Reading Order

Deadly devotion. Hard-earned love. Happily ever afters guaranteed.

Welcome to the Waywardverse — a found family of morally gray vigilantes and killers who’d bury a body for the people they love. Blue collar, down in the dirt, and human: these are men living with real mental health conditions — DID, schizophrenia, and more — written as people, never as monsters. The darkness is in the world. The devotion is in the relationship.

New here? Start with Body Count.

It’s book one of Wayward Sons, where the whole universe began — and the front door to everything else.

→ Start with Body Count

Every book and every series stands on its own, so you’ll never feel lost dropping in. But read in order and you’ll catch the crossovers, the cameos, and the easter eggs the deep-end readers live for.

The Main Line — Wayward Sons (Complete Series, 7 Books)

Vigilante romance. Morally gray men protecting their own. Blood, loyalty, and love earned the hard way. This is where it all started. Read these in order first:

  1. Body Count
  2. Skin Deep
  3. Vicious Cycle
  4. Body and Soul
  5. Hero Worship
  6. Playing with Fire
  7. Vital Signs

Where the rest of the Waywardverse fits

Once you’re in, here’s where the other series slot in. None require prior reading — but the order below gives you the most easter eggs.

Kings of Fortune — Wayward Sons Spinoff

Older protagonists. Corporate power plays. The same dark devotion in sharper suits.

  1. Ace of Spades — read any time after Playing with Fire.
  2. King of Hearts — coming soon

Dust Devils

The Wayward found family in a Western hat — vigilante devotion on a working horse ranch in New Mexico.

  1. Ransom — read after Vital Signs, or start here as your way in.
  2. Coyote

Wayward Heirs

Mafia romance. The Laskin family split in two — the sons who stayed out of the vory (Wayward Sons), and the sons who didn’t. These are the stories of the ones who didn’t.

  1. Dressed to Kill — chronologically set after Vital Signs, but you can pick it up any time after Skin Deep. Also an alternate entry point.

Junkyard Dogs

Mercenaries. A new series, coming soon.

Want to jump in somewhere else?

Not a “start at book one” reader? These also work as doorways into the Waywardverse — you’ll just collect more easter eggs if you begin with Body Count:

More Dark Reads — Different Worlds

Same deadly devotion, separate universes:

  • The Ferrymen — Gay John Wick. Assassins, underworld politics, and the kind of love that survives everything. — Ruthless, Godless, Deathless, and Lawless (coming soon)
  • These Hallowed Bones — a dark standalone.
  • The Highwaymen — a dark standalone.

Where to read

All books are on Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited. Signed paperbacks and Early Editions are in the shop.

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Deadly devotion. Hard-earned love. Happily ever afters guaranteed.