Claimed (Portia Moore) Books in Order

The Claimed series is a dark romantic-suspense story co-written by Portia Moore and M. James. It follows Rain, a young woman who has spent much of her life trying to outlast poverty, loneliness, and the hurt left by the first person she loved.

Rain's first love is Zachary Rostov, the boy next door who became her best friend when they were young. Their connection is shaped by the hard circumstances of their Indiana hometown, and by the promise that they would look out for each other. When Zach leaves, Rain carries that loss with her to Chicago, where she is trying to make a life with very little money and even less room for mistakes.

Then Vincent Jamison steps in. Vincent is wealthy, powerful, and able to solve the immediate crisis that puts Rain in his path. At first, he offers the kind of security Rain has never had: beautiful spaces, expensive gifts, travel, and a future that looks far removed from the life she grew up with. But his idea of protecting her comes with rules, isolation, and an expectation that she will belong to him.

That is the central tension of the series. Rain must sort out the difference between being cared for and being controlled, while deciding whether the past she thought was over still has a place in her future.

Nothing stays simple for long.

The four books, Claimed, Found, Captured, and Freed, tell one continuing story and work best in order. As Rain's world becomes more dangerous, Zach's return brings old feelings and unanswered questions back to the surface. Vincent's family, money, and secrets make it harder for Rain to know whom she can trust, or how she can get free of choices that once seemed like salvation.

Expect a high-drama, emotionally intense romance with possessiveness, betrayal, danger, and second-chance longing. The stakes are personal and often unsettling, and each installment builds directly on what came before. This is not a collection of standalones. Start with Claimed and let the story unfold from Rain's first encounter with Vincent.