Maya Banks (a pen name) writes across contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and Scottish historicals, with most titles organized into clearly labeled series.
The main thing that changes your experience is how “serialized” a series is: some are true book-to-book continuations, while others are linked standalones with recurring families and teams.
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Reading-order sanity check
Read in strict order (ongoing plot across books):
- KGI
- Slow Burn
- Falcon Mercenary Group
- Tangled Hearts
- Surrender Trilogy
- Enforcers
- Unbroken Trilogy
- Most “family/team” series (for cameos and shared backstory)
Read in order if you want the smoothest character carryover (but each book is a complete romance):
- Breathless Trilogy
- Sweet Series
- Colters’ Legacy
- Montgomerys & Armstrongs
- McCabe Trilogy
- Anetakis Trilogy
- Pregnancy & Passion (category romance line)
If you only want one “starter” that reflects her most widely known style, Rush (Breathless #1) is a clean entry point. If you want romantic suspense with a mission-team backbone, start The Darkest Hour (KGI #1).
KGI Series (The Kelly Group International)
- The Darkest Hour: A hostage recovery mission launches the Kelly family’s covert rescue world and sets the series tone.
- No Place to Run: The team’s second major operation expands the KGI circle and raises the personal stakes.
- Hidden Away: Another rescue-driven romance that deepens the team dynamic and ongoing threats.
- Whispers in the Dark: The series leans into longer-running danger threads while keeping the romance central.
- Echoes at Dawn: The mission pressure intensifies, and the cast web starts to feel “built,” not newly introduced.
- Softly at Sunrise: A shorter in-between entry that fits best after Echoes at Dawn.
- Shades of Gray: The plot and team continuity become more layered, rewarding readers who stayed in order.
- Forged in Steele: A high-intensity installment that continues the established KGI rhythm and relationships.
- After the Storm: The series keeps advancing with consequences that carry forward.
- When Day Breaks: A turning-point entry that expects familiarity with the KGI world and its ongoing conflicts.
- Darkest Before Dawn: A later-era KGI novel that assumes you know the team’s history and the stakes they’re facing.
- Brighter Than the Sun: Continues the late-series arc with the strongest payoff if you’ve read the earlier books.
- Wherever You Are: A continuation-era KGI installment designed for readers already deep into the series.
Slow Burn Series (Devereaux Security)
- Keep Me Safe: A kidnapping crisis introduces the Devereaux brothers’ security world and the series’ romantic-suspense engine.
- In His Keeping: The team’s second case builds directly on book one’s established rules and family dynamics.
- Safe at Last: The danger escalates, and the ongoing cast connections matter more than in the first two.
- With Every Breath: A later case that leans on established trust and past events in the Devereaux orbit.
- Just One Touch: The series continues with a new central couple while keeping the continuity threads active.
Breathless Trilogy
- Rush: A high-heat billionaire romance that establishes the trilogy’s tone and the core friend/family orbit.
- Fever: The second romance builds on the world set in Rush and assumes you know the surrounding cast.
- Burn: The trilogy finale pays off the shared context and works best after the first two.
Enforcers Series
- Mastered: The series begins with a control-versus-trust dynamic and introduces the central “enforcers” world.
- Dominated: The second book continues the same universe and is written to follow Mastered.
- Kept: The third installment completes the main Enforcers run in the intended sequence.
Surrender Trilogy
- Letting Go: A continuous erotic-romance arc begins and should be read as the true starting line.
- Giving In: The middle volume continues the same relationship story without a reset.
- Taking It All: The trilogy conclusion resolves the central arc and is best read immediately after book two.
Falcon Mercenary Group Series
- Into the Mist: A romantic-suspense opener that introduces the mercenary team and its operational world.
- Into the Lair: The second installment builds on the team continuity and works best after Into the Mist.
Tangled Hearts Trilogy
Theirs to Keep: A serialized relationship story begins here, making this the required first read for the trilogy.
Colters’ Legacy Series
- Colters’ Woman: The Colter family dynamic is introduced, setting the expectations for the series’ relationship structure.
- Colters’ Lady: The family continuity continues, and earlier context matters for the household and relationships.
- Colters’ Daughter: The series expands the family web and assumes familiarity with the Colter world.
- Colters’ Promise: A later entry that leans on established family history and returning characters.
- Colters’ Gift: A continuation installment that lands best after the prior Colters books.
Sweet Series
- Sweet Surrender: The series opens with the central sensual-romance tone and sets up the connected cast.
- Sweet Persuasion: The second romance builds on the shared world and carries forward character context.
- Sweet Seduction: The third entry completes the main Sweet run with the best payoff in order.
Montgomerys & Armstrongs Series
- Never Seduce a Scot: A Highland-set romance that begins the clan-linked sequence and establishes the central rivalry framework.
- Highlander Most Wanted: The second book continues the same world and benefits from knowing the first book’s alliances.
- Highlander Surrounded by Secrets: The third installment continues the clan web and reads best after books one and two.
McCabe Trilogy
- In Bed with a Highlander: The McCabe family arc begins, establishing the trilogy’s core household and loyalties.
- Seduction of a Highland Lass: The second romance builds on the family continuity and prior outcomes.
- Never Love a Highlander: The trilogy finale delivers the strongest emotional payoff if you followed the first two.
Anetakis Trilogy
- The Tycoon’s Pregnant Mistress: The Anetakis family line begins in category-romance style with a classic inheritance/pregnancy premise.
- The Greek Tycoon’s Virgin Mistress: The second book continues the family world with linked context and expectations.
- The Billionaire’s Secret Baby: The trilogy closes with another family-linked romance that reads best in sequence.
Pregnancy & Passion Series (category romance line)
- Wanted by Her Lost Love: A category-romance entry built around reunion and high emotional stakes.
- Kept by Her Greek Boss: A linked installment that continues the imprint-style tone and relationship themes.
Recommended “no-regrets” reading path
If you want one clean plan without bouncing genres:
- Breathless Trilogy (Rush → Fever → Burn)
- KGI Series (start at The Darkest Hour and read straight through)
- Slow Burn Series (Keep Me Safe onward)
- Pick one Scottish historical lane (Montgomerys & Armstrongs or McCabe) and read it in order
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The recent book released by the author is: Until Midnight (September 16, 2019)
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