Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel | 2019 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 2 | Maliki | 2020 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 3 | John | 2021 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 4 | Jeremiah | 2021 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 5 | Frank | 2022 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 6 | Creed | 2022 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 7 | Sage | 2023 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 8 | Bear | 2023 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 9 | Billy | 2024 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 10 | Elliot | 2024 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
Guardian Defenders launched in 2019 as an extension of Kris Michaels’ Guardian Security world. Each book is named after its male lead, and the series follows a consistent pattern: men who have survived something that should have broken them, rebuilt themselves under new identities or roles, and then find themselves in the middle of both a dangerous case and an unexpected romance.
The first book, Gabriel, introduces the CEO of Guardian Security, a man who was reborn into leadership after a life that left him fundamentally changed. His story sets up the tone for the series: action-forward plots, heroes who carry real psychological weight, and heroines who are more than capable of holding their own.
The series ran through ten books between 2019 and 2024, maintaining a tight focus on individual character stories while threading each one into the larger Guardian universe. New readers can start anywhere in the series, though starting with Gabriel gives the fullest view of how the organization operates.