Bella Forrest Books in Order
Bella Forrest has written 169 books, published between 2012 and 2022. The first book is A Shade of Vampire (2012) and the newest is Persie Merlin and the Dying Song (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 169
- Published
- 2012–2022
- Confirmed
- 169 of 169 titles
A Shade of Vampire (2012) opens Bella Forrest's catalogue and names its longest series. Vampires, dragons, magic and dystopia run through the twelve series that follow, among them Harley Merlin, Darklight, Hotbloods, the Gender Game, the Girl Who Dared, the Secret of Spellshadow Manor, the Child Thief and A Shade of Dragon. The catalogue holds 169 books published between 2012 and 2022, closing with Persie Merlin and the Dying Song, and is dormant.
How many Bella Forrest books are there?
Bella Forrest has 169 books, released between 2012 and 2022. They include 13 separate series.
Bella Forrest Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 169 Bella Forrest books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12012–3/4
- 22013–3/4
- 32013–3/4
- 42013–3/4
- 52013–3/4
- 62013–3/4
- 72013–3/4
- 82014–3/4
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- 102014–3/4
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- 122014–3/4
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- 142015–3/4
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- 282016–3/4
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- 1692022–3/4
Bella Forrest series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Harley Merlin books in order 21 books
- Shade of Vampire books in order 92 books
- Hot Bloods books in order 8 books
Bella Forrest books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
A Shade of Vampire in order
92 books- 1. A Shade of Vampire
- 2. A Shade of Blood
- 3. A Castle of Sand
- 4. A Shadow of Light
- 5. A Blaze of Sun
- 6. A Gate of Night
- 7. A Break of Day
- 8. A Shade of Novak
- 9. A Bond of Blood
- 10. A Spell of Time
- 11. A Chase of Prey
- 12. A Shade of Doubt
- and 80 more in the table above
Darklight in order
9 booksHotbloods in order
8 books- 1. Hotbloods
- 2. Coldbloods
- 3. Renegades
- 4. Venturers
- 5. Traitors
- 6. Allies
- 7. Invaders
- 8. Stargazers
Gender Game in order
7 booksGirl Who Dared in order
7 booksSecret of Spellshadow Manor in order
6 booksChild Thief in order
6 books- 1. The Child Thief
- 2. Deep Shadows
- 3. Thin Lines
- 4. Little Lies
- 5. Ghost Towns
- 6. Zero Hour
Shade Of Kiev in order
3 booksA Shade of Dragon in order
3 booksLove That Endures in order
3 booksBeautiful Monster in order
2 booksDetective Erin Bond in order
2 booksDo you have to read Bella Forrest books in order?
You only need to read Bella Forrest books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Bella Forrest books in?
Read Bella Forrest one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Harley Merlin starts with Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven (2018), Shade of Vampire starts with A Shade of Vampire (2012) and Hot Bloods starts with Hotbloods (2017). The earliest catalogued title overall is A Shade of Vampire (2012).
What is the newest Bella Forrest book?
Persie Merlin and the Dying Song (2022) is the newest Bella Forrest book released so far.
Is there a new Bella Forrest book coming?
No next Bella Forrest book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Bella Forrest at a glance
- Paused
- No new Bella Forrest title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- Bella Forrest books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Bella Forrest books, 148 of 169, were published in the 2010s.