Faery Bargains Books in Order

The Faery Bargains books take Melissa Marr's love of fae politics and mix it with urban fantasy, undead trouble, and a near-future New Orleans setting.

At the center is Geneviève Crowe, a woman with a very strange job and an even stranger inheritance. She makes her living dealing with the dead, especially the kind that do not stay properly dead, and she is good at it. Geneviève is tough, practical, and not naturally inclined to trust. That becomes complicated fast, because the series also pairs her with Eli Stonecroft, a faery prince who is both useful and impossible to keep at a safe emotional distance.

The dead are only part of the problem.

This world includes again-walkers, magic, fae customs, family baggage, murder investigations, and the kind of bargains that always sound simpler than they are. New Orleans matters here as more than background. The city gives the books warmth, chaos, ritual, and a sense that old worlds and new ones are constantly sharing the same streets. Celebration and danger sit side by side, which suits Geneviève's life perfectly.

The ongoing draw of the series is the mix. There is romance, but it never arrives by itself. Every step forward with Eli pulls more court politics, expectation, and danger into Geneviève's life. At the same time, the mystery side of the series keeps things moving, because bodies keep turning up and the rules governing magic, the undead, and faery obligation are always ready to make everything worse.

If you like urban fantasy with banter, chemistry, supernatural investigation, and a heroine who solves problems with grit before sentiment, Faery Bargains is a very good place to settle in.