Reading Order
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Start with Cupcakes and Ink and continue through all 6 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Cupcakes and Ink
Book 1 by Helena Hunting • Published 2014
Tenley Page moves to Chicago for a fresh start and finds herself obsessed with the tattoo studio across the street—and the brooding artist who works there. As Hayden Stryker and Tenley orbit each other, shared scars a...
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Clipped Wings reading order
Ends with Fractures in Ink
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Book 1:Cupcakes and Ink
Helena Hunting • 2014
Tenley Page moves to Chicago for a fresh start and finds herself obsessed with the tattoo studio across the street—and the brooding artist who works there. As Hayden Stryker and Tenley orbit each other, shared scars a...
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Book 2:Clipped Wings
Helena Hunting • 2014
Graduate student Tenley Page and tattoo artist Hayden Stryker are both haunted by past tragedies when she asks him to ink a deeply personal design on her back. Their intense physical connection quickly becomes emotion...
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Book 3:Between the Cracks
Helena Hunting • 2014
Tattooist Chris Zelter juggles a fragile new relationship with Sarah and a middle-of-the-night call for help from his best friend, Hayden. A road trip to track down a fleeing Tenley shows Chris how far he’ll go for th...
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Book 4:Inked Armor
Helena Hunting • 2014
In the aftermath of separation, Hayden Stryker is plagued by nightmares and guilt while Tenley Page struggles to lay her own ghosts to rest. As they try to rebuild trust, buried secrets about Hayden’s family and Tenle...
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Book 5:Cracks in the Armor
Helena Hunting • 2014
Part-owner of Inked Armor, Chris Zelter looks like every bad decision Sarah Adamson swore she’d stop making. She’s a grad student working nights at a strip club to survive, and the last thing she needs is a sweet‑talk...
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Book 6:Fractures in Ink
Helena Hunting • 2016
Waitressing at a seedy strip club is supposed to be temporary, a way for Sarah Adamson to pay for her degree and move on. Tattoo artist Chris Zelter has clawed his way out of a rough past, but he can’t stop wanting th...
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Clipped Wings FAQ
What is the best order to read the Clipped Wings series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Cupcakes and Ink.
How many books are in the Clipped Wings series?
There are 6 books currently listed in the Clipped Wings series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Clipped Wings series?
New readers should start with Cupcakes and Ink, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Clipped Wings series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2014 to 2016.