Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freefall | 2008 | JoAnn Ross | Buy |
| 2 | Crossfire | 2008 | JoAnn Ross | Buy |
| 3 | Shattered | 2009 | JoAnn Ross | Buy |
| 4 | Breakpoint | 2009 | JoAnn Ross | Buy |
High Risk is Ross’s most action-oriented series, following operatives whose missions bring as much personal danger as physical threat. The four books, published in 2008 and 2009, each center on a different man from the same special operations team, with the missions and relationships weaving together across the quartet.
Ross writes the military setting with enough specificity to feel credible without turning the books into procedurals. The romance holds equal weight with the suspense, and the heroes carry the kind of damage that comes from years of high-risk fieldwork.
Freefall kicks off the series with the strongest hook, making it the natural starting point. Readers who like their romance with real tension and danger will find this series more satisfying than Ross’s lighter contemporary work.