Half-Breed Books in Order
Part ofDebra Dunbar Books in OrderSee the Half-Breed books by Debra Dunbar in order, with quick summaries, world background, and tips on where to start.
Last updated: July 9, 2026
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Half-Breed books in publication order
5 books
Demons of Desire
by Debra Dunbar
2014
Amber flees to New Orleans hoping for distance from her succubus urges and the incubus tempting her. Instead she lands in a magical turf war where lust, ley lines, and her half-elven heritage all matter.
Sins of the Flesh
by Debra Dunbar
2015
A trip to Maui should be romantic, but Amber and Irix stumble into a magical disaster with deadly heat behind it. Saving the island means mastering Amber's growing powers before desire turns destructive.
City of Lust
by Debra Dunbar
2017
Amber and Irix travel to northern Italy and land in the middle of a feud old enough to feel cursed. A young romance could ignite open war unless they can cool tempers and broker peace.
Cornucopia
by Debra Dunbar
2017
Amber heads to Hel to help a failing human agriculture project and protect Irix. Between hostile elves, hungry demons, and a harsh desert, turning the place into a garden may be her hardest job yet.
Unholy Pleasures
by Debra Dunbar
2017
Amber is trying to save a California winery when plague, hostile elves, and two plague demons close in. Healing the vines could cost her safety, but walking away is not in her nature.
Half-Breed books in chronological order
Series background & context
The Half-Breed series follows Amber, a heroine who has every reason to feel pulled in opposite directions. She is part succubus and part elf, which means desire, magic, and identity are never simple for her. That mix gives the series its shape. These books are romantic, adventurous, and a little more openly sensual than some of the main Imp novels, but they are also very much about figuring out who you are when every side of your heritage comes with baggage.
Amber's relationship with the incubus Irix is the emotional spine that holds the series together. He is not just a love interest dropped in for sparks. He is tied to the same questions Amber is trying to answer, about temptation, control, loyalty, and what kind of future two people with demonic appetites can realistically build together. Their chemistry matters, but so does the fact that the books keep testing them in new places and under very different magical pressures.
Those places are a big part of the fun. One of the nice things about Half-Breed is how often it moves. New Orleans, Maui, Hel, California wine country, northern Italy, each book gives Amber a new environment and a new supernatural problem. Sometimes the trouble comes from covens and ley lines. Sometimes it comes from blight, plague, old family hatred, or the rigid ideas other beings have about purity and power. The travel gives the series a broader feel than a one-town paranormal romance.
Amber is also a practical kind of heroine, which helps. She is dealing with lust, danger, and magical chaos, but she still tends to approach problems as things that need solving. That keeps the books from floating away into pure mood. Even when the setup is sexy or emotionally charged, there is usually a concrete mess to untangle, and it often has real stakes for other people too.
The tone is warmer and more romantic than the grittier corners of Dunbar's shared world, but it still carries the same connected-universe appeal. Readers familiar with the Imp books will recognize the broader rules of the world. Readers new to Amber can still follow her story as its own thing.
If you want paranormal romance with movement, magic, and a heroine caught between two dangerous inheritances, Half-Breed is a good choice. The books give you romance, yes, but they also give you a woman trying to use every complicated piece of herself without letting any one part define her.
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