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Kristen Painter Books in Order

Kristen Painter has written 87 books, published between 2010 and 2026. The first book is Heart of Fire (2010) and the newest is The Ranger Courts the Celtic Witch (2026). One more title is announced: Heir to Stay (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
87 + 1 announced
Published
2010–2026
Confirmed
29 of 88 titles
Pages on record
11,116 in 32 of 88 books
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Kristen Painter writes paranormal fiction, with vampires, magic, immortality and murder investigations among the subjects and paranormal and fantasy romance among the categories. The catalogue lists 88 books from 2010 to 2027, starting with All Fired Up and Heart of Fire in 2010. Painter's series include House of Comarré, Crescent City, First Fangs Club, Shadowvale, A Midlife Fairy Tale, Crimson Code and the Nocturne Falls mysteries featuring Jayne Frost. The Ranger Courts the Celtic Witch (2026) is the newest title, and Heir to Stay is due in 2027.

How many Kristen Painter books are there?

Kristen Painter has 87 published books, released between 2010 and 2026. They include 11 series and 9 titles listed outside any series. One more, Heir to Stay (2027), is announced.

Kristen Painter Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 88 Kristen Painter 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 Heart of Fire by Kristen Painter (2010)
  2. Cover of All Fired Up by Kristen Painter (2010)
  3. Cover of Blood Rights by Kristen Painter, book 1 of the House of Comarré series (2011)
  4. Cover of Flesh and Blood by Kristen Painter, book 2 of the House of Comarré series (2011)
  5. Cover of Bad Blood by Kristen Painter, book 3 of the House of Comarré series (2011)
  6. Cover of Last Blood by Kristen Painter, book 6 of the House of Comarré series (2013)
  7. Cover of City of Eternal Night by Kristen Painter, book 2 of the Crescent City series (2014)
  8. Cover of The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter, book 2 of the Nocturne Falls series (2015)
  9. Cover of Garden of Dreams and Desires by Kristen Painter, book 3 of the Crescent City series (2015)
  10. Cover of The Werewolf Meets His Match by Kristen Painter, book 3 of the Nocturne Falls series (2015)
  11. Cover of The Gargoyle Gets His Girl by Kristen Painter, book 4 of the Nocturne Falls series (2015)
  12. Cover of The Professor Woos The Witch by Kristen Painter, book 5 of the Nocturne Falls series (2015)
  13. Cover of Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case by Kristen Painter, book 1 of the Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost series (2016)
  14. Cover of Miss Frost Ices The Imp by Kristen Painter, book 2 of the Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost series (2016)
  15. Cover of Miss Frost Saves The Sandman by Kristen Painter, book 3 of the Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost series (2016)
  16. Cover of The Vampire's Fake Fiancee by Kristen Painter, book 8 of the Nocturne Falls series (2016)
  17. Cover of The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kristen Painter, book 10 of the Nocturne Falls series (2016)
  18. Cover of Miss Frost Cracks A Caper by Kristen Painter, book 4 of the Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost series (2017)
  19. Cover of Witchful Thinking by Kristen Painter, book 4 of the Happily Everlasting series (2017)
  20. Cover of The Dragon Finds Forever by Kristen Painter, book 12 of the Nocturne Falls series (2017)
  21. Cover of Nocturne Falls Short Story Collection #1 by Kristen Painter, book 13 of the Nocturne Falls series (2017)
  22. Cover of The Vampire's Accidental Wife by Kristen Painter, book 14 of the Nocturne Falls series (2017)
  23. Cover of Miss Frost Braves The Blizzard by Kristen Painter, book 6 of the Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost series (2018)
  24. Cover of Miss Frost Chills The Cheater by Kristen Painter, book 7 of the Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost series (2018)
  1. 1
    Heart of Fire2010 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010288
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  2. 2
    Miss Bramble and the LeviathanSteampunk Romance #12010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  3. 3
    All Fired Up2010 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2010272
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  4. 4
    Recipe for Magic / The Perfect Dish2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    Blood RightsHouse of Comarré #12011 · 418 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011418
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  6. 6
    Her Viking Valentine2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    Flesh and BloodHouse of Comarré #22011 · 419 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011419
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  8. 8
    Bad BloodHouse of Comarré #32011 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011428
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  9. 9
    Dark Kiss of the Reaper2011 · 300 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2011300
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  10. 10
    Out for BloodHouse of Comarré #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    Forbidden BloodHouse of Comarré #52012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    Last BloodHouse of Comarré #62013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    House of the Rising SunCrescent City #12014 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014448
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  14. 14
    City of Eternal NightCrescent City #22014 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014387
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  15. 15
    Queen of HeartsSin City Collectors #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  16. 16
    Dead Man's HandSin City Collectors #42014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  17. 17
    Double or NothingSin City Collectors #52014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    The Vampire's Mail Order Bride PrologueNocturne Falls #12015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  19. 19
    The Vampire's Mail Order BrideNocturne Falls #22015 · 370 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015370
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  20. 20
    Garden of Dreams and DesiresCrescent City #32015 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015368
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  21. 21
    The Werewolf Meets His MatchNocturne Falls #32015 · 356 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015356
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  22. 22
    The Gargoyle Gets His GirlNocturne Falls #42015 · 354 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015354
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  23. 23
    The Professor Woos The WitchNocturne Falls #52015 · 368 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015368
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  24. 24
    Miss Frost Solves a Cold CaseNocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost #12016 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016324
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  25. 25
    Miss Frost Ices The ImpNocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost #22016 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016320
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  26. 26
    Miss Frost Saves The SandmanNocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost #32016 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016268
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  27. 27
    The Witch's Halloween HeroNocturne Falls #62016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  28. 28
    The Werewolf's Christmas WishNocturne Falls #72016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  29. 29
    The Vampire's Fake FianceeNocturne Falls #82016 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016360
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  30. 30
    The Vampire's Valentine SurpriseNocturne Falls #92016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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Kristen Painter series and characters in order

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

Kristen Painter 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.

Nocturne Falls books in order

25 books by Kristen Painter
  1. 1. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride Prologue
  2. 2. The Vampire's Mail Order Bride
  3. 3. The Werewolf Meets His Match
  4. 4. The Gargoyle Gets His Girl
  5. 5. The Professor Woos The Witch
  6. 6. The Witch's Halloween Hero
  7. 7. The Werewolf's Christmas Wish
  8. 8. The Vampire's Fake Fiancee
  9. 9. The Vampire's Valentine Surprise
  10. 10. The Shifter Romances The Writer
  11. 11. The Vampire's True Love Trials
  12. 12. The Dragon Finds Forever
  13. and 13 more in the table above

Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost in order

8 books
  1. 1. Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case
  2. 2. Miss Frost Ices The Imp
  3. 3. Miss Frost Saves The Sandman
  4. 4. Miss Frost Cracks A Caper
  5. 5. When Birdie Babysat Spider
  6. 6. Miss Frost Braves The Blizzard
  7. 7. Miss Frost Chills The Cheater
  8. 8. Miss Frost Says I Do

Shadowvale in order

8 books
  1. 1. The Trouble With Witches
  2. 2. The Vampire's Cursed Kiss
  3. 3. The Forgettable Miss French
  4. 4. Moody And The Beast
  5. 5. Her First Taste of Fire
  6. 6. Monster In The Mirror
  7. 7. A Sky Full of Stars
  8. 8. The Unlucky Mister Locke

House of Comarré in order

6 books
  1. 1. Blood Rights
  2. 2. Flesh and Blood
  3. 3. Bad Blood
  4. 4. Out for Blood
  5. 5. Forbidden Blood
  6. 6. Last Blood

First Fangs Club in order

5 books
  1. 1. Sucks To Be Me
  2. 2. Suck It Up, Buttercup
  3. 3. Sucker Punch
  4. 4. The Suck Stops Here
  5. 5. Embrace the Suck

Frost & Crowe Mystery in order

5 books
  1. 1. Lost in Las Vegas
  2. 2. Wrapped up in Christmas
  3. 3. Mystified in Music City
  4. 4. Nixed in New Orleans
  5. 5. Nightmare at the North Pole

A Midlife Fairy Tale in order

5 books
  1. 1. The Accidental Queen
  2. 2. The Summer Palace
  3. 3. The Cloud Kingdom
  4. 4. The Shadowed Throne
  5. 5. The Shattered Crown

Ellis McFadden Mysteries in order

4 books
  1. 1. Breathing Space
  2. 2. Star Power
  3. 3. Future Tense
  4. 4. Dark Matter

Crescent City in order

3 books
  1. 1. House of the Rising Sun
  2. 2. City of Eternal Night
  3. 3. Garden of Dreams and Desires

Crimson Code in order

3 books
  1. 1. Heir, Apparently
  2. 2. Bad Heir Day
  3. 3. Heir to Stay

Sin City Collectors in order

3 books
  1. 2. Queen of Hearts
  2. 4. Dead Man's Hand
  3. 5. Double or Nothing

Nocturne Falls Universe in order

2 books
  1. 26. Mermaids & Unicorns, Oh My
  2. 41. A Touch of Magic

Steampunk Romance in order

1 book
  1. 1. Miss Bramble and the Leviathan

Happily Everlasting in order

1 book
  1. 4. Witchful Thinking

Standalone books

9 books

9 Kristen Painter titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Kristen Painter books in order?

You only need to read Kristen Painter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 11 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Kristen Painter

Start with The Vampire's Mail Order Bride Prologue (2015), the first Nocturne Falls book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Heart of Fire (2010).

What is the newest Kristen Painter book?

The Ranger Courts the Celtic Witch (2026) is the newest Kristen Painter book released so far.

Is there a new Kristen Painter book coming?

Yes. Heir to Stay (2027) is the next Kristen Painter 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.

Kristen Painter at a glance

Still publishing
Kristen Painter is still publishing. Heir to Stay is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Kristen Painter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,116 pages across the 32 of 88 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Kristen Painter books, 49 of 88, were published in the 2010s.

What the Kristen Painter books are about

13 of the 88 Kristen Painter 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 7 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.