New series request and add titles to it.

[Raven]

I need to add this series title "The Ache" and have the 5 books below belong in it.

Unbound (Book 1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Savor (Book 2) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Ruined (Book 3) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Inked (Book 4) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Fractured (Book 5) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Camille]

To be a series on Goodreads, books need to have more than a common theme -- like characters in common, an overarching storyline, a shared universe, etc.

How are these books connected?

[Raven]

Here is how I have the description of The Ache series on Amazon.

The Ache is a series of emotionally raw, high-heat BWWM romances where every story delivers explosive chemistry, unapologetic desire, and the kind of grown-folks love that heals what hurt. Some are full-length novels. Some are sharp, addictive novellas. All of them ache, and none of them fade to black.

Each standalone story features a strong Black woman at the center of her own journey, matched with men who fall to their knees for her—whether it's in bakery kitchens, storm-lashed cabins, small-town dive bars, or sleek city penthouses. These women love hard, fight harder, and never shrink themselves to be chosen. Instead, they choose themselves first, and still get the love that lasts.

Fast-paced but deeply layered, these books blend steamy small-town romance, grumpy sunshine heat, interracial love stories, and real-time intimacy with full emotional payoff.

Perfect for readers who crave:

BWWM romance with heat, power, and emotional grit

Standalone novellas and novels with zero filler and full payoff

Curvy, complex heroines who take up space—in bed and on the page

Alpha, emotionally intense men who lead with obsession, not control

No fade-to-black intimacy—every touch, every climax, every consequence is real

Second chances, grief healing, and deep emotional intimacy

Messy, mature, grown folks love with big feelings and bigger stakes

The Ache isn’t about easy love. It’s about the kind that wrecks you first.

[Scott]

It doesn't sound like they are really connected.