Arianna Fraser Books in Order (Updated March 12, 2026)

Arianna Fraser writes dark romance across several connected mafia and criminal-world lines rather than one single linear saga. The main thing to watch is crossover placement: Lethal belongs to both The Toscano Mafia Saga and Ares Academy, and the MacTavish books are best split into parents first, heirs second.

For most readers, the cleanest approach is to read by series publication order, not by trying to force the whole catalog into one timeline.

Standalone novels

I Love the Way You Lie (2019): A standalone early novel, best treated as separate from Fraser’s later branded series worlds.

Taming the Beast (2023): Another standalone, useful if you want a single-book sample of her style without committing to a larger continuity.

Novella / short fiction

Mr. and Mrs. Ari Levinsky Invite You to… the Worst Wedding Ever (2021): A shorter side entry that is not essential to the major mafia-series reading path.

The Corporation

1. The Reluctant Bride (2021): A forced marriage setup tied to family power and corporate control, and the best place to start this two-book line.
2. The Reluctant Spy (2021): Follows with another danger-and-deception romance in the same world, so it works best after The Reluctant Bride.

Captive Blood

1. Blood Brothers (2022): A paranormal detour involving a stalker, isolation, and vampire elements, making this one of Fraser’s clearest departures from her mafia books.
2. The Birdcage (2022): Continues the darker supernatural tone of the series and is best read second rather than as a standalone.

The Morozov Bratva Saga

1. Mistaken (2023): A mistaken-identity kidnapping turns into an arranged-marriage Bratva romance, opening one of Fraser’s most straightforward entry series.
2. Bedazzled (2023): Stays in the same Morozov world with a new couple and deeper family-world continuity, so it lands better after Mistaken.
3. Hellion (2023): Closes the trilogy and is best saved for third because it arrives after the Morozov family dynamics are already in place.

The Toscano Mafia Saga

1. Deceptive (2023): Opens the Toscano line with an Italian-mafia arranged-match setup, establishing the family before the crossover material begins.
2. Deconstructed (2023): Expands the Toscano world and should be read second to preserve the family progression.
3. Lethal (2023): This is both Toscano Mafia book 3 and Ares Academy book 1, so it works as the bridge between those two continuities.

Ares Academy

1. Lethal (2023): A dark college-mafia setup at Ares Academy, where the children of organized-crime families are pushed into a harsher next-generation world.
2. Malice (2024): Continues the academy setting with another Bratva-linked romance, and reads best after Lethal because the school’s power structure is already established.
3. Perilous (2024): The third academy novel, best read in order because it depends on the tone and hierarchy built in the first two books.

The MacTavish Stolen Brides

1. Relentless (2024): A Scottish-mafia stolen-bride story that launches the MacTavish branch and introduces the family’s tone clearly.
2. Illicit (2024): Keeps the same MacTavish framework with another couple inside the family orbit, so second is the safest placement.
3. Depraved (2024): Continues the Stolen Brides run with another dark romance in the same interconnected Scottish-mafia world.
4. Auctioned (2024): The fourth MacTavish Stolen Brides book, best read after the earlier family setup is already in place.
5. Captivated (2024): The fifth book in the sequence, co-credited with Ann Harrington, and still best treated as part of the same MacTavish family progression.

The Turgenev Bratva Chronicles

Dark Angel (2025): A separate Bratva branch that appears to sit alongside the wider mafia universe, but it is still easiest to treat as its own starting point.

The MacTavish Heirs

1. The Highest Bidder (2025): Begins the next-generation MacTavish arc, so it should come after The MacTavish Stolen Brides if you want the strongest family context.
2. Finders, Keepers (2025): Continues the heirs line with another new-couple installment in the same second-generation branch.
3. Recklessly Mine (2025): Builds further into the heirs era and works best in release order.
4. Beautiful Monster (2025): Another heirs-era romance that belongs in the middle of the run rather than as an entry point.
5. Rekindled (2025): Keeps the MacTavish heirs continuity moving and is best read after the prior books.
6. Scorched Hearts (2025): Nears the end of the heirs line and makes most sense once the family callbacks are already familiar.
7. Wicked Choices (2025): The latest listed MacTavish Heirs book and the natural stopping point for that branch as currently published/listed.

Bratva Lords

1. Lord of Vengeance (2026): Opens a next-generation Bratva line tied to the Morozov/Turgenev side of Fraser’s universe.
2. Lord of Pain (2026): Continues that same branch and is best read second.
3. Lord of Cruelty (2026): The third Bratva Lords entry, keeping the same family-world progression.
4. Lord of Passion (2026): The fourth planned/published-listed installment in the sequence.
5. Lord of Justice (2026): The fifth entry in the currently listed rollout.
6. Lord of the Underworld (2026): The sixth listed Bratva Lords title and, for now, the end of the announced sequence.

Recommended reading order

If you want one practical route through the connected material, use this path:

1. The Reluctant Bride (2021): Start here if you want Fraser’s earlier series work first.
2. The Reluctant Spy (2021): Finish The Corporation before moving into later worlds.
3. Mistaken (2023): A strong mafia entry point and one of her easiest series openers.
4. Bedazzled (2023): Continue the Morozov trilogy in order.
5. Hellion (2023): Finish the Morozov branch before shifting families.
6. Deceptive (2023): Begin the Toscano books.
7. Deconstructed (2023): Stay with the Toscanos one more book.
8. Lethal (2023): Use this as the handoff from Toscano to Ares Academy.
9. Malice (2024): Continue Ares Academy.
10. Perilous (2024): Finish Ares Academy.
11. Relentless (2024): Start the MacTavish family with the parent-generation branch.
12. Illicit (2024): Continue in order.
13. Depraved (2024): Continue in order.
14. Auctioned (2024): Continue in order.
15. Captivated (2024): Finish the Stolen Brides run before moving to the heirs.
16. Dark Angel (2025): Slot this here if you want the broader Bratva world before the next-generation push.
17. The Highest Bidder (2025): Start the MacTavish Heirs only after the Stolen Brides books.
18. Finders, Keepers (2025): Continue in order.
19. Recklessly Mine (2025): Continue in order.
20. Beautiful Monster (2025): Continue in order.
21. Rekindled (2025): Continue in order.
22. Scorched Hearts (2025): Continue in order.
23. Wicked Choices (2025): Finish the currently listed heirs sequence.
24. Lord of Vengeance (2026): Begin Bratva Lords after the earlier Bratva-family material if possible.
25. Lord of Pain (2026): Continue in order.
26. Lord of Cruelty (2026): Continue in order.
27. Lord of Passion (2026): Continue in order.
28. Lord of Justice (2026): Continue in order.
29. Lord of the Underworld (2026): Finish the currently listed Bratva Lords sequence.

Where new readers should start

• Start with Mistaken if you want the simplest entry point. It opens a complete trilogy and does not ask you to understand the more tangled crossover structure first.
• Start with Relentless if you are here for the MacTavish books. That gives you the Scottish-mafia side from the beginning and keeps the heirs books from spoiling the family setup.
• Start with Deceptive if you plan to read Ares Academy. That way, Lethal lands in the right place as a bridge instead of feeling duplicated.

Current release status

As of March 12, 2026, the MacTavish Heirs sequence is listed through Wicked Choices (2025), and Bratva Lords is listed through Lord of the Underworld (2026), with that six-book rollout shown on current bibliography pages.