Jane Blythe Books in Order (Updated April 16, 2026)

Jane Blythe’s catalog is easiest to understand in layers. There are older completed suspense series, a mid-catalog stretch of completed romantic-suspense runs, and then the much larger Prey Security universe, which now dominates her current releases.

That means there are really two good ways to read her. You can read by publication era, starting with the older series and moving forward, or you can read by universe, treating Prey Security as its own major lane and everything else as separate continuity.

The cleanest answer

For most new readers, the best approach is:

1. Start with a completed non-Prey series if you want a smaller commitment.
2. Start with Prey Security if you want the author’s biggest current universe.
3. Read each individual series in publication order.
4. Keep the different Prey Security team lines separate unless you specifically want the broader universe in internal order.

The safest starting points are Protecting Eagle for the main Prey universe, Saving Ryder for a complete six-book military-romance run outside Prey, and A Secret to the Grave if you want the earliest Jane Blythe suspense entry.

Where to begin, depending on your mood

If you want the biggest core universe

Start with Protecting Eagle (2020): It opens the original Prey Security series and gives you the clearest foundation for the company, tone, and rescue-heavy romantic-suspense style that later team books build on.

If you want a finished binge

Start with Saving Ryder (2021): The Saving SEALs series is complete, compact, and easier to navigate than the larger Prey universe.

If you want the author from the beginning

Start with A Secret to the Grave (2012): It is the earliest listed Jane Blythe series opener and the cleanest route if you want to read from the older catalog forward.

The main Jane Blythe reading paths

Path 1: Best for most readers

This is the easiest route if you want a representative Jane Blythe experience without trying to read absolutely everything in date order.

1. Protecting Eagle (2020): The first Prey Security novel and the best single starting point for the author’s central universe.
2. Protecting Raven (2020): Continues the original Prey line and works best after the opener.
3. Protecting Falcon (2020): Keeps the founding team arc in order.
4. Protecting Sparrow (2020): Best read fourth to preserve the original team progression.
5. Protecting Hope (2021): Expands the core Prey line after the first four books.
6. Protecting Hawk (2021): Continues the original run.
7. Protecting Dove (2022): The current end of the original Prey Security sequence.
8. Deadly Risk (2022): Opens Prey Security: Alpha Team, which is the next major internal lane.
9. Lethal Risk (2022): Continues Alpha Team in order.
10. Extreme Risk (2022): Best read third within Alpha Team.
11. Fatal Risk (2022): Keeps the team sequence intact.
12. Covert Risk (2023): The fifth Alpha Team book.
13. Savage Risk (2023): The sixth Alpha Team book and current end of that team line.
14. Then branch into Artemis Team, Bravo Team, Athena Team, Charlie Team, Cyber Team, Delta Team, and Undercover Team in publication order.

Path 2: Best if you want complete finished series outside Prey

1. Saving Ryder (2021): Starts a complete six-book military-romance run.
2. Saving Eric (2021): Continues the team in order.
3. Saving Owen (2021): Best read third.
4. Saving Logan (2021): Keeps the sequence intact.
5. Saving Grayson (2021): The fifth SEAL book.
6. Saving Charlie (2022): Finishes the series.
7. Nursery Rhyme Killer (2022): Starts the complete Storybook Murders trilogy.
8. Fairytale Killer (2022): The second Storybook Murders book.
9. Fable Killer (2022): Closes that trilogy.
10. Little Dolls (2022): Starts the complete Candella Sisters’ Heroes trilogy.
11. Little Hearts (2022): Continues the series.
12. Little Ballerina (2022): Finishes the trilogy.

Jane Blythe series in order

Prey Security universe

This is the biggest section of Jane Blythe’s bibliography and the one most likely to matter to new readers.

Prey Security

1. Protecting Eagle (2020): Opens the original Prey Security line and establishes the company’s rescue-and-protection framework.
2. Protecting Raven (2020): Continues the founding sequence and is best read second.
3. Protecting Falcon (2020): Deepens the original team dynamic and belongs after the first two books.
4. Protecting Sparrow (2020): The fourth core Prey book and best read in order.
5. Protecting Hope (2021): Expands the original line after the first four books are in place.
6. Protecting Hawk (2021): Continues the sequence and should be read after Hope.
7. Protecting Dove (2022): The seventh core Prey Security novel and current end of the original team line.

Prey Security: Alpha Team

1. Deadly Risk (2022): Starts Alpha Team and is the correct entry point for this subseries.
2. Lethal Risk (2022): Continues the Alpha Team run in order.
3. Extreme Risk (2022): The third Alpha Team book.
4. Fatal Risk (2022): Best read fourth to keep the team arc intact.
5. Covert Risk (2023): The fifth Alpha Team book.
6. Savage Risk (2023): The sixth Alpha Team title and current end of the line.

Prey Security: Artemis Team

1. Ivory’s Fight (2023): Opens Artemis Team and starts one of the cleaner four-book Prey branches.
2. Pearl’s Fight (2023): Continues the series in order.
3. Lacey’s Fight (2023): Best read third.
4. Opal’s Fight (2023): Closes the currently listed Artemis Team run.

Prey Security: Bravo Team

1. Battle Scars (2024): The first listed Bravo-related book on Jane Blythe’s official Prey page and the safest place to begin this lane.
2. Vicious Scars (2024): The first numbered Bravo Team book in catalog listings.
3. Ruthless Scars (2024): Continues the Bravo Team sequence.
4. Brutal Scars (2024): Best read after Ruthless Scars.
5. Cruel Scars (2024): The fourth numbered Bravo Team title.
6. Buried Scars (2024): Continues the line.
7. Wicked Scars (2024): The latest listed Bravo Team book and current end point for that run.

Prey Security: Athena Team

1. Fighting for Scarlett (2024): Starts Athena Team and is the correct first book.
2. Fighting for Lucy (2024): The second Athena book.
3. Fighting for Cassidy (2024): Best read third.
4. Fighting for Ella (2024): Closes the currently listed Athena Team run.

Prey Security: Charlie Team

1. Deceptive Lies (2024): Opens Charlie Team and is the best place to start that branch.
2. Shadowed Lies (2025): Continues the series in order.
3. Tactical Lies (2025): The third Charlie Team novel.
4. Vengeful Lies (2025): Best read fourth.
5. Corrupted Lies (2025): The fifth Charlie Team book.
6. Traitorous Lies (2025): The sixth book and current end of the Charlie run.

Prey Security: Cyber Team

1. Rescuing Nathaniel (2025): Starts Cyber Team and is the proper first book in that branch.
2. Rescuing Tobias (2025): Continues the sequence in order.
3. Rescuing Micah (2025): Best read third.
4. Rescuing Josiah (2025): The fourth currently listed Cyber Team title.

Prey Security: Delta Team

1. Perfect Revenge (2025): Opens Delta Team and is the best place to begin this newer branch.
2. Fateful Revenge (2026): The second Delta Team book.
3. Sinful Revenge (2026): Continues the sequence in order.
4. Cunning Revenge (2026): The fourth Delta Team title.
5. Obsessive Revenge (2026): The fifth listed book and current end of the team line.

Prey Security: Undercover Team

Defending Nathan (2026): The first currently listed Undercover Team novel and the proper entry point for this newest Prey branch.

Other Jane Blythe series

These are separate from Prey Security and can be read independently.

Detective Parker Bell

1. A Secret to the Grave (2012): Jane Blythe’s earliest listed series opener and the natural place to start her older suspense work.
2. Winter Wonderland (2014): Continues Parker Bell in order.
3. Dead or Alive (2014): The third Parker Bell book.
4. Little Girl Lost (2015): Best read fourth for series continuity.
5. Forgotten (2015): Finishes the currently listed series.

Count to Ten

1. One (2016): Opens the series and should be read first.
2. Two (2016): Continues the sequence in order.
3. Three (2017): Best read third.
4. Four (2017): The fourth entry in the numbered run.
5. Five (2016): Listed fifth in the series despite its earlier publication year, so series order matters more than date here.
6. Six (2018): Continues the line after Five.
7. Seven (2019): The seventh numbered entry.
8. Burning Secrets (2019): A side entry placed between Seven and Eight in current catalog listings.
9. Eight (2019): Best read after Burning Secrets.
10. Nine (2019): The ninth main installment.
11. Ten (2019): The current end of the series.

Christmas Romantic Suspense

1. Christmas Hostage (2017): Opens the holiday suspense line and is the correct first book.
2. Christmas Captive (2018): Continues the holiday series in order.
3. Christmas Victim (2019): The third installment.
4. Yuletide Protector (2020): The fourth book in the line.
5. Yuletide Guard (2021): Continues the series.
6. Yuletide Hero (2022): Best read sixth.
7. Holiday Grief (2023): The seventh main entry.
8. The Diamond Star (2024): A side holiday entry listed between books seven and eight in catalog pages.
9. Holiday Loss (2024): The eighth numbered book in the sequence.
10. Holiday Sorrow (2025): The ninth numbered book and current end point.

Conquering Fear

1. Drowning in You (2019): Opens the co-authored trilogy and is the proper starting point.
2. Out of the Darkness (2020): Continues the series in order.
3. Closing In (2022): Finishes the trilogy.

Broken Gems

1. Cracked Sapphire (2020): The first Broken Gems book and the best entry point for the series.
2. Crushed Ruby (2020): Continues the line in order.
3. Fractured Diamond (2020): Best read third.
4. Shattered Amethyst (2020): The fourth entry.
5. Splintered Emerald (2020): Continues the series.
6. Salvaging Marigold (2020): The sixth and final Broken Gems book.

Saving SEALs

1. Saving Ryder (2021): Starts the complete six-book series and is one of the easiest Jane Blythe starting points outside Prey.
2. Saving Eric (2021): Continues the SEAL team sequence.
3. Saving Owen (2021): Best read third.
4. Saving Logan (2021): The fourth series book.
5. Saving Grayson (2021): Continues the run.
6. Saving Charlie (2022): Finishes the series.

River’s End Rescues

1. Some Friends Can Save You (2022): Best treated as a prequel entry before the main numbered sequence.
2. Some Saviors Can Break You (2020): The first main River’s End Rescues novel, later noted in Goodreads as previously published under another title.
3. Some Regrets Are Forever (2021): Continues the series proper.
4. Some Fears Can Control You (2021): Best read next in order.
5. Some Lies Will Haunt You (2021): The fourth main sequence entry after the prequel.
6. Some Questions Have No Answers (2021): Continues the run.
7. Some Truth Can Be Distorted (2021): Best read after the earlier books.
8. Some Trust Can Be Rebuilt (2021): The next River’s End book in sequence.
9. Some Mistakes Are Unforgivable (2022): The current end of the series.

Storybook Murders

1. Nursery Rhyme Killer (2022): Starts the trilogy and is the proper entry point.
2. Fairytale Killer (2022): Continues the series.
3. Fable Killer (2022): Closes the trilogy.

Candella Sisters’ Heroes

1. Little Dolls (2022): Opens the trilogy and is the correct place to begin.
2. Little Hearts (2022): Continues the series in order.
3. Little Ballerina (2022): Finishes the trilogy.

Do you need a chronological order?

Not across the whole bibliography. Jane Blythe is much easier to read by series order than by one giant author-wide timeline.

The only place where broader internal order really matters is Prey Security, and even there, most readers are better off reading one team line at a time instead of trying to weave every branch together chapter by chapter.

Latest release status

As of April 16, 2026, the newest confirmed Jane Blythe titles I found are Fateful Revenge, Sinful Revenge, Cunning Revenge, Defending Nathan, and Obsessive Revenge. That makes Obsessive Revenge (2026) the latest confirmed release currently listed, with Defending Nathan (2026) opening a brand-new Prey Security: Undercover Team branch in the same recent release window.

FAQ

What is the best Jane Blythe series to start with?

For most readers, Prey Security is the best starting point because it is the author’s largest and most current universe.

What is the first Jane Blythe book?

A Secret to the Grave (2012) is the earliest listed Jane Blythe series book I found.

Do you need to read Jane Blythe in order?

You do not need to read the entire bibliography in order, but you should read each individual series in order.

What is the newest Jane Blythe book?

The latest confirmed release I found is Obsessive Revenge (2026).

Final recommendation

If you want the clearest Jane Blythe experience, start with Protecting Eagle, continue through the original Prey Security books, then move into Alpha Team and the later Prey branches. If you want a smaller completed binge first, read Saving SEALs or Storybook Murders before you step into the larger universe.