Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Convict’s Game | 2025 | Jolie Vines | Buy |
| 2 | Kane’s Prey | 2026 | Jolie Vines | Buy |
| 3 | Tyler’s Rule | 2026 | Jolie Vines | Buy |
Skeleton Crew is Jolie Vines’s most recent series, launching in 2025 with Convict’s Game and continuing into 2026 with Kane’s Prey and Tyler’s Rule. The series moves away from the Scottish settings of her earlier work into darker, crime-adjacent romance territory, following men on the wrong side of the law and the complications that come with getting close to them.
Convict’s Game sets the tone for the series, establishing a world where the heroes have histories that don’t sit well in polite company. Jolie Vines leans into this kind of morally grey territory comfortably, and the Skeleton Crew books give her room to push the darkness further than her Highland romance series typically allow.
For fans already working through her backlist, Skeleton Crew represents an evolution in tone rather than a departure in style. The emotional intensity is there, the possessive heroes are there, but the criminal backdrop gives the series its own identity. Readers who came to her work through Body Count or Dark Island Scots will find this series a natural next step.