Emily McIntire Books in Order

Emily McIntire has written 13 books, published between 2020 and 2026. The first book is Beneath the Stars (2020) and the newest is Forsaking Midnight (2026). One more title is announced: Stealing Sunlight (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13 + 1 announced
Published
2020–2026
Pages on record
404 in 1 of 14 books

Emily McIntire writes romance, with dark contemporary romance and violence among the listed subjects. The catalogue holds 14 McIntire books from 2020 onward, among them Beneath the Stars (2020), Hooked (2021), Scarred (2022), Twisted (2022), Wretched (2022) and Crossed (2023). Forsaking Midnight (2026) is the newest title, and Stealing Sunlight is scheduled for 2027. McIntire's series are Never After, Sugarlake and Defying the Stars.

How many Emily McIntire books are there?

Emily McIntire has 13 published books, released between 2020 and 2026. They include 3 series and 1 title listed outside any series. One more, Stealing Sunlight (2027), is announced.

Emily McIntire Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 14 Emily McIntire books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Beneath the StarsSugarlake #12020 · 404 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020404
  2. 2
    Beneath the StandsSugarlake #22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020
  3. 3
    HookedNever After #12021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021
  4. 4
    Beneath the HoodSugarlake #32021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  5. 5
    Beneath the SurfaceSugarlake #42021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  6. 6
    Be Still My Heart2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021
  7. 7
    ScarredNever After #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  8. 8
    WretchedNever After #32022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022
  9. 9
    TwistedNever After #42022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022
  10. 10
    CrossedNever After #52023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023
  11. 11
    HexedNever After #62024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024
  12. 12
    Burning DaylightDefying the Stars #12025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025
  13. 13
    Forsaking MidnightDefying the Stars #22026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026
  14. 14
    Stealing SunlightDefying the Stars #32027 · confirmed 1/4
    2027

Emily McIntire series in order

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

Emily McIntire 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.

Sugarlake in order

4 books
  1. 1. Beneath the Stars
  2. 2. Beneath the Stands
  3. 3. Beneath the Hood
  4. 4. Beneath the Surface

Defying the Stars in order

3 books
  1. 1. Burning Daylight
  2. 2. Forsaking Midnight
  3. 3. Stealing Sunlight

Standalone books

1 book

1 Emily McIntire title here is not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Emily McIntire books in order?

You only need to read Emily McIntire books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Emily McIntire

Start with Hooked (2021), the first Never After book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Beneath the Stars (2020).

What is the newest Emily McIntire book?

Forsaking Midnight (2026) is the newest Emily McIntire book released so far.

Is there a new Emily McIntire book coming?

Yes. Stealing Sunlight (2027) is the next Emily McIntire book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Emily McIntire at a glance

Still publishing
Emily McIntire is still publishing. Stealing Sunlight is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Emily McIntire books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
404 pages across the 1 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 404 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Emily McIntire books, 13 of 14, were published in the 2020s.

What the Emily McIntire books are about

1 of the 14 Emily McIntire books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Dark Contemporary Romance 1 of 1 books
  • Romance 1 of 1 books
  • Violence 1 of 1 books