Stars and Shadows Books in Order
Part ofHolly Renee Books in OrderExplore the Stars and Shadows series by Holly Renee in order, with brief summaries, world-building notes, series background, and where to begin.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal
by Holly Renee
2022
Bound to rival princes and cursed by the stars, she is forced into a bargain that feels as dangerous as any enemy. Betrayal, desire, and court politics tighten until trust becomes its own risk.
A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows
by Holly Renee
2022
A Starblessed heroine is promised to a crowned prince, but the man haunting her thoughts is the darker, forbidden one at his side. When the kingdom comes under attack, desire and duty stop pulling in the same direction.
A Kingdom of Fire and Fate
by Holly Renee
2023
After war and heartbreak, desire still burns hotter than ever between her and Sorin. An enemy kingdom, a dangerous mission, and shifting loyalties force them to choose between duty and the future they want.
A Kingdom of Venom and Vows
by Holly Renee
2023
She chooses love over freedom, only to be taken by a prince who wants the power she no longer has. Caught between two brothers and a war already underway, survival means fighting for both her life and her heart.
Series background & context
Stars and Shadows is Holly Renee's fast-moving fantasy romance series about prophecy, political marriage, and desire that keeps colliding with duty. The story begins in a world split between human lands and fae power, where one woman's body and blood are treated like part of the future of a kingdom. From the start, the series makes it clear that love here is never just personal. It can shift alliances, start wars, and break whole systems open.
A Kingdom of Stars and Shadows introduces a Starblessed heroine whose promised union with a crowned prince is supposed to secure the realm. The problem is that the man haunting her thoughts is not the one she is meant to marry. That tension, between obligation and the pull toward someone more dangerous, drives the whole opening of the series. It is an arranged-marriage story, a forbidden-attraction story, and a court-politics story all at once.
Then the books keep widening the conflict. A Kingdom of Blood and Betrayal and A Kingdom of Venom and Vows push deeper into curses, bargains, rival princes, captivity, and the cost of choosing love in the middle of a power struggle. By the time you get to A Kingdom of Fire and Fate, the romance is bound up with war, shifting loyalties, and the question of who can actually be trusted when every side wants something.
Desire is political here.
That is the real hook of the series. The emotional center stays romance-forward, but the fantasy stakes never disappear into the background. Renee writes these books with a lot of yearning, possessiveness, secrets, and quick-hit cliffhanger momentum. The world-building is there to heighten the romantic danger, not bury it, which makes the books a good fit for readers who want fantasy that moves fast and stays locked on the relationship.
If you like fae courts, prophesied heroines, forbidden bonds, and a steady stream of betrayal, Stars and Shadows delivers exactly that kind of experience. It is the sort of series where one choice in the first book keeps echoing outward for volumes. Read it in order, because each book picks up emotional threads the last one leaves burning.
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