Darkness (Stacey Marie Brown) Books in Order

The Darkness series is where Stacey Marie Brown’s fae universe begins, following Ember Brycin, a girl who has spent her life labeled a troublemaker, freak, or worse. Strange things happen around Ember, from unexplained electrical surges to an infamous school fire that turns her into an outcast.

After her mother is murdered and another explosion lands her in a facility for troubled teens, Ember meets Eli Dragen, the tattooed bad boy from a biker gang who seems to know far more about her than he should. Their connection is immediate, volatile, and dangerous, pulling Ember into a hidden world she never knew existed.

Across Darkness of Light and Fire in the Darkness Ember discovers that she is not human at all, but a Dae, a rare and feared hybrid of demon and fae. Both the Seelie Queen of the Light and the Unseelie King of the Dark want to claim or destroy her, convinced she is the key to an old prophecy. What started as detentions and high school drama turns into a chase through forests, ruins, and other realms, with Ember learning to wield terrifying new powers along the way.

Later books, Dwellers of Darkness and Blood Beyond Darkness, widen the lens. Ember confronts the politics of the fae courts, curses that tie her magic to Eli’s life, and weapons capable of killing queens. The demon king Lars, charming siren Rez, and Druid Kennedy step into the spotlight, laying groundwork for the Lightness Saga and beyond.

The spin‑off novel West follows West Moseley, the so‑called charming Dark Dweller who hides deep trauma behind his grin. Sent by the Unseelie King on a dangerous mission, West wrestles with his monstrous nature and a complicated relationship with Rez, adding a more adult, romantic lens to the world fans first saw through Ember’s eyes.

Throughout the series, expect moody forests, brutal battles, dreamscapes, and a romance that swings between tenderness and fury. Darkness is the foundation for Brown’s interconnected fae stories, and starting here gives all the later series, from Collector to Lightness Saga and beyond, extra emotional weight.