Submissive Books in Order
Part ofTara Sue Me Books in OrderSee the Submissive books in order by Tara Sue Me, with quick summaries, series background, character notes, and a clear guide to where to start.
Last updated: June 8, 2026
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Publication Order
18 books
The Dominant
by Tara Sue Me
2012
Nathaniel West never takes inexperienced submissives, until Abby makes him break his own rule. Told from his side, this one digs into desire, control, and the secrets that could wreck what they are building.
The Submissive
by Tara Sue Me
2012
Librarian Abby King steps into Nathaniel West’s world of rules, power, and pleasure to test a secret fantasy. The chemistry is instant, but falling for a man this guarded could cost her more than control.
The Training
by Tara Sue Me
2013
Abby and Nathaniel push past a weekend arrangement into something deeper and harder to define. As passion turns into love, both have to decide whether trust can survive the truth.
Seduced By Fire
by Tara Sue Me
2014
Julie Masterson wants more than a safe, carefully managed life, and the pull of a darker, more demanding world is hard to ignore. Desire comes easy. Trusting what it means is the real challenge.
The Chalet
by Tara Sue Me
2014
On the eve of their wedding, Abby and Nathaniel head toward a secluded Swiss honeymoon with plenty of unfinished fantasies between them. It is a short, intimate look at marriage, devotion, and the heat that still surprises them both.
The Collar
by Tara Sue Me
2015
Dena Jenkins and Jeff have years of history, fierce attraction, and plenty of unfinished hurt between them. With Abby and Nathaniel nearby, they get one more chance to decide whether trust is worth the risk.
The Enticement
by Tara Sue Me
2015
Abby has the family, career, and husband she wanted, but life outside the bedroom is starting to strain life inside it. As Nathaniel pushes harder, both have to rethink the balance that keeps them together.
The Exhibitionist
by Tara Sue Me
2015
Abby wants more from her life with Nathaniel, even if she cannot fully name what that means. A new BDSM group opens fresh possibilities, and fresh pressure, for a marriage built on power and trust.
The Claiming
by Tara Sue Me
2016
Cole takes Sasha and their friends to his childhood home in England for a sensual getaway with a deeper purpose. What starts as celebration turns into a test of trust, commitment, and the life they want together.
The Exposure
by Tara Sue Me
2016
Former model Meagan Bishop agrees to work with photographer Luke again when blackmail leaves her little choice. Old hurt, unresolved desire, and a dangerous secret make every new pose feel like a gamble.
The Master
by Tara Sue Me
2016
Sasha Blake is trying to heal after a scene that went terribly wrong, and Master Cole Johnson may be the one man steady enough to help. Their connection burns hot, but both are carrying scars.
The Flirtation
by Tara Sue Me
2017
After swearing off the lifestyle, Lynne slips back in through anonymous online messages and a familiar name, Simon. Their second chance is hot and complicated, especially once hidden identities stop staying hidden.
Mentor's Match
by Tara Sue Me
2018
Architect Kate Herrington lands in Berlin without a room and ends up staying with Fritz Brose instead. A no-strings week of play sounds simple, until old ties and real feelings start getting in the way.
The Mentor and the Master
by Tara Sue Me
2018
As Cole and Sasha get ready to make their future permanent, an old journal and a mysterious envelope drag buried secrets into the light. It is a short, tense story about honesty, memory, and what love can survive.
Top Trouble
by Tara Sue Me
2019
Kelly and Evan have spent years bickering like enemies, even while the attraction between them never really went away. When danger forces them together, both Tops have to decide who will finally give ground.
Nathaniel's Gift
by Tara Sue Me
2020
Nathaniel is determined to get Abby away from work, parenting, and club obligations for a week alone together. This holiday novella is a warm, sexy reset for a couple who still know exactly how to challenge each other.
The Pretender
by Tara Sue Me
2021
A new executive and her husband seem awkward but harmless, until Nathaniel and Abby realize almost nothing about them is what it seems. What follows is a short, tense mix of club intrigue, suspicion, and threat.
The Anniversary
by Tara Sue Me
2022
As their first anniversary approaches, Sasha asks Cole for something he never expected to hear from her. The request forces them to face the last edges of healing, trust, and the limits they still carry.
Series background & context
The Submissive series is where a lot of readers first meet Tara Sue Me’s work, and it starts with a simple but loaded setup. Abby King is a New York librarian with a private fantasy. Nathaniel West is a wealthy CEO who lives by rules, in business and in the bedroom. When Abby steps into his world, the books follow what happens when desire is real, power is negotiated, and feelings get involved whether either of them planned for that or not.
At first, the series stays very close to Abby and Nathaniel.
Books like The Submissive, The Dominant, and The Training build their relationship through control, vulnerability, and the question that keeps driving the whole series: can something that begins as an arrangement become a real partnership? Later books such as The Chalet, The Enticement, and The Exhibitionist keep following them as their bond changes with marriage, family life, and the reality that even happy couples do not stop changing once the first rush is over.
That is one of the things this series does well. It does not treat desire as a one-time discovery. Instead, it keeps asking what trust looks like over time, and how two people stay honest when their needs shift.
As the series grows, the world grows with it. Abby and Nathaniel’s circle becomes just as important as the original couple, and later books widen the focus to other people in their community. Dena and Jeff, Sasha and Cole, Meagan and Luke, Lynne and Simon, Kate and Fritz, Kelly and Evan all get room on the page. Some stories are second chances. Some are about healing after real harm. Some are about people who look confident from the outside and are much less certain in private.
The setting matters too. These books move through New York boardrooms, private homes, exclusive clubs, and the carefully structured spaces where control feels safe right up until emotion makes everything messier. The BDSM framework is a big part of the series, but the stories are usually less about shock and more about communication, limits, mutual trust, and what happens when someone who likes being in charge meets someone who changes the rules without meaning to.
The tone stays hot, emotional, and very relationship-centered. Some of the later books add more suspense, especially novellas like The Pretender, but the heart of the series is still connection. If you want a long, linked romance world with recurring characters, lots of emotional continuity, and stories that move from fantasy into the practical reality of love, this is the Tara Sue Me series most readers start with.
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