Charlene Hartnady Books in Order
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Last updated: July 2, 2026
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Publication Order
89 books
Alpha
by Charlene Hartnady
2014
Gray has only days to secure the mate required to keep his position and his life. Human Demon Chaser Ashlyn should be focused on a killer, not the alpha wolf she cannot stop wanting.
Hybrid
by Charlene Hartnady
2014
A new case drags another dangerous supernatural into the Demon Chaser spotlight. Hidden bloodlines, forbidden attraction, and shaky alliances make this one a tense follow-up in the series.
Omega
by Charlene Hartnady
2014
A rescue throws Katy into the hidden world of Demon Chasers, wolves, and buried truths about who she really is. Cole wants to protect her, but the secrets surrounding her are getting deadly.
Skin
by Charlene Hartnady
2014
Demon Chaser Gaby loses her demon and with it her sense of safety. Then Phoenix, the wolf from one unforgettable night, comes back into her life carrying surprises that could change both of them forever.
A Mate for Gideon
by Charlene Hartnady
2015
Jenna joins the Program carrying a past she would rather forget, only to be paired with the one vampire least likely to forgive her. Gideon is temptation, trouble, and unfinished history all at once.
A Mate for York
by Charlene Hartnady
2015
York enters a vampire program designed to secure the future of his species, hoping to finally find the family he has always wanted. The human woman on the other side of the deal has risks of her own.
Chosen by the Vampire Kings
by Charlene Hartnady
2015
At Sweetwater's mandatory choosing ceremony, Tanya expects boredom, not royal attention. Then one vampire king chooses her, another claims a competing right, and old tradition turns into a very dangerous triangle.
Mated to the Vampire Kings
by Charlene Hartnady
2015
Tanya is deep into pregnancy and surrounded by two overprotective vampire mates who think rules can fix everything. She loves them, but being treated like glass is starting to wear very thin.
Stolen by the Alpha Wolf
by Charlene Hartnady
2015
A wolf alpha is supposed to weaken the vampire kings by stealing a chosen female. Instead, Ward ends up responsible for a vampire woman he should hate and cannot stop wanting.
A Mate for Griffin
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
Another Program romance pits vampire need against human caution. Griffin wants what the system promises, but desire and emotion make the arrangement far less tidy than it looks on paper.
A Mate for Kai
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
Kai gets his turn in the Program, and what begins as another practical vampire-human match soon carries all the usual Hartnady complications, attraction, possessiveness, and emotional risk.
A Mate for Lance
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
A new pairing enters the Program, where chemistry turns fierce and the usual contracts start to feel flimsy. Lance might want control, but love has a way of wrecking careful plans.
A Mate for Lazarus
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
The Program matches another elite vampire with a human woman, and what should be controlled quickly turns personal. Lazarus may have signed up for a system, but real attachment never follows the rules.
Awakened by the Vampire Prince
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
An elven princess returns home to care for her gravely ill father and hopes distance will help her ignore the vampire prince who protects her. Unfortunately, Xavier is having the same problem.
Dragon King
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
The dragon world gets even more politically charged in this Bride Hunt installment, where kingship, mating, and tribal expectations all land on one central romance with explosive results.
Royal Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
Dragon shifters are running out of females, so the king revives the Hunt and sends eligible males after human women. Coal wants no part of mating a human, which makes his assignment especially awkward.
Unlikely Mates
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
After one unforgettable night, a shifter and a human doctor cannot quite let each other go. Then a vampire enters the picture, turning attraction into a messy and very dangerous triangle.
Water Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
Torrent joins the hunt for an heir and wins Candy, a woman who wants love and family, not a cold arrangement. He thinks she will do. She thinks he needs a serious attitude adjustment.
Wolf Whisperer
by Charlene Hartnady
2016
Jackie hits a huge furry beast with her car and cannot leave it to die. Her veterinary instincts kick in, only to drag her into a shifter story she never saw coming.
A Mate for Titan
by Charlene Hartnady
2017
Another human-vampire pairing enters the Program, where contracts and practical goals quickly give way to possessive attraction. Titan may want a mate, but getting one is never simple in this world.
Dragon Prince
by Charlene Hartnady
2017
The final Bride Hunt novel raises the stakes with royal duty, hard choices, and discoveries that make the dragon world feel even bigger. It is a strong finish for readers who like connected romance worlds.
Forbidden Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2017
This Bride Hunt entry leans into exactly what the title promises, a match that should not happen, and feelings that refuse to stay buried. Tribe expectations make every step riskier.
Lightning Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2017
A dragon shifter enters the hunt expecting compliance and finds a human woman with plans of her own. Sparks fly fast, but neither side is ready to give up control without a fight.
Unbound
by Charlene Hartnady
2017
Another Shifter Night pairing gets tangled in longing, rules, and the fear of wanting more than either person planned for. It is a smaller-scale paranormal romance with a lot of emotional pull.
Untethered
by Charlene Hartnady
2017
Winston wants something real, not another meaningless shifter-night hookup. Ana needs a safe friendship while she deals with trauma, but keeping things friendly gets harder the closer they become.
Wanted By The Elven King
by Charlene Hartnady
2017
Keto is about to be crowned and knows he should choose an elven bride. Instead, he cannot stop wanting a vampire woman from his past, which is exactly the kind of trouble a future king does not need.
Blood Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2018
Blood ties and tribe politics raise the stakes in this Water Dragons installment. The central couple has chemistry to spare, but the real danger comes from power, loyalty, and what others want from them.
Captured Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2018
Capture changes everything in this Water Dragons romance. A dragon and a human woman are forced into close quarters, where tribe duty and fierce attraction quickly stop playing by the rules.
Dragon Hunt
by Charlene Hartnady
2018
Storm joins the Bride Hunt for fun, not forever, and wins a human woman who wants exactly the kind of commitment he has no intention of offering. Jolene is not about to settle for less.
Hunger Awakened
by Charlene Hartnady
2018
Talon comes to the human city on a mission to save his species and ends up hiring a struggling Love Doctor to teach him about women. Neither expects lessons in attraction to get quite this personal.
Power Awakened
by Charlene Hartnady
2018
Another Feral warrior enters human life with duty on his shoulders and no room for distraction. Then he meets a woman who makes the species-saving mission feel a lot less straightforward.
Unchained
by Charlene Hartnady
2018
The final Shifter Night romance mixes suspense, heat, and hard-won trust. Another turn on the mating path brings a shifter face to face with the one woman capable of changing his whole future.
Doctor Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
An earth dragon doctor and a human doctor work together on a pregnancy no one can afford to mishandle. Medical stakes, species tension, and a growing bond give this one a different kind of urgency.
Dragon Betrayal
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
Betrayal cuts deep in this Water Dragons romance, where trust is fragile and tribe politics threaten everything. The couple must survive both their chemistry and the damage done around them.
Dragon Guard
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
Mountain tracks a human woman during the hunt and quickly realizes she is not who he expected at all. He should hand her over for questioning. Instead, he wants to claim her for himself.
Dragon Whelps
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
The future of the tribe starts feeling more real in this Earth Dragons installment, where mating, fertility, and family pressure all hit at once. Love might be the easy part. Everything after it is harder.
Feral Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
Leaders gather to deal with the infertility crisis affecting their people, but politics is not the only thing in the room. One dragon and one feral representative turn a serious summit into a dangerous attraction.
Hate Awakened
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
Claire is pulled into the dangerous orbit of King Leukos and Magnar as royal duty and desire collide. The future of the Feral matters here, which makes this romance feel bigger than one couple alone.
Savage Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
An Earth Dragons romance built on possessive attraction, tribe expectations, and the very real problem of a dragon who does not know how to back down. Savage is exactly the right word for the mood.
Slave Dragon
by Charlene Hartnady
2019
A desperate feral female kidnaps an earth dragon and a human woman in a brutal attempt to solve a species crisis. Survival, forced proximity, and raw instinct make this one especially tense.
Little Lords
by Charlene Hartnady
2020
This shorter Dragon Demigods entry leans into family life, new bonds, and the chaos that follows powerful supernatural parents. It is a warm pause inside a series full of big personalities and bigger powers.
Lord of Chaos
by Charlene Hartnady
2020
Chaos follows this demigod into love, danger, and a clash between instinct and responsibility. It is another fast-moving entry in a series built on powers that never stay neatly contained.
Lord of Destiny
by Charlene Hartnady
2020
Fate has plans for this dragon demigod, whether he likes them or not. A new romance forces him to reckon with power, family, and the possibility that destiny may not be the enemy after all.
Lord of Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2020
Half god and half dragon shifter, he prefers engines and solitude to people. Then attraction, hidden power, and mounting danger force this fiery demigod to stop hiding and start fighting for something more.
Lord of Hell
by Charlene Hartnady
2020
A hell-powered dragon demigod is used to control and distance, not emotional chaos. This installment throws him into a relationship where desire, danger, and destiny all arrive together.
Lord of Life
by Charlene Hartnady
2020
Life-giving power does not make love easy. This demigod romance blends hidden magic, emotional vulnerability, and the problem of wanting someone who could change everything.
Lord of Rain
by Charlene Hartnady
2020
Still carrying loss, a dragon demigod meets a woman who stirs memories he is not ready to face. Grief, attraction, and supernatural danger mix into one of the more emotional series entries.
Dragon Avalanche
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
Another Air Dragons couple gets buried under expectation, attraction, and the pressure of a tribe heading toward open trouble. Survival is hard enough. Falling for the wrong person makes it harder.
Dragon Heat
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
Azure has long accepted life without a mate, until a sudden heat changes everything. Now every unmated male wants her, the tribe needs answers, and choosing one of them feels like the last thing she wants.
Dragon Hunter
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
An Air Dragons romance with sharp instincts, rising danger, and a pairing complicated by tribe duty. As the wider conflict grows, one dragon shifter learns hunting a threat is easier than resisting his mate.
Hope Awakened
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
Hope, a talented OB-GYN, takes a job in the Feral realm and walks straight into royal danger. Reece, the brooding guard tasked with protecting the queen, is the last distraction either of them needs.
Lord of Death
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
A dragon demigod tied to deathly power finds himself tested by love, secrecy, and the risks of being seen too clearly. The romance is intense, but the supernatural stakes never stay in the background.
Lord of Tears
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
Another dragon demigod is forced to confront old pain, dangerous power, and a woman who unsettles the careful order of his life. In this world, grief and desire are never far apart.
Scarred Wolf
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
Scarred since childhood, Jaxon leaves his pack to hunt down the last descendant of the family he blames for his mother's murder. Revenge should be simple, but nothing about the woman he finds feels simple.
Wild Wolf
by Charlene Hartnady
2021
Heartbreak and pack trouble shove a human woman into the path of a dangerous wolf shifter. The chemistry is fierce, but trusting a wild man with old baggage may be the biggest risk of all.
Condemned
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
Now that Quinn knows what she is, the pressure only gets worse. Power is rising, enemies are circling, and the path toward something much bigger than survival is starting to open.
Crowned
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
The trilogy reaches its payoff as Quinn's transformation, power, and loyalties all come to a head. Romance still matters, but so does the question of who will finally wear the crown.
Cursed
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
Quinn's normal life ends the morning she sprouts wings and discovers she is a demon. Two gorgeous males bring answers, danger, and a future far bigger than she was ready for.
Dragon Cyclone
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
Another volatile Air Dragons pairing lands in the middle of tribe politics, looming danger, and a mate bond neither side is ready for. Duty says one thing. Desire says something much louder.
Dragon Overlord
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
War is coming, and the air dragons need better security fast. A determined human saleswoman and the newly appointed Overlord cannot afford distractions, which is a problem because their attraction is instant and impossible to ignore.
Dragon Typhoon
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
The final Air Dragons book turns up the pressure as another dragon-human match collides with war, loyalty, and the future of the lair. It is a stormy finish with plenty at stake.
Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
This Beast King Brides romance turns the heat up with another ruler trapped between monstrous instinct and genuine feeling. Love might save him, but first it has to survive his world.
Lone Wolf
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
A high-powered city woman inherits a quiet slice of mountain life and plans a fresh start. Then she discovers an exiled wolf shifter on her land, and neither of them is willing to back down.
Rage
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
Rogue, the wolf shifter king, heads to Cherokee Hills to investigate rumors of a werewolf and finds something much worse, his past waiting to bite back. The danger is real, and so is the attraction.
Ruin
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
Another beast king is forced to face the mating drive, the crown, and a woman who refuses to play the obedient bride. The result is messy, dangerous, and full of sharp chemistry.
Thirst
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
Thane is a beast king driven by a biological thirst to find the right bride before it destroys him. Bellicent is a half-blood with every reason to distrust the world now hunting her.
Wolf Rivals
by Charlene Hartnady
2022
Taylor has already lost his pack once and has no interest in old rivals or old feelings. Too bad both come crashing back at the same time, bringing danger, history, and unwanted attraction with them.
A Drop of Blood
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
In a realm ruled by Queen Snow, human resistance fighter Thesha rescues a captured stranger named Xander and changes everything. He looks like a farmer, but he may be far more important than that.
Ashes
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
The final Beast King Brides book brings romance, danger, and fallout together in one last monstrous pairing. Ashes closes the series with high stakes and a hard-fought emotional payoff.
Glamor
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
Gina and Nightfall's story continues in the fae realm, where pregnancy, politics, and an arranged alliance threaten their future. Love may be real, but the kingdom keeps demanding a price.
Guilt
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
Gina falls hard for a mysterious man, then learns he is fae, royal, and very capable of breaking her heart. Nightfall needs her, but what he can offer is far from a fairytale.
Heart of the Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
The Dragon Tributes saga keeps building as a new couple faces the island's rules, dragon instincts, and the cost of giving someone your heart in a place built on fear and secrecy.
Ice
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
A colder, more controlled beast king learns that desire and duty are a brutal mix. Crown pressure, primal need, and a heroine who will not yield easily keep this one crackling.
Riding Through Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
A week before she ages out of testing, a woman is selected as one of Draig Island's thirty annual tributes. She knows only that dragons are dangerous and that some people never come back.
Taming the Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2023
Another tribute arrives on Draig Island and learns that surviving the dragons is only the beginning. Bonds, danger, and island politics make escape far harder than expected.
A Lick of Flame
by Charlene Hartnady
2024
A timid teacher fleeing the fae finds a dragon egg hidden in the Forgotten Caves. When it cracks beneath her hand, her quiet life and the fate of the realm both begin to change.
A Shard of Ice
by Charlene Hartnady
2024
Another lost king awakens as Damon and Kyrie fight to stay ahead of Snow's power. Their story deepens the series while revealing cracks in the magic holding the realm in darkness.
Consumed by Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2024
Another Draig Island romance burns hot as human vulnerability collides with dragon possessiveness. The island keeps changing, and this couple has to change with it or be swallowed whole.
Red Captive
by Charlene Hartnady
2024
Captivity and connection collide in this Dragon Tributes entry, where power imbalance, attraction, and island politics all keep the pressure high. It is another addictive step in the larger series arc.
Red Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2024
Red Fire pushes the island saga further with another central bond shaped by danger, dragon hierarchy, and emotional risk. By now, Draig feels bigger and far more complicated than it first appeared.
A Bolt of Magic
by Charlene Hartnady
2025
Kian needs a powerful witch and a successful escape before the coming eclipse. In a fae court built on cruelty, teaming up with McColl may be his best chance and his biggest problem.
Burning in Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2025
Harlow never wanted to become a dragon rider and plans to wash out of training fast. Then the new Academy leader walks in, and one forbidden attraction turns life on Draig upside down.
Dancing with Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2025
Another Dragon Tributes romance throws a new couple into Draig Island's dangerous mix of bonding, training, and dragon politics. On this island, getting close to the wrong person changes everything.
Red Fury
by Charlene Hartnady
2025
This later Dragon Tributes book brings more heat, more friction, and more fallout from life on Draig Island. Another dragon-human pairing finds itself caught between instinct and consequence.
Red King
by Charlene Hartnady
2025
Royal dragon politics take on more weight here as the series keeps expanding beyond the original tribute setup. The romance is central, but the crown matters too.
A Slash of Claw
by Charlene Hartnady
2026
The sixth Lost Kings book continues the fight against Snow with another dangerous pairing and another step toward restoring the realm. In this series, every new bond changes the war.
A Slice of Shadow
by Charlene Hartnady
2026
A hybrid fae performer survives the Shadow Court by hiding her magic in plain sight. Then her act awakens a blind clerk into the Shadowfae King, and her carefully balanced life shatters at once.
Bound by Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2026
As the Draig Island saga grows, another connection becomes impossible to break. Bound by Fire promises the usual Hartnady blend of intense chemistry, danger, and a world that keeps getting bigger.
Tempted by Fire
by Charlene Hartnady
2026
This later Dragon Tributes entry continues the island's ongoing bonds, rivalries, and dangerous attractions. Even before the story begins, the title makes one thing clear, temptation will be a problem.
Where should I start?
If you want vampire politics and fated mates: Chosen by the Vampire Kings → Stolen by the Alpha Wolf → Unlikely Mates
If you want a dangerous vampire dating program: A Mate for York → A Mate for Gideon → A Mate for Lazarus
If you want classic dragon shifter romance: Royal Dragon → Water Dragon → Dragon King
If you want a newer island-dragon saga: Riding Through Fire → Taming the Fire → Heart of the Fire
If you want darker fae fantasy with an ongoing quest: A Drop of Blood → A Lick of Flame → A Shard of Ice
Author bio
Charlene Hartnady writes paranormal romance built around vampires, dragon shifters, wolves, elves, and humans who find themselves pulled into very dangerous love stories. She is a USA Today bestselling author, and her books are known for fated mates, hidden supernatural worlds, and fast-moving series that link back to one another.
She has built a very big connected universe.
On her official bio page, Hartnady says she loves writing all things paranormal, especially vampires, elves, and shifters. That shows up all across her catalog, from The Chosen and The Program to The Bride Hunt, The Dragon Demigods, and The Dragon Tributes. Even when the creature lineup changes, the pull is similar: strong attraction, species politics, and characters trying to hold onto themselves while everything gets more complicated.
A lot of her stories start with one bold premise and then keep widening from there. A forced choosing ceremony becomes a conflict between vampires, wolves, and elves. A dragon mating tradition opens into multiple linked tribes and spin-off series. A tribute program on an island full of dragons turns into a longer saga about bonds, training, and survival.
Readers who click with Hartnady usually come for that mix of central romance and bigger ongoing drama. Books like Chosen by the Vampire Kings, A Mate for York, Royal Dragon, Lord of Fire, and Riding Through Fire all deliver a featured couple, but they also open doors into larger worlds. That makes her backlist especially friendly to binge readers.
She also likes writing in clusters.
Many of her books work as individual romances, but they are often richer in order because past couples, rulers, bloodlines, and rival species keep showing up again. That sense of crossover is a big part of the appeal. A reader can start with one series and suddenly realize there are dragons over here, vampire kings over there, and a whole supernatural map sitting just beyond the first book.
Hartnady has also expanded into newer fantasy-leaning work such as The Lost Kings, while continuing to grow long-running series like The Dragon Tributes. Some projects are co-written with B.E. Brouillard, which lets her move into slightly different corners of the same broad paranormal space without losing the direct, readable style her audience expects.
Away from the books, Hartnady says she lives on a couple of acres in the country with her husband and three sons. The household also includes an array of pets, and she has mentioned having a couple of horses.
She writes full time, and by her own account most days find her at the computer working on the next story. It is a fitting image for her career so far: a writer happily deep in her own worlds, steadily adding more dragons, more trouble, and more romance for readers who like their paranormal stories hot, connected, and easy to keep devouring.
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