Serpent & Dove Books in Order

The Serpent & Dove trilogy is a young adult fantasy romance set in Belterra, a French-inspired kingdom where witches are feared, hunted, and burned. At its center are Louise "Lou" le Blanc, a witch living in hiding, and Reid Diggory, a disciplined Chasseur sworn to serve the Church and destroy witches. They begin on opposite sides of a brutal system.

Then a public mess leaves them forced into marriage.

Serpent & Dove follows Lou and Reid as they try to survive that impossible arrangement without exposing Lou's magic. Lou is irreverent, practical, and used to looking after herself. Reid is formal, devout, and deeply committed to the rules that have shaped his life. Their clashes drive the romance, but the story never lets either of them ignore the danger around them. Lou's former coven, the Church, and the people in power all have reasons to control what happens next.

The series expands beyond their early bargain. In Blood & Honey, Lou and Reid are on the run and need help from people who have every reason to distrust them. Their search for allies brings other witch traditions, werewolves, and new corners of the world into view. The conflict becomes larger than one couple's secret, while both characters have to confront what magic and fear have done to them.

Nothing stays simple for long.

Gods & Monsters brings the central struggle toward a final confrontation. Lou, Reid, Coco, Beau, and their allies face grief, vengeance, old loyalties, and a threat that reaches beyond the usual divide between witches and hunters. The books keep raising the pressure, but their main question stays personal: can people build trust after years of being taught to see one another as enemies?

Expect a mix of dark magic, tense action, secret identities, found-family dynamics, and an enemies-to-lovers relationship that begins with a marriage neither lead wants. The tone has room for grim stakes and banter, especially when Lou refuses to treat a dangerous situation with the solemnity Reid would prefer. There is violence and loss, and the romance is a major part of the series rather than a side thread.

Read the books in order. Each installment continues directly from the emotional and political consequences of the one before it, and the larger story is built to reach its conclusion in Gods & Monsters.