Melissa Huxley Books in Order (Updated March 27, 2026)

Melissa Huxley writes omegaverse romance, and her bibliography is organized by distinct series rather than one interconnected universe. The main reading decision is not chronology versus publication order. It is which lane you want to enter first: the completed Havenverse trilogy, the hockey books in Pucking Alphas and Pucking Pregnant, the firefighter line in Fire House Omegas, or the newer protective-romance branch Keep Her Safe.

For most readers, the safest starting point is Knot Their Burden. It was Melissa Huxley’s first published book, it begins a completed trilogy, and it gives you a clean introduction before you move to the bigger, more branded later series. If you already know you want hockey romance first, start instead with Packed In The Penalty Box.

Quick answer

1. Best overall starting point: Knot Their Burden
2. Best hockey starting point: Packed In The Penalty Box
3. Best order for most readers: Read each series in its own publication order and keep the standalones separate.

Does order matter? Yes within each series. No, you do not need to merge all of Melissa Huxley’s books into one cross-series timeline.

The cleanest way to read Melissa Huxley

If you want one practical route without jumping around, read the completed Havenverse trilogy first, then move into the hockey books, then the firefighter books, and only after that pick up the newer Keep Her Safe titles. That gives you one finished early series, then the better-known later runs, while keeping co-writes and novella material in the optional pile.

Havenverse (best first series)

1. Knot Their Burden (2023): Melissa Huxley’s debut novel and the opening of Havenverse, making it the clearest place to start if you want her work from the beginning.
2. Knot for Keeps (2023): Continues the Havenverse line with the same continuity, so it works best immediately after book one.
3. Knot That Delicate (2024): Closes the currently listed Havenverse trilogy, giving this branch a neat stopping point for readers who want a completed run first.

This is the best entry path if you want the earliest published Melissa Huxley books and a compact series you can finish quickly. It is also the easiest answer for readers who prefer a completed sequence over an expanding one.

Hockey route, part one: Pucking Alphas

1. Packed In The Penalty Box (2024): Starts the hockey-focused Pucking Alphas series and is the right entry if you want Melissa Huxley’s sports-romance side first.
2. Pack Power Play (2024): Follows as book two, so it should be read after Packed In The Penalty Box rather than treated as a standalone sequel-free extra.

This is a short series, so it works well as either your first hockey stop or as a bridge into the longer Pucking Pregnant books. The titles make the tone clear: this is one of her more overtly hockey-branded branches.

Hockey route, part two: Pucking Pregnant

1. Pack Plus Three (2024): Opens the Pucking Pregnant series and starts the longer of Melissa Huxley’s hockey lines.
2. Pack Plus More (2024, novella, #1.5): An in-between novella, best treated as optional bonus material after book one rather than a separate starting point.
3. Pucking the Enemy (2024): Book two, continuing the same series lane after Pack Plus Three.
4. Surprise Mother Pucker (2025): Book three, keeping the series moving in its established order.
5. Pucking With My Head (2025): Book four, placed after the earlier hockey-pack books for the cleanest progression.
6. Sincerely, Pack Pucked (2025): Book five and the current endpoint of the main Pucking Pregnant run.

This is the best branch for readers who want the fullest Melissa Huxley hockey sequence currently available. Read it in order, and slot in Pack Plus More only if you like companion novellas and do not mind a brief detour between the first two novels.

Fire House Omegas

1. Packed in the Fire House (2025): Begins Melissa Huxley’s firefighter-centered omegaverse series and clearly marks a new continuity.
2. Where There’s Smoke (2025): Book two, continuing the same firefighter line.
3. Playing With Fire (2026): Listed as book three, extending Fire House Omegas beyond the two currently established novels.

This is a separate branch, not a continuation of the hockey books. It is the better pick if you want a newer series that still has a straightforward internal order.

Keep Her Safe

1. Safe and Sound (2026): Starts the Keep Her Safe series and opens one of Melissa Huxley’s newest lines.
2. Lost and Found (2026): Listed as book two, so it belongs after Safe and Sound.

Because this is a newer branch, it is not the best first stop if your goal is to understand Melissa Huxley’s backlist as a whole. It is, however, a clean option for readers who want to begin with the newest series while it is still near the beginning.

Co-writes and separate standalones

1. Bonding the Band (2024, with Lexie Quinn): Starts the co-written Bonding the Babes series, so it should be kept separate from Melissa Huxley’s solo series.
2. Bonding the Billionaires (2026, with Lexie Quinn): Book two in Bonding the Babes, following Bonding the Band.
3. Claimed by the Cowboys (2025, with Violet Braxe): A separate co-written standalone, not part of Havenverse, the hockey books, Fire House Omegas, or Keep Her Safe.

These are best treated as side projects. Read them when you want more of Melissa Huxley’s style, but do not insert them into the middle of one of her solo series as though they continue the same continuity.

Recommended reading order for most readers

If you want one steady, low-confusion path, use this order:

1. Knot Their Burden
2. Knot for Keeps
3. Knot That Delicate
4. Packed In The Penalty Box
5. Pack Power Play
6. Pack Plus Three
7. Pack Plus More (optional)
8. Pucking the Enemy
9. Surprise Mother Pucker
10. Pucking With My Head
11. Sincerely, Pack Pucked
12. Packed in the Fire House
13. Where There’s Smoke
14. Playing With Fire
15. Safe and Sound
16. Lost and Found
17. Bonding the Band
18. Bonding the Billionaires
19. Claimed by the Cowboys

That order is not the only valid one, but it gives you the earliest completed trilogy first, then the strongest branded series, then the newer lines, and saves the co-writes for last.

Do you need a chronological order?

Not really. Melissa Huxley’s catalog is better handled as series-by-series publication order. The books are organized around branded series with clear numbering, and the available sources do not indicate one larger cross-series chronology that readers need to preserve.

Latest release status

As of March 27, 2026, the newest listed Melissa Huxley titles include Safe and Sound in March 2026, Bonding the Billionaires in January 2026, Playing With Fire in May 2026, and Lost and Found in September 2026 on Fantastic Fiction, while Goodreads also lists Playing With Fire and Lost and Found as upcoming entries in their respective series. Her official site confirms the earlier solo series, the first two Fire House Omegas books, the full currently listed Pucking Pregnant run, Bonding the Band, Claimed by the Cowboys, and the Havenverse trilogy.

Because the newest 2026 titles are surfaced more clearly on third-party databases than on the main books page of the author site, the stable part of the reading order is the already-published Havenverse, Pucking Alphas, Pucking Pregnant, and the first two Fire House Omegas books. The newer 2026 titles look well-indexed, but they belong in the “current and upcoming” category rather than the older fully settled backlist.

FAQ

What is the best Melissa Huxley book to start with?

Start with Knot Their Burden if you want the earliest and cleanest entry. Start with Packed In The Penalty Box if you are specifically here for the hockey books.

What is Melissa Huxley’s main series?

There is not one single main series. The most established solo branches are Havenverse, Pucking Alphas, Pucking Pregnant, Fire House Omegas, and Keep Her Safe, with the hockey books currently the most expanded branded lane outside Havenverse.

Is Pack Plus More required?

No. Goodreads lists it as Pucking Pregnant #1.5, so it is better treated as optional companion material rather than essential reading.

Are the co-writes part of her solo series?

No. Bonding the Band and Bonding the Billionaires are co-written with Lexie Quinn, and Claimed by the Cowboys is co-written with Violet Braxe, so they should be kept separate from Melissa Huxley’s solo-series order.

Final recommendation

For a first read, begin with Knot Their Burden and finish the three-book Havenverse run. After that, move to the hockey side of the catalog: Pucking Alphas first, then Pucking Pregnant. That gives you the clearest introduction, the least continuity confusion, and the best sense of how Melissa Huxley’s bibliography has expanded from a compact debut trilogy into several separate omegaverse series.