Dangerous Obsession Books in Order

Dangerous Obsession is Nikki Sloane's connected dark romantic-suspense series. These books combine attraction with immediate danger, putting their couples in the path of killers, criminal networks, bodyguards, and people who have reasons to run. The romances are standalone, but the threats and family connections make the series best read in order.

The danger starts onstage.

In Stay With Me, professional dancer Laurel Hayward witnesses an assassination when a gunshot interrupts her debut performance. Suddenly, being a witness makes her a target. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jason Dunn is assigned to keep her alive, and their forced proximity in a secluded safe house turns a protective arrangement into something much more complicated. Jason also has his own reason to pursue the killer, giving the investigation a personal edge.

Keep Me Safe stays close to the fallout of Laurel's case. Her sister, Kara Hayward, has every reason to stay out of trouble, especially when the person hunting Laurel remains dangerous. Then Kara clashes with billionaire Shawn Dunn, a man used to getting what he wants and the last person she intends to trust. Their attraction is risky from the beginning, but the larger threat makes every choice more dangerous.

These first two stories are closely linked. The characters do not get to assume a threat has vanished just because one crisis has passed. That continuing pressure gives the series a propulsive feel, with personal history and law-enforcement work shaping the romances as much as the chemistry does.

Safety is never just a locked door.

Hold Me Close broadens the series into an international operation. Captain Olivia Wallace takes what should be one final flying job for an employer with criminal ties, only to find herself traveling to South Africa with a mysterious new bodyguard. He is dangerous, secretive, and working under a false identity. When violence interrupts the mission, Olivia has to decide whether the man hiding the truth is still the person she can trust to save her.

The tone is tense, sensual, and fast-moving. Each couple has to navigate a relationship while staying alert to a practical threat, whether that means an assassin, revenge, or organized crime. The books do not treat danger as a decorative backdrop. It shapes where characters can go, whom they can trust, and how much of themselves they can reveal.

Begin with Stay With Me, then read Keep Me Safe before moving on to Hold Me Close. That order gives the clearest view of the connected threats and lets the emotional consequences carry forward.