Misadventures (Toni Aleo) Books in Order

This mini‑series pulls together Toni Aleo’s contributions to the larger Misadventures brand and treats them as a small shelf of their own. The books share a tone—fast, flirty, and explicit—but each story stands alone with its own setting and cast.

Misadventures with a Rookie drops readers into the world of the Malibu Suns, a West Coast hockey team with a very confident new defenseman. Gus Persson is used to scoring on the ice and off, until he runs into Bo St. James, an ice crew member and trainer who has seen enough hotshot rookies to last a lifetime. Their chemistry is instantaneous, but Bo’s determination to protect her goals and Gus’s swagger collide in a story that is equal parts banter, dirty talk, and emotional thawing.

Misadventures with a Manny trades the rink for a chaotic household. Vera Woods is freshly heartbroken after her husband runs off with the nanny, leaving her with a demanding job, three angry sons, and no backup. Desperation leads her to Lincoln Scott, a professional manny who has turned childcare into his career. What starts as a strictly practical hire quickly complicates as Lincoln becomes the steady center of the family and the one adult who truly sees how exhausted Vera is.

Because these books are part of the wider Misadventures project, the focus is tightly on the central relationship. There is no long build‑up across multiple novels, and very little outside continuity to track. Instead, Aleo uses the compact format to spotlight a few intense weeks or months in her characters’ lives—those brief windows when a chance meeting, an impulsive decision, or a risky job offer flips everything upside down.

For readers who already love the depth of the Assassins and Bellevue Bullies worlds, these Misadventures titles offer a change of pace without losing Aleo’s trademarks: frank conversations about fear and vulnerability, heroes who have to grow up a little, and heroines whose needs and boundaries shape the story. You can read them on their own or treat them as spicy side quests within her broader body of work.