Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Step Bride | 2016 | B.B. Hamel | N/A |
| 2 | Bastard’s Baby | 2016 | B.B. Hamel | Buy |
| 3 | Kissing the Killer | 2016 | B.B. Hamel | Buy |
| 4 | Packing Heat | 2016 | B.B. Hamel | Buy |
| 5 | Bow Down | 2016 | B.B. Hamel | Buy |
| 6 | Love Hard | 2018 | B.B. Hamel | Buy |
The Barone Crime Family series launched in 2016 with six books, starting with Step Bride and ending with Love Hard (2018). Each novel follows a different member of the Barone crime family as they balance loyalty to the family business with unexpected romantic connections.
Hamel builds the Barone world through recurring characters and overlapping storylines. The series features forced marriage, secret babies, and the constant threat of violence that comes with mafia life. It was one of her earlier crime family series and helped establish the template she would use in later entries.