Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruthless | 2015 | Michelle St. James | Buy |
| 2 | Fearless | 2015 | Michelle St. James | Buy |
| 3 | Lawless | 2015 | Michelle St. James | Buy |
| 4 | Eternal Love | 2017 | Michelle St. James | Buy |
Mob Boss is where many readers first encounter Michelle St. James’s style. Ruthless, Fearless, and Lawless all arrived in 2015, giving the series momentum right from the start, and Eternal Love followed in 2017 to close out the arc. The titles are direct, and so are the books: powerful men, high stakes, and romantic tension that doesn’t waste time getting to the point.
The progression through the series reflects the kinds of men at its center. Ruthless introduces the world and the particular brand of dangerous charm St. James writes well. Fearless and Lawless expand the cast and the stakes, and Eternal Love serves as a later coda that revisits the world with some emotional distance. Readers who want to understand the appeal of her organized crime romances would do well to start here, as Mob Boss established the template she refined across her Syndicate and Mob books in the years that followed.