Kristen Luciani Books in Order
Explore the Kristen Luciani books by Vivian Wood in order, with short summaries, collaboration background, and an easy guide to where to start.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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Publication Order
67 books
The Last One
by Kristen Luciani
2014
Jessica has buried herself in work since her diagnosis and the heartbreak that followed it. Meeting James forces her to decide whether protecting herself is worth losing love twice.
Christmas in Cabo
by Kristen Luciani
2016
A holiday escape to Cabo brings sunshine, chemistry, and the kind of complications no vacation plan can control. It is a lighter romance with heat and Christmas sparkle.
Just Say Yes
by Kristen Luciani
2016
Celebrity bad boy A.J. Morgan isn't looking for more than distraction until club singer Lisa Embry gets under his skin. Desire turns dangerous when threats and secrets close in around them.
Not Over You
by Kristen Luciani
2016
Avery is still carrying grief and guilt, and Paul has walls of his own. Their chemistry is easy, but moving forward means facing the pain both of them would rather outrun.
Plowed
by Kristen Luciani
2016
What starts as a hot collision turns into more than either lead bargained for. Kristen Luciani plays up the chemistry, the banter, and the trouble that comes when lust will not stay casual.
Dirty Revenge
by Kristen Luciani
2017
Revenge might be the first spark, but it is not the only one. This romantic suspense setup mixes payback, messy desire, and the risk of falling for the wrong person.
Fatal Lies
by Kristen Luciani
2017
Secrets pile up fast when attraction meets danger. Luciani turns the pressure up with deception, emotional fallout, and a romance that cannot stay separate from the risk.
Just Lust
by Kristen Luciani
2017
No strings sounds easy until feelings start creeping in. This contemporary romance leans into raw attraction, mixed signals, and the moment a physical connection becomes something harder to ignore.
Just The Sex, Please
by Kristen Luciani
2017
A no-strings arrangement sounds perfect until real emotions start slipping through. Luciani keeps it sexy, messy, and honest about how hard it is to stay detached.
Lust, Lies, & Leis
by Kristen Luciani
2017
Paradise looks easy until attraction, secrets, and competing agendas get in the way. This tropical romance mixes heat, deception, and the kind of feelings neither lead planned on catching.
Before You Go
by Kristen Luciani
2018
A relationship already under strain is pushed to the brink as old wounds, hard choices, and unfinished feelings resurface. Kristen Luciani leans into the ache before offering the chance for something better.
Donut Tease Me
by Kristen Luciani
2018
A playful title hides a sweet, flirty romance with real feelings underneath. Expect banter, temptation, and the moment a fun connection starts to matter more than planned.
Light Me Up
by Kristen Luciani
2018
Chemistry hits first, but keeping things simple does not last. This contemporary romance is about heat, vulnerability, and what happens when guarded people finally let themselves want more.
Ruling the Mob
by Kristen Luciani
2018
Nico finally has Shaye, but holding onto her is another matter. Old enemies resurface, the pressure on his empire grows, and their hard-won love is tested from every side.
Screwing the Mob
by Kristen Luciani
2018
A mafia soldier tries to stay away from his best friend's sister, but Shaye has never been easy to forget. One reckless reunion drags them into forbidden love and fresh bloodshed.
Wrapped In Love
by Kristen Luciani
2018
In holiday-obsessed Cringle Cove, a winter spark turns into something warmer as Christmas magic, small-town pressure, and old hurts push one couple toward a real second chance.
Betraying the Mob
by Kristen Luciani
2019
Max has always lived like consequences don't apply, until the woman he loves becomes part of the target list. Revenge comes home in this darker, more personal turn in the mob war.
Crushing the Mob
by Kristen Luciani
2019
Rocco is told to protect Kat, not touch her, and definitely not fall for her. That plan collapses fast once danger closes in and their loyalty to family turns deeply personal.
Merciless
by Kristen Luciani
2019
When card counter Lindy steals from the wrong Las Vegas casino, Kazimir decides money isn't enough. He wants her close, under his control, and far deeper in his world than she ever meant to go.
Possessive
by Kristen Luciani
2019
A dangerous bargain and one forbidden woman throw a loyal mob enforcer off balance. Family duty still rules his world, but desire keeps pushing him toward a line he should not cross.
Slaying the Mob
by Kristen Luciani
2019
After broken trust and devastating loss, the cost of mafia life hits hard. Love is still there, but surviving the fallout may demand more than either one can give.
Snowflakes & Seduction
by Kristen Luciani
2019
Winter weather and strong attraction do the first part easily. The rest comes from two people figuring out whether holiday chemistry can last once real life steps back in.
You Belong With Me
by Kristen Luciani
2019
Single mom Mia Bradshaw does not trust charmers, which makes working with Chris Camden a problem from day one. When her safe choice proves less safe than she thought, Chris becomes impossible to dismiss.
Coveted
by Kristen Luciani
2020
Ordered to watch a rival's daughter and keep his hands off, a mafia heir loses control the moment he sees her. Obsession wrecks the plan and turns family revenge into something far more personal.
Fallen
by Kristen Luciani
2020
After saving Aria Lovrić, a dangerous man is pulled into her spiral of rage and revenge. Their connection burns hot, but in this world every choice comes with a brutal cost.
Ravage
by Kristen Luciani
2020
Alek has spent years putting empire before himself, until Gianna breaks through the armor. Loving her may be the one reckless act that costs him everything.
Taken
by Kristen Luciani
2020
Tommy Marcone has spent years wanting the one woman he should never touch, Gemma, his enemy's daughter. When violence pulls them back together, old betrayal and new danger make love even riskier.
Vengeful
by Kristen Luciani
2020
One assassination knocks a crime family to its knees and sends a hardened hero after the truth. Revenge drives him, but the deeper he digs, the more everything around him starts to burn.
Wanted
by Kristen Luciani
2020
When Diego Marcone crosses paths with Serena Vitale in Sicily, attraction is instant and trouble follows fast. With enemies targeting them both, protection turns into a dangerous kind of devotion.
Corrupted Crown
by Kristen Luciani
2021
Patrick Mulligan needs a wife, and Kyla Costigan needs protection, which would already be messy without their history. Forced proximity turns vicious, intimate, and impossible to ignore.
Savage Beast
by Kristen Luciani
2021
In the middle of family war and shifting loyalties, attraction becomes its own kind of weapon. This installment keeps the Sinfully Savage world tense, possessive, and packed with danger.
Savage Liar
by Kristen Luciani
2021
After kidnapping his enemy's little sister, a ruthless hero discovers Jaelyn is impossible to control and even harder to resist. Their standoff becomes a dark battle of pride, power, and surrender.
Savage Ruler
by Kristen Luciani
2021
Heaven is promised to Mateo Villani in a marriage built on power, not trust. She refuses to be a quiet mob wife, and that stubborn streak turns their arrangement into open war and fierce desire.
Savage Sinner
by Kristen Luciani
2021
She was sent to destroy Dante Villani, not crave him. Revenge and lust tear at the same seam as she gets closer to the one man she is supposed to bring down.
Tarnished Throne
by Kristen Luciani
2021
Marriage does not end the danger for Patrick and Kyla, it exposes more of it. The trilogy finale piles on betrayal, hidden enemies, and one last fight for a future together.
Vicious Vows
by Kristen Luciani
2021
Patrick and Kyla's story tightens as enemies circle and their forced union becomes more real. The tension is sharper, the secrets bigger, and the cost of trust much higher.
Cruel Captor
by Kristen Luciani
2022
He kidnaps his enemy's sister on her wedding day and marries her as part of his revenge. Tori fights back hard, which only makes this twisted marriage more explosive.
Dirty Devil
by Kristen Luciani
2022
Nikolai takes Kenzie as punishment for an attack on his family, but rage does not stay simple for long. Captivity turns personal as revenge and desire start feeding each other.
Evil Empire
by Kristen Luciani
2022
The trilogy closes with Kristina and Massimo fighting for each other and for the empire around them. Enemies close in, betrayals surface, and every choice carries a higher price.
Her Dark Vengeance
by Kristen Luciani
2022
Bella is done being only collateral damage. As Lincoln's war grows bloodier, she pushes back, fights for control, and learns that desire can be just as dangerous as revenge.
His Dark Obsession
by Kristen Luciani
2022
Bent on revenge against the man he blames for destroying his life, Lincoln Theroux never expects Bella to complicate the plan. One night at a club turns into a dangerous pull between obsession and survival.
Killer Kiss
by Kristen Luciani
2022
Massimo is sent to protect Kristina Ivankov while hiding motives that could destroy her trust. As grief, power, and obsession collide, bodyguard duty turns into a brutal game of loyalty and revenge.
Savage Hunter
by Kristen Luciani
2022
After one charged night in Las Vegas, a hired protector cannot stop obsessing over Lily, the virgin mafia princess he is supposed to keep safe. Guarding her gets harder the closer he gets.
Stolen Soul
by Kristen Luciani
2022
Kristina and Massimo's bond deepens, but so do the lies around them. In the second act of their trilogy, love and control are tangled up in secrets neither of them can outrun.
Their Dark Empire
by Kristen Luciani
2022
Lincoln and Bella are cornered by enemies, secrets, and the empire built on violence around them. The trilogy finale asks whether love can survive the wreckage of revenge.
Twisted Tyrant
by Kristen Luciani
2022
After months of watching the woman tied to his enemies, a ruthless captor finally makes his move. Obsession, captivity, and vengeance drive this darker turn in the series.
Dark Deviant
by Kristen Luciani
2023
Too much alcohol and one reckless night leave a man tangled up with a woman he was never supposed to see again. Secrets, deceit, and unfinished business make sure he does.
Lethal Lover
by Kristen Luciani
2023
A New York mafia enforcer becomes a heroine's fake husband while she hunts the man who wrecked her family. Partnership turns volatile fast when trust and attraction refuse to stay separate.
Merciless Monster
by Kristen Luciani
2023
When a partner's daughter shows up at his club, a powerful hero breaks the rules and kidnaps the one woman he was told to avoid. Alexis refuses to go quietly.
Savage Secret
by Kristen Luciani
2023
Another buried truth shakes the Villani world as passion and family loyalty collide. This entry keeps the series tense, sensual, and dangerous in all the ways fans expect.
Seductive Sadist
by Kristen Luciani
2023
Zak kidnaps Skyla on the eve of her wedding to his enemy and turns obsession into a marriage play. Old attraction, revenge, and protection all hit at once.
When Enemy Hearts Collide
by Kristen Luciani
2023
Two people on opposite sides of a conflict find the line between hatred and hunger getting dangerously thin. The result is a dark romance built on tension, pride, and bad timing.
Savage Prince
by Kristen Luciani
2024
Two mafia underbosses from opposite sides of the world meet in a secret club years before fate ties them together. This prequel gives the Sinfully Savage world its first spark.
The Desires That Burn
by Kristen Luciani
2024
A heroine with a weakness for bad boys walks straight toward another dangerous obsession. In the Obsidian Knights world, attraction is never simple and desire always comes with teeth.
The Secrets That Kill
by Kristen Luciani
2024
Mercer Vale blames Ivy Gardner for wrecking his life years earlier and decides to collect the debt himself. Revenge turns obsessive when he pulls her into the brutal world of the Obsidian Knights.
The Sins That Ruin
by Kristen Luciani
2024
To save her father, a heroine agrees to wear the ring of a man she does not trust. Marriage becomes the price of survival in another dark, high-pressure romance from this secret society world.
The Truths That Deceive
by Kristen Luciani
2024
A captive heroine, a ruthless hero, and too many lies to count make this finale run hot and tense. The closer the truth gets, the more dangerous their connection becomes.
The Mafia Assassin's Redemption
by Kristen Luciani
2025
Harry has spent twelve years blaming Torin Murphy for her family's murder. Being forced into a blood marriage with him is the last thing she wants, and the first thing that starts changing everything.
The Mafia Enforcer's Temptation
by Kristen Luciani
2025
Ava Romanov wants power, vengeance, and her family's place back, and Seamus Murphy is the one man she cannot stand needing. Their marriage of convenience is all spark, teeth, and danger.
The Mafia Heir's Obsession
by Kristen Luciani
2025
When the bride Callahan Murphy is promised disappears, her younger sister Lucia is offered in her place. Their arranged marriage starts as damage control and turns into something far more dangerous.
The Mafia Marriage Contract
by Kristen Luciani
2025
Livvie O'Callaghan comes to America to escape one criminal empire and gets traded into another when she is forced to marry Kingston Viacava. Hate, survival, and scorching chemistry fuel the alliance.
Branded Betrayal
by Kristen Luciani
2026
Betrayal leaves a mark that neither loyalty nor desire can easily erase. Luciani leans into hurt, revenge, and dangerous chemistry as the fallout keeps escalating.
Marriage of Sin
by Kristen Luciani
2026
A dark marriage bargain forces two dangerous people into the same fire. Power, temptation, and betrayal make this one feel less like a safe alliance and more like a countdown.
Shadow Of Sin
by Kristen Luciani
2026
The past refuses to stay buried as sin, loyalty, and survival collide again. Shadows fall across the romance just as the stakes around the couple get even harder to escape.
The Mafia Bodyguard's Possession
by Kristen Luciani
2026
A hard-edged bodyguard and a ballerina with steel in her spine are pushed into a fake marriage that feels anything but fake. Old history and new threats make every boundary harder to keep.
The Mafia Marriage Heist
by Kristen Luciani
2026
Tierney Blake breaks into the wrong vault and comes face to face with Bronx Viacava, who needs what she stole. Their forced alliance quickly turns into another dangerous mafia marriage.
The Mafia Marriage War
by Kristen Luciani
2027
What begins as strategy turns into open conflict as another arranged marriage is pushed to the breaking point. Family loyalty, power plays, and rising danger drive the romance straight into war.
Where should I start?
If you want a fresh mafia entry point: The Mafia Heir's Obsession → The Mafia Assassin's Redemption → The Mafia Enforcer's Temptation → The Mafia Bodyguard's Possession
If you want one couple across a trilogy: Killer Kiss → Stolen Soul → Evil Empire
If you want Russian Bratva drama: Merciless → Possessive → Vengeful → Ravage
If you want the big Italian family saga: Savage Prince → Savage Ruler → Savage Liar → Savage Sinner
If you want a lighter contemporary side first: The Last One → You Belong With Me → Not Over You → Just Say Yes
Author bio
Kristen Luciani writes romance with sharp edges. Her books are full of mafia politics, revenge plots, possessive antiheroes, and women who know how to push back. If you start with Savage Ruler, Merciless, or Killer Kiss, you get the shape of her work fast. Big danger. Big chemistry. Very little patience for safe choices.
She is a USA Today bestselling romance author, and the public version of her life has the same brisk, slightly mischievous energy as her fiction. She talks about loving kickboxing, Starburst jelly beans, and dark, broken heroes. It fits. Her stories move like they were written by someone who enjoys a hard hit, a quick comeback, and a little chaos.
Writing seems to have grown out of that same romantic streak. In her own bio, she describes herself as a deep-rooted romantic who would rather put juicy drama on the page than live it herself. That idea runs through her catalog. She builds high-pressure worlds, then drops flawed people into them and makes them fight for love, trust, and survival.
Her best known books lean dark and dangerous. Savage Ruler opens one of her most popular mafia family sagas with an arranged marriage that turns into a battle of wills. Merciless throws a card counter into the path of a brutal Russian mob enforcer. Killer Kiss starts a one-couple trilogy built on bodyguard tension, secrets, and revenge. And in The Secrets That Kill, she shifts from mob families to a shadowy circle of wealthy, violent power brokers.
She also knows how to stretch that world without losing her voice.
Series matter in her bibliography. The Villani books, the Severinov Bratva novels, the Murphy family stories, and the Obsidian Knights books all reward readers who like interconnected worlds and familiar faces returning at the right moment. Even when each romance centers on a different couple, the larger web of family loyalty, old grudges, and criminal power keeps everything tied together.
That does not mean she only writes one note. Earlier and lighter books like You Belong With Me, Just Say Yes, and Wrapped In Love show a more contemporary side, with less gunfire and more everyday emotion. She has also worked with Vivian Wood on the Rich As Sin trilogy, which brought her taste for obsession and danger into billionaire romance.
Now she writes while juggling a busy family life. She has been married to her real-life hero for more than twenty years, has three kids, and jokes that part of her job is being their personal driver. Add in laundry, cooking, and a Boston Terrier puppy, and the picture feels refreshingly normal. That may be part of the appeal. The books go big, but the person behind them still sounds like someone balancing deadlines with the rest of life, one chapter at a time.
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