Chris Reilly is a British contemporary-romance author from Liverpool. Her catalog includes rock stars, motorcycle clubs, tattoo artists, professional soccer, holiday romance, romantic suspense, and an earlier private-investigator mystery.
Two distinct connected worlds account for most of the reading-order questions. BreakNeck and Red Alert form one crossover rock-star continuity, while Blackhawk Ink and Blackhawk Disciples MC share a Baltimore-based world. The Devil’s Chaos MC books belong to a separate motorcycle-club continuity.
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Most individual romances have complete endings. The important exceptions are Devil’s Chaos and Devil’s Daughter, which follow the same couple across a direct duet, and the crossover novellas that assume readers already know several earlier couples.
The Shortest Correct Reading Plan
For the complete rock-star world, read:
- Sky Full of Stars
- Standing Still
- Touch in the Dark
- Electric Touch
- The Sounds of Her
- Fight for Forever
- Midnight Heat
- Perfect Storm
For Devil’s Chaos MC, read:
- Devil’s Desire – optional prequel
- Devil’s Chaos
- Devil’s Daughter
- Devil’s Kiss – optional epilogue
- Devil’s Falling
For the newer Blackhawk books, the safest route is:
- Broken
- Nero
- Nashville
- Rebel
The remaining titles, including Off the Line, Reckless, Christmas Eve, Eve, and Promises and Lies, can be read independently.
The Two Worlds Readers Should Not Mix Up
Chris Reilly’s rock-star books use two series names, but the characters and events overlap. Reading all of BreakNeck first and then beginning Red Alert would place some crossover developments out of sequence.
The Blackhawk books are different. Broken introduces the tattoo-shop side of Baltimore, while the Blackhawk Disciples novels follow the motorcycle club operating in the same broader setting.
Devil’s Chaos MC is not part of Blackhawk Disciples. Similar motorcycle-club themes do not make the clubs one continuity.
BreakNeck and Red Alert Combined Reading Order
This is the author’s recommended crossover sequence. It alternates between the two band series and places the side-character novellas where they create the fewest spoilers.
1. Sky Full of Stars
Sky Full of Stars (2023): Jenna is rescued from a bad encounter by a stranger who secretly happens to be Adam, the internationally famous lead singer of BreakNeck.
Adam values that Jenna does not recognize his stage persona, so their connection initially develops through messages while he conceals the chaos attached to his fame. The romance introduces BreakNeck’s members, relationships, and touring world.
This is the best starting point for Chris Reilly’s contemporary-romance catalog.
2. Standing Still
Standing Still (2023): Bestselling author Elle returns to her hometown after her estranged father’s death and faces the man she left sixteen years earlier.
Her father’s estate creates circumstances that force Elle and her former love to reconsider the future they gave up. The novella follows side characters from Sky Full of Stars and includes an epilogue detail that can spoil Book 1.
Read Sky Full of Stars first, even though Standing Still has its own complete couple.
3. Touch in the Dark
Touch in the Dark (2023): BreakNeck bassist Nick Chambers returns after breaking the heroine’s heart and becomes determined to convince her that their relationship deserves another chance.
She knows falling for a rock star once was painful enough, but circumstances bring them together when Nick experiences a devastating personal crisis. His grief and persistence force her to decide whether protecting herself matters more than the love she never fully escaped.
This is BreakNeck Book 2 and should follow the opening novel and Standing Still.
4. Electric Touch
Electric Touch (2023): Red Alert lead singer Jace is struggling to move beyond betrayal when a college professor named Adrestia kisses him as part of a bet.
Jace’s former partner remains in the band, making emotional distance almost impossible. Adrestia offers the possibility of a different relationship, but she is hiding something that could complicate their future.
This is Red Alert Book 1 and the first major expansion of the shared rock-star world.
5. The Sounds of Her
The Sounds of Her (2024): BreakNeck guitarist Archer and Brooke agree to fake a relationship while attending a destination wedding and later continue the performance during the band’s tour.
Archer wants the press to stop focusing on his single status, while Brooke needs protection from plans her parents are attempting to impose on her. Sharing rooms, secrets, and staged affection makes it increasingly difficult to identify where the performance ends.
This is BreakNeck Book 3. The earlier band books establish the friends and couples surrounding Archer.
6. Fight for Forever
Fight for Forever (2024): Megan asks MMA champion Joey “The Slayer” Ferguson to teach her how to defend herself after trauma leaves her feeling vulnerable.
Joey sees strength beneath Megan’s fear and becomes determined to help her reclaim control of her life. Their training relationship develops into romance as Megan decides whether she can trust him with more than her safety.
This is a BreakNeck spin-off novella about recurring side characters. Read it after The Sounds of Her for the intended cameos and relationship context.
7. Midnight Heat
Midnight Heat (2024): Red Alert guitarist Kieran meets guarded emergency-room doctor Ocean after she saves his life.
Ocean does not want a relationship, but Kieran becomes increasingly invested when danger connected to her past returns. The romance moves from medical rescue into protection as he risks his career and safety to remain beside her.
This is Red Alert Book 2 and should be read after Electric Touch.
8. Perfect Storm
Perfect Storm (2024): BreakNeck musician Jordan and Red Alert’s Alessa bring the two band worlds together after overcoming her distrust of his flirtatious rock-star reputation.
The novella uses multiple viewpoints and revisits several established couples. Its larger purpose is to unite BreakNeck and Red Alert as one extended musical family.
This is not an alternative entry point. Read all seven earlier titles before beginning it.
BreakNeck Books in Series Order
Readers following only BreakNeck will see this official arrangement:
- Sky Full of Stars
- Standing Still – spin-off novella
- Touch in the Dark
- The Sounds of Her
- Fight for Forever – spin-off novella
- Perfect Storm
The numbered core novels follow different members of the band. Perfect Storm is listed as BreakNeck Book 4, but it depends on the Red Alert romances as well as the earlier BreakNeck books.
Red Alert Books in Order
The current Red Alert sequence is:
- Electric Touch
- Midnight Heat
- Perfect Storm – crossover conclusion
Electric Touch (2023): A betrayed lead singer finds an unexpected second chance with a professor whose secrets complicate their attraction.
Midnight Heat (2024): A guitarist falls for the doctor who saves his life and becomes involved in protecting her from a returning threat.
Perfect Storm (2024): The established BreakNeck and Red Alert couples come together through Jordan and Alessa’s relationship.
Red Alert can begin independently with Electric Touch. Readers who intend to read both bands should use the combined order instead.
Can the Rock-Star Books Be Read as Standalones?
The principal novels change couples and provide happily-ever-after endings, so each romance can be understood on its own.
The wider experience is strongly interconnected. Later books reveal earlier couples, repeat band members, and develop relationships that first appeared in supporting roles.
Perfect Storm is the least standalone-friendly title because it acts as an ensemble crossover. It should always come last.
Devil’s Chaos MC Books in Order
Devil’s Chaos MC begins with Hudson Kelley and Waverley Curtis, whose relationship spans a prequel and two full-length novels. The later Devil’s Falling shifts to another relationship inside the club.
Devil’s Desire
Devil’s Desire: Hudson has always wanted to earn a place in the Devil’s Chaos Motorcycle Club, but his love for Waverley, the president’s daughter and his best friend’s twin sister, could cost him that future.
Waverley despises the club life she grew up around, placing Hudson between the woman he loves and the brotherhood he has always wanted.
This is an optional prequel available through the author’s mailing list. It provides valuable background but is not essential before Devil’s Chaos.
1. Devil’s Chaos
Devil’s Chaos (2022): Waverley is forced back into the motorcycle-club world she escaped when a rival organization threatens her life.
Hudson has never recovered from losing her, but resentment now surrounds the love they once shared. As old secrets return and the club war intensifies, he must decide whether he can protect Waverley without repeating the choices that drove her away.
The book begins a direct duet and does not finish their full story.
2. Devil’s Daughter
Devil’s Daughter (2023): Hudson searches for Waverley after betrayal inside the club leaves one brother critically injured and places her in enemy hands.
Waverley discovers that the family history she accepted may be incomplete, forcing her to reconsider who deserves her trust. She and Hudson must survive the rival club while confronting truths capable of destroying the Devil’s Chaos family from within.
Read this immediately after Devil’s Chaos. It completes the central duet.
Devil’s Kiss
Devil’s Kiss: Hudson and Waverley return one year after the duet for a short extended epilogue.
The story checks in on their relationship and introduces developments leading toward the later Devil’s Chaos novels.
It is optional but belongs after Devil’s Daughter.
3. Devil’s Falling
Devil’s Falling (2025): Devil’s Chaos attorney Cassie becomes caught between Mace, a hard-edged prospect trying to prove himself, and Handlebar, the loyal mechanic she has already tried and failed to forget.
An investigation tied to club enemies forces all three into close contact. The romance develops as an MFM relationship while Cassie searches for information dangerous enough to threaten the club.
The book follows a new central relationship but depends on the club history established through Hudson and Waverley.
Is Devil’s Chaos a Duet or a Series?
The original Hudson and Waverley story is a duet:
- Devil’s Chaos
- Devil’s Daughter
The broader Devil’s Chaos MC series continues with Devil’s Falling and may expand further.
Devil’s Desire and Devil’s Kiss are optional companion novellas placed before and after the duet.
Blackhawk Ink Books in Order
Blackhawk Ink currently contains one released novel.
1. Broken
Broken (2025): A woman moves to Baltimore after betrayal destroys her former life and career, only to become involved with a silent, heavily tattooed man carrying emotional damage of his own.
She is trying to heal while ignoring letters from home. He avoids vulnerability and relationships until their shared brokenness makes emotional distance impossible.
The romance introduces Blackhawk Ink’s tattoo-shop world. It is the most useful foundation before Blackhawk Disciples because the newer series occupies the same Baltimore setting.
Blackhawk Disciples MC Books in Order
The Blackhawk Disciples books follow different members of the same Baltimore motorcycle club. Each title centers on a new couple, while the internal traitor and the enemy known as Storm create a continuing club-level conflict.
1. Nero
Nero (2026): Blackhawk Disciples president Nero is searching for a traitor within the club when Taylor enters his life through his best friend.
Taylor challenges his authority and becomes involved in protecting a secret that Nero cannot allow his enemies to discover. Their attraction develops while the threat against the club moves closer.
This is the correct starting point for the Blackhawk Disciples series.
2. Nashville
Nashville (2026): The club’s sergeant-at-arms becomes protective of Charley, a guarded dancer carrying scars she does not discuss.
Nashville believes their age difference and his violent life make him wrong for her, but the escalating conflict with Storm turns protection into something deeply personal. Their romance continues the club war established in Nero.
Read the series in order because the underlying enemy storyline carries forward.
3. Rebel
Rebel (2026): Rebel clashes with Kinsley after she returns to Baltimore carrying secrets and an unwillingness to stay outside club business.
Their hostile attraction intensifies while new enemies enter the city and the Blackhawk Disciples struggle to identify another setup. Kinsley repeatedly becomes caught in the danger Rebel is trying to contain.
As of July 18, 2026, the author’s official catalog still displays Rebel as a preorder. It should be placed third but treated as upcoming until its release is confirmed.
Should Broken Be Read Before Nero?
Broken and Nero lead different series, and neither is presented as a direct sequel to the other.
Reading Broken first is still the safer route because it introduces Blackhawk Ink and the Baltimore setting before the motorcycle club becomes the principal focus.
Readers interested only in MC romance can begin with Nero.
Blackhawk Bonus Epilogues
Free bonus epilogues are available for Nero and Nashville.
Each epilogue belongs directly after its named novel. They provide follow-up time with the established couple and should not be used as series introductions.
Bonus material is optional unless a later book specifically builds on an event introduced there.
Reckless
Reckless (2024): Jude, the troubled lead singer of Reckless Soul, cancels his band’s summer shows and escapes into an unexpected road trip with a woman traveling in an RV.
Life away from the stage allows Jude to rediscover a quieter version of himself as their relationship develops across the American Midwest. The temporary peace is threatened by unresolved band problems and a danger following them on the road.
The novel is a complete standalone rock-star romance. It is not part of BreakNeck or Red Alert.
Off the Line
Off the Line (2023): A sports physiotherapist is reunited with soccer player Lucas Wolfe two years after revealing personal secrets to him during one of the worst periods of her life.
Lucas is loaned to the team where she has begun her career, placing attraction in direct conflict with professional rules. Both characters are hiding information, and crossing the line between player and staff member could cost her everything.
This is a standalone sports romance and does not lead into a larger soccer series.
Holiday Romance Books
Christmas Eve, Eve
Christmas Eve, Eve (2024): A businessman’s truck breaks down in a Wyoming snowstorm while he is traveling to an important meeting that could protect his family company.
The fully booked Ridgewood Inn leaves him dependent on Eve and her wedding-bound family. Repeated travel disasters create forced proximity, while their immediate connection challenges the assumption that the encounter must remain temporary.
The novella has a complete ending and can be read independently.
Undone, Love Times Three
Undone, Love Times Three (2025): A collection of three short romances follows couples brought together through mistaken identity, an agreement not to fall in love, and one anonymous night in a hotel.
The included stories are:
- Love in Bloom: Ryan and Sylvie meet when he mistakes her for his blind date after another man leaves her waiting.
- Blue: Millionaire Daniel becomes involved with Adele, the owner of Blue’s Hideaway, after she warns him not to fall in love.
- The Stranger Across the Room: Ansel and Hollie share a nameless night in a luxury hotel before separating.
The collection contains independent short stories rather than one continuing three-couple series.
Alexis Morgan Detective Agency Books in Order
Chris Reilly’s earliest published work belongs to a mystery series rather than her current contemporary-romance focus.
1. Promises and Lies
Promises and Lies (2019): Private investigator Alexis Morgan accepts what appears to be a straightforward missing-person case involving Faye Connelly.
The investigation becomes connected to a high-profile murder in San Francisco, drawing Alexis and detective Joanna Macy into a network of lies and escalating danger.
The novel is the first Alexis Morgan Detective Agency book. It is stylistically separate from Reilly’s later romance catalog.
Book 2
A second Alexis Morgan Detective Agency manuscript exists, but it has no official title or release date.
The author has described the planned mysteries as standalone cases. Readers can therefore complete Promises and Lies without waiting for the sequel.
The earlier book may eventually be revised to add more romantic elements, so future editions could differ from the original release.
Collections and Anthologies
Rock Out Together
Rock Out Together (2025): A multi-author rock-star romance collection containing work from several writers.
Chris Reilly’s contribution is optional and does not replace any numbered BreakNeck or Red Alert novel.
Undone, Love Times Three
This is an author-only short-story collection rather than a box set of previously numbered series novels.
Its three romances can be read in any order.
Chris Reilly Books in Publication Order
The publication sequence is useful for readers who want to see the catalog develop from mystery into motorcycle-club, rock-star, sports, and tattoo romance.
- Promises and Lies (2019): Private investigator Alexis Morgan searches for a missing woman whose disappearance connects to an unresolved murder.
- Devil’s Chaos (2022): Waverley returns to the motorcycle club she escaped and reunites with Hudson while a rival club threatens her life.
- Sky Full of Stars (2023): Jenna unknowingly begins a relationship with Adam, the famous singer who values being treated like an ordinary man.
- Standing Still (2023): Elle returns home after her father’s death and faces the love she left sixteen years earlier.
- Touch in the Dark (2023): Nick seeks another chance with the woman whose heart he broke as grief and band life bring them together again.
- Electric Touch (2023): Red Alert’s betrayed lead singer meets a professor who offers him a new relationship while hiding secrets of her own.
- Devil’s Daughter (2023): Hudson searches for an abducted Waverley as betrayal and family revelations bring the original MC duet to its conclusion.
- Off the Line (2023): A sports physiotherapist becomes involved with a soccer player whose secrets could threaten her career.
- The Sounds of Her (2024): Archer and Brooke fake a relationship during a wedding and tour until the performance starts becoming real.
- Fight for Forever (2024): An MMA champion trains a traumatized woman to protect herself and becomes part of her recovery.
- Midnight Heat (2024): A Red Alert guitarist falls for the guarded doctor who saves his life.
- Reckless (2024): A troubled rock singer leaves fame behind for an RV road trip and an unexpected relationship.
- Christmas Eve, Eve (2024): A snowstorm strands a businessman with a woman helping him reach an important meeting.
- Perfect Storm (2024): Jordan and Alessa unite the BreakNeck and Red Alert couples in a crossover novella.
- Broken (2025): Two emotionally damaged people meet through Baltimore’s tattoo world and attempt to heal together.
- Devil’s Falling (2025): Devil’s Chaos attorney Cassie becomes involved with two club-connected men during a dangerous investigation.
- Undone, Love Times Three (2025): Three short romances explore mistaken dates, forbidden emotional attachment, and an anonymous hotel encounter.
- Nero (2026): The Blackhawk Disciples president falls for Taylor while searching for a traitor inside his club.
- Nashville (2026): The club’s sergeant-at-arms protects Charley while the enemy stalking the Blackhawks escalates his attacks.
- Rebel (2026): Rebel and Kinsley turn hostile tension into romance as another threat closes around the club.
Free novellas and bonus epilogues are best positioned by continuity rather than by release date.
A Recommended Chris Reilly Reading Route
Begin with the Music World
- Sky Full of Stars
- Standing Still
- Touch in the Dark
- Electric Touch
- The Sounds of Her
- Fight for Forever
- Midnight Heat
- Perfect Storm
This is the author’s most interconnected completed reading path.
Move to Devil’s Chaos MC
- Devil’s Desire – optional
- Devil’s Chaos
- Devil’s Daughter
- Devil’s Kiss – optional
- Devil’s Falling
Keep the Hudson and Waverley duet together before moving to Cassie’s book.
Continue into Baltimore
- Broken
- Nero
- Nashville
- Rebel
This preserves the transition from the tattoo shop into the motorcycle club.
Add the Flexible Books
- Off the Line
- Reckless
- Christmas Eve, Eve
- Undone, Love Times Three
- Promises and Lies
These titles can be inserted anywhere because they do not reveal the endings of the principal romance series.
Latest Chris Reilly Book
As of July 18, 2026, the latest clearly confirmed released Chris Reilly novel is Nashville, Blackhawk Disciples MC Book 2.
Nashville (2026): The Blackhawk sergeant-at-arms becomes protective of a younger dancer while the enemy known as Storm continues targeting the club and everyone close to it.
The book follows the club-level conflict begun in Nero. Reading Book 1 first provides the necessary background on the traitor, Nero’s leadership, and the threat against the Disciples.
Next Chris Reilly Book
Rebel is listed as Blackhawk Disciples MC Book 3.
Rebel (2026): Rebel clashes with Kinsley while pursuing enemies entering Baltimore and trying to keep her outside the club conflict.
The official author catalog still marked the book as a preorder on July 18, 2026. Some third-party listings show July 2026, but the safest status is upcoming until publication is confirmed.
No later title has been announced with sufficiently stable release information to place after it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Chris Reilly does this article cover?
This guide covers the Liverpool-based contemporary-romance author of Sky Full of Stars, Devil’s Chaos, Broken, and Nero.
It does not cover other writers, journalists, or nonfiction authors using the same name.
What was Chris Reilly’s first book?
Promises and Lies (2019): Private investigator Alexis Morgan searches for a missing woman and uncovers links to an earlier murder.
It predates the author’s move into contemporary romance.
What is the best Chris Reilly romance to start with?
Sky Full of Stars (2023): Jenna begins messaging a stranger without realizing that he is the lead singer of BreakNeck.
It introduces the author’s largest completed crossover world.
Do the BreakNeck books need to be read in order?
Yes, preferably.
The books change couples but share one band, recurring friends, and developing relationships. The side-character novellas and Perfect Storm contain spoilers for earlier romances.
Are BreakNeck and Red Alert connected?
Yes.
The bands share characters and storylines. The author provides a combined order rather than recommending that readers finish one series before beginning the other.
When should Perfect Storm be read?
Read it after Midnight Heat and after every earlier BreakNeck and Red Alert title.
It is a multi-viewpoint crossover about the two bands becoming one extended family.
Is Standing Still a standalone?
Its central romance is complete, but its epilogue can spoil Sky Full of Stars.
Read the opening BreakNeck novel first.
Is Fight for Forever a rock-star romance?
Its hero is an MMA champion rather than a musician.
The novella belongs to the BreakNeck world because Megan and Joey are recurring supporting characters connected to the band.
Do Devil’s Chaos and Devil’s Daughter follow the same couple?
Yes.
Both follow Hudson and Waverley. Devil’s Chaos begins their reunion and club conflict, while Devil’s Daughter completes the duet.
Is Devil’s Falling Book 3?
Yes, in the wider Devil’s Chaos MC series.
It changes from Hudson and Waverley to Cassie, Mace, and Handlebar.
Is Devil’s Falling a why-choose romance?
It is an MFM romance involving Cassie and two men.
The book also continues the motorcycle-club investigation and danger established in the earlier titles.
Are Devil’s Chaos MC and Blackhawk Disciples connected?
No confirmed continuity makes them the same club world.
They should be read as separate motorcycle-club series.
Is Broken part of Blackhawk Disciples?
It is Blackhawk Ink Book 1 rather than a numbered MC installment.
The Baltimore setting and Blackhawk branding make it useful background before Nero.
Do the Blackhawk Disciples books stand alone?
Each novel follows a different central couple, but the traitor and enemy storylines continue across the series.
Read Nero, Nashville, and Rebel in order.
Is Off the Line part of a sports series?
No.
It is a standalone soccer romance involving a player and a team physiotherapist.
Is Reckless part of BreakNeck?
No.
It follows Jude and the separate band Reckless Soul. No BreakNeck preparation is required.
Is Christmas Eve, Eve part of a series?
No. It is a complete holiday romance set around the Ridgewood Inn.
Is Promises and Lies a romance?
It was originally written as a mystery-thriller.
The author has discussed revising it and adding romantic elements, but the available book should be treated primarily as an Alexis Morgan investigation.
What is Chris Reilly’s latest released book?
Nashville is the latest release that could be confirmed clearly as published by July 18, 2026.
Rebel remains listed as a preorder in the author’s active catalog.
Final Reading Recommendation
Begin with Sky Full of Stars and follow the author’s combined BreakNeck and Red Alert order through Perfect Storm. That route preserves every band introduction, side-character romance, and crossover without revealing established couples too early.
For motorcycle-club romance, begin the Devil’s Chaos story with Devil’s Desire or go directly to Devil’s Chaos. Complete Devil’s Daughter before reading Devil’s Falling.
For the newer Baltimore books, read Broken before entering the Blackhawk Disciples MC with Nero. Continue into Nashville and place Rebel third once its release is confirmed.
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