MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family Books in Order
Part ofAmarie Avant Books in OrderBrowse the MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family books in order by Amarie Avant, with short summaries, series background, and where to start guidance.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family books in publication order
5 books
Bad For You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Willow arrives at DuPont Academy already carrying hurt, then collides with Camdyn MacKenzie, the most dangerous kind of distraction. Their chemistry is immediate, but so is the darkness around him.
Bound For You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Ava is at her lowest when Kieran takes her and refuses to let her disappear. His methods are terrifying and his devotion is worse, which makes this dark romance as much about survival as surrender.
Die for You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Leith MacKenzie lives inside a brutal family business, but Chevelle makes him want something cleaner and safer. Their connection grows in the middle of grief, loyalty, and secrets the clan cannot bury.
Take A Bullet For You
by Amarie Avant
2021
Brody MacKenzie pays Justice Flowers's debt and decides her safety belongs to him. Justice refuses to be owned, which makes their clash even hotter as danger from her past keeps coming.
Fight for You
by Amarie Avant
2025
Jordyn never forgot Jamie MacKenzie, the boy who once brought light into her captivity. Now he is back as a hardened ex-Marine, ready to fight a Bratva tsar and anyone else to get her free.
MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family books in chronological order

Die for You
by Amarie Avant
2021MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family, Book 1
Take A Bullet For You
by Amarie Avant
2021MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family, Book 2
Bad For You
by Amarie Avant
2021MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family, Book 3
Bound For You
by Amarie Avant
2021MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family, Book 4
Fight for You
by Amarie Avant
2025MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family, Book 5
Series background & context
The MacKenzie Scottish Crime Family books sit right in the lane where romance, clan loyalty, and criminal danger all feed each other. The series starts with Die For You and grows through Take A Bullet For You, Bad For You, Bound For You, and Fight for You. Some romances can stand on their own, but the family connections matter.
The MacKenzies are not a polished society family with pretty secrets. They are enforcers, fixers, and survivors. That Scottish clan identity gives the books their backbone. Even when the focus shifts from one couple to the next, the same questions keep coming back. How much do you owe the family that raised you. How much of yourself can you save while living inside a violent system.
Each book turns to a different pairing. Leith and Chevelle bring in the first big emotional hook. Brody and Justice add more swagger and confrontation in Take A Bullet For You. Bad For You moves younger and darker with Camdyn and Willow, while Bound For You leans hardest into captivity, obsession, and rescue through Ava and Kieran. Fight for You returns to the clan's long reach with Jamie and Jordyn, and shows how old damage can echo for years.
The tone is not cozy. These are high-heat romances with weapons, grudges, debts, and the constant sense that family business can crash into private life at any second. Even the softer moments feel hard won.
What makes the series work is the mix of brutality and devotion. The MacKenzie men are intense, often overbearing, and deeply shaped by the world around them. The women are not there to make the stories gentle. They bring their own grief, pride, and survival instincts, which keeps the books from feeling one-note.
If you want a crime family series where every love story has pressure on it, this is a strong place to start. Read in order if you can. The romances change, but the clan memory sticks.
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