Blackhawk Boys Books in Order
Part ofLexi Ryan Books in OrderFind the Blackhawk Boys books by Lexi Ryan in order, with story summaries, sports-romance background, and help choosing where to start.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Blackhawk Boys books in publication order
5 books
Going Under
by Lexi Ryan
2016
Sebastian's old feelings return when Alexandra DeLuca, his best friend's sister, comes back home. He has spent years hiding the mistakes that could destroy her trust, but Alex has secrets of her own and neither can stay distant.
Rushing In
by Lexi Ryan
2016
Quarterback Chris agrees to let troubled, artistic Grace Lee stay with him for the summer. He expects a quiet favor, not a woman whose past draws him into danger and makes him question everything he thought he could control.
Spinning Out
by Lexi Ryan
2016
Suspended football player Arrow returns home on house arrest after wrecking his life, only to live beside Mia, his best friend's girlfriend and first love. Their shared grief and Arrow's hidden truth make every moment together risky.
Falling Hard
by Lexi Ryan
2017
NFL player Keegan recognizes former actress Emma immediately when she turns up in Vegas disguised and alone. A weekend meant to be friendly forces both exes to face the secrets, heartbreak, and feelings they left behind years ago.
In Too Deep
by Lexi Ryan
2017
After a drunken Vegas wedding, an NFL player has four months to make his longtime love fall for him before granting her divorce. But Bailey's hidden reasons for keeping him at arm's length may change everything between them.
Blackhawk Boys books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Blackhawk Boys is a contemporary sports romance series built around football players, their friends, and the hard consequences that follow them off the field. The books move from college football into the NFL, with a different couple at the center of each novel. They can be read as standalones, but the shared team history and recurring friendships make the series more satisfying in order.
Spinning Out introduces Arrow Woodinson, a gifted football player whose life has come apart after drugs, alcohol, and reckless choices lead to suspension and house arrest. Back home, he is forced into close quarters with Mia Mendez, his best friend's girlfriend and the woman he has always loved. Both are grieving and stuck, and their connection is complicated by guilt, loss, and Arrow's need to become someone better.
Football is only part of the pressure.
In Rushing In, quarterback Chris Montgomery agrees to let Grace Lee stay with him for the summer as a favor to his mother. He expects a quiet roommate, not a woman whose difficult past and guarded nature pull him into a situation far more personal than he planned. Going Under returns to old history when Sebastian Crowe reunites with Alexandra DeLuca, his best friend's younger sister, while secrets from his past threaten any chance they have.
The series later follows players whose careers have taken them into the NFL. Falling Hard pairs Keegan, a single father with a past he keeps hidden, with former actress Emma Rothschild during an unexpected weekend in Las Vegas. In In Too Deep, Bailey Green and the man she married in Vegas must spend four months together before divorce, giving a former friendship and long-held feelings one last chance.
The romances are sexy and emotional, but the tone is more serious than a light locker-room comedy. Addiction, grief, anxiety, past mistakes, family fractures, and public pressure all shape the characters' choices. The players may be confident on the field, yet most of the real work happens when they have to admit what they regret and who they need.
Readers can expect protective friendships, off-limits attraction, second chances, and sports-world tension without the games taking over the story. Each hero has a different burden, and each relationship pushes him to confront it.
Start with Spinning Out. It establishes the Blackhawk circle and its history, then Rushing In, Going Under, Falling Hard, and In Too Deep carry the wider group forward.
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