story. But will this year be their last noel?It’s no surprise Bobby isn’t feeling much holiday spirit -- not when he suspects his hus...



  • Theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a historical film at a castle in Scotland, co-starring his spouse, theatre professor Noah Oliver, and their son Taavi. When historical accuracy disappears along with hunky men in kilts, Nicky and Noah w...



  • Theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is back at Treemeadow College directing their Nutcracker Ballet co-starring his spouse, theatre professor Noah Oliver, their son Taavi, and their best friend and department head, Martin Anderson. With muscular dance...



  • It’s summer at Treemeadow College’s new Globe Theatre, where theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a musical production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream co-starring his spouse, theatre professor Noah Oliver, their son Taavi, and their bes...



  • Found At Last: Book OneWhen young accountant Theo Stratis visits Nolan Downes, an elderly gay man in a local nursing home, he is surprised by Nolan’s request: find the lost love of his youth, Giorgio Roberto. Theo is also surprised to meet handsome...



  • Found At Last: Book TwoAn investigative adventure in search of an elderly man’s first love brought Theo and Jamison together. Now they’re called to put their sleuthing skills to use once again and reunite Pocono resort manager Asher with his lost...



  • It’s spring break at Treemeadow College, and theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza is directing a runway show for the Fashion Department. Joining him are his spouse, theatre professor Noah Oliver, their son, Taavi, and their best friend and depart...






  • A Player Piano MysteryWhen young music teacher Andre Beaufort discovers an antique player piano in the basement of his apartment building, he is visited by the ghost of the original owner: a dapper and charismatic playboy from the Roaring Twenties, F...



  • It's winter holiday time at Treemeadow College, and Theatre Professor Nicky Abbondanza, his husband Theatre Associate Professor Noah Oliver, their son Taavi, and best friends Martin and Ruben are donning their gay apparel in a musical version of Scro...



  • Can a man and a ghost be soulmates? When young music teacher Andre Beaufort unleashed the ghost of dapper Roaring Twenties playboy Freddy Birtwistle from his antique player piano, he never imagined they would fall in love and solve two murder mysteri...



  • It’s spring break at Treemeadow College, and Theatre professors and spouses Nicky Abbondanza and Noah Oliver, their best friends Martin and Ruben, and their sons Taavi and Ty are sprinkling on the fairy dust in an original musical extravaganza ...



  • It’s winter break at Treemeadow College, and Theatre professors and spouses Nicky Abbondanza and Noah Oliver, their best friends Martin and Ruben, and their sons Taavi and Ty are starring in a television pilot for the Nicky and Noah Mysteries s...



  • The Treemeadow College theatre crew stage an original musical adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, entitled Friends of Dorothy, at a summer theme park in Key West. Quickly cast and crew members melt away like a witch submerged in water. Nicky, as the Wiza...



  • At a gay fairytale theme park in San Francisco, the Treemeadow College theatre crew stage an original musical adaptation of Cinderella entitled, Let’s Ball. The adorable actors playing Cinder and Prince Charming fear they may not get a happy en...



  • Spring and romance blossom at Treemeadow College when theatre professors Nicky, Noah, and their thespian cohorts stage an original musical adaptation of Robin Hood entitled, Why the Merry Men Are So Merry. Things are very merry indeed until some Merr...




  • It’s summertime at Treemeadow College and the living isn’t easy. Theatre professors and adorable couple Nicky, Noah, and their thespian troupe stage an original musical adaptation of the King Arthur Legends entitled, Knights in Tights. Qu...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joe Cosentino has published 39 books.

Joe Cosentino does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Drama King, was published in October 2023.

The first book by Joe Cosentino, Paper Doll, was published in June 2014.

Yes. Joe Cosentino has 8 series.