A More Than Standalone series: More Than Lies, More Than Memories and More Than Ink

A More Than Standalone Series in Order

Contemporary romance · N. E. Henderson · Standalones, best read in order

Standalones, but read them in order. Every book is a complete story with its own couple and its own ending, and none of them stops on a cliffhanger. They are still better in order, though: More Than Memories gives away part of More Than Lies, and the family threads land harder when you already know everyone. Start with More Than Lies.

What connects these books is family, not plot. Shane, the hero of More Than Memories, is Shawn's brother from More Than Lies. Past that, they share a type: tattooed heroes who love harder than they'll admit, women who have been under someone's skin for years before either of them says a word about it, and endings nobody gets for free.

Book One

More Than Lies

Tara & Shawn · Spice 3 out of 5

I wasn't supposed to want her.

Tara has had a key to my life since we were kids—Sunday dinners with my parents, a room at our house, a smile that ruins me. She's my brother's best friend's little sister…the one I swore I'd never touch.

No one knows the face inked on my forearm is hers. No one knows I've been leaving a single rose for her every year since freshman year. I've kept my distance. I've been the jerk, the dropout, the tattoo artist who always says no when she's had one too many and asks me to be reckless.

Then we become roommates. One night I find her on the porch with tears she won't explain, and I make a mistake I've been trying not to make my entire life.

Once isn't enough. Not for me. Not for her.

But wanting Tara and deserving her aren't the same thing. One wrong choice, one truth I can't take back, and everything shatters.

Formats: Free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Also in paperback and hardcover. Audiobook sold wide, dual narration by Desiree Ketchum and Aiden Snow, 12 hours 26 minutes.

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Book Two

More Than Memories

Whitney & Shane · Spice 3 out of 5

I wasn't supposed to get her back.

We had a plan after graduation—college, a future, a life we chose. Then the accident happened.

They told me she died, and I had to learn how to breathe without her—through med school, residency, and ink that hurt less than the truth.

Ten years later, a doorway and a song wreck my careful numbness. She sings the next line to the melody under my fingers, and everything I buried claws to the surface.

She's alive—married, with a life she didn't choose. Her amnesia gave the people around her the chance to rewrite it and erase me.

I won't touch a married woman. But I won't let a lie keep us apart either. I lost her once. I'm done letting go.

Formats: Free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Also in paperback and hardcover. Audiobook sold wide, dual narration by Sebastian York and Desiree Ketchum, 10 hours 3 minutes.

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Book Three

More Than Ink

Eve & Chance · Coming

Eve and Chance get their story next. Like every book in this series, More Than Ink will be written to stand on its own.

Eve and Chance first appeared in the epilogue of Silent Guilt, the second book of The Silent Series.

There is no release date and no pre-order yet. The cover, the blurb, and the buy links will be posted here first.

Questions readers ask

Do I have to read these in order?
These are true standalones — each book has its own couple and its own ending, so starting in the middle will not leave you hanging. But they really should be read in order. More Than Memories gives away part of More Than Lies, and the family threads land harder when you already know everyone. Start with More Than Lies.
Are the books connected at all?
Yes, by family. Shane, the hero of More Than Memories, is Shawn's brother from More Than Lies. Neither book leaves you stranded if you have not read the other.
Are they in Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. Both released ebooks are free to read with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. They can also be bought outright, and both are available in paperback and hardcover.
Is there an audiobook?
Yes, for both, and they are sold wide rather than locked to one store — Audible, Spotify, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, Everand, Books-A-Million and others. Both are unabridged dual narration. More Than Lies runs 12 hours 26 minutes. More Than Memories runs 10 hours 3 minutes.
How spicy are they?
Both released books are a 3 out of 5. Open door, but these are romances built on angst and longing first.
Do they end happily?
Yes. Every book ends with its couple together. They earn it the hard way. These are not gentle stories and the characters pay for it, but the happily ever after is guaranteed.
When is More Than Ink coming?
There is no release date and no pre-order yet. More Than Ink follows Eve and Chance, and it will be announced here and in the newsletter first.