Must Reads

Below is a list of books and series that I’ve enjoyed.
I’ve acutely read several of them over and over.
Hope you enjoy! Happy Reading!!

Kate Daniels/World series by Ilona Andrews – (Complete Series)

The world has suffered a magic apocalypse. We pushed the technological progress too far, and now magic returned with a vengeance. It comes in waves, without warning, and vanishes as suddenly as it appears. When magic is up, planes drop out of the sky, cars stall, electricity dies. When magic is down, guns work and spells fail.

It’s a volatile, screwed-up world. Magic feeds on technology, gnawing down on skyscrapers until most of them topple and fall, leaving only skeletal husks behind. Monsters prowl the ruined streets, werebears and werehyenas stalk their prey; and the Masters of the Dead, necromancers driven by their thirst for knowledge and wealth, pilot blood-crazed vampires with their minds.

In this world lives Kate Daniels. Kate likes her sword a little too much and has a hard time controlling her mouth. The magic in her blood makes her a target, and she spent most of her life hiding in plain sight. But sometimes even trained killers make friends and fall in love, and when the universe tries to kick them in the face, they kick back.

Main page reading order!

Small Magics
A Questionable Client #0.5
Magic Bites
Magic Burns
Magic Strikes
Magic Mourns #3.5
Magic Bleeds
Magic Dreams #4.5
Magic Slays
Gunmetal Magic
Magic Gifts #6.5
Magic Tests #6.6
Retribution Clause #6.7
Magic Rises
Magic Steals #7.5
Magic Breaks
Magic Shifts
Magic Stars #9.5
Magic Binds
Iron Magic #1 (The Iron Convent Series)
Magic Triumphs
The King of Fire #12.5
Magic Tides #1 (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years Series)
Magic Claims #2 (Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years Series)
Blood Heir #1 (Aurelia Ryder Series)

Hidden Legacy by Ilona Andrews

The world is ruled by magical dynasties, powerful Houses, who marry for magic, maintain private armies, and own global corporations. Ruthless and cunning, like the aristocratic families of Medici or Tudors, Houses unleash devastating magic on their opponents. They spawn tornadoes, breathe life into constructs, and exhale torrents of fire.

In this world, in the city of Houston, lives the Baylor family. Three sisters, Nevada, Catalina, and Arabella, their two cousins adopted into the family, Bernard and Leon, their veteran mother Penelope, and their Grandma Frida. Together they run Baylor Investigative Agency, except for Grandma Frida who has her own business fixing mobile artillery for Houston’s magical elite. The Hidden Legacy chronicles their lives, relationship, and adventures.

Nevada’s Trilogy

1. Burn for Me
2. White Hot
3. Wildfire

Catalina’s Trilogy

1. Sapphire Flames
2. Emerald Blaze
3. Ruby Fever

Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews

Dina DeMille doesn’t run your typical Bed and Breakfast. Her inn is a living entity that defies laws of physics, her fluffy dog is secretly a monster, and the only paying guest is a former Galactic tyrant with a price on her head.

Note: Loosely connected to The Edge series. George, Jack, Sophie, and Gaston from Sweep in Peace feature as children in The Edge series.

Clean Sweep
Sweep in Peace
One Fell Sweep
Sweep of the Blade
Sweep with Me #4.5
Sweep of the Heart

The Edge series by Ilona Andrews – (Complete Series)

DE: Land der Schatten
It’s a very odd story of a very odd place. The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Walmart and magic is a fairytale–and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny. It’s a place where poverty is real, life is hard, and fairy tales sometimes do come true.

Note: Loosely connected to the Innkeeper Chronicles. George, Jack, Sophie, and Gaston make a reappearance as grownups in Sweep in Peace.

On The Edge
Bayou Moon
Fate’s Edge
Steel’s Edge

Eternal Mates series by Felicity Heaton

Step out of Vampirerotique (Vampire Erotic Theatre series) and into the wider world of powerful dark elves, immortal demon kings, sexy shape-shifters, lethal fae, wicked vampires, dark sorceresses, light witches and the demon-hunting organisation, Archangel… where portals link realms both terrifying and fantastical, and men are willing to risk all to claim the hearts of their eternal mates.

Kissed by a Dark Prince
Claimed by a Demon King
Tempted by a Rogue Prince
Hunted by a Jaguar
Craved by an Alpha
Bitten by a Hellcat
Taken by a Dragon
Marked by an Assassin
Possessed by a Dark Warrior
Awakened by a Demoness
Haunted by The King of Death
Turned by a Tiger
Tamed by a Tiger
Treasured by a Tiger
Unchained by a Forbidden Love
Avenged by an Angel
Seduced by a Demon King
Scorched by Darkness
Inflamed by an Incubus
Craved by a Wolf
Bewitched by a Vampire

Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep

The Elemental Assassin series focus on Gin Blanco, an assassin codenamed the Spider who can control the elements of Ice and Stone. When she’s not busy killing people and righting wrongs, Gin runs a barbecue restaurant called the Pork Pit in the fictional Southern metropolis of Ashland. The city is also home to giants, dwarves, vampires, and elementals – Air, Fire, Ice, and Stone.

Main page reading order!

Spider’s Bite
Web of Death #1.5
Web of Lies
Wasted #2.5
Venom
Tangled Threads
Haunts and Hobwebs #4.7
Spider’s Revenge
Thread of Death #5.5
By a Thread
Widow’s Web
Deadly StingK
Kiss of Venom #8.5
Heart of Venom
The Spider
Posion Promise
Black Widow
Spider’s Trap
Bitter Bite
Unwanted #14.5
Unraveled
Nice Guys Bite #15.5
Snared
Venom in the Veins
Winter’s Web #17.5
Sharpest Sting
Last Strand
Heart Stings #19.5
Spider and Frost #19.6
Strings and Stones: Short Story Collection

Pride Series by Shelly Laurenston – (Complete Series)

Main page reading order!

Like a Wolf with a Bone #0.5
The Mane Event
The Beast in Him
The Mane Attraction
The Mane Squeeze
Beast Behaving Badly
Big Bad Beast
Bear Meets Girl
Wolf with Benefits
Bite Me

The Honey Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurentston

The Honey Badger Chronicles are part of the Pride world. Pride characters do play a part in these books.

Hot and Badgered
In a Badger Way
Badger to the Bone
Breaking Badger
Born to Be Badger

Dragon Kin series by G.A. Aiken aka Shelly Laurentson

CHRONOLOGICAL READING ORDER
The list below is in Chronological Reading Order, as it makes more sense.
Can see more reading orders here.

Can’t Get Enough #0.1 from Everlasting Bad Boys
A Tale Of Two Dragons #0.2 from Dragon Actually, 2nd edition
Chains & Flames #0.3 from Dragon Actually
Dragon On Top #0.4 from Supernatural
Dragon Actually
About A Dragon
What A Dragon Should Know
Last Dragon Standing
The Dragon Who Loved Me
How To Drive A Dragon Crazy
Light My Fire
Feel The Burn
Bring The Heat

The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch series by Anna Lowe – (Complete Series)

Desert Hunt #0.5
Desert Treat #0.6
Desert Moon
Desert Wolf: Complete Collection #1.1 – #1.4
Desert Blood
Desert Fate
Desert Heart
Wicked Alphas, Wilder Nights #4.1
Desert Yule #4.5
Desert Rose
More Wicked Alphas, Wilder Nights #5.1
Desert Roots
Desert Destiny
Sasquatch Surprise

Blue Moon Saloon Series by Anna Lowe – (Complete Series)

(Set in the same world as The Wolves of Twin Moon Ranch)

Perfection #0.5
Damnation
Temptation
Redemption
Salvation
Celebration #4.5
Deception

Aloha Shifters: Jewels of the Heart Series

Lure of the Dragon
Lure of the Wolf
Lure of the Bear
Love of the Tiger
Love of the Dragon
Lure of the Fox

Aloha Shifters: Pearls of Desire Series

Rebel Dragon
Rebel Bear
Rebel Lion
Rebel Wolf
Rebel Heart: A Prequel to Rebel Alpha #4.5
Rebel Alpha

Black Dog series by Hailey Edwards – (Complete Series)

Other series set in the same world:
Mai Hayashi series
Gemini series
Lorimar Pack series

Dog with a Bone
Dog Days of Summer #1.5
Heir of the Dog
Lie Down with Dogs
Old Dogs, New Tricks
Thrown to the Wolves and Other Stories

Gemini & Lorimar Pack series by Hailey Edwards – (Complete Series)

(Set in the same world as Black Dog)

Dead in the Water
Head Above Water
Hell of High Water
Fish Out of Water #3.5
Promise the Moon
Wolf at the Door
Over the Moon
Thrown to the Wolves and Other Stories

The Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy by Hailey Edwards – (Complete Series)

How to Save an Undead Life
How to Claim an Undead Soul
The Redemption of Boaz Pritchard #2.5
How to Break an Undead Heart
How to Dance an Undead Waltz
How to Live an Undead Life
How to Wake an Undead City
The Epilogues: How to Kiss an Undead Bride
How to Save an Undead Honeymoon
How to Rattle an Undead Couple

Potentate of Atlanta Series by Hailey Edwards – (Complete Series)

(Spin-off from “The Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy” series)

Recommend reading The Beginner’s Guide to Necromancy first.

Shadow of Doubt
Pack of Lies
Change of Heart
Proof of Life
Moment of Truth
Badge of Honor

Black Hat Bureau Series by Hailey Edwards

Black Hat, White Witch
Black Arts, White Craft
Black Truth, White Lies
Black Soul, White Heart #3.5
Black Wings, Gray Skies
Grey Witch
Grey Tidings
Grey Court
Grey Seas
Grey Days

Vampire Blood series by Juliette Cross – (Complete Series)

The Black Lily
The Red Lily
The White Lily
The Emerald Lily

Stay a Spell Series by Juliette Cross – (Complete Series)

Wolf Gone Wild
Don’t Hex and Drive
Witches Get Stitches
Walking in the Witchy Wonderland $3.5
Always Practice Safe Sex
Resting Witch Face
Grim and Bear It

Nightwing series by Juliette Cross – (Complete Series)

Soulfire
Windburn
Nightbloom

Vale of Star by Juliette Cross – (Compete Series)

(Sequel to: Nightwing series)

Dragon Heartstring #0.5
Waking the Dragon
Dragon in the Blood
Dragon Fire
Hunt of the Dragon

Elder Races Series by Thea Harrison

This series creates an alternate world where Faeries and Demons and Shifters/Wyrs are familiar realities and have their own demesnes overlapping the human state and country boundaries. Each book is a stand alone although an overarching plot keeps all the previous heroes and heroines present in the background. The 5th novel, Lord’s Fall, brings back the first couple Pia and Dragos from Dragon Bound and continues their story.

Companion pieces and short stories at https://theaharrison.com/forfans/

See the follow-on series Moonshadow set in the same universe. Also her new 2019 American Witch series is set in the same universe/world.

Dragon Bound
Storm’s Heart
Serpent’s Kiss
True Colors #3.5
Oracle’s Moon
Natural Evil #4.5
Devil’s Gate #4.6
Hunter’s Session #4.7
Lord’s Fall
The Wicked #5.5
Kinked
Dragos Takes a Holiday #6.5
Pia Saves The Day #6.6
Peanut Goes To School #6.7
Hunter’s Night
Midnight’s Kiss
Dragos Goes to Washington #8.5
Pia Does Hollywood #8.6
Shadow’s End
Liam Takes Manhattan #9.4
Dragos Meets Stinkpot #9.5
The Chosen #9.6
Planet Dragos #9.7
The Unseen #9.8 (Chronicles of Rhyacia #1)
The Adversary #9.9 (Chronicles of Rhyacia #2)
Outlaw Magic
A Dragon’s Family Album Collection (#6.5, #6.6, & #6.7)
A Dragon’s Family Album Collection 2 (#8.5, #8.6, & #9.4)
A Dragon’s Family Album: Final Collection
The Elder Races: Complete Novella Bundle

Moonshadow series by Thea Harrison
(Spin-off Elder Races Series)

Moonshadow
Spellbinder
Lionheart

Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs

Urban Fantasy.

“Mercedes is a Volkswagen mechanic living in the Tri-Cities area of Washington. Her Native American heritage has gifted her with the ability to take the form of a coyote at will. She’s surrounded by far more powerful supernatural beings, including werewolves, vampires and an assortment of fae.”

Moon Called
Blood Bound
Iron Kissed
Bone Crossed
Silver Borne
River Marked
Frost Burned
Night Broken
Fire Touched
Silence Fallen
Storm Cursed
Smoke Bitten
Soul Taken
Winter Lost
Shifting Shadows (Short Stories in the Mercy Thompson World)

Alpha and Omega series by Patricia Briggs

Urban Fantasy.

The series is best started with the prequel. From the author’s web site: “This series is set in the same world as the Mercy Thompson Series, but on a slightly earlier time line.”

Please note: Each book in this series is a whole story with a beginning and an ending, however the plot of each book relies heavily on the prior books in the series. It is recommended that you read the full length novels in the order they were published. While most short stories aren’t essential to the series, it is recommended you read “Alpha & Omega” before reading the first full length novel, “Cry Wolf”.

Alpha & Omega #0.5
Cry Wolf
Hunting Ground
Fair Game
Dead Heat
Burn Bright
Wild Sign
Shifting Shadows (Short Stories in the Mercy Thompson World)

Psy-Changeling/Psy-Changeling Trinity series by Nalini Singh

Takes place in the same universe as the Psy-Changeling Trinity series and should be regarded as ‘Season I’ of the overall series.

Reading order according to Nalini Singh’s official website:

Psy-Changeling / Season I:

Slave to Sensation
Visions of Heat
Caressed By Ice
Mine to Possess
Hostage to Pleasure
Branded By Fire
Blaze of Memory
Bonds of Justice
Play of Passion
Kiss of Snow
Tangle of Need
Heart of Obsidian
Shield of Winter
Shards of Hope
Allegiance of Honor

Psy-Changeling Trinity / Season II:

Silver Silence #16
Ocean Light #17
Wolf Rain #18
Alpha Night #19
Last Guard #20
Storm Echo #21
Resonance Surge #22
Primal Mirror #23

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Short Story Anthologies:

Short Stories in Multi-Author Anthologies:

“Beat of Temptation” in An Enchanted Season
“Stroke of Enticement” in The Magical Christmas Cat
“Whisper of Sin” in Burning Up
“Secrets At Midnight” in Night Shift

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For those who prefer reading in strict chronological order, short stories and main books combined, here is the link to the full list on Nalini Singh’s official website.

Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh

Angels rule over humans and vampires, but the most powerful of them all are the archangels. Beautiful. Deadly. Sometimes cruel. Always unpredictable. There are several different groups represented – the archangels, the angels, the vampires, and the Guild Hunters.

Chronological Order according to Nalini Singh’s website:

Angels’ Blood
Archangel’s Kiss
Archangel’s Consort
Archangel’s Blade
Archangel’s Storm
Archangel’s Legion
Archangel’s Shadow
Archangel’s Enigma
Archangel’s Heart
Archangel’s Viper
Archangel’s Prophecy
Archangel’s War
Archangel’s Sun
Archangel’s Light
Archangel’s Resurrection
Archangel’s Lineage
Angel’s Flight (Angels’ Dance #0.4, Angels’ Judgement #0.6, Angels’ Pawn #0.8, Angel’s Wolf #3.5)

Night Huntress, Night Huntress World, Night Prince, & Night Rebel series’s by Jeaniene Frost – (Complete Series)

Reading order of Night Huntress series:

Halfway to the Grave
One Foot in the Grave
At Grave’s End
Destined for an Early Grave
One for the Money (A Cat and Bones ebook novellette)
This Side of the Grave
One Grave at a Time
Home for the Holidays (a long Cat and Bones ebook novella)
Up From The Grave
A Grave Girls’ Getaway (a Cat and Bones novella)
The Other Half of the Grave (Bones point of view novel)
Both Feet in the Grave

Reading order of ALL novels, novellas, novelettes, and outtakes in the Night Huntress and Night Prince universe:

Reckoning (NOT a romance! Ebook prequel novella set in Bones’s point of view before he meets Cat)
Halfway to the Grave (Book 1: Night Huntress Series)
Happily Never Ager (ebook novella)
One Foot in the Grave (Book 2: Night Huntress Series)
At Grave’s End (Book 3: Night Huntress Series)
Devil To Pay (ebook novella)
Destined For An Early Grave (Book 4: Night Huntress Series)
Outtakes From The Grave (a deleted scenes and alternate versions anthology of the first 4 books)
One for the Money (a Cat and Bones novellette)
First Drop of Crimson (Night Huntress World novel)
Eternal Kiss of Darkness (Night Huntress World novel)
This Side of the Grave (Book 5: Night Huntress Series)
One Grave at a Time (Book 6: Night Huntress Series)
Home For The Holidays (a long Cat and Bones novella)
Once Burned (Book 1: Night Prince Series)
Twice Tempted (Book 2: Night Prince Series)
Up From The Grave (Book 7: Night Huntress Series)
Bound By Flames (Book 3: Night Prince Series
Into The Fire (Book 4: Night Prince Series)
Shades of Wicked (Book 1: Night Rebel Series)
Wicked Bite (Book 2: Night Rebel Series)
Wicked All Night (Book 3: Night Rebel Series)
A Grave Girls’ Getaway (a Cat and Bones novella)
The Other Half of the Grave (Bones point of view novel)
Both Feet In The Grave

See also:
* Night Huntress Universe
* Night Huntress World
* Night Prince
* Night Rebel

Guardians of the Realms series by Setta Jay – (Complete Series)

Hidden Ecstasy #0.5
Ecstasy Unbound
Ecstasy Claimed
Denying Ecstasy
Tempting Ecstasy
Piercing Ecstasy
Binding Ecstasy
Searing Ecstasy
Divine Ecstasy
Storm of Ecstasy
Eternal Ecstasy

Dreamwalker series by Danube Adele

Quicksilver Dreams
Dark Summer Dreams
Dreams of a Wild Heart
Dreams of a Fierce Heart

The Quads of Galafrax series by Angela Castle

Cosmic Bounty
Galactic Treasure
Precious Starlight
Celestial Beauty

Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon

Ice Planet Barbarians
Ice Planet Honeymoon: Vektal and Georgie
Barbarian Alien
Ice Planet Honeymoon: Raahosh and Liz
Barbarian Lover
Ice Planet Honeymoon: Aehako and Kira
Barbarian Mine
Ice Planet Honeymoon: Rukh and Harlow
Ice Planet Holiday #4.75
Barbarian’s Prize
Barbarian’s Mate
Having the Barbarian’s Baby #6.1
Ice Ice Babies #6.2
Barbarian’s Touch
Clam #7.5
Barbarian’s Taming
Aftershock #8.5
Barbarian’s Heart
Barbarian’s Hope
Barbarian’s Choice
Barbarian’s Redemption
Barbarian’s Lady
Barbarian’s Rescue
Barbarian’s Tease
The Barbarian Before Christmas #15.5
Barbarian’s Beloved
Barbarian’s Valentine #16.5
Barbarian’s Seduction
Barbarian’s Treasure
Barbarian’s Bride

Galactic Gladiators series by Anna Hackett

Fighting for love, honor, and freedom on the galaxy’s lawless outer rim. Join gladiator Raiden Tiago and the toughest gladiators of the House of Galen as they fight to protect the fierce women they love on the blood-soaked sands of the Kor Magna Arena.

The story continues in Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone series.

Gladiator
Warrior
Hero
Protector
Champion
Barbarian
Beast
Rogue: Informational Rogue / Desert Rogue
Guardian
Cyborg
Imperator
Hunter: Desert Hunter / Alien Hunter / Galactic Gladiator Christmas

Galactic Gladiators: House of Rone series by Anna Hackett

(Spin off series from the Galactic Gladiators series)

Sentinel
Defender
Centurion
Paladin
Guard: Dark Guard / Cyborg Guard
Weapons Master

Beechwood Harbor Magic Mysteries series by Danielle Garrett

Come join the fun of Beechwood Harbor, the little town where witches, shifters, ghosts, and vamps all live, work — and mostly — get along!

A Witch of a Day #0.5
Murder’s a Witch
Twice the Witch
Witch Slapped
Witch Way Home
Along Came a Ghost #4.5
Lucky Witch
Tide Dance #5.5
One Bad Witch
A Royal Witch
First Place Witch
Sassy Witch
The Witch Is Inn
Men Love Witches
Goodbye’s a Witch
A Very Beachwood Christmas

K-9 Rescue series by D.D. Ayers

Necessary Force #0.5
Irresistible Force
Force of Attraction
Primal Force
Rival Force
Explosive Force
Physical Force

The Original Heartbreakers series by Gena Showalter

A contemporary romance series featuring three rough and rugged bad boys with nothing to lose…but their hearts.

The One You Want #0.5
The Closer You Come
The Hotter You Burn
The Harder You Fall
Can’t Hardly Breathe
Can’t Let Go
Can’t Get Enough

The Cavanaugh Brothers series by Laura Wright – (Complete Series)

In the small town of River Black, Texas, sits the Triple C—a working cattle ranch that sustains the town. But it also holds painful memories and shocking secrets for the Cavanaugh brothers…