Hurricane Books in Order
Part ofR J Prescott Books in OrderSee the Hurricane books by R J Prescott in order, with short summaries, series background, and a clear guide to where to start and what to read next.
Last updated: July 14, 2026
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Hurricane books in publication order
4 books
The Aftermath
by R J Prescott
2015
Cormac's boxing career is taking off, but all he really wants is a life with Emily. As old threats return and their hard-won peace starts to crack, love becomes something they have to defend.
The Hurricane
by R J Prescott
2015
Emily McCarthy is hiding from a violent past and scraping through college when a gruff old boxing gym brings her to Cormac O'Connell. Their attraction is immediate, but trusting each other could change both their lives.
The Storm
by R J Prescott
2017
Marie Kelly has fought hard for her new life, until Kieran Doherty makes her want more than survival. He is chasing his own future in the ring, but love may be the risk that tests them both.
The Fire
by R J Prescott
2019
Quiet Evelyn Danaher wants order, not chaos, and Tommy Riordon is pure chaos with a firefighter's nerve and a joker's grin. Their chemistry burns hot, but opposites this strong do not come together without a fight.
Hurricane books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Hurricane series is contemporary romance built around Driscoll's Gym and the people who treat it like home. Boxing gives the books their pulse, but the bigger draw is the found-family feeling. Prescott writes characters who have been knocked around by life and are trying to work out what safety, loyalty, and love might actually look like.
The gym is the anchor.
The Hurricane begins with Emily McCarthy, a gifted student who is trying to finish her degree while staying ahead of a frightening past. An unlikely link to gym owner Danny Driscoll brings her into the path of Cormac O'Connell, a boxer known as the Hurricane. The Aftermath continues their story once love is no longer the only thing at stake. Those first two books are best treated as one connected arc.
After that, the series widens without losing its center. The Storm shifts the spotlight to Kieran Doherty, a longtime Driscoll's Gym fighter, and Marie Kelly, a survivor who has rebuilt her life piece by piece. The Fire later turns to Tommy Riordon, the loud, tattooed firefighter of the group, and quiet Evelyn Danaher. Each romance has its own shape, and later books can stand alone, but the shared history between the friends gives them extra weight.
The names, voices, and loyalties give the series a distinctly British and Irish feel.
Some characters are chasing titles in the ring. Others are trying to hold on to work, friendship, or the first steady future they have ever had. That is what keeps these books tied together. Nobody in this circle has to face things alone. Danny, the fighters, their partners, and the wider Driscoll's Gym crew keep showing up for one another, often in blunt, funny, fiercely protective ways. There is usually outside pressure too, whether it comes from fame, old trauma, fear of loss, or real danger pushing in from beyond the gym.
If you like romance where secondary characters grow book by book, this series does that well. The men can look rough at first glance, but Prescott is usually more interested in what makes them gentle with the right person. There is heat here, and there is drama, but there is also a lot of care, shared meals, cups of tea, sibling-style friendship, and people learning that being loved does not have to come with a cost. Best read in publication order if you want the full Driscoll's Gym family arc.
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