Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bride by Initiation | 2025 | Maggie Cole | Buy |
| 2 | Bride By Coronation | 2025 | Maggie Cole | Buy |
| 3 | Bride By Ritual | 2026 | Maggie Cole | Buy |
The Underworld is one of Cole’s most recent series, with the first two books out in 2025 and the third arriving in 2026. The Bride titles – Initiation, Coronation, Ritual – suggest a world with its own rules and ceremonies, one where outsiders are brought in through formal, high-stakes processes rather than by choice.
This kind of structured criminal underworld, with its own hierarchy and rituals, is fertile ground for dark romance. The women at the center of these stories are navigating a world that has claimed them before they fully understood what that meant, and the men they’re bound to are products of that same system.
For readers following Cole’s recent output, The Underworld builds on familiar mafia-adjacent territory while adding a more ceremonial, structured feel that sets it apart from the New York and Ireland spin-offs.