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.

Source: composed

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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    Taking ShotsAssassins #12011 · 592 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011592
  2. 2
    Trying to ScoreAssassins #22012 · 576 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012576
  3. 3
    Empty NetAssassins #32012 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012496
  4. 4
    Blue LinesAssassins #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
  5. 5
    Falling for the BackupAssassins #52013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  6. 6
    4 & CountingAssassins #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
  7. 7
    Breaking AwayNashville Assassins #12014 · 324 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014324
  8. 8
    Tangled in the LacesNashville Assassins #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  9. 9
    Laces and LaceNashville Assassins #32014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  10. 10
    A Very Merry Hockey HolidayNashville Assassins #42014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
  11. 11
    Wanting to ForgetNashville Assassins #52015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
  12. 12
    OvertimeNashville Assassins #62015 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015374
  13. 13
    Rushing the GoalNashville Assassins #72016 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016400
  14. 14
    Pucks, Sticks, and DiapersNashville Assassins #82016 · 56 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201656
  15. 15
    Face-Off at the AltarNashville Assassins #92016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
  16. 16
    Delayed CallNashville Assassins #102017 · 330 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017330
  17. 17
    Twenty-TwoNashville Assassins #112017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  18. 18
    In the CreaseNashville Assassins #122017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
  19. 19
    Two-Man AdvantageNashville Assassins #132017 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017230
  20. 20
    How We Fell in LoveNashville Assassins #142018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
  21. 21
    Dump and ChaseNashville Assassins: Next Generation #12019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  22. 22
    Power PlayNashville Assassins: Next Generation #22019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  23. 23
    One TimerNashville Assassins #152019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
  24. 24
    Bring It HomeNashville Assassins: Next Generation #32020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  25. 25
    Blades of GloryNashville Assassins: Next Generation #42020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  26. 26
    The Chase is OverNashville Assassins: Next Generation #52020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
  27. 27
    Dirty Toe DragNashville Assassins: Next Generation #62021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
  28. 28
    A Smoky Mountain Hockey HolidayNashville Assassins: Next Generation #72022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
  29. 29
    Heavy ShotNashville Assassins: Next Generation #82023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
  30. 30
    Lost the HandleNashville Assassins: Next Generation #92024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–

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.

When Assassins books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Assassins titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 23 titles.

2010s
23
2020s
7

30 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

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.

More books by Toni Aleo

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.