Couple Seeking#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Couple Seeking Boyfriend |
2025 |
Buy |
Crimson Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Crimson Vol. 1 |
2001 |
N/A |
| Crimson Fate |
2024 |
Buy |
| Crimson Ties |
2024 |
Buy |
| Crimson Vowse |
2024 |
Buy |
| Crimson Sins |
2024 |
Buy |
My Husband’s Fiancée Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| My Husband’s Fiancee |
2021 |
Buy |
| My Wife’s Secrets |
2022 |
Buy |
Penny Preston Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Jack Be Nimble Jack Be Dead |
2017 |
Buy |
| O Deadly Night |
2017 |
Buy |
| Roses Are Red Violet is Dead |
2018 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Wash Me Away |
2015 |
Buy |
Stubborn Love Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Stubborn Love |
2013 |
Buy |
| Only in Dreams |
2013 |
Buy |
| The Luckiest |
2014 |
Buy |
| Do Anything |
2014 |
Buy |
| It Matters To Me |
2016 |
Buy |
Sydney Booth#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Day We Died |
2022 |
Buy |
The Tynder Crown Chronichles Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Burning Destiny |
2016 |
Buy |
| Blazing Moon |
2016 |
Buy |
| Uncloaked |
2018 |
N/A |
Wendy Owens began publishing in 2001 and has built a catalog that moves between paranormal romance, contemporary romance, cozy mystery, and fantasy without settling into a single lane. The Crimson series, which started with Crimson Vol. 1 in 2001 and returned with four new entries in 2024, sits at the center of her paranormal work, following a world of vampires through stories that mix romance with darker stakes.
Her contemporary work is anchored by Stubborn Love, a five-book series that ran from 2013 to 2016, and by smaller projects like My Husband’s Fiancee, which expanded into a two-book arc with My Wife’s Secrets (2022). The Penny Preston cozy mystery series, three books published between 2017 and 2018, shows a lighter side — punny titles and small-town mystery plotting rather than paranormal drama.
The Tynder Crown Chronicles (2016-2018) represents her clearest departure into fantasy, a three-book arc with a distinct world-building focus. Owens has kept adding to her catalog into the 2020s, with The Day We Died (2022), the Sydney Booth standalone, and the newer Couple Seeking Boyfriend (2025) showing she continues to move between modes depending on what the story calls for.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Wendy Owens written?
Wendy Owens has written 21 books across eight series.
What was Wendy Owens's first book?
Wendy Owens’s first book is Crimson Vol. 1, published in 2001.
What kinds of books does Wendy Owens write?
Owens writes across several romance subgenres. Her Crimson series is paranormal romance with a vampire focus. The Stubborn Love series is contemporary romance. Penny Preston is a cozy mystery series with a lighter tone. The Tynder Crown Chronicles moves into fantasy territory, while My Husband’s Fiancee and Sydney Booth are closer to romantic suspense and drama. Her range makes her a good fit for readers who enjoy emotion-driven stories across different settings.