A.L. Jackson Books in Order

This page lists A.L. Jackson books in publication order, series order, connected romance order, and recommended reading paths.

Quick Index

• Scope: A.L. Jackson novels, novellas, co-written books, series books, standalones, and upcoming releases
• Default Order: Publication order by series group
• Best Starting Point: A Stone in the Sea for rock-star romance, Give Me a Reason for small-town romantic suspense, or From Here to Eternity for Moonlit Ridge
• Order Matters: Moderate. Duets and trilogies should be read in order; most later series follow a connected standalone pattern.
• Includes: Regret, Closer to You, Bleeding Stars, Fight for Me, Hollywood Chronicles, Confessions of the Heart, Falling Stars, Redemption Hills, Time River, Moonlit Ridge, Darkness, Crimson Crows, and standalones
• Not to be confused with: A.L. Jackson also appears in catalogs as A L Jackson. Treat both as the same author listing.

Jackson’s official reading-order page groups the catalog by Moonlit Ridge, Visions of Darkness, Redemption Hills, Time River, Bleeding Stars, Falling Stars, Fight for Me, Confessions of the Heart, Closer to You, Regret, and standalones.

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

A release-sequence route across the full contemporary romance catalog.

1. Pulled
2. Take This Regret
3. When We Collide
4. If Forever Comes
5. Lost to You
6. Come to Me Quietly
7. Come to Me Softly
8. Come to Me Recklessly
9. A Stone in the Sea
10. Drowning to Breathe
11. Where Lightning Strikes
12. Wait
13. Stay
14. Stand
15. Show Me the Way
16. Hunt Me Down
17. More of You
18. Follow Me Back
19. All of Me
20. One Wild Night
21. One Wild Ride
22. Lead Me Home
23. Pieces of Us
24. Hold on to Hope
25. Something About a Hot Guy
26. Kiss the Stars
27. Catch Me When I Fall
28. Falling Into You
29. Beneath the Stars
30. Give Me a Reason
31. Say It’s Forever
32. Never Look Back
33. Promise Me Always
34. Love Me Today
35. Don’t Forget Me Tomorrow
36. Claim Me Forever
37. Hold Me Until Morning
38. From Here to Eternity
39. Under an Endless Moon
40. Visions of Darkness
41. At the Edge of Surrender
42. Walking in Darkness
43. Beyond the Blue Horizon
44. On the Brink of Bliss
45. Forged in the Fire
46. Carved in the Shadows
47. Etched in the Ruins

2. Small-Town Romantic Suspense Path

Best for Jackson’s later connected small-town and danger-driven series.

1. Give Me a Reason
2. Say It’s Forever
3. Never Look Back
4. Promise Me Always
5. Love Me Today
6. Don’t Forget Me Tomorrow
7. Claim Me Forever
8. Hold Me Until Morning
9. From Here to Eternity
10. Under an Endless Moon
11. At the Edge of Surrender
12. Beyond the Blue Horizon
13. On the Brink of Bliss
14. Forged in the Fire

3. Band and Found-Family Path

Use this route for the rock-star and music-world books first.

1. A Stone in the Sea
2. Drowning to Breathe
3. Where Lightning Strikes
4. Wait
5. Stay
6. Stand
7. Kiss the Stars
8. Catch Me When I Fall
9. Falling Into You
10. Beneath the Stars

4. Beginner Path

A shorter entry plan across Jackson’s main catalog lanes.

1. A Stone in the Sea
2. Drowning to Breathe
3. Show Me the Way
4. More of You
5. Give Me a Reason
6. Love Me Today
7. From Here to Eternity
8. Visions of Darkness

5. Series-Only Path

Use this for numbered series without anthology collections.

1. Lost to You
2. Take This Regret
3. If Forever Comes
4. Come to Me Quietly
5. Come to Me Softly
6. Come to Me Recklessly
7. A Stone in the Sea
8. Drowning to Breathe
9. Where Lightning Strikes
10. Wait
11. Stay
12. Stand
13. Show Me the Way
14. Hunt Me Down
15. Follow Me Back
16. Lead Me Home
17. Hold on to Hope
18. More of You
19. All of Me
20. Pieces of Us
21. Kiss the Stars
22. Catch Me When I Fall
23. Falling Into You
24. Beneath the Stars
25. Give Me a Reason
26. Say It’s Forever
27. Never Look Back
28. Promise Me Always
29. Love Me Today
30. Don’t Forget Me Tomorrow
31. Claim Me Forever
32. Hold Me Until Morning
33. From Here to Eternity
34. Under an Endless Moon
35. At the Edge of Surrender
36. Beyond the Blue Horizon
37. On the Brink of Bliss
38. Visions of Darkness
39. Walking in Darkness
40. Forged in the Fire
41. Carved in the Shadows
42. Etched in the Ruins

Publication Order Master List

• Pulled (2012) – Novel – Standalone
• Take This Regret (2012) – Novel – Regret #2
• When We Collide (2012) – Novel – Standalone
• If Forever Comes (2013) – Novel – Regret #3
• Lost to You (2014) – Novella – Regret #1
• Come to Me Quietly (2014) – Novel – Closer to You #1
• Come to Me Softly (2014) – Novel – Closer to You #2
• Come to Me Recklessly (2015) – Novel – Closer to You #3
• A Stone in the Sea (2015) – Novel – Bleeding Stars #1
• Drowning to Breathe (2015) – Novel – Bleeding Stars #2
• Where Lightning Strikes (2016) – Novel – Bleeding Stars #3
• Wait (2016) – Novel – Bleeding Stars #4
• Stay (2017) – Novel – Bleeding Stars #5
• Stand (2017) – Novel – Bleeding Stars #6
• Glamour (2017) – Anthology – Multi-author collection
• Show Me the Way (2017) – Novel – Fight for Me #1
• Hunt Me Down (2017) – Novella – Fight for Me companion, also published as Red Hot Pursuit
• More of You (2018) – Novel – Confessions of the Heart #1
• Follow Me Back (2018) – Novel – Fight for Me #2
• All of Me (2018) – Novel – Confessions of the Heart #2
• One Wild Night (2018) – Novella – Hollywood Chronicles #1, with Rebecca Shea
• One Wild Ride (2018) – Novella – Hollywood Chronicles #2, with Rebecca Shea
• Lead Me Home (2018) – Novel – Fight for Me #3
• Pieces of Us (2019) – Novel – Confessions of the Heart #3
• Hold on to Hope (2019) – Novel – Fight for Me #4
• Something About a Hot Guy (2019) – Short story / novella – Standalone
• Kiss the Stars (2020) – Novel – Falling Stars #1
• Catch Me When I Fall (2020) – Novel – Falling Stars #2
• Falling Into You (2020) – Novel – Falling Stars #3
• Beneath the Stars (2021) – Novel – Falling Stars #4
• One More Step (2021) – Anthology – Multi-author collection
• Give Me a Reason (2021) – Novel – Redemption Hills #1
• Say It’s Forever (2022) – Novel – Redemption Hills #2
• Never Look Back (2022) – Novel – Redemption Hills #3
• Surrender Your Tomorrow (2023) – Novella – Redemption Hills bonus novella
• Promise Me Always (2023) – Novel – Redemption Hills #4
• Love Me Today (2023) – Novel – Time River #1
• Don’t Forget Me Tomorrow (2023) – Novel – Time River #2
• Claim Me Forever (2024) – Novel – Time River #3
• Hold Me Until Morning (2024) – Novel – Time River #4
• From Here to Eternity (2024) – Novel – Moonlit Ridge #1
• Under an Endless Moon (2025) – Novel – Moonlit Ridge #2
• Visions of Darkness (2025) – Novel – Darkness #1
• At the Edge of Surrender (2025) – Novel – Moonlit Ridge #3
• Walking in Darkness (2025) – Novel – Darkness #2
• Beyond the Blue Horizon (2025) – Novel – Moonlit Ridge #4
• On the Brink of Bliss (2026) – Novel – Moonlit Ridge #5
• Forged in the Fire (2026) – Novel – Crimson Crows #1, upcoming as of June 15, 2026
• Carved in the Shadows (2026) – Novel – Crimson Crows #2, upcoming as of June 15, 2026
• Etched in the Ruins (2027) – Novel – Crimson Crows #3, upcoming as of June 15, 2026

Series order and current upcoming placement were checked against Jackson’s official library, official reading-order page, Fantastic Fiction, FictionDB, and current release listings. Fantastic Fiction lists Forged in the Fire for June 2026, Carved in the Shadows for October 2026, and Etched in the Ruins for February 2027.

Related Works and Where They Fit

Regret

Second-chance romance series.

• Lost to You (2014) – Novella – Book #1
• Take This Regret (2012) – Novel – Book #2
• If Forever Comes (2013) – Novel – Book #3

Series order differs from publication order because Lost to You was published after Take This Regret and If Forever Comes. Fantastic Fiction lists Lost to You first in the Regret sequence.

Closer to You

New adult romance trilogy.

• Come to Me Quietly (2014) – Novel – Book #1
• Come to Me Softly (2014) – Novel – Book #2
• Come to Me Recklessly (2015) – Novel – Book #3

Bleeding Stars

Rock-star and found-family romance series.

• A Stone in the Sea (2015) – Novel – Book #1
• Drowning to Breathe (2015) – Novel – Book #2
• Where Lightning Strikes (2016) – Novel – Book #3
• Wait (2016) – Novel – Book #4
• Stay (2017) – Novel – Book #5
• Stand (2017) – Novel – Book #6

Fantastic Fiction lists Bleeding Stars as a six-book series from A Stone in the Sea through Stand.

Fight for Me

Small-town contemporary romance series.

• Show Me the Way (2017) – Novel – Book #1
• Hunt Me Down (2017) – Novella – Companion, also published as Red Hot Pursuit
• Follow Me Back (2018) – Novel – Book #2
• Lead Me Home (2018) – Novel – Book #3
• Hold on to Hope (2019) – Novel – Book #4

Hollywood Chronicles

Co-written with Rebecca Shea.

• One Wild Night (2018) – Novella – Book #1
• One Wild Ride (2018) – Novella – Book #2

Confessions of the Heart

Contemporary romance trilogy.

• More of You (2018) – Novel – Book #1
• All of Me (2018) – Novel – Book #2
• Pieces of Us (2019) – Novel – Book #3

Falling Stars

Rock-star romance series connected by band and found-family elements.

• Kiss the Stars (2020) – Novel – Book #1
• Catch Me When I Fall (2020) – Novel – Book #2
• Falling Into You (2020) – Novel – Book #3
• Beneath the Stars (2021) – Novel – Book #4

Redemption Hills

Small-town romantic suspense series.

• Give Me a Reason (2021) – Novel – Book #1
• Say It’s Forever (2022) – Novel – Book #2
• Never Look Back (2022) – Novel – Book #3
• Surrender Your Tomorrow (2023) – Novella – Bonus novella from Never Look Back
• Promise Me Always (2023) – Novel – Book #4

Jackson’s bonus-content page identifies Surrender Your Tomorrow as a novella from Never Look Back and Taylor’s story.

Time River

Small-town romance series.

• Love Me Today (2023) – Novel – Book #1
• Don’t Forget Me Tomorrow (2023) – Novel – Book #2
• Claim Me Forever (2024) – Novel – Book #3
• Hold Me Until Morning (2024) – Novel – Book #4

Fantastic Fiction lists Time River as a four-book series in this order.

Moonlit Ridge

Small-town, band-of-brothers romantic suspense series.

• From Here to Eternity (2024) – Novel – Book #1
• Under an Endless Moon (2025) – Novel – Book #2
• At the Edge of Surrender (2025) – Novel – Book #3
• Beyond the Blue Horizon (2025) – Novel – Book #4
• On the Brink of Bliss (2026) – Novel – Book #5

FictionDB lists Moonlit Ridge as a five-book series and places On the Brink of Bliss in February 2026.

Darkness

Dark romantasy duet.

• Visions of Darkness (2025) – Novel – Book #1
• Walking in Darkness (2025) – Novel – Book #2

Fantastic Fiction lists the Darkness sequence as Visions of Darkness followed by Walking in Darkness.

Crimson Crows

MC romance series.

• Forged in the Fire (2026) – Novel – Book #1, scheduled June 16, 2026
• Carved in the Shadows (2026) – Novel – Book #2, scheduled October 2026
• Etched in the Ruins (2027) – Novel – Book #3, scheduled February 2027

Jackson’s official page lists Forged in the Fire as Crimson Crows Book 1 and says it is coming June 16. Fantastic Fiction lists the three-book Crimson Crows schedule through Etched in the Ruins.

Standalones

• Pulled (2012) – Novel – Standalone
• When We Collide (2012) – Novel – Standalone
• Something About a Hot Guy (2019) – Short story / novella – Standalone

Anthologies, Collections, and Other Contributions

• When We Met (2014) – Omnibus / multi-author edition
• Glamour (2017) – Anthology – Multi-author
• Heart Break (2019) – Omnibus / multi-author edition
• Australia (2020) – Anthology – Multi-author
• One More Step (2021) – Anthology – Multi-author
• Color Theory 2 (2022) – Series contribution – Multi-author
• Nightingale (2022) – Anthology – Multi-author charity collection
• Happily Ever After Cookbook (2022) – Related collection

Dependencies & Notes

• Regret: Read Lost to You first for series chronology, even though it was published after the two main novels.
• Closer to You: Read in numbered order. The trilogy follows direct emotional continuity.
• Bleeding Stars: Read A Stone in the Sea before Drowning to Breathe. Continue in numbered order for band and relationship continuity.
• Fight for Me: Read Show Me the Way before the later Fight for Me books. Hunt Me Down is a companion novella and is also published as Red Hot Pursuit.
• Confessions of the Heart: Read More of You, All of Me, then Pieces of Us.
• Falling Stars: Read in numbered order after Bleeding Stars if you want the broader rock-star-world progression.
• Redemption Hills: Read in numbered order. Surrender Your Tomorrow is optional bonus material tied to Never Look Back.
• Time River: Read in numbered order. The four books form a connected small-town series.
• Moonlit Ridge: Read in numbered order. The series uses recurring group and suspense continuity.
• Darkness: Read Visions of Darkness before Walking in Darkness.
• Crimson Crows: Forged in the Fire is scheduled for June 16, 2026. As of June 15, 2026, it remains upcoming.
• Co-written works: Mark Hollywood Chronicles as co-written with Rebecca Shea.
• Anthology entries: Include only for completionist tracking. They are not required for the main reading paths.

FAQs

What A.L. Jackson book should I read first?

Start with A Stone in the Sea for Bleeding Stars. Start with Give Me a Reason for Redemption Hills, or From Here to Eternity for Moonlit Ridge.

What is the Bleeding Stars reading order?

Read A Stone in the Sea, Drowning to Breathe, Where Lightning Strikes, Wait, Stay, then Stand.

What is the Redemption Hills reading order?

Read Give Me a Reason, Say It’s Forever, Never Look Back, then Promise Me Always. Place Surrender Your Tomorrow after Never Look Back as bonus novella material.

What is the Time River order?

Read Love Me Today, Don’t Forget Me Tomorrow, Claim Me Forever, then Hold Me Until Morning.

What is the Moonlit Ridge reading order?

Read From Here to Eternity, Under an Endless Moon, At the Edge of Surrender, Beyond the Blue Horizon, then On the Brink of Bliss.

Are A.L. Jackson books connected?

Many are connected by series, setting, or found-family group. Most later books follow a different central couple but still read best in series order.

Is Red Hot Pursuit the same as Hunt Me Down?

Yes for reading-order purposes. Hunt Me Down is also listed as Red Hot Pursuit in some catalogs.

What is A.L. Jackson’s newest released book?

As of June 15, 2026, On the Brink of Bliss is the newest released A.L. Jackson novel included in the main list. Forged in the Fire is scheduled for June 16, 2026 and is upcoming by one day at this check.

Change Log

• Last checked: June 15, 2026
• What changed: Added On the Brink of Bliss as Moonlit Ridge #5 and added Crimson Crows upcoming placement.
• Most recent known release included: On the Brink of Bliss (2026)
• Upcoming titles noted: Forged in the Fire (2026), Carved in the Shadows (2026), and Etched in the Ruins (2027)