Colton 911: Chicago (Anna J Stewart) Books in Order

Colton 911: Chicago is a multi-author romantic suspense series about the powerful Colton family and the threats surrounding them in Chicago. The books share a backdrop of family loyalty, police work, business pressure, and a web of criminal activity that keeps putting people connected to the Coltons in danger. Each author handles a different couple and part of the overall crisis.

Anna J. Stewart's contribution is Undercover Heat. Chef Tatum Colton is trying to keep going after devastating losses in her family. Her restaurant, True, is one of the few places where she can focus on something she has built herself. Then Detective Cruz Medina tells her criminals may be using the restaurant as cover for their operations.

The kitchen becomes a crime scene.

Cruz needs Tatum's cooperation to investigate without alerting the people behind the scheme. Going undercover as her sous-chef puts him close to the restaurant's daily pressure, its employees, and Tatum herself. Their professional arrangement carries real risks, especially when it becomes clear that the criminal activity is not distant from her life.

The Chicago setting gives this branch of the Colton world a busy, urban pace. Restaurants, family businesses, law enforcement, and high-stakes investigations overlap. Tatum is not waiting to be saved, and Cruz's job is complicated by the fact that protecting her also means asking her to step into danger.

The wider series works like a television season, with separate leads facing connected threats. That makes it fun for readers who like several authors taking turns in one shared setting. The central arc provides momentum, while each installment delivers its own romance and immediate investigation.

You can read Undercover Heat on its own for a chef-and-detective undercover story. For the fullest experience of the ongoing Colton crisis, begin with the first Colton 911: Chicago book and continue in publication order. Stewart's installment is especially good for readers who enjoy food-centered settings mixed with police work and a slow-building attraction.