Katie MacAlister Books in Order
Browse Katie MacAlister books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy starting points for her dragons, vampires, romances, and fantasy novels.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
88 books
Noble Intentions
by Katie MacAlister
2002
The Noble series begins with a historical romance full of titles, complications, and a heroine who refuses to stay decorative. It is lively rather than stuffy, with plenty of banter alongside the yearning.
A Girl's Guide to Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2003
Joy Randall goes to the Czech Republic as a skeptic and walks straight into the world of Dark Ones. A serial killer, rune stones, and the maddeningly attractive Raphael St. John make disbelief impossible to maintain.
Bird of Paradise
by Katie MacAlister
2003
A breezy romance novella with travel flavor, comic misunderstanding, and a spark that refuses to stay small. It is a nice short stop for readers who enjoy MacAlister's lighter contemporary side.
Improper English
by Katie MacAlister
2003
An American heroine collides with English manners, romantic confusion, and more cultural mismatch than she expected. It is a light, chatty romcom that enjoys putting dignity under pressure.
Men in Kilts
by Katie MacAlister
2003
Set against a Scottish backdrop, this romance serves up culture clash, comic attraction, and the kind of vacation trouble that turns out to be life-changing. It is warm, flirty, and easy to race through.
Noble Destiny
by Katie MacAlister
2003
This Noble romance returns to MacAlister's historical lane for more titles, tangles, and hard-won affection. The setting is refined, but the feelings and misunderstandings are wonderfully messy.
The Year My Life Went Down The Loo
by Katie MacAlister
2003
Emily's trip abroad turns into a full-blown teen disaster of culture shock, embarrassment, and romantic confusion. It is funny, quick, and very good at capturing how huge every mistake feels at that age.
Eyeliner of the Gods
by Katie MacAlister
2004
This YA romp mixes travel, crushes, and myth-flavored chaos into a fast, funny adventure. It is light on gloom and heavy on the kind of social disaster that feels huge when you are young.
The Corset Diaries
by Katie MacAlister
2004
A woman trying to make a fresh start in London finds odd neighbors, romantic confusion, and more emotional chaos than any sensible diary should have to hold. It is funny, breezy, and sharply observed.
The Taming of the Dru
by Katie MacAlister
2004
Emily is back for more social chaos, romantic confusion, and sharp teen comedy. MacAlister keeps the voice breezy while letting every new misunderstanding feel like the end of the world.
They Wear WHAT Under Their Kilts?
by Katie MacAlister
2004
Emily's travel misadventures continue in Scotland, where crushes, confusion, and public embarrassment keep arriving on schedule. The humor stays light and the pace never lingers long.
What’s French For “Ew”?
by Katie MacAlister
2004
France does not make Emily's life calmer, only more complicated. This YA outing piles on travel chaos, awkward feelings, and the sort of disasters that are mortifying in the moment and hilarious on the page.
You Slay Me
by Katie MacAlister
2004
Courier Aisling Grey arrives in Paris with a valuable artifact and stumbles into murder, dragons, and demon-wrangling instead. Drake Vireo is trouble from the start, and Jim the demon only makes things louder.
Blow Me Down
by Katie MacAlister
2005
A woman finds herself swept into a swashbuckling world that feels suspiciously like a game, complete with a dangerous pirate hero. It is one of MacAlister's most playful high-concept romantic comedies.
Fire Me Up
by Katie MacAlister
2005
In Budapest, Aisling is trying to train as a Guardian and keep her demon dog under control. Drake's reappearance and a string of dead mentors make that plan much harder than expected.
Got Fangs?
by Katie MacAlister
2005
This YA vampire romance taps into GothFaire atmosphere, first-love nerves, and the thrill of discovering that the spooky stuff may not be pretend after all. It is playful rather than dark.
Hard Day's Knight
by Katie MacAlister
2005
A modern romantic comedy full of travel trouble, crossed expectations, and a hero who is much more distracting than helpful. MacAlister keeps the pace fast and the embarrassment level pleasingly high.
Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Hotties
by Katie MacAlister
2005
The Emily series keeps rolling with more crushes, awkward moments, and the exhausting work of surviving adolescence with your dignity only partly intact. It is bright, quick, and knowingly funny.
Sex and the Single Vampire
by Katie MacAlister
2005
Ghost summoner Allegra Telford heads to London desperate to prove herself and ends up bound to Christian Dante, a Dark One who has already invaded her dreams. Demons, ghosts, and desire complicate everything.
Sex, Lies and Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2005
Nell Harris gets pulled into a tangle of lies, demons, and vampire trouble when Adrian Tomas enters her life. It is an early Dark Ones romance with quick banter and a steadily escalating supernatural mess.
Bring Out Your Dead (in Just One Sip)
by Katie MacAlister
2006
This Dark Ones novella packs vampire romance and undead trouble into a shorter adventure. It is a brisk side trip through MacAlister's paranormal world, with danger, attraction, and a touch of comic chaos.
Circus of the Darned
by Katie MacAlister
2006
This YA vampire sequel keeps the GothFaire flavor and adds more teen awkwardness, danger, and supernatural confusion. It is a quick, fun follow-up for readers who liked the younger side of MacAlister's vampire world.
Even Vampires Get the Blues
by Katie MacAlister
2006
Paen Scott has five days to find a relic and save his mother's soul. Half-elf Samantha Cosse may be the only person who can help, if they can survive demons, destiny, and each other first.
Light My Fire
by Katie MacAlister
2006
Aisling is still officially Drake's mate, still in danger, and still surrounded by magical politics she did not ask for. Assassination attempts and dragon tensions make staying alive a full-time occupation.
Noble Pursuits / The Trouble with Harry
by Katie MacAlister
2006
This historical collection pairs Noble stories full of tangled courtship, social pressure, and MacAlister's trademark banter. It is a good pick for readers who want the lighter side of her historical work.
Ain't Myth-Behaving
by Katie MacAlister
2007
This playful paranormal collection leans into myth, romance, and MacAlister's taste for supernatural trouble with a wink. It works well as a light, witty stop inside her larger Otherworld.
Holy Smokes
by Katie MacAlister
2007
Aisling is supposed to be getting married, but dragon war, Otherworld politics, and Drake's sudden disappearance have other ideas. It is a wedding-day disaster on the largest possible supernatural scale.
The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2007
Physicist Portia Harding believes in logic until a strange gift leaves her with weather powers and supernatural enemies. Theondre North needs her help, but loving him may put far more than their hearts at risk.
Playing With Fire
by Katie MacAlister
2008
Shadow walker May Northcott is hiding from the law, dodging a demon lord, and trying not to fall for Gabriel Tauhou, leader of the silver dragons. Then she is ordered to steal something his people cannot lose.
Up In Smoke
by Katie MacAlister
2008
May's heart belongs to Gabriel, but being trapped in Abaddon with a demon lord trying to court her makes everything much worse. Freedom may depend on a bargain she really does not want to make.
Zen and the Art of Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2008
Pia Thomason joins a singles tour through Europe hoping for a normal life and finds exactly the opposite in Iceland. Two dangerous men, vampire politics, and one catastrophic turn push her into the Otherworld for good.
Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang
by Katie MacAlister
2009
Pia returns to Seattle determined to forget the vampires who turned her life inside out. That plan collapses when Alec goes missing and both she and Kristoff are hunted for crimes they did not commit.
Me and My Shadow
by Katie MacAlister
2009
May Northcott is already dealing with an ex-demon lord who refuses to leave her alone when a nearly dead man appears on her doorstep. Gabriel has to fight threats both magical and personal to keep her safe.
My Zombie Valentine
by Katie MacAlister
2009
This paranormal romance anthology serves up supernatural love with a darker, campier twist. It is a quick sampler for readers who like their holiday romance with monsters, mayhem, and a grin.
Cupid Cats
by Katie MacAlister
2010
This anthology gathers cat-themed paranormal romances, including Katie MacAlister's contribution to her vampire world. It is a light, playful collection built for readers who like supernatural sparks with a mischievous edge.
In the Company of Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2010
Francesca arrives at GothFaire to deal with a disaster involving Loki, only to run into her immortal ex, Benedikt. Missing family, Viking ghosts, and old feelings make things far worse before they get better.
Love in the Time of Dragons
by Katie MacAlister
2010
Tully Sullivan thinks she is an ordinary suburban mom until she wakes in a dragon world and learns she is really Ysolde de Bouchier. Baltic may be the only one she wants to trust, which is terrible timing.
Steamed
by Katie MacAlister
2010
Computer tech Jack Fletcher is knocked into a steampunk world of airships and secrets, where Captain Octavia Pye is not thrilled to find him aboard. The fish-out-of-water romance takes off quickly from there.
Suffragette in the City
by Katie MacAlister
2010
This short historical leans into suffrage-era energy, social pressure, and romantic complication. It is a compact taste of MacAlister's lighter approach to period settings and determined heroines.
It's All Greek to Me
by Katie MacAlister
2011
Modern Greece, an impossible family, and one very inconvenient attraction drive this romantic comedy. It is sunny, sharp, and full of the kind of emotional chaos MacAlister handles with a light touch.
Much Ado About Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2011
Corazon Ferreira is already nursing a broken heart when she learns she was once bound to a vampire in a past life. Alec becomes the least convenient possible man to trust when old danger closes in.
The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons
by Katie MacAlister
2011
Ysolde is still learning what it means to be bound to Baltic while trying to free an ally, clear his name, and survive a web of dragon politics. It is romance under pressure with a larger magical game behind it.
Unleashed
by Katie MacAlister
2011
This Dark Ones novella throws Jacintha Ferreira into fresh vampire trouble with MacAlister's usual blend of flirtation and supernatural chaos. It is short, lively, and best enjoyed by readers who like her funnier paranormal romances.
A Tale of Two Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2012
Iolanthe Tennyson heads to Austria for a fresh start and winds up thrown into the eighteenth century. There she meets Nikola Czerny, a Dark One whose past and future may both depend on her.
Lifestyles of the Rich and Undead
by Katie MacAlister
2012
This short Dark Ones story offers a quick hit of undead glamour, romantic mess, and MacAlister's usual comic bite. It works best as a fun bonus for readers already enjoying her vampire world.
Sparks Fly
by Katie MacAlister
2012
Ysolde is running out of time to right old wrongs while Baltic remains at odds with almost everyone around him. Hostages, ancient demands, and dragon rage push the Light Dragons story toward a fierce climax.
The Art of Stealing Time
by Katie MacAlister
2013
The Time Thief story continues with more magical interference, romantic tension, and the problem of who gets to control time itself. It keeps the caper energy while raising the personal and supernatural stakes.
Time Crossed
by Katie MacAlister
2013
This short Time Thief side story returns to the series' playful take on time trouble. It is a quick extra for readers who want one more twist on the same romantic, high-concept world.
Time Thief
by Katie MacAlister
2013
Time becomes something that can be stolen, traded, and weaponized in this fast-moving romantic fantasy. MacAlister mixes a clever premise with danger, chemistry, and just enough temporal confusion to keep things lively.
The Truth About Leo
by Katie MacAlister
2014
This later Noble romance blends historical secrets, emotional misdirection, and a couple who have more to untangle than either expected. It keeps the series' light touch while still giving the stakes room to matter.
A Midsummer Night's Romp
by Katie MacAlister
2015
This Matchmaker in Wonderland romance keeps the family comedy and travel energy rolling, with attraction, confusion, and social disaster arriving in quick succession. It is warm, funny, and pleasantly chaotic.
Dragon Fall
by Katie MacAlister
2015
Aoife Dakar witnesses a supernatural murder at a fair in Sweden and goes back looking for proof. Instead she finds Kostya, a dragon shifter, and a curse-driven conflict much bigger than one dead body.
Dragon Storm
by Katie MacAlister
2015
Constantine expects a mission, not a woman, when he breaks into a demon's dungeon to steal an ancient artifact. Bee becomes impossible to ignore just as dragonkind's curse starts demanding a terrible price.
The Importance of Being Alice
by Katie MacAlister
2015
Alice Wood heads off on the honeymoon she was supposed to take with someone else and winds up trapped near Elliott Ainslie, a British aristocrat with plenty of his own problems. Their bad timing is excellent fun.
Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend
by Katie MacAlister
2016
This omnibus gathers Got Fangs? and Circus of the Darned, making it an easy way to read MacAlister's younger vampire stories together. Expect GothFaire vibes, teen chaos, and supernatural crushes.
Daring In a Blue Dress
by Katie MacAlister
2016
This Matchmaker in Wonderland romance mixes travel mishaps, mistaken expectations, and a couple who have a hard time pretending indifference. The result is breezy, comic, and easy to race through.
Dragon Soul
by Katie MacAlister
2016
Another couple steps into the cursed dragon world as clan politics, magic, and dangerous attraction keep tightening around them. The wider dragon conflict keeps building, and nobody gets out of it untouched.
Dragon Unbound
by Katie MacAlister
2016
The First Dragon has all the power in the world and none of the warmth he actually wants. Charity Doe may be the one woman who can reach him, if loving him does not cost them everything.
Ghost of a Chance
by Katie MacAlister
2016
Exorcist Karma Marx agrees to clear one last haunted house for her cheating husband and winds up trapped inside with living and dead suspects alike. Then a murder turns it into a supernatural locked-room mystery.
The Illustrated Otherworld
by Katie MacAlister
2016
This companion volume offers an illustrated look at MacAlister's wider Otherworld, making it a fun extra for readers who enjoy the dragons, demons, vampires, and shared mythology behind the novels.
The Perils of Effrijim
by Katie MacAlister
2016
Jim, better known formally as Effrijim, takes center stage in this funny side adventure. It is short, chaotic, and a good reminder that MacAlister's demon dog is often the most entertaining problem in the room.
The Perils of Paulie
by Katie MacAlister
2017
Another Matchmaker in Wonderland outing delivers family chaos, romantic misdirection, and the sort of travel-bound comedy MacAlister does so well. It is light, affectionate, and happily exasperating.
The Vampire Always Rises
by Katie MacAlister
2017
The Revelation Dark Ones arc opens with a new vampire romance tangled up in old wounds, dangerous secrets, and bigger trouble in the Otherworld. It is a brisk return to MacAlister's mix of humor, passion, and paranormal chaos.
Ever Fallen in Love
by Katie MacAlister
2018
This Papaioannou romance serves up modern Greek family drama, comic frustration, and the kind of attraction that keeps breaking through everyone's better judgment. Expect sparks, pride, and plenty of meddling.
Fireborn
by Katie MacAlister
2018
Allegria, Hallow, and Deo are meant to play their parts in a prophecy that should bring peace. Instead invasion and chaos tear the world open, forcing all three onto a much harder path.
Memoirs of a Dragon Hunter
by Katie MacAlister
2018
The Dragon Hunter series begins with a fresh plunge into MacAlister's dragon world, where danger, old magic, and intense attraction arrive together. It opens the door to a later generation of dragon trouble.
You Auto-Complete Me
by Katie MacAlister
2018
A contemporary romantic comedy about a woman whose life goes gloriously off course, with travel confusion, awkward timing, and unexpected feelings making everything messier. It is a grown-up reworking of an earlier story.
Day of the Dragon / Wolf's Mate
by Katie MacAlister
2019
This paranormal romance volume pairs Katie MacAlister's dragon story with another shifter tale, making it a solid sampler for readers who want magic, danger, and fated attraction in one package.
Starborn
by Katie MacAlister
2019
The war between the Fireborn and Starborn deepens as the prophecy continues to crack under pressure. Alliances shift, danger grows, and the series' young heroes are forced to make harder choices.
A Fistful of Vampires
by Katie MacAlister
2020
This Dark Ones collection bundles shorter vampire pieces, including Unleashed and Bring Out Your Dead, into one volume. It is a handy grab bag for readers who want more of MacAlister's undead side stories.
A Tale of Two Cousins
by Katie MacAlister
2020
This Greek-set romantic comedy leans into family chaos, clashing personalities, and feelings nobody is handling gracefully. Cousins, meddling relatives, and attraction all make a perfectly ordinary plan impossible.
Company of Thieves
by Katie MacAlister
2020
MacAlister returns to her steampunk world for another round of schemes, theft, and romantic trouble. Airships, secrets, and sharp-tongued chemistry keep this follow-up moving at a brisk clip.
Shadowborn
by Katie MacAlister
2020
The Born Prophecy story drives toward its finish as war, prophecy, and divided loyalties tighten around Allegria, Hallow, and Deo. It is the darkest and most urgent stop in the trilogy.
Dragonblight
by Katie MacAlister
2021
When a demon lord plans a curse against all dragonkind, Aisling, Drake, and the rest of the weyr have to act fast. What follows is an ensemble dragon crisis with real loss and very high stakes.
Enthralled
by Katie MacAlister
2021
Keeley Moore has spent more than a century trying to forget the woman who left him at the altar. When Jenna returns with missing memories and a deadly supernatural crisis at her heels, old love and fresh danger collide fast.
A Confederacy of Dragons
by Katie MacAlister
2022
Bastian Blu is already overloaded as wyvern of the blue dragons when new powers and new enemies arrive together. Ancient duties, dangerous attraction, and dragon politics turn his life into a full-scale magical crisis.
Acropolis Now
by Katie MacAlister
2022
This later Papaioannou romcom returns to modern Greece for more family meddling, romantic chaos, and exasperating chemistry. It is breezy, sharp, and full of people whose emotional plans never stay on script.
Desperately Seeking Vampire
by Katie MacAlister
2022
Tarot reader Minerva is stranded, hunted, and out of options when she finds a near-dead vampire who should have stayed in her past. Ivo Zeman sees one last chance at love, if fate will stop interfering.
Shadow of the Lion
by Katie MacAlister
2022
Set against the suffrage movement, this historical romance follows a sharp heroine through protest, danger, and social pressure in Edwardian England. Politics and private feeling collide from the very first pages.
Songs of the Blood
by Katie MacAlister
2022
This darker paranormal outing leans into blood ties, old loyalties, and dangerous attraction. It is a compact return to the moodier edge of MacAlister's supernatural fiction.
The Stars That We Steal From the Night Sky
by Katie MacAlister
2022
Karma Marx returns for another paranormal mystery, with fresh supernatural complications and the same practical, sharp-edged approach to the dead and the difficult living. It is spooky, funny, and nicely propulsive.
You Sleigh Me
by Katie MacAlister
2022
The Dragon Hunter world gets a holiday twist in this shorter adventure, with seasonal chaos layered over ongoing dragon danger. It is a fun bridge for readers already invested in the wider series.
Axegate Walk
by Katie MacAlister
2023
Finch Dante comes to Ravenfall hoping for quiet and finds Tatiana Romanoff, haunted dolls, and a dead body instead. Their romance and the town's growing supernatural mystery lock together almost immediately.
Dragon Revisited
by Katie MacAlister
2023
This Otherworld adventure revisits Drake Vireo's past and the early days of Aisling Grey's arrival in his life. It is a rewarding companion piece for readers who already love the original dragon books.
Becoming Effrijim
by Katie MacAlister
2024
Effrijim, famous in Newfoundland form as Jim, finally gets a story that digs into his origins. Presented through diary excerpts, it is funny, revealing, and a treat for longtime Aisling Grey fans.
Midnight in the Garden of Okay and Meh
by Katie MacAlister
2024
Jim's parentage takes center stage in a big Otherworld adventure about Desi, Parisi, old love, and an apocalypse-level threat. It blends backstory, crossover chaos, and real stakes surprisingly well.
A Vampire in a Pear Tree
by Katie MacAlister
2025
This festive Ravenfall novella picks up the wider vampire and dragon trouble during the holidays. Familiar faces, dangerous enemies, and seasonal chaos make it more than a simple Christmas detour.
The Dragon With A Girl Tattoo
by Katie MacAlister
2025
A later Dragon Hunter adventure brings fresh attraction, old dragon trouble, and escalating danger from the wider Otherworld. It is built for readers who enjoy MacAlister's connected dragon universe at full volume.
Where should I start?
If you want witty vampire romance: A Girl's Guide to Vampires → Sex and the Single Vampire → Even Vampires Get the Blues
If you want dragons and chaos: You Slay Me → Fire Me Up → Light My Fire → Holy Smokes
If you want a newer dragon entry point: Dragon Fall → Dragon Storm → Dragon Soul → Dragon Unbound
If you want romantic comedy without the monsters: The Importance of Being Alice → A Midsummer Night's Romp → The Perils of Paulie
If you want epic fantasy first: Fireborn → Starborn → Shadowborn
Author bio
Katie MacAlister grew up in the Seattle area in a house where regular library trips were simply part of life. Books were around her early, and reading seems to have been less of a hobby than a default setting.
She did not begin with a grand plan to become a novelist. One of the turning points came when she took on a contract to write a software guide, and the work showed her exactly what she was missing. She wanted dialogue. She wanted love stories. She wanted room to be funny.
So she turned to fiction.
That sense of fun is still one of the easiest ways to spot a MacAlister book. Readers often meet her through the paranormal romances, especially A Girl's Guide to Vampires, which opened the door to her Dark Ones world of soul-cursed vampires, sharp-tongued heroines, and supernatural trouble that never stays tidy for long. You Slay Me did something similar for her dragon books, introducing Aisling Grey, Drake Vireo, and Jim, the demon in Newfoundland form who has a habit of stealing scenes.
Then the universe kept expanding. The dragon novels branch through the Aisling Grey, Silver Dragons, Light Dragons, Dragon Fall, and Dragon Hunter books, while the vampire side grows into several Dark Ones subseries. If readers come back again and again, it is usually for the same mix: fast pacing, offbeat humor, magical politics, and romance that stays warm even when everything around the couple is on fire.
She has also written contemporary and historical romances, including books like The Importance of Being Alice, Improper English, and the Noble novels. Those stories trade fangs and dragon septs for river cruises, titles, family chaos, and culture-clash comedy, but the voice is still recognizably hers. Her heroines are often smart, frazzled, stubborn, and a little out of their depth. The heroes tend to arrive carrying secrets, old wounds, or both.
She has written for younger readers under the name Katie Maxwell, and mystery readers may know the name Kate Marsh. Even when the genre shifts, the appeal stays pretty consistent. The books move quickly, the banter matters, and the characters feel as if they had messy lives before the first page and will keep having them after the last.
A lot of MacAlister's fiction is built around movement. Paris, Budapest, Iceland, Austria, Greece, London, Scotland, and all sorts of strange Otherworld corners show up in her bibliography. So do haunted houses, cursed relics, dragon councils, matchmaking disasters, and more than a few people whose vacation plans go spectacularly wrong.
She makes room for absurdity without losing the heart of the story.
Over the years, her books have landed on bestseller lists and built a big connected universe, but the draw is still pretty simple. People come for the paranormal romance or the comedy, and stay because the books feel lively. There is always something strange about to happen, and someone is usually making it worse in a very entertaining way.
She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and dogs. And judging by the long trail of dragons, vampires, ghosts, gods, and romantically exhausted humans in her bibliography, she is still having fun.
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