Amarie Avant Books in Order
Explore Amarie Avant books in order, with short summaries, series background, connected reading paths, and simple advice on where to start next.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
46 books
Fear I
by Amarie Avant
2015
Luxury Whitson collides with Victor, a wealthy, dangerous man whose charm hides a deadly job tied to her family. Falling for him means stepping into a world built on secrets and fear.
Fear II
by Amarie Avant
2015
Luxury is deeper inside Victor's world now, where love comes with rules, money, and the pressure of his royal life. The pull between them is strong, but so is everything trying to tear them apart.
Fear III
by Amarie Avant
2015
Victor and Luxury's story races toward its finish as hidden truths and outside threats close in. Love is still there, but keeping it means surviving the cost of Victor's world.
Covet
by Amarie Avant
2016
Liam Lemaître comes back transformed and ready to reclaim Raven Shaw, the girl he never stopped loving. Raven remembers the boy he was, and the hurt he left behind, more than the man standing in front of her.
Crave
by Amarie Avant
2016
Raven and Liam want to rebuild, but trust keeps slipping through their hands. As danger from Raven's past resurfaces, love has to compete with fear, pride, and the weight of everything they survived.
Envy
by Amarie Avant
2016
Raven is trying to move forward, and Liam is finally ready to fight for what he lost. But family schemes, old lies, and the child between them make reunion anything but easy.
Heavy Love
by Amarie Avant
2016
Angelique, known as Jelly, finally stops waiting on a man who gives her nothing back and takes off for Spain. There she meets chef Franco de León, and the trip becomes something much bigger than escape.
His Melody
by Amarie Avant
2016
Melody and Keli's relationship is full of heat, hurt, and unfinished business. This contemporary romance leans into the messy work of love, especially when pride keeps getting in the way.
The Good Mistress
by Amarie Avant
2016
After Mila Ali loses her fiancé in a plane crash, billionaire Blake Baldwin crashes into her grief and unsettles everything. He might be the wrong man at the worst time, or exactly the one she needs.
Vindictive
by Amarie Avant
2016
The Delacroix saga comes to a head as love stories, betrayals, and family power plays all crash together. Raven and Liam are still at the heart of it, but they are not the only ones with something to lose.
An Alpha's Desire
by Amarie Avant
2017
Daniel Rutledge, heir to Titan Aerospace, is used to getting what he wants. Desire Taylor is smart enough to resist him, but their battle of wills quickly turns into something neither of them can ignore.
Devil In Her Bed
by Amarie Avant
2017
Still shattered by loss, a grieving woman is pulled back toward life by Lincoln Zager, a scarred protector who will not give up on her. Then an obsessed stalker turns desire into real danger.
Fearless
by Amarie Avant
2017
Zariah Washington storms into the wrong MMA gym looking for justice and ends up face to face with Vassili Resnov. He is dangerous, connected, and instantly drawn to her, which makes everything worse.
Zaccaro
by Amarie Avant
2017
Reese Dunham has rules about men, and undercover detective Evan Zaccaro breaks every one of them. Their attraction is real, but family secrets and a biker case make it impossible to keep simple.
An Alpha's Captive
by Amarie Avant
2018
Gerard Brandt returns home to investigate a rise in death and deceit, only to find Teegan Dean at the center of it. Rival wolf clans, buried secrets, and raw attraction make escape impossible.
August
by Amarie Avant
2018
August Reiss takes a covert assignment that brings him straight into a dangerous family operation, and straight to Natalia. He is supposed to stay sharp, not fall for the sister of the people he is watching.
Black Queen, Dark Knight
by Amarie Avant
2018
Mikayla's life changes when the dangerous Jagger steps into it and refuses to let go. Desire, power, and hidden threats pull them into a royal romance that never feels safe for long.
Fearless II
by Amarie Avant
2018
Zariah and Vassili are together now, but marriage does not make the Resnov world less dangerous. A new case, old enemies, and Bratva pressure threaten everything they are trying to build.
Killing Mary Jane
by Amarie Avant
2018
Mary Jane escapes one nightmare only to crash into Dylan Wulf, a cop with his own scars. With missing memories and killers in pursuit, trust may be the only thing keeping them alive.
Make Me Stay
by Amarie Avant
2018
Avery Castle and Donovan Hardy loved each other young, then lost years to pain and manipulation. When they are thrown together again, second chances come with grief, secrets, and a love that never really left.
Make Me Stay II
by Amarie Avant
2018
Avery and Donovan get another chance, but rebuilding a life is harder than reclaiming a heart. Family wounds, responsibility, and the future they almost lost keep testing them.
The Wedding
by Amarie Avant
2018
Mila Ali and Blake Baldwin finally have a shot at forever, but old pain and family trouble do not disappear just because love is real. Getting to the altar may be the hardest part.
Black Queen Dark Knight II
by Amarie Avant
2019
Mikayla is trying to protect both her crown and her future with Jagger when enemies start moving closer. Love, politics, and darker forces collide as the fight for her kingdom turns personal.
Ephraim's Hurt Room
by Amarie Avant
2019
Ephraim Levine never got over Maliah Porter walking away. Years later, obsession shapes everything he does, and the man who still wants her is far more dangerous than the boy she once loved.
Fearless III
by Amarie Avant
2019
Vassili's past refuses to stay buried, especially where his father and the Bratva are concerned. With his family growing and new enemies circling, he has to defend both his marriage and his name.
Addicted to Santino
by Amarie Avant
2020
Gina Galloway swears off Santino Morelli after heartbreak, but he comes back ready for round two. This Christmas romance mixes second chances, sharp banter, and a hero who refuses to quit.
Diablo Inside
by Amarie Avant
2020
Aria Jones becomes fixated on Dominic Alvarez, a captivating man she suspects is far more dangerous than he looks. Their twisted attraction turns a stalker-style romance into a deadly mind game.
Lawless
by Amarie Avant
2020
Anastasiya has spent her life as a prize other men planned to claim. When Simeon Resnov steals her first, captivity becomes a brutal new kind of rescue, wrapped in obsession and Bratva power.
Lawless 2
by Amarie Avant
2020
Anastasiya has taken her place beside Simeon, but ruling with a Bratva king comes with a target on her back. Betrayal, power, and love all tighten at once in this dark finale.
Bad For You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Willow arrives at DuPont Academy already carrying hurt, then collides with Camdyn MacKenzie, the most dangerous kind of distraction. Their chemistry is immediate, but so is the darkness around him.
Bound For You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Ava is at her lowest when Kieran takes her and refuses to let her disappear. His methods are terrifying and his devotion is worse, which makes this dark romance as much about survival as surrender.
Daniel's Desire
by Amarie Avant
2021
Career-driven Desire Taylor does not want a relentless billionaire in her life, especially one who refuses to back down. Daniel wants all of her, and the harder she resists, the messier it gets.
Die for You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Leith MacKenzie lives inside a brutal family business, but Chevelle makes him want something cleaner and safer. Their connection grows in the middle of grief, loyalty, and secrets the clan cannot bury.
Dirty Takedown
by Amarie Avant
2021
Renee Riley wants nothing to do with her brother's enemy, even if Jhang Li is impossible to ignore. Their rivalry turns personal fast, pulling them into revenge, heat, and one very dirty game.
Take A Bullet For You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Brody MacKenzie pays Justice Flowers's debt and decides her safety belongs to him. Justice refuses to be owned, which makes their clash even hotter as danger from her past keeps coming.
Deviant Royal
by Amarie Avant
2022
Luxury Whitson keeps trying to outrun Victor Tudor, a wealthy duke with secrets and a ruthless streak. What starts as obsession turns into a high-risk attraction, especially when danger closes in around her family.
Fear Me
by Amarie Avant
2022
River and Tatum's story turns darker as old enemies, buried truths, and revenge close in. They still want each other, but surviving the fallout may be harder than falling in love.
Fear None
by Amarie Avant
2022
Tatum once lived by fearlessness, until River became the man she could not forget. Now she is a cop, he is an ex-convict, and their history drags them back into danger, guilt, and unfinished desire.
Mai Tai
by Amarie Avant
2022
Ryann expects a drink and a little flirting, not a dangerous connection with Ryoichi. This short, steamy romance mixes mature characters, mafia shadows, and a hero who ties desire to risk.
Possessive Royal
by Amarie Avant
2022
Luxury and Victor's bond deepens, but trust is still shaky and his world keeps pulling them toward trouble. Power, secrecy, and old loyalties turn their romance into a fight neither of them can control.
Redeemed Royal
by Amarie Avant
2022
Loss changes everything for Victor Tudor. As grief and separation threaten to finish what secrets started, he has to decide whether love can still be saved, or whether he ruined it for good.
Tequila Sunrise
by Amarie Avant
2022
Essence runs an art gallery and knows Antonio Rivas is bad for her peace. Unfortunately, the younger artist is arrogant, relentless, and impossible to keep at a professional distance.
Fight for You
by Amarie Avant
2025
Jordyn never forgot Jamie MacKenzie, the boy who once brought light into her captivity. Now he is back as a hardened ex-Marine, ready to fight a Bratva tsar and anyone else to get her free.
Big Country
by Amarie Avant
2026
A guarded single mother in New Orleans finds herself tangled up with Montana, a loud, charming baseball star known as Big Country. What starts with disguise and distance turns into a funny, tender mess.
Big Mad
by Amarie Avant
2026
Madison is in trouble, and her ex-husband, Judge Washington Babineaux, offers a wild solution that pulls them back together. Their second chance comes with legal trouble, old sparks, and plenty of bayou-sized attitude.
Fearless Entanglement
by Amarie Avant
2026
Natasha Resnova wants nothing to do with the brutality tied to her family name, but one photograph puts her between two dangerous men. Love, vengeance, and loyalty collide in this high-stakes triangle.
Where should I start?
If you want mafia romance with family drama: Fearless → Fearless II → Fearless III
If you want dark billionaire and royal tension: Deviant Royal → Possessive Royal → Redeemed Royal
If you want emotional second-chance romance: Make Me Stay → Make Me Stay II
If you want Scottish crime family chaos: Die for You → Take A Bullet For You → Bad For You → Bound For You
If you want a twisty standalone: Devil In Her Bed → Diablo Inside
Author bio
Amarie Avant is an American romance author who writes contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and dark romance. Her books tend to live where desire, danger, and family trouble meet. If you pick up one of her stories, chances are good you will find a strong heroine, an intense hero, and a relationship under pressure from the start.
She likes pressure on the page.
A lot of that shows up in the kinds of characters she returns to. Fighters, crime families, wealthy men with too much power, and women who are grieving, guarded, or tired of being pushed around. Many of her romances are multicultural, and even when the setup is big and dramatic, the emotional center is usually simple. Two people want each other, but the world around them will not let it stay simple for long.
Avant studied at Azusa Pacific University, where she completed graduate work and earned two bachelor's degrees and a master's in counseling. That background fits her fiction. Her romances spend real time on fear, grief, obsession, control, trust, and the ways old wounds keep shaping present choices.
Readers often find her through Fearless, Make Me Stay, or The Good Mistress. Fearless drops a heroine into the orbit of Vassili Resnov, an MMA fighter tied to the Bratva, and then lets romance and danger grow side by side. Make Me Stay turns to second-chance love and a deaf heroine, Avery, whose history with Donovan gives the series a more emotional, grounded pull. The Good Mistress and The Wedding mix billionaire romance with mourning, family pressure, and a heroine trying to rebuild.
She also builds connected worlds. The Resnov books, the MacKenzie books, and Lawless all speak to each other, so one series often opens the door to another. That makes her catalog fun to browse by mood. If you want mafia tension, there is plenty of it. If you want a Scottish crime family, a royal obsession trilogy, or a darker paranormal detour, she has those lanes too.
Then there are the standalones and side roads. Devil in Her Bed leans into stalker danger and second-chance healing. Diablo Inside goes darker and twistier. Dirty Takedown and Tequila Sunrise show how well she handles shorter, high-heat setups. More recently, Big Country shows another side of her writing, with New Orleans humor, sports romance energy, and a lighter romcom rhythm.
She keeps moving.
In a 2018 interview, Avant described a day that started with writing in the morning, then getting her two daughters ready for school, going to work, and coming home to her husband's cooking, with kickboxing sometimes mixed in. That small snapshot feels useful. It makes her career look less like a tidy author myth and more like what it probably is, work done in the middle of family life, routine, and noise.
That may be one reason her books feel so direct. They are not shy about fantasy, but they also stay interested in consequences. Love can be hot, messy, possessive, funny, or a bad idea at first sight. It still has to survive the rest of life. If that is the version of romance you like, Amarie Avant has a lot to explore.
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