Answering Your Blood & Bourbon Questions: interconnectivity, reading order, spice and suspense levels

I've been getting some questions about the interconnectivity of the 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘉𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 series. So, here are all the answers and recommended reading order.

🖤 Each novel is a complete standalone and is slightly different when it comes to spice and suspense levels.

🌹 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 (book 1) is a slow burn, only one spicy scene, the most suspenseful, and has a mystery subplot.

🖤 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 (book 2) is a kinky, spicy, banter-filled, close proximity, enemies to lovers mafia romance. It is light on the suspense/ mafia conflict but does include one very dark scene that may be triggering to readers.

🌹 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 (book 3) is a perfect combination of spice, romance, and dark themes. While this novel is a slow burn, it is the spiciest of the three. The mafia conflict is light; however, due to the FMC's traumatic past, it is a dark novel, and comes with several trigger warnings listed in the book and description.

🖤 Because all of these novels have a slightly different vibe, you may like one and not the other. When I hear someone say they probably won't read the rest after reading 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵, I'm like noooo. 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 was my very first mafia romance to write as I was transitioning away from a mystery-heavy romantic suspense duet. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

🌹 These novels can be 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑. I personally feel, if you are just now discovering this series, it could be cool to read them in reverse order--𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, and finish with 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. After reading 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦, you're probably going to want to read the others.

🖤 When it comes to the mafia conflict, many readers note it is light in Mine to Tease and Mine to Love. That's because doing certain things would've contradicted the first book. The mafia conflict is interconnected across all three books; however, it's not prevalent enough in books two and three to confuse anyone. The main purpose of this trilogy is the love stories developing between the characters.

🌹Another thing to note is length. Mine to Protect is the longest of the three (125,000 words). Mine to Tease is the shortest (99,000 words). Mine to Love is a happy medium at (110,000 words).

🖤 If you're looking for a spicy, quick, weekend read, I'd jump into Mine to Tease.

🌹If you're looking for a read that's going to break your heart and put it back together, I'd go for Mine to Love.

A Final Note: All three of the Blood and Bourbon mafia romance novels are being turned into audiobooks coming to ACX, Amazon, and Audible this fall.