Rogue (Talia Hibbert) Books in Order

Rogue is not a typical single-author romance series with one town, one family, or a repeating cast. It is a multi-author anthology project, and Rogue Nights gathers seven novella-length romances by different writers. The stories share a broad interest in people pushing back against injustice while still making room for hope, desire, and new relationships.

The collection treats politics as something that affects ordinary lives.

Talia Hibbert’s contribution to Rogue Nights is Resisting Desire, which later became the basis for Guarding Temptation. It follows Nina Chapman, an activist and journalist, and James Foster, her brother’s best friend. Nina has been hurt by James before, and she would prefer to avoid him. But threats connected to her reporting leave her needing protection, forcing the two former friends into close quarters and making their unresolved attraction impossible to ignore.

Nina and James bring the emotional shape readers may recognize from Hibbert’s other work: a guarded heroine with strong convictions, a quietly steady hero, plenty of frustration, and feelings that have been ignored for too long. Their story is a romance first, but the danger Nina faces comes from the public work she does and the political climate around her. That gives the forced-proximity setup more urgency than a simple shared-space comedy.

The other novellas in Rogue Nights feature different couples, settings, and authors. Together, they explore romantic connection alongside voting, activism, immigration, reproductive rights, racism, and other pressures that shape who feels safe, heard, and free to build a future. Because it is an anthology, readers should expect quick, self-contained stories rather than a long-running plot.

The tone varies across the collection, but the shared idea is clear: even after a difficult night, people can find support, take action, and choose each other. Hibbert’s entry is especially suited to readers who enjoy brother’s-best-friend tension, protective heroes, and romances where the characters’ values matter as much as their chemistry.

Start with Rogue Nights if you want the full anthology experience. Readers looking specifically for Hibbert’s Nina and James can also find their story in its later standalone form, Guarding Temptation.