The Temptation Books in Order
Part ofAva Harrison Books in OrderDiscover The Temptation series by Ava Harrison, with Tempted, Provoke and Resist in order, plus short summaries, trope notes, and where to begin these workplace billionaire romances.
Last updated: December 26, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
Resist
by Ava Harrison
2023
Mallory and Paxton Ramsey are rival Hollywood talent agents who almost spend a night together before realizing they are on opposite sides. When a film shoot strands them on the same island for weeks, enemies-to-lovers tension, career stakes, and undeniable chemistry collide.
Provoke
by Ava Harrison
2022
A stolen kiss in a dark closet leaves Raven reeling, only to later discover the stranger is Charles Cavendish, her grumpy new British boss. Forced to work closely on a high-profile account, their office hostility masks a slow, irresistible slide into love.
Tempted
by Ava Harrison
2021
Broke, jobless, and facing eviction, she grabs a position at the one nightclub she should avoid. Her new boss, elusive club owner Drew Lawson, is temptation personified, and their secret workplace affair risks destroying both her fresh start and his carefully controlled empire.
Series background & context
The Temptation series follows three loosely connected billionaire romances set in the worlds of nightlife, corporate marketing, and Hollywood. Each book is a standalone about a couple whose working relationship slides into something far more complicated.
Tempted starts with a heroine at rock bottom. She is unemployed, facing eviction, and desperate enough to take a job in a nightclub that should have been off limits. Her new boss, Drew Lawson, owns the hottest club in the city and wears his bad-boy reputation like armor. Their boss-employee dynamic fuels a secret, addictive affair that forces her to weigh stability against a love that could burn everything down.
In Provoke, a chance encounter in a crowded bar ends with Raven locked in a dark closet with a stranger whose kiss she cannot forget. The next time she sees him, Charles Cavendish is her infuriating new British boss, brought in to shake up the agency where she works. They are assigned to the same high-pressure account, trapped together in late-night strategy sessions where grumpy-boss, sunshine-assistant chemistry slowly melts the professional distance they keep trying to rebuild.
Resist moves into the entertainment industry. Mallory and Paxton Ramsey are rival talent agents who almost spend a night together before realizing they represent competing clients. Months later they are forced to share an island set while their movie stars film on location. The job demands cooperation, but their enemies-to-lovers tension, bruised egos, and unresolved attraction make every day feel like walking a tightrope between career ambition and personal vulnerability.
Across the trilogy, Ava Harrison leans into witty banter, sharp dialogue, and the thrill of forbidden attraction between people who really should know better. Power imbalances, office politics, and public scrutiny raise the stakes, yet the emotional core of each book is about characters learning to let someone see the softer parts they hide behind work.
Readers who enjoy billionaire bosses, grumpy-meets-sunshine dynamics, and workplace slow burns will find plenty to love here. The books can be read in any order, but taken together they offer a satisfying tour through some of the most glamorous, stressful jobs you can imagine falling in love on.
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