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Aja James Books in Order

Browse Aja James books in order, from Pure and Dragon Tails to standalones, with quick summaries, series guides, and tips on where to start.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Viking's Princess

by Aja James

2004

A historical romance set against a Viking backdrop, this early standalone pairs danger, power, and a heroine caught between duty and desire. It is a compact, high-emotion story with themes James would revisit in later work.

Bittersweet Revenge

by Aja James

2005

This standalone romance turns on betrayal, payback, and the emotional cost of holding onto old hurt. As revenge begins to blur into desire, the bigger question becomes whether healing is still possible after the damage is done.

Pure Healing

by Aja James

2012

Rain, healer of the Pure Ones, needs a consort to survive the war, and Valerius may be the only male strong enough to help. Their attraction is immediate, but his traumatic past makes surrender painfully difficult.

Mayor Sly and the Magic Bow Tie

by Aja James

2017

Mayor Sly's signature bow tie becomes a time machine in this Kansas City adventure for younger readers. Guided by the mayor, kids visit key moments from the city's past and meet people who helped shape it.

Dark Desires

by Aja James

2018

Dark Ones assassin Ryu Takamura has never missed a target, until brilliant geneticist Ava Monroe becomes the mission he cannot complete. Their fierce attraction could change the future of the vampire race, if his past does not ruin them first.

Dark Longing

by Aja James

2018

Inanna, the feared Angel of Death among the Dark Ones, has spent ages longing for the one man she could never keep. When Gabriel returns to her orbit, love and history demand a second reckoning.

Dark Pleasures

by Aja James

2018

Dark hunter Devlin Sinclair needs the help of brilliant, isolated Grace Darling to track a deadly enemy. One blind date turns into a dangerous partnership, and their sharp chemistry proves as unsettling as the hunt itself.

Dark Redemption

by Aja James

2018

A former Dark warrior cuts himself free from a brutal past and wakes without memory or purpose. Clara, a hopeful woman who wants a family, sees the battered soul beneath the danger and gives him a reason to fight forward.

Pure Awakening

by Aja James

2018

When Dalair disappears, Queen Sophia refuses to wait quietly for answers. This novella begins their deeper arc, following her awakening, her desperate search, and the fierce love that drives her toward a darker truth.

Pure Rapture

by Aja James

2018

Legendary Pure general Tal-Telal once broke his own heart to protect his people and the woman he loved. When fate throws Ishtar back into his path, old betrayal and unfinished love rise with the threat around them.

Dark Obsession

by Aja James

2019

Maximus has always been disciplined, until Ariel enters his world carrying a black panther spirit and dangerous questions about who she really is. Their bond leads into hidden realms, old secrets, and an obsession that will not loosen.

Pure Ecstasy

by Aja James

2019

Vampire queen Jade and Pure mediator Seth share a past deal neither has forgotten and a desire neither can safely control. When common enemies force them together again, power, pain, and temptation collide.

Pure Magnetism

by Aja James

2019

Goya, a lost tiger king trapped in human form, has no place left to call home. When single mother Maddie takes him in, their unlikely bond becomes a tender, risky bridge between ordinary life and a far stranger world.

Pure Providence

by Aja James

2019

The Pure Queen's Paladin has loved the same soul across lifetimes and knows she was never meant to be his. Guarding Sophia means fighting a desire that could destroy his hard-won control.

Dark Possession

by Aja James

2020

Dark King Ramses has spent centuries mastering power, while Pure seer Eveline trusts neither him nor appearances. When intrigue pulls them together, they must decide whether their connection can change destiny or repeat old bloodshed.

Pure Darkness

by Aja James

2020

Known only as the Creature, this servant of Medusa has spent ages without a true self. This darker novella digs into origin, family, and loss as forgotten love and buried history begin breaking through the void.

Pure Requiem

by Aja James

2020

Captured by the Pure Ones yet treated with unexpected mercy, the Creature is forced to face the soul and memories he buried. As friends become family, he must decide what kind of being he wants to be.

Pure Surrender

by Aja James

2020

Amazon warrior Aella has never forgotten the man who unsettles her, even when neither of them fully understands why. As Cloud's hidden purpose comes to light, their second chance love could reshape far more than their own fate.

Dark Purity

by Aja James

2021

Once called the Creature, Erebu gets a second chance after death, but rebirth comes with a cost. As war closes in, he must find the mysterious savior tied to his new life and help unite worlds on the edge.

Dream of Dragons

by Aja James

2021

Erebu and Sorin are sent into Arthurian legend to retrieve the Jewel of Dreams and repay a celestial debt. Their quest gets messier when treasure dragon Rui collides with dragon hunter Wolfe, and attraction complicates everything.

Pure Destiny

by Aja James

2021

Sophia and Dalair finally face the prophecies and buried memories that have torn them apart across lifetimes. To save his soul and their future, they must fight enemies outside them and the darkness still working within.

Song of Dragons

by Aja James

2021

Erebu and Sorin answer a second summons, chasing the Song of Destiny through a past crowded with monsters and myth. With time running out and alliances fraying, the quest tests their bond and the balance holding dragonkind together.

Heart of Dragons

by Aja James

2022

A damaged red dragon escapes the Celestial Realm and lands in Annie's path, pulling her into a fierce, tender bond. At the same time, older Arthurian secrets keep tightening around Ben, Ere, and the future of the quest.

Myth of Dragons

by Aja James

2022

With Sorin down and Ere in no shape to travel, Ben and Annie take the quest into Victorian England. There they meet Brigid and the imprisoned sea dragon Sai, whose freedom may be the key to the myth they seek.

Truth of Dragons

by Aja James

2022

When Ere and Sorin vanish, Ben travels to the age of the Dark Ones in search of the Forgotten Truth. An exiled hunter, a captive Beast, and old enemies make the mission as dangerous as it is revealing.

Wish of Dragons

by Aja James

2022

Erebu and Sorin head into Viking-era danger on a quest for the Wish of Wonders, this time with the battle-scarred Earth Dragon Kai. A Valkyrie sent to claim Kai's soul changes the mission in ways none of them expect.

Gift of Dragons

by Aja James

2023

Ben D'Angelo takes the lead on a new time-crossing mission, this time to uncover the Secret Gift. Helpful friends, old ties, and the ever-ticking clock keep the quest moving toward consequences much bigger than one book.

Embrace of Dragons

by Aja James

2024

Arthur and Lancelot move to the center of the story as shared pain, unspoken feelings, and the coming war force the truth into the open. Their bond has survived a lot, but survival is not the same as healing.

Kiss of Dragons

by Aja James

2024

With war approaching, Ben digs into the oldest layers of his own fate and the love tied to it. His quest brings him close to three people who share one soul, and remembering may change everything.

Love of Dragons

by Aja James

2025

Thirty years after awakening as an immortal dragon, Ben finally comes face to face with archaeologist Elizabeth Winters, the woman haunting his dreams. Together they must protect long-buried dragon eggs before a new threat finds them first.

Where should I start?

If you want the full paranormal saga: Pure HealingDark LongingDark Desires
If you want dragons, quests, and time travel: Dream of DragonsSong of DragonsWish of Dragons
If you want the later Ben-centered dragon arc: Gift of DragonsEmbrace of DragonsKiss of DragonsLove of Dragons
If you want a standalone historical romance: Viking's Princess
If you're browsing with younger readers: Mayor Sly and the Magic Bow Tie

Author bio

Aja James started telling stories at six and trying her hand at novels at thirteen. She has said those early efforts were not exactly great, but the important part is that she kept going. Long before publication, writing was already part habit, part curiosity, and part way of figuring out the world in her head.

That sense of discovery still seems to guide her work. James has described her process as organic, the kind where a story grows while she is writing it and the characters sometimes surprise her before they surprise the reader. That helps explain why her books often begin with one emotional problem and then open out into older wounds, deeper mythology, and much larger stakes.

Her published fiction began with the standalones Viking's Princess in 2004 and Bittersweet Revenge in 2005. Later she built the much bigger world of the Pure/Dark Ones novels, starting with Pure Healing. That series gave her room to combine immortal warriors, vampires, prophecy, and fated love, while keeping the real focus on damaged people trying to choose connection over fear.

Books like Dark Longing, Dark Desires, and Pure Ecstasy show what many readers respond to in her work. The setups are fantastical, but the emotions are direct and messy. Her characters tend to carry old trauma, divided loyalties, shame, grief, or loneliness, and the romances arrive under pressure rather than in comfort. Love, in an Aja James book, usually has to fight for its place.

Then she turned to dragons.

After completing the long Pure/Dark Ones arc, James moved into Dragon Tails, beginning with Dream of Dragons. Those books lean even harder into quests, time travel, myth, and cosmic balance, while still staying rooted in intense relationships. Song of Dragons, Wish of Dragons, and the later Dragon Tails novels keep widening the map, but they circle back to the same things again and again: destiny, sacrifice, chosen family, and whether love can survive memory loss, power, or time itself.

She has also written outside adult paranormal romance. James co-wrote the children's book Mayor Sly and the Magic Bow Tie, a time-travel adventure built around Kansas City history. It is a very different kind of project, but it still fits with her larger interests. She clearly enjoys stories that connect past and present, and characters who learn by moving through history instead of just reading about it.

Off the page, she shares enough to sketch a lively picture of the person behind the books. She has written about loving art, cooking, and old movies, especially the kind with Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Vivien Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, and big song-and-dance numbers. She also talks about long walks with her husband, chasing after her two kids, traveling widely, and growing up with a multicultural background. She says she speaks two and a half languages, which feels like a very writerly detail.

What stands out most is that James seems to genuinely enjoy the chase of a story. Her novels may be full of dragons, queens, immortals, and dangerous bargains, but they are rarely cold. Even at their biggest and wildest, they are reaching for longing, tenderness, and the hope that broken people can still find their way home. That mix has carried her from Pure Healing through Love of Dragons, and it is a big part of why readers keep following her there.

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