Karina Halle Books in Order

Perry Palomino sees ghosts and stumbles into a ghost hunting webcast run by the maddening Dex Foray. A haunted lighthouse case pulls them into real terror, and into each other’s orbit.

An investigation on isolated D’Arcy Island sends Perry and Dex into the ruins of a former leper colony. The hauntings are bad enough, but the island’s madness may destroy them first.

A week in Seattle leaves Perry trapped between her feelings for Dex and the reality of his girlfriend. Then a malicious spirit and Dex’s shadowy past make every lie far more dangerous.

Perry and Dex head to a desolate New Mexico town where a Navajo family is tormented by unseen forces and slaughtered sheep keep turning up. The case tests their trust as old myths turn deadly.

A stop at Portland’s famously haunted Benson Hotel gives Perry and Dex another tight, creepy case. Strange activity and rising tension make this shorter entry feel anything but small.

Perry heads into the Canadian Rockies with Dex, still hurt and still unsure whether she can trust him again. An urban legend in the snow covered wilderness forces them closer than either wants.

This Experiment in Terror side story returns to Dex and Perry for another brush with old darkness. It adds more atmosphere, more danger, and more of the series’ addictive chemistry.

Something evil is no longer chasing Perry from the outside, it is inside her. As fires, voices, and terror close in, only Dex might be able to save her.

In 1974, music journalist Dawn Emerson joins a metal band on tour and falls hard for guitarist Sage Knightly. Then the monsters start showing up, and fame begins to look like a deal with Hell.

A bonus collection for Experiment in Terror readers, with extra scenes, side stories, and time inside Dex’s head. It is a fun way to deepen the series without replaying the main plot.

A companion piece to the Experiment in Terror world, this novella spends more time in the emotional aftermath of horror. It is for readers who want more Dex, more Perry, and more feeling.

A haunted school on the Oregon coast brings Perry and Dex back into danger just as life seems to be improving. The dead children there want company, and they have chosen Perry.

Ellie, Camden, and Javier are forced into a dangerous alliance to rescue the people still trapped by Travis Raines. Trust is thin, the danger is constant, and nobody gets out clean.

Told from Dex’s point of view, this installment sends the team to New Orleans to investigate a sinister voodoo sect. Keeping the show alive may be easier than keeping Perry safe.

A prequel and companion to the Artists books, this follows Ellie under another name as she targets a criminal from her past. Falling for the wrong man only makes the mission more dangerous.

Another companion entry in the Experiment in Terror universe, this one leans into perspective and aftermath. It gives longtime readers a little more insight into the bond at the center of the series.

Ellie makes a brutal choice to save Camden and ends up in Javier Bernal’s hands instead. Revenge, cartel violence, and divided loyalties push the love triangle into much darker territory.

Con artist Ellie Watt returns to Palm Valley planning one last scam, only to run into Camden McQueen, the boy she once used and never forgot. A bad plan turns deadly once crime and old feelings collide.

A smaller early collection that shows Halle’s emotional instincts in shorter form. It is best for readers curious about her early voice and themes.

Months after the first book, Dawn and Sage are still paying for what happened on tour. Their reunion turns into another descent through music, obsession, and the lingering price of a devil’s bargain.

A waitress from Cabo is pulled into the violent orbit of cartel boss Javier Bernal. Their attraction is fierce, but in this world love can be just another way to get hurt.

Halle turns the Donner Party into full survival horror, adding monsters to a journey already doomed by cold, hunger, and fear. It is historical nightmare fuel with a nasty bite.

The final main Experiment in Terror novel brings Perry and Dex up against an evil years in the making. This time it is not just their lives on the line, but everyone they love.

A stay in Spain turns emotionally messy when a woman trying to steady her life falls into a connection she cannot explain away. The chemistry is immediate, the timing is not.

The fallout from that impossible romance lands hard in this continuation. Love is still there, but so are the consequences neither of them can ignore.

This collection gathers bonus material and character moments that let readers spend more time in Halle’s worlds. It works best as an extra for existing fans.

Best friends Steph and Linden once swore they would marry each other if they were still single at thirty. It sounds harmless until the pact starts feeling like the truth they were avoiding.

Another linked cartel romance digs deeper into the Bernal world, where danger, loyalty, and desire are always tangled together. Nobody in this series gets a safe love story.

Grief, betrayal, and revenge tear at Javier and Luisa as cartel war closes in. Love is still there, but by now it has blood all over it.

Starting over on the Italian coast sounds like escape, until a woman gets drawn into the life of a troubled family and the brooding man at its center. The setting is gorgeous, the emotions are not simple.

Single mom Nicola is barely holding things together when wealthy Scot Bram McGregor offers her a place to live. It looks like rescue, until the man himself becomes the real complication.

Kayla has given up on love and decided celibacy sounds easier, right until she meets rugby player Lachlan McGregor. One unforgettable night changes everything they thought they wanted.

A trip through stunning landscapes becomes something more when two grieving, restless people end up seeing each other clearly for the first time. Travel, ache, and hope all mix together here.

A snowy holiday setting, old feelings, and family chaos make this a warm seasonal romance with a little extra bite. It is a quick, cozy stop in Halle’s contemporary world.

A hot weather escape turns into a hotter romantic mess when two people who should keep things casual stop pretending they can. This one leans into sunshine and temptation.

Two bickering writers agree to coauthor an erotic novel for money, convinced the partnership will stay purely professional. Obviously, that plan does not last.

After surviving a public shooting, Jessica Charles is left frightened, injured, and alone. The stranger helping her heal has secrets of his own, and one of them leads straight back to her.

Years after a doomed love affair, Brigs McGregor and Natasha Trudeau meet again in London. Their connection is still powerful, and still every bit as dangerous as before.

Eighteen year old Ada Palomino starts having violent dreams of other worlds, portals, and her dead mother in torment. Then she meets Jay, the stranger she already knows from every night in her sleep.

Second chances, old wounds, and lingering love push this contemporary romance forward. It is the kind of story where people have to decide if starting over is worth the risk.

Two people with terrible romantic histories try to stay detached and sensible. Instead they end up proving that being bad at love does not stop love from showing up.

A complicated contemporary romance about grief, timing, and wanting the one person you probably should not. Halle leans hard into the emotional mess here.

Violet McQueen and Vicente Bernal are drawn into a dark, forbidden romance shaped by family legacy and violence. Desire is the easy part, surviving the world around them is harder.

Violet and Vicente’s relationship is tested across California and Mexico as blood ties, power, and revenge keep closing in. Love may save them, or ruin what is left of them.

Search and rescue leader Maverick likes risk in the mountains, not in relationships. Then Riley joins the team, and the chemistry between them turns every mission into a new kind of danger.

Music, temptation, and life on the road drive this rock romance. What starts like a backstage rush turns into something much harder to keep casual.

Rachel comes back to North Ridge after six years away and has to face Shane Nelson, the man who once felt like her whole future. Old love and old mistakes are both waiting.

A nanny takes a job caring for two little princesses and ends up in a Copenhagen palace with their widowed father. Falling for your boss is bad enough, falling for a king is worse.

Delilah has loved her best friend Fox Nelson for years, and he has somehow never really seen it. When a wildfire fighter’s dangerous job and buried feelings collide, both of their lives change.

Professional boundaries start cracking in this contemporary romance when two people who should keep things strictly business fail at doing exactly that. The title is lying, of course.

A hard working California woman meets a handsome stranger who turns out to be Sweden’s crown prince. Falling for him is easy, living in his world is not.

Norway’s scandal prone crown prince is told to clean up his image by getting married. His arranged bride has no intention of making it easy on him.

The Dumont family’s glamour hides old damage, buried crimes, and dangerous desire. This installment turns the spotlight on a relationship shaped by history and family rot.

Cash strapped student Sadie Reynolds is swept into the luxurious world of Olivier Dumont, billionaire hotelier and heir to a famous French dynasty. The glamour is real, and so are the secrets.

A trip to Ireland becomes far more than a getaway when a woman lands in the middle of family chaos and a rough edged rugby star’s complicated life. It is messy, funny, and emotional.

Newly divorced Thalia takes a job as a sports therapist in Madrid and falls for a much younger soccer star. The chemistry is impossible to ignore, and the consequences are just as real.

Princess Stella thinks a brief affair with Monaco’s most notorious prince can stay simple. Then one surprise changes the stakes from scandal to family.

Big feelings and hard won hope drive this emotional romance about people trying to hold on to love when life feels unsteady. Halle gives it plenty of heart.

Perry and Dex are married and trying for normal, but normal has never really been their thing. A fresh paranormal threat pulls them back toward the terror they thought they had survived.

Pascal Dumont seems like the family villain until Gabrielle returns to the estate with secrets and a reason for revenge. What follows is a sharp, unexpectedly tender redemption romance.

When the man who disappeared from her life turns back up, a woman has to decide whether unfinished love is worth another heartbreak. This one leans into second chance ache.

A trip gone badly off course traps two people together and turns frustration into attraction. The setup is chaotic, but the feelings sneak up fast.

Italy brings sunshine, heat, and the kind of attraction that feels like a terrible idea right up until it stops feeling optional. This is vacation romance with real stakes.

A woman gets another chance to face the one love she never fully left behind. The reunion is sweet, painful, and full of everything time did not fix.

Lenore Warwick thinks she is a normal college student until a brooding stranger kidnaps her and reveals the truth. She is a vampire, and everyone dangerous wants a piece of her.

A dark paranormal romance where desire, danger, and supernatural secrets tighten around the characters as the night keeps pulling them closer. Halle keeps the mood heavy and seductive.

Back in Portland, Ada and Max face strange neighbors, cosmic dread, and the return of Jay, who is no longer himself. The horror here reaches beyond Hell.

This dark, music soaked romance leans into grief, obsession, and the pull between damaged people who cannot seem to leave each other alone. The mood is as important as the plot.

Amethyst lives with, works with, and secretly loves her vampire best friend Wolf. Their simmering friends to lovers tension gets much harder to ignore once feelings finally start showing.

Heartbroken Ada Palomino ends up on a demon hunting road trip with Max, a man she never expected to want or trust. Their chemistry only makes the danger more complicated.

Lenore is now navigating a world of blood, magic, vampires, and warlocks while trying to hold on to Solon. Their trip toward Finland only makes everything more dangerous.

Elementary school teacher Piper Evans finds her quiet island life upended when British royals move in next door. Their brooding bodyguard seems like trouble, which is exactly why she cannot stop wanting him.

A dark Venice set retelling of Dracula pairs a cursed vampire professor with a music student who is more than she seems. Love, reincarnation, and murder are all in play.

Hanna cannot stop thinking about Tuoni even after leaving him behind. As old gods rise and poisoned magic spreads, she and Death are forced back toward each other.

Power, temptation, and a brooding supernatural hero drive this dark romance. The deeper the attraction gets, the more dangerous the world around it becomes.

When Hanna Heikkinen learns her father is trapped in the realm of the dead, she journeys into Tuonela to save him. There, the God of Death offers her a bargain that could cost her everything.

A dark fantasy pirate retelling of The Little Mermaid follows Princess Maren as she flees a cruel marriage and lands in the hands of haunted captain Ramsay Bones Battista.

Valtu’s long history of loss has left him corrupted as much as heartbroken. This sequel asks whether love can still save him, or whether tragedy is the only ending fate allows.

Now tied to Tuonela as the Goddess of Death, Hanna faces enemies inside Death’s kingdom and the threat of an uprising led by Louhi. Love is no safer than the underworld itself.

Kat Van Tassel, Brom Bones, and Ichabod Crane are thrown together in a dark reimagining of Sleepy Hollow full of witchcraft, desire, and the looming threat of the Headless Horseman.

The Sleepy Hollow duet concludes as Kat, Brom, and Ichabod dig deeper into the mystery around the Headless Horseman. Dark passions and hidden secrets make the danger even worse.

The fight for Tuonela reaches its breaking point as old gods rise and the balance of life and death starts to collapse. Hanna and Tuoni may need one last devastating sacrifice.

A new brush with the dead brings fresh supernatural danger and old emotional scars to the surface. The title tells you exactly how lightly the grave will be treated.

A cursed immortal joins the pirate ship Nightwind to track down the siren who awakened his worst desires. He wants Larimar back, even if it means becoming a monster again.

The danger around Dragemor and its dragon trade only gets bigger in this follow up. Alliances fray, the stakes rise, and the romance burns hotter under pressure.

A royal bodyguard and a royal nanny are forced back into each other’s company on a Norwegian estate. Their second chance chemistry is every bit as inconvenient as it is strong.

Set against a brutal desert landscape, this dark romance mixes menace, survival, and attraction under pressure. The heat is not just coming from the weather.

A moody gothic romance built on music, shadows, and dangerous desire. This is the kind of book where beauty and dread keep sharing the same room.

Dragon egg thief Brynla Aihr is kidnapped and blackmailed into the political games of rival houses. Her clash with Lord Andor burns almost as hot as the danger around them.

A dark special ops romance with a sci-fi edge, built around a heroine whose kiss can kill and the one man who can survive it. Fast, dangerous, and made for high stakes chemistry.