Michelle Mankin Books in Order

After her twin brother's death, guitarist Avery Jones sees a place in Brutal Strength as her last chance. Because singer Marcus Anthony refuses to hire a woman, she disguises herself as a man, then begins falling for him.

Two Texas sisters arrive at Vancouver's Black Cat Records and unsettle its romantic landscape. Country singer Sara Daniels clashes with rocker Chris Alex, while intern Samantha attracts drummer JR, but the sisters' difficult past threatens both relationships.

Seeking refuge with rock band Tempest, singer Lace Lowell finds herself on tour with two men tied to her troubled past. Warren Jinkins and Bryan Jackson both want her, creating a triangle complicated by secrets and longstanding friendships.

A stadium tour brings Marcus Anthony and Avery Jones into close contact with Tempest and its guitarist Bryan Jackson. Avery confronts a troubling person from her past while Marcus struggles with jealousy and threats to their relationship.

Former Tempest singer Warren Jinkins has lost his band, friendships, and relationship through self-destructive behavior. Actress Shaina Bentley maintains a polished public image despite mounting private strain, and their attraction offers both a difficult chance at connection.

Tempest's new singer Justin Jones treats romance as a game until he meets Bridget Dubois. Hurt by previous relationships, Bridget avoids men like him, forcing Justin to confront feelings that cannot be managed by his usual rules.

Tempest guitarist Dizzy Lowell hides emotional wounds behind casual encounters and an assured public persona. Bartender April Reynolds unsettles him, but her marriage places an obstacle between two people whose secrets make their mutual attraction especially risky.

Rock singer Lincoln Savage returns to Ocean Beach and the woman he left behind. Surf shop owner Simone Bianchi has built a quiet life, but his offer of a recording contract brings unresolved love and heartbreak back into reach.

Musician Billy Blade arrives at Mardi Gras as a successful performer and carnival king, while Thyme Bellerose enjoys her apparently settled New Orleans life. Otherworldly forces draw them into a romance where magic disrupts their sense of control.

The second part of Strange Magic concludes Billy Blade and Thyme Bellerose's supernatural romance in New Orleans. Their Mardi Gras encounter brings ordinary ambitions and relationships into conflict with powers that blur the boundaries between life and death.

Morpheus, a winged immortal and feared mercenary, desires Cecilia, an enslaved oracle in the Court of the Light Immortals. Their attraction faces her cruel master's control, hidden secrets, and the mistrust that threatens their powerful connection.

After discovering her wealthy husband's infidelity, Annabelle Morris retreats to St. John to reconsider her marriage. An encounter with younger sailor Johnny Lightning offers an unexpected temptation in the opening part of a three-part romance.

The final part of Annabelle Morris's three-part story explores her choices between a familiar marriage and the possibility of happiness with Johnny Lightning. Family responsibilities and the risks of leaving her established life shape the romance.

This second part continues Annabelle Morris's story of marital disappointment and her attraction to the mysterious Johnny Lightning. Between Caribbean escape and Dallas society, she weighs personal happiness against the future of her family and marriage.

Tempest bassist Sager Reed carries guilt and grief from a turbulent youth, while Melinda Belle has withdrawn from relationships to pursue competitive skiing. Their connection challenges the defenses each has built around painful experiences and questions of self-worth.

Ramon Martinez desires Karen Grayson, the surfer he cannot pursue because she married his bandmate. Back in Ocean Beach, their former friendship and unresolved attraction force both to confront the choices that kept them apart.

After catching her rock-star boyfriend cheating, Raven Winters proposes a reckless plan to sleep with and rank ten musicians. Her friend's video makes the idea go viral, turning private heartbreak into a sponsored project with unexpected romantic consequences.

Musician Juaquin Acenado discovers his bandmate's younger sister Miriam working as a dancer in Las Vegas instead of attending college. Their longtime attraction resurfaces, complicated by secrecy, family loyalties, and a relationship they once considered forbidden.

At the Oscars, disillusioned rock legend Ashland Keys encounters singer-songwriter Fanny Bay, a fellow nominee who wants a different future from Hollywood fame. Their attraction brings together his accumulated regrets and her hopeful but equally complicated outlook.

Raven Winters has finished filming her reality-show season and chosen the musician she wants to stay with. As the broadcast approaches, she and Lucky face public scrutiny, growing fame, and questions about what comes after the cameras.

Videographer Marsha West steps out of Raven's shadow to star in the reality show's second season. A summer concert tour and ten planned rock-star encounters offer her control over her own choices, but leave plenty of room for complications.

Actress Hollie Lesowski faces a legal battle with the powerful director she once believed was her father. Her protective bodyguard Maximillian and her sister's bandmate Diesel both attract her in the first half of a romantic duet.

The second half of Hollie Lesowski's romantic duet continues her struggle with betrayal, a Hollywood legal battle, and competing attractions. Bodyguard Maximillian Cash offers reassurance, while musician and former surfer Diesel Le challenges her carefully drawn boundaries.

Marsha West has finished her reality-show filming one encounter short of the contract's requirements. Hoping to keep the rock star she has chosen, she must find a way to reconcile her new relationship with the agreement she signed.

Drummer Josephine Poet joins the reality show's third season for money and publicity that could benefit her all-female band. Confident in her no-commitment approach to men, she discovers that performing for the cameras may complicate her rules.

Rock star Rush hides his misery after his brother marries the woman he loved. A chance encounter with nearly homeless Jewel brings their opposite circumstances together, offering companionship while desperation and concealed pain complicate the possibility of lasting love.

With her reality-show season complete, Josephine Poet sets off on a motorcycle trip with Anthem's lead singer, the man she has chosen. She hopes to enjoy their relationship, but doubts remain about whether the show's troubles are over.

At Southside High, singer Warren Jinkins and guitarist Bryan Jackson both love Lace Lowell, who returns their feelings. Their shared band and complicated emotional loyalties place friendship, rivalry, and desire at the center of this Tempest prequel.

Storm Hardy leaves Ocean Beach to pursue music while his childhood friend Lotus Irving remains behind and endures successive tragedies. Their enduring connection becomes a romance shaped by loss, concealed identity, and the difficulty of imagining a new future.

A lonely rock-star manager and an impoverished woman hiding her past arrange to meet at a motel. Both conceal their true selves beneath carefully maintained identities, and their encounter challenges whether affection can develop while neither feels able to reveal who they are.

Kyle and Claire reunite after their separation caused lasting hurt, this time within his dangerous Southside world. Revealed secrets and renewed threats force them to confront their differences and decide whether the risks of rebuilding their relationship are worth taking.

A drug dealer controlled by his boss meets a wealthy student mocked by her classmates during a school talent show. Their unexpected connection challenges the assumptions and rules of two sharply divided communities, drawing them toward choices neither world readily permits.

Singer Dolly Byron clashes with drummer Tyler Vaughn, her best friend’s former boyfriend. Their growing attraction threatens loyalties and exposes insecurities beneath his rock star image, making an already difficult relationship harder to dismiss as simple dislike.

Rock star Ben Kennedy’s apparently charmed life conceals private pain, while single mother Sierra guards an old heartbreak. Working as his band’s tour manager brings their contrasting worlds together, testing whether renewed trust can heal wounds both have kept hidden.

After losing her home and suffering repeated betrayals, Addy struggles to protect her sister and salvage their musical hopes. A supportive best friend offers comfort, but his own difficulties and a life-changing secret complicate escaping the powerful man obsessed with her.

Addy plans an escape from Southside Seattle while caring for her younger sister and enduring a troubled home. Music offers hope, but competing relationships and a club owner’s dangerous obsession threaten the future she is determined to build.

Former medical student Shane Lamar, now a feared demon, and immortal Fiori seek freedom for their forbidden union. Governing a secret world across their opposing realms demands sacrifices that test their love, alliances, and sense of themselves.

Quarterback Champion Valentine pursues exotic dancer Electra Miller, who abandoned her artistic dreams after a tragedy. Their mutual attraction is complicated by an eighteen year age gap and secrets that Electra believes she cannot safely reveal.

Recently separated musician Jack meets struggling Lorelei backstage while touring with his band. Their connection offers hope after painful histories and abandoned dreams, but concealed talents, dangerous secrets and past mistakes threaten the new beginning each desperately needs.

In the Los Angeles music scene of 1969, a tragedy forces Katelyn Love to abandon cherished dreams. Torn between a famous former lover and a musician returning from Vietnam, she struggles to rebuild a life shaped by loss.

Shy Peace Jinkins and rebellious guitarist Bo Jackson understand each other despite their opposite responses to family pressure. Their fathers play in the same famous band, and an unexpected friendship becomes complicated by forbidden attraction and outside expectations.