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Katie MacAlister Books in Order

Katie MacAlister has written 87 books, published between 2002 and 2025. The first book is Noble Intentions (2002) and the newest is The Dragon With A Girl Tattoo (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Katie MacAlister also publishes as Katie Maxwell.

Books
87
Published
2002–2025
Confirmed
86 of 87 titles
Pages on record
16,783 in 52 of 87 books
Reading time
280–420 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 16,783 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 52 of 87 titles with a page count on record.

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Katie MacAlister, born in 1964, writes historical, contemporary and paranormal romance from the Seattle area. Vampires, dragons, demons and magic fill the paranormal series: Dark Ones, Aisling Grey: Guardian, Light Dragons, Silver Dragons, Dragon Falls and Dragon Hunter. MacAlister has 87 catalogued books, from Noble Intentions (2002) to The Dragon With A Girl Tattoo (2025). Young adult titles appear under the pen name Katie Maxwell, and mysteries under Kate Marsh.

How many Katie MacAlister books are there?

Katie MacAlister has 87 books, released between 2002 and 2025. They include 19 separate series.

Katie MacAlister Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 87 Katie MacAlister 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 Noble Intentions by Katie MacAlister, book 1 of the Noble series (2002)
  2. Cover of A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister, book 1 of the Dark Ones series (2003)
  3. Cover of Improper English by Katie MacAlister, book 1 of the Katie MacAlister Standalone Novels series (2003)
  4. Cover of The Year My Life Went Down The Loo by Katie MacAlister, book 1 of the Emily Series as Katie Maxwell series (2003)
  5. Cover of Men in Kilts by Katie MacAlister, book 2 of the Katie MacAlister Standalone Novels series (2003)
  6. Cover of Noble Destiny by Katie MacAlister, book 2 of the Noble series (2003)
  7. Cover of You Slay Me by Katie MacAlister, book 1 of the Aisling Grey, Guardian series (2004)
  8. Cover of They Wear WHAT Under Their Kilts? by Katie MacAlister, book 2 of the Emily Series as Katie Maxwell series (2004)
  9. Cover of The Corset Diaries by Katie MacAlister, book 3 of the Katie MacAlister Standalone Novels series (2004)
  10. Cover of What’s French For “Ew”? by Katie MacAlister, book 3 of the Emily Series as Katie Maxwell series (2004)
  11. Cover of The Taming of the Dru by Katie MacAlister, book 4 of the Emily Series as Katie Maxwell series (2004)
  12. Cover of Got Fangs? by Katie MacAlister, book 1 of the Goth Series as Katie Maxwell series (2005)
  13. Cover of Fire Me Up by Katie MacAlister, book 2 of the Aisling Grey, Guardian series (2005)
  14. Cover of Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister, book 3 of the Dark Ones series (2005)
  15. Cover of Hard Day's Knight by Katie MacAlister, book 4 of the Katie MacAlister Standalone Novels series (2005)
  16. Cover of Blow Me Down by Katie MacAlister, book 5 of the Katie MacAlister Standalone Novels series (2005)
  17. Cover of Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Hotties by Katie MacAlister, book 5 of the Emily Series as Katie Maxwell series
  18. Cover of Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister, book 3 of the Aisling Grey, Guardian series (2006)
  19. Cover of Noble Pursuits / The Trouble with Harry by Katie MacAlister, book 3 of the Noble series (2006)
  20. Cover of Circus of the Darned by Katie MacAlister, book 4 of the Dark Ones series (2006)
  21. Cover of Even Vampires Get the Blues by Katie MacAlister, book 5 of the Dark Ones series (2006)
  22. Cover of Bring Out Your Dead (in Just One Sip) by Katie MacAlister, book 6 of the Dark Ones series (2006)
  23. Cover of Ain't Myth-Behaving by Katie MacAlister, book 1 of the Katie MacAlister Short Story series (2007)
  24. Cover of Holy Smokes by Katie MacAlister, book 4 of the Aisling Grey, Guardian series (2007)
  1. 1
    Noble IntentionsNoble #12002 · confirmed 3/4
    2002–
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  2. 2
    A Girl's Guide to VampiresDark Ones #12003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  3. 3
    Bird of ParadiseKatie MacAlister Short Stories/Novellas #12003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003–
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  4. 4
    Improper EnglishKatie MacAlister Standalone Novels #12003 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003369
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  5. 5
    The Year My Life Went Down The LooEmily Series as Katie Maxwell #12003 · 221 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003221
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  6. 6
    Men in KiltsKatie MacAlister Standalone Novels #22003 · 361 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003361
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  7. 7
    Noble DestinyNoble #22003 · 366 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003366
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  8. 8
    You Slay MeAisling Grey, Guardian #12004 · 342 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004342
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  9. 9
    They Wear WHAT Under Their Kilts?Emily Series as Katie Maxwell #22004 · 197 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004197
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  10. 10
    The Corset DiariesKatie MacAlister Standalone Novels #32004 · 344 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004344
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  11. 11
    What’s French For “Ew”?Emily Series as Katie Maxwell #32004 · 196 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004196
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  12. 12
    The Taming of the DruEmily Series as Katie Maxwell #42004 · 194 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004194
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  13. 13
    Got Fangs?Goth Series as Katie Maxwell #12005 · 193 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005193
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  14. 14
    Fire Me UpAisling Grey, Guardian #22005 · 360 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005360
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  15. 15
    Sex and the Single VampireDark Ones #22005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  16. 16
    Sex, Lies and VampiresDark Ones #32005 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005384
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  17. 17
    Hard Day's KnightKatie MacAlister Standalone Novels #42005 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005358
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  18. 18
    Blow Me DownKatie MacAlister Standalone Novels #52005 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005368
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  19. 19
    Life, Love, and the Pursuit of HottiesEmily Series as Katie Maxwell #52005 · 196 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005196
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  20. 20
    Light My FireAisling Grey, Guardian #32006 · 341 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006341
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  21. 21
    Noble Pursuits / The Trouble with HarryNoble #32006 · 347 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006347
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  22. 22
    Circus of the DarnedDark Ones #42006 · 182 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006182
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  23. 23
    Even Vampires Get the BluesDark Ones #52006 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006368
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  24. 24
    Bring Out Your Dead (in Just One Sip)Dark Ones #62006 · 338 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006338
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  25. 25
    Ain't Myth-BehavingKatie MacAlister Short Story #12007 · 353 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007353
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  26. 26
    Holy SmokesAisling Grey, Guardian #42007 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007352
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  27. 27
    The Last of the Red-Hot VampiresDark Ones #72007 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007354
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  28. 28
    Playing With FireSilver Dragons #12008 · 352 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008352
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  29. 29
    Up In SmokeSilver Dragons #22008 · 339 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008339
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  30. 30
    Zen and the Art of VampiresDark Ones #82008 · 340 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008340
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Katie MacAlister characters in order

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

Katie MacAlister 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.

Dark Ones in order

20 books
  1. 1. A Girl's Guide to Vampires
  2. 1. A Fistful of Vampires
  3. 2. Sex and the Single Vampire
  4. 3. Sex, Lies and Vampires
  5. 4. Circus of the Darned
  6. 5. Even Vampires Get the Blues
  7. 6. Bring Out Your Dead (in Just One Sip)
  8. 7. The Last of the Red-Hot Vampires
  9. 8. Zen and the Art of Vampires
  10. 9. Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang
  11. 10. My Zombie Valentine
  12. 11. Cupid Cats
  13. and 8 more in the table above

Katie MacAlister Standalone Novels

7 books

7 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Aisling Grey, Guardian in order

5 books
  1. 1. You Slay Me
  2. 2. Fire Me Up
  3. 3. Light My Fire
  4. 4. Holy Smokes
  5. 5. The Perils of Effrijim

Emily Series as Katie Maxwell in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Year My Life Went Down The Loo
  2. 2. They Wear WHAT Under Their Kilts?
  3. 3. What’s French For “Ew”?
  4. 4. The Taming of the Dru
  5. 5. Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Hotties

Noble in order

4 books
  1. 1. Noble Intentions
  2. 2. Noble Destiny
  3. 3. Noble Pursuits / The Trouble with Harry
  4. 4. The Truth About Leo

Light Dragons in order

4 books
  1. 1. Love in the Time of Dragons
  2. 2. The Unbearable Lightness of Dragons
  3. 3. Sparks Fly
  4. 4. Dragonblight

Papaioannou in order

4 books
  1. 1. It's All Greek to Me
  2. 2. Ever Fallen in Love
  3. 3. A Tale of Two Cousins
  4. 4. Acropolis Now

Dragon Falls in order

4 books
  1. 1. Dragon Fall
  2. 2. Dragon Storm
  3. 3. Dragon Soul
  4. 4. Dragon Unbound

Matchmaker In Wonderland in order

4 books
  1. 1. The Importance of Being Alice
  2. 2. A Midsummer Night's Romp
  3. 3. Daring In a Blue Dress
  4. 4. The Perils of Paulie

Dragon Hunter in order

4 books
  1. 1. Memoirs of a Dragon Hunter
  2. 2. Day of the Dragon / Wolf's Mate
  3. 3. A Confederacy of Dragons
  4. 4. The Dragon With A Girl Tattoo

Katie MacAlister Short Stories/Novellas

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Silver Dragons in order

3 books
  1. 1. Playing With Fire
  2. 2. Up In Smoke
  3. 3. Me and My Shadow

Time Thief in order

3 books
  1. 1. Time Thief
  2. 2. Time Crossed
  3. 3. The Art of Stealing Time

Born Prophecy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Fireborn
  2. 2. Starborn
  3. 3. Shadowborn

Otherworld Adventures in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dragon Revisited
  2. 2. Becoming Effrijim
  3. 3. Midnight in the Garden of Okay and Meh

Steamed in order

2 books
  1. 1. Steamed
  2. 2. Company of Thieves

Karma Marx in order

2 books
  1. 1. Ghost of a Chance
  2. 2. The Stars That We Steal From the Night Sky

Ravenfall Dark Ones in order

2 books
  1. 1. Axegate Walk
  2. 2. A Vampire in a Pear Tree

Goth Series as Katie Maxwell in order

1 book
  1. 1. Got Fangs?

Katie MacAlister Short Story

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Goth Faire Dark Ones in order

1 book
  1. 1. Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend

Katie MacAlister Non-Fiction

1 book

1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Alex Whitney in order

1 book
  1. 1. Shadow of the Lion

Do you have to read Katie MacAlister books in order?

You only need to read Katie MacAlister books in order within each series: the books listed here span 19 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Katie MacAlister books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Love in the Time of Dragons (2010), the first Dragon Fall book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Noble Intentions (2002).

What is the newest Katie MacAlister book?

The Dragon With A Girl Tattoo (2025) is the newest Katie MacAlister book released so far.

Is there a new Katie MacAlister book coming?

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

Katie MacAlister at a glance

Still publishing
Katie MacAlister published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Katie MacAlister books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
16,783 pages across the 52 of 87 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Katie MacAlister books, 35 of 87, were published in the 2010s.

What the Katie MacAlister books are about

55 of the 87 Katie MacAlister books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: romance is tagged on 24 of 55. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.