Defying the Stars#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Burning Daylight |
2025 |
Buy |
Never After Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Hooked |
2021 |
Buy |
| Lapeni |
2021 |
N/A |
| Scarred |
2022 |
Buy |
| Wretched |
2022 |
Buy |
| Twisted |
2023 |
Buy |
| Crossed |
2023 |
Buy |
| Hexed |
2024 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Be Still My Heart |
2021 |
Buy |
Sugarlake Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| Beneath the Stars |
2020 |
Buy |
| Beneath the Stands |
2020 |
Buy |
| Beneath the Hood |
2021 |
Buy |
| Beneath the Surface |
2021 |
Buy |
Emily McIntire is a #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author who writes dark romance with morally grey characters and high-tension love stories. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages. She first gained readers with the Sugarlake series, a set of small-town romances published in 2020 and 2021, before shifting into darker territory with the Never After series.
The Never After books are what most readers know her for. Each one takes a classic fairy tale and flips it so the villain becomes the romantic lead. Hooked reimagines Peter Pan with Captain Hook as the love interest. Scarred reworks The Lion King. Wretched draws from The Wizard of Oz, while Twisted takes on Aladdin. The series became a BookTok favorite and brought McIntire a much wider audience. She has also co-written Be Still My Heart with Sav R. Miller, a romantic suspense set on an island in Maine, and started a new series called Deleting the Stars with Burning Daylight in 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Emily McIntire written?
Emily McIntire has written thirteen books across four series.
What was Emily McIntire's first book?
Emily McIntire’s first book is Beneath the Stands, published in 2020.
What is the Never After series about?
The Never After series is a collection of dark romance retellings of classic fairy tales where the villains are the love interests. Each book is a standalone that reimagines a different story, including Peter Pan (Hooked), The Lion King (Scarred), The Wizard of Oz (Wretched), Aladdin (Twisted), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Crossed), and The Little Mermaid (Hexed).