Gwyn McNamee Books in Order

This page lists Gwyn McNamee books in publication order, series order, family-saga order, co-written series placement, and recommended reading paths.

Quick Index

  • Scope: Gwyn McNamee romance, romantic suspense, mafia romance, billionaire romance, lumberjack romance, co-written series, short fiction, and anthology contributions
  • Default Order: Series publication order
  • Best Starting Point: Savage Collision
  • Order Matters: Strong in Hawke Family and Deadliest Sin, moderate in Hawke Family Second Generation and Inland Seas
  • Major Series: Hawke Family, Deadliest Sin, Inland Seas, Hawke Family Second Generation, Lumberjacks in Love, McBride Brother Lumberjacks, Scarred Heroes
  • Co-Author Note: Some series are co-written with Christy Anderson or listed with D.P. Payne
  • Not to be confused with: Gwen Hayes, Gwen Florio, or the GWYN fashion brand

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

A catalog-wide route from the early Hawke books through the newer lumberjack and Hawke spin-off titles.

  1. Savage Collision
  2. Tortured Skye
  3. Stone Sober
  4. Building Storm
  5. Tainted Saint
  6. Steele Resolve
  7. Deadliest Sin
  8. Inland Seas
  9. Scarred Heroes
  10. Lumberjacks in Love
  11. Hawke Family Second Generation
  12. McBride Brother Lumberjacks
  13. Sweetest Lie

2. Hawke Family Path

Best for the core family-saga continuity.

  1. Savage Collision
  2. Tortured Skye
  3. Stone Sober
  4. Building Storm
  5. Tainted Saint
  6. Steele Resolve
  7. Hawke Family Christmas
  8. Night Hawke
  9. Ruthless Hawke
  10. Reticent Hawke
  11. Relentless Hawke
  12. Reckless Hawke
  13. Rebel Hawke
  14. Restless Hawke
  15. Renegade Hawke
  16. Resolute Hawke

The author’s site states that the original Hawke Family series must be read in order and identifies it as a complete continuing family storyline.

3. Mafia Romance Path

Use this route for the darker Sins of the Mafia material.

  1. Finding Sin
  2. Wrath
  3. After Wrath
  4. Surviving Wrath
  5. Envy
  6. Bleeding Envy
  7. Enduring Envy
  8. Lust
  9. Continue through Indulging Gluttony

4. Beginner Path

A compact starter route across the main catalog areas.

  1. Savage Collision
  2. Squall Line
  3. Billionaire Lumberjack
  4. Night Hawke
  5. Ruthless Hawke
  6. My Sweetest Agony

Publication Order Master List

Series names and year placement were checked against Gwyn McNamee’s official series pages, Fantastic Fiction, BookSeriesInOrder, Goodreads, and retailer listings. Fantastic Fiction lists current and upcoming entries including Renegade Hawke, Beyond the Obsession Vol. 2, Made to Order, Bigger Than the Mountain Sky, and Resolute Hawke.

2016 to 2017

  • Parched (2016) – Novel – Supernatural Love Stories in the Absurd, with D.P. Payne listing
  • Cursed (2016) – Novel – Supernatural Love Stories in the Absurd, with D.P. Payne listing
  • Savage Collision (2016) – Novel – Hawke Family
  • Tortured Skye (2017) – Novel – Hawke Family
  • Stone Sober (2017) – Novel – Hawke Family
  • Spirited (2017) – Novel – Supernatural Love Stories in the Absurd, with D.P. Payne listing
  • The Meat Market (2017) – Collection – With others
  • The Seven (2017) – Collection – With others
  • Vegas Strong (2017) – Anthology – With others

2018

  • Building Storm (2018) – Novel – Hawke Family
  • Dickslip (2018) – Novel – Scandalous Slip
  • Nipslip (2018) – Novel – Scandalous Slip
  • Beaver Blunder (2018) – Novel – Scandalous Slip
  • Loched (2018) – Novel – Supernatural Love Stories in the Absurd, with D.P. Payne listing
  • Fur Verona (2018) – Short fiction
  • Fighting for This (2018) – Novel – Last Resort Motel contribution

2019

  • Tainted Saint (2019) – Novel – Hawke Family
  • Steele Resolve (2019) – Novel – Hawke Family
  • Wrath (2019) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 1
  • After Wrath (2019) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 2
  • Surviving Wrath (2019) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 3
  • Squall Line (2019) – Novel – Inland Seas book 1
  • Rogue Wave (2019) – Novel – Inland Seas book 2
  • Safe Harbor (2019) – Novel – Inland Seas book 3
  • Holiday Terminal (2019) – Novel – Warren Family Holidays, with Christy Anderson
  • Supernatural Love Stories in the Absurd: Books 1-4 (2019) – Omnibus

2020

  • Envy (2020) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 4
  • Bleeding Envy (2020) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 5
  • Enduring Envy (2020) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 6, also published as Enduring Envy: A Dark Mafia Romance
  • Anchor Point (2020) – Novel – Inland Seas book 4
  • Dark Tide (2020) – Novel – Inland Seas book 5
  • Dirty Player (2020) – Novel – Hero Club contribution
  • Holiday Bridal Wave (2020) – Novel – Warren Family Holidays, with Christy Anderson

2021

  • Lust (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 7
  • Embracing Lust (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 8
  • Seizing Lust (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 9
  • Pride (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 10
  • Defending Pride (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 11
  • Commanding Pride (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 12
  • Sloth (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 13
  • Accepting Sloth (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 14
  • Abiding Sloth (2021) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 15
  • Dead Reckoning (2021) – Novel – Scarred Heroes book 1
  • Billionaire Lumberjack (2021) – Novel – Lumberjacks in Love book 1
  • Filthy Friend (2021) – Novel – Hero Club contribution
  • Shameless Chef (2021) – Novel
  • Holiday Fake Date (2021) – Novel – Warren Family Holidays, with Christy Anderson
  • The Sins of the Mafia Collection (2021) – Collection – Deadliest Sin
  • The Sins of the Mafia Collection Two (2021) – Collection – Deadliest Sin
  • The Sins of the Mafia Collection Three (2021) – Collection – Deadliest Sin

2022

  • Greed (2022) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 16
  • Capturing Greed (2022) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 17
  • Amassing Greed (2022) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 18
  • Finding Sin (2022) – Prequel – Deadliest Sin
  • Gluttony (2022) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 19
  • Consuming Gluttony (2022) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 20
  • Indulging Gluttony (2022) – Novel – Deadliest Sin book 21
  • Off Course (2022) – Novel – Scarred Heroes book 2
  • Clean Slate (2022) – Novel – Scarred Heroes book 3
  • Royally Complicated (2022) – Novel – Crowned Hearts, with Christy Anderson
  • Christmas Eve Casanova (2022) – Short fiction – With Christy Anderson
  • Eat Your Heart Out 2 (2022) – Anthology – With others
  • Darkly Ever After (2022) – Anthology – With others
  • Unexpected Ever After (2022) – Omnibus or anthology – With others
  • Heating Up The Holidays Collection (2022) – Anthology – With others

2023

  • Hawke Family Christmas (2023) – Novel – Hawke Family
  • Night Hawke (2023) – Prequel – Hawke Family Second Generation
  • Ruthless Hawke (2023) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 1
  • Reticent Hawke (2023) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 2
  • Relentless Hawke (2023) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 3
  • Dirty Pucking Player (2023) – Novel – Fury Family book 1
  • Fabulous Filthy Friend (2023) – Novel – Fury Family book 2
  • Sinfully Shameless Chef (2023) – Novel – Fury Family book 3
  • Billionaire Lumberjack’s Baby (2023) – Novel – Lumberjacks in Love book 2
  • Russian and Royally Complicated (2023) – Novel – Crowned Hearts, with Christy Anderson
  • Spicy Spring Fling (2023) – Novel – Smalltown Spicy Bites, with Christy Anderson
  • Filthy Fall Flirt (2023) – Novel – Smalltown Spicy Bites, with Christy Anderson
  • Eat Your Heart Out 3 (2023) – Anthology – With others
  • Backed by Love (2023) – Anthology – With others
  • The Deadliest Sin Complete Collection (2023) – Collection – Deadliest Sin

2024

  • Reckless Hawke (2024) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 4
  • Rebel Hawke (2024) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 5
  • Billionaire Lumberjack’s Bride (2024) – Novel – Lumberjacks in Love book 3
  • Billionaire Lumberjack’s Beauty (2024) – Novel – Lumberjacks in Love book 4
  • A Very Grumpy Lumberjack Christmas (2024) – Novel – Standalone
  • Beyond the Temptation Vol. 1 (2024) – Anthology – With others
  • Rough and Rugged (2024) – Omnibus or anthology – With others

2025

  • Restless Hawke (2025) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 6
  • Billionaire Lumberjack’s Bargain (2025) – Novel – Lumberjacks in Love book 5
  • Beneath the Mountain Sky (2025) – Novel – McBride Brother Lumberjacks book 1
  • My Sweetest Agony (2025) – Novel – Sweetest Lie book 1
  • My Sweetest Obsession (2025) – Novel – Sweetest Lie book 2
  • One Love: A Jamaica Hurricane Relief Charity Anthology Volume 1 (2025) – Anthology – With others
  • One Love: A Jamaica Hurricane Relief Charity Anthology Volume 2 (2025) – Anthology – With others
  • Hotshot Mogul (2025) – Hero Club related listing

2026 and Future-Dated Listings

  • Renegade Hawke (2026) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 7
  • Beyond the Mountain Sky (2026) – Novel – McBride Brother Lumberjacks book 2
  • Beyond the Obsession Vol. 2 (2026) – Anthology – With others
  • Made to Order (2026) – Short fiction
  • Bigger Than the Mountain Sky (2026) – Novel – McBride Brother Lumberjacks book 3
  • Resolute Hawke (2026 or 2027) – Novel – Hawke Family Second Generation book 8, future-dated listing

Renegade Hawke is identified by retailer and book database pages as book 7 of Hawke Family Second Generation, while Resolute Hawke is listed as book 8. Public listings differ on the exact release year for Resolute Hawke, so recheck before publication.

Related Works and Where They Fit

  • Hawke Family: Core family-saga romantic suspense sequence. Read before Hawke Family Second Generation.
  • Hawke Family Second Generation: Later spin-off about the children of the original Hawke family. The official page lists Night Hawke as a free prequel, then Ruthless Hawke through Restless Hawke.
  • Deadliest Sin: Dark mafia romantic suspense sequence. The author’s page says to read Finding Sin as the prequel, then start with Wrath.
  • Inland Seas: Five-book romantic suspense series. Fantastic Fiction lists Squall Line through Dark Tide as the full numbered order.
  • Lumberjacks in Love: Standalone billionaire lumberjack romance series. The author’s page describes the series as standalones.
  • McBride Brother Lumberjacks: Three-book contemporary romance series about the McBride brothers on McBride Mountain. The official page presents it as a three-brother series.
  • Scarred Heroes: Three-book romantic suspense series.
  • Fury Family: Three-book series: Dirty Pucking Player, Fabulous Filthy Friend, and Sinfully Shameless Chef.
  • Scandalous Slip: Three-book short romance series.
  • Warren Family Holidays: Co-written with Christy Anderson.
  • Crowned Hearts: Co-written with Christy Anderson.
  • Smalltown Spicy Bites: Co-written with Christy Anderson.
  • Supernatural Love Stories in the Absurd: Listed with D.P. Payne. Fantastic Fiction also describes this as a D.P. Payne-related author identity in the broader author profile.
  • Hero Club contributions: Dirty Player and Filthy Friend are Gwyn McNamee’s direct contributions. Do not list the full outside Hero Club catalog unless building a shared-universe page.
  • Anthologies and omnibus editions: Track separately from original novels unless the article needs edition-level coverage.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Read Hawke Family in order. The author’s site states that earlier events are essential to understanding later books.
  • Read Hawke Family before Hawke Family Second Generation.
  • Read Night Hawke before Ruthless Hawke for the prequel-first route.
  • Deadliest Sin should be read in series order because the mafia conflict is sequential.
  • Finding Sin is a prequel and may be read before Wrath or after the first arc for context.
  • Inland Seas should be read from Squall Line through Dark Tide.
  • Lumberjacks in Love is a series of standalones, but publication order gives the cleanest catalog path.
  • Co-written series should remain marked with co-author metadata.
  • Resolute Hawke has conflicting public release-year signals. Keep it as future-dated until the author page or retailer listing is final.

FAQs

What Gwyn McNamee book should I read first?
Savage Collision is the best starting point for the main Hawke Family path.

Do Gwyn McNamee books need to be read in order?
Yes for Hawke Family, Hawke Family Second Generation, Deadliest Sin, and Inland Seas. Lumberjacks in Love is more flexible.

What is the Hawke Family order?
Read Savage Collision, Tortured Skye, Stone Sober, Building Storm, Tainted Saint, Steele Resolve, then Hawke Family Christmas.

Where does Hawke Family Second Generation start?
Start with Night Hawke as the prequel, then read Ruthless Hawke.

What is the Deadliest Sin reading order?
Read Finding Sin as the prequel, then Wrath, After Wrath, Surviving Wrath, Envy, Bleeding Envy, Enduring Envy, and continue through Indulging Gluttony.

Can Lumberjacks in Love be read separately?
Yes. The author’s page describes Lumberjacks in Love as a series of standalones.

Which books are co-written with Christy Anderson?
Warren Family Holidays, Crowned Hearts, and Smalltown Spicy Bites are the main co-written series listed here.

What is the most recent known Gwyn McNamee release?
Bigger Than the Mountain Sky is the latest 2026 title in the checked Fantastic Fiction listings. Resolute Hawke is future-dated and should be rechecked before final publication.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 15, 2026
  • What changed: Rebuilt as a full single-article draft with Hawke Family, Hawke Family Second Generation, Deadliest Sin, Inland Seas, Lumberjacks in Love, McBride Brother Lumberjacks, Scarred Heroes, Fury Family, co-written series, short fiction, Hero Club contributions, anthologies, and future-dated notes
  • Most recent known release included: Bigger Than the Mountain Sky
  • Upcoming or conflicting listing noted: Resolute Hawke
  • Needs verification before final publication: Final public release date and series-page placement for Resolute Hawke