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Explore Laura Wright books in order, from vampires and shifters to cowboys and royals, with quick summaries, series guides, and where to start.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Baby and the Beast

by Laura Wright

2002

Snowed in and close to giving birth, Isabella Spencer is rescued by childhood fantasy Michael Wulf. His mansion offers safety, but the real surprise is how quickly they start to feel like family.

Cinderella and the Playboy

by Laura Wright

2002

A fairy-tale setup meets a hotter reality when a guarded heroine crosses paths with a man who has the charm and confidence of a born playboy. Fantasy is easy, trust is harder.

Hearts Are Wild

by Laura Wright

2002

Matchmaker Maggie Conner has no real experience with men, until leather-jacketed Nick Kaplan becomes her roommate. Turning him into someone else's perfect man sounds smart, until she wants him herself.

Charming the Prince

by Laura Wright

2003

Prince Maxim courts practical veterinarian Francesca as part of a plan to dodge royal expectations. The problem is that the fake romance begins to feel very real.

Locked Up with a Lawman

by Laura Wright

2003

A lawman and a woman in trouble are forced into close quarters, where danger and desire rise side by side. It is a classic forced-proximity romance with a sharper edge.

Ruling Passions

by Laura Wright

2003

After Crown Prince Alexander rescues Sophia from the sea, desire collides with duty almost at once. She wants freedom, he needs control, and the island kingdom of Llandaron stands between them.

Sleeping with Beauty

by Laura Wright

2003

U.S. Marshal Dan Mason takes in an injured, amnesiac woman after a hiking accident in the Rockies. Sharing his cabin brings temptation, mystery, and a second chance at life for both of them.

A Bed of Sand

by Laura Wright

2004

Rita stages a wedding to pull her family back together and forgets to invite the groom, her boss, Sheikh Sakir. He answers with a marriage bargain that neither can keep purely practical.

Redwolf's Woman

by Laura Wright

2004

Ava returns to Paradise, Texas carrying a secret that will upend Jared Redwolf's life, their daughter. Old hurt, stubborn pride, and unfinished passion make the reunion explosive.

Her Royal Bed

by Laura Wright

2005

A royal romance built on duty and temptation, this story throws a strong-willed heroine and a powerful prince into dangerously close quarters. What starts as arrangement quickly becomes far more personal.

Savor the Seduction

by Laura Wright

2005

Set against family business tension and very strong chemistry, this romance follows two people who try to stay in control while desire keeps rewriting the rules.

The Sultan's Bed

by Laura Wright

2005

A sharp divorce attorney clashes with a commanding sultan who has no business tempting her. Their affair burns hot, then demands a commitment neither planned to make.

Millionaire's Calculated Baby Bid

by Laura Wright

2007

Ethan Curtis offers Mary Kelley a ruthless bargain, a child in exchange for protecting her family. Their arrangement starts as business and quickly turns far messier than either expects.

Playboy's Ruthless Payback

by Laura Wright

2007

Mac Valentine plans to use Olivia Winston to punish her father and walk away. Olivia is nobody's pawn, and attraction threatens to wreck his careful revenge scheme.

Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction

by Laura Wright

2007

Damien Sauer returns determined to make Tess York pay for breaking his heart. His revenge depends on control, but working closely with Tess only revives the feelings he wanted buried.

Front Page Engagement

by Laura Wright

2008

Trent Tanford needs a bride in a week or he loses his empire. The quiet house sitter next door looks perfect for the part, until the convenient arrangement starts feeling dangerously real.

Eternal Hunger

by Laura Wright

2010

Alexander Roman has spent a century outrunning his past, but a new threat forces him back into vampire politics. His one unexpected refuge is a human doctor who may change everything.

Eternal Kiss

by Laura Wright

2011

Nicholas Roman wants to break the Order's grip on his bloodline before it reaches his son. The only woman who can help him is beautiful, secretive, and dangerous to trust.

Eternal Beast

by Laura Wright

2012

Gray wants revenge on the Order and freedom for the Impures. Dillon needs control over the jaguar now raging inside her, and Gray may be the only one strong enough to help.

Eternal Blood

by Laura Wright

2012

Gray Donohue numbs his guilt with sex and blood until the Eternal Order drags him into nightmare. Rescue comes from the icy Dillon, and desire quickly becomes the one thing worth fighting for.

Eternal Captive

by Laura Wright

2012

Lucian cannot escape his blood bond to Bronwyn, even when obsession threatens to destroy them both. When danger closes in, saving her may cost him everything.

Bayon/Jean-Baptiste

by Laura Wright

2013

While the Pantera protect a miraculous unborn child, one hunter tracks the humans who attacked the Wildlands and another isolated male meets a woman who could change the race's future.

Bayou Noël

by Laura Wright

2013

A holiday stop in the Bayou Heat world offers warmth, mating sparks, and a brief pause from war. It is a short seasonal novella about hope, family, and new beginnings.

Eternal Beauty

by Laura Wright

2013

After losing the woman he loved, Synjon tries to die with his grief. Petra saves him instead, and the bond between healer and wounded vampire opens into a new, dangerous future.

Eternal Demon

by Laura Wright

2013

Erion sets out to rescue his kidnapped son and stop Cruen for good. Then he meets Hellen, the bride meant for his enemy, and their connection changes the entire mission.

Eternal Sin

by Laura Wright

2013

Synjon and Petra are pulled back together by a pregnancy, unfinished love, and the shadow of Cruen. Vengeance drives the story, but the real question is whether trust can survive.

First Ink

by Laura Wright

2013

Rush built a life around ink, women, and not looking back. Addison returns carrying guilt, a plan for redemption, and a tattoo request that drags their old heartbreak back into the light.

Raphael/Parish

by Laura Wright

2013

This opening Bayou Heat volume launches the Pantera saga as a hidden race of puma shifters faces extinction, outside enemies, and the fierce pull of mating bonds.

Sebastian/Aristide

by Laura Wright

2013

As puma attacks draw human attention, Pantera diplomat Sebastian works with a haunted FBI agent. A second romance keeps the series moving while danger closes in on the Wildlands.

Shattered Ink

by Laura Wright

2013

Addison is wildly in love, and the intensity is starting to scare her. This follow-up digs into obsession, trust, and whether passion with Rush can survive real life.

Talon/Xavier

by Laura Wright

2013

Two linked novellas deepen the Wildlands conflict as loyal Talon distrusts mysterious Isi, and Geek leader Xavier finds duty complicated by his possessive need to protect Amalie.

Branded

by Laura Wright

2014

When Deacon Cavanaugh returns home for his father's funeral, he plans to tear down the ranch that shaped him. Mackenzie Byrd stands in his way, and their fight turns fiercely personal.

Broken

by Laura Wright

2014

James Cavanaugh comes back to River Black carrying old guilt and new anger. Sheridan O'Neil sees the pain beneath his rough edges, but loving him means facing the ranch's darkest memories.

Hakan/Severin

by Laura Wright

2014

Hakan is done waiting to claim the Geek he has loved from afar, even if she resists him. The paired story adds more danger, loyalty tests, and mating drama to the Pantera war.

Lian/Roch

by Laura Wright

2014

Hunter Lian is stuck guarding brilliant scholar Sage, until her gifts become vital to saving the Wildlands. In the second novella, diplomat Roch protects a pregnant human carrying a Pantera child.

Sinful In Spurs

by Laura Wright

2014

Champion bull rider Sawyer Black is supposed to look out for his best friend's little sister while her brother serves overseas. Attraction makes that promise much harder to keep.

Angel/Hiss

by Laura Wright

2015

A Pantera healer and a hardened survivor join forces to save a stolen child, while disgraced Hiss fights for redemption beside a fellow captive. Dark, sexy, and deeply tied to the series war.

Bonded

by Laura Wright

2015

The final Cavanaugh Brothers book returns to River Black for more danger, ranch politics, and hard-won love. It also pushes the long-running family mystery toward its last answers.

Brash

by Laura Wright

2015

Back at the Triple C Ranch, the next Cavanaugh brother faces old grief, buried secrets, and a romance that refuses to stay in the past. The family mystery keeps tightening around him.

Incubus Tales

by Laura Wright

2015

This omnibus pairs Shameless and Dauntless, two darkly sensual paranormal romances about incubi, power, and women who refuse to be easy prey.

Michel/Striker

by Laura Wright

2015

Michel must work with a former human researcher he does not trust to stop a ruthless enemy. Then damaged hunter Striker is drawn to Twelve, a rescued victim desperate to reclaim herself.

Rage/Killian

by Laura Wright

2015

Rage must bring back the hacker the Pantera need, even if old sparks still burn between them. In the second novella, a human soldier infected with Pantera DNA meets the woman guarding him.

Rebel Ink

by Laura Wright

2015

Vincent likes his life easy, loud, and commitment-free until the past crashes back in. A forced trip home and his chemistry with Lisa turn this tattooed bad-boy romance unexpectedly emotional.

Shameless

by Laura Wright

2015

When incubus master Scarus weakens, only Rosamund can restore him. She wants out with her heart intact, but the Harem makes escape and desire equally dangerous.

Sinful In Snow

by Laura Wright

2015

Gabriel Fox arrives in Holly, North Carolina determined to wreck Carol Cardini's Christmas. Instead he finds holiday sparks, sharp banter, and a reason to rethink his entire plan.

Dauntless

by Laura Wright

2016

House master Cas expects duty, not desire, when his future is arranged for him. Then he falls for Lia, the scarred servant who turns this dark fairy-tale romance upside down.

Ice/Reaux

by Laura Wright

2016

After betrayal and an attack on the Wildlands, Cammy is forced to work with the guarded Ice on a rescue mission. In the second story, healer Reaux falls for a fragile woman he is trying to help.

Kayden/Simon

by Laura Wright

2016

Kayden kidnaps a rival's daughter for revenge and discovers she is his mate. The companion novella sends hunter Tryst after rogue model Simon, turning a hunt into a dangerous romance.

Blade

by Laura Wright

2017

Rescued after years of captivity, Blade refuses to return home without the missing woman who carries his child. Valli is terrified, pregnant, and unsure whether the male hunting her is savior or threat.

Bizarre Tri-Cities

by Laura Wright

2019

A quirky, fast-moving look at the stranger side of the Tri-Cities, filled with odd stories, eerie local color, and the kind of tales people cannot stop retelling.

Raphael

by Laura Wright

2020

This short Bayou Bites novella revisits Raphael and Ashe as they search for their runaway daughter. The crisis pushes them back toward each other as parents, partners, and mates.

The Duke

by Laura Wright

2021

Sinjin needs a wife or risks losing everything his title holds together. Escaping to an island only brings him face to face with Zara, the childhood friend who can undo all his plans.

The Princess

by Laura Wright

2021

On the eve of an arranged marriage, Princess Freya wants one last night of freedom. The stranger she chooses is unforgettable, and the next day changes everything.

The Viscount

by Laura Wright

2021

Commitment-shy Valentine offers to escort his loyal secretary Annabelle to a family wedding and give her a full Cinderella makeover. The pretend favor quickly turns personal.

Where to start with Laura Wright

If you want dark paranormal romance: Eternal HungerEternal KissEternal Captive
If you want shifters and a big shared world: Raphael/ParishBayon/Jean-BaptisteTalon/XavierSebastian/Aristide
If you want cowboy family drama: BrandedBrokenBrashBonded
If you want tattoo-shop new adult romance: First InkShattered InkRebel Ink
If you want short, steamy royals: The PrincessThe ViscountThe Duke

Bayou Bites books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Raphael"

    Raphael

    by Laura Wright

    2020Bayou Bites, Book 1

Bayou Bites books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Raphael"

    Raphael

    by Laura Wright

    2020Bayou Bites, Book 1

Bayou Heat books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Bayon/Jean-Baptiste"

    Bayon/Jean-Baptiste

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Bayou Noël"

    Bayou Noël

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 5
  3. Book cover for "Raphael/Parish"

    Raphael/Parish

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 1
  4. Book cover for "Sebastian/Aristide"

    Sebastian/Aristide

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Talon/Xavier"

    Talon/Xavier

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 3
  6. Book cover for "Hakan/Severin"

    Hakan/Severin

    by Laura Wright

    2014Bayou Heat, Book 7
  7. Book cover for "Lian/Roch"

    Lian/Roch

    by Laura Wright

    2014Bayou Heat, Book 6
  8. Book cover for "Angel/Hiss"

    Angel/Hiss

    by Laura Wright

    2015Bayou Heat, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Michel/Striker"

    Michel/Striker

    by Laura Wright

    2015Bayou Heat, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Rage/Killian"

    Rage/Killian

    by Laura Wright

    2015Bayou Heat, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Ice/Reaux"

    Ice/Reaux

    by Laura Wright

    2016Bayou Heat, Book 12
  12. Book cover for "Kayden/Simon"

    Kayden/Simon

    by Laura Wright

    2016Bayou Heat, Book 11
  13. Book cover for "Blade"

    Blade

    by Laura Wright

    2017Bayou Heat, Book 13

Bayou Heat books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Raphael/Parish"

    Raphael/Parish

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Bayon/Jean-Baptiste"

    Bayon/Jean-Baptiste

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Talon/Xavier"

    Talon/Xavier

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Sebastian/Aristide"

    Sebastian/Aristide

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Bayou Noël"

    Bayou Noël

    by Laura Wright

    2013Bayou Heat, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Lian/Roch"

    Lian/Roch

    by Laura Wright

    2014Bayou Heat, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Hakan/Severin"

    Hakan/Severin

    by Laura Wright

    2014Bayou Heat, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Angel/Hiss"

    Angel/Hiss

    by Laura Wright

    2015Bayou Heat, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Michel/Striker"

    Michel/Striker

    by Laura Wright

    2015Bayou Heat, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Rage/Killian"

    Rage/Killian

    by Laura Wright

    2015Bayou Heat, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Kayden/Simon"

    Kayden/Simon

    by Laura Wright

    2016Bayou Heat, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Ice/Reaux"

    Ice/Reaux

    by Laura Wright

    2016Bayou Heat, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Blade"

    Blade

    by Laura Wright

    2017Bayou Heat, Book 13

Cavanaugh Brothers books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Branded"

    Branded

    by Laura Wright

    2014Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Broken"

    Broken

    by Laura Wright

    2014Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Bonded"

    Bonded

    by Laura Wright

    2015Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 4
  4. Book cover for "Brash"

    Brash

    by Laura Wright

    2015Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 3

Cavanaugh Brothers books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Branded"

    Branded

    by Laura Wright

    2014Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Broken"

    Broken

    by Laura Wright

    2014Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Brash"

    Brash

    by Laura Wright

    2015Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Bonded"

    Bonded

    by Laura Wright

    2015Cavanaugh Brothers, Book 4

Dirty Royals (Laura Wright) books in order

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  1. Book cover for "The Duke"

    The Duke

    by Laura Wright

    2021Dirty Royals, Book 3
  2. Book cover for "The Princess"

    The Princess

    by Laura Wright

    2021Dirty Royals, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "The Viscount"

    The Viscount

    by Laura Wright

    2021Dirty Royals, Book 2

Dirty Royals (Laura Wright) books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Princess"

    The Princess

    by Laura Wright

    2021Dirty Royals, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "The Viscount"

    The Viscount

    by Laura Wright

    2021Dirty Royals, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "The Duke"

    The Duke

    by Laura Wright

    2021Dirty Royals, Book 3

Llandaron books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Charming the Prince"

    Charming the Prince

    by Laura Wright

    2003Llandaron, Book 2
  2. Book cover for "Ruling Passions"

    Ruling Passions

    by Laura Wright

    2003Llandaron, Book 1
  3. Book cover for "Sleeping with Beauty"

    Sleeping with Beauty

    by Laura Wright

    2003Llandaron, Book 3

Llandaron books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Ruling Passions"

    Ruling Passions

    by Laura Wright

    2003Llandaron, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Charming the Prince"

    Charming the Prince

    by Laura Wright

    2003Llandaron, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Sleeping with Beauty"

    Sleeping with Beauty

    by Laura Wright

    2003Llandaron, Book 3

Mark Of The Vampire books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Eternal Hunger"

    Eternal Hunger

    by Laura Wright

    2010Mark Of The Vampire, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Eternal Kiss"

    Eternal Kiss

    by Laura Wright

    2011Mark Of The Vampire, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Eternal Beast"

    Eternal Beast

    by Laura Wright

    2012Mark Of The Vampire, Book 5
  4. Book cover for "Eternal Blood"

    Eternal Blood

    by Laura Wright

    2012Mark Of The Vampire, Book 3
  5. Book cover for "Eternal Captive"

    Eternal Captive

    by Laura Wright

    2012Mark Of The Vampire, Book 4
  6. Book cover for "Eternal Beauty"

    Eternal Beauty

    by Laura Wright

    2013Mark Of The Vampire, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Eternal Demon"

    Eternal Demon

    by Laura Wright

    2013Mark Of The Vampire, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Eternal Sin"

    Eternal Sin

    by Laura Wright

    2013Mark Of The Vampire, Book 8

Mark Of The Vampire books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Eternal Hunger"

    Eternal Hunger

    by Laura Wright

    2010Mark Of The Vampire, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Eternal Kiss"

    Eternal Kiss

    by Laura Wright

    2011Mark Of The Vampire, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Eternal Blood"

    Eternal Blood

    by Laura Wright

    2012Mark Of The Vampire, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Eternal Captive"

    Eternal Captive

    by Laura Wright

    2012Mark Of The Vampire, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Eternal Beast"

    Eternal Beast

    by Laura Wright

    2012Mark Of The Vampire, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Eternal Beauty"

    Eternal Beauty

    by Laura Wright

    2013Mark Of The Vampire, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Eternal Demon"

    Eternal Demon

    by Laura Wright

    2013Mark Of The Vampire, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Eternal Sin"

    Eternal Sin

    by Laura Wright

    2013Mark Of The Vampire, Book 8

No Ring Required books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Millionaire's Calculated Baby Bid"

    Millionaire's Calculated Baby Bid

    by Laura Wright

    2007No Ring Required, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Playboy's Ruthless Payback"

    Playboy's Ruthless Payback

    by Laura Wright

    2007No Ring Required, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction"

    Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction

    by Laura Wright

    2007No Ring Required, Book 3

No Ring Required books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Millionaire's Calculated Baby Bid"

    Millionaire's Calculated Baby Bid

    by Laura Wright

    2007No Ring Required, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Playboy's Ruthless Payback"

    Playboy's Ruthless Payback

    by Laura Wright

    2007No Ring Required, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction"

    Rich Man's Vengeful Seduction

    by Laura Wright

    2007No Ring Required, Book 3

Spurs & Stripes books in order

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  1. Book cover for "Sinful In Spurs"

    Sinful In Spurs

    by Laura Wright

    2014Spurs & Stripes, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Sinful In Snow"

    Sinful In Snow

    by Laura Wright

    2015Spurs & Stripes, Book 2

Spurs & Stripes books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Sinful In Spurs"

    Sinful In Spurs

    by Laura Wright

    2014Spurs & Stripes, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Sinful In Snow"

    Sinful In Snow

    by Laura Wright

    2015Spurs & Stripes, Book 2

Wicked Ink Chronicles books in order

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  1. Book cover for "First Ink"

    First Ink

    by Laura Wright

    2013Wicked Ink Chronicles, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Shattered Ink"

    Shattered Ink

    by Laura Wright

    2013Wicked Ink Chronicles, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Rebel Ink"

    Rebel Ink

    by Laura Wright

    2015Wicked Ink Chronicles, Book 3

Wicked Ink Chronicles books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "First Ink"

    First Ink

    by Laura Wright

    2013Wicked Ink Chronicles, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Shattered Ink"

    Shattered Ink

    by Laura Wright

    2013Wicked Ink Chronicles, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Rebel Ink"

    Rebel Ink

    by Laura Wright

    2015Wicked Ink Chronicles, Book 3

Laura Wright collections, short stories, and related book types

Short Story Collections

  1. Book cover for "Incubus Tales"

    Incubus Tales

    by Laura Wright

    2015

Non-Fiction

  1. Book cover for "Bizarre Tri-Cities"

    Bizarre Tri-Cities

    by Laura Wright

    2019

Standalone Laura Wright books

  1. Book cover for "Baby and the Beast"

    Baby and the Beast

    by Laura Wright

    2002
  2. Book cover for "Cinderella and the Playboy"

    Cinderella and the Playboy

    by Laura Wright

    2002
  3. Book cover for "Hearts Are Wild"

    Hearts Are Wild

    by Laura Wright

    2002
  4. Book cover for "Locked Up with a Lawman"

    Locked Up with a Lawman

    by Laura Wright

    2003
  5. Book cover for "A Bed of Sand"

    A Bed of Sand

    by Laura Wright

    2004
  6. Book cover for "Redwolf's Woman"

    Redwolf's Woman

    by Laura Wright

    2004
  7. Book cover for "Her Royal Bed"

    Her Royal Bed

    by Laura Wright

    2005
  8. Book cover for "Savor the Seduction"

    Savor the Seduction

    by Laura Wright

    2005
  9. Book cover for "The Sultan's Bed"

    The Sultan's Bed

    by Laura Wright

    2005
  10. Book cover for "Front Page Engagement"

    Front Page Engagement

    by Laura Wright

    2008
  11. Book cover for "Shameless"

    Shameless

    by Laura Wright

    2015Masters Of Seduction, Book 2
  12. Book cover for "Dauntless"

    Dauntless

    by Laura Wright

    2016Masters Of Seduction, Book 6

Author bio

Laura Wright was born in Minnesota, and she came to writing later than a lot of romance authors do. She has said that she was not much of a reader or a writer until after high school, when an aunt handed her Jude Deveraux's Knight in Shining Armor. That book cracked something open. She tore through romance novels after that, and before long she was thinking about the kinds of stories she wanted to tell herself.

Before writing took over, her life looked very different.

Wright spent years in performance, including acting, singing, and competitive ballroom dancing. She also taught ballroom and Latin dance for more than a decade. That background helps explain the physical charge in so much of her fiction. Even when her stories turn inward, they still move.

In 1997 she enrolled in UCLA Extension writing classes, found critique partners, and got serious about learning the craft. After about three years of work, she sold a manuscript to Harlequin for its Silhouette Desire line. That was a big turning point, and you can still feel that category-romance training in her books now. She likes a strong setup, fast emotional escalation, and characters who get pushed right up against the things they most want to avoid.

Then the backlist started to grow, fast.

A lot of readers know her first through paranormal romance. Eternal Hunger, the opening novel in the Mark of the Vampire series, introduces the Roman brothers, a world of purebloods and Impures, and the kind of blood-deep attraction that can wreck a life as easily as save it. Books like Eternal Kiss and Eternal Captive keep building that mythology, but they stay locked on the relationships. The fantasy machinery is there, but the emotional engine is always the point.

She also co-created a big shifter world with Alexandra Ivy. The Bayou Heat books, beginning with Raphael/Parish, take place in the Louisiana Wildlands and follow the Pantera, a secret race of puma shifters fighting extinction, human enemies, and their own fierce mating bonds. Those stories are fast, sexy, and very serialized. If you like ensemble casts and a world that keeps widening as you read, that series is a good place to land.

Her contemporary romances hit a different note, but the same intensity is there. Branded opens the Cavanaugh Brothers series with grief, ranch politics, and family secrets in Texas. First Ink kicks off the Wicked Ink Chronicles, where tattoo artists, old heartbreak, and young-adult mess collide in a much more modern setting. Across both sides of her work, she tends to write tough people with real damage, strong chemistry, and absolutely no easy way out.

Wright is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, and two of her earlier category romances, Baby and the Beast and Redwolf's Woman, were nominated for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, their two children, two dogs, a rescue Appaloosa, seven chickens, and an urban orchard. It sounds busy, a little chaotic, and oddly perfect for a writer whose books are full of heat, trouble, and people falling hard.

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