The Tempests Books in Order

The Tempests series centres on Tracey Tempest and her two sons, Ricky and Jamie, as they struggle to survive the fallout from husband and father Terry's gangland past. These books move between grief soaked family drama and the rough edges of city crime, always asking what you are willing to do for the people you love.

In Betrayal the story opens on what should be a celebration, Terry's fiftieth birthday. A sudden act of violence leaves Tracey facing life alone and terrified, and she refuses to accept the simple explanations offered by the police and Terry's old associates. Instead, she and the boys start digging into his business deals, old grudges, and hidden affairs to work out who wanted him dead and why.

As they look deeper, Tracey realises that Terry kept more from her than she ever guessed. The safe, comfortable home he built for them was tied to secrets and debts that now land on her doorstep. The book balances the raw hurt of losing a partner with the slow, unsettling discovery that the man you mourn was not quite the man you thought you knew.

Revenge continues after the first wave of shock has passed. Tracey is trying to build something more ordinary with Max Hardcastle, a mechanic who just wants a quiet life, and the Tempest boys are attempting to move on. Old enemies, however, are still carrying grudges, and an attack on Max's garage pulls the family back toward the same violent world they hoped to leave behind.

At the same time, Ricky and Jamie uncover one last secret from Terry's past that threatens to reopen every wound. The family has to decide whether to keep digging or finally turn away, knowing that the truth might offer justice but could also blow apart what little peace they have managed to find. The streets are dangerous, but so are the choices they make at their own kitchen table.

Later instalments broaden the focus to other members of the wider Tempest clan, showing how a reputation earned by one generation shapes the next. Yet the heart of the series remains the same, a woman and her sons trying to protect each other while living in the long shadow of love, lies, and gangland loyalty.