Heroes of New Vegas Books in Order
Part ofColleen CM Gleason Books in OrderBrowse the Heroes of New Vegas books in order by Colleen CM Gleason, with summaries, background on the series, and help deciding where to begin.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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Heroes of New Vegas books in publication order
3 books
Embrace the Night
by Colleen CM Gleason
2010
A ruined world, dangerous powers, and the shadow of the Strangers frame this dark paranormal romance. Two wary survivors are forced together, and what grows between them may be as risky as the enemy they face.
Abandon the Night
by Colleen CM Gleason
2016
In the shattered world after the Change, another survivor is forced into a dangerous alliance while the Resistance pushes back against the Strangers. Trust is fragile, desire is risky, and survival always has a price.
Beyond the Night
by Colleen CM Gleason
2016
After apocalyptic storms and earthquakes, Dr. Elliott Drake emerges into a transformed Las Vegas with a dangerous healing power. Teaming up with the wary Jade Kapiza, he enters a fight against the terrifying Strangers.
Heroes of New Vegas books in chronological order
Series background & context
Heroes of New Vegas is the earlier series name attached to Gleason's dark, post-apocalyptic paranormal romance world, a world later also presented under the New Vegas and Envy branding. Whatever label you use, the core setup is the same and it is a strong one: a group of friends survives a global catastrophe in a cave, only to emerge into a transformed future where Las Vegas has become strange, dangerous, and almost unrecognizable.
That change is only the beginning.
The world they come back to is not merely damaged. It has been remade. The landscape is altered, old systems are gone, and powerful enemies known as the Strangers hold frightening influence. The survivors themselves are changed too, often in ways they do not fully understand at first. New abilities appear. Old identities no longer fit. Every book asks what kind of person you become after the end of the world, especially when survival may require violence, secrecy, or trust you are not ready to give.
The series mixes paranormal romance with action and resistance-story momentum. Each installment tends to focus on a different couple, which lets Gleason explore the same broken world from several angles. One character may be fighting back directly. Another may be hiding, smuggling information, or trying to protect a fragile community. Romance matters, but it grows in the middle of real danger. These are not love stories unfolding in a safe space. They are love stories developing while the world is still hostile.
Las Vegas remains a memorable anchor. In most fiction it is a place of spectacle, excess, and artificial light. Here it becomes something darker and weirder, a city shaped by disaster, strange power, and uneasy hope. The books also move beyond it, which helps the world feel larger, but New Vegas gives the series its identity. Even when characters are on the run or buried in secrets, there is a sense that the city stands for the new rules of life after the Change.
What makes the books click is that they stay personal. Big concepts are everywhere, altered landscapes, supernatural abilities, shadowy enemies, but the story usually comes back to whether two damaged people can trust each other long enough to survive. That keeps the stakes human.
If you want the short version, Heroes of New Vegas is a gritty paranormal romance series about survivors in a shattered future, fighting back against terrifying forces while trying to build connection in a world that rewards isolation. It is darker than Gleason's cozy or historical work, but it has the same love of momentum, partnership, and capable characters under pressure.
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