Katelyn Taylor Books in Order (Updated June 30, 2026)

Katelyn Taylor writes dark and contemporary romance, with recurring focus on mafia families, sports romance, forbidden relationships, romantic suspense, secret societies, and intense emotional stakes.

Her books are not one single timeline. The safest way to read her catalog is by series first, then by connected-world overlap.

For a first Katelyn Taylor book, choose Deceit if you want her newer dark romantic suspense lane. Choose Inevitable if you want to read from the beginning of publication history.

Where to begin

Use this quick starting guide:

1. Start with Inevitable for mafia romance.
2. Start with The Loyalties We Break for sports romance.
3. Start with Deceit for Gallows Hill, secret societies, and the most direct trilogy structure.
4. Start with One Night Seduction for forbidden masked-club romance.
5. Start with Locked In: Season One for the newest reality-show suspense romance.
6. Start with Jagged Harts if you want a standalone before committing to a series.

Do not begin Gallows Hill with Descent or Demise. Those books continue the same conflict.

Do not read Locked In: Season Two before Season One.

Katelyn Taylor series map

Katelyn Taylor’s books fall into these main lanes:

1. Mariano Men: mafia romance, interconnected standalones.
2. The Alphaletes: sports romance with recurring emotional and relationship threads.
3. Gallows Hill: a dark romantic suspense trilogy with a prequel companion.
4. ONS / One Night Seduction: forbidden one-night-stand romances linked by premise.
5. Locked In: reality-show romantic suspense.
6. Standalone and crossover books: separate reads, though some have useful placement notes.

Mariano Men books in order

The Mariano Men books are interconnected mafia romances. Read them in order if you want the family and relationship background to land cleanly.

1. Inevitable (2021): A second-chance mafia romance where Luca Mariano returns as a powerful mob boss and pulls Ashlynn back into a dangerous life.
2. Undeniable (2021): A single-dad mafia romance that follows Tasha back to New York, where running from danger becomes harder after she meets a father and his young son.
3. Untouchable (2022): A friends-to-lovers Mariano Men romance centered on Alessandro and a lifelong bond that has become impossible to ignore.

The Alphaletes books in order

The Alphaletes is a sports-romance series. Publication order is the right order because the titles and emotional themes build across the group.

1. The Loyalties We Break (2022): The opening Alphaletes book uses loyalty, betrayal, and a best-friend’s-ex setup to establish the series’ emotional conflicts.
2. The Walls We Break (2023): A Seattle Crusaders middle linebacker falls for Vi Nielson, a guarded single mother whose defenses become the main obstacle.
3. The Hearts We Break (2023): A running back’s injury changes his future and pushes him toward Scarlett Hayes, the best friend who stays when others step away.
4. The Rules We Break (2024): The fourth Alphaletes book gathers the series’ earlier themes of loyalty, walls, and guarded hearts into a final rules-breaking romance.

Gallows Hill books in order

Gallows Hill is the Katelyn Taylor series where order matters most. Read the main trilogy first.

1. Deceit (2024): A forced marriage, a private university in Salem, and a rumored secret society pull the heroine into a dangerous world of power and hidden truth.
2. Descent (2024): The sequel continues the Salem conflict after the altar fallout, adding a more violent stalker threat and deeper family danger.
3. Demise (2025): The trilogy finale turns the focus toward the secrets behind the society and the possibility of rewriting a violent history.
4. Damnation (2025): A Gallows Hill prequel companion that looks back before the trilogy; read it after Demise unless you are rereading chronologically.

ONS / One Night Seduction books in order

ONS is a forbidden-romance series built around masked sex-club encounters that turn into complicated attachments. Read the books in numbered order.

1. One Night Seduction (2025): A masked-club encounter becomes forbidden when the heroine discovers the mysterious Dom is her mother’s ex-husband.
2. One Night Scandal (2026): Another masked-club mistake turns into a larger scandal when the man from one night appears again as the heroine’s sister’s boyfriend.
3. One Night Surrender (2026): The third ONS book uses the same one-night premise, this time with an adopted-brother and brother’s-best-friend complication.

Locked In books in order

Locked In is a newer romantic suspense series built around a reality dating-show premise. Read Season One before Season Two.

1. Locked In: Season One (2026): Contestants compete on a reality show where they must fall in love, survive challenges, and win over the audience.
2. Locked In: Season Two (scheduled 2026): The second season brings a new cast, a new location, and the same high-pressure romantic competition.

Standalone and crossover books

These books are not required before starting the main series. A few have useful placement notes.

1. Jagged Harts (2022): A standalone MMA romance about Aubrey, a survivor who takes a scholarship in Alabama and crosses paths with underground fighter Dax Hart.
2. Gratify (2023): A taboo grief romance involving a godfather figure, the death of long-time friends, and feelings that become difficult to separate from loss.
3. Graves (2024): A dark Graves Brothers romance centered on Zayden, Dominic, and a dangerous obsession that can be read before the crossover holiday book.
4. Deliverance (2025): A separate dark romance with secret-society material, following Maggie Bartlett as she pushes against control inside a dangerous, patriarchal world.
5. Graves & Griggs: A Very Bloody Christmas (2025): A holiday crossover bringing the Graves family and the Gallows Hill crew together under one roof.

Recommended reading paths

For a full author read

Use publication order by series and standalone placement:

1. Inevitable
2. Undeniable
3. Untouchable
4. Jagged Harts
5. The Loyalties We Break
6. Gratify
7. The Walls We Break
8. The Hearts We Break
9. The Rules We Break
10. Graves
11. Deceit
12. Descent
13. Demise
14. Damnation
15. Deliverance
16. One Night Seduction
17. Graves & Griggs: A Very Bloody Christmas
18. One Night Scandal
19. One Night Surrender
20. Locked In: Season One
21. Locked In: Season Two

This is the completionist route. It is useful for readers who want to see Taylor’s catalog develop from mafia romance into sports romance, dark suspense, forbidden romance, and reality-show romantic suspense.

For the clearest series experience

Read this way:

1. Mariano Men
2. The Alphaletes
3. Gallows Hill
4. Graves
5. Deliverance
6. Graves & Griggs: A Very Bloody Christmas
7. ONS
8. Locked In

This route keeps related material grouped and avoids jumping between tones too often.

For Gallows Hill only

1. Deceit
2. Descent
3. Demise
4. Damnation
5. Deliverance
6. Graves & Griggs: A Very Bloody Christmas

This protects the main trilogy first. Damnation works better as a prequel companion after the core reveals.

For readers who only want standalones

1. Jagged Harts
2. Gratify
3. Graves
4. Deliverance

Graves & Griggs should not be treated as a pure standalone because it functions as a crossover.

Chronological order

A full chronological order is not useful for Katelyn Taylor’s whole catalog because the series are separate.

The only meaningful chronological exception is Gallows Hill.

Chronologically, Damnation sits before the Gallows Hill trilogy. For a first read, keep it after Demise. Publication-style order preserves the mystery and lets the prequel answer questions instead of front-loading them.

Use this first-read Gallows Hill order:

1. Deceit
2. Descent
3. Demise
4. Damnation

Use this reread-only chronological order:

1. Damnation
2. Deceit
3. Descent
4. Demise

Latest release status

At the time of writing, such as June 30, 2026, the newest verified Katelyn Taylor release is Locked In: Season One, published June 15, 2026.

The next listed book is Locked In: Season Two, scheduled for November 2026. One source gives November 12, 2026, but future dates can move, so treat that as scheduled rather than final.

Anthologies and bonus material

I did not find a required novella or anthology sequence that changes the core Katelyn Taylor reading order.

Anthology appearances and special-edition extras should be treated as optional unless a specific edition says they are required for a series.

FAQs

What Katelyn Taylor book should I read first?

Read Deceit first if you want her most direct dark romantic suspense trilogy. Read Inevitable first if you want to start at the beginning of her published catalog.

Do Katelyn Taylor books need to be read in order?

Yes inside each series. Gallows Hill, ONS, Mariano Men, The Alphaletes, and Locked In all work better in numbered order.

Can I read Gallows Hill as standalones?

No. Deceit, Descent, and Demise should be read as a trilogy.

Should I read Damnation before Deceit?

Not for a first read. Damnation is a prequel companion, but it works better after the main Gallows Hill trilogy.

Are The Alphaletes books connected?

Yes. They focus on different relationship conflicts, but the series has recurring themes and a numbered reading order.

Is Graves connected to Gallows Hill?

Graves is listed as a separate novel, but Graves & Griggs: A Very Bloody Christmas brings the Graves family together with the Gallows Hill crew. Read Graves before that crossover.

Is Deliverance part of Gallows Hill?

Deliverance is listed separately rather than as a numbered Gallows Hill book. Because it uses secret-society material and related tone, it is safer to read it after the Gallows Hill trilogy.

What is Katelyn Taylor’s newest book?

As of June 30, 2026, the newest verified release is Locked In: Season One.

What is Katelyn Taylor’s next book?

Locked In: Season Two is scheduled for November 2026.

Closing note

For a fast, clean entry point, start with Deceit and read the Gallows Hill trilogy in order.

For a complete catalog read, begin with Inevitable and move series by series. Katelyn Taylor’s books reward order most when the story is a direct trilogy, a numbered sports series, or a crossover involving Graves and Gallows Hill.