Gena Showalter Books in Order

This page lists Gena Showalter books in publication order, series order, universe order, co-written series placement, and recommended reading paths.

Gena Showalter Books in Order

Quick Index

  • Scope: Gena Showalter romance, paranormal romance, fantasy romance, young adult, cozy mystery, nonfiction, novellas, and anthology work
  • Default Order: Series publication order
  • Best Starting Point: The Darkest Night
  • Order Matters: Yes within long-running series, especially Lords of the Underworld, White Rabbit Chronicles, Everlife, Rise of the Warlords, and Book of Arden
  • Major Series: Lords of the Underworld, Alien Huntress, Atlantis, White Rabbit Chronicles, Original Heartbreakers, Rise of the Warlords, Jane Ladling Mystery, Kings of Fury, No Monsters Like Hers, Book of Arden
  • Co-Author Note: Jane Ladling Mystery and Kings of Fury are co-written with Jill Monroe
  • Not to be confused with: Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kresley Cole, or Nalini Singh

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

A broad catalog route through Gena Showalter’s major series as they appeared.

  1. Imperia
  2. Alien Huntress
  3. Atlantis
  4. Tales of an Extra-ordinary Girl
  5. Teen Alien Huntress
  6. Lords of the Underworld
  7. Intertwined
  8. Angels of the Dark
  9. Otherworld Assassins
  10. White Rabbit Chronicles
  11. Original Heartbreakers
  12. Everlife
  13. Gods of War
  14. Forest of Good and Evil
  15. Rise of the Warlords
  16. Immortal Enemies
  17. Jane Ladling Mystery
  18. Kings of Fury
  19. No Monsters Like Hers
  20. Book of Arden

2. Lords of the Underworld Path

Best for the main paranormal romance continuity.

  1. The Darkest Fire
  2. The Darkest Night
  3. The Darkest Kiss
  4. The Darkest Pleasure
  5. The Darkest Prison
  6. The Darkest Whisper
  7. The Darkest Angel
  8. The Darkest Passion
  9. The Darkest Lie
  10. Continue through The Darkest Destiny

3. YA and Fantasy Path

A clean route for readers focused on young adult and fantasy series.

  1. Red Handed
  2. Blacklisted
  3. Intertwined
  4. Unraveled
  5. Twisted
  6. Alice in Zombieland
  7. Continue White Rabbit Chronicles
  8. Firstlife
  9. Lifeblood
  10. Everlife
  11. The Evil Queen
  12. The Glass Queen
  13. Kingdom of Tomorrow

4. Beginner Path

A compact entry route across the main catalog types.

  1. The Darkest Night
  2. Awaken Me Darkly
  3. Heart of the Dragon
  4. Alice in Zombieland
  5. The Closer You Come
  6. The Warlord
  7. Romancing the Gravestone
  8. The Great and Terrible

Publication Order Master List

Series names, years, alternate titles, and current 2026 listings were checked against Gena Showalter’s official books page, Fantastic Fiction, and FictionDB. Fantastic Fiction lists current upcoming entries including The Fire Bride, The Ember and the Emerald, The Kraken Bride, and Kingdom of Yesterday; FictionDB lists 93 books and identifies The Ember and the Emerald as the latest listed book as of June 2026.

2004 to 2005

  • Prince of Stone (2004) – Novel – Imperia, also published as The Stone Prince
  • Prince of Forever (2005) – Novel – Imperia, also published as The Pleasure Slave
  • Awaken Me Darkly (2005) – Novel – Alien Huntress
  • Heart of the Dragon (2005) – Novel – Atlantis
  • Bewitched, Bothered and BeVampyred (2005) – Anthology contribution

2006

  • Enslave Me Sweetly (2006) – Novel – Alien Huntress
  • Jewel of Atlantis (2006) – Novel – Atlantis
  • Playing with Fire (2006) – Novel – Tales of an Extra-ordinary Girl
  • Mysteria (2006) – Collection – Mysteria, with others
  • Red Handed (2006) – Novel – Teen Alien Huntress
  • Animal Instincts (2006) – Novel – Standalone
  • Oh My Goth! (2006) – Novel – Standalone

2007 to 2008

  • Savor Me Slowly (2007) – Novel – Alien Huntress
  • The Nymph King (2007) – Novel – Atlantis
  • Blacklisted (2007) – Novel – Teen Alien Huntress
  • Catch A Mate (2007) – Novel – Standalone
  • Mysteria Lane (2008) – Collection – Mysteria, with others
  • The Darkest Fire (2008) – Novella – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Night (2008) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Kiss (2008) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Pleasure (2008) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Sexy Summer Reads (2008) – Collection

2009

  • Seduce the Darkness (2009) – Novel – Alien Huntress
  • Tempt Me Eternally (2009) – Novella – Alien Huntress
  • The Vampire’s Bride (2009) – Novel – Atlantis
  • The Amazon’s Curse (2009) – Novella – Atlantis
  • The Darkest Whisper (2009) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Intertwined (2009) – Novel – Intertwined
  • Deep Kiss of Winter (2009) – Collection – With Kresley Cole
  • Heart of Darkness (2009) – Collection – With Susan Krinard and Maggie Shayne

2010

  • Ecstasy in Darkness (2010) – Novel – Alien Huntress
  • Twice as Hot (2010) – Novel – Tales of an Extra-ordinary Girl
  • The Darkest Angel (2010) – Novella – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Facts (2010) – Companion – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Passion (2010) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Lie (2010) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Unraveled (2010) – Novel – Intertwined
  • Dark Beginnings (2010) – Omnibus – Lords of the Underworld
  • Into the Dark (2010) – Collection – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Bodyguard (2010) – Collection – With others
  • Darkness Divine (2010) – Collection – With others
  • Gena Showalter Bundle (2010) – Omnibus

2011

  • Dark Taste of Rapture (2011) – Novel – Alien Huntress
  • Mysteria Nights (2011) – Collection – Mysteria
  • The Darkest Prison (2011) – Novella – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Secret (2011) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Surrender (2011) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Twisted (2011) – Novel – Intertwined
  • Lord of the Vampires (2011) – Novel – Royal House of Shadows contribution
  • On the Hunt (2011) – Collection – With others
  • Dating the Undead (2011) – Nonfiction – With Jill Monroe
  • Origins (2011) – Omnibus – With others

2012

  • The Darkest Seduction (2012) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Wicked Nights (2012) – Novel – Angels of the Dark
  • Last Kiss Goodnight (2012) – Novel – Otherworld Assassins
  • Alice in Zombieland (2012) – Novel – White Rabbit Chronicles
  • Haunted (2012) – Novella – After Moonrise contribution
  • After Moonrise (2012) – Collection – With P. C. Cast

2013

  • The Darkest Craving (2013) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Beauty Awakened (2013) – Novel – Angels of the Dark
  • Black and Blue (2013) – Novel – Otherworld Assassins
  • Through the Zombie Glass (2013) – Novel – White Rabbit Chronicles
  • Magic at Midnight (2013) – Collection
  • After Dark (2013) – Collection – With Kait Ballenger

2014

  • The Darkest Touch (2014) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Burning Dawn (2014) – Novel – Angels of the Dark
  • The Queen of Zombie Hearts (2014) – Novel – White Rabbit Chronicles
  • Lords of the Underworld Collection 1 (2014) – Omnibus – Lords of the Underworld
  • Lords of the Underworld Collection 2 (2014) – Omnibus – Lords of the Underworld
  • Lords of the Underworld Collection 3 (2014) – Omnibus – Lords of the Underworld
  • All For You (2014) – Omnibus – With others

2015

  • The One You Want (2015) – Novella – Original Heartbreakers
  • The Secret Fling (2015) – Novel – Original Heartbreakers, also published as The Closer You Come
  • Friends First (2015) – Novel – Original Heartbreakers, also published as The Hotter You Burn
  • Enemies to Lovers (2015) – Novel – Original Heartbreakers, also published as The Harder You Fall
  • A Mad Zombie Party (2015) – Novel – White Rabbit Chronicles
  • Ever Night (2015) – Short fiction
  • All Romance, All The Time (2015) – Omnibus – With others

2016

  • The Darkest Torment (2016) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Firstlife (2016) – Novel – Everlife
  • Blood Red Kiss (2016) – Collection – With Kresley Cole and Larissa Ione
  • Wild Winter Nights (2016) – Collection – With others
  • Royal House of Shadows: Part 1 (2016) – Serialization – Royal House of Shadows
  • Royal House of Shadows: Part 2 (2016) – Serialization – Royal House of Shadows
  • Royal House of Shadows: Part 3 (2016) – Serialization – Royal House of Shadows
  • The Darkest Collection 4 Books Set (2016) – Omnibus – Lords of the Underworld

2017

  • The Darkest Promise (2017) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • Dark Swan (2017) – Novella – Otherworld Assassins
  • Kat in Zombieland (2017) – Novella – White Rabbit Chronicles
  • Second Chance (2017) – Novel – Original Heartbreakers, also published as Can’t Hardly Breathe
  • Can’t Let Go (2017) – Novel – Original Heartbreakers
  • The Marriage Bargain (2017) – Novel – Original Heartbreakers, also published as Can’t Get Enough
  • Lifeblood (2017) – Novel – Everlife
  • Forbidden Craving (2017) – Omnibus – With Jeaniene Frost

2018

  • The Darkest Warrior (2018) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Captive (2018) – Novella – Lords of the Underworld and 1001 Dark Nights
  • Everlife (2018) – Novel – Everlife
  • Shadow and Ice (2018) – Novel – Gods of War
  • Lords Of The Underworld Companion (2018) – Companion – Lords of the Underworld
  • Lords of the Underworld Collection 4 (2018) – Omnibus – Lords of the Underworld
  • Sweet Summer Breezes (2018) – Collection – With others
  • Heartthrob Heroes Collection (2018) – Omnibus – With others

2019

  • The Darkest Assassin (2019) – Novella – Lords of the Underworld and 1001 Dark Nights
  • Down the Rabbit Hole (2019) – Collection or companion – White Rabbit Chronicles
  • Frost and Flame (2019) – Novel – Gods of War
  • The Evil Queen (2019) – Novel – Forest of Good and Evil
  • 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Twenty-Four (2019) – Bundle – With others

2020

  • The Darkest King (2020) – Novel – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Darkest Planner (2020) – Companion – Lords of the Underworld
  • The Glass Queen (2020) – Novel – Forest of Good and Evil
  • 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Twenty-Nine (2020) – Bundle – With others
  • All Write Already (2020) – Nonfiction – With Jill Monroe

2021

  • The Darkest Destiny (2021) – Novella – Lords of the Underworld and 1001 Dark Nights
  • The Warlord (2021) – Novel – Rise of the Warlords
  • Heartless (2021) – Novel – Immortal Enemies
  • Romancing the Gravestone (2021) – Novel – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe
  • Truth Be Told (2021) – Short fiction or related entry – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe
  • The Write Life (2021) – Nonfiction – With Jill Monroe
  • Write Now! (2021) – Nonfiction – With Jill Monroe

2022

  • The Immortal (2022) – Novel – Rise of the Warlords
  • Ruthless (2022) – Novel – Immortal Enemies
  • No Gravestone Left Unturned (2022) – Novel – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe
  • Game of Gravestones (2022) – Novel – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe
  • Twelve Graves of Christmas (2022) – Novel or novella – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe
  • 1001 Dark Nights: Bundle Thirty-Nine (2022) – Bundle – With others

2023

  • The Phantom (2023) – Novel – Rise of the Warlords
  • Conrad: Falling For the Gravekeeper (2023) – Novel – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe
  • Grave Wars (2023) – Novel – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe

2024

  • The Wrath (2024) – Novel – Rise of the Warlords
  • Grave New World (2024) – Novel – Jane Ladling Mystery, with Jill Monroe
  • The Wrong Bride (2024) – Novel – Kings of Fury, with Jill Monroe
  • The Great and Terrible (2024) – Novel – No Monsters Like Hers

2025

  • The Stolen Bride (2025) – Novel – Kings of Fury, with Jill Monroe
  • Midnight Myths and Magic (2025) – Bundle – 1001 Dark Nights, with others
  • Kingdom of Tomorrow (2025) – Novel – Book of Arden
  • Kingdom of Today (2025) – Novel – Book of Arden

2026

  • The Fire Bride (2026) – Novel – Kings of Fury, with Jill Monroe
  • The Ember and the Emerald (2026) – Novel – No Monsters Like Hers
  • The Kraken Bride (2026) – Novel – Kings of Fury, with Jill Monroe, future-dated August 2026 listing
  • Kingdom of Yesterday (2026) – Novel – Book of Arden, future-dated November 2026 listing

Related Works and Where They Fit

  • Lords of the Underworld: Main paranormal romance series. Read in numbered order, with novellas added for completionist reading. Fantastic Fiction lists The Darkest Fire as 0.5 and The Darkest Destiny as the later related entry.
  • Rise of the Warlords: Related paranormal romance series after Lords of the Underworld. Read The Warlord through The Wrath.
  • Angels of the Dark: Related paranormal romance trilogy. Read after several Lords of the Underworld books or as its own series.
  • Alien Huntress: Separate paranormal or science fiction romance line. Start with Awaken Me Darkly.
  • Teen Alien Huntress: Young adult branch. Read Red Handed, then Blacklisted.
  • Atlantis: Separate paranormal romance series. Read Heart of the Dragon through The Amazon’s Curse.
  • White Rabbit Chronicles: Young adult paranormal series. Read Alice in Zombieland through A Mad Zombie Party, then add Kat in Zombieland and Down the Rabbit Hole.
  • Original Heartbreakers: Contemporary romance series with several alternate titles. Keep both title forms in metadata.
  • Jane Ladling Mystery: Co-written cozy mystery series with Jill Monroe. Read Romancing the Gravestone first for the full listed route.
  • Kings of Fury: Co-written with Jill Monroe. Read The Wrong Bride, The Stolen Bride, The Fire Bride, then The Kraken Bride.
  • No Monsters Like Hers: Fantasy romance series. Read The Great and Terrible before The Ember and the Emerald.
  • Book of Arden: Fantasy romance or romantasy series. Read Kingdom of Tomorrow, Kingdom of Today, then Kingdom of Yesterday.
  • Nonfiction: Dating the Undead, All Write Already, The Write Life, and Write Now! should be separated from fiction reading paths.
  • Anthologies and omnibus editions: Useful for completionist tracking, but do not replace the original novel order.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Publication order is useful for a full catalog path, but series order is clearer for most readers.
  • Read Lords of the Underworld in numbered order because recurring myth, character, and world continuity build across the series.
  • The Darkest Assassin is listed after The Darkest King in series numbering by Fantastic Fiction, but it was published before The Darkest King. Keep both publication and series placement visible.
  • Read Rise of the Warlords after the main Lords of the Underworld foundation.
  • Read Everlife in strict order: Firstlife, Lifeblood, Everlife.
  • Read Book of Arden in order because the books are numbered and still current.
  • Read No Monsters Like Hers in order. The Ember and the Emerald is book 2 and follows The Great and Terrible.
  • Co-written titles with Jill Monroe should be marked clearly in the master list.
  • Future-dated 2026 listings should be rechecked before final publication, especially The Kraken Bride and Kingdom of Yesterday.

FAQs

What Gena Showalter book should I read first?
The Darkest Night is the best starting point for the main paranormal romance path.

Should I read The Darkest Fire before The Darkest Night?
For chronology-first reading, yes. For a standard first read, The Darkest Night is the simpler entry.

Do Lords of the Underworld books need to be read in order?
Yes. The series has continuing world and character arcs.

Where should I start with Alien Huntress?
Start with Awaken Me Darkly.

Which Gena Showalter books are young adult?
Teen Alien Huntress, Intertwined, White Rabbit Chronicles, Everlife, and Forest of Good and Evil are the main YA or YA-adjacent paths in this list.

What series does Gena Showalter co-write with Jill Monroe?
Jane Ladling Mystery and Kings of Fury are co-written with Jill Monroe.

What is the most recent known Gena Showalter release?
The Ember and the Emerald is the latest listed book in FictionDB as of this check.

What upcoming Gena Showalter books are listed?
The Kraken Bride and Kingdom of Yesterday are listed as future 2026 releases in the checked bibliography.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 15, 2026
  • What changed: Rebuilt as a full single-article draft with older paranormal romance series, YA series, contemporary romance, cozy mystery, co-written works, nonfiction, anthology placement, and 2026 listings
  • Most recent known release included: The Ember and the Emerald
  • Upcoming titles noted: The Kraken Bride and Kingdom of Yesterday
  • Needs verification before final publication: Exact handling of anthology-only stories, omnibus editions, and month-level dates where public sources differ