Jane Yellowrock Books in Order
Part ofFaith Hunter Books in OrderSee the Jane Yellowrock books in order by Faith Hunter, with quick summaries, world background, related stories, and tips on where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
25 books
Skinwalker
by Faith Hunter
2009
Jane Yellowrock, a Cherokee skinwalker and vampire hunter, is hired in New Orleans to track a rogue vampire killing humans and vamps alike. The job pulls her into deadly politics and buried pieces of her own past.
Blood Cross
by Faith Hunter
2010
Jane is hired by the vampire council to stop one of their own after ancient laws are broken. Black magic, unstable young vampires, and New Orleans politics turn the hunt into something much bigger.
Cat Tales
by Faith Hunter
2011
An early collection of Jane Yellowrock stories that adds extra hunts, side roads, and character moments between the novels. It is a good way to spend more time in Jane's world without a full novel.
Mercy Blade
by Faith Hunter
2011
A stranger arrives in New Orleans claiming he hunts insane vampires, and Jane does not trust him for a second. The case forces her through new alliances, old enemies, and fresh danger.
Death's Rival
by Faith Hunter
2012
A rival moves against Leo Pellissier's hold on New Orleans just as a plague starts felling vampires. Jane has to find the attacker and the sickness before the city tips into war.
Golden Delicious
by Faith Hunter
2012
A short Jane Yellowrock story from Rick LaFleur's side of the world. It offers a quick hit of supernatural tension and a closer look at one of Jane's key allies.
Have Stakes, Will Travel
by Faith Hunter
2012
A compact collection of Jane Yellowrock stories, including earlier cases and side adventures. It fills in background, adds atmosphere, and shows more of the road between the major novels.
Raven Cursed
by Faith Hunter
2012
Jane heads to Asheville as bodyguard for a vampire envoy, then gets pulled into an investigation when campers are attacked by something fanged. Keeping the peace gets harder by the hour.
Beneath a Bloody Moon
by Faith Hunter
2013
Jane and Yellowrock Securities track dangerous werewolves near Rick LaFleur's hometown in Louisiana. It is a compact case with moonlit danger, action, and local stakes.
Blood Trade
by Faith Hunter
2013
Jane goes to Natchez to stop rogue Naturaleza vampires terrorizing the city. The job gets worse when the creatures prove harder to kill and a sick child ends up under her protection.
Cat o' Nine Tales
by Faith Hunter
2013
Thirteen Jane Yellowrock audio stories collected in one volume. They revisit Jane's past, her allies, and key moments the novels only hint at.
The Early Years
by Faith Hunter
2013
This audio short follows eighteen-year-old Jane just after she ages out of the children's home. It is an early, revealing look at the hard road that shapes her into a hunter.
The Jane Yellowrock World Companion
by Faith Hunter
2013
Part guidebook and part bonus collection, this companion gathers characters, lore, quotes, glossary material, and extra fiction. It is built for readers who want the deeper corners of Jane's world.
Black Arts
by Faith Hunter
2014
When Molly disappears in New Orleans, Jane tears into a web of black magic and betrayal to find her. The search leads toward a new enemy with deep ties to witches and vampires.
Black Water
by Faith Hunter
2014
Three Jane Yellowrock stories in one volume. One follows a younger Jane, one throws her into a hostage crisis, and one offers an early glimpse of Nell Ingram before the Soulwood novels.
Broken Soul
by Faith Hunter
2014
Jane takes on security work for Leo during a dangerous visit from European vampires. At the same time, an unseen creature stalks New Orleans, turning protection into open combat.
Dark Heir
by Faith Hunter
2015
A powerful European vampire witch targets New Orleans, and Jane is sent to stop him. What looks like another assignment quickly becomes personal, political, and very hard to survive.
Blood in Her Veins
by Faith Hunter
2016
Nineteen stories from the Jane Yellowrock world, mixing fan favorites with new material. It deepens Jane's early history and gives side characters like Beast, Rick, and Molly more room on the page.
Shadow Rites
by Faith Hunter
2016
Jane is trying to keep peace between witches and vampires when a buried, raving master vampire is found alive. The mystery threatens to blow open old secrets and start an all-out arcane war.
Cold Reign
by Faith Hunter
2017
Revenant vampires begin roaming New Orleans while ancient European powers press Leo's claim. Jane faces magic that should not exist and enemies who plan on taking everything.
Dark Queen
by Faith Hunter
2018
Jane prepares for a blood challenge that could decide the fate of New Orleans. With ancient power in motion and trust wearing thin, every alliance is tested under pressure.
Shattered Bonds
by Faith Hunter
2019
Wounded and grieving, Jane retreats to the Appalachian Mountains to heal. Her enemies follow, forcing her to fight from a place of weakness for once.
True Dead
by Faith Hunter
2021
Jane, now queen of the vampires, is pulled back toward New Orleans when a surprise attack shows ancient magic is moving against the paranormal order. Peace does not last long.
Final Heir
by Faith Hunter
2022
Jane is queen now, which means every ancient grudge points her way. The Heir of the Pellissier bloodline moves against her, and the fight for New Orleans becomes brutally personal.
Of Claws and Fangs
by Faith Hunter
2022
Eighteen stories from the worlds of Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood, ranging from backstory to side adventures. It is a strong collection for readers who want more than the main novels.
Series background & context
Jane Yellowrock starts this series as a hunter for hire, but not the ordinary kind. She is a Cherokee skinwalker who can shift shape, and she shares her body with Beast, a mountain lion soul with her own instincts, memories, and opinions. That inner split gives the books one of their most memorable tensions. Jane is practical, guarded, and used to working alone. Beast is older, wilder, and never lets the reader forget that survival can be a very physical thing.
The first books drop Jane into New Orleans, and that setting matters a lot. This is not just a city with vampires in it. It is a city where vampire society has rules, rank, territory, and politics, and Jane keeps getting dragged deeper into all of it. What begins as paid work, hunting rogue vampires, turns into something much larger as she takes jobs for powerful undead patrons and starts seeing how much old grudges and secret bargains shape the city.
That is the engine of the series. A case comes in, often something violent and urgent, and Jane expects a hunt. Instead she gets a knot of power struggles, witchcraft, family history, supernatural law, and enemies who have been planning three moves ahead. The books keep the action moving, but they also care about who owes whom, who is lying, and what happens when Jane can no longer pretend she stands outside the system.
She never gets to stay on the outside for long.
Along the way, the cast around her grows in important ways. Friends, allies, lovers, witches, cops, weres, and vampire power players all start to matter, and the sense of found family gets stronger as the series goes on. Jane may begin as a lone operator, but these books are very interested in what happens when a person who trusts almost no one slowly builds a team and then has to protect it.
The tone is dark urban fantasy with plenty of fight scenes, but it is not only about combat. There is humor here, especially in the push and pull between Jane and Beast. There is also a lot of atmosphere, from vampire salons to back roads, safehouses, kitchens, and city streets after dark. Hunter likes the working parts of a world, so even the magical side of the series often feels grounded in gear, planning, travel, and cleanup.
Over time, Jane's role changes in a big way. She goes from being a specialist people hire to solve problems, to being one of the people at the center of the supernatural balance of power. That longer arc is one reason the books reward reading in order. You are not just watching one hunt after another. You are watching a woman who was built to survive decide, book by book, what she is willing to fight for, and who she is willing to become.
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