Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Moon Rising | 2017 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 2 | Moon Mourning | 2018 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
| 3 | Haunted Moon | 2019 | J. R. Rain | Buy |
Samantha Moon Origins is a prequel trilogy set before the events of Vampire for Hire. New Moon Rising (2017), Moon Mourning (2018), and Haunted Moon (2019) follow Samantha Moon during her earliest days adjusting to life as a vampire while trying to maintain her family and career.
New Moon Rising covers the immediate aftermath of Samantha’s transformation, when she has to learn what she has become while keeping her family together. Moon Mourning deals with the grief and loss that come with her new existence. Haunted Moon, the final prequel, brings a ghostly element into the mix before the main series timeline begins.
For readers already deep into the Vampire for Hire books, the Origins trilogy fills in gaps that the main series only hints at. For newcomers, it can work as an introduction to Samantha, though the main series starting with Moon Dance (2011) was written to be the actual entry point. Rain released the three prequels at a pace of one per year from 2017 to 2019.