Sexual dominance and submission book series in reading order

by Julie Kenner

Tara Sue Me writes erotic romance built on dominance and submission. The catalogue opens with The Dominant and The Submissive, both 2012, and continues through The Training (2013), Seduced By Fire (2014), The Chalet (2014), The Collar (2015), The Enticement (2015), The Exhibitionist (2015) and The Claiming (2016). Five series are recorded: Submissive, Lessons From the Rack, Bachelor International, Wall Street Royals and Date. Thirty-five books span 2012 to 2023, and nothing new has appeared since Exposed Desire (2023).

Maya Banks is an American bestselling novelist of erotic romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance and Scottish historical romance. The catalogue lists 79 books between 2006 and 2021, from Seducing Simon (2006) to Wherever You Are (2021). Series include KGI (Kelly Group International), Breathless, the Surrender Trilogy, the McCabe Trilogy, Colters' Legacy and Anetakis Tycoons. Brothers, intelligence work and sexual dominance and submission are among the recorded subjects.

Joey W. Hill writes erotic romance and paranormal erotica. Sixty-six books are catalogued between 2000 and 2025, across the Nature Of Desire, Knights Of The Board Room, Mistresses Of The Board Room, Arcane Shot, Daughters Of Arianne and Cantrips series, with Vampire Queen a recurring name. Dominance and submission, bondage, vampires, mermaids and angels fill the subject index. Make Her Dreams Come True (2000) opens the catalogue, followed by Holding the Cards (2002), Choice of Masters (2003), Natural Law (2004), Board Resolution (2005) and Ice Queen (2006). Naughty Dreams (2025) is the newest title, at a median of 374 pages.

Lora Leigh, born March 6, 1965, is an American author of erotic romance with New York Times bestseller status. Leigh began publishing in 2003 with the electronic publisher Ellora's Cave. The Breeds is the longest-running series, and Elite Ops, Nauti Boys, Bound Hearts, Wizard Twins and Men of Summer are among the others. The catalogue holds 115 books from 2003 to Play Hard (2025). Leigh won the 2009 RT Award for erotica and was born in Ohio and raised in Martin County, Kentucky.

E.L. James

9 books• 4 series

E.L. James writes erotic contemporary romance. Fifty Shades of Grey and Fifty Shades Darker (2011) and Fifty Shades Freed (2012) open the catalogue, and Grey (2015), Darker (2017) and Freed (2021) retell that story as told by Christian. The Mister (2019), The Missus (2023) and Land of Ghosts (2026) follow, making 9 books in all. Dominance and submission run through the subjects.

Tiffany Reisz is an American author of erotica and romance, best known for the Original Sinners series published by the Harlequin imprint Mira Books. Reisz has won a RITA Award and a Lambda Literary Award. NPR called the work "smart smut", and the books combine witty depictions of sex with heavy religious imagery and themes; Nora Sutherlin and clergy are among the recorded subjects. The catalogue counts 66 titles between 2010 and 2022, opening with The Auction / Daniel Part Two (2010) and ending with A Wolfe in Winter (2022). Reisz attended Asbury Theological Seminary and Centre College and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Meredith Wild writes erotic romance. Billionaires, businesswomen, personal trainers, and sexual dominance and submission recur as subjects across 21 catalogued books published between 2013 and 2025. Hardwired (2013) opens the run and Sweet Escape (2025) is the newest entry. The #Hacker, Bridge, Red Ledger, Hawthorne Vines and Blood of Zeus sets are the series catalogued under Wild's name, and Mia Michelle is credited alongside Wild on 2 titles.

Shayla Black writes erotic romance and romantic suspense, with sexual dominance and submission a recurring subject. Early historical titles appeared as Shelley Bradley, starting with The Lady and the Dragon (1998). The Wicked Lovers, Perfect Gentlemen, Masters of Menage, Doms of Her Life and Doomsday Brethren series follow. Ninety-two titles are catalogued, reaching Tempted by the Bosshole in 2024.

Cherise Sinclair writes erotic contemporary romance built on dominance and submission between partners. Sinclair's 40 catalogued books open with Club Shadowlands (2009) and reach The Living Edge (2026). Masters of the Shadowlands, Mountain Masters & Dark Haven, Wild Hunt Legacy, Sons of the Survivalist and Chains are the named series, with standalone novels alongside them. Sinclair remains in active publication.

J.A. Rock is the author or coauthor of over twenty LGBTQ romance, suspense and horror novels, and an occasional contributor to HuffPo Queer Voices. Minotaur drew Lambda Literary and INDIEFAB Award nominations, and The Subs Club took the 2016 National Leather Association-International Pauline Reage Novel Award. Rock lives in Chicago. The catalogue lists 35 titles from Wacky Wednesday (2012) to No Business Like Snow Business (2024), and subjects name M/M romance, BDSM, dominance and submission, humour and crime. Series include Subs Club, Lords of Bucknall Club, Playing the Fool and Prescott College.

Jasinda Wilder writes romance and erotica. The catalogue runs to 123 books published between 2012 and 2026, opening with A Sexy Journey (2012) and reaching Badd Love (2026). Series carry most of it: Badd Brothers, Big Girls Do It, Alpha One Security, Black Room, Club Sin / Dirty Beasts, Delilah's Diary, Rock Stars Do It, Preacher's Son, Dad Bod Contracting, Blood Heir and Biker Billionaire among them. Man-woman relationships, sexual dominance and submission, romantic suspense and grief recur as subjects. Wilder is still publishing.

Opal Carew is a Canadian novelist of erotic romance, with 116 catalogued books published between 2004 and 2020. Carew also writes erotica as Ruby Carew and sweet romance as Amber Carew, and the earliest catalogued titles, including Virgin Spy (2004) and Virgin Wanted (2005), carry the Amber Carew name. Twelve series are recorded, among them Office Slave, His To Claim, Riding Steele, Mastered By, Penthouse Pleasures, Red Hot Fantasies, Tempting The Boss and Dirty Talk. Triangles, group relationships, dominance and submission and resort settings fill the subject index. The books run to a median of 256 pages, and nothing new has been catalogued since Stroke of Luck (2020).

Anne Rice

50 books• 14 series

Born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien in New Orleans on October 4, 1941, Anne Rice was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature and Bible fiction who died on December 11, 2021. The Vampire Chronicles are Rice's best-known work, and the first volume became the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, adapted by Rice. Interview with the Vampire (1976) opens a catalogue of 50 books that closes with The Reign of Osiris in 2022. Other series include Lives of the Mayfair Witches, Sleeping Beauty, Ramses the Damned, Wolf Gift Chronicles and Life of Christ. Exit to Eden (1985) and Belinda (1986) carry the name Anne Rampling.

Kendall Ryan, born August 15, 1981, is an American novelist on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists. Ryan writes romance, new adult fiction and romantic comedy, and the books have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Self-published successes include Resisting Her, Hard to Love, The Impact of You and Filthy Beautiful Lies, while the Love By Design series was published by Simon & Schuster. The catalogue holds 91 titles, opening with Make Me Yours and Unravel Me (both 2012) and reaching The Boyfriend Algorithm (2026). Hot Jocks, Room Mates, Looking to Score, Frisky Business and Must Love Hockey are among the series.

Lorelei James is a romance author whose subjects cover erotic, contemporary and western romance, ranchers, cowgirls and Wyoming. The 66 catalogued books run from Dirty Deeds (2006) to Back in the Saddle (2024). Series include Rough Riders, Rough Riders Legacy, Blacktop Cowboys, Need You, Want You and Wild West Boys. Long Hard Ride (2007), Rode Hard, Put Up Wet (2007) and Cowgirl Up and Ride (2008) are among the early titles.

Julie Kenner is an American author of romance and fantasy, a USA Today bestseller and a two-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award. Kenner also publishes as J.K. Beck and J. Kenner, and the Blackwell-Lyon series appears under the J. Kenner name. The 158 catalogued books run from The Cat's Fancy (2000) to The Beast (2026). Series include Stark Saga, Stark Security, Stark International, Kate Connor: Demon Hunter, Shadow Keepers and A Man of the Month, with demonology and paranormal fiction among the subjects.

Marina Anderson is catalogued under erotica and suspense, with 18 books from Dark Secret (1995) to When Darkness Falls (2015). Sexual dominance and submission, marriage and man-woman relationships lead the subjects. Anderson series are Dining Club, Dark Secret and David and Grace. Titles include Forbidden Desires (1996), The Discipline (2002), House of Decadence (2012) and Bound (2013). The 7 books with page counts have a median of 320 pages.