New Species Books in Order
Part ofLaurann Dohner Books in OrderThis page shows all the New Species books by Laurann Dohner in order, with short summaries, series background, and a clear guide on where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
16 books
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Series background & context
The New Species books drop you into a near-future world where a pharmaceutical company spliced human and animal DNA to create “New Species” hybrids, then kept them hidden, caged, and abused. When the truth comes out, everything changes fast. Some of the hybrids fight their way to freedom, others are rescued, and a fragile new community starts forming on protected land.
No one gets to be disposable here.
That community matters as much as the romance. It’s a place where people who were treated like property get to decide what they want, who they trust, and how they’ll live. There’s always pressure from outside forces, from corporations that want their “assets” back to humans who fear what they don’t understand. The books balance that bigger fight with intensely personal stories about healing and choosing love after trauma.
Each novel focuses on a different couple, usually pairing a New Species hero with a human heroine who refuses to see him as a monster. The early books set the tone: Fury kicks off the series with a whistleblower trying to save the man who’s captured her attention, while Slade and Valiant lean into the complications of desire, trust, and the rules the hybrids are still writing for themselves. Later entries like Tiger, Obsidian, and Moon widen the lens, showing how hard it is to build safety while outsiders keep trying to tear it down.
It’s spicy romance, but it’s also rescue-and-rebuild romance. The heroes tend to be fiercely protective, sometimes bluntly possessive, and often confused by their own emotions, because no one taught them what love is supposed to feel like. The heroines are practical, stubborn, and willing to walk into danger if it means someone else gets to be free.
Expect action scenes, security missions, and a steady thread of found family as the hybrids create rules for themselves and start to dream bigger than survival. Even when a book is focused tightly on one couple, you’ll keep seeing familiar faces, shared enemies, and the ongoing push to make their homeland safer. Some installments are also shorter or bundled stories, like Numbers and Best Friends, which let you spend time with side characters and different corners of the community.
If you like your romance with an overarching community arc and you want to watch a whole group claw their way toward a better life, this is the series. Starting in publication order pays off, because the relationships and the political fallout keep stacking up book after book.
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