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ⓘ About J.M. Dabney
J M Dabney is a crime, romance, gay, and lesbian American bestselling author best known for his Brawlers Trenton World and Twirled World Ink book series. Dabney was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a multi-published author of Body and Fat Positive Romance fiction, they live with a diverse cast of characters and ensure that everyone gets the happily ever after they deserve. They are only focused on one mission in writing, ensuring that love conquers everything regardless of the package the characters come in or how damaged they are. Additionally, they believe that normal is never normal and the most heartbroken person can still be beautiful from the inside. Dabney is non-binary and hence uses they/them pronouns. Francis Livingston, popularly known as Liv, was a beast.
All Book Series by J.M. Dabney
Wrong Way Home
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 2019 Anthology · K.A. Merikan
Only The Devil Knows
Book 3 of 12 · published 2019 Anthology · Tiegan Clyne,Katze Snow
Hunters and Killers
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2019 Anthology · Dora Esquivel
Virgo
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2023 Anthology · S. Cinders
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is J.M. Dabney?
J M Dabney is a crime, romance, gay, and lesbian American bestselling author best known for his Brawlers Trenton World and Twirled World Ink book series. Dabney was born and raised in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a multi-published author of Body and Fat Positive Romance fiction, they live with a diverse cast of characters and ensure that everyone gets the happily ever after they deserve.
Which J.M. Dabney series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Twirled World Ink series, the earliest of J.M. Dabney's multi-book series: it opens with Berzerker (2016) and runs to 4 books across 2016–2017, ending with Lucky (2017). J.M. Dabney's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has J.M. Dabney written?
J.M. Dabney has 68 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2011 and 2024. 54 of them belong to 12 named series — the largest being the Criminal Delights series with 12 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should J.M. Dabney's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. J.M. Dabney's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Sappho's Kiss (2014–2015, 2 books), Dysfunction at its Finest (2015–2016, 2 books) and Twirled World Ink (2016–2017, 4 books), plus 9 more.
How are J.M. Dabney's books organised into series?
This guide splits J.M. Dabney's 68 books into 12 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Criminal Delights (12 books, 2019); Masters of the Zodiac (12 books, 2022–2023); Cold Case Unit (6 books, 2021–2023); Brawlers (4 books, 2017); Executioners (4 books, 2017), plus 7 further series.