Melanie Karsak Books in Order

When a pandemic tears civilization apart, Layla and the people around her are forced into survival mode. Zombies are only the beginning, and every mile forward brings new threats, harder choices, and fewer safe places.

Airship racer Lily Stargazer gets more than a trophy after a stranger dies aboard her ship and leaves her a mysterious device. The trail pulls her from London's racing circuit to Venice, where danger, old secrets, and unexpected love collide.

Trying to stay sober and stay alive, Lily is drawn into another high-flying mystery when sabotage hits the racing world. A dangerous airship competition tests her nerve, her loyalties, and the fragile life she is rebuilding.

After her father's death shatters her future, Gruoch flees into a Scotland full of prophecy, old gods, and court intrigue. To save her bloodline, she must master power, survive politics, and choose between duty and desire.

Layla and the other survivors press deeper into a broken world where safety never lasts. As alliances shift and the dead keep coming, they discover the middle of the journey may be the most dangerous part.

Mermaid princess Ink is meant to marry for peace, not love. But a warning from an alligator shifter and a storm of political schemes make her drywalker year far more dangerous than expected.

The apocalypse grows stranger as old enemies, new magic, and fresh horrors close in on Layla's group. Survival now means more than outrunning the dead, it means facing the darkness hiding behind them.

A desperate road leads the survivors into territory thick with danger and the uncanny. As past losses pile up, Layla must decide who to trust when even refuge feels cursed.

A marriage bargain drags Gruoch away from the life she wants and into fresh betrayal. As violence closes in, grief and fury awaken a darker strength she may no longer be able to control.

With the undead walking, predators circling, and the world unraveling fast, Layla and her friends make one last push to survive. The final battle is as much about holding onto each other as staying alive.

Shipwrecked Isabelle lands on a strange island full of ruins, magic, and a haunted castle. To survive and solve its mystery, she must look past the beastly surface of the world around her.

Alice wants out of London's criminal underworld, but the Hatter's trouble drags her back in. To save him, she must pull off a dangerous job and work beside the man she never wanted to trust again.

At London's Frost Fair, actress Elyse finds friendship, romance, and jealousy colliding on the frozen Thames. A charming winter setting hides emotional knots she can no longer ignore.

This collection offers bite-sized romance stories with quick emotional payoffs and different takes on love. It is designed for readers who want a fast, easy escape.

In a broken future where the night can be as deadly as the day, this prequel introduces the scorched world of Burnt Earth. It sets the stage with survival, fear, and the first cracks in what is left of civilization.

This dark fantasy collection opens a market full of odd bargains, strange creatures, and magical trouble. It is a good fit for readers who like Karsak's moodier steampunk and fairy-tale worlds.

After a solar catastrophe ruins the world, Keyes lives in a fragile settlement where every trip outside matters. When her sister goes missing, she ventures into the wasteland to find her and learns how little safety remains.

With new power struggles brewing among London's werewolves, Clemeny has little room to breathe. Airship trouble, politics, and her growing bond with Lionheart make the case far more personal.

Just when Clemeny thinks life might settle, fresh enemies and fresh chaos prove otherwise. The next fight hits hard, and the line between duty and desire gets even messier.

This wintry collection gathers fairy-tale retellings full of snow, holiday magic, romance, and a little steampunk sparkle. It is a good sampler of Karsak's lighter, festive side.

Rapunzel's sheltered life in Merlin's cave cannot last forever. Camelot, blades, dragons, and tangled destiny pull her into a much bigger story than the one she was raised to expect.

With her world in ruins, Gruoch rides north carrying heartbreak, a child, and unfinished business. Old loyalties return, new alliances strain, and the shadow of revenge follows every step.

Holiday cheer does not last long for Clemeny, especially when monsters and magic crash the season. This brisk entry mixes Christmas atmosphere with werewolf trouble and sharp banter.

After her mother's death, Julie inherits a magical chance to build the bakery she really wants. In Chancellor, spells, sweets, and a stubborn local heir turn a fresh start into an unexpected romance.

Another Chancellor romance mixes magic and matchmaking as a fairy-tale twist upends one couple's plans. In a town where happily ever after is real, love arrives in the most inconvenient way.

Kate, the last mermaid, spends her fading days on the shore collecting beach glass and waiting for her magic to end. Then she meets Cooper, and love begins to feel possible just when time is running out.

Red Cape Society agent Clemeny Louvel hunts the creatures that stalk gaslamp London. When inventors begin vanishing, she and a dangerously appealing werewolf are forced onto the same case.

A holiday stay turns magical when goblins, bargains, and Christmas mischief upset Scarlette's plans. This winter retelling mixes cozy charm with just enough trouble to keep the snow flying.

Ebony Scrooge gets a ghostly shove toward change in this steampunk take on a holiday classic. It is brisk, festive, and full of magic, regret, and second chances.

Gruoch stands closer than ever to the crown, but power comes with a brutal price. In a Scotland ruled by prophecy, war, and ambition, she must decide what kind of queen she will become.

An All Hallows gathering turns dangerous as Clemeny steps into another tangle of secrets, monsters, and courtly drama. Costume-ball fun quickly gives way to real stakes.

An assassination threat raises the danger for Clemeny and everyone around her. The final stretch of the series brings bigger enemies, bigger choices, and a city that feels ready to explode.

Alice slips into Wonderland Academy under a false name, even though girls named Alice are forbidden there. Between grief, magic lessons, and the Queen of Hearts' rules, staying hidden may be the hardest class of all.

The story returns to Wonderland Academy with Corbin and Alice drawn deeper into the school's secrets. Romance, identity, and danger sharpen as hidden loyalties come into play.

This Viking tale follows Hervor, a girl marked as cursed who hears Odin in her dreams. Her search for truth, power, and a legendary blade begins here, with fate already closing in.

This collection gathers multiple fairy-tale retellings set in Karsak's gaslamp world. Expect thieves, tinkerers, winter magic, monsters, and romance threaded through a shared steampunk setting.

Power and loss reshape Hervor's path as the struggle for home and honor turns deadlier. With the gods still weaving around her, she has to fight not just for survival, but for the life she wants to build.

Marked by Odin and treated as cursed, young Hervor grows up hungry for answers. A holy gathering, a possible ally, and a legendary sword set her on the road toward destiny.

After learning her life is built on lies, Hervor leaves home to reclaim her father's legacy. The journey toward Tyrfing leads through enemies, prophecy, and the first hard cost of becoming who the gods want her to be.

This prequel opens Karsak's Viking world with moonlit omens, old magic, and the first steps toward the Valhalla saga. It sets the tone for a larger story about gods, family, and fate.

Hervor's quest grows bloodier as war, family claims, and divine meddling tighten around her. To move forward, she must wield her strength more openly and pay for every victory.

Magic and menace meet in this darker fairy-tale retelling, where old folklore and dangerous choices collide. Karsak mixes atmosphere, romance, and a sharp edge of supernatural trouble.

Young Boudica listens more to gods and oak-whispers than court politics, until Rome and her father's bargains close in. Her path toward legend begins with a marriage, a threat, and a future she never chose.

Now a ruler, Hervor faces enemies outside her hall and unease within it. The gods fall silent, warnings gather, and protecting her family may demand more than courage alone.

This bridge novella shifts the saga toward the next generation. Ervie, born to inheritance and loss in equal measure, feels destiny stir at a winter blót as the gods begin moving pieces into place.

Ervie should have been born to power, but war left her drifting instead. When battle calls and her buried magic wakes, she starts walking a road that could reclaim everything her family lost.

As war spreads and old griefs erupt into fresh violence, Ervie is pulled into the center of a widening conflict. Love, vengeance, and destiny all demand an answer at once.

Boudica's world hardens as Roman pressure and tribal politics tighten around her. To protect her people and her family, she must grow from reluctant noblewoman into a leader Britain cannot ignore.

Books and magic make a potent combination in Chancellor, especially when the past starts speaking up. This cozy fantasy entry leans into charm, community, and spellwork wrapped around love.

Back in Chancellor, a new heroine finds ghosts, feelings, and old mysteries refusing to stay buried. It blends small-town magic with a gentle romance and a touch of the uncanny.

Ervie's story reaches a war-torn climax as alliances form against a new enemy. Vengeance, grief, and the gods all press in as she fights for her people and her future.

Boudica's struggle with Rome reaches its fiercest stage as grief, duty, and vengeance converge. The final book brings the rebellion to a head and asks what legacy survival will leave behind.

Princess Cartimandua faces tribal unrest, uneasy alliances, and a dark goddess's whispers after her father's death. With Rome looming in the distance, politics and magic become equally dangerous.

Cartimandua's fight for her people deepens as loyalty, love, and rule pull in different directions. Ancient Britain feels more unstable by the day, and every choice costs her something.

Freydis Eiriksdottir grows up hearing the Valkyries' call and dreaming of the sea. When family change and a rising new faith disrupt her world, she begins the journey toward legend.

The struggle for power in Celtic Britain widens, with Cartimandua caught between personal ties and public duty. Gods, rival tribes, and Rome keep pressing at the edges of her world.

Karsak gives Sleeping Beauty a darker fantasy spin, trading simple bedtime magic for a world of curses, danger, and hard choices. It is a romance wrapped in thorns and myth.

Freydis's saga continues as travel, faith, and family ambition pull her into harsher conflicts. She must decide what kind of strength will carry her through a changing Norse world.