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Shannon Mayer Books in Order

Shannon Mayer has written 98 books, published between 2011 and 2026. The first book is Dark Waters (2011) and the newest is Forged by Fate (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
98
Published
2011–2026
Confirmed
95 of 98 titles
Pages on record
11,270 in 38 of 98 books
See all 98 books in order Printable Shannon Mayer checklist

Shannon Mayer has 98 books in the catalogue, published from 2011 to 2026 and tagged as urban fantasy, paranormal fantasy and paranormal romance. Dark Waters (2011) opens the list and Forged by Fate (2026) is the newest. Rylee Adamson appears as a character listing, and subjects include missing children, psychic ability and investigations. Series listings include Forty Proof, Desert Cursed, Alpha Territories, Nix, Questing Witch, Nevermore Trilogy, Celtic Legacy, Honey and Ice Trilogy, Golden Wolf and Inkbound.

The Nix series follows Scarlett Nix, a young woman who sees and interacts with ghosts. She navigates her supernatural abilities and the world of the Fae while uncovering secrets about her past and family.

How many Shannon Mayer books are there?

Shannon Mayer has 98 books, released between 2011 and 2026. They include 18 series and 3 titles listed outside any series.

Shannon Mayer Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 98 Shannon Mayer 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 Dark Waters by Shannon Mayer, book 1 of the Celtic Legacy series (2011)
  2. Cover of Bound by Shannon Mayer, book 2 of the Nevermore Trilogy (2011)
  3. Cover of Priceless by Shannon Mayer, book 1 of the Rylee Adamson series (2012)
  4. Cover of Immune by Shannon Mayer, book 2 of the Rylee Adamson series (2013)
  5. Cover of Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer, book 3 of the Rylee Adamson series (2013)
  6. Cover of Shadowed Threads by Shannon Mayer, book 4 of the Rylee Adamson series (2013)
  7. Cover of Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer, book 5 of the Rylee Adamson series (2013)
  8. Cover of Tracker by Shannon Mayer (2013)
  9. Cover of Tracker by Shannon Mayer, book 7 of the Rylee Adamson series (2014)
  10. Cover of Veiled Threat by Shannon Mayer, book 9 of the Rylee Adamson series (2014)
  11. Cover of Wounded by Shannon Mayer, book 10 of the Rylee Adamson series (2014)
  12. Cover of Recurve by Shannon Mayer, book 1 of the Elemental series (2015)
  13. Cover of Firestorm by Shannon Mayer, book 3 of the Elemental series (2015)
  14. Cover of Rising Darkness by Shannon Mayer, book 12 of the Rylee Adamson series (2015)
  15. Cover of Blood of the Lost by Shannon Mayer, book 15 of the Rylee Adamson series (2015)
  16. Cover of Rylee by Shannon Mayer, book 1 of the Rylee Adamson Epilogues series (2016)
  17. Cover of Venom and Vanilla by Shannon Mayer, book 1 of the Venom Trilogy (2016)
  18. Cover of Liam by Shannon Mayer, book 2 of the Rylee Adamson Epilogues series (2016)
  19. Cover of Windburn by Shannon Mayer, book 5 of the Elemental series (2016)
  20. Cover of Fury of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer, book 1 of the Nix series (2017)
  21. Cover of Blood of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer, book 2 of the Nix series (2017)
  22. Cover of Fangs and Fennel by Shannon Mayer, book 2 of the Venom Trilogy (2017)
  23. Cover of Rise of a Phoenix by Shannon Mayer, book 3 of the Nix series (2017)
  24. Cover of Lynchpin by Shannon Mayer, book 4 of the Rylee Adamson Epilogues series (2017)
  1. 1
    Dark WatersCeltic Legacy #12011 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011496
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  2. 2
    SunderedNevermore Trilogy #12011 · 422 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011422
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  3. 3
    BoundNevermore Trilogy #22011 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011314
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  4. 4
    DauntlessNevermore Trilogy #32011 · 326 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011326
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  5. 5
    PricelessRylee Adamson #12012 · 234 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012234
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  6. 6
    Dark IsleCeltic Legacy #22012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  7. 7
    Dark FaeCeltic Legacy #32012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  8. 8
    High Risk LoveRisk Series as S.J. Mayer #12013 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013300
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  9. 9
    Ninety EightShannon Mayer Standalone Novels #12013 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013314
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  10. 10
    ImmuneRylee Adamson #22013 · 242 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013242
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  11. 11
    Raising InnocenceRylee Adamson #32013 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013264
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  12. 12
    Shadowed ThreadsRylee Adamson #42013 · 268 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013268
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  13. 13
    Blind SalvageRylee Adamson #52013 · 256 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013256
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  14. 14
    AlexRylee Adamson #62013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  15. 15
    Tracker2013 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013296
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  16. 16
    TrackerRylee Adamson #72014 · 274 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014274
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  17. 17
    GuardianRylee Adamson #82014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    Veiled ThreatRylee Adamson #92014 · 278 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014278
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  19. 19
    WoundedRylee Adamson #102014 · 270 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014270
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  20. 20
    Recombinant / Silver StakedBlood Borne #12015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  21. 21
    RecurveElemental #12015 · 240 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015240
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  22. 22
    BreakwaterElemental #22015 · 230 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015230
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  23. 23
    Of the Heart (As: S.J. Mayer)Shannon Mayer Standalone Novels #22015 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015296
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  24. 24
    FirestormElemental #32015 · 264 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015264
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  25. 25
    PetaElemental #42015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  26. 26
    StitchedRylee Adamson #112015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  27. 27
    Rising DarknessRylee Adamson #122015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  28. 28
    Tracking MagicRylee Adamson #132015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  29. 29
    Elementally PricelessRylee Adamson #142015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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  30. 30
    Blood of the LostRylee Adamson #152015 · confirmed 3/4
    2015–
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Shannon Mayer series and characters in order

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

Shannon Mayer 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.

Rylee Adamson books in order

15 books by Shannon Mayer
  1. 1. Priceless
  2. 2. Immune
  3. 3. Raising Innocence
  4. 4. Shadowed Threads
  5. 5. Blind Salvage
  6. 6. Alex
  7. 7. Tracker
  8. 8. Guardian
  9. 9. Veiled Threat
  10. 10. Wounded
  11. 11. Stitched
  12. 12. Rising Darkness
  13. and 3 more in the table above

Forty Proof in order

10 books
  1. 1. Midlife Bounty Hunter / Grave Magic Bounty
  2. 2. Midlife Fairy Hunter
  3. 3. Midlife Demon Hunter
  4. 4. Midlife Ghost Hunter
  5. 5. Midlife Zombie Hunter
  6. 6. Midlife Witch Hunter
  7. 7. Midlife Magic Hunter
  8. 8. Midlife Soul Hunter
  9. 9. Robert
  10. 10. Midlife Vampire Hunter

Desert Cursed in order

9 books
  1. 1. Witch's Reign
  2. 2. Dragon's Ground
  3. 3. Jinn's Dominion
  4. 4. Oracle's Haunt
  5. 5. Wyvern's Lair
  6. 6. Emperor's Throne
  7. 7. Den of Thieves
  8. 8. Kingdom of Storms
  9. 9. Realm of Demons

Elemental in order

8 books
  1. 1. Recurve
  2. 2. Breakwater
  3. 3. Firestorm
  4. 4. Peta
  5. 5. Windburn
  6. 6. Rootbound
  7. 7. Ash
  8. 8. Destroyer

Alpha Territories in order

7 books
  1. 1. Taken By Fate
  2. 2. Hunted by Fate
  3. 3. Claimed by Fate
  4. 4. Caged by Fate
  5. 5. Hidden by Fate
  6. 6. Consumed By Fate
  7. 7. Forged by Fate

Nix in order

5 books
  1. 1. Fury of a Phoenix
  2. 2. Blood of a Phoenix
  3. 3. Rise of a Phoenix
  4. 4. A Savage Spell
  5. 5. A Killing Curse

Rylee Adamson Epilogues in order

4 books
  1. 1. Rylee
  2. 2. Liam
  3. 3. Pamela
  4. 4. Lynchpin

Questing Witch in order

4 books
  1. 1. Aimless Witch
  2. 2. Caravan Witch
  3. 3. Maze Witch
  4. 4. Elemental Witch

Celtic Legacy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dark Waters
  2. 2. Dark Isle
  3. 3. Dark Fae

Nevermore Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sundered
  2. 2. Bound
  3. 3. Dauntless

Venom Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. Venom and Vanilla
  2. 2. Fangs and Fennel
  3. 3. Hisses and Honey

Honey and Ice Trilogy in order

3 books
  1. 1. A Court of Honey and Ash
  2. 2. A Throne of Feathers and Bone
  3. 3. A Crown of Petals and Ice

Golden Wolf in order

3 books
  1. 1. Golden
  2. 2. Glitter
  3. 3. Gossamer

World of Honey and Ice in order

3 books
  1. 1. Thorn Kissed and Silver Chains
  2. 2. Ivy Touched and Bronze Blade
  3. 3. Black Rose and Gold Queen

Inkbound in order

3 books
  1. 1. Inked in Ashes
  2. 2. Inked in Onyx
  3. 3. Inked in Emeralds

Shadowspell Academy in order

3 books
  1. 4. Year of the Chameleon
  2. 5. Year of the Chameleon 2
  3. 6. Year of the Chameleon 3

Shannon Mayer Standalone Novels

2 books

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

Blood Borne in order

2 books
  1. 1. Recombinant / Silver Staked
  2. 2. Replica / Wolf Bite

Of Quirks and Curses in order

2 books
  1. 1. Neverthorn
  2. 2. Heathermoor

Risk Series as S.J. Mayer in order

1 book
  1. 1. High Risk Love

Shannon Mayer Short Story

1 book

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

Of Sorrows and Blades in order

1 book
  1. 1. Riftborn

Standalone books

3 books

3 Shannon Mayer titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Shannon Mayer books in order?

You only need to read Shannon Mayer books in order within each series: the books listed here span 18 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Shannon Mayer

Start with Priceless (2012), the first Rylee Adamson book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Dark Waters (2011).

What is the newest Shannon Mayer book?

Forged by Fate (2026) is the newest Shannon Mayer book released so far.

Is there a new Shannon Mayer book coming?

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

Shannon Mayer at a glance

Still publishing
Shannon Mayer published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Shannon Mayer books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
11,270 pages across the 38 of 98 books with a recorded length, a median of 292 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shannon Mayer books, 58 of 98, were published in the 2010s.
Corroboration
14 of the 98 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 95 in at least three.

What the Shannon Mayer books are about

16 of the 98 Shannon Mayer books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy, paranormal is tagged on 11 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.