Assassins Books in Order
Toni Aleo has written 30 Assassins books, published between 2011 and 2024. The first book is Taking Shots (2011) and the newest is Lost the Handle (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 30
- Published
- 2011–2024
- Pages on record
- 3,378 in 9 of 30 books
The Assassins are a Nashville hockey team, and Toni Aleo's romance novels follow the players across two series, Nashville Assassins and Nashville Assassins: Next Generation. Hockey terms supply the titles: Taking Shots (2011), Blue Lines, Empty Net and Trying to Score (2012), Falling for the Backup (2013), A Very Merry Hockey Holiday and Breaking Away (2014), and Lost the Handle (2024). The catalogue holds 30 books at a median of 374 pages, and the series is ongoing.
How many Assassins books are there?
Assassins has 30 books, released between 2011 and 2024.
Assassins Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 30 Assassins books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120115922/4
- 220125762/4
- 320124962/4
- 42012–2/4
- 52013–2/4
- 62013–2/4
- 720143242/4
- 82014–2/4
- 92014–2/4
- 102014–2/4
- 112015–2/4
- 1220153742/4
- 1320164002/4
- 142016562/4
- 152016–2/4
- 1620173302/4
- 172017–2/4
- 182017–2/4
- 1920172302/4
- 202018–2/4
- 212019–2/4
- 222019–2/4
- 232019–2/4
- 242020–2/4
- 252020–2/4
- 262020–2/4
- 272021–2/4
- 282022–2/4
- 292023–2/4
- 302024–2/4
Do you have to read Assassins books in order?
You should read the Assassins books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Assassins book also stands alone.
Where to start with Assassins
Start with Taking Shots (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Assassins book?
Lost the Handle (2024) is the newest Assassins book released so far.
Is there a new Assassins book coming?
No next Assassins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Assassins at a glance
- Still running
- Assassins is still running, with a title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Assassins books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,378 pages across the 9 of 30 books with a recorded length, a median of 374 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Assassins books, 23 of 30, were published in the 2010s.
What the Assassins books are about
4 of the 30 Assassins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: criminals is tagged on 3 of 4. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Criminals 3 of 4 books
- Interpersonal attraction 1 of 4 books
- Man-woman relationships 1 of 4 books
- Romance 1 of 4 books
- Contemporary romance 1 of 4 books
- Vineyards 1 of 4 books
More books by Toni Aleo
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Toni Aleo books in order 64 books