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Karen Kelley Books in Order

Karen Kelley has written 54 books, published between 1992 and 2023. The first book is Her Angel (1992) and the newest is Dark Illusions (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
54
Published
1992–2023
Pages on record
5,097 in 20 of 54 books
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Karen Kelley is a US nurse and author who began publishing romance in the early 1990s. The catalogue holds 54 books from Her Angel (1992) to Dark Illusions (2023), with paranormal and fantasy romance, human-alien encounters, shapeshifting and erotica among the recorded subjects. Series under Kelley's name include Planet Nerak, Princes of Symtaria, Warrior Breed, Sisters Bound By Blood, Bachelor and It's a Southern Thing. No further title is scheduled.

How many Karen Kelley books are there?

Karen Kelley has 54 books, released between 1992 and 2023. They include 13 series and 7 titles listed outside any series.

Karen Kelley Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 54 Karen Kelley 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. Cover of Bachelor Party by Karen Kelley, book 1 of the Bachelor series (2000)
  2. Cover of Southern Exposure by Karen Kelley, book 2 of the Southern series (2005)
  3. Cover of Temperature's Rising by Karen Kelley (2005)
  4. Cover of Hell On Wheels by Karen Kelley, book 3 of the Southern series (2006)
  5. Cover of Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind by Karen Kelley, book 1 of the Planet Nerak series (2007)
  6. Cover of Double Dating with the Dead by Karen Kelley, book 1 of the Haunted series (2007)
  7. Cover of Cosmic Sex / Earth Guys Are Easy by Karen Kelley, book 2 of the Planet Nerak series (2008)
  8. Cover of Dating Outside Your DNA by Karen Kelley, book 4 of the Planet Nerak series (2009)
  9. Cover of How To Seduce A Texan by Karen Kelley (2009)
  10. Cover of My Favorite Phantom by Karen Kelley (2009)
  11. Cover of The Jaguar Prince by Karen Kelley, book 1 of the Princes of Symtaria series (2010)
  12. Cover of The Falcon Prince by Karen Kelley, book 2 of the Princes of Symtaria series (2010)
  13. Cover of The Wolf Prince by Karen Kelley, book 3 of the Princes of Symtaria series (2010)
  14. Cover of Where There's a Will by Karen Kelley, book 1 of the Good Girl series (2012)
  15. Cover of Where There's Smoke by Karen Kelley, book 2 of the Good Girl series (2012)
  16. Cover of Forbidden Magic by Karen Kelley, book 1 of the Forbidden series (2013)
  17. Cover of Forbidden Legacy by Karen Kelley, book 2 of the Forbidden series (2017)
  1. 1
    Her Angel1992 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/4
    199264
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  2. 2
    Venus Return1999 · 101 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999101
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  3. 3
    Bachelor PartyBachelor #12000 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000173
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  4. 4
    Southern ComfortSouthern #12004 · confirmed 1/4
    2004–
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  5. 5
    Southern ExposureSouthern #22005 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005352
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  6. 6
    Temperature's Rising2005 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005299
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  7. 7
    Hell On WheelsSouthern #32006 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006320
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  8. 8
    Close Encounters of the Sexy KindPlanet Nerak #12007 · 304 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007304
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  9. 9
    Double Dating with the DeadHaunted #12007 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007352
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  10. 10
    Cosmic Sex / Earth Guys Are EasyPlanet Nerak #22008 · 308 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008308
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  11. 11
    The Bad Boys Guide to the GalaxyPlanet Nerak #32008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  12. 12
    Dating Outside Your DNAPlanet Nerak #42009 · 279 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009279
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  13. 13
    How To Seduce A Texan2009 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009278
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  14. 14
    My Favorite Phantom2009 · 265 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009265
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  15. 15
    The Jaguar PrincePrinces of Symtaria #12010 · 320 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010320
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  16. 16
    The Falcon PrincePrinces of Symtaria #22010 · 281 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010281
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  17. 17
    The Wolf PrincePrinces of Symtaria #32010 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010282
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  18. 18
    Where There's a WillGood Girl #12012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    Where There's SmokeGood Girl #22012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  20. 20
    Forbidden MagicForbidden #12013 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013352
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  21. 21
    Where There's Heat / Smoking HotGood Girl #32013 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013288
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  22. 22
    Southern StarSouthern #42015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  23. 23
    Scavenger Hunt Collection: Books 1-3Scavenger Hunt #12017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  24. 24
    Forbidden LegacyForbidden #22017 · 214 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017214
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  25. 25
    Scavenger Hunt Collection: Books 4-6Scavenger Hunt #22017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  26. 26
    The Bachelor and the PrincessBachelor #22017 · 107 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017107
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  27. 27
    Forbidden NightsForbidden #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  28. 28
    Dangling... Participle?Hayes Brothers #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  29. 29
    Flock You!Flocked #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  30. 30
    I Won't be Home for ChristmasI Won't be Home for Christmas #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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Karen Kelley books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Bound by Loyalty, Honor, Truth in order

5 books
  1. 1. Deceived
  2. 2. Sinner
  3. 3. Shadows
  4. 4. Explosive
  5. 5. Lethal

Southern in order

4 books
  1. 1. Southern Comfort
  2. 2. Southern Exposure
  3. 3. Hell On Wheels
  4. 4. Southern Star

Planet Nerak in order

4 books
  1. 1. Close Encounters of the Sexy Kind
  2. 2. Cosmic Sex / Earth Guys Are Easy
  3. 3. The Bad Boys Guide to the Galaxy
  4. 4. Dating Outside Your DNA

Hayes Brothers in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dangling... Participle?
  2. 2. Unleash the Passion / Take a Hike!
  3. 3. Nailed It!
  4. 4. Rescue Me

Badge Of Honor books in order

4 books by Karen Kelley
  1. 1. Broken Justice
  2. 2. Hidden Secrets
  3. 3. Fractured Lives
  4. 4. Shattered Souls

Bachelor in order

3 books
  1. 1. Bachelor Party
  2. 2. The Bachelor and the Princess
  3. 3. Thief of Hearts

Princes of Symtaria in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Jaguar Prince
  2. 2. The Falcon Prince
  3. 3. The Wolf Prince

Good Girl in order

3 books
  1. 1. Where There's a Will
  2. 2. Where There's Smoke
  3. 3. Where There's Heat / Smoking Hot

Forbidden in order

3 books
  1. 1. Forbidden Magic
  2. 2. Forbidden Legacy
  3. 3. Forbidden Nights

Flocked in order

3 books
  1. 1. Flock You!
  2. 2. Flocked Up!
  3. 3. I Don't Give a Flock

Sisters Bound By Blood in order

3 books
  1. 1. Branded: Savannah
  2. 2. Forgotten: Jade
  3. 3. Runaway: Rena

Warrior Breed in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Rising Sun
  2. 2. Playing With Fire
  3. 3. Dark Illusions

Scavenger Hunt in order

2 books
  1. 1. Scavenger Hunt Collection: Books 1-3
  2. 2. Scavenger Hunt Collection: Books 4-6

Haunted in order

1 book
  1. 1. Double Dating with the Dead

I Won't be Home for Christmas in order

1 book
  1. 1. I Won't be Home for Christmas

It's a Southern Thing in order

1 book
  1. 1. Bless Your Heart

Standalone books

7 books

7 Karen Kelley titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Karen Kelley books in order?

You only need to read Karen Kelley books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Karen Kelley

Start with Her Angel (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Karen Kelley book?

Dark Illusions (2023) is the newest Karen Kelley book released so far.

Is there a new Karen Kelley book coming?

No next Karen Kelley book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Karen Kelley at a glance

Paused
No new Karen Kelley title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Karen Kelley books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
5,097 pages across the 20 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 282 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Karen Kelley books, 23 of 54, were published in the 2010s.

What the Karen Kelley books are about

17 of the 54 Karen Kelley books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: human-alien encounters is tagged on 5 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.