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Love At Stake Books in Order

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Explore the Love at Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks in order, with quick summaries, series background, and easy help on where to start.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Love At Stake books in publication order

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18 books

1

How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2005

Dentist Shanna Whelan is hiding from killers when she meets Roman Draganesti, a wealthy vampire with a very urgent fang problem. Their instant attraction is funny, dangerous, and complicated by the fact that she is terrified of blood.

2

Sugarplums and Scandal

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2006

This holiday anthology mixes romance, mystery, and a touch of the uncanny in six Christmas-set stories. Mary Daheim's contribution adds a ghostly note to the festive mischief.

3

Vamps and the City

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2006

Darcy Newhart finally gets her shot at freedom when she directs a vampire reality show. Then she falls for one of the mortal contestants, not knowing he is an undercover operative with secrets of his own.

4

Be Still My Vampire Heart

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2007

Angus MacKay is sent to stop a mortal woman who is slaying vampires in Central Park. Instead he finds a fierce enemy of evil vamps, and a partnership that quickly turns into something far more dangerous.

5

All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2008

Toni Davis takes a job guarding vampires so she can prove her best friend was attacked by one. What she does not expect is Ian MacPhie, a charming Scottish vamp who makes one forbidden kiss feel like a very bad idea.

6

The Undead Next Door

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2008

Single mother Heather Westfield helps a handsome stranger and quickly realizes Jean-Luc is hiding something strange. He sleeps all day, never seems to age, and has enemies who now want Heather in their sights as well.

7

Forbidden Nights with a Vampire

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2009

Nightclub owner Vanda Barkowski lands in anger management after one too many explosive moments. Her sponsor, Phil Jones, seems steady and very mortal, but his own wild secret makes their attraction even riskier.

8

Secret Life of a Vampire

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2009

A wild vampire bachelor party leaves Jack, Casanova's undead son, facing a sharp-eyed police officer. Lara Boucher wants answers, and Jack is soon torn between protecting his secrets and falling for the woman chasing them.

9

Eat Prey Love

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2010

Panther shifter Carlos Panterra wants a mate who will love the orphaned children now in his care. Caitlyn Whelan seems perfect, except she is mortal and the daughter of a man who hunts the undead.

10

The Vampire and the Virgin

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2010

FBI psychologist Olivia Sotiris escapes to a Greek island for peace, only to meet Robby MacKay, a brooding Scotsman with vengeance on his mind. A criminal from Olivia's past turns their holiday romance into a fight for survival.

11

A Very Vampy Christmas

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2011

Actress Maggie O'Brian lands a role on a vampire soap opera opposite the flamboyant Don Orlando de Corazon. When questions about his missing past pile up, the two head to New Orleans and Texas in search of the truth.

12

Sexiest Vampire Alive

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2011

When a leaked video exposes vampires to the mortal world, smooth-talking Gregori is chosen to represent his kind. His mission, and his growing feelings for the president's daughter, could decide the fate of vampire society.

13

Vampire Mine

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2011

Connor Buchanan has spent centuries convinced love only ends in pain. Then he meets Marielle, a fallen angel in mortal form, and their unlikely bond forces both of them to question what they were made for.

14

Wanted: Undead or Alive

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2012

City vampire Phineas McKinney heads to Wyoming to hunt a dangerous enemy and gets stuck with werewolf princess Brynley Jones as his partner. Their mission is risky enough before mutual distrust turns into something hotter.

15

Wild About You

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2012

Were-bear Howard Barr never expected his celebrity crush to walk into his real life. When TV host Elsa Bjornberg gets pulled into supernatural danger, Howard must fight an old curse as well as his feelings for her.

16

The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2013

Scottish vampire Dougal Kincaid is eager to return to active duty, but a strange dragon tattoo and an old wound keep complicating his life. Scientist Leah Chin may be the key to a genetic mystery, and to his guarded heart.

17

Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2014

Marine-turned-vampire Russell wants revenge on the master vampire who destroyed his life. Teaming up with Jia, a shifter princess already promised to someone else, turns his lonely mission into a dangerous and very personal war.

18

How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying)

by Kerrelyn Sparks

2014

Ancient vampire Zoltan Czakvar has spent centuries searching for the truth about his father's death. Then he meets Neona, a fierce woman hunting a mate and hiding a secret big enough to shake his entire world.

Love At Stake books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire"

    How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2005Love At Stake, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Vamps and the City"

    Vamps and the City

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2006Love At Stake, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Sugarplums and Scandal"

    Sugarplums and Scandal

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2006Love At Stake, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Be Still My Vampire Heart"

    Be Still My Vampire Heart

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2007Love At Stake, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "The Undead Next Door"

    The Undead Next Door

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2008Love At Stake, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire"

    All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2008Love At Stake, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Secret Life of a Vampire"

    Secret Life of a Vampire

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2009Love At Stake, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Forbidden Nights with a Vampire"

    Forbidden Nights with a Vampire

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2009Love At Stake, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "The Vampire and the Virgin"

    The Vampire and the Virgin

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2010Love At Stake, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Eat Prey Love"

    Eat Prey Love

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2010Love At Stake, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Vampire Mine"

    Vampire Mine

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2011Love At Stake, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "A Very Vampy Christmas"

    A Very Vampy Christmas

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2011Love At Stake, Book 12
  13. Book cover for "Sexiest Vampire Alive"

    Sexiest Vampire Alive

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2011Love At Stake, Book 13
  14. Book cover for "Wanted: Undead or Alive"

    Wanted: Undead or Alive

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2012Love At Stake, Book 14
  15. Book cover for "Wild About You"

    Wild About You

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2012Love At Stake, Book 15
  16. Book cover for "The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo"

    The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2013Love At Stake, Book 16
  17. Book cover for "How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying)"

    How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying)

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2014Love At Stake, Book 17
  18. Book cover for "Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire"

    Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire

    by Kerrelyn Sparks

    2014Love At Stake, Book 18

Series background & context

Love at Stake is the series that turned Kerrelyn Sparks into a go-to name for funny paranormal romance. The basic idea is simple and very workable: vampires are real, but a whole network of good vampires is trying to live in secret and avoid feeding on humans, thanks in large part to synthetic blood developed by Roman Draganesti. Around that setup, Sparks builds an ongoing world of bodyguards, inventors, television stations, hidden compounds, ancient grudges, and a long war against vicious vampires known as the Malcontents.

The books are structured as linked romances, so each one has its own central couple, but the real pleasure comes from how often the larger cast keeps showing up. Roman and Shanna help open the door in How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire, and from there the circle widens to include warriors like Angus MacKay, stylish immortals like Jean-Luc and Gregori, and a growing mix of shifters, werewolves, panthers, tigers, and other supernatural allies. Because these characters keep returning, the series develops a found-family feeling that softens the sharper paranormal edges. Even when there is a battle brewing, somebody is probably teasing somebody else in the next room.

It is a vampire series that likes jokes almost as much as necks.

That playful tone is a big part of the appeal. Sparks gives the vampire world its own soap operas, news channels, parties, corporate offices, and petty dramas, then runs those sideways into murder plots, kidnappings, prophecies, revenge quests, and forbidden romances. A book might start with a fang emergency, an anger management class, or a reality show, then slide into a larger plot about protecting the vampire secret or stopping a supernatural tyrant. The humor keeps things light on the surface, but the ongoing conflicts do matter. The threat from the Malcontents, and later from other powerful enemies, gives the series more shape than a loose pile of one-off romances.

The setting shifts more than you might expect. New York is important, especially around Roman's circle and Romatech, but the books also travel to Texas, Greece, Wyoming, battlefields, safe houses, TV studios, and supernatural communities tucked just out of human sight. As the series goes on, the world grows wider and stranger, yet Sparks keeps it easy to follow because the emotional goal in each book stays clear. Two people meet under impossible circumstances. They resist, argue, protect, and finally choose each other.

If you are wondering what kind of romance this is, think warm rather than gothic. These are not bleak vampire novels built on despair and dread. They are fast, chatty, and romantic, with enough action to keep the plot moving and enough continuity to reward reading in order. You can dip into single titles, but the series works best from the beginning, because friendships, marriages, children, and old enemies keep carrying forward. Start with How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire if you want the cleanest introduction to the tone, the rules, and the gang you will be spending a lot of time with.

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