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Explore Anna Zaires books in order, with series summaries, reading paths, and where to start, from dark romance to Krinar sci-fi stories.

Last updated: July 14, 2026

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Close Liaisons

by Anna Zaires

2012

After Earth falls under Krinar rule, college student Mia Stalis catches the eye of Korum, a powerful alien who is used to taking what he wants. Their connection drags her into a dangerous world of occupation, secrets, and desire.

Close Obsession

by Anna Zaires

2013

Taken to the Krinar colony of Lenkarda, Mia must rely on the very man she betrayed. As fear, attraction, and suspicion collide, she has to decide whether Korum's promises mean freedom or a different kind of captivity.

Close Remembrance

by Anna Zaires

2013

A ruthless enemy forces Mia and Korum into the biggest test of their relationship yet. Old secrets, divided loyalties, and danger stretching far beyond Earth threaten everything they have built together.

The Sorcery Code

by Anna Zaires

2013

Outcast sorcerer Blaise tries to create an object that will let anyone use magic and accidentally creates Gala instead. Her existence threatens the balance of power in a world where sorcery and science are tightly entwined.

Keep Me

by Anna Zaires

2014

Fifteen months after abducting Nora, Julian still sees her as his greatest weakness and his deepest obsession. Told in large part from his side, this sequel pushes their dark bond into even more dangerous territory.

The Krinar Captive

by Anna Zaires

2014

After a near-fatal fall in the Costa Rican jungle, Emily wakes in the care of Zaron, a Krinar on Earth for reasons he cannot afford to forget. Keeping her may ruin his mission, but letting her go may ruin him.

The Spell Realm

by Anna Zaires

2014

The duology's second book expands the conflict around Gala, Blaise, and the future of magic itself. As loyalties split and power shifts, love and ambition become just as dangerous as sorcery.

The X-Club

by Anna Zaires

2014

Journalist Amy Myers sneaks into a Manhattan Krinar club hoping for a career-making story. Instead, she attracts the interest of Vair, the club's powerful owner, and steps into a far more personal kind of danger.

Twist Me

by Anna Zaires

2014

On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Nora Leston is kidnapped and taken to a private island by the beautiful, ruthless Julian Esguerra. Trapped in his world, she must survive the pull of a man who terrifies her as much as he fascinates her.

Capture Me

by Anna Zaires

2015

Spy and interpreter Yulia Tzakova is sent to seduce the wrong man, and the fallout is brutal. When mercenary Lucas Kent learns she betrayed him, attraction turns into a dark fight for control, truth, and survival.

Hold Me

by Anna Zaires

2015

Nora and Julian thought they had already survived the worst of their story. They were wrong, and this final book forces them to face new threats from both the outside world and the darkness between them.

Bind Me

by Anna Zaires

2016

Lucas is determined to break the prisoner who betrayed him, and Yulia is determined to resist. Their second round is darker, more intimate, and every bit as dangerous as the first.

Claim Me

by Anna Zaires

2016

Yulia may have escaped, but freedom does not feel safe for long. Lucas is hunting her with obsessive focus, and their final clash unfolds inside a world of spies, lies, and unfinished desire.

Swept Away

by Anna Zaires

2016

When Delia sees a naked stranger emerge from a stormy sea, she knows he is no ordinary man. Set in Ancient Greece, this short Krinar story begins with rescue and quickly turns into possession and fate.

Obsession Mine

by Anna Zaires

2017

Peter has stolen Sara and refuses to imagine a life without her. As his obsession deepens, Sara finds herself trapped between fear, survival, and a connection she cannot simply dismiss.

Tormentor Mine

by Anna Zaires

2017

Dr. Sara Cobakis's quiet life shatters when a Russian assassin breaks into her home in search of vengeance. When Peter Sokolov returns, the nightmare becomes more personal, and far more dangerous.

Destiny Mine

by Anna Zaires

2018

Peter and Sara's story enters a new phase as old enemies, impossible choices, and dangerous loyalties close in. This third book keeps the obsession burning while widening the stakes around them.

Misfortune Teller

by Anna Zaires

2018

Sasha is already reeling from learning the supernatural world is real, and the trouble keeps getting worse. New powers, new enemies, and bad luck push her deeper into the chaos.

Reluctant Psychic

by Anna Zaires

2018

Sasha's life gets stranger as her gifts grow harder to ignore and the hidden world around her demands answers. She wants normalcy, but monsters and magic have other plans.

The Girl Who Sees

by Anna Zaires

2018

Illusionist Sasha Urban thinks a TV appearance will boost her career. Instead, it blows open a world of vampires, zombies, and supernatural truths she was never meant to see.

The Krinar Exposé

by Anna Zaires

2018

A young journalist goes undercover at a Krinar sex club to land a big story and ends up tangled with its powerful owner. What starts as an exposé turns into blackmail, mind games, and a very bad idea.

Forever Mine

by Anna Zaires

2019

Peter and Sara fought hard for a future together, but peace never lasts in their world. The final book brings enemies, fallout, and hard choices crashing down around them.

Paranormal Misdirection

by Anna Zaires

2019

Sasha knows by now that every answer opens up two more problems. New threats and hidden agendas keep her off balance as the paranormal side of her life keeps expanding.

Prophecy of Magic

by Anna Zaires

2019

Warnings about Sasha's future start to feel less abstract and far more urgent. Magic, danger, and destiny all tighten at once in this later series entry.

Sleight of Fantasy

by Anna Zaires

2019

Stage illusion is no match for the real thing now that Sasha is caught in a supernatural war. This installment keeps the magic coming while pushing her farther from ordinary life.

Sweeter Than Hate

by Charmaine Pauls

2019

This prequel drops a heroine into the path of a Russian assassin whose attention feels like a threat and a temptation at once. It is short, sharp, and designed to set the stage for darker things.

Wall Street Titan

by Anna Zaires

2019

A Wall Street billionaire looking for the perfect wife collides with a stubborn bookstore clerk who has no interest in fitting his plan. A dating mix-up turns into a funny, high-chemistry opposites-attract romance.

Darker Than Love

by Charmaine Pauls

2020

A Russian killer steals a woman from the dark, but she is carrying betrayals and secrets of her own. This is a grim, high-heat cat-and-mouse romance built on obsession, damage, and survival.

Hard Code

by Anna Zaires

2020

A quirky coder's new assignment is to test adult toys, and the job goes off the rails almost immediately. The only person who can help is her broody, devastatingly sexy Russian boss.

Smoke, Vampires, and Mirrors

by Anna Zaires

2020

Sasha's world of illusion and monsters hits another turning point as old secrets refuse to stay buried. Expect more supernatural chaos, sharp turns, and dangerous revelations.

Titan's Addiction

by Anna Zaires

2020

Marcus Carelli is not ready to lose Emma, and Emma is not ready to trust him again. Add one guest room with a single bed, and their second round gets messy fast.

Angel's Cage

by Anna Zaires

2021

Back at Nikolai's estate, Chloe is both protected and imprisoned by the man who fascinates her most. The second book deepens the obsession and asks just how dangerous his love really is.

Devil’s Lair

by Anna Zaires

2021

On the run and nearly broke, Chloe takes a live-in tutoring job at a remote mountain estate. The shelter looks perfect until she meets Nikolai Molotov, the beautiful, lethal man who rules it.

Dream Walker

by Anna Zaires

2021

Bailey Spade invades dreams for cash because she needs money to save her mother. A job from a gorgeous illusionist drops her into murder, monsters, and a case that could get her killed.

Hard Byte

by Anna Zaires

2021

A heroine's life project is about to be turned into high-tech adult merchandise by her new Russian boss. To save her job, she may have to strike a dangerous deal with the Devil himself.

Hard Ware

by Anna Zaires

2021

A disastrous puppy meet-cute introduces one heroine to a mysterious, mouthwatering stranger with a very odd request. Since he may be the key to funding her new venture, staying away is not so simple.

Midnight Days

by Charmaine Pauls

2021

Kate knew Alex was dangerous, but by now the illusion of distance is gone. Swept to Russia and trapped inside his world, she has to decide whether their story ends in disaster or devotion.

Royally Tricked

by Anna Zaires

2021

A magician takes a high-paying job from a daredevil prince who wants impossible training. The catch is that her famous underwater feat was a trick, and falling for him would be an even worse one.

White Nights

by Charmaine Pauls

2021

ER nurse Kate Morrell spots power and danger the moment she meets Alex Volkov, a ruthless Russian oligarch. One reckless night pulls her into his violent, seductive world for good.

Terrible Beauty

by Anna Zaires

2022

Alina Molotova has been promised for years to Alexei Leonov, a man as ruthless as the family that arranged their future. When he comes to claim her, fear, fury, and desire collide.

Beautiful Chains

by Anna Zaires

2023

Now Alexei has Alina as both captive and wife, and marriage is only the beginning of his plans. On a yacht in the Pacific, obsession tightens while fate starts taking ugly new turns.

Pucking Billionaire

by Anna Zaires

2024

Becoming an heiress should solve everything, but instead one heroine gets two giant tortoises and a brutally attractive hockey player named Mason. He wants her team, refuses to hear no, and plays very dirty.

Chained Fate

by Anna Zaires

2025

Alina and Alexei's marriage began like a prison, but war and loss may turn that prison into their last refuge. The final book raises the stakes from personal obsession to full family conflict.

Dark Prince’s Captive

by Charmaine Pauls

2025

A woman on the edge of death wakes in a brutal fantasy world full of monstrous enemies and impossible danger. Her only real hope may be a terrifying prince who claims she is his mate.

Dark Prince's Mate

by Charmaine Pauls

2025

The prince who says she is his mate has already broken her heart once. If she gets the chance to escape back to Earth, she plans to take it, assuming he does not stop her first.

Fit for Love

by Anna Zaires

2025

Kendall once slept with her trainer and decided he was exactly the kind of trouble she did not need. Three years later, a destination wedding and a forced island stranding make Ashton impossible to avoid.

Where should I start?

If you want dark captive romance: Twist MeKeep MeHold Me
If you want sci-fi romance with alien politics: Close LiaisonsClose ObsessionClose Remembrance
If you want suspense and vengeance: Tormentor MineObsession MineDestiny MineForever Mine
If you want a lighter billionaire romance: Wall Street TitanTitan's AddictionFit for Love

Author bio

Anna Zaires writes romance with sharp edges. Her books move between sci-fi romance, dark contemporary romance, and the occasional lighter detour, but they all share the same pull: intense attraction, high stakes, and characters who rarely get the easy version of love.

She has said that she fell in love with books when she was five, after her grandmother taught her to read. That early obsession clearly stuck. Even now, her public author notes still carry the same sense that stories are not just a job for her, but a place she naturally lives in.

Before fiction became her full-time work, Zaires took a much less dreamy route. She earned a degree in Economics from the University of Chicago, then spent eight years on Wall Street analyzing stocks and writing research reports for clients.

Then, in 2013, she made the jump and became a full-time novelist.

That career switch helps explain something about her books. Even when the premise is wild, an alien occupation, a private island kidnapping, a Russian assassin bent on revenge, the stories tend to feel tightly built. There is a strong sense of momentum in series like The Krinar Chronicles, Twist Me, and Tormentor Mine, and readers who like fast pacing usually notice that right away.

A lot of people first find her through Twist Me, a dark captive romance that made her a go-to name for readers who want morally messy, high-intensity love stories. Others start with Close Liaisons, the opening book in her Krinar universe, where an occupied Earth, advanced alien technology, and a dangerously possessive hero turn sci-fi romance into something darker and more addictive. Tormentor Mine adds a revenge-thriller engine to her usual obsession-heavy dynamic, while Wall Street Titan shows a lighter, funnier side of her writing without losing the emotional push that runs through her work.

She likes pressure-cooker situations.

Across her bibliography, certain themes keep coming back: power, survival, control, loyalty, captivity, temptation, and the uneasy line between protection and possession. Her heroes are often dangerous men who are not easily softened, and her heroines usually have more backbone than those men expect. Even when the setting shifts, from post-invasion Earth to Manhattan finance to Russian criminal circles, that emotional pattern stays recognizable.

Zaires also collaborates closely with her husband, Dima Zales, a science fiction and fantasy author. Together they have worked on multiple projects, and they also write romantic comedies under the pen name Misha Bell. That side of their work is noticeably lighter, but it still shows the same love of strong chemistry and larger-than-life personalities.

She currently lives in Florida with Dima. In the small personal details she shares, tea, addictive TV shows, and long walks spent talking through book ideas, she comes across much the same way her writing does: focused, imaginative, and very aware that a good story starts with characters who refuse to behave.

Whether you come to her for aliens, antiheroes, or billionaires with terrible boundaries, Anna Zaires tends to deliver books that move fast and feel big. That is probably why readers who click with one series usually end up trying several more.

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