Kris Michaels Books in Order

Australian operative Levi “Berserker” Rourke infiltrates a Venezuelan cartel’s airbridge for drugs and human trafficking, expecting a clean kill. CIA pilot Willow Tucker has infiltrated the same network from the skies, and when her cover is blown, they must survive jungles, double-crosses, and a scorching attraction to bring the empire down.

Blake “Havoc” King is a second-generation Guardian assassin sent to eliminate a corrupt billionaire. Investigative journalist Elise Serra is hunting the same man for answers about her mentor’s death. Babysitting a stubborn reporter isn’t in his job description—until his target decides she’s the next loose end to cut.

Tech genius Ethan Wolf, Guardian’s last line of digital defense, is happiest behind a keyboard—until a breach drags him into real-world danger to protect Star Peterson, a lovable magnet for trouble. To keep her alive, he must step out from behind the screens and risk his guarded heart.

Legacy's Destiny continues the next-generation Guardian saga as another heir steps into leadership. Tasked with a mission that blurs the line between family loyalty and global stakes, he falls for someone who refuses to be shielded from the fight—or from his heart.

Ronan Alexander, heir to Guardian Security, is used to leading elite teams into war zones. Vigilante rescuer Fleur Buchanan frees trafficked children on her own terms. When their missions collide, they’re forced into an uneasy partnership that turns into a fiercely protected love.

Home Changes returns to Hollister as former military dog handler Seth Hansen moves back to care for his ailing father. Baker Allison Sanderson’s quiet life shatters when a runaway teen seeks refuge in her shop, drawing her and Seth into danger and a tender second chance.

As the eldest King son, Talon carries his father’s Guardian legacy and impossible expectations. When he rescues kidnapped heiress Riley Shoemaker from pirates, they uncover a tangle of lies around her family’s empire, and their volatile chemistry becomes as dangerous as the enemies on their trail.

Assassin Jinx lives entirely in Guardian’s Shadow World, using his uncanny bond with animals to stalk monsters no one else can reach. Years after a mission with enigmatic Eira Isaacson, he discovers she’s raising a child who looks like him and must choose between the shadows and a family he never expected.

Set on Russia’s glittering Riviera, Maximus follows a Guardian assassin sent to dismantle an oligarch’s criminal empire. Posing as a wealthy patron, he falls for art curator Elena Ivanova, and together they must outmaneuver a ruthless boss who doesn’t tolerate betrayal.

In Malice, another Shadow World operator faces a foe whose cruelty shocks even seasoned Guardians. As bodies fall and alliances blur, he finds an unexpected ally—and lover—in someone who has every reason to fear the world he lives in.

Harbinger long ago decided love was too dangerous for a man in his line of work—until Parisian musician Ysabel Archambeau shattered that resolve and then cut him off. When her family begs Guardian for help, he returns to Europe’s gilded underworld to save the woman who broke his heart.

In Finally Home, stockyard manager Tegan Wells and Army veterinarian Kate Johnson reunite in Hollister after years apart. While they juggle loss, family responsibilities, and sabotage at the stockyard, an old high-school spark grows into a love worth staying for.

Elliot Sawyer survives a massacre only because he swapped shifts with a teammate, and the guilt won’t let him rest. Taking a quieter Guardian assignment turns deadly when threats close in on Maya Callahan, forcing him to fight for justice—and for a life with her.

Guardian tech expert Conner “Centurion” Solomon would rather wage war from behind a screen, but a favor drags him to a Monaco fashion gala—and back into the orbit of lethal designer Jackie Harriger. Their flirtation turns deadly as they chase a digital ghost from Europe to Washington, DC.

Billy’s story in the Guardian Defenders line follows a battle-scarred operative and the one person he never planned to let in. As they uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, they must decide whether trust and love are worth the risks of their dangerous world.

Barry’s story brings a new season to Hollister as the group’s resident joker confronts his hidden loneliness. A woman with every reason to distrust small towns slowly chips past his defenses while simmering danger tests the town’s tight-knit bonds.

Still recovering from life-changing injuries, Guardian operative Sage Browning is sent to coax hacker Honor Buchanan out of hiding. Haunted by the Siege and hunted by her past, Honor forces Sage to face what it means to be broken—and how love can make them both stronger.

Ken spends his days keeping things running in Hollister and watching out for the people he quietly claims as his own. When a woman in trouble lands on his doorstep, he must face his history even as they work together to keep the town safe.

Known only as Ice, a stone-cold Guardian assassin is tasked with eliminating a brutal predator. When he watches terrified wife Londyn Chatsworth pull the trigger first, he breaks protocol to save her—uncovering a larger threat that binds their fates together.

Flack centers on a Guardian cyber-warfare specialist who prefers keyboards to gunfights—until a mission drags him into the field with a woman every bit as sharp as he is. Together they chase a ghost in the data and a chemistry that refuses to stay virtual.

Declan has carved out a quiet life in Hollister, but a newcomer with her own bruised past and a string of unsettling incidents around town drag him back into protector mode—and toward a future he never planned on.

Known to his team as Bear, this quiet Guardian Defender is pulled into a mission that hits far too close to home. Guarding a resilient heroine against a ruthless enemy, he discovers that lowering his emotional defenses may be the bravest thing he’s ever done.

Delta Force veteran Alex Thompson’s career ends in a training accident, leaving him adrift—until a snowstorm layover in an airport USO and a quirky volunteer point him toward Hollister. There, he and Kayla Bryce face grief, winter storms, and a lurking threat while building a life together.

Zeke digs into the secrets simmering beneath Hollister’s friendly surface when someone he cares about is targeted. Balancing everyday work, close friends, and a deepening relationship, he learns that real strength sometimes means asking for help.

Valkyrie follows a rare female warrior in Guardian’s Shadow World who has made peace with delivering death. When a mission forces her to protect instead of destroy, she and the man she’s guarding must choose between old vendettas and a fragile new future.

In the explosive conclusion to the Siege, Guardian races to unmask the masterminds behind the attacks that shattered their world. As secrets surface and sacrifices mount, the family must decide how far they’re willing to go for justice, vengeance, and each other.

An unprecedented strike cripples Guardian’s DC headquarters and their South Dakota annex, turning the hunters into targets. With families in the crossfire, the Kings and their allies mount a desperate defense, knowing this first wave of war may cost them everything.

Searching for Home opens a new Long Road Home season as Scott and Ciera reconnect in Hollister after a chance encounter. Bookended by bursts of danger, their story centers on quiet courtship, community support, and learning they both deserve a place to belong.

After an explosion destroys Guardian’s DC complex, Aspen Kennedy wakes with her photographic memory shattered and disappears into a New York crime war. The assassin known as Phoenix rises to hunt the people who took her, determined to burn their world down to get her back.

Ranch patriarch Frank Marshall has always kept his dangerous past buried. When old enemies target Guardian through him, he’s forced to reveal long-held secrets—even to Amanda King, the woman who gave him a second chance at love and the family he never expected.

Forced out of the Navy SEALs after a devastating injury, Creed Lachlan rebuilds his life as a Guardian contractor tracking dirty bombs in Cuba. Working alongside sharp-tongued Mariella Diaz, he walks a razor’s edge between duty, deception, and a love that could cost them everything.

In the first Hollister novel, Andrew returns to the South Dakota town he once escaped, only to find new purpose—and a stubborn, big-hearted partner—when trouble threatens the ranching community he thought he’d left behind.

Code-named Smoke, this Guardian assassin is used to vanishing after every mission. When a rescue goes sideways and he can’t walk away from a woman marked for death, his carefully controlled life ignites into something far more dangerous—and far more human.

Reaper has always believed his only purpose is to eliminate threats in Guardian’s name. Tracking a new enemy exposes a conspiracy that reaches back through the series and ties his fate to a woman who refuses to be collateral damage in anyone’s war.

Retired Chief Master Sergeant Cam Freeland’s aimless layover in an airport USO lands him a new job in Hope City. Investigating a homeless camp, he meets Mercy Cahill and her daughter and becomes their unexpected path to safety, healing, and a shared home.

Killian Ganas built Hope City Construction from nothing and isn’t thrilled when investigative reporter Bekki King starts sniffing around his projects. When her corruption exposé makes them both targets, enemies-to-lovers sparks fly as they dig into City Hall and fight to stay alive.

John Smith is on the run from his own country, hunted for the deadly information locked in his head. Partnered with undercover agent Shae Diamant, he must survive a worldwide manhunt, expose a conspiracy, and decide whether he can trust anyone again.

Guardian Defenders agent Jeremiah has spent his life cleaning up other people’s disasters. When his latest assignment explodes into personal stakes, he and the woman caught in the middle must trust each other to survive—and to imagine a life beyond the next mission.

SEAL platoon leader Ted “Bear” Black would rather work through his mandatory leave than go home for Christmas, until travel troubles strand him with Noel Laurent—the woman from his worst first date. Snow, family, and rising danger turn their reluctant reunion into a true holiday miracle.

Christmas with the Kings gathers the extended King and Marshall families at the ranch for a holiday full of babies, proposals, surprises, and a touch of danger. It’s a warm, fan-focused novella best enjoyed after you’ve met the clan in earlier books.

Blayze adds another Hope City tale, pairing a driven public-safety hero with a woman whose life has gone off the rails. As crime in the city’s shadows collides with their growing connection, they discover that home can be a person, not just a place.

In Thanatos, a Guardian assassin who wears the name of death like armor must confront what’s left of his humanity when a mission throws him together with a woman whose stubborn courage makes him question the life he’s chosen in the shadows.

Tempest pits another of Guardian’s Shadow World operatives against a chaotic enemy whose reach crosses borders. As the operation spirals, he and the woman pulled into the storm have to trust each other if they want to walk away alive—and free.

Captain Ryker Terrell has made protecting Hope City his entire life. When a high-stakes case forces him to partner with a woman who sees past his badge and walls, both the city and their guarded hearts end up on the line.

Promises is a later-in-life Kings of Guardian novella about an older couple linked to Guardian who finally seize their chance at love. As past choices circle back, they must confront old regrets, accept forgiveness, and claim a future they once thought impossible.

Once a privileged surgeon, Harrison Boswell reinvented himself as Guardian medic Maliki Blue after scandal destroyed his name. Drawn back to his hometown by a desperate call for help, he and a determined heroine untangle small-town secrets, multiple deaths, and a second chance at life.

In Hope City, dedicated cop Brody juggles family expectations, a demanding case, and a woman whose determination matches his own. As the investigation turns personal, they have to decide if they can build a future in a city that keeps testing them.

Brock’s story in Hope City pairs a grief-shadowed hero with someone who refuses to let him stay numb. As a new investigation stirs up his past, their partnership becomes the one thing strong enough to pull him toward living again.

A career-ending injury forces Navy SEAL Creed Lachlan out of the teams and into freelance work with Guardian Security. On a mission in Cuba he teams up with Mariella Diaz, niece of a black-market kingpin, and together they navigate smuggling, betrayal, and a risky, consuming love.

Passages revisits the King and Marshall families as weddings, goodbyes, and new beginnings ripple through the Guardian world. This novella ties off old threads, teases new ones, and lets long-time readers see beloved characters finding their way forward.

Reclusive assassin Lycos hides in a mountain stronghold, taking only the darkest contracts. After rescuing Bethanie Clark and her young son from a deadly blizzard, he’s forced to protect them from human enemies as dangerous as the storm—and to believe he might deserve a life beyond killing.

Set in sultry Savannah, this SEALs in Paradise novella pairs a battle-hardened SEAL home on leave with a woman deeply rooted in the historic city. A simple favor pulls them into danger, turning a potential fling into a fight for survival and a real future.

To the world he’s Gabriel, enigmatic CEO of Guardian; beneath the alias he’s David Xavier, heir to staggering wealth and constant danger. When ER nurse Anna Harriger, the woman he never forgot, reenters his life, protecting her means risking his anonymity—and his heart.

Dixon Simmons deliberately walks back into the nightmare world that wrecked his childhood, determined to stop a global threat known only as Stratus. Partnered with a lethal chameleon of a woman, he finds a redemptive love that could save them both—if they survive the mission.

Montana Guardian is a short Guardian Security adventure set against rugged mountains and snow. A supposedly simple protection assignment turns dangerous as a stoic operative and the person he’s guarding discover that even a remote hideaway can’t keep either danger or desire at bay.

Adrenaline-junkie CEO Justin King moonlights as a covert thief for Guardian, breaking into high-security vaults for the rush. When his trusted assistant Dani is abducted over her father’s weapons empire, Justin must finally ask his powerful family for help to get her back.

Bodyguard Jasmine King is assigned to protect country superstar Chad Nelson, who is either a killer or a target. As murder charges and unseen enemies close in, she must keep him alive, untangle the truth, and decide if she can trust the man behind the spotlight.

Guardian operative Jared King has faced combat zones with less fear than admitting he loves Christian Koehler. When Christian uncovers a pattern of missing teens and begs Guardian for help, the investigation forces them to confront a ruthless predator—and the hurt between them.

After twenty years as a Navy SEAL, Gunner Kincade comes home to help his recovering father run The Wayward Walrus bar. New hire A.J. Erickson upends his orderly plans with chaos, chemistry, and a threat that proves civilian life can be just as deadly.

Guardian sniper Drake Simmons is used to watching his twin’s back, not standing on the sidelines. When Dixon takes a perilous solo mission tied to their brutal past, Drake steps into the line of fire—and into an unexpected love that might finally anchor him.

Asp is a ghost in Guardian’s network, sliding into place only long enough to eliminate a target. When a mission tangles him with a woman fighting for her own survival, both must choose between cold duty and the risky hope of something more.

Code-named Anubis, a lethal assassin in Guardian’s Shadow World hunts the monsters ordinary justice can’t touch. His latest mission collides with a woman shattered by the same evil, and together they fight back from the dark toward a future neither thought possible.

Combat surgeon Adam Cassidy lost an eye, his memory, and his place on Guardian’s elite team. Haunted by flashes of a faceless lover, he doesn’t recognize Keelee Marshall when she reenters his life—but to reclaim their love, she’s willing to fight both fate and his amnesia.

Brilliant, prickly Jewell King runs Guardian’s information systems, guarding secrets that could topple empires. When a relentless hacker targets her family and a former bodyguard refuses to stay away, she has to fight both a faceless enemy and her fear of letting anyone in.

After a year undercover, Jade King wants nothing more than a no-strings fling with Guardian’s domestic security chief, Nicolas DeMarco. A Triad attack and courthouse bombing drag them into a deadly operation where survival—and their fragile relationship—are far from guaranteed.

Undercover as ruthless billionaire David Xavier, Mike “Chief” White Cloud infiltrates a Russian trafficking ring to destroy it from within. His mission collides with Tatyana Petrov, the enigmatic fixer he should hate, and their forbidden connection could cost them everything.

An Incident of Magic returns to the Everlight world with a survivor sold into exploitation as a child and the powerful mage who pulls him out. Together they hunt a vicious enemy, confront old trauma, and discover a fierce, healing love neither expected.

When Jason King is tapped to take over Guardian Security, he must finally confront the ghosts that haunt him. Meeting single mom Faith Collins ties his new role to a deadly black-ops tragedy, forcing them to face grief, danger, and unexpected solace together.

In an alternate-reality city, jaded homicide detective Hiro Santos investigates a brutal murder and suspects studio owner Sable Campion—until Sable claims to be a portal-guarding wizard. To save both their worlds, Hiro must accept magic, trust Sable, and risk his guarded heart.

A Heart’s Desire is a standalone contemporary romance that brushes against the Guardian world. Two people convinced their chance at love has passed are thrown together by a small-town mystery and discover that home can be built from trust and second chances.

Assassin Joseph King is ready to walk away from Guardian’s shadow world until Dr. Ember Harris—the only woman he’s ever loved—calls, terrified and on the run from a cartel boss. Protecting her becomes his final mission and his shot at redemption.

Guardian team leader Jacob King pulls CIA officer Victoria Marshall out of brutal captivity in Afghanistan, never expecting their promised future date to turn into real love—or that new covert threats will force them to fight side by side again.

In this crossover novella, FBI agent Cole and small-town officer Isabella “Logan” Church team up to expose deep-rooted Mississippi corruption. Their opposites-attract partnership turns scorching as they juggle politics, peril, and the possibility of a forever neither expected.