Helen Harper Books in Order
Explore Helen Harper books in order, with series lists, short summaries, reading tips, and guidance on where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
61 books
Bloodfire
by Helen Harper
2012
Mackenzie Smith was raised by shapeshifters, but she is not one of them. When her pack leader is murdered, her hunt for answers brings the powerful Brethren and Lord Corrigan straight to her door.
Bloodmagic
by Helen Harper
2012
With her secret exposed, Mack flees to Scotland and tries to stay hidden. Mages, fae, and shapeshifters all have their own plans for her, and quiet survival quickly becomes impossible.
Blood Politics
by Helen Harper
2013
Mack's life in London should be settling down, but every supernatural faction wants her attention. Nightmares, politics, and old enemies push her toward a confrontation she can no longer avoid.
Bloodlust
by Helen Harper
2013
Mack's story reaches its final test as her powers, enemies, and loyalties collide. To protect the people she loves, she has to face the truth about what she really is.
Bloodrage
by Helen Harper
2013
Forced into mage training, Mack struggles to control her temper and her growing power. Clues about her dragon blood promise answers, but they also make her more dangerous to everyone watching.
Corrigan Fire
by Helen Harper
2014
Newly installed as Head of the Brethren, Corrigan faces deaths in Cornwall and London. This companion story revisits the start of Blood Destiny through the Lord Alpha's watchful eyes.
Dire Straits
by Helen Harper
2014
Rookie private investigator Bo Blackman wants human cases, not triber trouble. A simple job involving a daemon turns bloody, and soon the vampire Families are circling her life.
Eros
by Helen Harper
2014
Cupid, better known as Coop, wants pleasure, not true love. When Zeus turns him invisible, his mischief with Apollo pulls ordinary Skye Sawyer into divine trouble in Greece.
High Stakes
by Helen Harper
2014
Bo is pulled into a brutal investigation when a woman barely survives an attack. As a killer stalks London, Bo has to confront darkness she may not be ready to handle.
New Order
by Helen Harper
2014
Bo is not adjusting well to life as a fledgling vampire. Her search for a cure leads to a family-run magic shop, a dangerous feud, and a kidnapping case with hidden motives.
Corrigan Lust
by Helen Harper
2015
Corrigan's companion arc reaches the Bloodlust timeline as duty, desire, and danger converge. The Lord Alpha must face what Mack means to him and to the shapeshifter world.
Corrigan Magic
by Helen Harper
2015
With Mack missing, Corrigan tries to focus on Brethren business and wider shifter threats. His search for control keeps running into the one woman he cannot quite forget.
Corrigan Politics
by Helen Harper
2015
The events of Blood Politics unfold from Corrigan's side, with factions, threats, and Mack's unpredictable choices testing his leadership. Power is useful, but it cannot solve everything.
Corrigan Rage
by Helen Harper
2015
Corrigan's version of the Bloodrage timeline reveals the pressure behind his authority. As Mack's powers grow, his political duties and personal instincts pull him in opposite directions.
Night Shade
by Helen Harper
2015
Agoraphobic Zoe is trapped by fear in the waking world, but sleep offers freedom. Then she learns dreams are real places, and her strange gift has dangerous consequences.
Night Terrors
by Helen Harper
2015
Zoe's dreamweaving powers pull her deeper into the Dreamlands and its threats. To survive, she has to learn what her gift can do before others use it against her.
Red Angel
by Helen Harper
2015
After a violent attack, Bo has to live with unwanted celebrity while chasing the people responsible. Her investigation also reopens the decades-old mystery of daemon billionaire Tobias Renfrew.
Vigilante Vampire
by Helen Harper
2015
Bo's work grows more dangerous as vampire politics and private justice collide. With enemies closing in, she has to decide how far she will go to protect her city.
Dark Tomorrow
by Helen Harper
2016
Bo's world is in turmoil after the destruction of the vampire Families, and she is in hiding. Old cases, old rivalries, and revenge drag her back into danger.
Gifted Thief
by Helen Harper
2016
Integrity Taylor is a thief with quick hands, bad jokes, and a dangerous Sidhe inheritance. When her past catches up, she is forced into clan politics she tried to avoid.
Honour Bound
by Helen Harper
2016
Integrity enters the once-in-a-generation Sidhe Games to fight for her clan's stolen lands. Winning means facing rivals, old hatred, and the full weight of her name.
Last Wish
by Helen Harper
2016
Integrity's Highland Magic story reaches its conclusion as clan grudges, Fomori danger, and personal loyalties come due. To win, she must choose what kind of leader she will be.
Night Lights
by Helen Harper
2016
Everyone seems to want the dreamweaver. Zoe can walk through dreams and touch minds, but the real world remains harder to control as enemies close in.
Veiled Threat
by Helen Harper
2016
Integrity's fight for her clan grows more dangerous as Sidhe politics tighten around her. Friends, enemies, and hidden motives make every alliance harder to trust.
Slouch Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Ivy Wilde would rather stay on the sofa than solve magical crimes. A bureaucratic mistake binds her to the very serious Raphael Winter and drags her into Arcane Branch.
Sparkle Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Snow, Santa, and seasonal magic should be cozy, but Ivy Wilde's holidays rarely stay peaceful. This festive novella adds Christmas stress to her already inconvenient magical life.
Spirit Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Ivy knows the value of being dead to the world, but actual spirits are another matter. Her latest case forces her into ghostly danger and more work than she wants.
Star Witch
by Helen Harper
2017
Ivy and Winter are pulled into another magical investigation, this time with cameras, celebrity chaos, and plenty of unwanted effort. Ivy's talent keeps ruining her plans to be lazy.
Box of Frogs
by Helen Harper
2018
Madrona wakes with amnesia, strange powers, a corpse, and attackers who make no sense. Manchester may be facing something wild, and she might be the cause.
Quiver of Cobras
by Helen Harper
2018
Madrona's confidence is enormous, even when her memories and enemies remain a mess. A gorgeous ally, an evil Fey brother, and a possible apocalypse keep things lively.
Skulk of Foxes
by Helen Harper
2018
Madrona faces plagues, firestorms, unstable faeries, and the end of the world. For Manchester's strangest magical wildcard, chaos is starting to look almost normal.
Wraith
by Helen Harper
2018
Saiya Buchanan is a wraith who can detach her shadow and send it out into the world. Unlike others of her kind, she trades in secrets, not death.
As You Wish
by Helen Harper
2019
Being a faery godmother is dirty, difficult work, and Saffron is learning that good intentions are not enough. Every wish brings fresh complications and sharper danger.
Brittle Midnight
by Helen Harper
2019
After the apocalypse, Charley struggles to hold her new community together while Monroe is weighed down by grief. When bodies appear, survival turns into another investigation.
Furtive Dawn
by Helen Harper
2019
Nearly a year after magical disaster sealed Manchester away, humans and supernaturals are trying to coexist. Supplies are dwindling, trouble is growing, and Charley must act again.
Shrill Dusk
by Helen Harper
2019
Manchester is thrown into magical disaster, and Charley may be one of the few people able to steady it. Rats, firestorms, and werewolf trouble are only the beginning.
Wish List
by Helen Harper
2019
Saffron's work at the Office of Faery Godmothers grows stranger and riskier. Magic is required, but so are nerve, judgment, and a tolerance for impossible bureaucracy.
Wishful Thinking
by Helen Harper
2019
Saffron Sawyer finally lands her dream job at the Office of Faery Godmothers. The glitter fades fast when she learns godmothers are vanishing and wishes can be dangerous.
Best Wishes
by Helen Harper
2020
Saffron is alone and no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers. To survive the fallout, she has to rely on her own magic, wit, and stubbornness.
Brimstone Bound
by Helen Harper
2020
Detective Constable Emma Bellamy's first Supernatural Squad posting begins with a werewolf case and her own murder. Waking in the morgue twelve hours later only deepens the mystery.
Infernal Enchantment
by Helen Harper
2020
A case of grave robbing lands on Emma Bellamy's desk, but the crime is stranger than it first appears. London's supernatural community is hiding more than bones.
Midnight Smoke
by Helen Harper
2020
Emma's Supernatural Squad is gaining respect, but she still does not understand what she truly is. Vampires, werewolves, and new threats keep testing her fragile authority.
Dark Whispers
by Helen Harper
2021
A Supernatural Summit in London should be tense enough, then murder threatens to derail everything. Emma must find the killer quickly before politics turn deadly.
Licence To Howl
by Helen Harper
2021
Devereau is growing into his werewolf strength, intelligence, and influence. That power brings fresh enemies, harder choices, and a wider view of London's supernatural underworld.
Scorched Heart
by Helen Harper
2021
Emma's parents were murdered when she was five, and the killer has been imprisoned for decades. New questions force her to reopen the pain behind her own past.
The Noose of a New Moon
by Helen Harper
2021
Devereau Webb enters London's supernatural society as a new werewolf and discovers his status is not welcome everywhere. An illegally turned girl and brutal murders pull him deeper in.
A Killer Kiss
by Helen Harper
2022
A twisted killer targets humans and supernaturals across London, leaving blood and fear behind. Emma Bellamy must stop the violence before the city's fragile balance breaks.
Hummingbird
by Helen Harper
2022
In Mage-ruled Glasgow, survival means staying quiet. Mairi Wallace discovers abilities that make silence impossible, placing her at the center of danger and the first sparks of resistance.
Nightingale
by Helen Harper
2022
Scotland's resistance is growing, and for the first time in generations, the Mages are afraid. Mairi's magic has made her a symbol, but symbols draw dangerous attention.
Fortune's Ashes
by Helen Harper
2023
Emma is cursed with glimpses of the future, challenged by someone claiming to be the true phoenix, and handed a cold case involving a missing gremlin. Nothing stays simple.
Red Hawk
by Helen Harper
2023
Mairi has survived terrible dangers, but a new king and the Afflicted hordes raise the stakes. Scotland's future no longer depends only on defeating the Mages.
Fiendish Delights
by Helen Harper
2024
Daisy has magic, ambition, and brownie sidekicks, but treasure hunting is not paying off as planned. New dangers force her to prove she belongs in the game.
Skullduggery
by Helen Harper
2024
Daisy's problems are multiplying, and surrender is not her style. As treasure hunts turn darker, she must face old secrets, dangerous enemies, and the cost of her magic.
Tattered Huntress
by Helen Harper
2024
Daisy Carter is a low elf and delivery driver with more grit than status. When arrogant treasure hunter Hugo Pemberville upends her life, she chases revenge through dangerous magic.
The Salted Sceptre
by Helen Harper
2024
Daisy should be celebrating, but a fiend keeps trying to drag her toward chaos. To win, she has to become the hunter and refuse to be anyone's puppet.
A Skirl of Sorcery
by Helen Harper
2025
When Kit offers a room to a ban sith who has lost her magic, Coldstream's troubles multiply fast. Werewolves prowl, neighbors panic, and something dark is moving.
The Dark Hiss of Magic
by Helen Harper
2025
Kit rescues a wealthy witch from the River Tweed, then another body appears with no name and no one to mourn it. She and Thane follow the murky trail.
Waifs And Strays
by Helen Harper
2025
Kit McCafferty looks like an ordinary cat lady in magical Coldstream. When a teenage werewolf needs help, she is pulled into shapeshifter politics and old secrets of her own.
A Killer Heart
by Helen Harper
2026
Kit's past as a professional assassin comes roaring back when someone targets the firm she once served. Old colleagues, new lives, and all of Coldstream are suddenly at risk.
Night Maze
by Helen Harper
2026
Kit is invited into the underground world of the Understream to investigate missing giant worms. Vampires, tunnels, and old secrets make this Coldstream mystery especially treacherous.
Squib
by Helen Harper
2026
Mallory has no magic in a city full of it, so she trades in secrets instead. When alpha werewolf Alexander hires her to find him a mate, feelings complicate the bargain.
Where should I start?
If you want the original shifter arc: Bloodfire → Bloodmagic → Bloodrage → Blood Politics → Bloodlust.
If you like supernatural police mysteries: Brimstone Bound → Infernal Enchantment → Midnight Smoke → Scorched Heart.
If you want funny, cozy witch chaos: Slouch Witch → Star Witch → Spirit Witch → Sparkle Witch.
If you prefer Scottish magic and clan politics: Gifted Thief → Honour Bound → Veiled Threat → Last Wish.
If you want a newer entry point: Waifs And Strays → The Dark Hiss of Magic → A Skirl of Sorcery.
Author bio
Helen Harper grew up in Scotland with her nose in science fiction and fantasy books. The mix of real life and impossible things caught her early, and so did the kind of heroine who could walk into trouble, make a mess, and still get the job done.
Before writing full time, Harper worked as an English teacher. Her teaching life took her through the UK and abroad, including time in Japan and Malaysia. That background shows in the clean, quick way her stories move. She likes rules, systems, and magical bureaucracy, but she also likes poking holes in them.
Then came Mackenzie Smith.
Harper's first major series, Blood Destiny, introduced Mack, a fierce young woman tangled up with shapeshifters, mages, fae, vampires, and the very complicated Lord Corrigan. The books helped establish the pattern many readers now look for in her work: a stubborn heroine, a hidden supernatural world, danger that keeps escalating, and a slow-burn thread of romance that never completely takes over the plot.
She kept building from there. Bo Blackman moved into a grittier London, following a private investigator whose cases pull her into vampire and daemon politics. Highland Magic turned to a fractured Scotland of Sidhe clans and old grudges. The Lazy Girl's Guide To Magic went lighter and funnier, with Ivy Wilde, a sofa-loving witch who would rather avoid heroics if at all possible.
That range is a big part of the appeal.
Harper often writes women who are underestimated, overworked, or pushed into roles they never asked for. Emma Bellamy in Brimstone Bound starts as a police officer assigned to London's Supernatural Squad, then learns death is not going to behave normally around her. Kit McCafferty in Waifs And Strays looks like a harmless cat lady in Coldstream, but that is a very bad assumption. Daisy Carter in Tattered Huntress is a low elf trying to survive, until treasure hunting and elf politics shove her into a much larger game.
Her settings move between London, Manchester, Glasgow, rural Scotland, the Highlands, and the magical border city of Coldstream. The tone shifts too. Some books are darker urban fantasy mysteries. Some are comic paranormal adventures. Some lean into romance and found family. Most have sharp dialogue, oddball side characters, and at least one supernatural authority figure who badly needs to be annoyed.
Harper is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors and has built much of her career through independently published urban fantasy. She also teaches creative writing workshops. After years abroad, she now lives in Edinburgh with what she cheerfully describes as far too many cats.
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