King Family (Susannah Nix) Books in Order

The King Family books move Susannah Nix from lab benches and city apartments to Crowder, Texas, a small town built around the King's Creamery ice cream business. Even before the romances kick into gear, the setting does a lot of work. This is the kind of place where everybody knows the family name, everybody has an opinion, and nobody gets to reinvent themselves in peace. That small-town pressure gives the series its spark.

Each book follows one branch of a big, messy family. My Cone and Only opens with Andie and Wyatt, a brother's best friend story that turns house renovations and years of pent-up feelings into a full emotional mess. It sets the tone for what the series does best: loyal people making bad decisions for good reasons, then having to live with the fallout in very close quarters.

The creamery is more than a cute detail.

It is the family business, the source of pride, and a recurring source of conflict. In Cream and Punishment, workplace tension and old heartbreak collide when a new employee has to work beside the ex who left him. Pint of Contention widens the scope by bringing in business trouble, town gossip, and a consultant who arrives to save the company without planning to get tangled up in anyone's life. Of course, in Crowder that plan never lasts.

The ongoing appeal is the balance between romance and family chaos. Siblings, friends, neighbors, and town regulars keep crossing paths, so every book feels plugged into a bigger story. There are secrets, broken promises, financial worries, rival loyalties, and plenty of meddling. The series also branches naturally into the Highland Games club world that leads to Kilt to Order, so Crowder starts to feel like a whole little ecosystem.

Crowder is sweet, but it is not spotless.

The books are steamy, funny, and full of affection for flawed people who sometimes dig themselves in deeper before they wise up. You can read each romance on its own, but the series works best when you let the family build around you over time. If you like small-town settings with strong family dynamics, local gossip, workplace trouble, and a lot of heart under the ice cream puns, this is the place to start.