Dirty Empire Books in Order

The books grouped here under Dirty Empire are dark, steamy romantic suspense, and they work best if you read them as one long story. The arc begins with Sweet Mercy, when Mercy Wheeler is trying to protect her father in prison and gets pulled into the orbit of Gabriel Easton, the son of a crime boss. Gabriel has leverage, Mercy is desperate, and the bargain between them is a bad idea from the start.

Nobody walks into this series on safe ground.

The core of the story is Mercy and Gabriel, and Tucker follows them across multiple books instead of resetting the board each time. That means the relationship gets room to turn, deepen, and get messier. Mercy is not entering Gabriel's world from a position of power, and Gabriel is not some soft hero who simply needs love to sort himself out. Their pull toward each other is real, but so are the manipulation, danger, and family expectations wrapped around them.

A lot of the tension comes from legacy. Gabriel wants out from under the weight of his father and the empire tied to him, but leaving a violent world is easier said than done. Mercy, meanwhile, is constantly trying to protect the people she loves without losing herself in the process. The stakes keep rising because each choice affects loyalty, survival, and who they become inside a system built on fear.

This is not a cozy mafia romance or a light enemies-to-lovers read. The tone is darker, the sexual tension is strong, and the threats feel immediate. Nightclubs, prison connections, family power plays, and violent men with long memories all shape the atmosphere.

It is fast, intense, and definitely meant to be read in order. If what you want is a romance with sharp edges, high heat, and a couple who have to fight hard for every inch of trust, this series delivers exactly that.