Shanna Handel Books in Order
Browse Shanna Handel books in order, with interconnected mafia romance lists, short summaries, and guidance on where to start in her Bachman Brotherhood world.
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Shanna Handel books in publication order
43 books
Taken by Surprise
by Shanna Handel
2016
Fashion professional Lila enjoys a successful career and marriage until Luke proposes a relationship built around domestic discipline. A visit to his hometown reveals other couples living similarly, while unexpected troubles test their changed arrangement.
Bartender Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2017
Bartender Ray has wanted Jessica for years, and one kiss finally changes their relationship. As marriage approaches, his wish to protect and guide her raises questions about whether she can accept the kind of partnership he offers.
Daddy Mine
by Shanna Handel
2017
Rancher Wes has resigned himself to bachelorhood when his brother Garrett arrives with girlfriend Carrie. Her combination of sweetness and defiance awakens his attraction, creating a conflict between family loyalty and the relationship he has always wanted.
Forever Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2017
Wes and Carrie prepare for married life on the family ranch when his brother and fiancée arrive for Christmas. Complicated relationships and an approaching crisis test Wes's ability to support Carrie while holding his family together.
Taken Off Guard
by Shanna Handel
2017
Elizabeth asks husband Cole for a relationship involving domestic discipline after recognizing how her behavior affects the family. Their new arrangement faces a serious test when a secret from Heather's past brings danger to those around them.
The Trouble with Christmas
by Shanna Handel
2017
Lila wants an extravagant first Christmas in her husband's hometown, but shopping beyond the budget causes friction. When a Colorado blizzard disrupts her party plans, she must confront different expectations about family, celebration, and their marriage.
Beach Daddies
by Shanna Handel
2018
Carrie, Jessica, and Buttercup vacation in the Outer Banks with their partners, each considering a different question about her relationship. Time away from everyday responsibilities opens conversations about discipline, intimacy, and the meaning of their chosen roles.
Boss Of Her Heart
by Shanna Handel
2018
After a decade focused on work, Garrett Love finds himself distracted by Bella Buchanan. His attraction conflicts with a fear of repeating past mistakes, while the structured relationship he wants leaves Bella facing unfamiliar expectations.
Her Alpha Mates
by Shanna Handel
2018
An ancestral curse threatens Cassandra Ambrosia, prompting her wolf-shifter husband Deo to seek help from dragon shifter Draco. Their new three-way bond offers protection, but Cassandra's headstrong choices may increase the danger facing the entire pack.
Her Cowboy, Her Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2018
Bridgette Smith visits her parents in Wyoming and accepts a dare to kiss a cowboy at a bar. His dominant approach draws her into a relationship whose future is uncertain once she returns to Los Angeles.
His Ranch, His Rules
by Shanna Handel
2018
After losing her boyfriend, job, and apartment, Georgia Hamilton accepts work and lodging on Brody Jenkins's ranch. His strict rules about drinking challenge her habits, while attraction and a painful misunderstanding complicate her attempt to start over.
Mastering Her Will
by Shanna Handel
2018
Buttercup anticipates her wedding night with Jake, but an unwelcome figure from her past appears at their reception. Jake's protective instincts collide with their new marriage as they navigate intimacy, trust, and the shadow of that intrusion.
Texas Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2018
Buttercup returns to her Poke Town family determined to avoid dating after being hurt. Her attraction to Jake Hargett keeps undermining that resolution, forcing her to weigh self-protection against the possibility of another romantic connection.
The Power Of The Pack
by Shanna Handel
2018
Cassandra Ambrosia searches for the truth about herself as an ancient evil threatens her family again. Her mates Deo and Draco struggle to protect her, while the approaching confrontation demands strength from the whole pack.
The Wolf's Demand
by Shanna Handel
2018
Cassandra threatens to leave her husband Deo after their marriage grows distant, prompting a dramatic change in their relationship. But her words also awaken an ancestral curse, bringing danger beyond the problems between wife and wolf-shifter husband.
Agent Cowboy
by Shanna Handel
2020
FBI agent Slack works undercover at a ranch, adapting to cowboy life while protecting people endangered by a hacking incident. His attraction to Rosalie Perkins complicates the question of returning to his city job when the assignment ends.
Boss Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2020
Wedding planner Louanne Dixon's longtime crush, Hayes Jenkins, becomes her supervisor at the ranch. His demanding approach clashes with her defiance, while their growing attraction turns work disagreements into questions about control, trust, and a future together.
Bronson
by Shanna Handel
2020
A woman steals from the wrong man and discovers that Bronson prefers personal retaliation to involving the police. His attempt to punish the theft becomes a possessive attraction that draws her into a dangerous world.
Carter
by Shanna Handel
2020
Carter expects obedience from the woman he considers his own, but she is accustomed to making her own choices. Her defiance tests his patience, pushing their relationship toward a confrontation over discipline, autonomy, and conflicting expectations.
Daddies
by Shanna Handel
2020
A woman's attempts to investigate matters beyond her reach draw the attention of two powerful men. They impose a dominant relationship she never requested, turning her dangerous curiosity into a struggle over control, attraction, and their possessive demands.
Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2020
Three years after an encounter that left her frustrated, a young woman gets into serious trouble and returns to a dominant man's authority. This time, his response includes a plan to make her his wife.
Her Mafia Daddies
by Shanna Handel
2020
Two men assigned to protect an inexperienced woman develop intentions that extend beyond their professional duty. Their shared desire to dominate her draws her into an unfamiliar relationship, where protection and possession become increasingly difficult to separate.
Ranch Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2020
Assistant wedding manager Josie Dixon has long fantasized about rancher Colton Jenkins, despite knowing his strict expectations. When he catches her snooping on his computer, professional boundaries begin to collapse under attraction and his demand for control.
Rockland
by Shanna Handel
2020
Rockland moved abroad to escape his feelings for his brother's wife, but his brother's death leaves her widowed. A family obligation to protect her brings him back, reopening forbidden attraction and creating a conflict over his possessive intentions.
Say Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2020
A defiant woman finds herself in a relationship with a man who insists she acknowledge his dominant role. Her resistance and his determination turn their attraction into a contest over discipline, vulnerability, and the terms of their connection.
Surrender
by Shanna Handel
2020
Visiting a friend brings an independent woman into the territory of a man determined to enforce his rules. His unsolicited protection and discipline provoke resistance, but her attraction complicates efforts to reject the authority he claims.
Tamed by Her Cowboy
by Shanna Handel
2020
Ava Marie returns from city life to her small hometown and encounters a cowboy still angry over their past. He insists that renewed contact happen on his terms, while unresolved attraction complicates his determination to stay unforgiving.
Virgin
by Shanna Handel
2020
An inexperienced woman is assigned a guardian without being consulted and deliberately challenges his authority. His response transforms their arrangement into a possessive attraction, forcing her to confront unfamiliar intimacy alongside the rules he expects her to follow.
Cash is King
by Shanna Handel
2021
A woman enters billionaire Cash Bachman's hidden world through an employment arrangement that includes a dominance contract. His demanding rules and concealed family problems complicate her attachment to a boss accustomed to controlling everything around him.
Consequences
by Shanna Handel
2021
A ship's commanding owner disciplines an employee whose personal troubles have begun interfering with her work. Each confrontation draws him closer to her, threatening the emotional distance behind his own firm rule against falling in love.
Dark Castle
by Shanna Handel
2021
A brewing war between mafia families revives the consequences of a past affair, placing an innocent woman in danger. A man determined to pursue her must confront those keeping them apart and the competing demands surrounding their attraction.
Dark Crown
by Shanna Handel
2021
A woman anticipating marriage is instead given as payment to a powerful Italian mafia leader. His demands for obedience clash with her resentment, while attraction to the husband she fears complicates her efforts to maintain control.
Dark Forest
by Shanna Handel
2021
Briar Rosa and her sisters survive independently in the woods until conflict between mafia families threatens their home. A powerful man wants Briar as his wife and insists on removing the sisters from danger, despite her resistance.
Dark Kingdom
by Shanna Handel
2021
With war approaching, a young woman discovers that her arranged marriage is intended to secure a family's power. Her intimidating older fiancé inspires both resistance and desire, making the imposed alliance a personal as well as political conflict.
Dark Throne
by Shanna Handel
2021
A woman's revenge prank against a childhood tormentor angers his powerful family, rivals of her own. An arranged marriage is demanded to make amends, tying her to an enemy whose dominance complicates her hatred with attraction.
My Birthday Babygirl
by Shanna Handel
2021
College student Annabelle's debts and mishaps have left her life unraveling when lawyer Stone Bachman intervenes. A weekend of guidance and discipline develops into attraction, challenging his plans and her ability to put her responsibilities back in order.
My Blind Date Babygirl
by Shanna Handel
2021
A blind date introduces a guarded, career-focused woman to a man determined to break through her icy reserve. His desire to guide and dominate her turns one evening into a pursuit complicated by her independence and resistance.
Wedding Date Daddy
by Shanna Handel
2021
A member of a powerful family is assigned to protect a woman and bring her safely to a lavish wedding. Their journey sparks attraction, while a threat from her past challenges his growing wish for a personal relationship.
A Billionaire Pregnancy Romance
by Shanna Handel
2022
Singer Evie seeks a fresh start away from a troubled relationship and pursues success on a reality show. Her connection with West complicates that ambition, while an unexpected pregnancy raises new questions when their paths cross again.
Devil In Gold
by Shanna Handel
2022
A preacher's daughter faces an indecent proposal from Preston, the former small-town troublemaker who became a billionaire. He offers something she desperately needs in exchange for intimacy, forcing her to reconsider old beliefs and a lingering attraction.
Make it Rain
by Shanna Handel
2022
A businessman finds his best friend's adult daughter dancing in a club and offers her work as his personal assistant. Her arrival disrupts his orderly routine, while their attraction challenges the boundaries created by their age difference and family connection.
Rich as Sin
by Shanna Handel
2022
An overworked emergency-room doctor agrees to accompany a recently abandoned groom to a destination wedding as his pretend date. Both intend to keep their arrangement emotionally safe, but their growing attraction complicates the rules of the fictional relationship.
Vow to the King
by Shanna Handel
2022
A mafia leader interviews a young woman as a potential bride for one of his brothers, then notices evidence of abuse. Taking her from her home creates a struggle over control, protection and attraction that challenges his rejection of marriage.
Where to start with Shanna Handel
For the Bachman world: Bronson → Carter → Rockland
For Bachman Daddies: Daddy → Say Daddy → Daddies → Her Mafia Daddies
For billionaires: Devil In Gold → Make it Rain → Rich as Sin
For a mafia marriage: Vow to the King
Standalone Shanna Handel books
Author bio
Shanna Handel writes adult romance with suspense, explicit sexual content and characters whose loyalties can become dangerous. Her books include mafia families, billionaires and Texas cowboys, with several series sharing the Bachman name and world. She describes her fiction in terms of strong plots, found family and romantic happy endings. Those elements give readers a clear idea of her approach: the couple's attraction matters, but so do the threats, connections and competing duties surrounding them.
The Bachman books form a continuing thread through her work.
Bronson is the first Bachman novel and an entry point into that setting. Its central encounter begins with a theft. The man who catches the heroine chooses to handle the situation himself instead of calling the police, and punishment becomes entangled with desire and protection. This is a useful example of Handel's interest in possessive men whose power affects the terms of a relationship. The romance develops inside a situation where the characters do not begin with equal control over what happens next.
That wider fictional world branches into groups such as Bachman Brotherhood, Bachman Daddies and Bachman Legacy. The different series names help readers find related characters and particular relationship dynamics. They also show how Handel builds beyond a single couple, using the attraction of a familiar family or circle to link stories. Readers drawn to recurring people can follow those connections, while checking the individual book's place in its own sequence before choosing a starting point.
Her stories often join a promise of protection to a struggle over independence.
In Vow to the King, mafia leader Liam is looking for potential brides for his brothers when he meets Emilia. Seeing evidence of abuse changes his response to her. He wants to protect her, yet his decisions place her under his own control and challenge his determination to avoid marriage. The setup puts family arrangements, personal loyalty and desire into the same conflict. It gives readers an example of her darker romantic suspense, where the hero's protective intentions do not make his methods gentle.
Rich as Sin uses a different starting problem. An emergency-room doctor working long shifts agrees to be a man's pretend date for a destination wedding after he has been abandoned at the altar. Both have reasons to keep their feelings at a distance. The arrangement offers the appearance of safety because it is supposed to be temporary and unreal. Growing attraction undermines that agreement, making emotional risk part of a story that begins as a practical favor.
Handel also writes cowboy romances. Daddy Mine introduces Sweet Texas Love, bringing a dominant Texas rancher into the center of the relationship. Her cowboy and mafia books occupy different settings but share an interest in authority, trust and the possibility of finding a dependable bond. The term Daddy in these adult romances describes a relationship dynamic. It helps distinguish that strand of her work from a general family or parenting story.
Her ongoing publishing work continues to expand the Bachman setting, and she remains in contact with readers through updates about releases. For someone choosing a first book, the main distinction is the kind of romantic situation they want to explore: criminal power and family loyalties, a billionaire courtship or a cowboy relationship. Across those choices, Handel keeps the central couple's connection at the heart of the story.
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