Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crimson Vol. 1 | 2001 | Wendy Owens | N/A |
| 2 | Crimson Fate | 2024 | Wendy Owens | Buy |
| 3 | Crimson Ties | 2024 | Wendy Owens | Buy |
| 4 | Crimson Vowse | 2024 | Wendy Owens | Buy |
| 5 | Crimson Sins | 2024 | Wendy Owens | Buy |
The Crimson series is the longest-running strand in Wendy Owens’s work, opening with Crimson Vol. 1 in 2001 and lying dormant for more than two decades before returning in force with four new books across 2024. That gap between the first volume and the 2024 entries gives the series an unusual shape: readers who discovered Owens through her later contemporary and fantasy work can come to it fresh, while longtime readers have a direct through-line to her earliest published fiction.
The 2024 titles — Crimson Fate, Crimson Ties, Crimson Vowse, and Crimson Sins — were published in close succession, suggesting Owens had a clear arc in mind for this continuation. The series works within the paranormal romance tradition of vampire fiction, pairing supernatural world-building with character-driven romantic plots.
For readers new to the series, Crimson Vol. 1 is the entry point, though the 2024 books represent the main body of the series as it now stands.