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The Lights Out series in order: every Into Darkness book, and which one is spiciest
Lights Out was only the start. Here's the Into Darkness order, who each book's about, and how they stack up on heat.
The order
- Lights Out (2024): Aly and Josh
- Caught Up (2025): Lauren and Nico
- Game On (2026): Stella and Tyler
The checked list is on the Into Darkness series page.
What each book is
Lights Out is the masked-intruder one: a trauma nurse and the hacker who’s been watching her. Caught Up is second chance plus voyeurism, with Nico “Junior” Trocci watching a girl he pushed away in high school. Game On is enemies to lovers: an underground bookie blackmails a tattoo artist into fake dating him so he can get at his father.
Spice and darkness
All three are Dark 3 on our scale: dark romcoms, not no-light reads. Lights Out is Spice 4. Caught Up and Game On are Spice 5. Game On adds brat play.
Netflix
Netflix is developing Lights Out as a series, with Hannah Schneider as showrunner. Lights Out Netflix news.
FAQ
What order should I read the Lights Out series in?
Lights Out, then Caught Up, then Game On.
Is Game On the last Into Darkness book?
It is book 3, published on 31 March 2026. The author has not announced a book 4 that we could verify.
Which Into Darkness book is the spiciest?
Caught Up and Game On both score Spice 5 of 5 on our scale. Lights Out is 4.
On the shelf
The books this essay is standing next to. Notes on those pages are original. The warnings are there before the plot.
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