Taken By The Beast Books in Order

Taken by the Beast is Natasha Knight’s foray into paranormal romance, combining her love of intense power dynamics with a world of shifters living in the shadows of ordinary life. The Belonging to the Beast series contains Taken by the Beast and its sequel Claimed By The Beast.

Taken by the Beast centers on Kayla, a young woman whose life changes the night an abusive boyfriend finally goes too far. Elijah, the quiet neighbor who has been watching over her from a distance, reveals himself in the most shocking way possible: as a giant wolf who tears her attackers apart before shifting back into the man she thought she knew. Afterward, he spirits her away to a remote cabin, insisting that she is no longer safe in the city.

Kayla does not accept captivity easily. The book plays with escape attempts, stern consequences, and the growing realization that Elijah’s harsh methods stem from a fierce desire to protect her from enemies who see her as a way to get to him. The paranormal element gives Knight room to dial up the possessiveness and animal pull between them while still grounding their relationship in consent as Kayla comes to terms with who and what he is.

Claimed By The Beast shifts the spotlight to Marcus, Elijah’s brother, and Rachel, the woman who shares an unbreakable bond with him after his brutal captivity. Marcus has spent more than a year hiding away, convinced that his damaged state can only hurt Rachel. She is left behind, clinging to hope and pushing the limits of her own safety while she waits for a man who may never come home.

When danger rises again, Marcus is forced out of isolation. The sequel digs into trauma, healing, and what it means to be "claimed" when both partners have been marked by violence. Pack politics and human authorities complicate their struggle, but the emotional heart stays firmly with a pair who have to decide whether they are willing to risk breaking all over again for the chance at real belonging.

For readers who like their dark romance with a supernatural edge, Taken by the Beast offers the same heat and intensity found in Knight’s mafia series, wrapped in claws, fangs, and the kind of loyalty that feels almost feral.