Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blondes and Blacks | 2011 | Michelle St. James | Buy |
Blondes and Blacks was published in 2011, well before Michelle St. James built her reputation in mafia romance. As a short story or novella, it represents an early chapter in her writing career and offers something different from the longer, more elaborately plotted series she would go on to produce. Readers curious about where she started will find this an interesting point of comparison.
Short fiction has a different set of demands than a full novel or a trilogy – the writer has to establish characters and emotional stakes quickly, without the room to develop them over hundreds of pages. For fans who have already read through St. James’s main series work, Blondes and Blacks is a curiosity worth picking up rather than a core part of her catalog.