Ava Gray Books in Order (Updated April 14, 2026)

Updated: April 14, 2026

Ava Gray’s catalog is built around several separate romance series rather than one giant continuity.

The practical reading rule is simple: read each series in its own order, and do not assume that billionaire, mafia, and Bratva books all connect unless the series branding says they do.

Where to start

If you want the biggest entry point, start with Secret Baby with Brother’s Best Friend and continue through Alpha Billionaire in order. If you want something darker and more suspense-driven, begin with His to Own in Mafia Kingpins or Knocked Up by the Mafia in The Billionaire Mafia.

The shape of the bibliography

Ava Gray’s current catalog splits into a few clear lanes. Alpha Billionaire is the longest and most visible series. The Beckett Billionaires, Mafia Kingpins, The Billionaire Mafia, The Valkov Bratva, and New York Criminal Empire are separate series tracks. Goodreads also lists additional smaller and paranormal-adjacent series, but the clearest confirmed reading guide for most readers is the contemporary-romance shelf below.

Alpha Billionaire in order

1. Secret Baby with Brother’s Best Friend (2021): The series opener, built around an accidental-pregnancy and close-family-circle setup that defines the line’s tone from the start.
2. Just Pretending (2022): A fake-relationship style entry that keeps the billionaire-romance framework moving without changing the series identity.
3. Loving The One I Should Hate (2022): An enemies-to-lovers variation that pushes the series toward more overt emotional conflict.
4. Billionaire and the Barista (2022): A class-gap romance that keeps the series grounded in familiar billionaire wish-fulfillment.
5. Coming Home (2022): A return-and-reckoning setup shaped around pregnancy, separation, and reunion.
6. Doctor Daddy (2022): A medical-profession romance that folds the series’ trademark heat and caretaking into a doctor-centered pairing.
7. Baby Surprise (2022): A pregnancy-forward installment that fits neatly into the series’ family-and-billionaire pattern.
8. A Fake Fiancée for Christmas (2022): A holiday fake-engagement story that works as the line’s first major seasonal entry.
9. Hot Mess (2022): A celebrity-leaning romance that broadens the setup while staying inside the same branded series lane.
10. Valentine’s Day Proposal (2023): A second-chance and holiday-timed romance built around a renewed proposal.
11. SEALed by a Kiss (2023): A military-hero variation that shifts the male lead type but still reads like core Ava Gray contemporary romance.
12. The Right Choice (2023): A relationship-and-consequences story that sits in the middle of the Alpha Billionaire run.
13. The Wrong Choice (2023): A mirrored or companion-style title that continues the series’ focus on difficult romantic decisions.
14. The Boss’s Unexpected Surprise (2023): A boss romance with class-history baggage, tied to an old household connection and a new power imbalance.
15. When We Meet Again (2023): A reunion romance that brings a long-held attachment back into the present.
16. The Rules We Break (2023): A best-friends’-little-sister and one-bed setup that leans harder into forbidden proximity.
17. Secret Baby with My Boss’s Brother (2023): Another secret-baby variation, this time built around workplace adjacency and delayed fallout.
18. Frosty Beginnings (2023): A winter-timed romance that brings the series back to seasonal framing.
19. Silver Fox Billionaire (2023): An older-hero entry that adds a silver-fox angle to the main billionaire formula.
20. Taken by the Major (2024): A major-centered protector romance that continues the series’ growing interest in more overtly dominant heroes.
21. Daddy’s Unexpected Gift (2024): A guardian-and-family-centered romance that keeps the line focused on domestic stakes.
22. Off Limits (2024): A boundary-crossing romance that signals exactly what its tension is built around.
23. Boss’s Baby Surprise (2024): A first-love-plus-boss setup where pregnancy becomes the main continuity engine.
24. CEO’s Baby Scandal (2024): A late-series corporate-and-pregnancy entry that extends the Alpha Billionaire formula rather than reinventing it.
25. Scandalous Whispers (2025): The latest Alpha Billionaire title I could verify, continuing the series into 2025 with a more overt scandal hook.

The Beckett Billionaires in order

1. Love to Hate You (2022): The Beckett opener, built around attraction and irritation colliding inside a billionaire-family framework.
2. Just Another Chance (2023): A second-chance romance with a returning hero and a child-shaped emotional complication.
3. Twins for the Playboy (2023): A playboy romance where pregnancy and family stakes become the central turning point.

Mafia Kingpins in order

1. His to Own (2024): The first Mafia Kingpins book, opening the darker mafia lane with possessive-family stakes from the outset.
2. His to Protect (2024): A follow-up centered on protection and control, continuing the same criminal-world mood.
3. His to Win (2024): A power-and-possession romance that keeps the sequence moving without breaking the series pattern.
4. His to Possess (2025): A later entry that makes the possessive tone of the series even more explicit.
5. His to Claim (2025): The current endpoint of the series, closing the verified five-book run with another ownership-coded title.

The Billionaire Mafia in order

1. Knocked Up by the Mafia (2023): The opener, combining accidental pregnancy with organized-crime danger right away.
2. Stolen by the Mafia (2023): A captivity-and-consequence romance that pushes the mafia premise into darker territory.
3. Claimed by the Mafia (2023): A debt-and-obligation setup that fits squarely into possessive mafia romance.
4. Arranged by the Mafia (2023): A revenge-tinged arranged-marriage story that expands the family-conflict side of the series.
5. Charmed by the Mafia (2024): The fifth verified book, keeping the same dark billionaire-mafia blend intact.

The Valkov Bratva in order

1. Stolen by the Bratva (2024): The series opener, introducing the Valkov criminal world through kidnapping, danger, and an older-hero dynamic.
2. Kept by the Bratva (2024): A one-night-to-possession setup that continues the Bratva family thread.
3. Captured by the Bratva (2025): A hostage-style romance that adds a single-mother angle to the danger-heavy series model.
4. Captivated by the Bratva (2025): An age-gap Bratva romance that keeps the heat and threat level high.
5. Trapped by the Bratva (2025): The latest verified Valkov Bratva title, continuing the same ruthless-family arc.

New York Criminal Empire in order

1. The Irish Redemption (2025): The series opener, starting a newer organized-crime line through the Irish branch of the empire.
2. The Russian Retribution (2025): A second volume that shifts national-family focus while keeping the empire structure intact.
3. The Italian Reckoning (2025): A third criminal-family entry built around the same broader New York underworld frame.
4. The Celtic Resolution (2025): The fourth verified book, continuing the pattern of family-based syndicate installments.
5. The Criminal Redemption (2026): The latest title I could verify for this series, extending it into 2026.

What about the other Ava Gray series?

Goodreads also lists additional series such as Playing with Trouble, Everton Falls Mated Love, Difficult Choices, and Maple Lake Shifters. I would keep those separate from the billionaire-and-mafia shelves above. One caution: Playing with Trouble has a cross-source mismatch, with Goodreads listing four books while Fantastic Fiction surfaced only three clearly enough in search results, so I would not force a full order there without another direct source pass.

Recommended reading paths

1. For the broadest introduction, read Alpha Billionaire first. It is the longest, most visible, and easiest place to understand Ava Gray’s current style.
2. For a darker route, go to Mafia Kingpins, then The Billionaire Mafia, then The Valkov Bratva. That path keeps you in the criminal-romance side of the catalog without jumping back and forth in tone.
3. For a shorter billionaire-family branch, read The Beckett Billionaires on its own. It is compact and easier to finish quickly.

Latest release status

The newest series extension I could confirm is The Criminal Redemption (2026) in New York Criminal Empire. Within the biggest long-running contemporary line, Scandalous Whispers (2025) appears to be the latest verified Alpha Billionaire title.

FAQs

What is the best Ava Gray book to start with?

Secret Baby with Brother’s Best Friend is the safest first pick because it opens the longest series.

Do Ava Gray’s series all connect?

No. Treat them as separate branded series unless a specific series page says otherwise.

Which Ava Gray series is darkest?

The mafia and Bratva shelves are the darkest: Mafia Kingpins, The Billionaire Mafia, The Valkov Bratva, and New York Criminal Empire.

Is Alpha Billionaire finished?

I found no reliable sign that it is closed for good, but Scandalous Whispers (2025) is the latest entry I could verify.

Is this the same Ava Gray as Ann Aguirre’s pseudonym?

No for the purposes of this guide. This article tracks the current romance bibliography attached to the Goodreads/Amazon author profile with Alpha Billionaire and the newer mafia series.