Jaye Wells Books in Order
Jaye Wells has written 20 books, published between 2009 and 2018. The first book is Red-Headed Stepchild (2009) and the newest is High Lonesome Sound (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2009–2018
- Pages on record
- 4,032 in 12 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 67–101 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,032 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Jaye Wells writes urban fantasy. The Sabina Kane series is her best known, published worldwide by Orbit Books, with Prospero's War, Meridian Six and Murdoch Vampires beside it. Twenty books are catalogued between 2009 and 2018: Red-Headed Stepchild (2009), The Mage in Black (2010), Green-Eyed Demon (2011), Blue-Blooded Vamp (2012), Silver-Tongued Devil (2012), Meridian Six (2013) and Rusted Veins (2013) among them, through to High Lonesome Sound (2018). Vampires, werewolves, assassins and magic fill the subject index. Wells worked as a magazine editor and freelance journalist before writing full time, and lives in Texas.
How many Jaye Wells books are there?
Jaye Wells has 20 books, released between 2009 and 2018. They include 4 series and 2 titles listed outside any series.
Jaye Wells Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Jaye Wells 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.
- 12009–1/4
- 220103521/4
- 32011–1/4
- 42011–1/4
- 520124321/4
- 62012–1/4
- 720131201/4
- 820133141/4
- 920132981/4
- 102013–1/4
- 1120144001/4
- 1220144161/4
- 132014–1/4
- 14The Uncanny Collection2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 152015–1/4
- 1620154001/4
- 1720161861/4
- 1820173501/4
- 1920173001/4
- 20High Lonesome Sound2018 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420184641/4
Jaye Wells 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.
Sabina Kane in order
9 booksProspero's War in order
5 books- 1. Cursed Moon
- 2. Dirty Magic
- 3. Fire Water
- 4. Deadly Spells
- 5. Volatile Bonds
Meridian Six in order
2 booksMurdoch Vampires in order
2 booksStandalone books
2 books2 Jaye Wells titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jaye Wells books in order?
You only need to read Jaye Wells books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Jaye Wells
Start with Red-Headed Stepchild (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jaye Wells book?
High Lonesome Sound (2018) is the newest Jaye Wells book released so far.
Is there a new Jaye Wells book coming?
No next Jaye Wells book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jaye Wells at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Jaye Wells title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Jaye Wells books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,032 pages across the 12 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 351 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jaye Wells books, 19 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jaye Wells books are about
7 of the 20 Jaye Wells books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: vampires is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Vampires 4 of 7 books
- Fantasy 3 of 7 books
- Supernatural 2 of 7 books
- Werewolves 2 of 7 books