Nikki Ash Books in Order
Explore Nikki Ash books in order, with quick summaries, connected series guides, trope notes, and simple help choosing the best place to start.
Last updated: July 8, 2026
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Publication Order
50 books
Fighting For a Second Chance
by Nikki Ash
2016
Liz and Cooper share a short, intense connection in Miami and walk away believing it is over. Years later, they meet again, and he has no idea their brief time together changed both of their lives forever.
Bordello
by Nikki Ash
2017
Aria is pulled into a dangerous world when crime lord Giovanni takes her under his control and protection. Set against the backdrop of a Las Vegas bordello, this dark romance blends captivity, danger, and fierce attraction.
Fighting 'Round the Christmas Tree
by Nikki Ash
2017
This holiday novella reunites the whole Fighting crew and their families for one last Christmas under the same roof. It is a warm, nostalgic catch-up for readers who want more time with the original couples.
Fighting For Your Love
by Nikki Ash
2017
Ashley is a single mom who has learned not to depend on anyone. Kaden is still carrying grief from the love he lost. Their friendship grows into something deeper, but only if he can finally make room for a future.
Fighting For Your Touch
by Nikki Ash
2017
Fighter Caleb has spent years running from a brutal past, until living with Hayley forces him to let someone in. It is a healing, high-emotion romance built on trust, closeness, and finding the courage to stay.
Fighting With Faith
by Nikki Ash
2017
Bentley believes in soulmates. Kayla does not believe in love at all. Their romance puts those opposite views to the test, especially once feelings deepen and the stakes become impossible to brush aside.
Clinched
by Nikki Ash
2018
Single dad Tristan is ready to help the guarded woman he cannot stop wanting, even when Charlie insists she only brings tragedy. Their romance mixes tenderness, secrets, and the slow hope of a real second chance.
Heath
by Nikki Ash
2018
A modern retelling of *Wuthering Heights*, this co-written standalone follows a love so fierce and consuming it leaves damage in its wake. It is dark, messy, and built around obsession as much as romance.
Knocked Down
by Nikki Ash
2018
Griffin finally has a stable life with his son, until a puppy and its owner literally knock them over. What follows is a light, flirty single-dad romance with neighbors-to-lovers charm and a lot of heart.
Takedown
by Nikki Ash
2018
Years after a brief but unforgettable connection, single mom Mila crosses paths with MMA fighter Mason again. She wants forever, he has never done commitment, and that mismatch is exactly what makes them hard to ignore.
Tapping Out
by Nikki Ash
2018
Bella and Marco have years of friendship, history, and unfinished feelings between them. When life throws a pregnancy into the mix, they have to decide whether their old bond is strong enough to become something lasting.
Unbroken Promises
by Nikki Ash
2018
Three childhood best friends grow up believing their bond can survive anything. Then life, love, and loss start testing the promises that once held them together, in a romance that is emotional, angsty, and deeply complicated.
Going Deep
by Nikki Ash
2019
Wide receiver Killian is used to commitment on the field, not off it, until an escort named Giselle gets under his skin. Their chemistry is instant, but winning her heart proves a lot harder than landing a pass.
Hidden Truths
by Nikki Ash
2019
A young woman is forced into an arranged marriage with a ruthless Greek mafia man to pay for her father's sins. What begins as captivity and revenge turns into a dangerous attraction neither of them can control.
On the Surface
by Nikki Ash
2019
Celeste has spent years hiding behind an image of perfection. Then single dad Jase walks back into her life and sees straight through it, forcing both of them to face what they buried long ago.
Stolen Lies
by Nikki Ash
2019
The second half of the duet turns up the danger as secrets, violence, and shifting loyalties close in on the couple. Their arranged marriage is no longer just a trap, it is the one place that might still feel real.
The Pickup
by Nikki Ash
2019
A bar hookup becomes much harder to compartmentalize when real feelings and a surprise pregnancy enter the picture. It is a football romance about a hero who wants more and a heroine still chasing a fairy-tale ending.
Through His Eyes
by Nikki Ash
2019
Quinn is a single mom still carrying the damage of an abusive past when tattoo artist Lachlan sees her clearly for the first time. It is an emotional, deeply reassuring romance about trust, desire, and being loved without conditions.
Before I Die
by Nikki Ash
2020
Nevaeh has spent her life following rules that were never really hers, so she makes a list of things she wants to do before it is too late. One reckless night brings Ethan into her orbit and changes everything after that.
Bound Together
by Nikki Ash
2020
After everything explodes in *Torn Apart*, Ashton has to face the fallout of his own choices. This sequel is about broken trust, hard-won repair, and whether four damaged hearts can still find a way forward together.
Clutch Player
by Nikki Ash
2020
Harper thought her first love was long behind her, but a blind date puts retired baseball star Landon right back in front of her. Their second-chance romance mixes old heartbreak, single-parent life, and unfinished feelings.
Fool Me Once
by Nikki Ash
2020
What starts as a spring fling with Keegan refuses to stay in the past. When fate brings the couple back together years later, second-chance hope collides with the fear of being hurt all over again.
Torn Apart
by Nikki Ash
2020
Ashton Carter's senior year goes gloriously off the rails when he falls for his best friend, wants his enemy, and cannot ignore his new roommate, the hockey coach. This first book is chaotic, sexy, and very much the start of a bigger mess.
Finding Beauty in the Darkness
by Nikki Ash
2021
Giovanni has always lived in darkness, but rescuing Aria from captivity changes everything. This is a darker romance about protection, possession, and what happens when light shows up in the last place it should.
Finding Prince Charming
by Nikki Ash
2021
A woman raised in a life far from fairy tales meets Liam and gets one magical weekend that refuses to stay in the past. Later, with a child to protect, she has to decide whether a prince can still be real.
Love Me Harder
by Nikki Ash
2021
A woman tired of living for everyone but herself starts taking real risks and ends up tangled with dark, magnetic Ethan Romero. This standalone mixes self-discovery, high heat, and romantic suspense.
My Kind of Beautiful
by Nikki Ash
2021
A best-friends dynamic turns more complicated when long-buried feelings and deep insecurity rise to the surface. It is a tender romance about believing you might actually be enough for the person who knows you best.
My Kind of Love
by Nikki Ash
2021
After devastating loss, a young woman feels stuck between grief and the future she thought she would have. An unexpected connection gives her a chance to start living again, even if moving forward feels impossible at first.
My Kind of Perfect
by Nikki Ash
2021
A single dad and the woman living in close orbit around him discover that comfort can turn into love before either of them is ready. This one leans into shared space, family stakes, and emotional healing.
No Strings
by Nikki Ash
2021
Savannah never pictured a grumpy single dad and his teenage son as part of her future, but life has other plans. What begins as something casual quickly becomes harder to walk away from.
The Inevitable
by Nikki Ash
2021
Sierra feels instant sparks with Kolton, but chemistry is easy compared with what comes after. This friends-to-lovers romance is about crossing the line carefully, and hoping what feels inevitable can still last.
What Love Looks Like
by Nikki Ash
2021
Aubree already has enough on her plate before she falls for two best friends at once. This steamy MFM romance asks what happens when the heart wants more than one answer, and both men want her too.
A Chance Encounter
by Nikki Ash
2022
Single mom Sophia has spent years focused on her daughter, not romance, until a chance encounter with musician Easton Blackwood changes the equation. This opener pairs rock-star chemistry with secret-past heartache and family stakes.
Controlled Chaos
by Nikki Ash
2022
A rock star and a single mom slip from friendship into something riskier in this connected *Love and Lyrics* romance. The chemistry is easy. Balancing real life, old hurts, and bigger feelings is the hard part.
Only Ever Yours
by Nikki Ash
2022
Camilla agrees to stand in for her best friend and pose as a millionaire's escort for one night, then meets older, powerful Isaac. Their instant connection is intense, but loving a man like him comes with real danger.
Silent Chaos
by Nikki Ash
2022
This rock-star romance mixes enemies-to-lovers tension with the ache of a second chance. Old wounds still speak loudly, even when the title promises silence.
A Risk Worth Taking
by Nikki Ash
2023
A dancer trying to outrun her past turns to an older club owner who is far more dangerous to her heart than she planned. Hidden identity, age-gap tension, and surprise pregnancy keep the suspense high.
Bleeding Chaos
by Nikki Ash
2023
Drummer Gage has been drowning in guilt and grief for years when the woman tied to his past comes back into his life. This is the series' heavier second-chance romance, with love, loss, and secret-baby stakes wrapped together.
The Risk of Falling
by Nikki Ash
2023
A marriage-of-convenience setup starts to feel very real when unexpected pregnancy and outside danger raise the stakes. This is a fast, emotional romance about taking a risk before love has a chance to settle in naturally.
Total Chaos
by Nikki Ash
2023
On the day of her wedding, Kendall follows her heart straight into Declan's car instead of down the aisle. Their runaway-bride, friends-to-lovers story is messy, emotional, and exactly as dramatic as the title suggests.
What the Heart Wants
by Nikki Ash
2023
Falling for one man would be complicated enough. Falling for two best friends who want to share her is something else entirely. This bold romance leans into desire, difficult choices, and refusing a simple answer.
Wrapped Up in You
by Nikki Ash
2023
A single mom still shaped by loss gets pulled toward a firefighter who brings warmth she never expected. Set in a small town at Christmas, this romance balances grief, family, and a hopeful new beginning.
Drunk on You
by Nikki Ash
2024
Anastasia needs a fake fiancé to look like CEO material, and Julian seems perfect until she realizes he is also her competition. Office rivalry turns personal fast in this sharp, flirty fake-engagement romance.
Hooked on You
by Nikki Ash
2024
Kira is doing everything she can to survive as a single mom when Ryder finds her and her daughter sleeping in an SUV. His offer of a home and a live-in nanny job changes both of their lives.
Exposed Ink
by Nikki Ash
2025
Kinsley has made her tattoo shop a safe place to hide after devastating loss, until firefighter and single dad Shane starts breaking through her walls. It is a love-after-loss romance with heat, tenderness, and real healing.
Sweetest Sin
by Nikki Ash
2025
Dominick thinks one flight with a fiery redheaded attendant will not be enough, and he is right. Their brief, scorching connection becomes far more dangerous once his enemies and a secret baby change the stakes.
Waiting on You
by Nikki Ash
2025
When Nate rescues Paige, the attraction between them is immediate, intense, and hard to shake. After time apart, he is not willing to let her disappear quietly, especially once bigger consequences come into view.
Beautiful Betrayal
by Nikki Ash
2026
Brielle thinks Kane was one reckless mistake, only to learn he is the enemy and wants her as his wife. Forced marriage, revenge, and very real chemistry make this one of Nikki Ash's darker, sharper romances.
Deadliest Desire
by Nikki Ash
2026
Set in the same dark world as *Sweetest Sin*, this romance pairs danger with fierce protection and a heroine who needs more than simple rescue. Desire comes easily here. Trust does not.
Secret Seduction
by Nikki Ash
2026
The final *Tempting Love* book leans hard into deception, attraction, and the danger of wanting someone you should never trust. In this world, secrets are rarely small, and seduction always comes with a price.
Where should I start?
If you want early Nikki Ash and MMA romance: Fighting for a Second Chance → Fighting With Faith → Fighting for Your Touch
If you want football, tattoo shops, and extra angst: The Pickup → On the Surface → Through His Eyes
If you want rock stars and connected band drama: A Chance Encounter → Controlled Chaos → Total Chaos → Bleeding Chaos
If you want her darker side: Hidden Truths → Stolen Lies or Sweetest Sin → Beautiful Betrayal
Author bio
Nikki Ash writes contemporary romance that likes to get right to the point. Her books are full of single parents, surprise pregnancies, second chances, sports heroes, tattoo artists, and people who are a little bruised by life but still want their shot at love.
Before she became a full-time fixture on romance readers' shelves, she was an English teacher in South Florida. More than one source describes her as a teacher by day, reader and writer by night, and that tracks with the feeling of her career. She came to writing from a life already built around books.
That love of reading shows up everywhere.
On her author bio, she talks about moving easily from childhood classics like The Boxcar Children to Wuthering Heights to modern romance. In a later interview, she explained that part of her move into writing came from wanting a certain kind of romance and deciding to write it herself. That practical streak fits her work. Nikki Ash writes books that know exactly what emotional buttons they want to push.
Her debut novel, Fighting for a Second Chance, arrived in 2016 and kicked off the Fighting series. From there, she kept building outward. The early books lean into MMA fighters, secret babies, and second chances. Later series broaden the world with football players, rock stars, mafia-adjacent suspense, and softer small-town stories. Even when the setup changes, the heart of the books stays pretty consistent: intense attraction, strong emotional payoff, and characters who have to work through real mess before they can get their happily ever after.
If you want a good snapshot of what she does, Through His Eyes is a strong example of her warmer, more emotional side. A Chance Encounter and the Love and Lyrics books show how comfortably she handles rock-star romance without losing the family stakes. Hidden Truths and Stolen Lies, written with K. Webster, push her into darker territory with arranged marriage and criminal-world tension. And books like Clutch Player or No Strings show how much she enjoys single-parent romance with a little extra ache built in.
She also has a clear set of favorite themes.
Single moms and single dads show up often. So do secret pregnancies, found family, protective heroes, and heroines who are rebuilding after heartbreak, loss, or bad choices. Some series are lighter and more playful, while others veer into romantic suspense or darker emotional territory. But the through line is easy to spot. Nikki Ash likes stories where love changes the direction of someone's life, not in a tidy way, but in a hard-won one.
She has also kept a steady pace. Across multiple connected series, co-written projects, and standalones, she has built a big backlist in a relatively short time. That makes her especially fun for readers who like finding one author and then staying in that world for a while.
These days, she still lives in South Florida with her husband, two children, and the family dog. When she is not reading or writing, she has said she loves traveling with her family and looking for inspiration along the way. It feels fitting. Her books move fast, but they are grounded in the little details of everyday life, work, family, grief, and hope, that make the romance land.
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