A Midlife Fairy Tale Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Accidental Queen |
2022 |
Buy |
| The Accidental Queen: A Midlife Fairy Tale |
2022 |
N/A |
| The Summer Palace |
2023 |
Buy |
| The Cloud Kingdom |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Shadowed Throne |
2025 |
Buy |
Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Aged to Perfection |
2022 |
Buy |
Crescent City Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| House of the Rising Sun |
2014 |
Buy |
| City of Eternal Night |
2014 |
Buy |
| Garden of Dreams and Desires |
2015 |
Buy |
Ellis McFadden Mysteries Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Breathing Space |
2025 |
Buy |
| Star Power |
2025 |
Buy |
| Future Tense |
2025 |
Buy |
First Fangs Club Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Sucks To Be Me |
2020 |
Buy |
| Suck It Up, Buttercup |
2020 |
Buy |
| Sucker Punch |
2020 |
Buy |
| The Suck Stops Here |
2021 |
Buy |
| Embrace the Suck |
2022 |
Buy |
Frost & Crowe Mystery Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Lost in Las Vegas |
2021 |
Buy |
| Wrapped up in Christmas |
2022 |
Buy |
| Mystified in Music City |
2023 |
Buy |
| Nixed in New Orleans |
2024 |
Buy |
| Nightmare at the North Pole |
2025 |
Buy |
Happily Everlasting Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Dead Man Talking |
2017 |
Buy |
| Once Hunted, Twice Shy |
2017 |
Buy |
| Fooled Around and Spelled In Love |
2017 |
Buy |
| Witchful Thinking |
2017 |
Buy |
| Total Eclipse of The Hunt |
2017 |
Buy |
| Curses and Cupcakes |
2017 |
Buy |
| An Everlasting Christmas |
2018 |
Buy |
House of Comarré Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Forbidden Blood |
2012 |
Buy |
| Blood Rights |
2011 |
Buy |
| Flesh and Blood |
2011 |
Buy |
| Bad Blood |
2011 |
Buy |
| Out for Blood |
2012 |
Buy |
| Last Blood |
2013 |
Buy |
Nocturne Falls Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Vampire’s Mail Order Bride Prologue |
2015 |
N/A |
| The Vampire’s Mail Order Bride |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Werewolf Meets His Match |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Gargoyle Gets His Girl |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Professor Woos The Witch |
2015 |
Buy |
| The Werewolf’s Christmas Wish |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Witch’s Halloween Hero |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Vampire’s Fake Fiancee |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Vampire’s Valentine Surprise |
2016 |
Buy |
| Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Shifter Romances The Writer |
2016 |
Buy |
| The Vampire’s True Love Trials |
2017 |
Buy |
| Miss Frost Ices the Imp |
2016 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Saves the Sandman |
2016 |
N/A |
| The Dragon Finds Forever |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Vampire’s Accidental Wife |
2017 |
Buy |
| Miss Frost Cracks a Caper |
2017 |
N/A |
| When Birdie Babysat Spider |
2017 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Braves the Blizzard |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Reaper Rescues The Genie |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Detective Wins The Witch |
2018 |
Buy |
| Miss Frost Chills the Cheater |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Vampire’s Priceless Treasure |
2019 |
Buy |
| Miss Frost Says I Do |
2019 |
N/A |
| The Werewolf Dates The Deputy |
2020 |
Buy |
| Lost in Las Vegas |
2021 |
N/A |
| Nocturne Falls Short Story Collection #1 |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Siren Saves The Billionaire |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Vampire’s Sunny Sweetheart |
2022 |
Buy |
| Wrapped up in Christmas |
2022 |
N/A |
| Death Dates The Oracle |
2023 |
Buy |
| Mystified in Music City |
2023 |
N/A |
| The Vampire’s Former Flame |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Witch’s Christmas Catastrophe: A Nocturne Falls Novella |
2024 |
N/A |
| Nixed in New Orleans |
2024 |
N/A |
| The Gargoyle Beguiles The Beauty |
2025 |
Buy |
| Nightmare at the North Pole |
2025 |
N/A |
| The Witch’s Christmas Catastrophe |
2024 |
Buy |
Nocturne Falls Mystery: Jayne Frost Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case |
2016 |
Buy |
| Magic’s Song |
2017 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Ices The Imp |
2016 |
Buy |
| Magic’s Fate |
2017 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Saves The Sandman |
2016 |
Buy |
| Magic’s Promise |
2017 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Cracks A Caper |
2017 |
Buy |
| Magic’s Crown |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Mermaid Catches Her Mate |
2017 |
N/A |
| When Birdie Babysat Spider |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Groom Chases His Unicorn |
2017 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Braves The Blizzard |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Falcon Finds His Mate |
2017 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Chills The Cheater |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Falcon Tames The Psychic |
2017 |
N/A |
| Miss Frost Says I Do |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Falcon’s Full House |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Falcon’s Second Chance |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Fortuneteller’s Folly |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Genie’s Double Trouble |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Yin to His Yang |
2018 |
N/A |
| Beauty and the Bigfoot Hunter |
2018 |
N/A |
| Courting The Cat Whisperer |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Witch Rescues Her Werewolf |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Doctor Falls For Her Gargoyle |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Vampire Bounty Hunter’s Unexpected Catch |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Shaman Charms The Shifter |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Dragon Falls For The Fairy Godmother |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Inspector Claims The Vampiress |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Lion, The Witch, and the Secret Garden |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Nymph Next Door |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Nymph Ties The Knot |
2018 |
N/A |
| Broccoli & Broomsticks |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Truth About Cats and Wolves |
2017 |
N/A |
| When Tinker Met Bell |
2017 |
N/A |
| Besphinxed |
2018 |
N/A |
| Reaping The Immortal |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Immortal Takes a Wife |
2018 |
N/A |
| How Knot to Marry a Vampire |
2017 |
N/A |
| A Dragon Speaks Her Name |
2017 |
N/A |
| A Dragon Gambles For His Girl |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Princess Protects Her Huntsman |
2018 |
N/A |
| Touched by Her Elven Magic |
2018 |
N/A |
| Touched By His Vampire Charm |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Trickster Makes A Match |
2017 |
N/A |
| Close Encounters of the Alien Kind |
2017 |
N/A |
| Invasion of the Alien Snatchers |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Alien Who Fell to Earth |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Dragon’s Spellbound Alien |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Vampire’s Unintended Alien |
2018 |
N/A |
| The Witch’s Enchanted Alien |
2018 |
N/A |
Nocturne Falls Universe Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Falcon Finds His Mate |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Falcon Tames The Psychic |
2017 |
Buy |
| Invasion of the Alien Snatchers: A Nocturne Falls Universe story |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Nymph Next Door |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Fortuneteller’s Folly |
2017 |
Buy |
| Magic’s Fate |
2017 |
Buy |
| When Tinker Met Bell |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Doctor Falls For Her Gargoyle |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Vampire Bounty Hunter’s Unexpected Catch |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Shaman Charms The Shifter |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Dragon Falls For The Fairy Godmother |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Nymph Takes Nashville |
2017 |
Buy |
| Magic’s Promise |
2017 |
Buy |
| Aliens Actually |
2017 |
Buy |
| Mermaids & Unicorns, Oh My |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Truth About Cats and Wolves |
2017 |
Buy |
| Broccoli & Broomsticks |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Yin to His Yang |
2018 |
Buy |
| A Dragon Speaks Her Name |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Dragon Gambles For His Girl |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Chef Caters to the Reaper |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Princess Protects Her Huntsman |
2018 |
Buy |
| Touched By Her Elven Magic |
2018 |
Buy |
| Beauty and the Bigfoot Hunter |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Trickster Makes A Match |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Falcon’s Full House |
2018 |
Buy |
| Close Encounters of the Alien Kind |
2017 |
Buy |
| Invasion of the Alien Snatchers |
2017 |
N/A |
| The Alien Who Fell to Earth |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Dragon’s Spellbound Alien |
2018 |
Buy |
| Courting The Cat Whisperer |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Vampire’s Unintended Alien |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Nymph Ties The Knot |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Gargoyle Beguiles The Beauty |
2025 |
Buy |
| How Knot to Marry a Vampire |
2017 |
Buy |
| Reaping The Immortal |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Genie’s Double Trouble |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Groom Chases His Unicorn |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Mermaid Catches Her Mate |
2017 |
Buy |
| The Witch Rescues Her Werewolf |
2017 |
Buy |
| A Touch of Magic |
2018 |
Buy |
| Besphinxed |
2018 |
Buy |
| Magic’s Crown |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Dragon’s Magical Bride |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Falcon’s Second Chance |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Immortal Takes a Wife |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Inspector Claims The Vampiress |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Lion, The Witch, and the Secret Garden |
2018 |
Buy |
| The Witch’s Enchanted Alien |
2018 |
Buy |
| Touched By His Vampire Charm |
2018 |
Buy |
Shadowvale Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Trouble With Witches |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Vampire’s Cursed Kiss |
2019 |
Buy |
| The Forgettable Miss French |
2019 |
Buy |
| Moody And The Beast |
2020 |
Buy |
| Her First Taste of Fire |
2022 |
Buy |
| Monster In The Mirror |
2023 |
Buy |
| A Sky Full of Stars |
2024 |
Buy |
| The Unlucky Mister Locke |
2025 |
Buy |
Short Stories/Novellas#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Her Viking Valentine |
2011 |
Buy |
| Lost Boy |
2020 |
Buy |
| Creeper |
2020 |
Buy |
| Code Name: Mockingbird |
2022 |
Buy |
| His Maker’s Mark |
2024 |
Buy |
Sin City Collectors Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Aces Wild |
2014 |
Buy |
| Queen of Hearts |
2014 |
Buy |
| Ante Up |
2014 |
Buy |
| Dead Man’s Hand |
2014 |
Buy |
| All In |
2014 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Heart of Fire |
2010 |
Buy |
| All Fired Up |
2010 |
Buy |
| Recipe for Magic / The Perfect Dish |
2010 |
Buy |
| Dark Kiss of the Reaper |
2011 |
Buy |
Steampunk Romance#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Miss Bramble and the Leviathan |
2010 |
Buy |
Kristen Painter writes paranormal romance and cozy paranormal mystery with a focus on supernatural communities and strong female characters. Her House of Comarr series, starting with Blood Rights in 2011, was her breakout work, a dark urban fantasy about vampires and the humans bred to feed them. The five-book series built a following with its detailed world-building and action-driven plots.
Her Nocturne Falls series, which launched in 2015 with The Vampire’s Mail Order Bride, took a lighter approach. Set in a town built around a permanent Halloween theme, the series mixes romance with humor as various paranormal residents pair up. The concept proved extremely popular and led to the Nocturne Falls Mystery spinoff (featuring Jayne Frost) and the Nocturne Falls Universe, where other authors wrote stories in the same setting.
Painter has also branched into paranormal women’s fiction with her First Fangs Club and A Midlife Fairy Tale series, both featuring heroines in their forties and fifties dealing with supernatural changes. Her Crescent City trilogy is a darker urban fantasy set in a magical version of New Orleans, while her Shadowvale series returns to the cozy paranormal mystery format. She also writes the Frost and Crowe Mystery series, which follows a pair of supernatural investigators.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Kristen Painter written?
Kristen Painter has written 197 books across sixteen series.
What was Kristen Painter's first book?
Kristen Painter’s first book is All Fired Up, published in 2010.
What is the Nocturne Falls series about?
The Nocturne Falls series is set in a Georgia town where supernatural creatures live openly, disguised as employees of a Halloween-themed tourist attraction. The books follow different paranormal residents, including vampires, werewolves, gargoyles, and witches, as they find love and solve problems. The series has over 20 books and spawned several spinoff series.