Broken Destiny Books in Order
Part ofJeaniene Frost Books in OrderBrowse Jeaniene Frost’s Broken Destiny trilogy in order, with brief summaries, series background on Ivy and Adrian’s demon hunting quest, and tips on reading this fantasy world alongside her vampire novels.
Last updated: December 25, 2025
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Publication Order
3 books
The Sweetest Burn
by Jeaniene Frost
2017
After surviving a demon realm, Ivy becomes a target for revenge and prophecy. To repair the crumbling barrier between worlds, she must reunite with Adrian and search for a second hallowed weapon, even as trust and old wounds complicate their rekindled passion.
The Brightest Embers
by Jeaniene Frost
2017
With thousands still trapped in demon realms, Ivy is determined to find the final holy relic, no matter the cost. Adrian’s cursed lineage gives him power but may demand a devastating price, forcing them to weigh personal happiness against saving countless lives.
The Beautiful Ashes
by Jeaniene Frost
2014
Ivy has spent her life seeing terrifying things no one else can, dismissed as hallucinations. After her sister disappears, she learns those visions are glimpses of demon realms and must work with the secretive Adrian to find a holy relic and bring her back.
Series background & context
Broken Destiny is Jeaniene Frost’s move from urban fantasy into full scale, alternate world fantasy. Instead of vampires and secret government units, these books follow Ivy, a young woman who has spent her life seeing things no one else can and being told she is mentally ill because of it. When her sister vanishes, Ivy discovers that the visions are real and that what she has been glimpsing are doorways into demon realms.
The story begins in our world but quickly steps into shattered landscapes ruled by demons and their minions. Ivy learns that she is the last descendant of a prophetic bloodline meant to locate three hallowed weapons created to fight those demons. Helping her is Adrian, a battle hardened warrior whose own lineage is tied to people who once betrayed humanity to evil. Prophecy says Ivy is destined to doom him, which makes their growing connection feel both inevitable and impossible.
Much of the tension in the trilogy comes from that clash between destiny and free will. Ivy struggles with the weight of being told the fate of thousands of trapped human souls depends on her, while still grieving for the life she lost and the sister she is desperate to save. Adrian fights the belief that he is cursed to repeat his ancestor’s betrayal, even as he throws himself into protecting Ivy and helping her search for the relics.
The world building leans into biblical and mythic imagery, including angelic guardians, demon lords, and other realms accessed through hidden portals, but the voice stays grounded. Ivy worries about practical problems like money, trust, and how to keep going after yet another horrifying revelation, even while she is learning to wield weapons forged for angelic wars.
Over three books, the series moves from an accidental chosen one story into a bigger arc about rebuilding broken systems. Side characters include a sardonic archangel, a fiercely loyal gargoyle, and humans caught in the crossfire who refuse to be mere victims. The romance is threaded throughout rather than separated from the main plot, so emotional breakthroughs often happen in the middle of battles or impossible choices.
For readers who like Frost’s character work but want a break from vampires and ghouls, Broken Destiny offers a self contained trilogy. It lets her blend road trip banter, apocalyptic stakes, and questions about faith and forgiveness into something that still reads as fast as her Night Huntress books.
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