Wicked Lovers Books in Order
Shayla Black has written 20 Wicked Lovers books, published between 2007 and 2017: 15 in the Wicked Lovers series and 5 related titles. The first book is Wicked Ties (2007) and the newest main-line book is Holding on Tighter (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 20
- Published
- 2007–2017
- Confirmed
- 20 of 20 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,407 in 11 of 20 books
- Reading time
- 57–85 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,407 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 11 of 20 titles with a page count on record.
Wicked Lovers is an erotic romantic suspense series by Shayla Black with themes of dominance and submission. Decadent and Wicked Ties both appeared in 2007, and the series grew to 20 books by Holding on Tighter (2017). Love triangles, missing persons and investigations appear among the subjects. Belong to Me (2011), Mine to Hold (2012) and Wicked and Dangerous (2013) are mid-run titles, and a short story set accompanies the novels.
How many Wicked Lovers books are there?
Wicked Lovers has 20 books, released between 2007 and 2017. 15 of them belong to the Wicked Lovers series, and 5 related titles sit outside it: short stories and novellas.
Wicked Lovers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 20 Wicked Lovers 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.
- 120073413/4
- 220073413/4
- 320103533/4
- 420113533/4
- 52011–3/4
- 62011–3/4
- 72012–3/4
- 82012–3/4
- 92013–3/4
- 1020133043/4
- 112014–3/4
- 122014–3/4
- 132015–3/4
- 1420151243/4
- 1520153943/4
- 1620153733/4
- 1720161203/4
- 1820163363/4
- 192017–3/4
- 2020173683/4
Do you have to read Wicked Lovers books in order?
You should read the Wicked Lovers series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 5 related titles (short stories and novellas) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Wicked Lovers book also stands alone.
Where to start with Wicked Lovers
Start with Wicked Ties (2007), the earliest published book in the Wicked Lovers series.
What is the newest Wicked Lovers book?
Holding on Tighter (2017) is the newest book in the Wicked Lovers series.
Is there a new Wicked Lovers book coming?
No next Wicked Lovers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Wicked Lovers at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Wicked Lovers title on record is Holding on Tighter (2017), 9 years ago.
- Release pace
- Wicked Lovers books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,407 pages across the 11 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 341 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Wicked Lovers books, 18 of 20, were published in the 2010s.
What the Wicked Lovers books are about
16 of the 20 Wicked Lovers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: erotica is tagged on 9 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Erotica 9 of 16 books
- Romance 5 of 16 books
- Contemporary romance 4 of 16 books
- Man-woman relationships 4 of 16 books
- Erotic romance 4 of 16 books
- Romantic suspense 4 of 16 books
- Sexual dominance and submission 4 of 16 books
- Triangles (interpersonal relations) 3 of 16 books
- Contemporary 2 of 16 books
- Missing persons 2 of 16 books
More books by Shayla Black
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Shayla Black books in order 99 books