Victoria Paige Books in Order (Updated April 14, 2026)

Updated: April 14, 2026

Victoria Paige writes romantic suspense and darker contemporary romance built around protectors, military operators, mafia families, second chances, and high-pressure relationships. The key thing to know is that this is not a bibliography where you must force one giant master sequence.

Her own reading guidance says the books can be read as standalones, so the most useful order is by series, not one long publication list.

What matters before you start

There are two broad Victoria Paige modes.

The first is romantic suspense, where protectors, agents, operatives, and danger-driven plots matter as much as the romance. That includes Guardians, Always, Misty Grove, Rogue Protectors, and Fractured Heroes.

The second is dark contemporary / mafia romance, where obsession, marriage bargains, and morally gray power dynamics take the lead. That is where Scorned Fate sits.

Because the author says these books can be read standalone, the safest rule is simple: pick the series that matches your mood, then read that series in order for the smoothest character and world continuity.

If you want the most useful starting points

1. Start with The Ex Assignment if you want modern romantic suspense with a strong series runway after it.
2. Start with Scorned Heir if you want the newer mafia shelf.
3. Start with Fire and Ice if you want the earlier military-romantic-suspense side of the catalog.
4. Start with It’s Always Been You if you want second-chance romance with a military backdrop.

Scorned Fate books in order

This is the clearest dark-romance shelf in the current catalog, and Victoria Paige’s own reading page singles it out as the series that leans more heavily into romance inside a morally gray mafia world.

1. Scorned Heir (2023): The series opener, built around fake dating, marriage of convenience, and groveling inside a mafia-tinged setup.
2. Scorned Vows (2024): An arranged-marriage and age-gap romance that pushes harder into alphahole-hero territory.
3. Scorned Love (2024): An enemies-to-lovers entry that broadens the emotional tone of the series without changing its dark-romance lane.
4. Scorned Obsession (2025): A mutual-stalking and forced-marriage story with childhood-friends-to-enemies energy and one of the darkest premises in the set.
5. Scorned Beauty (2025): A wealth-and-power-imbalance romance where hired-help and mob-boss dynamics become the main tension point.

Rogue Protectors books in order

This is the longest current romantic-suspense shelf on Goodreads, and it is probably the best entry point for readers who want the strongest mix of action, danger, and relationship payoff. Goodreads lists six primary books in order.

1. The Ex Assignment (2020): A divorce-and-buried-secrets setup that opens the series with second-chance tension and an immediate suspense hook.
2. Protector Of Convenience (2020): A marriage-of-convenience romance where protection becomes both the plot device and the emotional trap.
3. The Boss Assignment (2021): A billionaire-kidnaps-a-scientist premise that pushes the series toward a more forceful, high-concept suspense angle.
4. Her Covert Protector (2021): A one-night-of-passion story where covert work and future consequences collide fast.
5. The Wife Assignment (2022): A brink-of-divorce romance that leans into damaged-marriage stakes rather than new-couple setup.
6. Forced Protector (2024): A grumpy-princess and laid-back-Navy-SEAL road-trip romance that extends the series into its current confirmed endpoint.

Guardians books in order

This is one of the earliest Victoria Paige series and one of the more clearly military/protector-driven shelves. Goodreads lists three primary novels and several short companion epilogues.

Main novels

1. Fire and Ice (2013): The opener, introducing a top security agent and setting the template for Victoria Paige’s early high-stakes romantic suspense.
2. Silver Fire (2013): A follow-up centered on a genius physicist, keeping the series rooted in danger, competence, and intense attraction.
3. Smoke and Shadows (2014): A later installment where an assassin threat drives the suspense and revenge energy to the front.

Optional companion pieces

4. Beneath the Fire (2013): A short companion story best treated as bonus material between the early main novels.
5. Fire and Ice: An Extended Epilogue (2013): An add-on for readers who want more of the first couple rather than a necessary plot step.
6. Silver Fire: An Extended Epilogue (2013): A honeymoon-and-aftermath bonus tied specifically to the second book.
7. Smoke and Shadows: An Extended Epilogue (2014): A final companion piece for readers who want extra time with the third book’s couple.

Always books in order

Victoria Paige has said the shared theme of the Always series is second-chance romance, which is the useful lens for this shelf.

1. It’s Always Been You (2014): The series opener, built around a former Navy SEAL and a back-from-the-dead style premise with strong second-chance framing.
2. Always Been Mine (2014): The middle book, continuing the series’ focus on past love, separation, and reunion.
3. A Love For Always (2015): The third entry, keeping the same emotional promise of enduring connection after delay, distance, or damage.

Misty Grove books in order

This is a smaller romantic-suspense shelf with a stronger small-town framework than the military-heavy series. Goodreads confirms three books.

1. Fighting Chance (2016): The opener, set in a small town shaken by a dead sheriff and buried local secrets.
2. Saving Grace (2017): The second book, continuing the series’ mix of danger, hidden pasts, and protective romance.
3. Unexpected Vows (2018): The third entry, bringing the trilogy to its current endpoint with marriage-coded stakes already signaled by the title.

Fractured Heroes books in order

At the moment this is a one-book shelf rather than a completed long series. Goodreads lists a single primary work.

The Princess and the Mercenary (2019): An enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense novel that pairs royalty and a mercenary protector in a more international, high-conflict setup.

Marriage Ink books in order

This appears to be a new series line on Fantastic Fiction, with one confirmed entry so far.

Inked in Betrayal (2026): The opening Marriage Ink title and the newest clearly identified series starter attached to Victoria Paige’s current bibliography.

Standalones and uncategorized titles

Goodreads’ author list also shows several titles that are not clearly slotted into the major series above on the series pages I checked. Those are best treated separately unless the author later groups them more explicitly.

1. Reclaiming Izabel: A standalone or currently ungrouped title that sits outside the main confirmed series shelves.
2. Guarding Cindy (2019): Another ungrouped title on Goodreads, best treated as separate unless a later official series map places it.
3. Deadly Obsession: A suspense-leaning title that appears on the author list without a confirmed series placement in the main pages I used.
4. De Lucci’s Obsession: Another title visible on the Goodreads author list, but not clearly slotted into the primary series map.

The practical reading order

There is no strong reason to build a giant chronological order across every Victoria Paige book. The author’s own reading page points the other way: these books are designed to be approachable on a one-book basis, with series order used for a smoother experience rather than strict survival of the plot.

That means the most useful real-world order looks like this:

1. Read Rogue Protectors in order if you want the strongest suspense shelf.
2. Read Scorned Fate in order if you want the darkest and most romance-forward shelf.
3. Read Guardians in order if you want the earlier military/protector books, with the epilogues treated as optional.
4. Read Always in order if second-chance romance is your main draw.
5. Read Misty Grove in order if you want a smaller small-town suspense run.
6. Read Fractured Heroes and Marriage Ink as emerging side shelves.

Latest release status

The newest clearly verified Victoria Paige series title I found is Inked in Betrayal (2026) in Marriage Ink. Victoria Paige’s site also shows an upcoming release date of May 8, 2026, though the page text available to me did not expose the title cleanly. Among already established series, the latest confirmed endpoints are Scorned Beauty (2025) for Scorned Fate and Forced Protector (2024) for Rogue Protectors.

FAQ

Do I have to read Victoria Paige in strict publication order?

No. Victoria Paige’s own reading page says the books can be read as standalones, so series order is more useful than a single master publication list.

Which Victoria Paige series should I start with?

Start with Rogue Protectors for romantic suspense or Scorned Fate for mafia romance.

Is Scorned Fate connected to the protector series?

Not in a way that requires one shared reading order from the sources I checked. Treat it as its own shelf.

Are the Guardians extras required?

No. Goodreads separates the three main novels from the bonus epilogues, so the extras are best treated as optional companion reading.

What is Victoria Paige’s newest book?

The newest clearly identified one I could verify is Inked in Betrayal (2026), which appears to open Marriage Ink.