Midnight Liaisons Books in Order
Part ofJessica Sims Books in OrderExplore the Midnight Liaisons series by Jessica Sims in order, with book summaries, novella placement, series background, and where to begin.
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Midnight Liaisons books in publication order
12 books
Beauty Dates the Beast
by Jessica Sims
2011
Human Bathsheba Ward works for a paranormal dating agency where humans are off-limits to clients. Filling in for a canceled date brings her face-to-face with Beau Russell, a powerful were-cougar with a surprising interest in her.
Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter
by Jessica Sims
2012
When rival shifter clans demand Sarah Ward in exchange for a captive were-cougar, she makes a dangerous bargain. Werebear Ramsey pretends to be her fiancé to protect her, but their fake engagement starts feeling real.
Must Love Fangs
by Jessica Sims
2013
Matchmaker Marie Bellavance needs a supernatural transformation to escape the fatal illness that runs in her family. While she pursues vampires, flirtatious were-cougar Joshua Russell tries to convince her that he is the better match.
Single Wolf Female
by Jessica Sims
2013
Alice Savage needs a male alpha quickly or an unwelcome rival will take over her wolf pack. Midnight Liaisons introduces her to easygoing Jackson Wilder, but saving her pack may require trusting him with much more.
Speed Mating
by Jessica Sims
2013
Liger shifter Estrella thought she was sterile, until her first mating heat proves otherwise. A speed-mating event should help her find a suitable partner, but her thoughts keep returning to Vic, her intimidating tiger alpha.
Vixen
by Jessica Sims
2013
Miko has spent years denying her were-fox nature. When two cat shifters awaken the part of herself she has kept buried, she must decide whether to keep running or embrace what she wants.
Bear Naked
by Jessica Sims
2014
Werebear Nikolina is entering heat, and her small clan plans to choose the father of her child. Instead, she searches for Leif, a grieving bear shifter who disappeared into the wilderness years ago.
Claws & Effect
by Jessica Sims
2014
Six months after a vampire kidnapped her, human Lily is freed by the Russell were-cougars and remains terrified of everyone around her. Ellis Russell wants to earn her trust, even if loving her means letting her go.
Wanted
by Jessica Sims
2014
Ryder has hidden the fact that desire brings out her dragon side, and time is running out before the change becomes permanent. Her guarded bodyguard Hugh may be her best chance, if he can stop resisting her.
Between a Vamp and a Hard Place
by Jessica Sims
2015
Estate-sale dealer Lindsey Hughes buys a crumbling Venetian house and finds a 600-year-old vampire sleeping in its hidden basement. Rand needs her rare blood and help pursuing revenge, sending them across Europe together.
Tiger by the Tail
by Jessica Sims
2015
Newly turned tiger shifter Mandy is struggling to accept a life she never chose. Adrian, a tiger clan beta, offers steady support, but their growing attraction asks her to take a chance on her new world.
Alpha Ever After
by Jessica Sims
2016
Were-cougar Savannah is pregnant with werewolf Connor's twins, but that does not mean she wants a future with the bossy alpha. As he tries to prove he can be a partner, their old conflict turns personal.
Midnight Liaisons books in chronological order

Beauty Dates the Beast
by Jessica Sims
2011Midnight Liaisons, Book 1
Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter
by Jessica Sims
2012Midnight Liaisons, Book 2
Vixen
by Jessica Sims
2013Midnight Liaisons, Book 3
Speed Mating
by Jessica Sims
2013Midnight Liaisons, Book 4
Single Wolf Female
by Jessica Sims
2013Midnight Liaisons, Book 5
Must Love Fangs
by Jessica Sims
2013Midnight Liaisons, Book 6
Bear Naked
by Jessica Sims
2014Midnight Liaisons, Book 7
Claws & Effect
by Jessica Sims
2014Midnight Liaisons, Book 8
Wanted
by Jessica Sims
2014Midnight Liaisons, Book 9
Between a Vamp and a Hard Place
by Jessica Sims
2015
Tiger by the Tail
by Jessica Sims
2015Midnight Liaisons, Book 11
Alpha Ever After
by Jessica Sims
2016Midnight Liaisons, Book 12
Series background & context
Midnight Liaisons is a paranormal romance series built around a dating agency for supernatural singles. The agency’s clients include shifters, vampires, faeries, harpies, and other members of a hidden world known as the Alliance. Its staff may know how to find a match for almost anyone, but their own love lives are much messier.
The series starts with Beauty Dates the Beast. Bathsheba Ward works at Midnight Liaisons alongside her sister, Sarah, but as a human she is supposed to remain outside the agency’s matchmaking pool. When a client needs a last-minute stand-in, Bath steps into a date with Beau Russell, a wealthy were-cougar who also holds real power in the local supernatural community. Their relationship opens the door to the series' larger world of clan rules, uneasy alliances, and romance across species lines.
The dating service is the anchor.
Each main novel introduces a new central couple while bringing familiar characters back into the action. Desperately Seeking Shapeshifter follows Sarah after a conflict between shifter groups places her in danger. She turns to Ramsey, a quiet werebear, to pose as her fiancé and keep the wolves at bay. In Must Love Fangs, agency matchmaker Marie Bellavance tries to find a supernatural solution to the illness that threatens her life, while were-cougar Joshua Russell hopes she will choose him instead.
The books are generally light, sexy, and funny, but the stakes are not only romantic. Characters face strict pack customs, pressure to mate, questions about who may be turned into a supernatural creature, and disputes between rival groups. The agency can arrange a first date, but it cannot make old grudges, fear, or family expectations disappear.
Love gets tangled up with survival.
Several novellas expand the world between the full-length novels. Vixen, Speed Mating, and Single Wolf Female focus on shifters dealing with identity, mating heat, and pack leadership. Bear Naked, Claws & Effect, and Tiger by the Tail give other characters their own shorter romances while continuing the series' interest in people pushed into difficult situations by supernatural rules.
The later novels move the ongoing world forward without abandoning the matchmaking premise. Wanted follows Ryder as a dangerous secret about her nature comes to the surface, while Alpha Ever After revisits the friction between were-cougar Savannah and werewolf Connor. Readers can enjoy many entries as individual romances, but starting with Beauty Dates the Beast makes the returning characters, clan tensions, and little callbacks more satisfying.
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