Leaona Luxx Books in Order
Browse Leaona Luxx books in order, with short summaries, linked family series, reading paths, and quick tips on where to start.
Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Leaona Luxx books in publication order
15 books
Cherry Grove
by Leaona Luxx
2016
A wealthy businessman and guarded Hadlea Lloyd clash when she hires him for a renovation job in Cherry Grove. Their chemistry is immediate, but her painful past and his returning secrets make love anything but easy.
Finding Redemption
by Leaona Luxx
2017
A man haunted by one mistake thinks he finally has control of his life. Then a woman crashes through his defenses and forces him to face whether redemption is really possible.
Hard to Love
by Leaona Luxx
2017
Thayer falls for Hardy, the one man she probably should avoid, her brother's best friend. But Hardy's past is darker than she knows, and loving her may cost him more than his heart.
Love, Riley
by Leaona Luxx
2017
Ava storms into town with a reputation and a talent for chaos, and the man who wants her knows better than to get involved. Wanting her anyway turns a risky attraction into something much harder to outrun.
Southern Comfort
by Leaona Luxx
2017
Ten years after walking away from the woman he loved, a man gets one more shot at making things right. But the secret that drove him off may still destroy their second chance.
Lies in Ink & Whiskey
by Leaona Luxx
2018
Trying to rebuild after abuse, a woman pours herself into her tattoo business and swears off men. Then Lachlan Daly walks in, bringing whiskey-soaked charm, dangerous chemistry, and trouble she never planned on.
Luci's Lullaby
by Leaona Luxx
2018
Alden thought fame had given him everything, until life left him a struggling single father at twenty-eight. When Charlee steps back into his world, music and love become his way toward healing.
Whiskey Rebellion
by Leaona Luxx
2018
Maisyn finally lets Lachlan Daly close enough to matter, only to find lies and betrayal waiting behind the attraction. Now love has to survive family secrets and the damage already done.
Wrecking Us Saving You
by Leaona Luxx
2018
Chord Hamilton never got over the girl who vanished from his life six years earlier. When Sara comes back, old love and old pain collide, and both of them have to decide if the past can be survived.
For One Night
by Leaona Luxx
2019
In Las Vegas to celebrate her divorce, a woman wants one reckless night and nothing more. Then she meets a man who is exactly her type of trouble, and keeping it simple stops being an option.
Rumor Has It
by Leaona Luxx
2019
After a life-changing summer with Boone Hatcher and Reed Thornton, a woman from the wrong side of the tracks is pulled back into their orbit ten years later. Rumors, old feelings, and buried truths make the reunion impossible to ignore.
Drive Me Crazy
by Leaona Luxx
2020
One look at Harper Jennings sends a man straight back to the secret romance they shared as teenagers. Eight years after he walked away, desire and unfinished business pull them together again.
Torqued
by Leaona Luxx
2020
Rush Hatcher lives fast, drives faster, and looks like a public relations disaster waiting to happen. The woman assigned to handle him expects a fight, until the race between hatred and attraction gets far too close to the finish line.
Written in the Stars
by Leaona Luxx
2020
This short collection turns Valentine's Day into a set of intimate love letters. It is a warm, romantic glimpse of Luxx's heroes speaking directly to the women who changed their lives.
Absolution
by Leaona Luxx
2021
A broken man comes home carrying untold truths and blood on his hands. In Scarlet's arms he finds hope, but forgiveness may prove harder to win than love.
Where to start with Leaona Luxx
If you want the full Redemption Highway ride: Cherry Grove → Hard to Love → Southern Comfort → Love, Riley
If you like second-chance romance and old secrets: Southern Comfort → Wrecking Us Saving You → Drive Me Crazy
If you want the darker, messier emotional arcs: Lies in Ink & Whiskey → Whiskey Rebellion → For One Night
If you want a break from the main world: Torqued → Absolution
Leaona Luxx sub-series and character series
Redemption Highway books in order
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Cherry Grove
by Leaona Luxx
2016The Woods Family, Book 1
Finding Redemption
by Leaona Luxx
2017The Pennington's, Book 2
Hard to Love
by Leaona Luxx
2017The Woods Family, Book 2
Love, Riley
by Leaona Luxx
2017The Pennington's, Book 1
Southern Comfort
by Leaona Luxx
2017The O'Hurley's, Book 1
Lies in Ink & Whiskey
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Daly's, Book 1
Luci's Lullaby
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Beck's, Book 1
Whiskey Rebellion
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Daly's, Book 2
Wrecking Us Saving You
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Woods Family, Book 3
For One Night
by Leaona Luxx
2019The Daly's, Book 3
Rumor Has It
by Leaona Luxx
2019The Hatcher & Willis Families, Book 1
Drive Me Crazy
by Leaona Luxx
2020The Hatcher & Willis Families, Book 2
Written in the Stars
by Leaona Luxx
2020Redemption Highway, Book 12
Redemption Highway books in chronological order

Cherry Grove
by Leaona Luxx
2016The Woods Family, Book 1
Hard to Love
by Leaona Luxx
2017The Woods Family, Book 2
Southern Comfort
by Leaona Luxx
2017The O'Hurley's, Book 1
Love, Riley
by Leaona Luxx
2017The Pennington's, Book 1
Finding Redemption
by Leaona Luxx
2017The Pennington's, Book 2
Wrecking Us Saving You
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Woods Family, Book 3
Lies in Ink & Whiskey
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Daly's, Book 1
Whiskey Rebellion
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Daly's, Book 2
Luci's Lullaby
by Leaona Luxx
2018The Beck's, Book 1
For One Night
by Leaona Luxx
2019The Daly's, Book 3
Rumor Has It
by Leaona Luxx
2019The Hatcher & Willis Families, Book 1
Written in the Stars
by Leaona Luxx
2020Redemption Highway, Book 12
Drive Me Crazy
by Leaona Luxx
2020The Hatcher & Willis Families, Book 2
The Beck's books in order
Explore this seriesThe Daly's books in order
Explore this seriesThe Hatcher & Willis Families books in order
Explore this seriesThe O'Hurley's books in order
Explore this seriesThe Pennington's books in order
Explore this seriesThe Woods Family books in order
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Author bio
Leaona Luxx was born in Man, West Virginia, and her work stays close to the kind of people and places she knows best. She writes contemporary romance, but not the glossy kind where life politely steps aside for love. Her stories usually keep one foot in heartache, family trouble, old mistakes, or the hard work of starting over.
Before publishing fiction, Luxx spent years raising her family and running a small business. She has said she was drawn to writing when she was young, but for a long time it stayed in the background while real life took center stage. Later, after what she has described as a life-altering loss, she closed her shop and finally made room for the stories that had been waiting on her.
It happened later than she once expected.
Luxx has also said she was 47 when she decided to let those voices in her head out onto the page. Her debut novel, Cherry Grove, arrived in 2016, and from there she built a steady stream of linked romances set inside her Redemption Highway world. Most of those books can be read as standalones, but together they form a web of families, friends, exes, and future in-laws spread across a fictional corner of the Carolinas.
That shared-world feel is a big part of her appeal.
Readers who pick up Cherry Grove, Hard to Love, Wrecking Us Saving You, or Lies in Ink & Whiskey usually find the same basic promise: strong chemistry, emotional baggage that actually matters, and characters who have to earn their way toward trust. Luci's Lullaby adds music and single fatherhood to the mix, while Rumor Has It and Drive Me Crazy lean into old history, gossip, and the kind of attraction that never really went away.
A lot of Luxx's books revolve around redemption, and not in a neat or polished way. Her characters are often bruised by bad relationships, family pressure, grief, class tension, or their own choices. Some are rebuilding after abuse. Some are carrying secrets. Some think they've already ruined their chance at a good life. The romances matter, of course, but so does the question underneath them: what do you do after life knocks you sideways?
Her settings matter too. Luxx's Redemption Highway stories are tied to the border of North Carolina and South Carolina, with beach towns, bars, tattoo shops, family businesses, and back roads that keep old connections alive. The books often follow one family at a time, but people drift in and out of each other's stories, which gives the whole world a lived-in feeling.
Today, Luxx lives with her husband in southern West Virginia. She has described herself as an everyday girl, a wife, and a mother of three sons, and she has long liked staying connected with readers online. That directness fits the books. They are warm, messy, sometimes rough around the edges, and deeply interested in the idea that love is real, but it usually arrives carrying a little damage with it.
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