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Welcome to the Point
The Welcome to the Point series by Jay Crownover has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Better When He's Bad (2014).
- Books
- 3 known books (3 novels)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 2014
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Romance
- Last checked
Start here: Better When He's Bad (2014) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Better When He's Bad
Better When He's Bad opened Welcome to the Point in 2014 at 384 pages, moving Jay Crownover's New Adult voice from the Marked Men world's tattoo-and-motorcycle found family into the Point's rougher criminal underworld.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Better When He's Bad - Book 2:
Better When He's Bold
Better When He's Bold followed in 2015, sixteen pages shorter at 368, continuing the darker New Adult stakes -- gang loyalty and criminal pasts -- through a new couple connected to the Point.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Better When He's Bold - Book 3:
Better When He's Brave
Better When He's Brave closed Jay Crownover's Welcome to the Point trilogy the same year, 2015, rounding out the cast of hard-edged, morally grey characters navigating crime and loyalty in the Point after Better When He's Bad and Better When He's Bold. Set in a rougher corner of the same world as Crownover's Marked Men series, it pushes further into darker New Adult territory -- gang loyalty and genuinely dangerous stakes -- while keeping her signature blend of banter and angst-heavy payoff.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Better When He's Brave
About the Welcome to the Point series
Welcome to the Point is Jay Crownover's follow-up New Adult series set in a rougher corner of the same fictional world as Marked Men, following a new set of hard-edged, morally grey characters navigating crime, loyalty and unexpected love in a dangerous part of town known as the Point. Better When He's Bad (2014) opens the series, followed by Better When He's Bold and Better When He's Brave, both released in 2015.
Where Marked Men leaned on tattoo-and-motorcycle-culture found family, the Point books push further into darker New Adult territory -- gang loyalty, criminal pasts, and genuinely dangerous stakes -- while keeping Crownover's signature blend of banter and angst-heavy emotional payoff.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in Welcome to the Point?
Three: Better When He's Bad (2014), Better When He's Bold (2015), and Better When He's Brave (2015).
Is Welcome to the Point connected to Marked Men?
It's set in the same fictional world but follows a different, rougher cast of characters centered on the Point neighborhood and its criminal underworld.
What order should I read Welcome to the Point in?
Publication order: Better When He's Bad, Better When He's Bold, then Better When He's Brave.
Is Welcome to the Point connected to Jay Crownover's Breaking Point series?
They share the same Point setting and some background characters, but Breaking Point (Honor, Dignity, Respect) is a separate, later series with its own cast.
Is a fourth Welcome to the Point book planned?
A later title referenced by some sources as a fourth entry could not be independently confirmed as of this site's August 2026 curation pass, so only the three verified books are tracked here.
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