Nashville Assassins Books in Order
Part ofToni Aleo Books in OrderGet the Nashville Assassins books in order, with reading notes, story summaries, and background on how this later arc expands Toni Aleo’s original hockey romance world.
Last updated: December 19, 2025
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Publication Order
14 books
One Timer
by Toni Aleo
2019
In this later Nashville Assassins installment, a one‑night connection between a driven hockey star and a woman guarding her heart spirals into something far messier and more meaningful, proving that one impulsive shot on goal can rewrite an entire future.
How We Fell in Love
by Toni Aleo
2018
This short Nashville Assassins story lets readers slip behind closed doors with an established couple as they look back on the missteps, sacrifices, and small miracles that turned a chance meeting into a lifelong partnership.
Two-Man Advantage
by Toni Aleo
2017
Wells Lemiere falls hard for quiet, gifted defenseman Matty Haverbrooke, the closeted son of the NHL commissioner. Their secret relationship burns bright until Matty cannot live openly, forcing Wells to walk away and later forcing Matty to decide if he will finally fight for the man he loves.
Twenty-Two
by Toni Aleo
2017
Years after winning back the love of his life, Lucas Brooks has built the noisy, loving family he once only dreamed of. During a brutal playoff run, shifting priorities and a scare at home force him to rethink retirement and what wearing number twenty two really means.
In the Crease
by Toni Aleo
2017
A hotshot Assassins goaltender prides himself on keeping everything under control between the pipes, but away from the rink his life is a mess. When he falls for someone who refuses to be his rebound, he has to learn how to be vulnerable off the ice too.
Delayed Call
by Toni Aleo
2017
As an aging Nashville Assassins star faces a critical decision about his contract, an unexpected romance forces him to confront the toll his public image has taken on his private life. The more he tries to keep things casual, the harder it becomes to ignore what is at stake.
Rushing the Goal
by Toni Aleo
2016
Another Nashville Assassins romance where family obligations, career pressure, and an irresistible attraction collide. As one of the team’s veterans falls for someone who comes with serious complications, both lovers must decide if they are willing to fight for the goal that matters most.
Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers
by Toni Aleo
2016
This lighthearted novella revisits an Assassins couple after the final buzzer, juggling newborn chaos, practices, and late‑night feedings. Between road trips and diaper explosions, they rediscover the playful, passionate partnership that made them fall in love in the first place.
Face-Off at the Altar
by Toni Aleo
2016
In this installment, long‑time fan favourites finally make it to the altar. As wedding plans spin out and old insecurities resurface on the way to happily ever after, the Assassins family rallies around them for one more emotional, hockey‑soaked celebration.
Wanting to Forget
by Toni Aleo
2015
Set before Overtime, this novella dives into bad‑boy defenseman Jordie Thomas’s darkest days as he drinks, fights, and self‑destructs his way through the league. Facing suspension and the loss of the woman he loves, he realises some memories are worth the pain it takes to earn forgiveness.
Overtime
by Toni Aleo
2015
Assassins enforcer Jordie Thomas is known for brutal hits and off‑ice chaos, but a failed drug test and a terrifying injury force him into rehab. There he crosses paths again with Olympic star Kacey King and must prove he can be the partner she deserves.
Laces and Lace
by Toni Aleo
2014
This Nashville Assassins novel pairs a driven hockey star with a woman who has every reason to distrust athletes. As their off‑ice partnership heats up, each must untangle painful family baggage before they can lace together something lasting.
Breaking Away
by Toni Aleo
2014
After his sister’s sudden death, Nashville Assassins center Phillip Anderson becomes guardian to his furious teenage niece, Claire. Enrolling her in dance brings them both to Reese Allen’s studio, where grief, therapy, and forbidden attraction tangle as Phillip and Reese try to build a fragile new family.
A Very Merry Hockey Holiday
by Toni Aleo
2014
Set during the holidays, this collection of Assassins vignettes checks in on several couples as they juggle practices, gifts, babies, and blended families. It is equal parts steamy, sentimental, and full of the chaotic joy of a hockey Christmas.
Series background & context
The Nashville Assassins line builds on the core Assassins series, shifting focus to new players, relatives, and people connected to the team as the years roll on. These books still center on the same fictional NHL franchise, but the world has widened—there are teenagers, college‑age kids, and long‑time couples whose stories are not quite finished.
Breaking Away is a key turning point. Star center Phillip Anderson is shattered by his sister’s death and suddenly responsible for his furious sixteen‑year‑old niece, Claire. Dance classes and a determined instructor named Reese Allen become the only things that pull Claire out of her grief, and Phillip and Reese find themselves drawn together as they try to build something resembling a family.
From there, titles like Laces and Lace, A Very Merry Hockey Holiday, Wanting to Forget, Overtime, Rushing the Goal, Pucks, Sticks, and Diapers, Face-Off at the Altar, Delayed Call, Twenty-Two, In the Crease, Two-Man Advantage, How We Fell in Love, One Timer, and Pucks, Sticks and a New Barn map out the lives of both newer and established Assassins. Some books tackle hard subjects head‑on—substance abuse, injury, pressure from sponsors, the danger of staying closeted in a macho sport. Others are quieter check‑ins that show couples handling babies, holidays, and the everyday work of staying together.
This arc is also where Aleo begins to blend her different series more tightly. Characters cross over from Bellevue; kids we met as toddlers in earlier books are now moody teenagers or college athletes. Side characters who once delivered a joke or a pep talk get their own chapters, revealing the hidden cracks in their seemingly perfect lives.
The tone remains familiar: steamy, emotional, and unafraid of big feelings. But there is a lived‑in quality here that comes from following people over years instead of months. We see careers peak and wane, friendships deepen, and families expand. The result is a sprawling, interconnected saga where the Nashville Assassins are less a team and more a multi‑generational community.
For readers, the Nashville Assassins books are a chance to stay in a beloved world a little longer, watching what happens after the first epilogue fades and new chapters begin.
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