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Kerrelyn Sparks Books in Order

Kerrelyn Sparks has written 25 books, published between 2002 and 2023. The first book is For Love or Country / The Forbidden Lady (2002) and the newest is When a Dragon Falls (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
2002–2023
Confirmed
16 of 25 titles
Pages on record
7,723 in 20 of 25 books
Reading time
129–193 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 7,723 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 20 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

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Kerrelyn Sparks is an American author of paranormal romance published by Avon Books. Love at Stake, the series Sparks is known for, has 17 novels, all USA Today bestsellers, and its fourth book, The Undead Next Door (2008), reached the New York Times Best Seller list. The catalogue counts 25 books from For Love or Country (2002) to When a Dragon Falls (2023). Embraced By Magic is another series, and subjects include vampires, shapeshifting, magic and Boston.

How many Kerrelyn Sparks books are there?

Kerrelyn Sparks has 25 books, released between 2002 and 2023. They include 4 separate series.

Kerrelyn Sparks Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Kerrelyn Sparks 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 How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 1 of the Love At Stake series (2005)
  2. Cover of Vamps and the City by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 2 of the Love At Stake series (2006)
  3. Cover of Be Still My Vampire Heart by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 4 of the Love At Stake series (2007)
  4. Cover of The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 5 of the Love At Stake series (2008)
  5. Cover of All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 6 of the Love At Stake series (2008)
  6. Cover of Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 7 of the Love At Stake series (2009)
  7. Cover of Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 8 of the Love At Stake series (2009)
  8. Cover of The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 9 of the Love At Stake series (2010)
  9. Cover of Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 11 of the Love At Stake series (2011)
  10. Cover of Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 13 of the Love At Stake series (2011)
  11. Cover of Wanted: Undead or Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 14 of the Love At Stake series (2012)
  12. Cover of Wild About You by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 15 of the Love At Stake series (2012)
  13. Cover of Less Than a Gentleman by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 2 of the Historical Hero World series (2013)
  14. Cover of The Vampire with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 16 of the Love At Stake series (2013)
  15. Cover of How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 17 of the Love At Stake series (2014)
  16. Cover of Crouching Tiger, Forbidden Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 18 of the Love At Stake series (2014)
  17. Cover of How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 1 of the Embraced series (2017)
  18. Cover of So I Married a Sorcerer by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 2 of the Embraced series (2017)
  19. Cover of How to Love Your Elf by Kerrelyn Sparks, book 1 of the Embraced By Magic series (2020)
  1. 1
    For Love or Country / The Forbidden LadyHistorical Hero World #12002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  2. 2
    How to Marry a Millionaire VampireLove At Stake #12005 · 371 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005371
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  3. 3
    Vamps and the CityLove At Stake #22006 · 387 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006387
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  4. 4
    Be Still My Vampire HeartLove At Stake #42007 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007384
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    The Undead Next DoorLove At Stake #52008 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008369
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  6. 6
    All I Want for Christmas is a VampireLove At Stake #62008 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008370
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  7. 7
    Secret Life of a VampireLove At Stake #72009 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009384
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  8. 8
    Forbidden Nights with a VampireLove At Stake #82009 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009384
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  9. 9
    The Vampire and the VirginLove At Stake #92010 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010384
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  10. 10
    Eat Prey LoveLove At Stake #102010 · 373 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010373
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  11. 11
    Vampire MineLove At Stake #112011 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011369
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  12. 12
    Sexiest Vampire AliveLove At Stake #132011 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011370
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  13. 13
    Wanted: Undead or AliveLove At Stake #142012 · 374 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012374
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  14. 14
    Wild About YouLove At Stake #152012 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012370
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  15. 15
    Less Than a GentlemanHistorical Hero World #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  16. 16
    The Vampire with the Dragon TattooLove At Stake #162013 · 369 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013369
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  17. 17
    How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying)Love At Stake #172014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    Crouching Tiger, Forbidden VampireLove At Stake #182014 · 372 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014372
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  19. 19
    How to Tame a Beast in Seven DaysEmbraced #12017 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017416
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  20. 20
    So I Married a SorcererEmbraced #22017 · 496 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017496
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  21. 21
    Eight Simple Rules for Dating a DragonEmbraced #32018 · 429 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018429
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  22. 22
    How to Love Your ElfEmbraced By Magic #12020 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020336
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  23. 23
    The Siren and the Deep Blue SeaEmbraced By Magic #22020 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2020416
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  24. 24
    When a Princess ProposesEmbraced By Magic #32022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  25. 25
    When a Dragon FallsEmbraced By Magic #42023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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Kerrelyn Sparks 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.

Love At Stake in order

16 books
  1. 1. How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire
  2. 2. Vamps and the City
  3. 4. Be Still My Vampire Heart
  4. 5. The Undead Next Door
  5. 6. All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire
  6. 7. Secret Life of a Vampire
  7. 8. Forbidden Nights with a Vampire
  8. 9. The Vampire and the Virgin
  9. 10. Eat Prey Love
  10. 11. Vampire Mine
  11. 13. Sexiest Vampire Alive
  12. 14. Wanted: Undead or Alive
  13. and 4 more in the table above

Embraced By Magic in order

4 books
  1. 1. How to Love Your Elf
  2. 2. The Siren and the Deep Blue Sea
  3. 3. When a Princess Proposes
  4. 4. When a Dragon Falls

Embraced in order

3 books
  1. 1. How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days
  2. 2. So I Married a Sorcerer
  3. 3. Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon

Historical Hero World in order

2 books
  1. 1. For Love or Country / The Forbidden Lady
  2. 2. Less Than a Gentleman

Do you have to read Kerrelyn Sparks books in order?

You only need to read Kerrelyn Sparks 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 Kerrelyn Sparks

Start with For Love or Country / The Forbidden Lady (2002), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Kerrelyn Sparks book?

When a Dragon Falls (2023) is the newest Kerrelyn Sparks book released so far.

Is there a new Kerrelyn Sparks book coming?

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

Kerrelyn Sparks at a glance

Paused
No new Kerrelyn Sparks title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Kerrelyn Sparks books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
7,723 pages across the 20 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 374 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kerrelyn Sparks books, 13 of 25, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kerrelyn Sparks books are about

22 of the 25 Kerrelyn Sparks 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 16 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.