Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dax | 2017 | Shannyn Leah | Buy |
| 2 | Stone | 2018 | Shannyn Leah | Buy |
| 3 | Dax the Halls | 2019 | Shannyn Leah | Buy |
| 4 | Duke | 2020 | Shannyn Leah | Buy |
The Bad Boys of Willow Valley series is set in the fictional small town of Willow Valley and focuses on men who are tough on the outside but thoroughly outmatched when the right woman comes along. The first book, Dax, kicks things off with a firefighter and a friends-to-lovers story, and the series moves through an underground MMA fighter and a bodyguard before wrapping up with a Christmas-set holiday romance that brings the full town together.
Each book stands on its own, but Shannyn Leah builds a consistent world where characters from earlier books reappear and the town itself feels lived-in. The holiday installment, Dax the Halls, sits between the third and fourth books chronologically and adds a seasonal warmth to the series without slowing down the ongoing romance arcs.