Vampire Conclave Books in Order
Part ofSJ West Books in OrderExplore the Vampire Conclave series by SJ West in order, with summaries, background on Sarah and Julian, and a quick guide to this paranormal branch.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
4 books
Moonshade
by SJ West
2016
Sarah Marcel starts hearing a mysterious voice and losing her grip on ordinary life. Following the trail leads her to a hidden world of vampires, family duty, and one man who can calm the storm inside her.
Conclave
by SJ West
2017
Sarah and Julian need help from the wider vampire community if they are going to break his curse. Bringing the conclave together only exposes more bloodshed, politics, and painful family secrets.
Sentinel
by SJ West
2017
Sarah is pulled deeper into Julian's world as old curses and supernatural politics close around them. What began as a strange inheritance becomes a fight over trust, power, and survival.
Requiem
by SJ West
2018
The final book pushes Sarah and Julian to confront the full cost of the curse and the divisions around them. Love may survive, but only if they can outlast the forces closing in from every side.
Series background & context
Vampire Conclave moves SJ West into vampire romance, but it still feels like her work because the emotional center is built on family secrets, fate, and the sense that one strange encounter can change a life completely. The series follows Sarah Marcel, whose ordinary world starts coming apart when a mysterious voice begins calling to her.
That opening is simple and effective. Sarah is not hunting the supernatural. The supernatural shows up and refuses to leave her alone. Once she follows the thread, she is pulled toward Julian and into a hidden world where being a Marcel means something far more dangerous than she knew.
That family piece is important.
The books do not treat Sarah as a random outsider who wanders into vampire society by accident. Her own history matters, and so do the obligations tied to her name. That gives the series more mystery than some paranormal romances, especially early on, because Sarah is trying to solve not just Julian's problem but her own inheritance.
Julian brings the gothic pull. He is handsome, troubled, and carrying a curse that shapes much of the series. But the books do not stop at brooding attraction. As Sarah gets deeper into his world, she also gets tangled in larger supernatural politics involving other vampires and the alfar. That widens the story beyond one couple without losing the romance thread.
The tone is moody and more intimate than the large-scale Watchers books. These stories are still full of danger, but the danger often arrives through secrets, old loyalties, and the difficulty of trusting anyone in a world that has been hidden from you your entire life. Sarah and Julian's relationship has to grow inside all that pressure.
By the middle and later books, the series starts balancing three things at once: the love story, the mystery of Julian's curse, and the political problems created when powerful supernatural groups are forced to deal with one another. That blend gives Vampire Conclave a slightly different rhythm from West's angel-focused work.
If you want her take on vampires, cursed romance, and hidden family legacy, this is the branch that delivers it.
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