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Grace Draven Books in Order

Explore Grace Draven books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, standalone picks, and simple advice on where to start across her fantasy romance worlds.

Last updated: July 3, 2026

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26 books

Wyvern

by Grace Draven

2007

To save her grandfather, fiddler Elsbeth must play for the wyvern haunting the cliffs of Maldoza. The beast feels hauntingly familiar, and the meeting forces her to confront a love she thought was lost years ago.

Drago Illuminare

by Grace Draven

2009

This collection brings together two dragon-shifter romances, one about a dragon lord and the woman who fled him, the other about a fiddler facing the wyvern she once loved. It is an older, more compact corner of Draven's fantasy romance.

Master of Crows

by Grace Draven

2009

Martise agrees to spy on the sorcerer Silhara in exchange for her freedom, only to find herself drawn to the man she is meant to betray. Their dangerous attraction unfolds against corrupt gods, forbidden magic, and a world on edge.

Entreat Me

by Grace Draven

2013

Louvaen follows her beautiful sister to a cursed household and finds a warlord slowly losing himself to old magic. This Beauty and the Beast reimagining mixes sharp banter, family tension, bloodthirsty roses, and hard-earned tenderness.

Radiance

by Grace Draven

2014

A political marriage joins human noblewoman Ildiko and Kai prince Brishen, who find each other physically unsettling but unexpectedly easy to love. Their friendship-first bond is tested when court schemes and old hostilities threaten both kingdoms.

The Light Within

by Grace Draven

2014

After the events of Master of Crows, Silhara travels as guest of honor to a winter festival tied to his father's people. The short piece is more epilogue than adventure, built around warmth, devotion, and earned peace.

The Lightning God's Wife

by Grace Draven

2014

While a storm gathers, Martise tells Silhara the tale of a human woman who married the lightning god to bring rain to a dying land. It is a brief, myth-shaped story about sacrifice, longing, and hope.

Beneath a Waning Moon

by Grace Draven

2015

This moonlit fantasy collection blends romance, danger, and a darker magical atmosphere. It is a compact, moody read for readers who like longing, myth, and difficult choices.

The Brush of Black Wings

by Grace Draven

2015

A ruined temple awakens a buried power in Martise and releases a threat far older than either of them guessed. Silhara will cross magic, time, and old lies to bring his wife back from an encroaching darkness.

Eidolon

by Grace Draven

2016

Brishen is thrust onto a blighted throne when a malignant force tears through Haradis. As darkness spreads and war looms, he and Ildiko must choose between sacrifice, duty, and the fragile alliances keeping their world alive.

Lover of Thorns and Holy Gods

by Grace Draven

2016

Three linked fantasy shorts revisit the worlds of Radiance, Master of Crows, and Entreat Me. It is a compact collection of follow-up moments, lore, and character beats for readers who want a little more time in each world.

The Crown of the Queen

by Grace Draven

2016

This short fantasy novella leans into court politics after a hard-won victory, when ruling turns out to be more difficult than winning. It is a compact read about diplomacy, old grief, and the cost of holding power.

The Undying King

by Grace Draven

2016

Imogen goes in search of a legendary king trapped in a city outside ordinary time, hoping he can break the curse that has isolated her since birth. What she finds is a sad, secretive ruler and a dangerous bargain.

Gaslight Hades

by Grace Draven

2017

Nathaniel Gordon, a graveyard guardian caught between the living and the dead, believes his old life is gone for good. Then he meets Lenore again and follows her toward the mouth of Hell, where ghosts and monsters wait.

Sunday's Child

by Grace Draven

2017

Museum archivist Claire expects a lonely Christmas until a strangely familiar coworker stirs up an old connection. Mixing holiday atmosphere with Norse myth, this novella asks whether love can survive exile, memory, and time.

In The Darkest Midnight

by Grace Draven

2018

Jahna Uhlfrida has spent her life hiding from ridicule, but a winter festival and a patient swordmaster begin to change that. This novella pairs quiet self-discovery with a gentle, slow-building romance in the Wraith Kings world.

Night Tide

by Grace Draven

2018

On a stormy coast, Zigana Imre senses a deadly sea creature luring grieving villagers to their deaths. To save someone she loves, she must trust her water-sight and face an ancient hunger rising from the surf.

Phoenix Unbound

by Grace Draven

2018

Gilene has survived years of ritual sacrifice through fire magic and illusion, but gladiator Azarion sees through her secret. Their bargain to escape a brutal empire becomes a fierce fight for freedom, revenge, and a future neither expected.

Seasons of Sorcery

by Grace Draven

2018

This fantasy anthology gathers season-themed stories by several authors, including Grace Draven's sea-soaked novella A Wilderness of Glass. It is a good pick if you want magic, romance, and varied worlds in one volume.

A Wilderness of Glass

by Grace Draven

2019

Widow Brida Gazi rescues a wounded merman from the tidal pools and awakens a dangerous fascination on both land and sea. Their fragile connection is soon threatened by a man who wants Brida's strange magic for himself.

Dragon Unleashed

by Grace Draven

2020

Halani hides dangerous earth magic until a dragon bone relic draws her into the path of Malachus, a draga running out of time. Together they must outrun an empress who would kill him and use his kind as trophies.

The Ippos King

by Grace Draven

2020

After war with the galla, guilt-ridden Serovek escorts the soulless body of a monk across a dangerous landscape, with sharp-tongued Anhuset beside him. Demons, divided loyalties, and growing desire turn the journey into a brutal test of survival.

A Memory of Summer

by Grace Draven

2021

Emerence Ipsan has never minded spinsterhood, until a young Quereci warrior arrives during the winter festival and unsettles her certainty. This quiet Wraith Kings novella offers warmth, longing, and a romance that grows in small, believable steps.

Raven Unveiled

by Grace Draven

2022

Siora can speak to the dead, which makes her both useful and vulnerable in a collapsing empire. Hunted by an assassin with his own reasons for vengeance, she may be the only one who can stop a hungry force stalking the ghosts.

Black Hellebore

by Grace Draven

2023

Brishen's victory over the galla came at the cost of Kai magic, and the loss still haunts his kingdom. When a new enemy targets Ildiko and their adopted daughter, he faces another choice that could change everything.

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The Moon Raven

by Grace Draven

2026

Disaris's gift for code-breaking puts her in the path of armies, cultists, and men who want to use her. Her only real ally may be Bron, the battle mage she once loved and no longer knows how to trust.

Where should I start?

If you want the signature fantasy romance: RadianceEidolonThe Ippos King
If you want a darker mage romance: Master of CrowsThe Brush of Black WingsThe Light Within
If you want a bigger war story: Phoenix UnboundDragon UnleashedRaven Unveiled
If you want a fairy-tale standalone: Entreat Me

Author bio

Grace Draven writes fantasy romance that feels both strange and lived-in. Her books are full of dangerous magic, odd kingdoms, and people who fall in love by learning each other slowly.

She is a Louisiana native and lives in Texas with her husband, kids, and what she has called a big, doofus dog. She has also shared that she has lived in Spain, hiked the Tetons, and honeymooned in Scotland. Those details fit with her fiction, which pays close attention to landscape, travel, and the awkward work of crossing cultural lines.

Draven loved storytelling from an early age, and her publishing life started with short fiction. Her first published story appeared with Amber Quill Press. That shorter form never really went away, and later novellas and anthology pieces still feel like a natural part of her body of work.

Then 2014 changed the pace of everything.

Before writing full time, she worked as an audit coordinator. In 2014, she and her husband looked at the numbers and decided it made more sense for her to leave the day job and put that time into writing and building a backlist. Around the same moment, Radiance took off and showed that her audience was growing fast.

Many readers start with Radiance. Its arranged political marriage between human noblewoman Ildiko and Kai prince Brishen turns into a warm, funny, deeply affectionate romance, and the book is still one of the clearest examples of what Draven does well. Others go first to Master of Crows, which is darker and more intimate, with a bondwoman trying to win her freedom and a sorcerer who is already fighting a god inside his own head.

If you want a broader war story, Phoenix Unbound opens the Fallen Empire books with human sacrifice, empire, rebellion, and a fierce alliance between Gilene and Azarion. Entreat Me takes Beauty and the Beast and makes it older, stranger, and more adult, with curses, family damage, and a heroine who is every bit as compelling as the beast in the castle. Even a shorter work like Gaslight Hades shows her range, mixing second-chance romance with ghosts, airships, and a trip toward the mouth of Hell.

She likes monsters, but she likes tenderness even more.

Across the catalog, Draven comes back to outsiders, political bargains, damaged rulers, exiles, and women who are sharper than the people around them expect. She likes nonhuman heroes, marriages made for practical reasons, and romances that grow out of trust before they tip into desire. Her books care about customs, food, grief, and loyalty as much as they care about battles and magic.

That steady work has made her a USA Today bestselling author and brought her Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice wins in 2014 and 2016. She still lives in Texas and keeps writing the kind of stories that balance danger with kindness, and myth with everyday feeling.

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