Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscle | 2021 | Michelle St. James | Buy |
Muscle stands apart from Michelle St. James’s series work as a fully self-contained mafia romance. Published in 2021, it gives readers a complete story in a single book without requiring any commitment to a longer series. For readers who prefer standalones, or who want to try St. James’s writing before diving into one of her trilogies, this is a natural starting point.
The title is direct, and the book lives up to it. St. James brings her usual approach to the mob romance format – physical danger, power dynamics, and a romance that develops under pressure – into a tighter one-book structure. Everything gets resolved within these pages, which suits readers who want the full emotional arc without the wait between installments.