Kings (Heather Killough Walden) Books in Order
Part ofHeather Killough Walden Books in OrderBrowse the Kings series by Heather Killough Walden in order, with book summaries, world background, and tips on the best place to start reading.
Last updated: July 12, 2026
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Kings (Heather Killough Walden) books in publication order
14 books
The Phantom King
by Heather Killough Walden
2012
Warlock Siobhan Ashdown carries wild, tainted magic that darker forces want to claim. Then she collides with Thanatos, the Phantom King, and their attraction becomes part of a much larger supernatural war.
The Vampire King
by Heather Killough Walden
2012
Roman D'Angelo has ruled vampires for thousands of years, then he meets Evie Farrow and recognizes the woman from his dreams. Loving her means fighting off rivals, ancient powers, and truths about Evie herself.
The Goblin King
by Heather Killough Walden
2013
Exiled fae ruler Damon Chroi has spent ages alone among the deadliest creatures of the fae realms. Diana Piper changes everything, but her hidden power makes them both targets.
The Warlock King
by Heather Killough Walden
2013
Jason Alberich, sovereign of the warlocks, has spent years mastering the dark power that nearly ruined him. Then Chloe, a runaway tied to warlock magic, forces him to confront fate, desire, and a growing supernatural threat.
The Seelie King
by Heather Killough Walden
2014
Old fae stories prove dangerously real when the Seelie King meets the woman fate has tied to his realm. Their romance unfolds against court intrigue, wishing magic, and the larger war facing all the kings.
The Unseelie King
by Heather Killough Walden
2014
Feared across the fae worlds, Caliban has worn many terrible names and ruled alone for ages. When his destined queen appears, desire and darkness collide inside one of the series' most dangerous courts.
The Shadow King
by Heather Killough Walden
2015
The Shadow King rules a realm hidden past the Twixt, where secrets and darkness keep mortals at a distance. Fate changes that when his queen arrives and turns solitude into open war.
The Demon King
by Heather Killough Walden
2016
Dahlia Kellen has already survived hell on earth, then a demon king steps into her path. What follows is a fierce paranormal romance where trauma, power, and fate refuse to stay buried.
The Winter King
by Heather Killough Walden
2016
A lonely ruler of an ice-bound realm finally meets the woman fated to thaw his guarded heart. Their bond is tender, dangerous, and tied to the survival of more than one world.
The Dragon King
by Heather Killough Walden
2017
A love story born in the age of dragons spills into the present, carrying old loyalties and older wounds with it. The Dragon King must face the past before he can claim any future.
The Nightmare King
by Heather Killough Walden
2017
A choice Adelaide Lane made at fourteen never stopped haunting her. Years later, it pulls the Nightmare King back into her life and forces them both to face old darkness they never truly escaped.
The Shifter King
by Heather Killough Walden
2017
When Sam catches sight of a stranger across a club, attraction hits with dangerous force. The man is a shifter king, and loving him means stepping into a supernatural war already underway.
The Time King
by Heather Killough Walden
2018
William Balthazar Solan rules beyond ordinary time, where centuries and seconds can feel the same. When fate finally delivers his queen, even he cannot control how fast the stakes rise.
In the Arms of the King
by Heather Killough Walden
2019
This companion collection revisits the couples from The Kings for extra romance, tenderness, and quieter moments after all the danger. It is a reward for readers who want more time with the thirteen kings and their queens.
Kings (Heather Killough Walden) books in chronological order

The Vampire King
by Heather Killough Walden
2012Kings, Book 1
The Phantom King
by Heather Killough Walden
2012Kings, Book 2
The Warlock King
by Heather Killough Walden
2013Kings, Book 3
The Goblin King
by Heather Killough Walden
2013Kings, Book 4
The Seelie King
by Heather Killough Walden
2014Kings, Book 5
The Unseelie King
by Heather Killough Walden
2014Kings, Book 6
The Shadow King
by Heather Killough Walden
2015Kings, Book 7
The Winter King
by Heather Killough Walden
2016Kings, Book 8
The Demon King
by Heather Killough Walden
2016Kings, Book 9
The Shifter King
by Heather Killough Walden
2017Kings, Book 10
The Nightmare King
by Heather Killough Walden
2017Kings, Book 11
The Dragon King
by Heather Killough Walden
2017Kings, Book 12
The Time King
by Heather Killough Walden
2018Kings, Book 13
In the Arms of the King
by Heather Killough Walden
2019Kings, Book 14
Series background & context
The Kings grows out of the werewolf world in The Big Bad Wolf, but it quickly becomes something much larger. This is the big canvas series, the one where Walden takes the idea of fated mates and stretches it across thirteen supernatural realms ruled by thirteen solitary kings.
The core setup is strong and easy to latch onto. A high witch sees a vision of a chessboard holding not just the usual thirteen kings, but thirteen queens as well. That prophecy kicks everything into motion. For ages, these rulers have governed alone, each from his own lonely throne. Now fate is moving, queens are appearing, and the balance of the realms is starting to shift.
From there, each book introduces a different king and the woman meant for him.
Roman D'Angelo in The Vampire King brings the series in through vampire royalty and modern heroine Evie Farrow. The Phantom King widens the world through Siobhan and Thanatos. The Warlock King and The Goblin King keep building the pattern, pairing supernatural rulers with women whose power, courage, or hidden identities make them central to the fight ahead. Later books take readers into fae courts, shadow realms, ice kingdoms, demonic territories, shifter politics, nightmare spaces, dragon history, and even the strange architecture of time itself.
That variety is the fun of the series. Each book has its own couple and mood, but the ongoing story never disappears. Enemies keep circling, old prophecies keep unfolding, and the cast grows into a true ensemble. Characters from earlier books reappear, relationships echo across the larger world, and the sense of an approaching supernatural war gives the romances extra weight.
It is sprawling on purpose.
If you like Walden at her most maximalist, this is probably the shelf you want. The tone is intense, sexy, dramatic, and full of mythic scale, but it still hangs on the personal stuff, lonely kings, wary women, and the messy business of learning to trust someone when fate has already made the introduction. Reading in order helps a lot, because the emotional payoffs and the world politics build on one another.
Think of The Kings as paranormal romance crossed with an ever-expanding supernatural royal family saga. Once it gets its claws in, it does not think small.
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