How to Read Ava Harrison's Books
Ava Harrison is celebrated for her emotionally charged, steamy contemporary romance novels. Since debuting in 2015, she has built a massive bibliography spanning billionaire family empires, high-stakes sports romance, and gritty romantic suspense. The most important thing for new readers to know is that nearly all of Ava Harrison's books are written as standalones. Each book features a self-contained story focusing on a single couple with a guaranteed happy ending.
However, many of her novels are grouped into thematic series or family sagas. Reading them in order within their respective series is highly recommended to appreciate character cameos, recurring settings, and overlapping timelines. Below, you will find the best starting points, detailed breakdowns of her major series, and a complete chronological publication order.
Where to Start Reading Ava Harrison
Depending on your favorite romance tropes, there are three ideal entry points into Ava Harrison's shared universe:
- For Sports Romance Fans: Start with Sweet Collide. This marriage-of-convenience hockey romance kicked off the Saints of Redville series and became a major viral hit on TikTok.
- For Billionaire and Office Romance Fans: Start with Clandestine (The Lancaster Family #1) or Transference (The Montgomery Family #1). Both introduce you to her signature New York high-society billionaire worlds.
- For Gritty Enemies-to-Lovers Fans: Start with Corrupt Kingdom (The Corrupt Empire #1). This series features darker themes, intense power struggles, and high emotional stakes.
The Billionaire Families Universe (Montgomery, Lancaster, & Price)
Ava Harrison's early career is anchored by three closely connected series focusing on powerful, wealthy New York families: the Montgomerys, the Lancasters, and the Prices. Sometimes collectively referred to by fans as the "Expose Universe" due to shared themes and character crossovers, these books can technically be read in any order, but reading them by family gives the best character progression.
The Montgomery Family Books
This series centers on the wealthy Montgomery family. It blends emotional vulnerability with intense chemistry.
- Transference (2016)
- Absolution (2018)
- Intention (2019)
The Lancaster Family Books
Focusing on three brothers running a luxury hotel empire in New York, this trilogy is known for its high-society setting and forbidden romance dynamics. The first book, Clandestine, tackles themes of addiction, recovery, and ambition.
- Clandestine (2017)
- Explicit (2018)
- Sordid (2018)
The Price Family Books
Following another elite dynasty, this trilogy leans heavily into secrets, deceit, and second-chance romance.
- Deceit (2019)
- Entice (2019)
- Conceal (2020)
Note: The standalone novel Illicit (2017) is also loosely connected to this high-society billionaire universe and is often read alongside these series.
The Corrupt Empire Series
If you prefer your romance with a darker edge, enemies-to-lovers tension, and political or empire-building power struggles, the Corrupt Empire series is the perfect choice. While each book is a standalone romance, the overarching family dynamics and power struggles unfold chronologically across the books, making it best to read them in order.
- Corrupt Kingdom (2020)
- Tarnished Empire (2020)
- Ruthless Monarch (2021)
- Shattered Dynasty (2021)
- Broken Reign (2022)
- Sinful Crown (2023)
- Cruel Throne (2025)
Saints of Redville Series
Harrison's sports romance series shifts the focus to the Saints of Redville hockey team. It features classic sports romance tropes like fake dating, forced proximity, and marriages of convenience, blended with her trademark emotional depth.
- Sweet Collide (2024)
- Twisted Collide (2024)
Standalone Novels
In addition to her major family sagas, Ava Harrison has written several standalones that range from emotional contemporary dramas to office romances. These can be read at any point in your reading journey.
- Imperfect Truth (2015) - Her debut novel.
- Through Her Eyes (2016)
- Illicit (2017)
- Tempted (2021)
- The Ravishing (2021)
- Here Lies North (2022)
- Provoke (2022)
- Resist (2023)
Chronological Publication Order
If you want to watch Ava Harrison's writing style evolve from her emotional 2015 debut to her latest sports romances, following her publication order is the most straightforward method:
- Imperfect Truth (2015)
- Transference (2016)
- Through Her Eyes (2016)
- Illicit (2017)
- Clandestine (2017)
- Explicit (2018)
- Sordid (2018)
- Absolution (2018)
- Intention (2019)
- Deceit (2019)
- Entice (2019)
- Corrupt Kingdom (2020)
- Tarnished Empire (2020)
- Conceal (2020)
- Ruthless Monarch (2021)
- Shattered Dynasty (2021)
- Tempted (2021)
- The Ravishing (2021)
- Broken Reign (2022)
- Here Lies North (2022)
- Provoke (2022)
- Resist (2023)
- Sinful Crown (2023)
- Sweet Collide (2024)
- Twisted Collide (2024)
- Cruel Throne (2025)