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Lauren Kate Books in Order

Lauren Kate has written 16 books, published between 2009 and 2026. The first book is Fallen (2009) and the newest is White Lights (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2009–2026
Pages on record
1,766 in 5 of 16 books
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Fallen (2009) opens the Lauren Kate catalogue and reached number one on the New York Times list for children's chapter books. Kate, an American author born in 1981, writes for adult and young adult readers alike; her 16 catalogued books run through to White Lights (2026), and Torment (2010), Passion (2011) and Rapture (2012) each topped that same list. Angels, reincarnation, love and school stories make up the listed subjects, and her work has been translated into more than thirty languages.

How many Lauren Kate books are there?

Lauren Kate has 16 books, released between 2009 and 2026. They include 3 series and 5 titles listed outside any series.

Lauren Kate Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Lauren Kate 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 Fallen by Lauren Kate, book 1 of the Fallen series (2009)
  2. Cover of The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate (2009)
  3. Cover of Torment by Lauren Kate, book 2 of the Fallen series (2010)
  4. Cover of Passion by Lauren Kate, book 3 of the Fallen series (2011)
  5. Cover of Fallen in Love by Lauren Kate, book 1 of the Fallen series (2012)
  6. Cover of Rapture by Lauren Kate, book 4 of the Fallen series (2012)
  7. Cover of Waterfall by Lauren Kate, book 3 of the Teardrop series (2014)
  8. Cover of Unforgiven by Lauren Kate, book 5 of the Fallen series (2015)
  9. Cover of The Orphan's Song by Lauren Kate (2019)
  1. 1
    FallenFallen #12009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  2. 2
    The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  3. 3
    TormentFallen #22010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    PassionFallen #32011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  5. 5
    Fallen in LoveFallen #12012 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2012224
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  6. 6
    RaptureFallen #42012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    Angels in the DarkFallen Shorts #12013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    TeardropTeardrop #12013 · 464 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013464
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  9. 9
    Last Day of LoveTeardrop #22013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  10. 10
    WaterfallTeardrop #32014 · 385 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014385
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  11. 11
    UnforgivenFallen #52015 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015357
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  12. 12
    The Orphan's Song2019 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019336
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  13. 13
    By Any Other Name2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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  14. 14
    What's in a Kiss?2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  15. 15
    The Spirit of Love2025 · confirmed 2/4
    2025–
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  16. 16
    White LightsWhite Lights #12026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Lauren Kate 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.

Fallen in order

6 books
  1. 1. Fallen
  2. 1. Fallen in Love
  3. 2. Torment
  4. 3. Passion
  5. 4. Rapture
  6. 5. Unforgiven

Teardrop in order

3 books
  1. 1. Teardrop
  2. 2. Last Day of Love
  3. 3. Waterfall

Fallen Shorts in order

1 book
  1. 1. Angels in the Dark

White Lights in order

1 book
  1. 1. White Lights

Standalone books

5 books

5 Lauren Kate titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Lauren Kate books in order?

You only need to read Lauren Kate books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Lauren Kate

Start with Fallen (2009), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lauren Kate book?

White Lights (2026) is the newest Lauren Kate book released so far.

Is there a new Lauren Kate book coming?

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

Lauren Kate at a glance

Still publishing
Lauren Kate published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Lauren Kate books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,766 pages across the 5 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 357 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lauren Kate books, 10 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Lauren Kate books are about

10 of the 16 Lauren Kate books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: love is tagged on 7 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.