M. O’Keefe Books in Order (Updated February 15, 2026)

M. O’Keefe is the darker pen name of romance author Molly O’Keefe, used for grittier contemporary romance and romantic suspense with sharper edges.

Most of this catalog is organized into compact, high-continuity series, so reading order matters because reveals, cliffhangers, and relationship outcomes carry forward.

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Five-second decision guide

• Want the most “signature” M. O’Keefe experience (secrets + heat + suspense)? Start with Everything I Left Unsaid.
• Want crime-family / mafia-leaning dark romance? Start with Ruined (Dark Hearts / Morelli-Constantine).
• Want a foster-kids-to-adults, debt-and-trauma arc? Start with The Debt (Debt series prequel).
• Want something short and contemporary? Start with Bad Neighbor.
• Want a two-book mini-series? Start with Bad Neighbor (it’s a duet-sized lane).

One rule: finish a lane before switching lanes.

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The reading orders (publication order inside each lane)

Everything I Left Unsaid (romantic suspense, 4 books)

These are tightly linked; book 1 ends in a way that’s meant to push you straight into book 2.

1. Everything I Left Unsaid: A woman on the run answers the wrong phone call and falls into a dangerous, intimate power game.
2. The Truth About Him: The secrets behind the voice start surfacing, and the romance turns into a test of survival and trust.
3. Burn Down the Night: A con woman and a volatile outlaw collide, and control becomes the battlefield.
4. Wait for It: A survivor makes a risky deal for stability, and an unlikely protector becomes far more than help.

Best for: readers who like “mystery + heat” with continuing consequences.

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Debt (contemporary romance, 1 prequel + 4 novels)

Start with the novella if you want the cleanest emotional setup for the couple history.

0.5. The Debt: A brutal backstory spark that frames the debt, the promise, and the price of coming back.

1. Lost Without You: Two former foster kids reunite after years apart, and old love meets present danger.
2. Where I Belong: Paying the debt forces proximity, and the person you can’t have becomes the only anchor.
3. Ruin You: A darker turn where obsession and survival instincts blur the line between protection and possession.
4. Need You Now: A single-dad-leaning romance where need is real, messy, and impossible to ignore.

Best for: readers who want emotionally heavy romance with a “past never stays buried” through-line.

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Dark Hearts (also listed as Morelli / Constantine, 3 books)

This is the most “dark romance + crime-family pressure” lane; read strictly in order.

1. Ruined: A woman is pulled into a brutal orbit where devotion, violence, and desire share the same room.
2. Broken: The fallout deepens, and love has to survive the war happening around it.
3. Untamed: Escape isn’t freedom when both families still want blood, and the relationship becomes the only shelter.

Name note: this trio is commonly listed under Dark Hearts and also under Morelli / Constantine in some bibliographies, same three books, same order.

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Bad Boy Romance (2 books)

A smaller lane that still benefits from reading in order.

1. Bad Neighbor: Hiding from danger is hard when the most tempting complication lives next door.
2. Baby, Come Back: A comeback romance where history, consequences, and longing refuse to stay separate.

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Chronological order

For M. O’Keefe’s main lanes, chronological and publication order are effectively the same, with one exception: Debt reads best when you start with The Debt (the prequel).

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A “start-to-finish” plan for new readers who don’t want to think about it

1. Everything I Left Unsaid (then keep going through book 4).
2. Ruined → Broken → Untamed (Dark Hearts).
3. The Debt → Lost Without You → Where I Belong → Ruin You → Need You Now.
4. Bad Neighbor → Baby, Come Back (finish on a shorter lane).

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Separate continuity and pen-name clarity

You’ll also see Molly O’Keefe titles (same author, different branding) listed alongside M. O’Keefe in some catalogs. Treat those as separate continuity unless a book explicitly advertises itself as part of one of the series above.

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FAQs

Do I have to read Everything I Left Unsaid in order?
Yes. Book 1 and book 2 function like a single long story split into volumes, and later books assume you know the reveals.

Is Dark Hearts connected to the other series?
Not in a way you need for comprehension. Read it as its own lane.

What’s the least cliffhanger-heavy starting point?
Start with Bad Neighbor if you want something smaller, or start with The Debt if you want a structured series arc that explains itself early.

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Bottom line

If you want the most representative entry: Everything I Left Unsaid: A woman on the run answers the wrong phone call and falls into a dangerous, intimate power game. Then keep that series in order through Wait for It.