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Shantel Tessier Books in Order

See all Shantel Tessier books in order, with series lists, brief summaries and reading-order tips to help you quickly pick the best place to start.

Last updated: December 22, 2025

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Chaotic

by Shantel Tessier

2026

Born into the Lords’ world, the heroine of Chaotic has spent years clawing her way toward freedom from the men who own everything. Kashton Landon Pierce, a cold Spade brother, haunts her past and crashes back into her life, determined to make her his kept secret.

Madness

by Shantel Tessier

2024

Madness pairs an ambitious woman trying to earn her place within the Lords’ hierarchy with Haidyn Jamison Reeves, a dangerous Spade brother who runs Carnage. Forced to choose between becoming his secret obsession or being handed over to the society she betrayed, she discovers that love might be the riskiest power play of all.

The Sacrifice

by Shantel Tessier

2023

Raised to be a proper Lady, Laikyn expects to marry the safe Lord her parents chose—until she’s handed instead to Tyson Crawford, a rival determined to use her as revenge. Trapped in a vicious marriage, she discovers that hatred, desire, and sacrifice are all tangled together.

Carnage

by Shantel Tessier

2023

Once, the heroine vowed herself to Saint Beckham Carter and let him share her with his Lord brothers. When she finally runs from that life, the Spade brothers’ prison called Carnage becomes her new cage, and Saint intends to keep her on her knees until she remembers who she belongs to.

The Sinner

by Shantel Tessier

2022

Ellie grew up orbiting Easton “Sin” Sinnett, the privileged Lord who used his power without thinking about the damage. After tragedy tears her world apart, he becomes both her savior and her downfall, drawing her into a relationship built on obsession, worship, and unforgivable choices.

Sabotage

by Shantel Tessier

2022

Set in the Lords’ world, Sabotage follows a ruthless enforcer and the woman caught in the crosshairs of his latest job. Their enemies-to-lovers story is all sharp edges, dirty bargains, and heat, blurring the line between revenge and a connection neither of them planned.

Bones

by Shantel Tessier

2022

Raised inside a deadly mafia family, Mia has spent her life hidden away like a bargaining chip. Sold to a King known as Bones, she expects a monster and finds a violent protector instead, trapped in a brutal world where love might be the most dangerous gamble.

The Ritual

by Shantel Tessier

2021

At elite Barrington University, the Lords’ secret society owns everything—including the futures of the women chosen to serve them. When Ryat Alexander Archer claims Blakely as his chosen one, she’s pulled into a world of blood oaths, dangerous rituals, and a dark romance that feels like a trap and a lifeline.

Make You Beg

by Shantel Tessier

2021

Henley Greene once called the Reapers of Westbrook High her best friends; now they’re her tormentors after she witnesses something she was never meant to see. As their twisted game escalates, she finds herself falling for one of the boys determined to break her.

Cross

by Shantel Tessier

2021

Cross has always known he was destined to burn, and Alexa is the wildfire that proves it. She’s off-limits, stubborn, and just as reckless as he is, but one forbidden night pulls them into a relationship where desire, danger, and secrets feed the flames.

Titan

by Shantel Tessier

2020

After her father’s death pulls her back to Sin City, Emilee York finds his business and home tied up in dangerous debt. Titan, the King who has always wanted her, offers protection that feels a lot like possession, turning their second chance into a high-stakes gamble.

Just a Kiss

by Shantel Tessier

2020

Asher Kyle is a wealthy defense attorney who’s been half in love with no-nonsense Andrea Stikes for years. Their supposed one-night stand turns into something deeper when he discovers how hard she’s working to support her family and decides he’s done watching from the sidelines.

Grave

by Shantel Tessier

2020

Grave lives fast, chasing cars, drugs, and empty nights to drown the loss that hollowed him out years ago. When he meets April, a florist juggling grief and family responsibility, their unexpected connection becomes an addictive lifeline neither of them is sure they can survive.

Code of Silence

by Shantel Tessier

2020

Haven thought her ex-boyfriend Luca was gone for good until her mafia father trades her into an arranged marriage with him. Forced to become a mob wife in Las Vegas, she must navigate old wounds, ruthless power plays, and a stalker determined to see her dead.

If You Dare

by Shantel Tessier

2019

Deke Biggs has always been a Shark, but the game turns personal when he discovers the truth about Becky Holt, the girl who once owned his heart. A new round of dares becomes his weapon of revenge, drawing in a rival player with her own ruthless agenda.

I Promise You

by Shantel Tessier

2019

Picking up after I Dare You, this book follows Austin and Cole as their twisted game explodes into something darker. When another girl is pulled into the Sharks’ crossfire, buried lies and betrayals threaten not just their relationship but everyone tied to their deadly dares.

Slaughter

by Shantel Tessier

2018

Avery Decker grew up in love with his best friend Presleigh until betrayal pushed him into the violent world he was born for. Years later, he’s a ruthless killer bent on revenge, and she’s the woman who must face the brutal man her choices helped create.

I Dare You

by Shantel Tessier

2018

New girl Austin Lowes moves in with her distant father and stumbles onto the Sharks, a ruthless group of boys who control their school. Their leader, Cole, drags her into a violent game of dares where obsession, secrets, and real bloodshed blur every line.

Donut Overthink It

by Shantel Tessier

2018

Aiden Kyle is a sharp-tongued defense attorney and the worst kind of boss, and Hadley Burns is the temporary secretary who keeps his office—and donut stash—running. One desperate deal turns simmering attraction into a real relationship, complete with secrets, danger, and a persistent stalker.

Selfless

by Shantel Tessier

2017

This third Selfish novel follows another member of the group as they learn that putting someone else first doesn’t have to mean losing themselves. Past betrayals, jealous exes, and family pressure force the couple to decide how much they’ll risk for a lasting love.

Myself

by Shantel Tessier

2017

Becca knows she chose the wrong man once, and it nearly broke her. When she gets another shot with Jaycent—the friend who stepped aside because she asked him to—he refuses to let her go again, even if their second chance upsets everyone around them.

Unforeseen

by Shantel Tessier

2016

Haunted by the loss of the man she loved, the heroine of Unforeseen spends sleepless nights reliving what was taken from her. Just when she believes her future is gone, an unexpected connection offers a chance to grieve, heal, and imagine a life she never saw coming.

Selfish

by Shantel Tessier

2016

A beach vacation fling is all Ashlyn expects when she hooks up with a gorgeous stranger before moving across the country. Then Ryder walks into her hotel room as her best friend’s brother, determined to turn one reckless night into something neither of them planned on.

Obsession

by Shantel Tessier

2016

In this companion to Addiction, a revenge-driven woman and a man with his own bloody past strike a bargain that binds them together. Their connection feels like a beautiful, toxic addiction, dragging them into a love story that might destroy the future they’re both running toward.

Unpredictable

by Shantel Tessier

2015

Parker O’Hare is a cop who jokes that settling down is for other people, not the man with a badge and a bad attitude. Katherine quickly proves him wrong, driving him crazy and grounding him in equal measure, especially when threats at work put both their lives on the line.

Unchangeable

by Shantel Tessier

2015

Now juggling demanding jobs and a little girl named Sadey, Slade wants to remind Samantha that his feelings haven’t faded. This short novella gives a slice-of-life glimpse at their marriage as he proves that even in the chaos, his love for her is still unchangeable.

Addiction

by Shantel Tessier

2015

A man who has built his life around sin—sex, money, and violence—meets a woman who tempts him more than any drug. As their relationship deepens, every deadly habit he’s embraced pulls them further into a world where the seven sins feel like the only way to survive.

Unforgettable

by Shantel Tessier

2014

Tate has spent years haunted by the cowardice and violence in his past, determined never to be that man again. Missy is the one person who makes him believe in something better, until secrets between them surface and force him to choose between vengeance and love.

Uncontrollable

by Shantel Tessier

2014

With a proposal on the table, Slade thinks winning Samantha means their problems are finally behind them. Instead, a new wave of danger and betrayal tests every promise they’ve made, pushing them to fight for a future that suddenly feels frighteningly out of control.

Dash

by Shantel Tessier

2014

Erik “Dash” Dashling is an ex-con offered a clean slate if he’ll race motorcycles for a powerful team owner. It sounds perfect—until he realizes the woman he spent one unforgettable night with is his boss’s daughter, and walking away from her could cost him everything.

Undescribable

by Shantel Tessier

2013

Heartbroken and starting over in a new city, Samantha Hall pours herself into bartending and new friendships. Slade Long—cocky attorney and notorious playboy—shatters her careful plans, and their intense, on-again, off-again relationship forces them to confront past scars and what real love might cost.

Unbearable

by Shantel Tessier

2013

Still reeling from family loss and old wounds, Samantha and Slade struggle to hold on to each other as jealousy, buried secrets, and outside threats close in. Grief, forgiveness, and searing attraction collide as they find out just how much their love can withstand.

Where should I start?

If you want emotional contemporary romance: UndescribableUnbearableUncontrollableUnforgettable.
If you want dark high school bully romance: I Dare YouI Promise YouIf You Dare.
If you want mafia and Vegas crime lords: Code of SilenceTitanGraveCrossBones.
If you want over-the-top secret-society drama: The RitualThe SinnerThe SacrificeCarnageMadness.
If you want standalone dark romance samplers: SlaughterMake You BegDonut Overthink ItJust a Kiss.

Author bio

Shantel Tessier is a Texas-born romance author whose work moves from slow-burn contemporary love stories to some of the darkest secret-society and mafia romances on the market.

Growing up in Texas, she devoured books, sometimes finishing a novel in a single day. Her family still likes to tell the story of how her grandmother kept the little scenes and short stories she scribbled as a kid, convinced they meant something.

That early obsession with reading eventually turned into a need to write her own characters. After marrying her high school sweetheart and settling in Tulsa, Oklahoma, she spent years juggling family life with the pull of unfinished stories in her head.

One New Year’s resolution finally pushed her over the edge. The idea that became Undescribable had been sitting with her for a long time, and she promised herself that this would be the year she finished a book. She wrote in stolen hours, often from the couch, and hit publish in 2013.

Undescribable and the rest of Samantha and Slade’s series introduced readers to the way she blends emotional fallout with unapologetically steamy scenes. Those early books are full of broken hearts, second chances, and friends who slowly turn into found family, and they built the audience that would follow her into much darker territory.

Over time her stories tilted toward the shadowy side of romance. The Dare novels brought high-school sharks and vicious dares to life in I Dare You and I Promise You. Code of Silence stepped into Las Vegas mafia territory with an arranged marriage that feels more like a contract on the heroine’s life. With The Ritual and the L.O.R.D.S. books, she carved out a whole world of elite universities, blood oaths, and chosen brides marked by a secret society.

Across those very different settings, certain threads keep coming back. Her books tend to center on men who have learned to use power, money, or violence to survive, and women who refuse to stay small just because someone else says they should. There are cruel games, messy friendships, and a lot of lines crossed in the name of love, but she almost always steers her couples toward a hard-won happily ever after.

Readers who pick up her work know to expect big feelings, high heat, and plenty of content warnings.

Outside the page, Tessier still lives in Oklahoma with her husband and their two daughters. She has joked that she feels lucky to do her job in pajamas, usually curled up on the couch with a laptop and a stack of paperbacks nearby. When she’s not writing, she loves concerts and movie nights, watching college and NFL football, ignoring coffee in favor of a glass of wine, and spending quiet evenings at home with her family, the dog, and the cat.

As her backlist has grown—spanning the Undescribable, Selfish, Dare, Dark Kingdom, and L.O.R.D.S. worlds—she’s stayed close to the readers who made it possible, sharing snippets, playlists, and cover reveals in her reader group. The constant through it all is simple: she still wants each new book to make someone feel the way her favorite stories once made her feel.

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Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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