Lesley Jones Books in Order
Browse all Lesley Jones books in order, with series guides for Carnage, Saviour, and Contradictions, short summaries, and simple where-to-start help.
Last updated: June 10, 2026
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Publication Order
17 books
Resolution
by Lesley Jones
2013
Lauren and Gabe try to turn fierce attraction into something lasting, but fear, old wounds, and one bad mistake put everything at risk. This is the emotional conclusion to their original Saviour story.
Saving Ren
by Lesley Jones
2013
After her marriage collapses, Lauren has to rebuild her life in her forties from the ground up. Then she meets Gabe Wild, a younger single dad who feels like rescue, even as she tries to prove she can save herself.
The Story of Me
by Lesley Jones
2014
After devastating loss, Georgia Rae Layton McCarthy is left trying to understand a life she barely recognises. This follow-up is a raw story of grief, family, and the painful work of finding herself again.
The Story of Us
by Lesley Jones
2014
Georgia Layton falls for Sean McCarthy when she is still a girl, and that first love grows up beside a rising rock band. Fame, bad choices, and heartbreak turn their story into something far messier than a simple romance.
Conviction
by Lesley Jones
2015
Reed thought his future was set until the woman he loved failed to show up and changed everything. Years later, heartbreak, betrayal, and rock-star excess collide in a dark, sexy standalone romance.
Marley
by Lesley Jones
2015
Marley Layton is finally asked to tell the truth about his band, his life, and the part he played in breaking the people he loves most. His version of events fills in the missing years of the Carnage story.
Fading
by Lesley Jones
2016
From the outside, Sarah and Liam look unbreakable, but buried insecurities and painful choices begin to pull them apart. The second half of their story digs into identity, trust, and what happens when love starts to fray.
Falling
by Lesley Jones
2016
Sarah feels something real the moment she meets Liam, but instant attraction is only the beginning. Family ties, exes, and old wounds threaten to smother their new relationship before it has a chance to settle.
The Letters
by Lesley Jones
2016
A box of old letters promises Georgia closure, but the words inside may change what she thinks she knows about Sean and their shared past. This short Carnage novella is about love, grief, and acceptance.
A Cowboy in Essex
by Lesley Jones
2017
Essex blogger Gracie Elliott gets stranded in a Colorado snowstorm and crashes into the life of mountain man Koa Carmichael. Sparks fly fast in an opposites-attract romance packed with banter, heat, and heart.
A Different Kind of December
by Lesley Jones
2017
On the anniversary of the day that changed everything, Georgia looks back and starts wondering if it is finally time to let go. This short Carnage story revisits familiar faces during an emotional December.
All The Forbidden Things
by Lesley Jones
2019
Billie has wanted Max for years, but he is her brother's best friend, her boss, and tangled in a family mess of his own. This is a taboo, age-gap romance about timing, temptation, and second chances.
Loving Wild
by Lesley Jones
2021
Lauren and Gabe fight to hold onto the life they have started together, but trust is fragile and one stupid mistake could break them. The second Saviour book is the bruising, hopeful end of their story.
Chasing Blue
by Lesley Jones
2022
Scarlett gave one boy her heart one perfect summer, and he disappeared without a word. Eighteen years later he is back, reopening old hurt and a second chance she never expected to face.
Repulse
by Lesley Jones
2024
Mila wants one reckless weekend to escape her cold marriage, but two strangers wake up desires and emotions she has kept buried for years. Then secrets twist the fling into something darker, riskier, and far more complicated.
The Interview
by Lesley Jones
2025
Years after the worst of Carnage, the fiercely private Georgia McCarthy King agrees to a documentary interview. As cameras roll, old secrets, family history, and long-buried pain begin to surface again.
The Definition of Insanity
by Lesley Jones
2026
This Carnage entry turns on repeated mistakes, broken relationships, and the damage caused by doing the same destructive things again and again. It promises another raw look at love, family, and self-destruction.
Where should I start?
If you want the big emotional rock-star saga: The Story of Us → The Story of Me → Marley
If you want later-in-life romance with heart: Saving Ren → Loving Wild
If you want a second-chance small-town story: Chasing Blue
If you want a standalone full of music and angst: Conviction → All The Forbidden Things
If you want something lighter and snowed-in: A Cowboy in Essex
Author bio
Lesley Jones was born and raised in Essex, England, and that Essex streak still runs right through her books. In 2006, she moved to Australia with her family and settled near Melbourne, giving her work a mix of British humour, emotional directness, and an easy feel for Australian settings.
Essex never really left her.
Her writing career began with Saviour in 2013, a contemporary romance that later returned in a revised and expanded form as Saving Ren. That first book introduced many of the things readers now expect from her, real-world mess, sharp banter, big feelings, and characters who do not arrive polished or emotionally tidy. People in a Lesley Jones novel usually have baggage, and quite a lot of it.
Her breakout came with The Story of Us, the opening novel in the Carnage series. That book, followed by The Story of Me and Marley, helped build her reputation for writing emotional romance with a rock-and-roll edge. The Carnage books found a loyal readership, landed on bestseller lists, and even picked up reader-voted praise for making people cry harder than they expected.
That became her lane.
Jones has a real fondness for stories about people trying to rebuild themselves after heartbreak, betrayal, grief, or bad decisions. In Saving Ren, she writes a later-in-life love story about a woman starting over after an abusive marriage. In Falling and Fading, she shifts into a more intimate, close-to-home emotional drama. In All The Forbidden Things, she leans into taboo attraction and difficult timing. Even when the setup changes, the emotional core stays familiar, love colliding with damage that has not healed yet.
Music turns up a lot in her work, especially in Carnage and Conviction, but the real focus is usually on family, loyalty, guilt, and the fallout from choices people cannot take back. Her characters tend to be down to earth, funny in stressful situations, and capable of hurting each other while still loving each other deeply. Readers who like high emotion often mention that her books can make them laugh, wince, and tear up within a few chapters.
Outside writing, she has described herself as a big reader who can get through several books a week. She also enjoys music, reality TV, travelling, football, spicy food, and a glass of wine. Those small personal details fit the tone of her fiction too. Her books may go to dark places, but they are not cold.
She has also said that one of the best parts of the job is meeting readers, and over the years she has travelled for signings and events. That connection shows. Her novels often feel conversational and close, like stories told by someone who knows exactly when to make you laugh and exactly when to break your heart.
Today, her bibliography stretches from long, angsty series to standalones such as A Cowboy in Essex and Repulse. What links them is simple. Lesley Jones writes contemporary romance about flawed people, strong feelings, and the very messy business of finding a way forward.
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