S. Massery Books in Order (Updated April 14, 2026)

S. Massery’s catalog is broad enough that a single flat list is not the most useful way to approach it. A better way is to divide the books into three lanes:

• the current flagship dark-romance catalog most visible on the official site
• the earlier backlist that still matters if you want everything
• the co-written Shadow Valley U books, which sit a little off to the side

If you only want the books most central to S. Massery’s present brand, start with Hockey Gods or Sterling Falls, depending on whether you want sports-dark romance or gothic reverse harem first. If you want the full bibliography in publication order, start much earlier with Something Special and work forward. Officially, the site currently highlights Hockey Titans, Hockey Gods, Sterling Falls, Fallen Royals, Shadow Valley U, and DeSantis Mafia, while older catalog sources preserve earlier series like Something Special and Broken Mercenaries.

The cleanest way to read S. Massery

Best route for most new readers

1. Hockey Gods
2. Sterling Falls
3. Fallen Royals
4. DeSantis Mafia
5. Hockey Titans
6. Sterling Falls Rogues
7. Shadow Valley U if you want the co-written books too

That order is not a strict in-universe chronology. It is the best balance between the series S. Massery is most associated with now and the series readers are most likely to look for first.

Best route for completionists

Read the whole backlist in publication order:

1. Something Special
2. Broken Mercenaries
3. Fallen Royals
4. DeSantis Mafia
5. Hockey Gods
6. Sterling Falls
7. Shadow Valley U
8. Hockey Titans
9. Sterling Falls Rogues

Current flagship series

These are the lines the official site currently foregrounds.

Hockey Gods

1. Brutal Obsession (2022): The series opener and still the clearest gateway into S. Massery’s darker sports romance mode, built around obsession, rivalry, and a high-intensity college-hockey atmosphere.
2. Devious Obsession (2023): The second book keeps the same possessive tone while widening the series world and pushing manipulation more clearly into the foreground.
3. Secret Obsession (2023): A continuation that leans into hidden motives and emotional pressure rather than softening the series.
4. Twisted Obsession (2023): The fourth entry keeps the Hockey Gods line in its darkest, most obsessive register and also has a prequel extra associated with it in catalog listings.
5. Fierce Obsession (2024): The latest confirmed main Hockey Gods novel, carrying the series forward without changing its core dark-romance identity.

This is the safest starting point if you want the series S. Massery is most visibly known for right now.

Sterling Falls

1. Thief (2022): A dark gothic reverse-harem opener that starts a continuous arc rather than a set of interchangeable standalones.
2. Fighter (2022): The second book directly continues the fallout from the first and is not intended as a jump-in point.
3. Rebel (2022): The third book escalates the war already brewing in Sterling Falls and pushes the central group dynamics harder.
4. Queen (2022): The fourth book closes the main Sterling Falls arc and works as the payoff to the full sequence.

This is the best S. Massery entry if you want one continuous dark-academy-style run instead of couple-by-couple romance.

Fallen Royals

1. Wicked Dreams (2020): The series opener introduces Blackwood Academy and sets the tone for a dark elite-school power struggle.
2. Wicked Games (2020): The second book deepens the academy intrigue and sharpens the rivalry-driven tension.
3. Wicked Promises (2020): A continuation that builds on the first two books rather than resetting the cast or conflict.
4. Vicious Desire (2020): The fourth entry turns the emotional pressure more volatile as the series pushes deeper into the academy world.
5. Cruel Abandon (2021): The fifth book raises the cost of earlier choices and moves the series toward endgame territory.
6. Wild Fury (2021): The final main novel brings the Fallen Royals sequence to its conclusion.

This is a strong choice if you want dark school romance without the sports emphasis of Hockey Gods.

DeSantis Mafia

1. Ruthless Saint (2021): The series opens with an arranged-marriage mafia setup and makes it clear from the start that strategy and family war matter as much as attraction.
2. Savage Prince (2021): The second book begins a duet-centered arc and shifts the focus more directly onto Aiden and Gemma’s conflict.
3. Stolen Crown (2021): The third book completes that duet and should be read after Savage Prince, not as a standalone.

This is the best place to start if you want S. Massery specifically for mafia romance.

Hockey Titans

Into Ruin (2025): The first and currently only confirmed Hockey Titans book, introducing a newer hockey line with off-limits attraction and a more modern flagship-series feel.

Because this series currently has only one confirmed book, it is better treated as an active newer branch than as the best overall entry point.

Sterling Falls Rogues

1. Nemesis (2025): A return to Sterling Falls in a darker next-phase line, opening with threat, memory, and a town still haunted by older damage.
2. Warrior (2025): The second book continues the Rogues storyline rather than breaking off into a fully separate standalone.
3. Martyr (2025): The third confirmed book pushes the trilogy arc into memory loss, aftermath, and emotional reconstruction.

Read these in order. Official shop materials and retailer listings support this as a trilogy, even though one catalog source also lists a possible fourth title, Saint, that is not yet corroborated strongly enough to use as a stable main recommendation.

Earlier backlist

These books matter if you want the full S. Massery publication path, but they are not the series the official site foregrounds most now.

Something Special

1. Home for the Holidays (2018): A Christmas-side entry tied to the Something Special world, best treated as an optional extra around the main books.
2. Something Special (2018): The first main novel in S. Massery’s earliest confirmed series, representing a much earlier stage of the backlist than the darker later books.
3. Something Sacred (2019): The second main entry, continuing that early new-adult romance branch.

This is mostly for completionists. It is useful if you want to read from the true beginning of the bibliography.

Broken Mercenaries

1. Blood Sky (2019): The opening book in an earlier romantic-suspense line, darker than Something Special and closer in tone to where the later catalog heads.
2. Angel of Death (2019): The second entry keeps the mercenary-and-danger framework in place while continuing the backlist’s darker turn.
3. Morning Star (2020): The third book rounds out the trilogy and completes this earlier suspense-driven branch.

This is a good bridge series if you want to move from the earliest books toward the darker core catalog.

Co-written branch

Shadow Valley U

(with S.J. Sylvis)

1. Sticks and Stones (2023): The series opener begins the Shadow Valley U line with college-sports conflict, attraction, and a more collaborative series identity than Massery’s solo work.
2. Heart of Thorns (2024): The second book broadens the campus world and shifts from hockey toward a football-centered setup.
3. The Christmas Playbook (2025): A holiday-side entry that fits best after the first two books rather than before them.
4. Cross the Line (2025): The next numbered main entry, continuing the series after the holiday installment.

Because this is co-authored and branded a little differently, it makes sense to keep it separate from a strict solo S. Massery ranking.

Where to begin, based on your taste

1. Start with Brutal Obsession if you want the most recognizable modern S. Massery entry point.
2. Start with Thief if you want one continuous dark reverse-harem arc.
3. Start with Ruthless Saint if mafia romance is the main reason you are here.
4. Start with Something Special only if you want the full publication history from the very beginning.

Do you need a single master chronology?

No. S. Massery’s books are better read by series order than by forcing one merged timeline.

A few series are clearly continuous, especially Sterling Falls, Fallen Royals, and Sterling Falls Rogues. Others are better understood as separate worlds or separate branded lines. The official site itself is organized by series rather than by one all-catalog chronology, which is the clearest clue about how readers are meant to navigate the books.

Latest release status

The newest confirmed series activity I found centers on the 2025 books:

• Into Ruin launching Hockey Titans
• Nemesis, Warrior, and Martyr continuing Sterling Falls Rogues
• The Christmas Playbook and Cross the Line extending Shadow Valley U

One catalog page also lists Saint as Sterling Falls Rogues Book 4, but S. Massery’s own shop bundle and major retailer series listings currently frame Rogues as a three-book set, so Saint is best treated as uncertain until the author-side catalog confirms it more clearly.

FAQ

What is the best S. Massery book to start with?

Brutal Obsession is the best default starting point for most readers.

What is the best mafia entry point?

Ruthless Saint.

Which S. Massery series is one continuous arc?

Sterling Falls is the clearest example and should be read straight through from Thief to Queen.

Is Sterling Falls Rogues finished?

It appears to be a trilogy in the author’s current shop materials, but one catalog source also lists a possible fourth title. For now, the stable confirmed reading order is Nemesis, Warrior, Martyr.

Do I need to read the co-written Shadow Valley U books?

No. They are best treated as an optional side branch.

Conclusion

S. Massery is not an author who needs one giant undifferentiated list.

She needs a map.

For most readers, that map starts with Hockey Gods or Sterling Falls, then branches into Fallen Royals and DeSantis Mafia. For completionists, the real beginning is Something Special, followed by Broken Mercenaries, and then the darker flagship series that define S. Massery’s current catalog.