Joanna Blake Books in Order (Updated March 27, 2026)

Joanna Blake writes fast-moving contemporary romance with a heavy lean toward bikers, blue-collar alphas, rock stars, athletes, cowboys, and mafia families. The practical reading question is not whether every book belongs in one giant universe. It does not. The better question is where to start, because her catalog splits into several separate series, a few bundles, and some early titles that have been reissued or retitled.

For most readers, the safest entry point is Wanted By the Devil. It opens her best-known biker line, Devil’s Riders, and gives you the clearest sense of her style. If you want a shorter starting lane, begin with Cuffed for Untouchables MC or Sweet and Vicious for the mafia books.

Quick answer

1. Best overall starting point: Wanted By the Devil
2. Best short biker starting point: Cuffed
3. Best mafia starting point: Sweet and Vicious
4. Best reading rule: Read one series straight through, then switch lanes.

Important note: A few early titles and later reissues are indexed differently across databases, so bundles and retitled editions are best treated as optional extras rather than part of the main first-read path.

Start here, depending on your mood

1. If you want bikers and the biggest run, start with Devil’s Riders.
2. If you want bikers but a cleaner, later series, start with Untouchables MC.
3. If you want mafia romance, go to Dark Mafia first, then Russian Mafia Fairytale.
4. If you want shorter non-biker romance lanes, use Hot Blooded Heroes, Go Hard, Man Candy, or Rich Boys of California.
5. If you want cowboys, use Delancey Brothers and then the co-written Dirty Cowboys books.

Recommended reading order for most readers

This is the lowest-confusion route through Joanna Blake’s catalog:

1. Wanted By the Devil
2. Ride With the Devil
3. Trust the Devil
4. Dance with the Devil
5. Marked By the Devil
6. Luck Of the Devil
7. Touched By the Devil
8. Claimed By the Devil
9. Cross My Heart
10. Taken By the Devil
11. Cuffed
12. Mean Machine
13. Rough Stuff
14. Hard Road
15. Preacher
16. Hunter
17. Jaken
18. Vice
19. Sweet and Vicious
20. Black Hearted
21. Cruel Mercy
22. A Very Bad Man
23. A Very Cruel Man

That gives you the two biggest biker lines first, then the mafia branch, then the newer Russian-mafia offshoot.

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Joanna Blake series in order

Devil’s Riders

This is the strongest default answer for new readers. It is Joanna Blake’s best-known series, and reading it in order is the cleanest way to preserve club dynamics and returning characters.

0. Before You (2014): A prequel-style introduction to the Devil’s Riders world, best treated as optional setup rather than required first reading.
1. Wanted By the Devil (2014): Opens the series and establishes the biker-club tone that defines Joanna Blake’s biggest line.
2. Ride With the Devil (2014): Continues the club world with a second central couple and a stronger sense of the series’ internal brotherhood.
3. Trust the Devil (2014): Keeps the same core biker continuity moving, so it works best after the first two books.
4. Dance with the Devil (2017): Returns to the series after the opening trilogy and reads like a proper continuation, not a reset.
5. Marked By the Devil (2018): Pushes the club line further into later-stage series territory, where existing familiarity adds payoff.
6. Luck Of the Devil (2018): Continues the same world with another club-centered romance and should stay in sequence.
7. Touched By the Devil (2019): Deepens the series’ later run and lands better once the club and its hierarchy already feel familiar.
8. Claimed By the Devil (2020): Extends the line with a stronger “established universe” feel, making it a later read rather than a starting point.
9. Cross My Heart (2022): Reads as a mature-series entry that benefits from the full Devil’s Riders buildup behind it.
10. Taken By the Devil (2022): The current far end of the main sequence, best saved until you have read the earlier club books.

Untouchables MC

This is the better biker entry if you want a later, tighter run without starting all the way back in 2014.

1. Cuffed (2017): Starts Untouchables MC and gives you the clearest on-ramp into this separate biker world.
2. Mean Machine (2017): Builds directly on the club setup from book one and works best in order.
3. Rough Stuff (2018): Continues the same MC thread with a stronger sense of series identity now in place.
4. Hard Road (2019): Expands the club continuity and feels more rewarding once the earlier members are already established.
5. Preacher (2019): Keeps the MC line moving with another club-centered romance inside the same ongoing world.
6. Hunter (2021): A later-series installment that works better after the first five books have built the club dynamic.
7. Jaken (2021): Sits late in the sequence and reads most smoothly after the earlier club stories.
8. Vice (2023): The current endpoint of Untouchables MC and the last stop for readers following the whole run in order.

Dark Mafia

This is the clearest Joanna Blake mafia lane. Read it straight through before moving to the Russian-mafia books.

1. Sweet and Vicious (2020): Opens the mafia branch and is the right place to start if biker romance is not your priority.
2. Black Hearted (2021): Continues the family-and-power structure from book one and belongs second.
3. Cruel Mercy (2021): Closes the core trilogy and works best after the first two books have set the stakes.

Russian Mafia Fairytale

This is a separate mafia branch, not a continuation of Dark Mafia numbering.

1. A Very Bad Man (2024): Begins the Russian Mafia Fairytale line and serves as the clean entry into this newer continuity.
2. A Very Cruel Man (2026): Continues that branch and should be read after A Very Bad Man.

Delancey Brothers

This is a smaller cowboy-focused path, but one part of the series is indexed inconsistently. The safest approach is to read the three individual books first, then treat the bundle as optional.

1. Ride With Me (2014): The clearest practical entry into the Delancey Brothers line and the safest first stop in this continuity.
2. Pheonyx Rising (2021): Expands the Delancey world with another couple while staying inside the same family-centered lane.
3. Bound To Me (2021): Continues the trilogy and works best after the earlier Delancey books.
   Optional bundle: Stud Farm (2016): Commonly indexed as a Delancey Brothers collection or expanded package, so it is best treated as an optional companion rather than your first read.

Dirty Cowboys (with Bella Love-Wins)

This is a co-written side branch and should be kept separate from Joanna Blake’s solo cowboy books.

1. Inheriting the Virgin (2018): Starts the co-written Dirty Cowboys duo with a short western romance setup.
2. Winning the Virgin (2018): Follows directly after book one and completes the pair.

Hot Blooded Heroes

A short, clean series if you want Joanna Blake outside the biker and mafia lanes.

1. Cockpit (2016): Opens the series and sets the tone for Joanna Blake’s blue-collar hero lane.
2. Hot Shot (2016): Continues the same branded line with another hard-working hero romance.
3. Torpedo (2017): Closes the main trio and works best after the first two books.

Go Hard

This is one of her more compact sports-leaning contemporary lanes.

1. Player (2015): Starts the series and is the correct place to enter the Go Hard books.
2. Go Long (2016): Continues the same line and makes more sense after Player.
3. Go Big (2016): Finishes the trio and belongs last.

Man Candy

A short contemporary series that is easiest to read straight through.

1. Grind (2015): Opens Man Candy and introduces the tone of the series cleanly.
2. Heat (2015): Keeps the same line moving with another alpha-centered romance.
3. Deep (2016): Closes the core run and works best after the first two.

Rich Boys of California

This is a separate two-book lane, not tied to the biker or mafia books.

1. Bro’ (2015): Starts the duet with a rich-boy contemporary setup and should be read first.
2. A Bad Boy For Summer (2015): Follows as the second Rich Boys of California book and works best after Bro’.
   Optional bundle: California Nights (2019): A duet collection that is best treated as a convenience edition, not a separate place to start.

Rock Gods

This is the messiest Joanna Blake series bibliographically because some databases and later editions reflect retitles or reissues. The safest reading path is to use the core three-book sequence and treat the alternate titles as edition history.

1. Dare Me / Up All Night (2014): The first Rock Gods novel, with databases showing both titles in circulation, so treat them as the same entry point rather than two separate must-reads.
2. Slay Me / Break the Bed (2014): The second core Rock Gods novel, again with retitle or reissue noise across listings.
3. Cover Me (2014): The stable third novel and the best place to end the main Rock Gods run.
   Optional bundle: Rock Gods: The Trilogy / Rock Gods: The Complete Collection: Collection editions for readers who want the set in omnibus form.

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Early singles and other books

A few early Joanna Blake titles are visible on Goodreads and older promo pages but are not grouped cleanly on current series pages. They are better treated as standalones or archive-era extras than as part of a first-read order.

• The Biker Next Door (2014): A short standalone-style biker novella, best read as an extra rather than folded into Devil’s Riders or Untouchables MC.
• The Rock Star Next Door (2015): A short standalone-style rock-star novella that sits outside the main Rock Gods sequence.
• Push (2015): A standalone contemporary romance that is not consistently attached to one of the main branded series.

I did not fold these into the main recommended path because the current major-series pages do not place them as required continuity steps.

Best Joanna Blake reading order for new readers

There are three especially good entry paths.

1. Start with Wanted By the Devil if you want the biggest, most representative Joanna Blake series.
2. Start with Cuffed if you want biker romance but prefer a shorter and later entry lane.
3. Start with Sweet and Vicious if you want mafia romance first and do not want motorcycles at all.

Do you need a chronological order?

Not really. Joanna Blake is much easier to read by series order than by one author-wide publication timeline.

That matters especially because some books have collection editions, some have alternate titles, and a few early works are not consistently grouped the same way across databases. For a first read, publication order inside each series is the most stable solution.

Latest release status

As of March 27, 2026, the newest clearly listed Joanna Blake title is A Very Cruel Man in the Russian Mafia Fairytale line. The latest stable endpoints for her larger backlist are Vice for Untouchables MC and Taken By the Devil for Devil’s Riders.

Final recommendation

If you want one simple answer, start with Wanted By the Devil and read the full Devil’s Riders sequence through Taken By the Devil. After that, move to Untouchables MC if you want more biker romance, or switch to Sweet and Vicious if you want a mafia branch instead.