Adelaide Forrest Books in Order
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Last updated: July 11, 2026
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Adelaide Forrest books in publication order
17 books
Bloodied Hands
by Adelaide Forrest
2020
Ivory survives a bank robbery only to recognize one of the masked men, Matteo Bellandi, the boy who broke her heart. His return drags her into a mafia world where love and possession look dangerously alike.
Deliver Me from Evil
by Adelaide Forrest
2020
Deliverance escapes an abusive cult marriage and collapses on Mount Awe with nowhere to go. Anderson finds her, shelters her, and quickly decides he will burn down her past before he lets it take her back.
Forgivable Sins
by Adelaide Forrest
2020
Angelino has loved Samara since childhood and kept his distance to protect her. When he finds her broken by the man she married, he decides the only safe place left is at his side.
Grieved Loss
by Adelaide Forrest
2020
Ryker has watched Calla from the shadows for years, waiting for the day he can finally claim her. After her husband's death, grief, children, and Bellandi danger make that future anything but simple.
Shielded Wrongs
by Adelaide Forrest
2020
Sadie is the one woman Bellandi rules say Lorenzo should leave alone, which makes wanting her even more dangerous. When outside threats close in, his need to protect her turns fierce and reckless.
Stealing His Princess
by Adelaide Forrest
2020
Duty comes first for the king of Lantis, until Princess Bristol makes him question every careful choice. One royal gathering, one forbidden attraction, and one dangerous betrothal push him toward treason of the heart.
Dreams of the Vengeful
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
Calix was once the heir to power and the boy promised to Thalia, until exile cost him both his home and his bride. This prologue sets the stage for a brutal return built on obsession, blood, and revenge.
Pawn of Lies
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
Elle is counting the days until she can escape Rosewood, until the town's elite pull her into a secret society with its own rules. Caught between dangerous twins and a ritual that could ruin her life, she becomes a piece on someone else's board.
Scarred Regrets
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
Scar has always loved Irina from the shadows, even knowing she was never meant to be his. When an enemy steals her for vengeance, rescue becomes the first step in a darker reckoning.
Until Death Do Us Part
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
Rafael and Isa have chosen each other, but trust is still scarred by lies and blood. As enemies close in for revenge, Isa becomes the target and their final fight turns brutally personal.
Until Forever Ends
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
Isa wakes inside Rafael's world with nowhere safe to run and no easy way to untangle love from control. As his obsession deepens, her own secrets threaten the fragile balance between desire and survival.
Until Retribution Burns
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
Rafael and Isa are more tightly bound than ever, but the damage between them is far from healed. Old sins, fresh enemies, and Isa's growing fire push their dangerous romance into even darker territory.
Until Tomorrow Comes
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
Rafael comes to Chicago for war and leaves obsessed with Isa, the young woman he cannot stop watching. He draws her into Ibiza with lies, seduction, and a secret life that could destroy them both.
Wrong
by Adelaide Forrest
2021
An anonymous arrangement at Purgatory goes bad the moment he finds Everlee waiting instead of a stranger. The father's-best-friend taboo that follows is all temptation, bad judgment, and very deliberate danger.
Dreams of the Deadly
by Adelaide Forrest
2022
Betrothed as children, Calix and Thalia were torn apart before their bond could become a future. Now he is back to seize power, reclaim her, and start a war that could drown their world in blood.
Dreams of the Wicked
by Adelaide Forrest
2022
Thalia finally sees the lies beneath Calix's devotion and refuses to stay a pawn in anyone else's game. As old secrets break open, love turns into a vicious contest of possession, survival, and revenge.
Settled Scores
by Adelaide Forrest
2027
Yavin never wanted leadership, but Aoife's forced betrothal drags him into an Irish mafia power fight. Their arranged marriage becomes a shield against a brutal enemy who wants her back and wants the city bleeding.
Where to start with Adelaide Forrest
If you want dark mafia standalones: Bloodied Hands → Forgivable Sins → Grieved Loss
If you want one long, obsessive couple arc: Until Tomorrow Comes → Until Forever Ends → Until Retribution Burns → Until Death Do Us Part
If you want dark fae romance: What Lies Beyond the Veil → What Hunts Inside the Shadows → What Lurks Between the Fates → What Sleeps Within the Cove
If you want witchy gothic fantasy: The Coven → The Cursed → The Damned
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Bloodied Hands
by Adelaide Forrest
2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 1
Forgivable Sins
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2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 2
Grieved Loss
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2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 3
Shielded Wrongs
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2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 4
Scarred Regrets
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2021Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 5
Settled Scores
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2027Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 6
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Bloodied Hands
by Adelaide Forrest
2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 1
Forgivable Sins
by Adelaide Forrest
2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 2
Grieved Loss
by Adelaide Forrest
2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 3
Shielded Wrongs
by Adelaide Forrest
2020Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 4
Scarred Regrets
by Adelaide Forrest
2021Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 5
Settled Scores
by Adelaide Forrest
2027Bellandi Crime Syndicate, Book 6
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Adelaide Forrest writes dark romance under her own name and fantasy romance as Harper L. Woods. Whether she is working with mafia families, fae courts, or witch schools, her stories tend to circle the same big feelings: obsession, danger, control, and love that asks too much.
Books came first. Writing followed close behind.
In her official bio, Forrest says she fell in love with books when she was young and started writing soon after. She wrote short stories as a kid, then moved into full-length fiction at just ten years old. Long before publishing became part of her everyday life, she was already collecting premises, characters, and scenes, building the private idea vault that would later feed so many series.
Before readers knew her for Bloodied Hands or What Lies Beyond the Veil, she studied psychology and worked at a therapeutic riding facility. After her daughter was born, she became a stay-at-home mom. In 2019, after years of thinking about it and storing up book ideas, she finally gave publishing a real shot.
She has said she has hundreds of story ideas tucked away, and that tracks.
Under the Adelaide Forrest name, she is best known for dark contemporary romance. The Bellandi Crime Syndicate books are a good example of her style in that lane: interconnected mafia romances, new couples in each book, and a larger family world that keeps tightening around everyone involved. Beauty in Lies shows another side of her work. Instead of swapping to a new couple, that series stays with Rafael and Isa across multiple books, letting one obsessive relationship unravel and rebuild in slow, painful stages.
She clearly likes writing characters who do not get the easy version of love.
Then there is Harper L. Woods, the fantasy pen name she uses when she wants bigger mythology and stranger worlds. What Lies Beyond the Veil opens with a shattered barrier between humans and fae and grows into a sweeping dark romantasy. The Coven turns toward witches, buried history, and a secret school with a dangerous man at the center of it. The genres shift, but the emotional logic stays familiar: high stakes, sharp chemistry, and people making choices that cost them something.
Across both names, a few patterns keep showing up. Her heroes are often possessive, feared, or morally wrecked. Her heroines usually have to push back against systems built to control them, whether that system is a crime family, a kingdom, a church, a magical court, or a school. The books are not interested in soft edges. They are interested in pressure, power, and the moment a character decides what they will survive for.
These days, Forrest lives in New York with her husband, two children, and the dog and cat that show up regularly in her bio. She also mentions travel, chocolate, chai tea, and time with family when she talks about life away from the page. It is a grounded picture, which feels a little funny in the best way, given how often her stories head straight for chaos.
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