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The Protectors (Sloane Kennedy) Books in Order

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Browse The Protectors series by Sloane Kennedy in order, with book summaries, vigilante reading order, crossover notes, and advice on the best place to start.

Last updated: January 12, 2026

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18 books

1

Damaged

by Sloane Kennedy

2024

Dalton, a scarred, solitary boat owner on Chesapeake Bay, reluctantly picks up Silver, a young man walking along the interstate in a storm. Silver has survived years of captivity and plans to sell his body to buy freedom. A night that was supposed to be transactional turns into a fragile chance at healing for them both.

2

Obsessed

by Sloane Kennedy

2020

Matias, a lethal operative in the Protectors’ vigilante network, neutralizes a stalker targeting widowed businessman Sam and his newly adopted son. Walking away proves impossible, and an age gap attraction grows into something deep even as both men wrestle with grief, guilt, and the danger of loving again.

3

Pretend You're Mine

by Sloane Kennedy

2019

Landscape architect Devon steps in when he overhears his new neighbor arguing in the yard, only to end up on an impromptu Valentine’s date with Sebastian, a retired ballet dancer nursing a broken heart. One night of fake romance quickly feels real, if they are brave enough to see where it leads.

4

Unbroken

by Sloane Kennedy

2018

Aleks is abducted on his way home from work and rescued by Vaughn, the dangerous older man who once pulled him out of another nightmare. Forced into close quarters while enemies circle, Aleks and Vaughn must face long buried feelings and decide if they can finally claim the bond between them.

5

Unexpected

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

Set deep in the Protectors world, this m/m/m romance brings together three men linked by the group’s vigilante work, each used to surviving alone. An escalating threat forces them into close quarters, where loyalty, desire, and long held secrets collide into a relationship none of them saw coming.

6

Shattered

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

Jace, a former sniper who has lost almost everything, is dragged back into the life of Caleb, the young man he once rescued from his abusive father. Caleb thinks he is too broken to be loved, and Jace is convinced he feels nothing at all, until protecting Caleb a second time cracks both men open.

7

Revelation

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

In this Protectors instalment, two men on opposite sides of a dangerous investigation are forced to work together when their cases collide. As conspiracies unravel and loyalties shift, what begins as wary cooperation turns into a connection that threatens everything they thought they knew.

8

Redemption

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

Phoenix walked away from a promising military career and later joined the Protectors, trading his skills for a chance at a new purpose. When he is sent to eliminate a target and instead finds someone who needs saving, he has to choose between the mission he owes and the man who could be his redemption.

9

Protecting Elliot

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

Cruz, a former Special Forces soldier now working with the Protectors, is sent to quietly investigate an attack on philanthropist Elliot. A Halloween gala and a one night stand complicate everything when Cruz realises the man he picked up is the same one he was supposed to guard.

10

Discovering Daisy

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

Cash and Sage, long time partners in life and in the Protectors’ work, both find themselves drawn to Daisy, the shy tech genius who keeps their operation running. When a chance meeting throws the three together, they have to confront past wounds and decide whether there is room for all of them in one relationship.

11

Defiance

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

Vincent, a jaded ex military operative turned dealer in secrets, is asked to protect Nathan, a senator hopeful rebelling against his powerful, bigoted father. Assassination threats, political pressure, and a fierce age gap attraction force Vincent to decide whether he can risk caring again.

12

Atonement

by Sloane Kennedy

2017

Dante has spent years trying to live up to his reputation as the family screw up, numbing guilt over a tragic mistake. Magnus, a disciplined Texas Ranger mourning his daughter, is the last man he should want. A protection assignment throws them together and challenges both their ideas of penance and love.

13

Vengeance

by Sloane Kennedy

2016

Memphis, a burned out ex DEA agent, agrees to protect quiet music student Tristan for the sake of Brennan, the young man who keeps turning up in his life. As danger closes in, the three men’s tangled emotions become impossible to ignore and a poly relationship begins to form amid the fallout.

14

Salvation

by Sloane Kennedy

2016

Ronan, a trauma surgeon who lost the man he loved to a brutal attack, has built the Protectors to channel his rage into vigilante justice. Years later he is forced back into the life of Seth, his late fiancé’s younger brother, and the boyhood crush he tried to ignore becomes an adult love he can’t outrun.

15

Retribution

by Sloane Kennedy

2016

Hawke, an ex Special Forces soldier obsessed with avenging his wife’s murder, finally tracks his enemies to Tate, a young father running from his own family. Tate is the only link to the men Hawke wants dead, but protecting Tate and his son soon matters more than revenge.

16

Forsaken

by Sloane Kennedy

2016

Maverick, a loner ex cop who now works for the Protectors, avoids emotional entanglements at all costs. Eli, a former teen sex worker clawing his way through med school, has learned not to trust anyone. When a violent attack forces Mav to keep Eli close, their carefully built defenses start to crumble.

17

Absolution

by Sloane Kennedy

2016

Artist Jonas is trying to rebuild after a horrific past when he becomes the target of a killer. Mace, an ex cop turned assassin, is sent to eliminate him, and Cole, a Navy SEAL home from war, needs Jonas for answers about his missing sister. Protecting Jonas forces all three men to confront their scars together.

18

A Protectors Family Christmas

by Sloane Kennedy

2016

This holiday novella gathers couples from across The Protectors and Barretti Security series for Hawke and Tate’s wedding. Between Matty’s last chemo treatment, surprise proposals, nosy kids, and a menagerie of pets, the found family navigates chaos, joy, and the promise of many futures.

Series background & context

The Protectors series is the backbone of Sloane Kennedy’s interconnected universe, following an underground group of men who take justice into their own hands when the system fails. Many of them are ex cops, soldiers, or intelligence operatives carrying deep trauma. All of them are willing to cross lines if it means keeping someone vulnerable safe.

The series begins with Absolution, where a broken ex cop, a haunted Navy SEAL, and a young artist with a criminal past collide around the question of whether people who have done terrible things can still deserve love. The books that follow introduce trauma surgeon Ronan and his late fiancé’s younger brother in Salvation, an ex Special Forces soldier out for revenge who falls for the young father tied to his enemies in Retribution, and Maverick, a loner biker whose rigid rules crumble when he becomes protector to Eli, a former street kid trying to make it through med school, in Forsaken.

In Vengeance, Memphis, a burned out former agent, ends up guarding gentle music student Tristan and his best friend Brennan as danger stalks them, only to discover that the connection between the three of them is not as simple as protector and clients. Later books keep widening the circle. Atonement pairs Dante, the self destructive younger brother we have watched spiral through earlier stories, with Magnus, a disciplined Texas Ranger and grieving grandfather. Defiance brings in Vincent, a cynical ex military operative, who is hired to protect Nathan, a politician openly defying his powerful, bigoted family. Shattered and Unbroken dive even deeper into past abuse as snipers, survivors, and former captives try to build something whole together.

Around the main arc are novellas and shorts that show the softer side of this found family. A Protectors Family Christmas gathers couples from across the series for a chaotic holiday full of weddings, kids, animals, and new commitments. Protecting Elliot follows a former Special Forces soldier assigned to keep a young philanthropist safe from a hate driven attacker. Discovering Daisy explores a poly relationship between two long time partners in the organization and the shy tech genius who becomes essential to both of them. Pretend You’re Mine is a Valentine’s Day short set on the fringes of the Protectors world, where a retired ballet dancer and his landscaper neighbor stumble into a pretend date that stops feeling pretend.

What ties the series together is the tension between violence and tenderness. Missions involve human trafficking, corrupt officials, and violent homophobia, and the books carry heavy trigger warnings. At the same time, the men at the center of these stories are allowed to be gentle with one another, to parent, to grieve, and to laugh. Over time, the vigilante group becomes less a shadowy organization and more a sprawling, fiercely loyal family that keeps making room for the next person who needs a place to land.

The Protectors also anchor many crossovers with Kennedy’s other series. Characters from Barretti Security, Finding, Pelican Bay, and The Four appear here and vice versa, so readers who enjoy this world have a clear path into the rest of her books.

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