Reading order · 3 books · 2023 to 2024 · Set in North America
Ruinous Love Books in Order
The Ruinous Love books are dark romantic comedies about the Kane brothers, who are killers with a code, and the women who catch their eye.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2023 to 2024
- First book
- Butcher & Blackbird
- Latest
- Scythe & Sparrow (2024)
- Setting
- Set in North America
The reading order
Every Ruinous Love book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in North America
- 1Butcher & Blackbird2023With Rowan Kane and Sloane SutherlandTwo serial killers who only hunt other killers, Sloane and Rowan, meet over a body and begin a yearly contest that becomes something more.Buy on Amazon
- 2Leather & Lark2023With Lachlan Kane and Lark MontagueLachlan Kane is forced into a deal that ties him to Lark Montague, an heiress with a dangerous family.Buy on Amazon
- 3Scythe & Sparrow2024With Fionn Kane and Rose EvansFionn Kane, the youngest brother and a doctor, meets Rose, a young woman with a dark sense of fun.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order: Butcher & Blackbird, Leather & Lark, Scythe & Sparrow.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Rowan Kane | Sloane Sutherland | Lachlan Kane | Fionn Kane | Lark Montague | Rose Evans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Butcher & Blackbird | LLead | LLead | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||
| 2 Leather & Lark | ·Minor | ·Minor | LLead | ·Minor | LLead | |
| 3 Scythe & Sparrow | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | LLead | LLead |
Characters in the Ruinous Love books
6 characters from Brynne Weaver’s chart, with the number of Ruinous Love books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Rowan KaneEldest Kane brother, a chef and killer | 3 | Butcher & Blackbird 2023 |
| Sloane SutherlandKiller who hunts other killers | 3 | Butcher & Blackbird 2023 |
| Lachlan KaneMiddle Kane brother | 3 | Butcher & Blackbird 2023 |
| Fionn KaneYoungest Kane brother, a doctor | 3 | Butcher & Blackbird 2023 |
| Lark MontagueHeiress forced into a deal | 1 | Leather & Lark 2023 |
| Rose EvansYoung woman who meets Fionn | 1 | Scythe & Sparrow 2024 |