Therefore, it’s unnecessary to read The Black Rose Auction books in order.[7-12] However, they may be read in publication order,[1-6] by following this sequence:
| Order | Cover | Title | First published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Wicked Pursuit | 2025[1] | A mafia heir’s encounter with a stalker leads her to the auction. |
| 2 |  |
Divine Intervention | 2025[2] | Angels and demons compete for a magical chalice while an angel seeks freedom. |
| 3 |  |
Stolen Vows | 2025[3] | An engineered orchid brings an estranged married couple together at the auction. |
| 4 |  |
Irresistible Devil | 2025[4] | The auctioneer becomes a romantic lead in a story involving a marriage alliance. |
| 5 |  |
Shattered Innocence | 2025[5] | A marriage auction pits three people against each other in a struggle over protection, control, and personal choice. |
| 6 |  |
Royal Heart | 2025[6] | A staged marriage provides cover for stealing a royal necklace. |
Works in sequence
Wicked Pursuit is the default starting point because Ruby’s arrival introduces the auction and its host, while Stolen Vows offers an estranged-marriage story centered on an engineered orchid. Irresistible Devil gives the recurring auctioneer his own romance. Each provides a different route into the auction setting without requiring another couple’s story first.[7][9-10]
For other entry points, Divine Intervention brings angels, demons, and a magical chalice into the auction, Shattered Innocence centers on a marriage auction and a three-person relationship, and Royal Heart uses the event as the setting for an undercover jewelry heist. All three can be approached independently, depending on which premise appeals most.[8][11-12]
1. Wicked Pursuit
Wicked Pursuit (2025)[1] follows Ruby Belmonte, a mafia heir whose rebellion against family expectations draws the attention of a stalker calling himself Wolf. His escalating threats and blackmail lead her to the Black Rose Auction, where her personal desires become intertwined with territorial power.[7]
This self-contained opening romance introduces Reaper and the auction’s private games without leaving Ruby’s central story for another installment to resolve.[7]
2. Divine Intervention
Divine Intervention (2025)[2] follows Tlalli, an angel and sorcerer sent to recover a magical chalice while seeking freedom from the Dominion’s control. Her search for an escape involves Cahuani, a man she once betrayed, and Elias, the angel assigned to accompany her.[8]
This book brings a supernatural conflict between Heaven and Hell into the auction setting, with its allegiances and relationships developed independently of the other romances.[8]
3. Stolen Vows
Stolen Vows (2025)[3] follows Stella Ricci, whose father’s debt forces her into marriage with Leo De Tore before a seven-year separation divides their lives. Their reunion at the auction centers on an engineered orchid that Stella hopes will advance her scientific career.[9]
It contributes a self-contained reunion romance that establishes the couple’s earlier marriage within the same book.[9]
4. Irresistible Devil
Irresistible Devil (2025)[4] follows Juliet Bryson, a forensic accountant pressured into a marriage arranged to benefit her father, and Reaper, whose interest complicates that arrangement. Family coercion, financial secrets, and Reaper’s private club shape their relationship before it reaches the auction.[10]
This installment gives the recurring auctioneer his own romance and background, without requiring readers to follow another couple’s story first.[10]
5. Shattered Innocence
Shattered Innocence (2025)[5] follows Birdie Windsor, whose stepmother plans to sell her hand in marriage at the auction. Violet, Birdie’s stepsister and secret partner, seeks help from Alaric Stone, a fixer whose history with Violet complicates the proposed rescue.[11]
Their story uses the auction’s marriage contract to bring three people into a relationship centered on Birdie’s struggle to choose her own future. The romance is separate from the other books’ plots.[11]
6. Royal Heart
Royal Heart (2025)[6] follows art thief Damon Hunt and security analyst Ari Denton as they pose as a married couple to steal a royal necklace from the auction. Their history, marked by the death of Ari’s father, complicates both the operation and their attraction.[12]
It offers a heist-centered view of the auction, with the couple’s past and the necklace’s recovery forming a self-contained story.[12]
References
- Wicked Pursuit. Katee Robert.
- Home. R. M. Virtues.
- Stolen Vows: Black Rose Auction Book 3 eBook : Miller, Sav R.: Kindle Store. Amazon.com.
- Irresistible Devil: Black Rose Auction Book 4 eBook : Nordbak, Jenny: Kindle Store. Amazon.com.
- Shattered Innocence: Black Rose Auction Book 5 eBook : Cate, Sara: Kindle Store. Amazon.com.
- Royal Heart: Black Rose Auction Book 6 eBook : Malone, Nana: Kindle Store. Amazon.com.
- Wicked Pursuit. Sourcebooks. ISBN: 9781464228735.
- Divine Intervention. Strange Hungers Publishing.
- Stolen Vows. Sav R. Miller.
- Irresistible Devil. Catlins Press. ISBN: 9781956447040.
- Shattered Innocence. Sara Cate.
- Royal Heart. Nana Malone.