Tory Baker Books in Order (Updated May 29, 2026)

Tory Baker writes short contemporary romance with alpha heroes, possessive relationships, small towns, blue-collar heroes, MC romance, billionaire romance, and guaranteed happy endings.

Her catalog is not one single timeline. It is built from short connected series, standalones, co-written novellas, multi-author world entries, and later small-town continuities such as Whispering Oaks.

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The cleanest way to read Tory Baker is by series. Start with the series that matches the trope you want, then read that series in order.

How to read Tory Baker

For MC romance, begin with Dirty in Diamondback MC.
For small-town cowboy romance, begin with His to Take in The Rowdy Johnson Brothers.
For security romance, begin with Claiming Her in Nighthawk Security.
For newer small-town blue-collar romance, begin with When He Falls in Whispering Oaks: Steel & Seduction.
For billionaire romance, begin with Playing Dirty in Billionaire Playboys.

Most Tory Baker series are short and couple-focused, so each book usually has its own romance. Publication order still matters because family groups, club ties, friendship circles, and setting references work better when read in sequence.

Alpha Men books in order

This early co-written series is commonly listed with Jordan Marie. It is best treated as a short alpha-romance sequence.

Mail Ordered Bride (2018): A mail-order-bride romance set around an Alaska hero who chooses a bride online and gets more than a practical arrangement.
Doctor For Hire (2018): A doctor-centered alpha romance where professional distance gives way to fast attraction and possessive commitment.
Spreading Christmas Joy (2017): A Christmas novella in the same alpha-romance lane, best read as seasonal bonus material rather than a required starting point.

Carter Brothers books in order

This short brother series can be read in order for the family connection.

Just One Kiss (2019): A kiss-centered romance that begins the Carter Brothers series with one moment turning into something harder to ignore.
Just One Touch (2020): The second Carter Brothers book shifts the trigger from a kiss to physical contact, keeping the series in instant-connection territory.
Just One Promise (2020): The final listed Carter Brothers book brings the series toward commitment, promise, and a more permanent claim.

Alpha’s In Love books in order

A two-book contemporary romance set. Read in publication order.

Carried Away (2019): A fast-falling romance where attraction sweeps the couple into a relationship before they can step back.
In Love With My Best Friend (2019): A best-friends-to-lovers romance where existing closeness becomes the emotional risk.

Finding Love books in order

This series is built around finding lasting love through short, direct romance arcs.

A Love Like Ours (2020): A mechanic-and-jet-set-heroine romance where a woman ready for change meets a hero determined to keep her.
A Love to Cherish (2020): A workplace and single-mom romance where a demanding boss realizes too late that his assistant matters far beyond the job.
A Love That Lasts (2020): A bar-owner romance centered on instant recognition, claiming, and a relationship meant to become permanent.

Passport 2 Love book

Never Letting Go (2020): A travel-themed or destination-linked romance that should be treated as a single Tory Baker entry in the Passport 2 Love project.

Nighthawk Security books in order

This is one of the stronger starting points for romantic suspense and protection-focused romance.

Claiming Her (2020): The first Nighthawk Security book introduces the security-team frame with a hero whose protection becomes personal.
Craving More (2020): The second book keeps the Nighthawk world focused on desire, danger, and a hero who wants more than a temporary connection.
Needing Him (2020): A security romance where emotional need and physical protection become closely linked.
Only His (2020): The final listed Nighthawk Security book makes the possessive romance theme explicit, closing the series around exclusive commitment.

Getting Dirty books in order

This series is short, high-heat, and built around working-man romance.

Serviced (2020): A blue-collar romance that opens the Getting Dirty series with work, attraction, and an alpha hero who moves fast.
Primed (2020): The second book continues the series with readiness, heat, and a hero prepared to claim what he wants.
Licked (2020): A sensual, direct installment that keeps the series in high-heat short-romance territory.
Hammered (2020): The fourth book closes the main Getting Dirty run with another rugged working-man setup.

Hot Shots books in order

This firefighter series should be read in publication order.

Fox (2021): The first Hot Shots book opens the firefighter-romance line with a named hero and high-heat rescue energy.
Cruz (2021): The second book moves to Cruz’s romance while keeping the firehouse and hotshot framework intact.
Jax (2021): A later Hot Shots entry centered on Jax and the fast, possessive relationship that forms around him.
Saint (2021): The final listed Hot Shots book closes the firefighter set with Saint’s romance.

Bad Boys of Texas books in order

A five-book Texas alpha-romance sequence. Read in order for the cleanest grouping.

Harder (2021): The first Bad Boys of Texas book introduces the series with a hard-edged alpha hero and direct romantic pursuit.
Bigger (2021): The second book continues the Texas bad-boy tone with a larger-than-life hero and high-heat courtship.
Deeper (2021): A romance where the relationship moves beyond surface attraction into deeper attachment.
Hotter (2021): The fourth entry keeps the series focused on heat, confidence, and fast commitment.
Faster (2021): The final listed Bad Boys of Texas book closes the sequence with momentum, urgency, and another alpha romance.

Diamondback MC books in order

This is Tory Baker’s main motorcycle-club series. Read it in order because club relationships, recurring characters, and next-generation material work better after the original run.

Dirty (2021): The Diamondback MC series begins with a rough biker-romance setup and a hero whose club life shapes the relationship.
Wild (2021): The second book keeps the MC world moving through a wilder hero and a romance tied to danger and possession.
Bare (2021): A club romance where emotional exposure and physical intensity sit beside the biker-world stakes.
Wet (2021): A sensual MC installment that continues the original Diamondback sequence.
Filthy (2021): A darker, dirtier-titled entry that leans into the series’ rough biker atmosphere.
Sinful (2021): A Diamondback romance built around temptation, danger, and the kind of hero who does not step back.
Wicked (2021): The seventh book pushes the club’s bad-boy edge through another possessive romance.
Thick (2021): The final listed original Diamondback MC book closes the sequence before the second-generation series begins.

Hart of Stone Family books in order

Read this family series in order. The final 2025 entry functions as a later return.

Tease Me (2022): The Hart of Stone Family begins with teasing attraction, family ties, and a fast-moving romance.
Hold Me (2022): The second book shifts the focus toward comfort, closeness, and the need to be held.
Kiss Me (2022): A kiss-driven Hart romance where one act becomes the doorway into something lasting.
Please Me (2022): A desire-forward family-series entry centered on need, pleasure, and surrender.
Touch Me (2022): A romance built around physical contact and the intimacy it reveals.
Feel Me (2022): The sixth book turns the series toward emotion, vulnerability, and full commitment.
Hart of Stone (2025): A later Hart family return, best read after the first six books because it follows the established family sequence.

Diamondback MC Second Generation books in order

Read after the original Diamondback MC series.

Obsessive (2022): The second-generation Diamondback arc begins with obsession, inherited club ties, and a new wave of MC romance.
Seductive (2022): The second book keeps the next-generation MC world in motion with temptation and attraction at the center.
Addictive (2022): A romance where the bond becomes difficult to resist, matching the title’s addiction language.
Protective (2022): A protection-focused installment that fits naturally inside the MC family-and-club framework.
Deceptive (2022): The final listed second-generation book adds secrets or misdirection to the Diamondback continuation.

Vegas After Dark books in order

A nightlife romance series. Read in order for the clearest series rhythm.

All Night Long (2022): The Vegas After Dark series opens with nightlife, heat, and a romance that unfolds after hours.
Late Night Caller (2022): A late-night connection becomes the romantic spark in the second book.
One More Night (2022): A romance built around a night that should have ended but becomes impossible to leave behind.
About Last Night (2022): A consequence-driven Vegas romance where one night changes more than expected.
One Night Stand (2022): The final listed Vegas After Dark book turns a temporary encounter into a lasting claim.

Men in Charge books in order

This series focuses on powerful, possessive heroes. Publication order is the best path.

Make Her Mine (2023): A single-mom romance where the hero stops watching from a distance and finally moves to claim the woman he never forgot.
Staking His Claim (2023): A guardian/forbidden-romance setup where an older protector faces the woman he once sent away.
Secret Obsession (2023): A forbidden obsession romance centered on a woman the hero should not want but cannot ignore.
Baring it All (2023): A thrill-seeking hero and a steadier heroine create a romance built around exposure, risk, and surrender.
His For The Taking (2023): A possessive romance where the title makes the hero’s intention clear from the beginning.
Needing His Touch (2023): The final listed Men in Charge book closes the series with physical need, protection, and emotional claiming.

Billionaire Playboys books in order

A billionaire romance series. Read in order for the full set.

Playing Dirty (2023): The first Billionaire Playboys book introduces the series with a wealthy hero, a messy past, and a romance that refuses to stay casual.
Playing With Fire (2023): The second book brings emotional risk to the surface as a no-labels arrangement becomes something the hero has to fight for.
Playing With Her (2023): A billionaire romance about a hero who leaves to protect the heroine and returns determined to make her his.
Playing His Games (2023): A power-and-control romance where the billionaire hero’s games become part of the seduction.
Playing to Win (2023): The final listed Billionaire Playboys book turns the series toward victory, commitment, and the hero refusing to lose the woman he wants.

The Rowdy Johnson Brothers books in order

This small-town cowboy series is set in Arrowleaf, Wyoming. It is interconnected, but each book centers on a different Johnson brother.

His to Take (2024): Lane Johnson’s romance begins the series with a cowboy who lets Birdie leave once and refuses to make the same mistake again.
His to Please (2024): The second Johnson brother book follows a secret relationship and a hero ready to make the woman he wants public and permanent.
His to Own (2024): A possessive cowboy romance where ownership language signals the hero’s certainty rather than a slow-burn courtship.
His to Claim (2024): A Johnson brother romance built around claiming the heroine and refusing to leave the relationship undefined.
His to Keep (2024): A commitment-focused installment where the hero’s goal is not just to win the heroine but to keep her.
His to Touch (2024): The final listed Rowdy Johnson Brothers book closes the six-cowboy set with attraction, contact, and fast commitment.

Just a Taste books in order

A short two-book series.

Long & Hard (2024): A direct, high-heat romance that begins the Just a Taste set with a bold title and fast-moving attraction.
Nice & Thick (2024): The second Just a Taste book keeps the same short-romance energy with another physical, possessive setup.

Undercover Lovers books in order

This series is tied to Whispering Oaks and a group of men who grew up together. Read in order because the friendship circle gives the books a shared frame.

Something to Talk About (2025): A divorced new-girl-in-town romance with a firefighter hero, neighbors-to-lovers tension, and a gentle-giant protector.
His Valentine (2025): A Valentine romance involving a single mother, a detective hero, and a best-friend’s-sister setup.
Possessing Her (2025): A second-chance marriage romance where Johnny faces the wife he let walk away and decides she will not leave again.
Irresistible Temptation (2025): A temptation-driven romance where the pull between the couple becomes harder to resist than the rules around them.
Tangled Desires (2025): A romance built around complicated wanting, emotional knots, and desire that does not stay simple.
Secret Seduction (2025): A hidden-attraction romance where secrecy and seduction shape the relationship before it can become public.
Feels Like Forever (2025): A later Undercover Lovers book that turns the series toward lasting love and the feeling of permanent commitment.
Beneath His Touch (2025): A touch-centered romance where physical closeness exposes deeper need and attachment.
Wrapped Up in You (2025): A seasonal or holiday-leaning romance that closes the listed Undercover Lovers run with full emotional wrapping-up.

Whispering Oaks: Steel & Seduction books in order

This small-town blue-collar series is the newest main Tory Baker continuity on her official site. Read in order.

When He Falls (2026): A mechanic and single-dad romance where Colt’s controlled life changes when a stranded stranger lands on his doorstep.
Say My Name (2026): A best-friend’s-sister romance where an off-limits heroine and a ten-year age gap make the attraction impossible to ignore.
Between The Sheets (2026): A boss’s-daughter romance where one forbidden night breaks the rules and leaves the hero unwilling to let go.
Promise Me Forever (2026): A mistaken-identity and negotiation romance involving a metalwork artist, a woman sent to secure a professional deal, and a condition that turns personal.

Seattle’s Most Eligible books in order

This upcoming series has a numbering issue in current listings because book 2 appears scheduled before book 1. For reading, use numbered series order once the books are available.

Tell Me You’re Mine (2026): The first numbered Seattle’s Most Eligible book, built around possessive contemporary romance and the series’ Seattle dating-world setup.
Tell Me I’m Yours (2026): The second numbered book, currently listed with an earlier release date than book 1 on some retailer pages, so treat it as book 2 for continuity.
Tell Me You Want Me (2026): The third listed Seattle’s Most Eligible book, best read after the first two once the series is complete.

Standalone novel

Friend Zoned (2020): A standalone friends-to-lovers romance where emotional familiarity becomes the barrier and the invitation.

Novellas and short stories

These are flexible reads unless a series label clearly places them elsewhere.

Going All In (2018): A gambling or full-commitment romance where the title signals a hero ready to risk everything.
Nailed (2018): A short, high-heat romance with a blunt working-man or physical-attraction premise.
What He Wants / Getting What He Wants (2018): A retitled or alternate-title novella about a hero pursuing exactly what he wants.
Accidental Daddy (2019): A pregnancy or surprise-fatherhood romance where an accident changes the couple’s future.
Love Me Forever (2019): A short romance centered on permanent love rather than temporary attraction.
Gettin’ Lucky (2019): A luck-themed romance where chance and desire bring the couple together.
It’s Her Love (2019): A heroine-centered romance where her love becomes the emotional turning point.
Meant To Be (2019): A fate-driven novella built around the idea that the couple was inevitable.
Breaking His Rules (2019): A forbidden or rule-crossing romance where the hero’s control is tested by attraction.
Can’t Walk Away (2019): A romance about a hero or heroine unable to leave once the connection takes hold.
Must Be Love (2019): A short romance where the characters recognize attraction as something deeper.
Sweet As Candy (2019): A sweet-and-spicy romance with a candy-themed title and quick happy-ending structure.
Falling For Her (2019): A direct falling-in-love novella centered on the hero’s quick emotional surrender.
All Yours (2019): A possessive romance where the title frames the ending from the start.
Crazy For You (2020): A fast, intense romance about attraction that becomes impossible to control.

Shared-world and contributed series entries

These books belong to multi-author projects. Read them as Tory Baker entries inside their shared worlds, not as required parts of her main series.

Sweet Nothings (2020): A Sweet Enough to Eat entry with a sweet-themed romance setup.
Loving the Mountain Man (2020): A Thickwood, CO romance about a rugged mountain man and the woman who draws out his protective side.
Sticky Situations (2020): An American Heroes entry built around a messy or high-pressure romantic setup.
Trick (2020): A Kelly Brothers entry focused on one brother’s romance inside a multi-author family framework.
His Snow Angel (2020): A Mistletoe Montana holiday romance with a winter setting and protective-hero energy.
223 True Love Ln. (2021): A Cherry Falls Romance entry set in the shared small town, centered on a quick path to true love.
1102 Sugar Rd (2021): A second Cherry Falls entry with a sweet-address title and standalone small-town romance structure.
The Road to Love (2022): A Cherry Falls romance where the route to the happy ending is framed as a literal or emotional road.
Hard Ride (2021): A Men of Valor MC entry that places Tory Baker’s style inside a broader motorcycle-club shared world.
Slow Grind (2021): An It’s Raining Men entry with a sensual, slow-building title but short-romance pacing.
Knocked Up by the C.E.O (2021): A Knocked Up entry centered on a CEO hero, pregnancy stakes, and fast commitment.
The Christmas Virgin (2021): A Filthy Dirty Christmas novella mixing holiday timing with virgin-romance tropes.
Taking Control (2022): A Holidays with the Boss entry where workplace authority, holiday proximity, and romance collide.
Unwrapping His Present (2022): An Under His Tree Christmas romance built around gift imagery and holiday claiming.
Tempting the Judge (2023): A Courting Curves romance where a judge figure becomes the forbidden or tempting focus.
Naughty Noelle (2023): A Santa Daddy entry with a holiday heroine and playful naughty-list energy.
Wild Ride (2024): A Wild Brothers contribution that uses movement, risk, and a rough hero as the romantic setup.
Midnight Confessions (2024): A Midnight Falls, Texas entry where secrets or feelings come out under a midnight small-town frame.
Hot Nights (2024): A Summer Lovin’ romance built around seasonal heat and fast attraction.
Snowed in with the Cowboy (2024): An Alpha Mountain romance where forced proximity in winter traps the heroine with a cowboy hero.
His Valentine (2025): Also cross-listed with Tangled in Temptation, but for Tory Baker’s own catalog it belongs most usefully in Undercover Lovers book 2.
Peppermint Kissed (2025): A Sugar & Spice holiday romance with peppermint sweetness and seasonal heat.
Dear Hot Guy Next Door (2026): A Naughty Notes entry built around neighbor attraction and a note-based or message-driven setup.
My Wounded Boss (2026): An Alphas in Charge entry involving a boss romance and a wounded or emotionally guarded hero.

Omnibus editions and collections

Collections are buying formats. They should not be counted as new story positions unless they include exclusive material.

Alphas In Love: Books 1-2 (2020): A bundle collecting the two Alpha’s In Love books.
Beauty and the Bosshole (2024): A multi-author collection that includes Tory Baker material but should be treated as anthology content.
Getting Dirty Series: The Complete Collection (2024): A collection of the four Getting Dirty books, with the individual titles still read in series order.
Hart of Stone: The Complete Collection (2025): A bundle for the Hart of Stone Family series; use the individual book order above.
Bad Boys of Texas: The Complete Collection (2025): A bundle collecting the five Bad Boys of Texas books.
Vegas After Dark: The Complete Collection (2026): A bundle of the five Vegas After Dark books.
The Rowdy Johnson Brothers: The Complete Collection (2026): A bundle of the six Rowdy Johnson Brothers romances.

Chronological order

A full chronological order is not useful for Tory Baker.

The catalog is organized by short series, shared-world entries, and standalones. Series order gives the clearest reading experience, while a single master timeline would mix unrelated small towns, MC worlds, holiday shorts, and anthology projects.

Use chronological order only inside an individual series if the series itself requires it.

Latest release status

As of May 29, 2026, the latest confirmed Tory Baker release I found is Promise Me Forever, book 4 of Whispering Oaks: Steel & Seduction.

The next confirmed upcoming release is My Wounded Boss, listed for June 10, 2026 as part of the multi-author Alphas in Charge project.

Seattle’s Most Eligible is also listed for 2026, but the posted release order and series numbering do not line up cleanly. Use numbered order for reading once the books are available.

FAQ

Do Tory Baker books need to be read in order?

Only within connected series. Most books focus on one couple, but series order helps with family groups, MC continuity, and small-town friend circles.

What Tory Baker book should I read first?

Start with Dirty for MC romance, Claiming Her for romantic suspense/security romance, His to Take for cowboy romance, or When He Falls for the newest small-town series.

Are Diamondback MC and Diamondback MC Second Generation connected?

Yes. Read the original Diamondback MC series before Diamondback MC Second Generation.

Are Undercover Lovers and Whispering Oaks connected?

They share Whispering Oaks as an important setting. Read Undercover Lovers first if you want the broader friend-circle setup before Whispering Oaks: Steel & Seduction.

Are Tory Baker’s standalones really standalone?

Most standalones and shared-world contributions can be read independently. They may share tropes or publishing-world labels, but they do not require a full-catalog order.

Should I read the collections?

Collections are optional. They gather existing books and are mainly useful for convenience.

Why are some books cross-listed?

Some titles appear both in Tory Baker’s own catalog and in multi-author shared-world projects. For reading order, place them with Tory Baker’s series when the author’s catalog gives them a clear home.

Conclusion

Tory Baker is easiest to read by choosing a series first.

For MC continuity, begin with Dirty. For security romance, begin with Claiming Her. For cowboys, begin with His to Take. For the newest small-town blue-collar series, begin with When He Falls.

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