Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eternity | 2007 | Felicity Heaton | N/A |
| 2 | Prophecy | 2007 | Felicity Heaton | N/A |
| 3 | Caelestis and Aurorea | 2007 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 4 | Spellbound | 2007 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 5 | Child of Light | 2007 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 6 | Dark Moon Rising | 2007 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 7 | Eternity: The Beginning | 2007 | Felicity Heaton | N/A |
| 8 | Reunion | 2008 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 9 | Seventh Circle | 2008 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 10 | Winter’s Kiss | 2009 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 11 | Hunter’s Moon | 2011 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 12 | Masquerade | 2012 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
| 13 | Hunger | 2014 | Felicity Heaton | Buy |
Vampires Realm launched Heaton’s career in paranormal romance, establishing her signature style of alpha vampire males, fated bonds, and complex vampire society politics. The series spans multiple vampire territories and realms, following different clans with distinct bloodlines, abilities, and laws. Each book introduces a new vampire protagonist navigating the tension between duty to their clan and desire for their fated mate, who may come from rival bloodlines, forbidden species, or mortal backgrounds.
The vampire world is structured around ancient bloodlines that grant specific powers, territorial holdings passed through generations, and strict laws governing behavior between clans. Blood bonds create permanent connections between vampires and their mates, changing both partners at a biological level. The series explores vampire physiology including blood consumption requirements, transformation processes for human mates, and the heightened senses that make fated mates recognizable through scent and taste.
Political intrigue drives much of the conflict, with power struggles between clan leaders, ancient feuds that span centuries, and challenges to established vampire law. External threats include vampire hunters, demon forces crossing into vampire territories, and rogue vampires who refuse to follow clan structure. Heaton balances explicit romance with world-building that creates a detailed vampire mythology, examining themes of immortality’s cost, the burden of bloodline expectations, and redemption for vampires haunted by their violent pasts.