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Brides of the Kindred Books in Order

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Explore the Brides of the Kindred books by Evangeline Anderson in order, with summaries of alien warriors, human partners, and the dangers surrounding their bonds.

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Brides of the Kindred books in publication order

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31 books

1

Claimed

by Evangeline Anderson

2011

Nursing graduate Olivia is selected as a bride for alien warrior Baird against her wishes. A month-long courtship gives them time to decide their future, but her determination to return to Earth clashes with their growing attraction.

2

Found

by Evangeline Anderson

2011

Lauren forms a connection with Xairn after her abduction by the Scourge, but his cruel upbringing and inherited impulses complicate their relationship. His father's plans to reclaim him threaten the freedom and trust they are trying to build.

3

Hunted

by Evangeline Anderson

2011

Sophia visits the Kindred mothership for her sister's wedding, avoiding any involvement with vampire-like warriors. When she and Sylvan are stranded in mountains, threats pursuing them force her to rely on the alien she fears.

4

Sought

by Evangeline Anderson

2011

A partial psychic bond leaves Kat ill and overwhelmed by twin warriors Deep and Lock's emotions. Traveling to their home planet for a cure, she seeks freedom while the brothers struggle with love, fear, and completing their connection.

5

Exiled

by Evangeline Anderson

2012

Lissa and Saber are forbidden to bond by their clan's laws despite sharing no blood relationship. Recovering stolen sacred scrolls requires them to pose as mistress and slave on Yonnie Six, testing a love already threatened by tradition.

6

Pursued

by Evangeline Anderson

2012

Elise and Merrick share an unstable bond that could kill them both. Traveling to the lawless planet Rageron forces them to confront traumatic pasts, while Elise's reluctance to remember what happened threatens their chance of healing.

7

Revealed

by Evangeline Anderson

2012

Nadiah can see the future but remains trapped in a forced blood bond with an abusive fiancé. Adam Rast offers to challenge it despite lacking Kindred ancestry, risking his life and exposing a secret neither of them understands.

8

Chained

by Evangeline Anderson

2013

Scientist Maggie abandons her intended expedition to rescue enslaved warrior Kor on Yonnie Six. Fleeing together, they seek removal of a device used to punish her, while a dark influence from Kor's past threatens their fragile alliance.

9

Shadowed

by Evangeline Anderson

2013

Nina’s ordinary Florida life is interrupted when Reddix, a Touch Kindred tormented by others’ pain, abducts her in pursuit of a cure. Stranded together on another planet, they must cooperate to survive while confronting the purpose behind her capture.

10

Cursed

by Evangeline Anderson

2014

Agent Charlie Sayers distrusts the Kindred, but an invasion forces her to work undercover with Stavros, a warrior whose curse prevents him from bonding. Their search for a powerful artifact tests her beliefs and his resolve to resist attraction.

11

Devoured

by Evangeline Anderson

2014

Fleeing an abusive ex, Tess hides aboard the Kindred Mother Ship disguised as a Pairing Puppet. Her encounter with Garron, a warrior struggling to control the dragon within him, creates an unexpected connection while her dangerous past pursues her.

12

Divided

by Evangeline Anderson

2014

Becca Malone’s quiet, religious life becomes entangled with two Kindred warriors, Far and Truth, whose separated bond requires a woman to reunite them. Their contrasting temperaments challenge her convictions as outside enemies threaten their chance of forming a relationship.

13

Enhanced

by Evangeline Anderson

2014

Mei-Li Hastings dreams of Six, a cyborg warrior from a society where emotions are forbidden. Ordered to claim her, he begins experiencing feelings he cannot explain, while their connection threatens to uncover the traumatic memories his conditioning has suppressed.

14

Enslaved

by Evangeline Anderson

2015

Merchant captain Lonnara Trin purchases Thrace, an enslaved warrior determined to kill whoever buys him. Her society condemns intimacy with men, yet a dangerous conflict brings them together and challenges both her beliefs and his determination to remain unattached.

15

Forgotten

by Evangeline Anderson

2015

Kate McMillan cannot remember three years of her life and fears the strange man watching her. Rone, a Wulven Kindred, recognizes his missing mate, but restoring their bond becomes dangerous when the beast inside him no longer recognizes her.

16

Targeted

by Evangeline Anderson

2015

Kindergarten teacher Emily Brooks has a secret that makes her the target of an assassination contract. Tragar, a Kindred warrior trained to kill, discovers something unexpected about his intended victim and must weigh his sworn obligations against protecting her.

17

Switched

by Evangeline Anderson

2016

Frankie finds herself inhabiting the body of Kindred warrior Kerov, whose own consciousness eventually occupies hers. They must restore their identities while navigating Tarsia, where switching bodies is punishable by death, and an increasingly intimate understanding of each other.

18

Surrendered

by Evangeline Anderson

2017

Commander Thornex suppresses his anger to control the destructive fire within him. An undercover mission places him as a slave on Yonnie Six, where his attraction to trainer Nehsanna complicates both his disguise and the emotional restraint he relies upon.

19

Unbound

by Evangeline Anderson

2017

Warrior Varin’s memories were erased to bind him to Princess Brynalla as her bodyguard. When her father promises her to the insectlike Hive, they must seek refuge and recover his past, risking the bond that holds them together.

20

Uncharted

by Evangeline Anderson

2017

Elaina Thornton hopes to save her terminally ill sister, while wounded Commander Terex seeks vengeance against his enemies. A prophecy sends them together into the dangerous Dark Sector, where ships disappear and their separate goals begin to converge.

21

Imprisoned

by Evangeline Anderson

2018

Disguised as a man, Lady Arianna Blackthorn enters BleakHall prison to rescue her brother. Blood Kindred Commander Lathe is investigating the same facility’s abuses, and his efforts to protect her are complicated by his misunderstanding of her identity.

22

Vanished

by Evangeline Anderson

2018

Abducted from a beach, Harper Wilde encounters Shad, a Shadow Twin with a time-travel mission. His determination to change her past and prevent a disastrous future draws them into a dangerous undertaking complicated by an unexpected connection.

23

Deceived

by Evangeline Anderson

2019

Anna believes the new guard protecting her from an alien breeding house is a robot. In fact, Dark is an undercover Kindred pursuing an ancient personality crystal, and hiding his identity becomes harder as her trust and his feelings grow.

24

Twisted

by Evangeline Anderson

2019

After finding a strange purple stone, Nikki Davis is displaced into the life of a cruel mistress on an alien world. Her enslaved Kindred companion, Malik, may offer a route home, but revealing her identity creates dangerous complications.

25

Stolen

by Evangeline Anderson

2020

Archaeologist Penny Wainright ignores a pirate's warning while pursuing an ancient artifact, only to become trapped with him by a fertility cult. Forced into an unwanted pairing, she must decide whether trusting Hybrid Kindred Vrex offers a chance of escape.

26

Committed

by Evangeline Anderson

2021

A malfunction leaves cybernetic Kindred Vic unable to speak and confined in a human asylum. There he meets Torri, whose visions warn of an alien invasion, and their dream connection makes escaping together essential to protecting Earth.

27

Pierced

by Evangeline Anderson

2023

Special Agent Sky’lar reluctantly partners with Kindred assassin Torin to track a killer targeting ambassadors and powerful women. Their mutual distrust gives way to attraction, but the investigation becomes personal when Sky herself enters the murderer’s sights.

28

Punished

by Evangeline Anderson

2023

Detective Mia Deen and her Kindred partner Severith pose as a married couple to infiltrate a controlling cult. Its demands for wives’ submission unsettle their partnership and bring hidden attraction into conflict with Mia’s painful past.

29

Rescued

by Evangeline Anderson

2023

Kindred warrior Davrik searches alternate universes for the counterpart of his dead wife, while empath Lan’ara tries to rescue traumatized former soldier Nate. Their separate romances converge as both couples confront captivity, hidden truths, and the AllFather’s power.

30

Trapped

by Evangeline Anderson

2023

Diplomat Seline secretly loves her seemingly emotionless Kindred protector Nox. A mission to recover an ancient artifact strands them in an alternate universe, where survival demands an intimate new arrangement neither understands or expects.

31

Unwrapped

by Evangeline Anderson

2023

Engaged Celia reluctantly accompanies two Kindred warriors who claim she is their mate. A holiday mission strands the three far from home, forcing them into a dangerous cult while their growing attraction challenges her plans to marry.

Series background & context

Brides of the Kindred begins with an agreement between Earth and the alien warriors who have saved it. The Kindred are genetic traders whose population is overwhelmingly male. In exchange for defending humanity against invasion, they receive the right to seek human brides. That arrangement turns an enormous political decision into a very personal problem for the women selected, who must decide what they want from lives suddenly linked to another species.

In Claimed, Olivia Waterhouse has just finished nursing school when she is chosen as Baird's bride. He is a Beast Kindred who has escaped captivity and torture by the Scourge, holding onto the hope of finding her. Olivia is angry at losing her plans and being separated from her family. The claiming period gives them a month together on the Kindred Mothership, with increasingly intimate rituals testing her determination to return home.

Wanting a mate and earning that person's trust are different things.

The following books shift their attention to other couples while keeping the shared world and its threats in view. Hunted follows Olivia's sister Sophia and the fanged warrior Sylvan, who has sworn never to take a bride. Sophia finds him frightening, but an enemy attack and a crash in mountain country leave them dependent on each other. The survival story brings their attraction into close quarters, where neither can easily avoid the feelings or fears the other awakens.

Sought introduces a different relationship through Kat and Twin Kindred warriors Deep and Lock. Lock wants them to be together, while Deep's painful past makes him hide behind anger and sarcasm. Kat must contend with their emotions crowding her mind as their journey takes them toward Twin Moons and the Scourge homeworld. The disagreement concerns more than whether attraction exists: each person approaches the possible bond with a different hope, fear or need.

Earth, the Mothership and unfamiliar planets give the romances changing surroundings. Alien customs and biology affect what courtship means, while travel exposes characters to dangers beyond their immediate relationships. The Scourge create an external threat that doesn't disappear simply because a couple has become interested in each other. The linked cast also makes earlier characters part of later stories, giving the series a continuing social world alongside its changing central romances.

These are explicit science fiction romances with action, protective warriors and human heroines facing circumstances they didn't choose. Desire is central, but resistance, insecurity and the difficulty of trusting someone unfamiliar repeatedly complicate it. The emotional focus changes with each couple, from Olivia's wish to reclaim her future to Sophia's fear and Kat's unsettled bond. Beginning with Claimed introduces the agreement that makes the later encounters possible, as well as the people around whom the early stories develop.

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