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.

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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 November 2026.

  1. 1
    A Shade of VampireA Shade of Vampire #12012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
  2. 2
    Beautiful MonsterBeautiful Monster #12013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  3. 3
    A Shade of BloodA Shade of Vampire #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  4. 4
    Beautiful Monster 2Beautiful Monster #22013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  5. 5
    A Castle of SandA Shade of Vampire #32013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  6. 6
    A Shadow of LightA Shade of Vampire #42013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  7. 7
    A Blaze of SunA Shade of Vampire #52013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
  8. 8
    A Shade of KievShade Of Kiev #12014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
  9. 9
    A Shade of Kiev 2Shade Of Kiev #22014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
  10. 10
    A Gate of NightA Shade of Vampire #62014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
  11. 11
    A Break of DayA Shade of Vampire #72014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
  12. 12
    A Shade of NovakA Shade of Vampire #82014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
  13. 13
    A Shade of DragonA Shade of Dragon #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  14. 14
    A Shade of Kiev 3Shade Of Kiev #32015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  15. 15
    A Bond of BloodA Shade of Vampire #92015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  16. 16
    A Spell of TimeA Shade of Vampire #102015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  17. 17
    A Chase of PreyA Shade of Vampire #112015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  18. 18
    A Shade of DoubtA Shade of Vampire #122015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  19. 19
    A Turn of TidesA Shade of Vampire #132015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  20. 20
    A Dawn of StrengthA Shade of Vampire #142015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  21. 21
    A Fall of SecretsA Shade of Vampire #152015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  22. 22
    An End of NightA Shade of Vampire #162015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  23. 23
    A Wind of ChangeA Shade of Vampire #172015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  24. 24
    A Trail of EchoesA Shade of Vampire #182015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  25. 25
    A Soldier of ShadowsA Shade of Vampire #192015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  26. 26
    A Hero of RealmsA Shade of Vampire #202015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  27. 27
    A Vial of LifeA Shade of Vampire #212015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
  28. 28
    Bare Girl / Lights, Camera, GoneDetective Erin Bond #12016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  29. 29
    The Gender GameGender Game #12016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
  30. 30
    A Shade of Dragon 2A Shade of Dragon #22016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–

Bella Forrest series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

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. 1. A Shade of Vampire
  2. 2. A Shade of Blood
  3. 3. A Castle of Sand
  4. 4. A Shadow of Light
  5. 5. A Blaze of Sun
  6. 6. A Gate of Night
  7. 7. A Break of Day
  8. 8. A Shade of Novak
  9. 9. A Bond of Blood
  10. 10. A Spell of Time
  11. 11. A Chase of Prey
  12. 12. A Shade of Doubt
  13. and 80 more in the table above

Darklight in order

9 books
  1. 1. Darklight
  2. 2. Darkthirst
  3. 3. Darkworld
  4. 4. Darkblood
  5. 5. Darktide
  6. 6. Darkbirth
  7. 7. Darkfall
  8. 8. Darkwilds
  9. 9. Darkhunt

Hotbloods in order

8 books
  1. 1. Hotbloods
  2. 2. Coldbloods
  3. 3. Renegades
  4. 4. Venturers
  5. 5. Traitors
  6. 6. Allies
  7. 7. Invaders
  8. 8. Stargazers

Gender Game in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Gender Game
  2. 2. The Gender Secret
  3. 3. The Gender Lie
  4. 4. The Gender War
  5. 5. The Gender Fall
  6. 6. The Gender Plan
  7. 7. The Gender End

Girl Who Dared in order

7 books
  1. 1. The Girl Who Dared to Think
  2. 2. The Girl Who Dared to Stand
  3. 3. The Girl Who Dared to Descend
  4. 4. The Girl Who Dared to Rise
  5. 5. The Girl Who Dared to Lead
  6. 6. The Girl Who Dared to Endure
  7. 7. The Girl Who Dared to Fight

Secret of Spellshadow Manor in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Secret of Spellshadow Manor
  2. 2. The Breaker
  3. 3. The Chain
  4. 4. The Keep
  5. 5. The Test
  6. 6. The Spell

Child Thief in order

6 books
  1. 1. The Child Thief
  2. 2. Deep Shadows
  3. 3. Thin Lines
  4. 4. Little Lies
  5. 5. Ghost Towns
  6. 6. Zero Hour

Shade Of Kiev in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Shade of Kiev
  2. 2. A Shade of Kiev 2
  3. 3. A Shade of Kiev 3

A Shade of Dragon in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Shade of Dragon
  2. 2. A Shade of Dragon 2
  3. 3. A Shade of Dragon 3

Love That Endures in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Love that Endures
  2. 2. A Love that Endures 2
  3. 3. A Love that Endures 3

Beautiful Monster in order

2 books
  1. 1. Beautiful Monster
  2. 2. Beautiful Monster 2

Detective Erin Bond in order

2 books
  1. 1. Bare Girl / Lights, Camera, Gone
  2. 2. Write, Edit, Kill

Do 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 them in publication order, starting with Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven (2018), the first Harley Merlin book. 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.

When Bella Forrest books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Bella Forrest titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 148 titles.

2010s
148
2020s
21

169 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.