Kat Mizera Books in Order (Updated: July 18, 2026)

Kat Mizera writes contemporary romance centered on professional hockey, royal security teams, touring musicians, military protectors, and closely connected families. Her catalog contains several long-running shared worlds, so a simple publication list does not always produce the most satisfying reading experience.

The largest continuity begins with the Las Vegas Sidewinders and expands through Alaska Blizzard, Sidewinders: Generations, Royal Protectors, Lauderdale Knights, and L.A. Phantoms. Characters cross between those series, children grow into later protagonists, and established couples frequently return.

Her rock-star books form another branch through Rock Hard, Rock Harder, and Crimson Edge. Other groups, including The Royal Trilogy, Romancing Europe, and the co-written St. Louis Mavericks, can be approached separately.

Most individual books follow a new couple and provide a complete romance. The important exceptions are The Royal Trilogy and certain companion stories, which depend directly on earlier books.

Choose a Starting Point

1. Start with Dominic for the complete Sidewinders-connected universe.
2. Start with Defending Dani for Alaska-based hockey romance without committing immediately to the original Las Vegas team.
3. Start with Slap Shot for the Lauderdale Knights, one of Mizera’s newer hockey series.
4. Start with Sandor for royal bodyguards, political danger, and romantic suspense.
5. Start with Play for rock-star romance.
6. Start with Nowhere Left to Fall only when you are ready to read all three Royal Trilogy books consecutively.

How Kat Mizera’s Series Connect

The central hockey and protector universe is not one uninterrupted plot, but its series overlap heavily.

The broadest continuity route is:

1. Las Vegas Sidewinders
2. Alaska Blizzard
3. Royal Protectors
4. Sidewinders: Generations
5. Lauderdale Knights
6. L.A. Phantoms

This does not mean every Sidewinders novel must be completed before opening Alaska Blizzard. The author’s own preferred crossover order alternates between series because events occur during overlapping periods.

Readers who want a simpler plan can complete one series at a time. Readers who care about every cameo, family relationship, and timeline reference will get more from the interwoven order provided later in this guide.

Las Vegas Sidewinders Books in Order

The Las Vegas Sidewinders series follows hockey players, coaches, and the people drawn into their lives. Each main installment changes couples, but teammates and earlier families remain active throughout the series.

1. Dominic

Dominic (2016): Hockey player Dom Gianni meets Molly McCarran in the opening Sidewinders romance, establishing the Las Vegas team and the relationships that support the larger shared universe.

This is the safest first Kat Mizera book for readers planning to explore her connected hockey catalog.

2. Cody’s Christmas Surprise

Cody’s Christmas Surprise (2016): Cody and Suze Armstrong receive a holiday-centered relationship story that introduces a marriage and family connection revisited in later Sidewinders books.

The novella is shorter than the main novels but belongs near the beginning of the sequence.

3. Drake

Drake (2016): Drake Riser and Erin Gentry navigate attraction, hockey pressure, and the difficulty of making a serious relationship fit around a professional sports career.

This book shifts to a new couple while continuing the same team environment.

4. Karl

Karl (2016): Swedish player Karl Martensson develops a relationship with Kate Lansing as cultural differences and life inside professional hockey complicate their plans.

The Martensson family later becomes important beyond the original Sidewinders books.

5. Anatoli

Anatoli (2016): Anatoli “Toli” Petrov and Tessa Barber begin a romance shaped by hockey, immigration, family obligations, and the challenge of building a stable future together.

Their story receives an additional follow-up later in the series.

6. Zakk

Zakk (2016): Zakk Cloutier and Tiffany Marcus become the central couple in a romance that expands the Sidewinders’ network of players, partners, and future family connections.

Characters from this relationship remain relevant to the next generation.

7. Toli & Tessa

Toli & Tessa (2017): Toli and Tessa return for a continuation that examines their marriage, family life, and the pressures that follow the ending of Anatoli.

Read Anatoli first because this is a sequel about an established couple.

8. Brock

Brock (2017): Brock Lassiter and Ashleigh Hunter enter a hockey romance in which personal instability and professional expectations challenge their ability to trust the relationship.

The book remains connected to the established Sidewinders team.

9. Vladimir

Vladimir (2018): Vlad Kolnikov and Rachel Kennedy receive a second-chance romance influenced by old feelings, hockey life, and the consequences of choices made before the book begins.

It can stand alone, but recurring team relationships are more meaningful in order.

10. Dmitri’s Christmas Angel

Dmitri’s Christmas Angel (2019): Dmitri Papadakis meets Angel Reardon in a holiday romance about unexpected connection, family, and finding hope during Christmas.

The story was initially associated with an anthology before being issued as a standalone Sidewinders title.

11. Royce

Royce (2019): Royce Lenahan and Tina Papadakis develop a relationship that links another player to one of the established Sidewinders families.

Reading the earlier books provides context for Tina’s relatives and social circle.

12. Nate

Nate (2019): Nate Calloway and Chelsea Baldwin confront the demands of professional hockey while deciding whether their attraction can support a permanent relationship.

The romance is complete, although earlier Sidewinders couples remain visible.

13. Sidewinders: Ever After

Sidewinders: Ever After (2019): A collection of bonus stories revisits several Sidewinders couples after their main books, showing marriages, children, and later family developments.

Read it after the preceding novels because the collection reveals multiple romantic outcomes.

14. Jared

Jared (2019): Jared Wylder and Renee DeSantos become involved in a romance that continues the team’s expanding family and friendship network.

The story occupies a late position in the original Sidewinders era.

15. Ian

Ian (2020): Ian Campbell and Everly Adamson close the principal original Sidewinders sequence with a romance connected to characters already established across the team.

This is the final numbered full-length book in the original series.

Suze’s Diary

Suze’s Diary (2022): Suze Armstrong provides a personal perspective on life, marriage, and family within the Sidewinders world.

This is optional bonus material and should be read after Cody’s Christmas Surprise and the main books that establish the later family.

Should the Las Vegas Sidewinders Books Be Read in Order?

Publication order is recommended but not essential for most of the full-length romances.

Each book usually introduces a new couple and resolves that relationship. Reading out of order may reveal earlier marriages, children, trades, and retirement decisions.

Two placements matter more than the rest:

• Read Anatoli before Toli & Tessa.
• Read the principal couples’ books before Sidewinders: Ever After.

Inferno Books in Order

Inferno follows musicians and other characters who cross into the early Sidewinders era. The series is separate in focus but appears inside the author’s wider crossover timeline.

1. Salvation’s Inferno

Salvation’s Inferno (2017): Dante Lamonte and Becca Hernandez begin the Inferno series through a romance shaped by music, personal danger, and the difficulty of trusting someone with a damaged past.

The book introduces the band-centered side of Mizera’s early catalog.

2. Temptation’s Inferno

Temptation’s Inferno (2017): Jamie Teller and Viggo Sjoberg face a relationship driven by temptation, emotional complications, and connections to characters from the wider Inferno world.

This changes couples while retaining the shared music and friendship setting.

3. Redemption’s Inferno

Redemption’s Inferno (2017): Chains Carruthers and Emilie Martensson enter a romance about recovery, redemption, and believing that earlier mistakes do not have to determine the future.

Emilie’s family name creates a direct bridge to the Sidewinders continuity.

4. Tropical Inferno

Tropical Inferno (2017): Garrett Hawkins and Maddie Teller’s romance moves the series into a tropical setting while continuing the relationships and emotional history of the Inferno group.

The book was previously published as Tropical Ice. Count the two titles as one story.

Alaska Blizzard Books in Order

Alaska Blizzard follows another professional hockey organization and its connected families. The series is closely tied to the Sidewinders through relatives, former teammates, and crossover characters.

Catching Lana

Catching Lana (2018): Mark Garrison and Lana Callahan meet in a romantic-suspense story connected both to Alaska Blizzard and the multi-author Brotherhood Protectors world.

It is an optional companion novella rather than a numbered Blizzard installment.

1. Defending Dani

Defending Dani (2018): Hockey player Sergei Petrov and Dani Cloutier move from friendship toward love while family responsibilities and professional sports complicate the relationship.

The couple connects two major Sidewinders families and establishes the Alaska team.

2. Holding Hailey

Holding Hailey (2018): Kane Hatcher and Hailey Dobson become the focus of a romance involving hockey, protection, and the challenge of trusting a future that neither expected.

Earlier Blizzard and Sidewinders characters continue in supporting roles.

3. Winning Whitney

Winning Whitney (2018): Jake Carruthers and Whitney Sommers receive a second-chance romance in which old attachment and present-day hockey pressures force them to reconsider their past.

Whitney later returns in bonus material.

4. Losing Laurel

Losing Laurel (2019): Gage Caldwell and Laurel Saunders face an emotionally difficult romance shaped by loss, recovery, and the question of whether love can survive serious upheaval.

This is one of the heavier entries in the Blizzard sequence.

5. Saving Sara

Saving Sara (2020): Aaron Ferrar and Sara Chandler develop a relationship in which protection and emotional recovery become as important as attraction.

The established team community provides support around the couple.

6. Chasing Charli

Chasing Charli (2020): Miikka Laassonen and Charli Bartosiewicz enter a romance complicated by pursuit, resistance, family connections, and the realities of hockey life.

The story expands families that continue into later books.

7. A Very Blizzard Christmas

A Very Blizzard Christmas (2020): Sergei and Dani Petrov return for a holiday follow-up showing how their relationship and family have developed since Defending Dani.

Read the opening Blizzard book first.

8. Tending Tara

Tending Tara (2021): Donovan Legori and Tara Laassonen become involved in a romance shaped by family responsibilities and the close network surrounding the Alaska team.

The book continues the growing second generation of connected relatives.

9. Calling Cassie

Calling Cassie (2021): Logan Pelletier and Cassidy Reynolds face a romance in which emotional distance and competing responsibilities make commitment difficult.

Earlier Blizzard couples remain part of the team’s social world.

10. Playing Peyton

Playing Peyton (2022): Ryder Kingston and Peyton Legori become the final numbered couple in the original Alaska Blizzard series.

The story rewards readers who recognize the interconnected Legori and Blizzard families.

Wedding Whitney

Wedding Whitney: Jake and Whitney return for a short wedding follow-up after Winning Whitney.

This bonus story should not be used as a starting point.

Blizzard Babies

Blizzard Babies: Established Alaska Blizzard couples face pregnancy, children, and changing family roles in a later bonus collection.

Read it after the main series to avoid broad relationship spoilers.

Sidewinders: Generations Books in Order

Sidewinders: Generations follows younger characters connected to the original Las Vegas team. Parents and relatives from the first series appear regularly, so this is not the best entry point for readers who dislike generational spoilers.

1. Zaan

Zaan (2020): Zaan Hagen and Lexi Rousseau begin the next-generation series through a romance shaped by famous families, public attention, and the pressure of inheriting an established hockey legacy.

The book introduces the adult children and younger relatives of the original cast.

2. Tore

Tore (2021): Tore Brekken and Margot Delgado face a relationship complicated by personal expectations and their places within the connected Sidewinders families.

Earlier-generation couples appear as parents and mentors.

3. Anton

Anton (2022): Anton Petrov becomes the central hero in a romance that carries the Petrov family into the next stage of the Sidewinders universe.

Reading the earlier Petrov books provides the fullest family background.

4. Van

Van (2022): Jean-Michel “Van” Vander and Daisy DeSantos develop a romance influenced by hockey, family reputation, and the expectations placed on children of well-known parents.

Their relatives connect the book to multiple earlier series.

5. Decker

Decker (2023): Decker Reese and Eden enter a relationship in which the younger generation must decide how much of the past they will inherit and how much they will change.

The book continues the family-focused approach of the series.

Zaan & Lexi

Zaan & Lexi (2026): The opening couple returns for a later companion story that revisits their relationship after the events of Zaan.

Read it after the five principal Generations books.

The Royal Trilogy Books in Order

The Royal Trilogy is one of the few Kat Mizera sequences that must be read strictly in order. All three books follow Erik Hassani and Casey Hart through one continuous romantic and political story.

1. Nowhere Left to Fall

Nowhere Left to Fall (2019): Prince Erik Hassani and Casey Hart begin a relationship complicated by royal responsibility, public scrutiny, and danger surrounding the monarchy.

The book establishes the couple and ends before their full conflict is resolved.

2. Nowhere Left to Run

Nowhere Left to Run (2019): Erik and Casey attempt to protect their relationship while political threats and royal obligations remove the possibility of simply escaping together.

This is a direct continuation and cannot be read independently.

3. Nowhere Left to Hide

Nowhere Left to Hide (2019): The couple confronts the final political and personal dangers surrounding their future, completing the trilogy.

Reading the final book first would reveal the central alliances and relationship outcomes from the earlier volumes.

Royal Protectors Books in Order

Royal Protectors follows bodyguards, security specialists, and royal-family connections introduced through The Royal Trilogy.

The books generally change couples, but recurring political relationships and security threats make order worthwhile.

1. Sandor

Sandor (2020): Royal protector Sandor Gustaffson and Lennox Briggs enter a romance shaped by duty, danger, and the cost of becoming emotionally involved while responsible for other people’s safety.

This is the official entry point to the protector team.

Cocky Protector

Cocky Protector (2020): Ace Ross and Shannon Barrow meet in a crossover between Royal Protectors and the multi-author Cocky Heroes Club.

It fits between Sandor and Xander but can be read as an optional standalone.

2. Xander

Xander (2020): Xander Holt and Elen Gustaffson face a romance that places another member of Sandor’s family inside the protector world.

Royal obligations and security concerns continue from the opening book.

Gunnar

Gunnar (2024): Gunnar Lovett and Vivian Everett receive a short companion romance placed after Xander.

The story is numbered as an intermediate Royal Protectors installment rather than a principal full-length book.

3. Axel

Axel (2020): Axel Winchester and Solange Kovak become involved in a relationship shaped by protection, royal politics, and the danger surrounding the people they serve.

The broader team continues across the novel.

Royally Protected

Royally Protected (2024): Sandor and Lennox return for a follow-up story that shows the continuing demands placed on their established relationship.

Read Sandor first.

4. Cooper

Cooper (2024): Ryan Cooper and Natalia Farkas become the central couple in a later Royal Protectors romance involving security work and dangerous family or political connections.

The book continues the original protector team after a publication gap.

5. Daniil

Daniil (2025): Daniil Gustaffson and Courtney Grimshaw enter a romance that extends the Gustaffson family and links the protectors to newer security characters.

This is the latest released numbered Royal Protectors novel.

Dax

Dax (2020): Dax O’Day and Isla Campbell connect the Royal Protectors and Las Vegas Sidewinders worlds in a full crossover romance.

It is best read after Sandor and after the original Sidewinders books that establish Isla’s family.

Ace: A Royal Protectors Companion Novel

Ace: A companion story returns to Royal Protectors characters outside the principal numbering.

Its precise placement is less important than reading the main early protector books first.

Rock Hard Books in Order

Rock Hard follows four musicians, with each main book focusing on a different member of the band.

1. Play

Play (2021): Tyler Thompson and Ariel Fox begin the series through a romance that brings private emotional needs into conflict with touring, fame, and the public life of a musician.

The book introduces the band and its closest relationships.

2. Pause

Pause (2021): Stu Killorn and Lindsay become the central couple as one musician must slow down long enough to recognize what he risks losing.

Earlier bandmates remain present.

3. Rewind

Rewind (2021): Declan “Bash” James and Brynne confront a relationship connected to the past, hidden feelings, and the consequences of looking backward.

The title reflects the second-chance element at the center of the romance.

4. Fast Forward

Fast Forward (2022): Ford Malone and Sydney Aiken close the main four-member band sequence with a romance about moving beyond earlier mistakes and choosing a shared future.

It completes the principal Rock Hard lineup.

Slow Motion

Slow Motion (2024): Noah and Kiki receive a connected companion romance within the Rock Hard world.

It belongs after the four main books.

Rock Harder Books in Order

Rock Harder continues the music-centered universe through another group of musicians and industry characters.

1. Rock Bottom

Rock Bottom (2023): Big Z Zerkesian and Presley begin the series with a romance involving fame, personal collapse, and the possibility of rebuilding after reaching an emotional low point.

The book introduces the newer rock circle.

2. Rock God

Rock God (2023): Kingston Knight and Devyn Cates enter a relationship in which a musician’s public image conflicts with the more vulnerable person behind it.

The romance continues the connected music world.

3. Rock Steady

Rock Steady (2024): Kellan Cross and Jesse face a relationship that requires emotional stability in a life built around touring and unpredictability.

Earlier Rock Harder characters remain active.

4. Rock On

Rock On (2024): Tommy Bane and Harley Bane become the central couple in a romance tied to the band’s continuing professional and family story.

The title was originally treated as the fourth principal Rock Harder release.

5. Rock Encore

Rock Encore (2026): Former musician and current tour manager Ross Rocket reconnects with Wynter decades after an accident destroyed his performing career, giving him a second chance at music and love.

Released on June 25, 2026, it is the newest confirmed Kat Mizera novel as of this update.

Some current storefront labels display inconsistent numbering for Rock Encore. In the author’s wider reading order, it follows the four earlier Rock Harder novels.

Lauderdale Knights Books in Order

Lauderdale Knights follows a Florida hockey team and the relationships surrounding its players. The books are interconnected standalones, but later couples frequently belong to families introduced earlier.

Knight Before Christmas

Knight Before Christmas (2021): Remi Knight and Noelle receive a holiday romance that serves as a prequel to the Lauderdale Knights world.

It was also part of the multi-author Romancing the Rink collection and can be read before Slap Shot.

1. Slap Shot

Slap Shot (2022): Vaughn Elliott and Juliet Cicero open the main series with a hockey romance that introduces the Lauderdale team and its connected families.

This is the strongest starting point for readers skipping the holiday prequel.

2. Big Shot

Big Shot (2022): Jude LeBlanc and Chloe Haverty become involved in a romance shaped by professional hockey, ambition, and the pressure surrounding a highly visible player.

The established Knights community remains present.

3. Long Shot

Long Shot (2022): Jace Sutherland and Tawny Hayes face a relationship that appears unlikely to succeed but becomes harder to dismiss as their lives converge.

The book continues the team-based sequence.

4. Hot Shot

Hot Shot (2022): Wolf Bodilsen and Scarlett Delgado become the central couple in a romance involving confidence, reputation, and deeper vulnerability.

Scarlett’s family connections tie the book to Mizera’s wider universe.

5. Sure Shot

Sure Shot (2023): Camden Lock and Sutton Cahill enter a hockey romance in which certainty on the ice does not translate easily into certainty about love.

Earlier Knights couples continue around them.

6. Rough Shot

Rough Shot (2023): Slava Yegorov and Zoe Pfister face a relationship shaped by rough beginnings, emotional defenses, and the realities of professional sports.

The story adds another international player to the team.

Shot at Love

Shot at Love (2024): Adam Elliott and Maria Cicero receive a companion romance connecting two established Knights families.

It fits after Rough Shot and before the later numbered books.

7. Cheap Shot

Cheap Shot (2023): Johan Hajek and Sloane Barrowman confront attraction complicated by resentment, rivalry, or behavior that makes trust difficult.

Their relationship expands another recurring family line.

Holiday Shot

Holiday Shot (2023): Henrik Vanek and Autumn Nicholls receive a seasonal romance within the Lauderdale team.

It belongs after Cheap Shot and is numbered as an intermediate holiday installment.

8. Body Shot

Body Shot (2024): Anders Nyberg and Claudia Pomeroy develop a romance that brings physical attraction into conflict with emotional risk and team connections.

The Knights’ families continue to overlap.

9. Clear Shot

Clear Shot (2025): Aiden Barbeau and Hana Hajek become involved in a romance requiring honesty and a clearer view of what each person wants.

Hana’s family connection makes earlier Lauderdale books useful context.

10. Wild Shot

Wild Shot (2026): Jordan and Victoria become the central couple in a later Knights romance about risk, unpredictability, and finding stability inside professional hockey.

Published on February 23, 2026, it is the latest released Lauderdale Knights novel.

L.A. Phantoms Books in Order

L.A. Phantoms follows another hockey team inside Mizera’s wider sports universe.

1. Power Play

Power Play (2024): Gabriel DeLugo and Harper Barrowman begin the Phantoms series through a romance shaped by hockey power dynamics and a connection to an established family.

The book introduces the Los Angeles team.

2. Foul Play

Foul Play (2024): Ivan Rochenko and Cheyenne confront a relationship complicated by mistakes, rule-breaking, and behavior that threatens trust.

Returning teammates keep the series connected.

3. Play Book

Play Book (2024): Canyon Marks and Saylor Bonetti face a romance in which plans and strategies become less useful once genuine feelings take control.

The team’s professional and social life continues around them.

4. Playoff

Playoff (2025): Blake Rourke and Rowan Taylor become involved during a high-pressure stage of the hockey season, when professional stakes make emotional decisions harder.

The romance follows the official Phantoms sequence.

5. Play Dirty

Play Dirty (2025): Marty Nadeau and Stevie Marchand enter a relationship influenced by rivalry, questionable tactics, and the temptation to break personal rules.

Earlier Phantoms couples remain visible.

6. Fair Play

Fair Play (2025): Rome Castellano and Billie Michener close the currently released Phantoms sequence with a romance about honesty, balance, and giving each partner an equal place in the relationship.

The book was published in October 2025.

Crimson Edge Books in Order

Crimson Edge follows another rock band and begins with a prequel before moving into numbered romances.

Edge of Forever

Edge of Forever (2025): Sam Fielding and Kirsten Aiken receive a prequel romance establishing the history, relationships, and music world surrounding Crimson Edge.

Read it before the numbered series for maximum context.

1. Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge (2025): Angus Jeffries and Ryleigh Bell begin the main Crimson Edge sequence through a romance shaped by fame, danger, and the instability of a musician’s public life.

The prequel adds background but is not essential.

2. Edge of Heaven

Edge of Heaven (2025): Mick “Lips” and Taryn Blakely face a relationship that promises emotional escape while exposing them to the pressures surrounding the band.

This continues the shared cast with a new couple.

3. Over the Edge

Over the Edge (2025): Tate Jeffries and Summer become involved in a romance where emotional and professional risks push both characters beyond their established limits.

The book is the latest confirmed Crimson Edge installment.

Romancing Europe Books in Order

Romancing Europe consists of destination romances connected through the Lakkas family and their wider circle.

1. Adonis in Athens

Adonis in Athens (2017): Apollo Lakkas and Paige Carter meet in Greece in a romance shaped by travel, cultural differences, and attraction outside their usual lives.

The book introduces the family connection supporting the trilogy.

2. Smitten in Santorini

Smitten in Santorini (2018): Mick Laughlin and Lena Lakkas find romance on Santorini while family history and the temporary nature of travel complicate their connection.

The central couple changes, but the Lakkas family links the stories.

3. Lucky in Lugano

Lucky in Lugano (2019): Grant Jergensen and Sophia Lakkas meet in Switzerland in the final destination romance, where luck and family ties create an unexpected future.

The trilogy can be read selectively, though publication order is preferable.

St. Louis Mavericks Books in Order

The St. Louis Mavericks series is co-written by Kat Mizera and Brenda Rothert. It occupies a separate hockey continuity from Mizera’s principal Sidewinders world.

1. Hard Fall

Hard Fall (2021): Wes Kirby and Hadley begin the Mavericks series through a hockey romance involving emotional vulnerability and an unexpected fall into love.

The book introduces the St. Louis team.

2. Hard Limit

Hard Limit (2022): Lars Jansson and Sheridan Lee confront personal boundaries and the limits they have placed around relationships.

The couple changes while the same team continues.

3. Hard Pass

Hard Pass (2022): Nash Reilly and Sariah enter a romance shaped by resistance, avoidance, and the decision to stop passing on a genuine connection.

Earlier players remain in the background.

4. Hard Luck

Hard Luck (2022): Konstantin and Lucy Cain face circumstances that appear driven by bad luck but gradually create the possibility of a permanent relationship.

The book expands the team’s connected families.

5. Hard Hit

Hard Hit (2023): Michael Boone and Jolie Gizzard become the central couple in a romance where a serious emotional or professional blow changes both of their plans.

This completes the five-book co-written sequence.

Pucks & Penalties Books in Order

The official site currently labels this newer series Pucks & Penalties, although some earlier listings used Pucks & Passions.

1. Penalty Kiss

Penalty Kiss (2026): Bode Michener begins the series through a hockey romance in which attraction creates consequences both on and off the ice.

Published in January 2026, it introduces a new team-centered continuity.

Book 2

A clearly stable second title was not displayed consistently across the current official reading-order page at the time of this update.

Readers should follow the numbering in their edition rather than assuming a missing title has been cancelled.

3. Saving Forever

Saving Forever: The third Pucks & Penalties book continues the series through another hockey relationship involving protection, emotional recovery, and the possibility of permanent commitment.

It is listed as an upcoming release rather than a published book as of July 18, 2026.

4. Scoring Destiny

Scoring Destiny: The fourth Pucks & Penalties romance will follow another player and couple whose meeting changes the future each expected.

It remains an announced preorder without a confirmed released status at this update.

Shadow Security Books in Order

Shadow Security is a newer romantic-suspense series focused on dangerous men working in protection and security.

1. GRIM

GRIM (2026): Landon Grimshaw begins the series through a romance involving personal danger, protection, and the hard-edged world of private security.

The book was released on February 23, 2026.

2. RAGE

RAGE (2026): The second Shadow Security novel continues the organization through another dangerous protector whose anger and violent professional life complicate intimacy.

The book is scheduled for August 27, 2026 and remains upcoming as of July 18.

Additional Crossover and Shared-World Books

Several Kat Mizera titles belong to multi-author worlds or sit between her principal series.

Protecting Bobbi

Protecting Bobbi (2018): Ron Marshall and Bobbi Granger receive a romantic-suspense story associated with Susan Stoker’s SEALs of Protection world.

The book can be read separately, although it fits within Mizera’s wider crossover timeline.

Protecting Delilah

Protecting Delilah (2019): Eric Lopez and Delilah Lancaster enter another protection-focused romance connected to the SEALs of Protection setting.

It is not a numbered Royal Protectors book.

Hit ’em Hard

Hit ’em Hard (2024): Jensen Bang and Bailey Walker receive a hockey romance within the multi-author Bang Brothers series.

The book stands outside Mizera’s main team numbering despite its sports connections.

The Author’s Interwoven Reading Order

Kat Mizera’s official crossover sequence alternates among series because many stories happen during overlapping periods.

A practical condensed version is:

1. Begin with the original Las Vegas Sidewinders through Vladimir.
2. Add the Inferno books during the early Sidewinders era.
3. Begin Alaska Blizzard with Defending Dani.
4. Finish the later original Sidewinders books through Ian.
5. Read The Royal Trilogy.
6. Begin Sidewinders: Generations with Zaan.
7. Begin Royal Protectors with Sandor and include Dax as the major crossover.
8. Continue Alaska Blizzard through Playing Peyton.
9. Read Rock Hard.
10. Move into Lauderdale Knights.
11. Continue Sidewinders: Generations and Royal Protectors.
12. Read Rock Harder, L.A. Phantoms, Crimson Edge, Pucks & Penalties, and Shadow Security in publication order.

This approach preserves the most important family and character introductions without forcing readers to change series after every book.

Recommended Reading Route for New Readers

Phase One: Build the Hockey Foundation

1. Dominic
2. Cody’s Christmas Surprise
3. Drake
4. Karl
5. Anatoli
6. Zakk
7. Toli & Tessa
8. Brock
9. Vladimir
10. Dmitri’s Christmas Angel
11. Royce
12. Nate
13. Sidewinders: Ever After
14. Jared
15. Ian

This establishes the players and families behind most later sports crossovers.

Phase Two: Add Alaska and Royal Security

1. Complete Alaska Blizzard from Defending Dani through Playing Peyton.
2. Read The Royal Trilogy from Nowhere Left to Fall through Nowhere Left to Hide.
3. Begin Royal Protectors with Sandor.
4. Insert Dax after the early Royal Protectors books.

Phase Three: Move to the Next Generation

1. Zaan
2. Tore
3. Anton
4. Van
5. Decker
6. Zaan & Lexi

This phase works best after the original Sidewinders because it reveals marriages and children from the earlier romances.

Phase Four: Follow the Newer Hockey Teams

1. Read Lauderdale Knights beginning with Slap Shot.
2. Continue into L.A. Phantoms beginning with Power Play.
3. Add Pucks & Penalties beginning with Penalty Kiss.

Phase Five: Read the Rock-Star Branch

1. Complete Rock Hard.
2. Continue through Rock Harder.
3. Read Crimson Edge beginning with Edge of Forever.

These music series are easier to follow as their own branch, even where characters or industry connections overlap.

Books That Must Be Read Consecutively

Most Kat Mizera novels are interconnected standalones. The following sequences require more care.

The Royal Trilogy

Read:

1. Nowhere Left to Fall
2. Nowhere Left to Run
3. Nowhere Left to Hide

All three books follow Erik and Casey.

Toli’s Sidewinders Story

Read:

1. Anatoli
2. Toli & Tessa

The second title continues the established couple.

Returning-Couple Novellas

Read the original romance before:

• A Very Blizzard Christmas
• Wedding Whitney
• Zaan & Lexi
• Royally Protected
• Loving or family-oriented bonus collections associated with established couples

Bonus Collections

Read the principal series before:

• Sidewinders: Ever After
• Blizzard Babies
• Suze’s Diary

These books reveal marriages, children, and later outcomes across multiple romances.

Alternate Titles and Numbering Issues

Kat Mizera’s catalog has been renumbered in several places as new novellas and reissued titles were added.

Tropical Inferno was previously published as Tropical Ice. They are the same story.

Dmitri’s Christmas Angel was originally released through an anthology before becoming an individual Sidewinders book.

Knight Before Christmas belongs both to a multi-author holiday collection and the Lauderdale Knights prehistory.

The newer hockey label may appear as Pucks & Passions or Pucks & Penalties in different listings. The official store currently uses Pucks & Penalties.

Intermediate numbers such as 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, and 7.5 indicate companion novellas or crossovers. They do not mean a full numbered novel is missing.

Collections and Boxed Sets

Kat Mizera has released complete-series bundles for several groups, including Las Vegas Sidewinders, Romancing Europe, and Lauderdale Knights.

A bundle does not add a new story to the order. It simply packages previously published books together.

Readers should check the included titles carefully, especially with the Sidewinders and Lauderdale Knights. Older bundles may predate later companion novellas or newly added series installments.

Latest Kat Mizera Book

As of July 18, 2026, the latest confirmed released Kat Mizera novel is Rock Encore, published on June 25, 2026.

Rock Encore (2026): Former musician Ross Rocket has spent two decades behind the scenes after an accident destroyed his career, but Wynter’s arrival gives him a reason to consider returning to music and risking love again.

The book belongs after the earlier Rock Harder novels. It is a second-chance rock-star romance about grief, healing, and rebuilding a life after long-term loss.

Upcoming Kat Mizera Books

RAGE

RAGE (2026): Shadow Security Book 2 continues the romantic-suspense series with another dangerous protector whose emotional life is as volatile as his work.

It is scheduled for August 27, 2026.

Saving Forever

Saving Forever: Pucks & Penalties Book 3 will continue the newer hockey series through another complete central romance.

The book is available for preorder, but its released status was not confirmed as of July 18, 2026.

Scoring Destiny

Scoring Destiny: Pucks & Penalties Book 4 will follow another couple within the same hockey world.

It remains an announced future release.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was Kat Mizera’s first major series?

Las Vegas Sidewinders is her foundational long-running series.

Dominic (2016): Dom Gianni and Molly McCarran begin the hockey universe that later expands through Alaska Blizzard, Sidewinders: Generations, and several crossover series.

What is the best Kat Mizera book to start with?

Start with Dominic for the full connected world.

Start with Slap Shot for a newer hockey series, Sandor for royal romantic suspense, or Play for rock-star romance.

Do the Las Vegas Sidewinders books need to be read in order?

Not strictly. Most follow different couples and provide complete romantic endings.

Order is recommended because teammates marry, have children, retire, and become parents of characters in later series.

Is Alaska Blizzard connected to the Sidewinders?

Yes.

Players and families cross between the teams, and Defending Dani directly connects major Sidewinders family lines.

Should Sidewinders: Generations be read after the original series?

Yes.

The series follows younger characters connected to the original players and reveals the older couples’ family outcomes.

Is Dax a Sidewinders book or a Royal Protectors book?

It is a crossover between both worlds.

Read it after the original Sidewinders and after beginning Royal Protectors with Sandor.

Does The Royal Trilogy need to be read in order?

Yes.

The three books follow Erik and Casey through one continuous romance and political conflict.

Are the Royal Protectors books standalones?

They change central couples and generally complete each romance.

Recurring royal characters, relatives, and security threats make publication order preferable.

Are Rock Hard and Rock Harder connected?

Yes. They belong to the same broader music world.

Complete Rock Hard before moving into Rock Harder for the clearest introductions.

Is Crimson Edge connected to Rock Hard?

It occupies Mizera’s broader rock-star catalog and shares industry-style connections, although it begins with its own band and central couples.

Readers can begin Crimson Edge with Edge of Forever without completing every earlier music book.

Is Tropical Ice a separate book?

No.

It is the former title of Tropical Inferno.

Is Knight Before Christmas Lauderdale Knights Book 1?

It functions as a prequel rather than the first numbered full-length novel.

Slap Shot is Lauderdale Knights Book 1.

Can Lauderdale Knights be read without the Sidewinders?

Yes.

The team and central romances are introduced inside the Lauderdale series, though readers familiar with Mizera’s wider hockey world will recognize more family and crossover connections.

Is L.A. Phantoms connected to Lauderdale Knights?

Yes, through the wider hockey universe and recurring family relationships.

Read Lauderdale Knights first for the most complete context, although Power Play can introduce the Phantoms independently.

Which books are co-written?

The five St. Louis Mavericks books were co-written with Brenda Rothert.

They form a separate team continuity and do not require the Sidewinders books.

What is Kat Mizera’s newest series?

Shadow Security and Pucks & Penalties are her newest active series as of 2026.

Shadow Security begins with GRIM, while Pucks & Penalties begins with Penalty Kiss.

What is Kat Mizera’s latest book?

Rock Encore, released June 25, 2026, is the latest confirmed publication as of this article’s update.

Final Reading Recommendation

Begin with Dominic and complete the original Las Vegas Sidewinders when you want the strongest foundation for Kat Mizera’s connected catalog. Continue into Alaska Blizzard, The Royal Trilogy, Royal Protectors, and Sidewinders: Generations before moving to the newer hockey teams.

Readers wanting a shorter route can begin Lauderdale Knights with Slap Shot or L.A. Phantoms with Power Play. Those books introduce their own teams while still leaving room to explore the wider universe later.

For the music branch, start with Play, complete Rock Hard, and then continue into Rock Harder. Read Rock Encore after the earlier Rock Harder novels, since its tour-manager and industry context belongs to that established world.