Kristen Painter Books in Order

Former dancer Calleigh McCarthy accidentally summons Viking phoenix Alrik Gunn by burning a carved bird statue. Bound to offer her three chances to change her life, he finds their attraction challenging his vow to pursue revenge rather than love.

Jessalyne Brandborn hires outlaw Ertemis to escort her to a powerful sorceress who might explain her frightening gifts. Their journey draws them into danger and attraction, with the future of an elven people tied to their hidden identities.

Pandora Bramble boards the airship Daedalus to prove that its military owners stole her father's invention. An encounter with Captain Theolonius Hatch becomes an unexpected courtship, forcing her to weigh her family's claim against a growing attachment.

Chef Kelly Spicer uses a magical family cookbook to enlist grief counselor Mery Black's help for his widowed sister. Mery agrees to date him to repair her public image, unaware that his persuasion may lead to real feelings.

As Samhain threatens to merge mortal and supernatural worlds, murders of counterfeit vampire servants unsettle Paradise City. Chrysabelle and Malkolm seek the Ring of Sorrows, while her search for a brother complicates the approaching conflict and their relationship.

Accused of murdering her vampire patron, Chrysabelle flees into the mortal world and encounters Malkolm, a cursed outcast vampire. Their uneasy alliance draws them into a conspiracy threatening to break the boundaries between humans and supernatural beings.

Azrael guides suffering souls into death but has never experienced ordinary human happiness. Meeting Sara, the first mortal able to see his reaper form, changes that, until her failing health threatens the connection that has transformed his existence.

Chrysabelle owes Malkolm a return to the hidden vampire city of Corvinestri, where neither is welcome. Discovering that she has a brother divides her loyalties, while witches, mysterious warriors, and a missing ring intensify their problems.

Viking chieftain Alrik Gunn and his modern-day bride Calleigh face a test from the goddess of love on their first Valentine's Day together. This companion story returns to the couple introduced in All Fired Up and their supernatural romance.

Maris seeks freedom from her vampire patron, weighing escape, a potentially fatal challenge, and dangerous experiments on her blood. Dominic, the vampire conducting the research, offers an unexpected connection that tests her willingness to trust another noble.

Determined to escape her old role as a vampire's blood servant, Chrysabelle is given a dangerous ultimatum by the Kubai Mata. She must rescue a child kidnapped by Tatiana or leave Malkolm facing their hostility instead.

Chrysabelle gathers her allies against Tatiana and the ancient Castus Sanguis controlling her. With Malkolm beside her, she must devise a way to confront an enemy whose overwhelming power threatens everyone she is trying to protect.

The kidnapping of the Faery Queen during Mardi Gras forces Augustine, New Orleans's supernatural Guardian, into a desperate rescue. His protégée Harlow complicates the search by inadvertently helping their enemies as danger spreads through the city.

Muse and demigoddess Seraphina Kostos searches for her employer's runaway daughter with help from Ares, a collector whose touch can reap souls. Their mutual attraction creates a dilemma for a man who cannot safely touch the woman he wants.

Vampires return to New Orleans, undermining centuries of protection by the fae and threatening the city's peace. Augustine and Harlow are drawn into the struggle, where their supernatural heritage becomes essential to confronting the growing danger.

Former showgirl and feline shifter Claudette Marchon is hired to recover a stolen necklace and its suspected thief. Discovering that gargoyle Jason Tennant may have been framed forces her to choose between her employer's orders and her conscience.

Harlow is trapped inside her own body as her twin sister's spirit takes control. Augustine must balance rescuing her with protecting New Orleans from disappearing tourists and a strengthening coven determined to eliminate the city's fae.

Fae jeweler Willa Iscove accidentally invokes gargoyle Nick Hardwin's protection while trying to escape a customer's unwanted devotion. Their kinds' longstanding hostility complicates the partnership, and a deeper threat places both her family and his freedom at risk.

Unreliable witch Pandora Williams finds her magic improving around her new neighbor, skeptical professor Cole Van Zant. Helping his daughter understand her powers brings them closer, while an unexpected secret challenges Cole's certainty about the supernatural.

Delaney James flees a murderous employer by pretending to be a mail-order bride in Nocturne Falls. Her prospective groom, vampire Hugh Ellingham, expects the arrangement to be temporary, but their growing attraction makes both their hidden pasts harder to conceal.

Werewolf Ivy Kincaid arrives to marry sheriff Hank Merrow and cement peace between their hostile packs, only to meet him from behind bars. Duty turns into unexpected attraction, but Ivy's secrets threaten the truce and their developing relationship.

Jayne Frost's estate-sale purchase unleashes chaos when her cat helps open a sealed box. The winter elf must recapture whatever escaped while investigating the seller's hidden motives and a threat to one of Nocturne Falls's residents.

Jayne Frost hosts a book signing for the Sandman at the toy shop she manages, but his counterpart Luna Nyx arrives with trouble. As dreams darken, Jayne must determine whether the Mistress of Nightmares threatens her guest and the town.

Winter elf Jayne Frost goes undercover in Nocturne Falls to investigate disappearing employees at Santa's Workshop. A forbidden elevator, an old flame, and a charming vampire complicate her inquiries as each discovery brings more questions and danger.

Romance writer Roxy St. James seeks a fresh start in Nocturne Falls while her estranged husband makes threats. Deputy Alex Cruz wants to protect her, but concealing his panther-shifter identity conflicts with their growing attraction and her unsettling discoveries.

Vampire Sebastian Ellingham hires librarian and reluctant Valkyrie Tessa Blythe to pose as his fiancée when his estranged wife returns. Tessa wants a coveted academic job, but real attraction complicates the arrangement they both intend to keep practical.

Delaney Ellingham enters Nocturne Falls's Valentine's Day baking competition, only for an old rival to disrupt the occasion. Her vampire husband Hugh and their friends rally to help in this short story revisiting the couple's life together.

Werewolf Bridget Merrow hopes for someone to share Christmas with, especially the man she thinks does not want her. This short Nocturne Falls romance explores the uncertainty behind her wish amid family, work, and holiday preparations.

A misfired Samhain spell threatens to erase witch Corette Williams's memories of the man she loves, Bartholomew Stanhill. With Halloween midnight approaching, the couple must confront a magical deadline that could destroy their relationship without killing either of them.

Jayne Frost confronts painful memories when former friend Lark Bramble arrives in Nocturne Falls. A disturbing incident at the Black and Orange Ball puts Jayne at odds with authority and prompts an investigation into wrongdoing she fears she enabled.

This volume gathers four previously published Nocturne Falls stories featuring Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and a vampire's marriage tests. The romances revisit familiar couples and supporting characters facing magical mishaps, holiday complications, and challenges to their relationships.

Magically compelled by her father, Monalisa Devlin poses as a therapist to push injured dragon fighter Ivan Tsvetkov back into competition. Their growing connection makes her promised freedom harder to pursue without betraying the man she is coming to love.

Vampires Julian Ellingham and Desdemona Valentine marry after a wild night in Las Vegas, but she immediately wants a divorce. When someone repeatedly threatens her life, his protection offers another chance to overcome her fear of love.

Vampire Sebastian Ellingham meets Tessa Blythe's parents intending to marry their Valkyrie daughter, only to discover they have selected another husband. Keeping their future together means completing a series of challenges designed for a different kind of supernatural.

While Jayne Frost visits her family at the North Pole, werewolf Birdie Caruthers agrees to care for her cat Spider. Trouble with the cat calls for help from friends and brings an unexpected development in Birdie's romantic life.

Novice witch Charlotte Fenchurch acquires a mysterious grimoire at her library, unaware it contains dangerous black magic. Leopard shifter Walker Black is sent to retrieve it, but protecting Charlotte becomes urgent when dark forces target her and the book.

A dead fae's collection of forbidden winter-elf objects draws Jayne Frost into a mystery involving her royal family. When a magical blizzard traps Nocturne Falls and dangerous creatures appear, investigating the objects becomes essential to protecting the town.

Jayne Frost brings Sinclair to the North Pole to introduce him to her royal life, but apparent cheating in a toy contest casts suspicion on him. Investigating the accusations reveals hostility that threatens the necromancer's reputation and safety.

Witch and single mother Marigold Williams asks human detective Wyatt West to accompany her to a wedding. Their attraction becomes a relationship, but revealing her magic grows urgent when he unknowingly releases a dangerous supernatural force.

Retired genie Imari Zephara seeks help from reaper Lucien Dupree when a dark force threatens her freedom in Nocturne Falls. His unreliable powers and the demands of jinn tradition complicate their attempt to give her an independent future.

Winter elf Jayne Frost returns to the North Pole to marry Sinclair Crowe, whose new royal role requires its own preparation. Wedding planning becomes a mystery when a disturbing discovery in the carriage interrupts their arrangements.

Werewolf Ginny French lives under a curse that makes everyone forget her almost immediately. When newly arrived werewolf Easy Grayle, whose shifting abilities have become unpredictable, catches her attention, she wonders whether romance can survive her extraordinary isolation.

Young witch Emeranth Greer moves to Shadowvale to start over with an unfamiliar aunt. Her growing attraction to cursed raven shifter Deacon Evermore offers a reason to stay, until her troubled past threatens their relationship.

Bookstore owner Constantin Thibodeaux releases sprite Andromeda Merriweather from a magical imprisonment, making her freedom dependent on his cooperation. Their temporary dating arrangement brings the reserved vampire and outgoing sprite together, but their curses complicate an unexpected attraction.

Half vampire, half reaper Kora Dupree pursues a chance to discover the truth about her late mother. Vampire Greyson Garrett follows her into a worldwide treasure hunt, testing whether her changed behavior and their developing partnership can last.

Exiled goblin king Robin Gallow feels increasingly trapped in Shadowvale. Theodora Middlebright arrives to fulfill her ill father's debt by spending a year with him, bringing two unhappy people together under circumstances neither would have chosen.

New Jersey's new vampire governor Belladonna Barrone balances supernatural politics, telling her children about her transformation, and unfinished business from her former life. When someone who helped her becomes endangered, protecting her friends demands more than political maneuvering.

Belladonna Barrone discovers that governing New Jersey's vampires brings difficulties comparable to those she faced as a mobster's wife. Threats to family and friends leave her determined to confront the problems of her new supernatural life.

Widowed Belladonna Barrone hopes her husband's death will free her from his criminal connections. Completing his final job instead plunges the forty-nine-year-old into a supernatural world, where new friends help her face increasingly complicated dangers.

Werewolf fire chief Titus Merrow and valkyrie deputy Jenna Blythe clash while organizing a charity race. When a shared emergency call unleashes dangerous magic, the reluctant partners must cooperate as sinister forces and Jenna's past threaten them.

Jayne Frost and Sinclair Crowe travel to Las Vegas on royal business, only to encounter trouble involving his parents' stage show. With friends and talking cats assisting, they investigate a dangerous problem in the show's new magic trick.

Aquarium designer Undrea Seeley meets billionaire Ethan Edmonds while creating a centerpiece for his home. Their attraction complicates his relationship and her concealed supernatural identity, especially when dark forces threaten Ethan and protecting him may expose her secrets.

Belladonna Barrone takes her vampire entourage on a road trip to a prominent vampire's funeral. While weighing a surprising offer, she must also protect her human assistant Pierce from accusations that could bring them before the vampire council.

Retired vampire hunter Bess Walker-James retreats to her family home in Maine, uncertain what to do next. Helping neighbor Callum McCarthy search for his missing cat gives her a purpose, though his problems extend beyond an ordinary pet search.

Vampire governor Belladonna Barrone faces a confrontation with the vampire council that could cost her life. Surviving would bring another difficult decision: accepting a crown whose responsibilities and enemies exceed anything she encountered as a governor.

Dragon shifter Charlie Ashborne must attend a census where unmarried dragons will be assigned partners. Baker Nasha Black offers to pose as his wife in exchange for his chocolate recipe, but unexpected competition rules complicate their agreement.

Museum worker Ro Meadowcroft investigates a donated sword lodged in a stone, assuming it is a replica. Pulling it free reveals that she is the chosen one, transforming an anticipated professional promotion into an unexpected encounter with a magical destiny.

Preschool teacher Sunday Wells seeks help understanding the dark shadows that plague her, while vampire Lorenzo Robillard flees an enemy made through his work rescuing kidnapped children. Their refuge brings them together despite sharply different personalities.

Jayne Frost and Sinclair Crowe return to Nocturne Falls to help at Santa’s Workshop during Christmas. A series of break-ins draws Jayne into an investigation whose real cause proves more dangerous than an attempt to spoil the holiday.

Mortician Eamon Underwood can see how long people have left to live, but Troula Kouris reveals nothing to him. As she prepares to become an oracle, an ominous prediction complicates the romance developing between them.

Isadora Graham seeks refuge in Shadowvale, hoping to conceal the darkness within her. Neighbor Henry Jekyll recognizes their shared struggle, but their uneasy alliance becomes dangerous when the town is targeted and suspicion falls on Izzy.

A royal visit to Nashville gives Jayne Frost and Sinclair Crowe time to explore the city. An unsettling encounter at the Country Music Hall of Fame leaves Sinclair in trouble, forcing them to solve a mystery quickly.

New fae queen Ro invites rival ruler Anyka to the Summer Palace, hoping an old tradition can restore peace between their kingdoms. Hidden dangers within the estate undermine her diplomacy, threatening to turn their reunion into another struggle for power.

Lexi Gardner arrives in Shadowvale to replenish her dwindling magic, then meets a cursed man trapped in the forest. Helping him may demand every resource she can gather while other residents also seek her assistance.

Annaleigh Bartow tries to preserve her grandfather’s stonemasonry before an old hotel is demolished. Ruthless rivals thwart her efforts, until an unexpected rescuer intervenes, leaving her both frightened and drawn to the stranger who helps her.

Jayne Frost and Sinclair Crowe visit an old friend in New Orleans, expecting a pleasant stop before returning north. A sudden death and a troubling incident threaten their host’s reputation, drawing the couple into a dangerous investigation.

Ro seeks an alliance with the Cloud Kingdom while rival queen Anyka pursues a grimoire capable of conquering her realm. Reaching the dangerous potential allies becomes a struggle for survival when another enemy appears determined to stop her journey.

Ephelia Moreau follows her former boyfriend Remy Lafitte to Nocturne Falls, unaware her mother has arranged the trip. Remy hopes to protect the woman he still loves, but a threat follows her into their renewed relationship.

Witch Holly Winters plans a quiet Christmas at a mountain cabin until ancient magic stirs in the forest. Working with vampire neighbor Demetrius Voss to protect Nocturne Falls brings unexpected attraction amid the growing danger.

Aboard the starship Athos, librarian Ellis McFadden becomes a suspect when a patron is found dead. Assisted by friends and her android cat, she searches the vessel’s secrets for evidence that can clear her name.

Three sisters and their father board the Athos offering visions of the future. Librarian Ellis McFadden suspects a dangerous deception, but her friends are already captivated, leaving her to investigate with Frank and her android cat.

Celebrations for Jayne Frost’s newborn son turn sinister when a name disappears from the guest list and a palace employee dies. With Sinclair Crowe’s help, she investigates secrets and ancient grudges threatening her family at the North Pole.

A gala aboard the Athos turns into a crisis when a legendary jewel disappears. Librarian Ellis McFadden, her boyfriend Frank and her android cat must recover it before an interstellar incident threatens her family’s place aboard.

Retired model Sydney Marlowe moves to Nocturne Falls hoping to find a husband and build a domestic life. Her gargoyle neighbor Adam Rockford is recovering from heartbreak, but their shared dreams challenge his determination to avoid romance.

Queen Ro seeks an alliance with the mysterious neph while Anyka recruits mountain trolls for war. Dangerous political negotiations and the tempting power of a hidden grimoire challenge Ro’s pursuit of peace as both kingdoms move closer to confrontation.

Cursed repairman Gideon Locke avoids others to keep his bad luck from spreading. Antique dealer Sabrina Moreau recruits him to restore a music box, drawing them into a mystery that challenges what he believes about his family’s curse.

New Imperial MJ Fontenot finds her position challenged by secretive finances and an uncooperative council. An unusual new neighbor, worsening werewolf relations and a changing connection with Hutch make settling into her inheritance increasingly complicated.

Providing books to prisoners aboard the Athos leads librarian Ellis McFadden to question a mining magnate’s murder conviction. With witnesses also on the ship, she quietly investigates inconsistencies that may expose a killer still at large.

Forty-year-old waitress and artist MJ Fontenot learns that her biological father is a powerful vampire. Drawn into New Orleans’s newly public supernatural society, she faces an unfamiliar family, political intrigue and an inheritance she barely understands.

Forest ranger and bear shifter Gunnar Briggs becomes entangled with Celtic witch Mattie Sharpe after trouble brings them together. Mattie guards her honey business and independence, but their growing attraction accompanies dangers neither expected to face.

Queen Sparrow Meadowcroft faces a fragile peace as secrets threaten the balance between two kingdoms. With alliances weakening and power shifting in Malveaux, she must decide what she is prepared to sacrifice to protect her realm.

A visitor to Guilliory Mansion brings a claim that threatens MJ Fontenot’s new life as Imperial. With supernatural factions circling and family secrets multiplying, she must decide how to honor promises made to those depending on her.