Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vines | 2017 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
| 2 | Paths | 2017 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
| 3 | Gifts | 2017 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
| 4 | Veils | 2019 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
| 5 | Scars | 2020 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
| 6 | Until the Tequila | 2019 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
| 7 | Souls | 2022 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
| 8 | The Tequila | 2023 | Brynne Asher | Buy |
The Killers is Brynne Asher’s longest series, running eight books from 2017 to 2023. It follows a group of interconnected characters dealing with dangerous pasts, buried secrets, and intense attraction. The series opener, Vines, sets the tone with a hero whose past has caught up with him, costing him his edge at work and in life. Each subsequent book centers on a different couple while the larger cast continues to develop.
The series includes a mix of romance tropes: protective heroes, slow-burn tension, and characters whose professional lives involve enough danger to keep the suspense thread taut. Until the Tequila and The Tequila bookend a particular storyline that fans of the series have followed closely. The books are set primarily in Virginia and feature tight-knit families and communities where everyone knows everyone else’s business, which adds its own kind of pressure to the romantic relationships.
The Killers connects to Asher’s earlier Carpino series through crossover characters and shared world-building, and it spawned a spinoff, The Killers Next Generation, which picks up with the children of the original cast. Readers should start with Vines and read in publication order to get the most out of the character arcs and ongoing storylines.