Layla Reyne's Whiskey Verse

Reading Order

One universe, multiple series. Best friends become love interests in someone else's book, exes turn into allies, and a found family like no other. Start with any couple below — the case files connect everywhere.

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1 reading order within a series

standalone bridge, not one of the five

where a character crosses into another series

Series One · Where It All Begins

Agents Irish & Whiskey

“This family feels like ours.”

Partners-to-Lovers · Mature Characters · Age Gap · Found Family

FBI agents Aidan “Irish” Talley & Jameson “Whiskey” Walker — partners turned husbands

Single Malt

Aidan & Jamie

Cask Strength

Aidan & Jamie

Barrel Proof

Aidan & Jamie

Tequila Sunrise

Mel & Danny · novella

4.5

Blended Whiskey

the wedding · short story

Angel's Share

series finale

Cam Byrne, Jamie's best friend, debuts in Single Malt → headlines Trouble Brewing Dominic “Nic” Price, an old flame of Aidan's, first appears in Cask Strength → headlines Trouble Brewing Mel Cruz, Aidan's boss & best friend, later co-founds Redemption Inc. Chronologically, Angel's Share occurs after Perfect Play and before Redemption Inc.

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Series Two

Trouble Brewing

“Where the chemistry's combustible and trouble's always on tap.”

Secret Romance · Mature Heroes · Opposites Attract · Found Family

FBI agent Cameron “Cam” Byrne & federal prosecutor Dominic “Nic” Price

↑ Cam & Nic both first met readers in Agents Irish & Whiskey

Imperial Stout

Cam & Nic

Craft Brew

Cam & Nic

Noble Hops

Cam & Nic

3.5

Final Gravity

the wedding · bonus scenes

This crew's Pride party gets a cameo in Perfect Play's Best Play Scenes in Final Gravity span the series and after. Best read as a companion. Secondaries Elton Moore, Eddie Vasquez, Garrett Sare, Keith Byrne & Rick Lorton all get real estate here. Elton later headlines Sigh of Relief (Table for Two); the rest head to the upcoming Guard Duty series.

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Series Three

Fog City

“Love on a knife's edge.”

Forbidden Romance · Mature Characters · Secret Identity · Assassins / Mafia

Assassin Hawes Madigan & undercover ATF agent Dante “Chris” Perri (books 1–3)

Prince of Killers

Hawes & Chris

King Slayer

Hawes & Chris

A New Empire

Hawes & Chris

Queen's Ransom

Helena & Celia

Silent Knight

Holt & Brax

Mel Cruz cameos in A New Empire, helping Hawes vet his family's targets In Queen's Ransom, Celia restores Jamie Walker's classic car Silent Knight is a team-up: Aidan, Jamie, Cam, Nic, Mel, Jax & Scotty all cameo Emmitt “Marsh” Marshall debuts in Silent Knight as Brax's BFF and Holt's hacker mentor → headlines Perfect Play Brax co-founds Redemption Inc. with Mel ATF Agent Scotty Wheeler, a Fog City fan-favorite, gets his own story in the upcoming Guard Duty series.

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Standalone · optional bridge

What We May Be

A polyamorous romantic mystery: Marsh's FBI partner Sean returns to his college town to investigate a murder alongside his ex, deputy sheriff Charlotte “Charlie” Henby — with their mutual ex, literature professor Trevor, at the center of it all.

Marsh appears as a secondary here, just before he headlines Perfect Play
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Series Four

Perfect Play

“When a marriage of convenience is the only play left…”

Marriage of Convenience · Mature Characters · Cowboy · Single Dad

FBI agents Emmitt “Marsh” Marshall & Levi Bishop — husbands of convenience

↑ Marsh first appeared in Fog City's Silent Knight

Dead Draw

Marsh & Levi

Bad Bishop

Marsh & Levi

King Hunt

Marsh & Levi

Best Play

the wedding · novella

Also seen throughout: Charlie, Sean, Brax, Holt, Mel & Jax Best Play occurs between The Accidental and The Bounty Inspector Theodore “Wags” Wagner and forger Blaine Anthony both debut here → headline Redemption Inc.'s The Bounty

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Series Five

Redemption Inc.

“Everyone deserves a second chance.”

Redemption · Bounty Hunters · Found Family

Redemption Inc. is the bounty-hunting outfit co-founded by Mel Cruz (Agents Irish & Whiskey) and Braxton Kane (Fog City) after they each traded in their badges — which is exactly why it's where the verse's favorite side characters finally get top billing.

The Accidental

Jax & Feb · prequel

The Bounty

Wags & Blaine · prequel

↑ Jax first appeared in Fog City Feb Winters' home series is Table for Two ↑ Wags & Blaine first appeared in Perfect Play

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