M. James Books in Order

An attack on her wedding leaves Sofia married to the new head of a criminal family and confined for her protection. Growing attraction to Luca complicates her resentment, while a private secret threatens the promises holding them together.

Widowed within a powerful criminal family, a woman is forced into marriage with Bratva leader Viktor Andreyev to preserve peace. Determined to protect her freedom, she discovers dangerous secrets that complicate both her escape plans and her feelings for him.

Luca seeks peace with the Bratva and safety for Sofia, but their marriage has become more than a strategic arrangement. As his wife conceals a life-changing secret, he must decide what promises he is prepared to defend.

After being taken from Viktor's home, his wife recovers under his unexpectedly tender care. A secret threatens their fragile reconciliation, leaving her caught between an external enemy and the controlling husband she is struggling to understand.

Luca plans to marry Sofia to keep her beyond the reach of rival criminals, treating the union as a necessary obligation. Her arrival unsettles his resolve as the Bratva threaten both her safety and his control of Manhattan.

Viktor faces the loss of his empire and family as Alexei moves against three criminal dynasties. His wife struggles with her feelings for a violent man while hoping he can change before their enemies destroy everything they share.

Exposed lies leave a young woman at the mercy of the man she feared and the enforcer assigned to break her resistance. Niall may still offer rescue, but protecting their remaining secret requires a bargain with devastating consequences.

Facing marriage to her family’s enemy, a young woman seeks one night of freedom with a stranger. Her attraction to Niall Flanagan grows beyond that encounter, but concealed identities and her father’s broken promises threaten their unexpected connection.

Rescued and brought to Boston, a pregnant bride fears Niall married her only for their child. His past and unresolved anger threaten their future, while persistent desire forces them to confront whether their vows can become a real partnership.

Sent to London to lure Connor McGregor home and secure an alliance, a mafia daughter expects a strategic marriage. His refusal to return and their unexpected attraction complicate her mission while his brother’s endangered life becomes a source of leverage.

Engaged to Connor and returning to Boston, a prospective mafia bride believes marriage will secure their political victory. Rising conflict among the Irish Kings and a deepening attraction challenge the boundaries of an arrangement meant to produce only an heir.

Rescued from Alexandre and taken to Boston, Anastasia struggles to separate trauma from love as Liam offers protection and a new beginning. His concealed past and Alexandre’s refusal to release her threaten the fragile trust developing between them.

Irish mafia leader Liam McGregor risks his planned alliance to rescue Anastasia, a former ballerina held by another man. Pursuing her threatens his authority, his future marriage and his life, yet he cannot abandon the woman he wants to save.

A spy and renewed violence threaten the struggle between Connor and Liam for control of the Irish Kings. As Connor’s marriage grows more emotionally complicated, reclaiming his legacy may require risking the future he and his wife have begun to want.

Anastasia begins to recognize the difference between Alexandre’s possessiveness and Liam’s love, but choosing a future threatens an entire criminal alliance. Liam’s undisclosed secrets and an existing marriage promise force them to decide which commitments can survive the truth.

Her father's debts leave a woman desperate to protect her younger brother, and she is delivered to wealthy Alexandre Sartre. As she searches for escape, the controlling collector's secrets complicate her understanding of his motives and her own feelings.

An ambitious assassin is assigned to recruit Lidiya Petrovna for the Syndicate, but her defiance draws him into an unexpected attachment. Protecting her may jeopardize his mission as she helps him target a dangerous man within their world.

To prevent war, a Bratva leader's sister must marry Irish crime boss Theo McNeil. Her existing attachment to another man threatens the alliance, forcing her to navigate divided loyalties and a marriage that began with a dangerous secret.

A low-ranking criminal offers his daughter to the Bratva heir in exchange for advancement. Nikolai instead demands marriage, leaving her fighting for independence while he uncovers the deeper scheme behind her father's bargain and seeks revenge.

Escaping family pressure on a trip to Ibiza, a woman begins what she thinks is a brief romance with David. Back home, she discovers he is her intended husband, and a secret from their encounter complicates the unwanted marriage.

After heartbreak, a club worker accepts a dangerous assignment from Irish enforcer Finn O'Sullivan to earn enough for a fresh start. His role as protector draws them closer, testing her determination to remain independent and avoid another painful attachment.

Targeted for a forced marriage by a cartel boss, a young woman is placed under the protection of assassin Levin Volkov. Stranded together far from safety, they face a growing attraction that conflicts with his duty and fears about their age difference.

Safe in Boston but separated from Levin, a young woman discovers she is pregnant and hopes their child might bring him back. His willingness to marry offers security, yet winning the heart he has guarded through past loss proves harder.

Trapped in Rio after a night together, Levin and the woman he protects face new threats and dwindling options. She wants more than rescue, but his fear of repeating past losses makes emotional commitment as difficult as their escape.

Caterina returns from college to an arranged marriage that will secure Luca Romano's position in Manhattan's criminal hierarchy. Another man's interest threatens their planned alliance in this alternate account of characters from the author's mafia novels.

After her father's murder, a mafia heiress depends on Alessio Moretti, his adopted son, to safeguard her inheritance. He seeks a suitable husband for her, but she wants him, while a killer and rival interests close in.

A former Bratva princess discovers that the man she trusted has made her his captive. Mikhail believes she ruined his life and demands revenge, leaving her isolated as desire and a mistaken identity turn their relationship increasingly dangerous.

Disinherited and hiding from her father, a former ballerina survives by dancing for strangers in Moscow. Meeting a dangerous man awakens an attraction she struggles to understand, while his unexplained interest threatens the fragile safety she has built.

Having escaped Mikhail’s control, Natalia seeks the freedom she wanted before discovering she carries his child. He remains determined to win her back, forcing her to weigh his promises of protection against the independence she has finally reclaimed.

A ballerina struggling to support her brother after a crime boss's death accepts work from Lorenzo Campano. His offer draws her deeper into the criminal world, where growing attraction complicates the boundaries she hoped to preserve.

An indebted tattoo artist fills in for her boss and meets a powerful Los Angeles crime leader. His insistence on becoming her regular client turns into a relationship, but an unexpected secret threatens the future she had planned.

Held prisoner by her father for two years, Andre Leone takes a mafia heiress captive to advance his revenge. His plans for marriage and power force her into a battle for autonomy, complicated by an attraction she resists.

Promised to a Bratva heir as part of a peace agreement, a young woman instead finds herself married to her protective godfather. His claim to have saved her collides with her anger at losing control of her future.

Hiding under a new name after an attempt to seize her, a Bratva leader's daughter meets Sheriff Kian Brady. His protection becomes marriage, but concealed loyalties make her question whether the safety he offers can be trusted.

After discovering that her abduction was built on lies, a woman flees both the Bratva and the FBI with the man she thought she loved. Attraction persists, but choosing whom to trust may determine whether either survives.

After discovering her boyfriend's infidelity, a woman begins exchanging fantasies with a masked stranger online. What seems safely anonymous becomes threatening when she learns he knows her identity, has been watching her, and intends to enter her life.

Mika's life caring for racehorses is disrupted when crime boss Alfie Bonetti buys the barn and begins pursuing her. His existing engagement and dangerous secrets threaten her independence as his determination to possess her draws enemies closer.

A Bratva leader pursues Bella to avenge his son’s death, threatening the fragile safety she found with Gabriel. Fleeing to the Italian countryside offers little protection, forcing them to confront what lasting commitment might demand in their violent world.

Escaping her father’s plans for another marriage, Bella accepts work caring for widower Gabriel’s children. His kindness gives her room to recover from past trauma, but their growing attraction challenges his insistence that he cannot offer her lasting love.

After a fire destroys her dress boutique, its owner accepts a temporary marriage to a Bratva heir in exchange for rebuilding her life. An earlier attraction resurfaces, complicating a practical arrangement between two people from profoundly different worlds.

After her father's death brands her the daughter of a traitor, a mafia heiress must marry Tristan O'Malley or face death. He intends to claim her family's empire, but her resistance turns their forced alliance into a struggle for power.

A career-ending setback leaves a ballerina caught between a possessive ex and Irish mafia heir Rowan Gallagher. His offer of a temporary marriage promises protection and financial security, but attraction and an unexpected contract clause threaten her independence.

Facing her father's ultimatum to marry or lose his support, Dahlia seeks one final night of freedom. Her encounter with fugitive Bratva heir Alek creates a secret and an unwanted marriage, placing them both within reach of his enemies.

Pressured to accept an arranged marriage, a woman seeks one final night of freedom and meets Alek, a hunted Bratva heir. The consequences bind them in a marriage neither planned, while his enemies threaten their already uneasy relationship.

After her brother's death, a mafia boss's daughter faces marriage to a wealthy but cruel man. Fleeing with the bodyguard she has long wanted forces them to confront forbidden feelings and the rules of the family he serves.

A single mother struggling to support her son is rescued from danger by Bratva enforcer Damian Kutnezsov. He insists on a temporary marriage for protection, but living together reveals a tenderness that complicates their arrangement and his promises.

Punished by her father and forced to work in his bar, Nicci sees escape when Savio Valenti buys exclusive access to her. Their shared desire for revenge becomes entangled with attraction as captivity offers a dangerous route toward reclaiming control.

Desperate to fund her mother’s care, a young woman borrows from a dangerous man and finds herself sold to a mafia boss. Irish kingpin Ronan O’Malley intervenes, but protecting her draws them toward a marriage neither originally planned.

An assassin agrees to marry and kill a Bratva heir in exchange for the truth about her family’s murder. An isolated honeymoon exposes another threat to her husband, complicating her mission as deception and attraction threaten her control.

Eleven years after losing her first love, a woman reunites with Elio Cattaneo, now a powerful mafia don. An attack forces her to seek his protection against an unwanted marriage, reviving feelings that put him at odds with her family.

A mechanic’s single night with Caesar Genovese leaves her pregnant and determined to keep her distance. When the mafia heir discovers the truth and confines her to his penthouse, his promised protection threatens the independence she refuses to surrender.

Left alone after her brother’s execution, an eighteen-year-old mafia heiress is forced to marry the much older enforcer Sean Flannery. Their unwanted alliance becomes charged with desire while enemies threaten the family empire and her chance of survival.

After being sold by her father and imprisoned in Russia, a young woman is rescued by the enforcer who once abandoned her. Forced to trust Kazimir, she carries a troubling secret as his determination to claim her grows.

An encounter with Ilya Sokolov in Boston follows a woman home to New York through increasingly alarming gifts. As attraction gives way to fear, the Bratva figure’s obsession escalates into surveillance and a determination to make her his.

A reckless night with an older ex-convict becomes more complicated when their paths cross again in Chicago’s underworld. With mafia debts unresolved and danger reaching her clinic, a woman finds her unwanted protector difficult to resist or trust.

Ten years after helping her forbidden lover escape, a mafia princess faces his return as a ruthless boss determined to reclaim her. Their hidden son changes the stakes, forcing her to weigh renewed love against the future she wants for her child.

A wealthy young woman’s night with a handsome stranger in Ibiza turns into a fight for survival when she discovers he was sent to kill her. Pursued across Europe, she struggles with an attraction that complicates every chance of escape.

Mistaken identity makes a young woman the captive of Bratva boss Andrei Petrov after she overhears dangerous information. When her father answers his ransom demand with war, her growing attraction to her jailer leaves both their positions increasingly unstable.

A mafia princess is given to Declan Murphy, a biker leader trying to establish himself as an Irish boss. Their practical marriage develops unexpected feeling, until her father reveals a plan that forces her to choose between family duty and her husband.

Allowed two years at university before an arranged marriage, a young woman hopes to enjoy temporary freedom in New York. Meeting mafia heir Romeo Ciresa draws her into a dangerous attraction intensified by the longstanding feud between their families.

Facing an unwanted political marriage, a mafia daughter begins a masked affair with the enforcer she has loved for years. Pregnancy offers a chance at the future she wants, but revealing her identity could destroy the relationship she has concealed.

A Bratva daughter’s fling with an older Irish enforcer becomes an FBI operation when agents pressure her into spying on him. As marriage and real affection complicate the assignment, exposing his organization could destroy the people she wants to protect.