Scarlett Cole Books in Order

Harper Connelly asks tattoo artist Trent Andrews to cover scars left by her abusive past. Their growing trust develops into attraction, but threatening messages and attacks on his studio suggest the man she fled has found her.

Tattoo artist Lia meets mechanic Reid after her car breaks down and expects a brief encounter. When he follows her to Miami's Second Circle Tattoos, connections to his painful family history complicate their desire for something lasting.

Waitress Drea Caron and tattoo artist Cujo Matthews clash while organizing their friends' engagement party. When Drea witnesses an abduction, their reluctant partnership becomes an effort to uncover the truth while facing danger and deepening attraction.

Pixie hopes to build a business and protect the life she found at Second Circle Tattoos. Her attraction to Preload singer Dred Zander brings unwanted attention, while blackmail and threatened revelations put both their hidden pasts at risk.

Preload guitarist Elliott Dawson becomes involved with struggling mother Kendalee Walker and her troubled teenage son. Their connection offers the possibility of family, but Elliott's dangerous history complicates his efforts to support them and build a stable relationship.

Preload musician Jordan Steele meets ballerina Aleksandra Artemov, whose disciplined career leaves little room for freedom. Their attraction draws together two people shaped by difficult expectations, forcing Jordan to confront wounds concealed behind his successful public life.

Medical researcher Louisa North develops a treatment that others want to turn into a chemical weapon. Former Navy SEAL Sixton Rapp must protect her through his new security firm as professional responsibility becomes complicated by their attraction.

Former Navy SEAL Cabe Moss teams with FBI operative Amy Murray on a dangerous assignment. Their growing attraction challenges his determination to keep work separate from emotion after the death of his fiancée left him reluctant to love again.

Investigative journalist Delaney Shapiro reconnects with former Navy SEAL Mac MacCarrick after landing in an overseas hospital. A Russian arms dealer threatens her safety, while unresolved feelings and Mac's involvement in her brother's death complicate his protection.

A devastating accident threatens Preload drummer Lennon's musical future and intensifies his struggles with guilt and childhood abuse. Neurosurgeon Georgia Starr, burdened by her own family's expectations, becomes part of his search for a life beyond those losses.

Preload musician Nikan reunites with Jenny, the former love he hurt before fame transformed his life. Now running a group home after surviving her father's cult, she must decide whether their renewed connection can overcome the damage of their past.

After losing a tattooing competition, Holly accepts work on Preload's social media campaign. Talent agent Ryan hopes rescuing the band's career will earn him a promotion, but working with Holly challenges his preference for handling everything alone.

Connor Finch is preparing to lead his family's company when he falls for Emerson Dyer, the daughter of their business rival. Her struggling gin distillery and a secret threatening its future complicate a relationship neither expected to pursue.

The Second Circle Tattoos and Preload families gather in Miami for Reid and Lia's Christmas Day wedding. Alternating chapters revisit the established couples as children, personal worries, and changing relationships complicate their preparations for the shared celebration.

Hockey player Anders Berg and wedding planner Olivia Dyer intend their attraction to last one night. His unexpected trade to Denver brings them together again, challenging his career-focused plans and her struggle to move beyond troubles at the family distillery.

Distiller Jake Dyer reconnects with childhood friend Cassie Cunningham when she returns to Denver to run her injured father's construction business. Their secret relationship grows alongside the distillery renovation, but demands from her career and family complicate her choices.

Musician Jase resents recording songs his brother wrote about the woman they both loved. Cheerful studio assistant Cerys drives him to a lakeside cabin, where being snowed in together forces them to reconsider their opposing attitudes toward romance.

Rock musician Matt Palmer has loved Izabel Bryson for years but promised her brother, his bandmate, never to pursue her. Izabel believes a past mistake ended her chances, until an unexpected night together exposes their unresolved feelings.

Drummer Luke discovers that a one-night encounter with content creator Willow has resulted in pregnancy. To protect her wholesome public image, they arrange a year of pretending to build a family, risking feelings neither intended to involve.

Chaya is preparing to marry another man while remaining in love with her best friend, guitarist Ben King. Her father's opposition has kept them apart, but a tragedy reunites them and forces a choice between family expectations and their relationship.

Former percussionist Zoe Atkins joins a tour and accepts rocker Alex King's bet that he can find her a casual partner. Acting as her wingman becomes painful when Alex realizes that his own feelings have grown beyond friendship.