Blessing and cursing book series in reading order

by Sarah J. Maas

by Ursula Vernon

by Junji Ito

Colleen Houck writes paranormal fiction for younger readers, and two series carry the catalogue. Tiger's Curse opens with the 2011 novel of that name and continues through Tiger's Quest (2011), Tiger's Voyage (2011), Tiger's Destiny (2012), Tiger's Promise (2014) and Tiger's Trek (2025). Reawakened (2015) is followed by Recreated (2016), Reignited (2017) and Reunited (2017). Both series were New York Times bestsellers. Curses, immortality, magic, tigers and Egyptian gods are the subject headings, and The Lantern's Ember (2018) sits outside both runs. Fourteen books are catalogued in all.

Sarah J. Maas, born March 5, 1986, is an American fantasy author known for three series: Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City. The catalogue holds 45 books dated 2012 to 2027, starting in 2012 with The Assassin and the Pirate Lord and Throne of Glass, then Crown of Midnight in 2013. A Court of Splintered Harmony (2026) is the newest release, and A Court of Forgotten Melody is scheduled for 2027. Subjects across the books include fairies, assassins, magic, courts and courtiers, and romance. By 2024 Maas had sold more than 75 million copies, with translations in 40 languages.

Nora Roberts

279 books• 37 series

Nora Roberts, born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950, is an American writer of romance under that name. As J. D. Robb, Roberts writes police procedurals with science-fiction elements, and has also published as Jill March and, in the UK, as Sarah Hardesty. This listing carries 280 Roberts books, opening with Irish Thoroughbred (1981); The Missing is scheduled for 2027. Series on the page include the In Death Universe, the MacGregors, Night Tales, the Calhoun Women, the Chesapeake Bay Saga, Irish Hearts and the O'Hurleys.

Christina Dodd's catalogue holds 82 books published between 1991 and 2026, opening with Candle in the Window and Treasure of the Sun in 1991 and reaching Teach the Torches to Burn in 2026. Dodd writes historical romance, much of it Regency, alongside romantic suspense; recorded subjects include England, governesses, princesses, and manners and customs. Series credited to Dodd include Governess Brides, Virtue Falls, Chosen Ones, Cape Charade, Darkness Chosen, Fortune Hunter and Knight. Dodd is a recipient of the RITA Award.

Jacquelyn Frank writes paranormal romance. Rapture, catalogued at 2009, reached number 8 on The New York Times paperback fiction chart. Vampires, spirits, the supernatural and blessing and cursing appear among the recorded subjects. The listing holds 43 books between 2006 and 2020, opening with Jacob (2006) and closing on Seduce Me in Shadows (2020), and the run is marked likely complete. Nightwalkers and Immortal Brothers are the recorded character groupings, with World of Nightwalkers, Shadowdwellers, Energy Vampires and Gatherers among the series.

Ursula Vernon

49 books• 10 series

Ursula Vernon is an American writer, artist and illustrator, born May 28, 1977, who also publishes for older readers as T. Kingfisher. Vernon's Hugo Awards cover the graphic novel Digger, the fantasy novel Nettle & Bone and the novella Thornhedge, and the short story "Jackalope Wives" won a Nebula. Hamster Princess and Dragonbreath are the children's series. The catalogue lists 51 titles from It Made Sense at the Time (2004) to Wolf Worm (2026), with A Spoonful of Trouble due in 2027 as T. Kingfisher. Saint of Steel, Swordheart and Sworn Soldier are among the other series.

Emily Larkin is a New Zealand writer of fantasy and romantic fiction. The catalogue holds 26 books published between 2007 and 2023, opening with Thief with No Shadow (2007), published under the name Emily Gee, and closing with Decimus and the Wary Widow (2023). The Laurentine Spy (2009) carries the same Emily Gee byline. The Earl's Dilemma (2008), My Lady Thief (2010), The Sentinel Mage (2011), The Spinster's Secret (2013) and The Fire Prince (2014) also appear in the run. Baleful Godmother, Fey Quartet, Midnight Quill, Garland Cousins and Pryor Cousins are the series recorded, and the subjects cover magic, blessing and cursing, princes, historical romance and espionage thrillers.

Emily Henry is catalogued in two registers: young adult fantasy in the early books, contemporary romance in the later ones. The Love That Split the World (2016) sits under magic, first loves and adoption; Beach Read (2020) onward, through Great Big Beautiful Life, is romance. Eleven books span 2016 to 2025 at a median of 384 pages, and the 2020s are Henry's busiest decade.

Jayne Ann Krentz, born Jayne Castle on 28 March 1948 in Cobb, California, is an American romance novelist with New York Times bestsellers under seven pseudonyms. Three names remain in use: Krentz for contemporary romantic suspense, Amanda Quick for historical romantic suspense and Jayne Ann Castle for futuristic and paranormal romantic suspense. More than 35 million copies are in print. The catalogue lists 205 books, from Vintage of Surrender (1979, as Jayne Castle) to Enter the Nightmare (2026), with The Book Hunter due in 2027. Early titles also appeared as Jayne Bentley, Jayne Taylor and Stephanie James. Series include Burning Cove, Eclipse Bay and the Dreamlight Trilogy.

Junji Ito

32 books• 6 series

Junji Ito writes horror manga. Tomie (1987) is the earliest title in a catalogue of 32 that reaches Moan (2025), with Uzumaki, Gyo, Museum of Terror, Black Paradox and Souichi among the collected works. Japanese horror tales, comics and English translations fill the subject tags. Ito is still publishing.

Carly Phillips is the pen name of Karen Drogin, an American romance author and former attorney born July 7, 1965. The catalogue lists 123 books, starting with Brazen and Perfect Partners in 1999 and reaching Falling for Christmas (2026). Phillips's series include Dare to Love, Dare Nation, the Kingston Family, the Sterling Family, Rosewood Bay, Hot Zone, Serendipity's Finest, Dirty Sexy, Book Boyfriend and the Simply books. Subjects include contemporary romance, police, brothers and sisters, orphans, women lawyers and New York City.

Claudia Gray

38 books• 13 series

Claudia Gray is the pen name of Amy Vincent, an American novelist working in science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, cozy mystery, paranormal romance and young adult fiction. Evernight, one of the series Gray is best known for, is also the title of the first catalogued book (2008); Stargazer (2009), Hourglass (2010) and Afterlife (2011) follow. Gray's Star Wars novels include Lost Stars, Bloodline, Leia, Princess of Alderaan, Into the Dark and The Fallen Star. The 38 listed books also cover Firebird, the House of El Trilogy and Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, and the newest title is The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield (2026). Vampires, boarding schools, witches and ghosts are recorded subjects.

Cathy Maxwell writes historical romance, with 46 books in the catalogue from All Things Beautiful (1994) to Curves for the Rakish Duke (2026). Why people fall in love is the question Maxwell spends hours pondering, according to the author bio, and Maxwell lives in Virginia. Early titles include Treasured Vows (1996), Because of You (1999) and Married in Haste (1999). Series include Cameron Sisters, Scandals and Seductions, Marrying the Duke, Chattan Curse, Brides of Wishmore, Spinster Heiresses and A Logical Man's Guide to Dangerous Women. Subjects include Regency romance, nobility, arranged marriage and Scotland.

Amanda Hocking, born July 12, 1984, is an American writer of paranormal romance and young adult fiction. The catalogue counts 44 books from Hollowland (2010) to Hollow Valley (2025). Series include Trylle, Watersong, Kanin Chronicles, Omte Origins, My Blood Approves, Valkyrie and Muses of Wespen. Vampires, sirens, changelings, trolls, princesses and seaside resorts are among the recorded subjects. Titles from 2010 include Switched, Torn, My Blood Approves and Fate.

Young adult fiction is Kendare Blake's field. The catalogue lists 21 books from Sleepwalk Society (2010) to Against the Darkness (2024), taking in Anna Dressed in Blood (2011), Antigoddess (2013) and Three Dark Crowns (2016). Series listings are Three Dark Crowns, Goddess War, Anna, Heromaker and Buffy: The Next Generation. Subjects include magic, ghosts, horror stories, Wiccans, sisters, triplets and inheritance.

Jessica Day George

17 books• 5 series

Fairy tales, dragons and castles are Jessica Day George's stock in trade. Five series divide the 17 catalogued books: Dragon Slippers, Castle Glower, Princess of the Midnight Ball, Rose Legacy and Silver in the Blood. George, born in 1976 and based in Utah, took the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for Dragon Slippers and has reached the New York Times list with her young adult fantasy. The run closes with The Rider's Reign in 2020.

Deborah Blake writes on Wicca and witchcraft and also writes paranormal romance. Titles in the catalogue include Circle, Coven & Grove (2007), Everyday Witch A to Z (2008), The Goddess is in the Details (2009) and Witchcraft on a Shoestring (2010), with subjects such as goddess religion, rites and ceremonies and tarot. Blake's series include Baba Yaga, Broken Riders, Veiled Magic and Catskills Pet Rescue Mystery. The catalogue counts 42 books, and Wickedly Wishful (2025) is the newest.

Jessica Townsend, born in Queensland in 1985, is an Australian author of children's fantasy. Nevermoor is her series, and it accounts for all five catalogued books: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (2017), Wundersmith (2018), Hollowpox (2020), Silverborn (2024) and Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow (2025). Magic, contests, curses and loyalty are the recurring subjects. The first book took Book of the Year at the Australian Book Industry Awards and the 2018 Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Younger Fiction, and film rights went to 20th Century Fox in 2016.

Geraldine McCaughrean

155 books• 14 series

Geraldine McCaughrean, born 6 June 1951, is a British children's novelist with more than 170 books to that name. Peter Pan in Scarlet (2004) is the official sequel to Peter Pan, commissioned by Great Ormond Street Hospital. McCaughrean has won the Carnegie Medal twice and the Michael L. Printz Award. Myths, legends, folklore and Bible stories appear among the subjects, and series include Myths and Legends of the World, Roman Myths and Brambledown Tales. The catalogue holds 155 books from One Thousand and One Arabian Nights (1982) to Under a Fire-Red Sky (2025).

P. J. Night is the author credited on You're Invited to a Creepover, a series of horror stories for younger readers. The catalogue lists 28 titles from 2011, when Truth or Dare, Ready for a Scare and The Show Must Go On! appeared, to Best Friends Forever - GN (2024). Sleepovers, middle schools, ghosts, monsters and curses appear among the subject headings. Don't Drink the Punch! (2012) and No Trick-or-Treating (2012) are among the other titles.

Celia S. Friedman, born 12 January 1957, publishes speculative fiction as C. S. Friedman. Friedman designed costumes before turning to fiction and left that trade in 1996 to write full-time. The catalogue holds 17 books, from In Conquest Born (1987) to Nightborn (2023), grouped into the Coldfire Trilogy, the Magister Trilogy, In Conquest Born, Alien Shores and Vampire: The Dark Ages. This Alien Shore (1998) was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and the record carries a 1988 nomination for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Catalogue subjects include fantasy, space opera science fiction, magic, alien abduction and human-alien encounters.

Maryrose Wood's children's fiction lists orphans, feral children, governesses, fairies and plants among the recorded subjects. The listed series are Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Morgan Rawlinson, Poison Diaries and Bad Badger. Wood has 17 catalogued books, from Sex Kittens and Horn Dawgs Fall in Love (2006) to Bad Badger: A Family Story (2026). The Mysterious Howling (2009), The Hidden Gallery (2010), The Poison Diaries (2010), Nightshade (2011) and The Unseen Guest (2012) fall in between.

Lesley Livingston

16 books• 6 series

Lesley Livingston is a Canadian writer and actress. Sixteen books are catalogued between Wondrous Strange (2008) and Queen Among the Dead (2023), among them Darklight (2009), Tempestuous (2010), Starling (2012) and How To Curse In Hieroglyphics (2013). Livingston's series include Wondrous Strange, Starling, Valiant and Wiggins Weird. Recorded subjects include fairies, druids, Norse mythology, Celtic antiquities and the supernatural, in fantasy and children's fiction.

Nancy Werlin is an American writer of young-adult novels, born October 29, 1961, in Salem, Massachusetts. The Werlin catalogue lists 16 books from 1994 to 2022, opening with Are You Alone on Purpose? (1994). The Killer's Cousin (1998), Locked Inside (2000), Double Helix (2004) and The Rules of Survival (2006) followed. Impossible (2008) and Extraordinary (2010) come later. Subjects include murder, magic, fairies, family problems and self-perception. Healer and Witch (2022) is the newest book.