Melissa Marr Books in Order
Explore Melissa Marr books in order, with short summaries, series background, and simple help on where to start across her faery, fantasy, and thriller fiction.
Last updated: July 4, 2026
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Publication Order
69 books
Wicked Lovely
by Melissa Marr
2007
Aislinn has spent years hiding the fact that she can see faeries. When the Summer King notices her, staying invisible is no longer an option, and an ordinary life starts slipping out of reach.
Ink Exchange
by Melissa Marr
2008
Leslie wants a fresh start, but a beautiful tattoo becomes a doorway into the Dark Court instead. As Irial's magic sinks deeper into her skin, survival and desire start looking dangerously alike.
Fragile Eternity
by Melissa Marr
2009
Aislinn may be the Summer Queen, but that does not make her life easier. As rival courts circle and Seth is pulled toward immortality, love becomes tangled with power, pressure, and dangerous compromise.
Sanctuary
by Melissa Marr
2009
This graphic return to the Wicked Lovely universe turns refuge into another kind of trap. Faery politics, divided loyalties, and the promise of safety all come with a price.
Challenge
by Melissa Marr
2010
The second Desert Tales graphic volume raises the pressure as shifting alliances and old debts close in. Survival means choosing sides, even when every option asks too much.
Radiant Shadows
by Melissa Marr
2010
Ani can see danger building between the courts, but wanting to stay out of faery politics is not the same as escaping them. This installment shifts the spotlight and deepens the series' tangled loyalties.
Stopping Time
by Melissa Marr
2010
A Dark Court story about longing, memory, and the way faery choices keep echoing through mortal lives. It adds more texture to the Wicked Lovely world without giving away the larger series.
Stopping Time, Part 2
by Melissa Marr
2010
The second half of this Dark Court story pushes its characters deeper into desire, danger, and the costs of faery bargains. It is best read as part of the wider Wicked Lovely world.
Darkest Mercy
by Melissa Marr
2011
The faery courts are heading toward open conflict, and the choices made earlier in the series finally come due. This finale brings Aislinn, Seth, and their allies into a last fight with real losses at stake.
Graveminder
by Melissa Marr
2011
When Rebekkah Barrow returns to Claysville for her grandmother's funeral, she learns the town survives by keeping an old bargain with the dead. If the rituals fail, the dead do not stay buried.
Love Struck
by Melissa Marr
2011
At a beach party, Alana stumbles into selkie magic she never asked for. This short fantasy turns attraction, freedom, and old enchantments into a dangerous personal bargain.
Old Habits
by Melissa Marr
2011
This Wicked Lovely story revisits familiar faeries and the habits they cannot quite leave behind. It is a compact return to the Dark Court, full of old loyalties and fresh tension.
Resolve
by Melissa Marr
2011
The final Desert Tales volume drives toward a reckoning where love, duty, and freedom cannot all survive intact. It closes the graphic story with sharper stakes and harder choices.
Two Lines
by Melissa Marr
2011
A brief, moody story about connection, dividing lines, and the choices people make when emotion outruns good sense. Small in scale, it still carries Melissa Marr's taste for tension and unease.
Carnival of Secrets / Carnival of Souls
by Melissa Marr
2012
In a hidden city ruled by old rivalries, performer Mallory is pulled into a deadly struggle involving daimons, witches, and hunters. The book blends romance, spectacle, and urban fantasy politics.
Faery Tales & Nightmares
by Melissa Marr
2012
This collection gathers dark fantasy stories that move between faerie danger, eerie romance, and sharp little nightmares. Some pieces return to familiar worlds, while others stand alone and bite just as hard.
The Strength Inside
by Melissa Marr
2012
Two sisters who are not quite human try to build an ordinary life in suburbia while still protecting their feral younger kin. The result is funny, strange, and edged with real threat.
Desert Tales
by Melissa Marr
2013
This collection brings the Desert Tales graphic story together in one place. It is a compact return to the Wicked Lovely universe, full of faery danger, shifting loyalties, and hard-won choices.
Loki's Wolves
by Melissa Marr
2013
In Blackwell, South Dakota, Matt Thorsen learns Norse myths are real when monstrous wolves escape and Ragnarok begins to stir. With his cousins beside him, he has to face family secrets, ancient enemies, and a destiny he never wanted.
The Arrivals
by Melissa Marr
2013
After a personal collapse, Chloe wakes in the Wasteland, a strange world of gunfighters, magic, and second chances. To survive, she has to trust a ragged band of outlaws fighting a far bigger threat.
Carnival of Lies
by Melissa Marr
2014
The hidden city edges closer to open conflict as loyalties splinter and old plans turn deadly. This sequel raises the stakes around power, family, and survival.
Guns for the Dead
by Melissa Marr
2014
This return to Claysville proves that death is never simple in the Graveminder world. Old bargains, restless dead, and the town's buried rules keep turning grief into danger.
Made for You
by Melissa Marr
2014
After a hit-and-run leaves Eva scarred, she wakes with the terrifying ability to see how people will die. That would be bad enough without the killer who seems obsessed with reaching her first.
Odin's Ravens
by Melissa Marr
2014
Ragnarok is still moving, and Matt, Laurie, and Fen are forced deeper into a war shaped by prophecy and trickery. The second Blackwell Pages adventure widens the quest, with more monsters, sharper risks, and less room to hide.
Unfiltered & Unlawful
by Melissa Marr
2014
Sasha Kovac is trying to keep her life small and safe until murder, stolen money, and her attraction to Adam blow that plan apart. It is contemporary romance with a streak of danger running through it.
Bunny Roo, I Love You
by Melissa Marr
2015
A tender picture book about how far a parent would go to find a much-loved child, even in the wildest imaginary places. It is warm, playful, and built around absolute reassurance.
Thor's Serpents
by Melissa Marr
2015
With the end of the world closing in, Matt and his cousins race to stop one last catastrophic threat rising from the sea. The trilogy finale leans hard into Norse monsters, loyalty, and impossible choices.
Undaunted
by Melissa Marr
2015
Aubrey is trying to rebuild her life, not fall for Zion, the fiercely protective enforcer of a Southern motorcycle club. But local trouble and rising attraction keep pushing them into the same dangerous orbit.
Seven Black Diamonds
by Melissa Marr
2016
Lilywhite Abernathy is pulled into a divided world where humans and fae barely coexist, and she matters more to the conflict than she ever guessed. The result is part fantasy, part political powder keg.
The Maiden Thief
by Melissa Marr
2016
A standalone fantasy short about a young woman, a dangerous theft, and the price of crossing old powers. It reads like a dark fairy tale with sharp edges.
Unruly
by Melissa Marr
2016
Ellen knows better than to get tangled up with Alamo, a biker bound by club rules and old loyalties. Their chemistry is immediate, but wanting each other is the easy part.
One Blood Ruby
by Melissa Marr
2017
Lily and her allies are caught between human power and faery revenge as the divided world grows even more unstable. The sequel goes bigger on danger, politics, and the cost of belonging.
This Fond Madness
by Melissa Marr
2017
A collection of darker short fiction that leans into obsession, folklore, and the places where love turns strange. It is a good fit for readers who like Melissa Marr at her moodiest.
Baby Dragon, Baby Dragon!
by Melissa Marr
2019
A lively read-aloud that follows a spirited little dragon through a day of play, mess, and family affection. It has the warm, rhythmic feel of a favorite storytime book.
Bullets for the Dead
by Melissa Marr
2019
Another Claysville story where the boundary between living and dead frays again. In the Graveminder world, old bargains never stay quiet for long.
Dark Court Faery Tales
by Melissa Marr
2019
A compact Wicked Lovely story collection centered on the Dark Court. It gathers shorter works full of old bonds, dangerous desire, and the lingering complications of faery life.
Love Hurts
by Melissa Marr
2019
This Wicked Lovely tale checks in on Irial, Niall, and Leslie after the main series. It mixes intimacy with the lingering complications of faery bonds and old history.
Stronger Spirits
by Melissa Marr
2019
A short supernatural story about what lingers after loss, and the strength it takes to face what should have stayed buried. It is quick, eerie, and emotionally sharp.
Sugar
by Melissa Marr
2019
Sasha has worked hard to leave bad choices behind, including her feelings for Adam. Then murder, stolen money, and a forced close-quarters hiding place make staying detached impossible.
Tales of Folk & Fey
by Melissa Marr
2019
This Wicked Lovely collection gathers short fiction, including Dark Court pieces and selkie tales, into one volume. It is part catch-up, part expansion, and part mood piece for longtime fans.
The Faery Queen's Daughter
by Melissa Marr
2019
Ivy, the queen of Faery's eldest daughter, has to save her home as the ruler's madness puts the whole realm at risk. To do it, she must trust both her wits and an unlikely human ally.
Bunny Roo and Duckling Too
by Melissa Marr
2020
A gentle follow-up to Bunny Roo, this picture book makes room for growing love and changing family rhythms. It is soft, reassuring, and meant to be read close.
Cold Iron Heart
by Melissa Marr
2020
Set in 1890s New Orleans, this Wicked Lovely prequel follows Thelma Foy, a mortal jeweler with the Sight, into a dangerous struggle between faery courts. Irial may be her best hope and her worst risk.
Cursed by Death
by Melissa Marr
2020
Amity Blue starts remembering the truth about Claysville just as the town's contract with Death begins to crack. If the hungry dead keep rising, everyone there will pay for it.
Of Roses and Kings
by Melissa Marr
2020
This dark Wonderland tale follows a maid caught in the dangerous orbit of a mad queen. Loyalty, desire, and survival all twist together in a short story with sharp teeth.
Pretty Broken Things
by Melissa Marr
2020
A survivor hiding in New Orleans, a mortician chasing a serial killer, and a novelist looking for his next book all collide in this dark thriller. The result is tense, ugly, and hard to look away from.
Summer Bound
by Melissa Marr
2020
Set after the main Wicked Lovely arc, this story shows what comes next once the largest battles are over. Peace is never simple in a faery world built on old wants and older wounds.
The Wicked & The Dead
by Melissa Marr
2020
In near-future New Orleans, Geneviève Crowe makes a living dealing with the dead. When her magic falters and bodies start raising bigger questions, she is forced into dangerous bargains with murder, magic, and a faery prince.
Winter Dreams
by Melissa Marr
2020
A prequel tale set before Wicked Lovely, this story looks at an earlier generation touched by the courts. It shows how faery attention can shape a life long before the main series begins.
Blood Martinis & Mistletoe
by Melissa Marr
2021
A holiday Faery Bargains novella in which Geneviève has to juggle romance, work, family, and another bargain gone wrong. The setting is festive, but the danger stays real.
Champagne & Commitments
by Melissa Marr
2021
This Faery Bargains follow-up mixes celebration with the exact sort of supernatural complication Geneviève can never quite avoid. Love, obligation, and danger keep arriving together.
Daiquiris & Daggers
by Melissa Marr
2021
A brisk Faery Bargains novella that throws Geneviève into another messy job, with trouble, cocktails, and supernatural politics close behind. In this world, even a short break turns dangerous.
Of Maidens & Swords
by Melissa Marr
2021
A short fiction collection that mixes fairy-tale retellings, standalones, and stories tied to Melissa Marr's larger worlds. It is a good sampler of the darker corners of her imagination.
The Hidden Knife
by Melissa Marr
2021
Vicky's life changes when she is drawn into a hidden magical world filled with gargoyles, kelpies, wards, and old grudges. She wants justice, but getting it means learning how dangerous that world really is.
The Kiss & The Killer
by Melissa Marr
2021
Geneviève Crowe's troubles with the dead and the fae get worse during Carnival season, when bodies start piling up again. Romance is complicated enough without hunting a killer through New Orleans.
Dark Sun
by Melissa Marr
2022
Katherine has always known she is only half mortal, but meeting Urian drags her straight into renewed court conflict. This later Wicked Lovely novel mixes desert danger, family secrets, and forbidden attraction.
The Fanged and The Fae
by Melissa Marr
2022
This Faery Bargains entry gathers more of Geneviève and Eli's story, deepening their romance while expanding the series' undead and fae complications. It is a good bridge between the larger novels.
The Hexed & The Hunted
by Melissa Marr
2022
Geneviève Crowe's troubles with the dead, the fae, and her own heart are far from over. This installment keeps the series' mix of New Orleans danger, romance, and supernatural fallout moving.
Wicked Mercy
by Melissa Marr
2022
This collection gathers Wicked Lovely stories set before and after the main novels, including key side tales that deepen the series. It is especially useful for readers who want more of the courts and their history.
Wild Horses
by Melissa Marr
2022
A picture book built from Melissa Marr's photographs and poetic text about a real herd of wild horses in Arizona. It is less story than quiet wonder, and that is the point.
The Hidden Dragon
by Melissa Marr
2023
Otter has grown up at sea helping guard the secret of dragons, but a damaged ship and a trip toward the Netherwhere change everything. This companion fantasy mixes family warmth with adventure and hidden magic.
Family is Family
by Melissa Marr
2024
A young chick with two moms starts wondering why his family looks different from some of the others around him. The answer is gentle, simple, and rooted in love.
Remedial Magic
by Melissa Marr
2024
Ellie Brandeau has tried very hard to stay ordinary, which becomes impossible once her magic wakes and she is taken to a hidden witch town. Crenshaw offers answers, but it is full of secrets and damage too.
The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley
by Melissa Marr
2024
This YA graphic novel gives Harleen Quinzel a Jekyll-and-Hyde style origin, with a clinical trial triggering memory gaps and a riskier self. Pamela Isley, anxiety, and Gotham trouble all feed the chaos.
Reluctant Witch
by Melissa Marr
2025
Ellie is meant to help heal Crenshaw, but memory gaps and buried truths make trusting anyone harder than ever. This sequel pairs magical fallout with a sharp, uneasy love story.
Toni and Addie Go Viral
by Melissa Marr
2025
A one-night stand turns into a long-distance bond between professor turned novelist Toni and aspiring actress Addie. Then a fake Victorian wedding tied to the TV adaptation of Toni's book goes very public.
A Treachery of Curses
by Melissa Marr
2026
This sequel continues the series' mix of faery danger, curses, and complicated love. Old wounds and new betrayals push its heroines toward darker choices.
A Treason of Magic
by Melissa Marr
2026
Gabrielle, a hunter bound to fight deadly faery beasts, is pulled back toward Isabeau, the cursed noblewoman who once broke her heart. Their reunion unfolds against monsters, duty, and very old magic.
Greta Gets the Girl
by Melissa Marr
2026
Editor Greta Clayborne thinks she is signing up for a no-strings hookup, not a professional disaster. When the woman she cannot forget turns out to be her reclusive new author, desire and ethics collide.
Where should I start?
If you want faerie court drama: Wicked Lovely → Ink Exchange → Fragile Eternity → Darkest Mercy
If you want darker adult fantasy: Graveminder → Cursed by Death
If you want myth adventure for younger readers: Loki's Wolves → Odin's Ravens → Thor's Serpents
If you want witchy romantasy: Remedial Magic → Reluctant Witch
Author bio
Melissa Marr grew up in rural Pennsylvania, in a working-class world where stories, superstition, and the outdoors all felt close at hand. She has said she believed in faeries, ghosts, and other strange things early on, and that mix of folklore and real life still runs through her books.
Before publishing fiction, she put herself through college and graduate school with jobs, loans, and scholarships. She bartended, taught, raised children, and spent years around classrooms before readers ever met Aislinn or Irial.
Teaching came first.
Marr taught literature at the university level for about a decade, and she has also spoken about teaching and homeschooling while her family was young. That background shows up in her writing in a quiet way. Even when her books get wild, the characters still sound like people trying to make sense of ordinary pressures, family, work, love, debt, grief, and growing up.
Then writing took over. Her debut novel, Wicked Lovely, arrived in 2007 and quickly found a big audience. Readers connected with its sharper take on faerie lore, where beauty and danger are always tangled together, and where a girl who can see the hidden world has to decide what she will and will not choose for herself.
She stayed in that world for years, building the Wicked Lovely books into a larger web of court politics, romance, cruelty, loyalty, and consequence. Books like Ink Exchange, Fragile Eternity, and Darkest Mercy gave different corners of that universe room to breathe, which is part of why the series still feels bigger than a single love triangle. Marr likes desire, but she also likes aftermath.
That range matters.
She did not stay in one lane. Graveminder took her into adult gothic fantasy, with death rituals, old bargains, and a town that survives by keeping the dead where they belong. The Arrivals bent fantasy toward a weird-west adventure. Made for You moved into a creepy contemporary thriller. Later books kept stretching outward, from Norse-myth middle grade adventures cowritten with Kelley Armstrong to picture books like Bunny Roo, I Love You and fantasy for younger readers like The Hidden Knife.
Across all of that, certain threads keep returning. Marr writes people caught between worlds. She likes bargains, hidden systems, dangerous love, and characters who have to decide whether survival is enough or whether they want something harder, freedom, honesty, or a future on their own terms. Even when the setting changes, that emotional shape tends to stay.
In recent years she has continued to write for adults, teens, and children, including romantasy, graphic work, and contemporary queer romance. She lives in Arizona with her spouse, children, and a lot of dogs, and when she is not writing, she has said you might find her on a trail or in a kayak.
That feels right for her books too. They move. They wander. And they rarely stay tame for long.
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