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Bennett Dynasty Books in Order

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Browse the Bennett Dynasty series by Kate Allenton in order, with book summaries, family background, and a quick guide to where this Bennett branch begins.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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Bennett Dynasty books in publication order

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6 books

1

Down and Dirty

by Kate Allenton

2019

Faith Bennett is used to ghosts, not the kind of danger that turns a case personal. As living suspects and restless dead close in, she has to trust her gift and the man beside her.

2

Hard to Hold

by Kate Allenton

2019

Nina Bennett cannot ignore the warning signs when someone is in trouble. Her instincts drag her into a dangerous investigation where the emotional risk may be almost as bad as the deadly one.

3

Pay Dirt

by Kate Allenton

2019

A woman with a talent for finding lost things crosses paths with a man chasing answers of his own. Their search uncovers buried secrets, rising attraction, and trouble neither can walk away from.

4

Rotten Apple

by Kate Allenton

2019

A Bennett heroine with unusual instincts is pulled into danger with a man who likes rules a lot more than chaos. Family loyalty, attraction, and a deadly threat make this a tense series opener.

5

Sour Layer

by Kate Allenton

2019

Mercy Bennett knows death too well to mistake the signs when something is wrong. Old secrets, fresh danger, and a deeply personal mystery force her to face grief and truth at the same time.

6

Train Wreck

by Kate Allenton

2020

She is not looking for love, she is trying to stay ahead of the damage. But when danger forces her into one man's orbit, escape stops being simple and survival becomes a shared fight.

Bennett Dynasty books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Rotten Apple"

    Rotten Apple

    by Kate Allenton

    2019Bennett Dynasty, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Pay Dirt"

    Pay Dirt

    by Kate Allenton

    2019Bennett Dynasty, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Down and Dirty"

    Down and Dirty

    by Kate Allenton

    2019Bennett Dynasty, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Hard to Hold"

    Hard to Hold

    by Kate Allenton

    2019Bennett Dynasty, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Sour Layer"

    Sour Layer

    by Kate Allenton

    2019Bennett Dynasty, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Train Wreck"

    Train Wreck

    by Kate Allenton

    2020Bennett Dynasty, Book 6

Series background & context

The Bennett family world gets a fresh branch in Bennett Dynasty, but the things that make Kate Allenton's Bennett books fun are still here. These stories mix romance, danger, family loyalty, and psychic gifts, only with a newer cast and a slightly brisker, more suspense-heavy feel.

Each book centers on a different Bennett heroine, and each of those women has her own talent, instincts, and emotional baggage. Some deal with ghosts. Some sense trouble before it hits. Some know death too well for comfort. Those gifts are useful, but they also pull them straight toward the very messes they would probably rather avoid.

Peace never lasts long for a Bennett.

The series leans into family dynamics in a big way. The women may be independent, but they are never completely on their own, and the people around them know it. That means romantic tension gets wrapped up with protection, shared history, and the kind of trouble that spreads from one case to the next. The men in these books tend to arrive ready to help, but they quickly learn that keeping up with a Bennett woman is its own full-time job.

What links the books is the combination of paranormal ability and grounded suspense. Threats come from stalkers, killers, hidden motives, and people who think they can outrun the truth. The gifts make the characters harder to fool, but they do not make them safe. That keeps the stakes personal.

If you liked the family energy of the earlier Bennett novels and want more of that world with new couples and fresh dangers, this is the natural next stop. Start with Rotten Apple and keep going in order. The romances are individual, but the family thread is part of the fun.

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