Jill Ramsower Books in Order (Updated April 14, 2026)

Jill Ramsower’s catalog splits into two main tracks. One is her connected mafia romance world, which runs through Five Families, Byrne Brothers, and then Moretti Men. The other is separate: The Savage Pride Duet and the urban-fantasy Of Myth & Man books.

For most readers, the biggest choice is whether you want the full mafia world in order or just the best modern entry point.

The cleanest way to read Jill Ramsower

There are two sensible starting strategies.

1. If you want the full connected mafia-world order, start with Forever Lies and stay in sequence through Five Families, then move into Byrne Brothers, then Moretti Men. Jill Ramsower herself has said that Five Families technically came first for readers who want the connected order.
2. If you want the best single entry point for today’s readership, start with Silent Vows. It opens the Byrne Brothers series, which Jill’s site presents as interconnected standalones that can work on their own but are best appreciated in order.

Recommended Jill Ramsower reading order

Connected mafia world

1. First Confession (optional prequel short story)
2. Forever Lies
3. Never Truth
4. Blood Always
5. Where Loyalties Lie
6. Impossible Odds
7. Guilty Stars
8. Absolute Silence
9. Perfect Enemies
10. Silent Vows
11. Secret Sin
12. Corrupted Union
13. Ruthless Salvation
14. Blood Oath
15. Vicious Seduction
16. Craving Chaos
17. Devil’s Thirst
18. Death’s Favor
19. Mistletoe Masquerade
20. Hunter’s Keep

That order matches the series grouping on Jill Ramsower’s site, the Five Families-before-Byrne guidance from Jill’s Goodreads answer, and the current Moretti Men listing with Hunter’s Keep as the next main novel.

Separate continuity

1. Savage Pride
2. Silent Prejudice

Separate genre track

1. Curse & Craving
2. Venom & Vice
3. Blood & Breath
4. Siege & Seduction

These last two groups are not the place to begin if your goal is Jill Ramsower’s mafia-world continuity. Savage Pride is a two-book mafia retelling line, while Of Myth & Man is urban fantasy romance with fae and magical intrigue.

Jill Ramsower books in order by series

Five Families

Optional prequel

0.5. First Confession (2020): A short origin-style story about Carlotta and the beginnings of the Genovese line, best read as background rather than as the main place to start.

Main series

1. Forever Lies (2019): The first full Five Families novel opens Jill Ramsower’s mafia world with kidnapping, danger, and the kind of family politics that shape the books that follow.
2. Never Truth (2020): The second book keeps the focus on deception and survival, with kidnapping and relationship fallout pushing the series deeper into family conflict.
3. Blood Always (2020): This entry turns toward heavier emotional consequences, including pregnancy-related pressure, while keeping the Genovese-centered mafia stakes in motion.
4. Where Loyalties Lie (2020): Often listed between books three and four, this side entry expands the same world and works best before Impossible Odds rather than after the series is finished.
5. Impossible Odds (2020): The main line resumes here with more kidnapping and family danger, making it a true continuation rather than a reset.
6. Guilty Stars (2021): Another in-world installment, best treated as part of the same Five Families run before the final two novels.
7. Absolute Silence (2021): This late-series book leans darker, with abuse history and murder in the background, and fits best after the earlier family groundwork is in place.
8. Perfect Enemies (2021): The current end of the core Five Families run, closing the series on another family-centered enemies dynamic.

Byrne Brothers

1. Silent Vows (2022): The best modern starting point for many readers, this arranged-marriage romance follows Conner and Noemi, with her trauma and his possessive protection opening the Irish-mafia branch in New York.
   1.5. Secret Sin (2023): A shorter in-between Byrne story that works best after Silent Vows, adding character texture without replacing the main numbered sequence.
2. Corrupted Union (2023): Keir Byrne and the governor’s daughter anchor a marriage-of-convenience setup with danger, trafficking-related stakes, and an unwilling-bride dynamic.
3. Ruthless Salvation (2022): This book pushes the Byrne line into more domestic and personal damage, layering pregnancy loss, infertility, and stalking into the romance framework.
   3.5. Blood Oath (2023): A side installment in the Byrne world, best read after Ruthless Salvation and before the final two full novels.
4. Vicious Seduction (2024): The fourth main Byrne novel adds blackmail and a fake-relationship angle to the same interconnected Irish-mafia setting.
5. Craving Chaos (2024): The current endpoint of the Byrne Brothers line, with a wilder survival-based setup and a bonus epilogue that jumps the mafia world forward several years.

Moretti Men

1. Devil’s Thirst (2024): This starts a newer generation of Moretti heroes, with stalking, possessiveness, and a more overt “claiming his throne” energy than the earlier series.
2. Death’s Favor (2025): The second Moretti book continues the same interconnected standalone model and is best read after Devil’s Thirst.
   2.5. Mistletoe Masquerade (2025): A holiday-side entry placed between books two and three, better treated as an optional bonus than as a core stepping stone.
3. Hunter’s Keep (2026): The next main Moretti Men novel, currently listed for 2026 with the third-book slot confirmed even though the full synopsis is still marked as coming soon.

The Savage Pride Duet

1. Savage Pride (2021): A dark mafia retelling of Pride and Prejudice, with Zeno De Rossi recast as a ruthless king in a world of secrecy, danger, and class tension.
2. Silent Prejudice (2021): The second half of the duet deals with fallout, violence, and murder, so it works strictly as a continuation, not as a standalone entry point.

Of Myth & Man

1. Curse & Craving (2022): Opens Jill Ramsower’s urban-fantasy line with Becca stumbling into an underground fae world where desire and distrust are equally dangerous.
2. Venom & Vice (2022): The second book keeps the magical intrigue going, with more mystery-thriller energy than the mafia books.
3. Blood & Breath (2022): This entry turns darker with kidnapping, cults, and brainwashing, making it one of the heavier books in the fantasy run.
4. Siege & Seduction (2022): The fourth book closes the current fantasy sequence while keeping the same fae-and-danger blend intact.

Where new readers should begin

1. For readers who want the whole connected mafia world, start with Forever Lies and move forward from there. That is the proper continuity-first answer.
2. For readers who want the strongest immediate hook, start with Silent Vows. It is newer, more visible, and easier to recommend as a first Jill Ramsower read without asking someone to commit to the full older backlist first. The Byrne Brothers set is also explicitly described by Jill’s site as readable as standalones, though best in order.
3. For readers who want something separate from the main mafia continuity, choose Savage Pride for a two-book retelling or Curse & Craving for the fantasy side.

Publication order or series order?

For Jill Ramsower, series order is the more useful rule. Publication dates are close enough to series order in most cases, but the real question is continuity. The mafia books read best when you move from Five Families into Byrne Brothers and then into Moretti Men, while the duet and fantasy books should be handled as separate lanes.

Latest release status

As of April 14, 2026, Hunter’s Keep is the newest clearly listed main novel in Jill Ramsower’s mafia bibliography, positioned as Moretti Men book 3, with a May 6, 2026 cover-reveal post and Fantastic Fiction listing backing that placement. Jill’s official site also still presents Moretti Men as the current active mafia branch after Byrne Brothers.

Final answer

Jill Ramsower does not really need one giant career-wide list. She needs a lane-based order.

Read Forever Lies first if you want the mafia world in proper continuity order. Read Silent Vows first if you want the best modern on-ramp. After that, stay inside the series you chose and move forward in sequence. That gives you the clearest character carryover, the best payoff on family dynamics, and the least confusion about where each branch belongs.