The Alchemy Books in Order

The Alchemy series begins in Las Vegas with Jo Davids, a college student and waitress who has spent her life dealing with things she cannot explain. Objects sometimes float around her. People have called her strange for as long as she can remember. Jo has survived a hard childhood and foster care by relying on herself, keeping her past buried, and working toward a future she can control.

Then she sees a man turn into a monster.

That moment brings Jo to the attention of Cormac, the intimidating owner of the casino where she works. Instead of offering a helpful explanation, he has her shot. When Jo survives, it becomes clear that she is not human in the ordinary sense, and that Cormac has made a very serious mistake. Jo is a Keeper, someone tied to portals between worlds, and her abilities could decide who gets through them.

The series opens up from there into a hidden Las Vegas populated by shapeshifters, fae, supernatural factions, and beings connected to other realms. Jo learns that her magic is linked to alchemy and that more than one group wants access to the doorways she can open. This is not just about personal power. The portals carry the possibility of escape, invasion, and a new future for creatures whose own world is in trouble.

Cormac becomes Jo's uneasy guide and protector, though she has every reason to resent him. He is used to control, secrets, and being obeyed. Jo is stubborn, suspicious, and not remotely interested in becoming grateful because someone tells her she should be. Their relationship develops through conflict, attraction, and the uncomfortable fact that they may need each other to survive the threats closing in.

Jo's past remains important throughout the books. The people and memories she tried to leave behind do not disappear just because she has discovered magic. Her search for a place to belong is woven into the bigger conflict over the portals and the people willing to use them. The story mixes personal hurt with high-stakes supernatural politics, keeping Jo's point of view direct and grounded.

The tone is fast-moving urban fantasy with romance that builds over time. Expect a heroine who talks back, a Las Vegas setting with more going on beneath the casino lights, and escalating trouble as Jo learns how much her abilities can change.

Start with The Keepers, then read Keepers & Killers, Shattered, and Redemption in order. The four books form one connected story, with Jo and Cormac's complicated partnership at the center.