Laurann Dohner Books in Order
See Laurann Dohner books in order, with reading order help, quick summaries, series guides, and where to start across New Species, VLG, and more.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
74 books
Ral's Woman
by Laurann Dohner
2009
Ariel is abducted by the alien Anzon and sold to Zorn warrior Ral as breeding stock. Refusing to submit, she fights him at every turn, until survival forces them to rely on each other, and desire turns real.
Berrr's Vow
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Shanna is kidnapped and thrust into the brutal world of the Zorn warriors. Hyvin Berrr decides she belongs with him, and as danger follows, Shanna has to decide if his vow is a promise, or a trap.
Burning Up Flint
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Flint marks Mira as his, but she refuses to be one more woman passed around a system built on ownership. Trapped together, Mira pushes him to choose her freely, not as a contract or an instinct.
Kidnapping Casey
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Casey flees her violent ex and runs straight into Argernon, an alien warrior who won’t let her go. His “rescue” becomes an abduction to Zorn, and Casey must decide what freedom looks like now.
Kissing Steel
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Rena tries to steal a ship and buy her freedom, only to end up owned by Steel, a cyborg forced into the same trap. Their clash over control turns into a steamy power struggle and a fight to escape together.
Loving Zorn
by Laurann Dohner
2010
An omnibus edition that pairs two early Zorn Warriors romances in one volume. It brings together the beginnings of the saga, with human women taken off-world and the Zorn males who decide to protect, and claim, them.
Mate Set
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Mika gets caught in the middle of werewolf mating season, and Grady’s heat hits like a storm. Their attraction is immediate, but turning instinct into love means setting boundaries, surviving pack pressure, and choosing each other on purpose.
Melting Iron
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Dawn is kidnapped and blackmailed into being a sex slave on a space station. Iron is the cyborg assigned to keep her, but Dawn refuses to break, and their forced proximity becomes a battle of will, trust, and desire.
Propositioning Mr. Raine
by Laurann Dohner
2010
A bold proposition brings a woman face to face with a stubborn Raine who’s used to being in control. What starts as a hot arrangement quickly turns real, forcing them to negotiate trust, boundaries, and commitment.
Tempting Rever
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Brenda is taken from Earth by hostile aliens and barely survives. Zorn warrior Argis Rever rescues her, but protection comes with a price, he believes she’s his mate, and enemies aren’t finished with her yet.
Touching Ice
by Laurann Dohner
2010
Megan’s job is managing android sex bots, until a crash leaves her stranded with cyborgs who don’t trust humans. To stay alive she pretends to be a bot, and becomes Ice’s, while hiding the truth and falling hard.
Brawn
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Brawn looks like a monster to the outside world, but he’s learning what tenderness can be. When a human woman is pulled into his orbit, they’re forced to fight off people who still see the New Species as property.
Cathian
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Nara chooses a sex-slave auction over prison, planning to escape. Captain Cathian Vellar buys her for six days, but his heat and his refusal to harm her turn the bargain into a dangerous, intimate test of trust.
Fury
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Ellie uncovers illegal experiments that created the New Species, and Fury is the chained hybrid she can’t leave behind. When freedom comes, Fury wants revenge, but the pull between them won’t let either walk away.
His Purrfect Mate
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Shannon has cat-shifter blood and a lifetime of distrust, and werewolf Anton doesn’t expect his mate to challenge pack expectations. Their bond sparks fast, but staying together means facing prejudice, danger, and the pull of the heat.
Justice
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Justice is one of the New Species leaders, and he’s used to making hard calls. A human woman challenges his control and forces him to face what he really wants, just as outside enemies threaten everything he’s built.
Raine on Me
by Laurann Dohner
2011
When a woman’s life in Hailey, Texas starts to fall apart, a Raine man offers help with strings attached. Their bargain turns into a blazing, complicated romance, and both have to decide what they’re willing to risk for love.
Redeeming Zorus
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Charlie needs to rescue cyborg Zorus from the Earth Government to save her brother. Zorus despises humans and doesn’t want saving, but the mission forces them together, and Charlie has to earn trust the hard way.
Slade
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Dr. Trisha Norbit wants to study the New Species, and Slade wants one night with the woman he can’t forget. When danger hits, their uneasy bargain turns into a chase for survival, and a bond neither planned.
Stealing Coal
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Jill finds cyborg Coal chained up and slated for death matches. She risks everything to free him, but Coal doesn’t repay her with gratitude, he repays her with attention, protection, and a lesson in what pleasure can mean.
Taunting Krell
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Cyan is a captured human soldier, and Krell is the scarred cyborg assigned to interrogate her. They share a past Cyan never expected to face again, and seduction becomes a weapon, and a lifeline.
Valiant
by Laurann Dohner
2011
Newly freed and running on instinct, Valiant doesn’t trust humans, until one brave woman refuses to fear him. As threats close in on Homeland, they have to build trust fast, or lose the fragile life they’re trying to start.
Obsidian
by Laurann Dohner
2012
A numbered New Species male known as Obsidian is treated like a problem to be contained. One woman sees the man behind the experiments, and their connection grows into a risky fight for freedom and trust.
Shadow
by Laurann Dohner
2012
Shadow keeps to the dark, hiding scars and instincts that make people flinch. When a human woman refuses to be intimidated, they’re pulled together by danger, and Shadow has to learn that protecting her doesn’t mean controlling her.
Tiger
by Laurann Dohner
2012
Tiger is solitary, dangerous, and done with cages. A human woman becomes his unexpected ally, and their attraction flares while threats hunt the New Species. Tiger must decide whether to keep running, or finally claim a home.
Wrath
by Laurann Dohner
2012
Wrath has lived by violence and survival, and he doesn’t believe a human could ever choose him. When a woman gets caught in the New Species world, Wrath must protect her from enemies, and from his own instincts.
Mine to Chase
by Laurann Dohner
2013
Jasmine is abducted by a madman and becomes bait for something worse. Chase, a half-breed with both vampire and werewolf blood, has to keep her alive while fighting a rogue predator, and his own instinct to claim her.
Moon
by Laurann Dohner
2013
Moon is a powerful New Species male with a past that makes him wary of everyone. A human doctor gets close enough to see his real self, and their relationship ignites while outside forces threaten the community’s fragile peace.
True
by Laurann Dohner
2013
True has been shaped by captivity and conflict, and he’s not interested in soft feelings. When a human woman ends up under his protection, attraction turns into trust, and both are tested by a threat that won’t stay outside the walls.
Claws and Fangs
by Laurann Dohner
2014
A collection of three dark paranormal romances, each mixing vampires, werewolves, and human women in immediate danger. Across the stories, abductions and killers force fast bonds, and the men with claws and fangs aren’t the only monsters.
Darkness
by Laurann Dohner
2014
Darkness is feared even among the New Species, and he prefers it that way. A human woman is forced to rely on him when danger strikes, and their uneasy alliance turns into a bond that could get them both killed.
Haunting Blackie
by Laurann Dohner
2014
Eve helps save cyborgs from termination centers and can’t forget the one she wanted most. Blackie finds her again, furious at being left behind and determined to claim the future he was promised, even as danger closes in.
Mating Brand
by Laurann Dohner
2014
Brand and Charma share a past that never really let go. When the heat flares again, old secrets and old desire collide, forcing them to confront what broke them before, and whether they can rebuild something real.
Smiley
by Laurann Dohner
2014
Smiley’s past has left him distrustful and volatile, and he doesn’t believe anyone can want him. When a human woman gets close, Smiley must fight his own fear of betrayal while enemies push the New Species toward war.
Drantos
by Laurann Dohner
2015
A human woman is pulled into the hidden world of VampLycans when Drantos decides she is his mate. As enemies close in and secrets surface, they have to trust each other fast, or lose everything.
Numbers
by Laurann Dohner
2015
Two linked New Species romances follow hybrids known only by numbers as they stumble into freedom and love. Both couples face the same question: after a lifetime as experiments, can they choose a future on their own terms?
Claimed
by Laurann Dohner
2016
Brandi is in trouble long before the pack finds her. Jason scents her fear, steps in to help, and can’t stop himself from claiming her. With danger still close, Brandi has to decide if Jason is a threat, or her safest choice.
Coto's Captive
by Laurann Dohner
2016
Lynn’s life changes in a heartbeat when she’s attacked on Earth and rescued by Zorn warriors. Taken aboard their ship, she’s claimed by Coto, who is determined to keep her safe, and to make her his.
Kraven
by Laurann Dohner
2016
Kraven is dangerous, territorial, and not interested in humans, until fate drops one into his path. Their unwanted attraction turns into a fight for survival as outsiders threaten the clans and Kraven is forced to choose loyalty and love.
Lorn
by Laurann Dohner
2016
Kira is caught in supernatural politics she never asked for, and Lorn is the leader willing to break rules for her. To be together, Lorn must defeat his enemies and prove he can protect Kira without owning her.
Loving Deviant
by Laurann Dohner
2016
Venice escapes captivity and signs on as a deep-space bride, only to end up trapped on a station with a husband who isn’t what he seems. Deviant, a cyborg with defects, thinks she’s a sex bot, until they strike a risky bargain.
Seducing Stag
by Laurann Dohner
2016
After a brutal attack by Markus Models, Stag finds Nala as the lone survivor and decides she will live. Confused, stubborn, and in danger, Nala is dragged across space with a cyborg who hates humans, and can’t resist her.
Aveoth
by Laurann Dohner
2017
Jillian is seized during a brutal attack and wakes in a world of powerful GarLycans. Lord Aveoth wants her, but keeping her alive means navigating ruthless politics, supernatural law, and a bond that won’t be ignored.
Creed
by Laurann Dohner
2017
Angel is taken by violent predators and rescued by Creed, a dangerous GarLycan with strict rules. As Creed claims her, Angel has to decide whether his protection is a prison, or the first real safety she’s ever had.
Lavos
by Laurann Dohner
2017
Jadee thinks she’s fleeing danger, until Lavos drags her into the unforgiving Alaskan wild. With enemies hunting them and trust in short supply, Jadee has to decide if Lavos is her biggest risk, or her only safety.
Veso
by Laurann Dohner
2017
Veso goes on the run in the Alaskan wilderness with Glenda, a human woman who keeps proving she’s tougher than he expects. Hunted and half-frozen, they have to rely on each other while their bond grows impossible to deny.
Wen
by Laurann Dohner
2017
Gerri never forgot Wen, the VampLycan who once offered her everything. When their paths collide again, old wounds and new threats force them to face what they lost, and what they’re still willing to fight for.
Dovis
by Laurann Dohner
2018
Freed from slavery, engineer Mari earns a place on The Vorge, but the ship’s head of security wants nothing to do with humans. Dovis is huge, wary, and fascinated, and Mari has to prove her desire is real, not survival.
Glacier
by Laurann Dohner
2018
Mandy is a vampire assassin ordered to kill Glacier, a GarLycan who should be her enemy. When the job goes wrong, the two become allies on the run, and Mandy has to choose between orders and a bond she never expected.
Raff
by Laurann Dohner
2018
Lilly leaves Earth chasing adventure and is dragged into the worst side of space travel. Raff Vellar finds her at an auction and refuses to let her be used again, even when keeping her puts a target on his crew.
Redson
by Laurann Dohner
2018
Emma is abused, terrified, and running, until Malachi’s family pulls her into their world. Redson wants to protect her, but Emma’s secrets and her trauma make trust hard, and danger follows her straight into the pack.
York
by Laurann Dohner
2018
York expects his arranged mate on Relon, not a human woman with scars from betrayal. Sara wants a bond, not another owner, and York has to choose between a brutal future and the woman who makes him rethink everything.
Best Friends
by Laurann Dohner
2019
Melinda takes a job at the New Species reservation to help her best friend Mary face her fears. Melinda bonds with Snow, while Mary meets the lion-like Lash, and both women discover love in the last place they expected.
Falling for Sky
by Laurann Dohner
2019
Mick runs a solo mining operation while hiding that she’s a woman, until pirates attack. Sky, a cyborg tracking Markus Models, breaks orders to rescue her, and their long-distance connection turns into a high-stakes partnership.
Shattered
by Laurann Dohner
2019
Amber thinks leaving her husband will fix everything, until he turns violent. Desmon Nightwind saves her, but keeping Amber safe means pulling her into pack territory, where the rules are different and the bond is permanent.
The Gorison Traveler Incident
by Laurann Dohner
2019
Cultural specialist Vivian is aboard the Gorison Traveler when a brutal attack hits. Veslor trader Brassi answers the distress signal, but rescuing survivors means fighting enemies, trust issues, and a bond neither of them expected.
Trayis
by Laurann Dohner
2019
Shay is shunned by her own clan and forced to survive alone. Trayis offers protection, but he’s also a man with power and enemies, and their connection ignites a fight over loyalty, belonging, and who gets to claim a future.
B Clones
by Laurann Dohner
2020
Two linked sci-fi romances follow lab-created clones fighting to stay free on the edge of civilized space. As danger and betrayal close in, the men called Big and Blade discover that love can be a choice, not a program.
Cavas
by Laurann Dohner
2020
Cavas Vellar joins The Vorge to help his brother Cathian and to find their kidnapped littermate. Jill, betrayed and sold, is determined to repay the crew who saved her, but the hunt leads into a planet full of criminals.
Mission: Guardian Angel
by Laurann Dohner
2020
Abby takes a job on a military vessel to make sure a Veslor grouping is treated fairly. When Drak focuses on her, Abby becomes both protected and targeted, and their growing connection draws dangerous attention.
Mission: Planet Biter
by Laurann Dohner
2020
Roth answers a distress call on Planet Biter and finds only one survivor, Vera Wade. A sabotaged facility and a strange drug turn the mission deadly, and Vera has to decide if Roth’s claim is instinct or something real.
The Breeding Experiment
by Laurann Dohner
2020
Darla will do anything to protect her little sister, even when a shuttle mission turns into captivity. Forced into an Elth breeding experiment with the Veslor Gnaw, she fights for control, survival, and real choice.
Cursed
by Laurann Dohner
2021
Jazz Zendell lost his mate and can’t sense a bond anymore, thanks to a witch’s curse. Shawna Hensky gets too close to ignore, but claiming her could destroy them both, unless Jazz can break the curse in time.
Hunter Raze
by Laurann Dohner
2021
Spy and assassin Anabel Brick is marooned on a brutal planet after her final mission goes wrong. Hunter Raze is hired to retrieve her, but getting her off-world means facing predators, enemies, and the pull between them.
Lasso
by Laurann Dohner
2021
Mary is terrified of animals, but her life changes when she meets Lasso, a lion-like New Species male. As he helps her face her fear, danger from outside the reservation threatens their chance to build trust.
The Torid Affair
by Laurann Dohner
2021
On riot-torn Torid, researcher Jessa Brick is ordered to work with Veslor medic Maith, and he’s ordered to keep her alive. As violence closes in, their partnership turns personal, fast.
Crath
by Laurann Dohner
2023
Kelsey is betrayed and sold at auction as a human incubator for alien males. Crath Vellar rescues her and claims a life-lock bond, but keeping Kelsey safe means fighting off others who want her, and convincing her he’s different.
Graves
by Laurann Dohner
2023
Joni’s life is upended, and the last man she expects to rely on is Graves, the feared pack executioner. When danger targets her, Graves is assigned to protect her, and his ruthless reputation starts to crack in private.
Summer Raine
by Laurann Dohner
2023
Summer has her own reasons to avoid the Raines, but attraction doesn’t listen to good intentions. With small-town eyes watching and old baggage in the way, she and a Raine man have to fight for a relationship that sticks.
Tempted
by Laurann Dohner
2023
Lauren Haley heads to Hollow Mountain after her life implodes, and one reckless night changes everything. Kade Riley isn’t human, and as two shifter groups collide, Lauren is forced to choose a side and a mate.
Trent
by Laurann Dohner
2023
Trent leads a brutal werewolf group and doesn’t trust anyone, until he rescues Kate, an abused vampire. Protecting her puts his pack at risk, and Kate has to decide if Trent’s darkness can also be her shelter.
F Clones
by Laurann Dohner
2024
A fast-moving sci-fi romance volume that follows more clones on their rough road to freedom. As Figures and Free face threats and temptation, they learn to trust human partners, and build a future that isn’t owned by anyone.
Fray
by Laurann Dohner
2024
Len is pulled into a violent supernatural conflict, and Fray is the rogue gargoyle who decides she’s his. With enemies hunting them, Len has to learn the rules of a hidden world while Fray fights to keep her alive.
Chaz
by Laurann Dohner
2025
Shoni returns to her hometown expecting trouble, but not a war. Chaz is the alpha determined to keep his pack standing, and their bond forms in the middle of violence, betrayal, and a fight for who controls their territory.
Where should I start?
If you want lab-escape paranormal romance: Fury → Slade → Valiant → Justice
If you want shifters and pack politics: Claimed → Shattered → Cursed → Tempted
If you want vampires, lycans, and gargoyles: Drantos → Kraven → Lorn → Veso
If you want military sci-fi mates: The Gorison Traveler Incident → Mission: Guardian Angel → The Breeding Experiment → Mission: Planet Biter
If you want cyborgs and space survival: Burning Up Flint → Kissing Steel → Melting Iron → Touching Ice
Author bio
Laurann Dohner writes romance with a strong paranormal and science-fiction streak, the kind that mixes big emotions, protective heroes, and a steady drumbeat of danger. She’s based in Southern California, and she’s often described herself as juggling life as a wife, mom, and full-time author.
She’s also the first to admit she’s a daydreamer. Long before she had a book contract, she was the kid who disappeared into stories for hours. She’s talked about tearing through series as a young reader, from Nancy Drew and Pippi Longstocking to The Hardy Boys and The Borrowers, then moving into darker shelves once she had the run of the library. She’s even mentioned having an adult library card at nine, which is a very on-brand detail for someone who later built so many long-running worlds.
Romance hooked her for good.
In her teens she wrote poetry, then started leaning into short fiction. In her early twenties, one particular romance novel pushed her from “reader” to “fine, I’ll do it myself.” She began writing her own story, fell hard for the characters, and kept going, even when that first book didn’t land with a publisher. Instead of quitting, she broke the idea apart, expanded it, and started building longer arcs, the same way she’d always loved reading series.
When she decided to seriously pursue publication, she aimed straight at the kind of stories she wanted to read: fast, sexy, and high-stakes, with a guaranteed happy ending. She has shared that her first published science-fiction romance was Ral's Woman, and that getting the acceptance after making requested tweaks felt like a Cinderella-style moment.
Then the backlist started piling up.
Over the years, readers have come to her for a few specific flavors. If you like lab-escape suspense and wounded heroes learning to trust, the New Species world is the obvious gateway, beginning with Fury. If you prefer vampires, lycans, and gargoyles colliding with small-town life and pack politics, Drantos opens the door to the VLG stories. And if you want your sci-fi romance with cyborgs, ships, and survival missions, Burning Up Flint is exactly what it sounds like.
Dohner’s books tend to circle a few recurring themes: found family, loyalty forged under pressure, and characters who’ve had their choices taken away fighting to reclaim them. The romance is front and center, but there’s usually a practical, boots-on-the-ground problem to solve, a rescue to pull off, a threat to outmaneuver, or a community to protect. She’s also written and co-written across her worlds, including collaborations with Kele Moon.
Her career has put her on major bestseller lists, but her author persona stays pretty down to earth. She’s joked about being fueled by iced coffee and candy bars, and she’s described a schedule that runs on limited sleep and a lot of stubborn focus. On the craft side, she’s said she likes the control writing gives her, because on the page she can promise the one thing real life never does: a true ending that lands on hope. She’s also mentioned writing with headphones on and loud music up, the better to block out the outside world and focus on building her next scene.
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