Playboys of New York Books in Order

Playboys of New York follows a group of powerful, mostly self-made men who rule different corners of the city, from boardrooms and restaurant kitchens to sports franchises and investment firms. On the surface they are the kind of glossy, tabloid-worthy billionaires people love to hate, but over the series JA Low peels back the public image to show the grief, loyalty, and old scars they hide behind that reputation.

Each book zeroes in on one playboy and the woman who refuses to be just another notch on his bedpost.

Off Limits kicks things off with Chloe, who famously leaves her Super Bowl star fiancé at the altar and turns her unused honeymoon into a girls' trip, only to fall for Noah Stone, the charismatic stranger who later turns out to be her new boss. In Strictly Forbidden, ultra-organised assistant Lenna has her carefully mapped-out life derailed when a breakup and an impulsive night with her grumpy billionaire boss, Logan, spark a secret office affair and an unplanned pregnancy. The Merger leans into the fake-marriage trope as fashion entrepreneur Emma wakes up hungover in Vegas with a ring on her finger and Anderson West, a rival executive, at her side, and then has to navigate a corporate deal that depends on them staying happily married.

Taking Control focuses on celebrity chef Elliot EJ Jones and his long-suffering assistant Stella, whose slow-burn attraction explodes after a terrifying accident forces both of them to reassess what really matters. Without Warning follows Rhys Davenport, a divorced financier trying to outrun family drama, and Ariana, a woman stuck in a dead-end job who discovers she has been catfished with Rhys's photos. Their collision is messy, funny, and full of chemistry as they help each other untangle past mistakes and take risks again.

Throughout the series you get penthouse apartments, private jets, charity galas, and the kind of close-knit friend group where teasing sits right beside fierce loyalty. Heavy topics like grief, trauma, and mental health sit next to sharp banter and explicit, emotionally charged sex scenes, so the tone can slide from glamorous escapism to genuine heartbreak in a chapter. The books interlink with the Hartford Brothers and Paradise Club worlds, but you can read them on their own or in order, watching this group of men go from proudly unattached to completely undone by love.