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Shadow Keepers Books in Order

Shadow Keepers contains 8 books, published between 2010 and 2017. The first book is When Blood Calls / Embrace Me Darkly (2010) and the newest is Free Ride (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
2010–2017
Confirmed
7 of 8 titles
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Shadow Keepers collects 8 books, 7 of them credited to Julie Kenner and 1 to M.N. Forgy. Most entries carry two titles. When Blood Calls, also Embrace Me Darkly, When Pleasure Rules, also Torture Me Gently, and When Wicked Craves, also Tempt Me Deadly, are all dated 2010. Midnight and When Passion Lies, also Hold Me Wickedly, followed in 2011, then When Darkness Hungers and When Temptation Burns in 2012. Free Ride (2017) closes the listing.

How many Shadow Keepers books are there?

Shadow Keepers has 8 books, released between 2010 and 2017.

Shadow Keepers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Shadow Keepers books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    When Blood Calls / Embrace Me Darkly2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  2. 1
    Free Ride2017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 2
    When Pleasure Rules / Torture Me Gently2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 3
    When Wicked Craves / Tempt Me Deadly2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 4
    Midnight2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 5
    When Passion Lies / Hold Me Wickedly2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 6
    When Darkness Hungers / Claim Me Sinfully2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 7
    When Temptation Burns / Hurt Me Sweetly2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK

Do you have to read Shadow Keepers books in order?

You should read the Shadow Keepers books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Shadow Keepers book also stands alone.

Where to start with Shadow Keepers

Start with When Blood Calls / Embrace Me Darkly (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shadow Keepers book?

Free Ride (2017) is the newest Shadow Keepers book released so far.

Is there a new Shadow Keepers book coming?

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

Shadow Keepers at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Shadow Keepers title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Shadow Keepers books have appeared about one a year on average.
Busiest decade
Most Shadow Keepers books, 8 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 8 titles, 7 are credited to Julie Kenner and 1 to M.N. Forgy.

Other series by Julie Kenner

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.