Wendy Owens books

Wendy Owens is an American romance and paranormal romance author whose work spans contemporary love stories, vampire fiction, cozy mysteries, and fantasy, with a readership built across more than twenty novels since 2001.

Couple Seeking

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Couple Seeking Boyfriend 2025 Buy

Crimson Reading Order

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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

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My Husband’s Fiancee 2021 Buy
My Wife’s Secrets 2022 Buy

Penny Preston Reading Order

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Jack Be Nimble Jack Be Dead 2017 Buy
O Deadly Night 2017 Buy
Roses Are Red Violet is Dead 2018 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Wash Me Away 2015 Buy

Stubborn Love Reading Order

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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

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The Day We Died 2022 Buy

The Tynder Crown Chronichles Reading Order

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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.

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