Release Books in Order

The Release series contains two connected contemporary romances set in the same emotional world. Release follows Ramsey Stewart and Thea, while Reclaim turns to Ramsey's sister Nora and her longtime connection with Camden Cole. Both books deal with love shaped by trauma, separation, and the difficult work of returning to a life that no longer looks familiar.

Begin with Release.

Ramsey and Thea grew up together and fell in love young. Their future changes when Ramsey is convicted after killing the boy who assaulted Thea, and he tells her to move on while he serves his sentence. Twelve years later, Thea waits outside the prison for a man she once knew well, but prison and time have changed them both. Their story asks whether devotion can survive guilt, anger, memory, and the damage done to both of them.

The tone is emotional and heavy, but the relationship stays at the center. Thea has held onto her own version of Ramsey for years. Ramsey has spent those years trying to protect her from a distance. Their reunion forces both of them to look at the choices that separated them, rather than simply pretending they can resume where they left off.

Reclaim runs alongside parts of the first book's timeline, but it has its own central couple. Nora grew up in an abusive home and learned to expect abandonment. Camden first becomes a steady presence during one important summer when they are young, and their friendship develops over years of stops, starts, and painful choices. He is patient. She has plenty of reasons not to trust that patience.

It is a slow-burn friends-to-lovers romance with a darker family background.

Although Reclaim can be followed on its own, it reveals major events from Release. Reading in publication order gives Ramsey and Thea's story room to land before Nora's perspective adds another layer to the family history. It also makes the appearances by familiar characters feel more meaningful.

This is a series for readers who want second chances with real consequences. Love matters here, but it does not erase the past. The characters have to face it, name it, and decide what they can rebuild. Read Release first, then continue with Reclaim.