Crea Reitan Books in Order (Updated March 30, 2026)

Crea Reitan’s catalog is easier to use once you stop thinking of it as one long shelf. She writes across two big lanes: connected queer contemporary romance, especially hockey and university-set books, and separate paranormal or poly/why-choose fantasy lines.

That means the best reading order depends on which version of her work you want first. The contemporary MM books can be read by series, and some of them share a wider “Creaverse” world. The paranormal and poly books should be treated as their own continuities.

Where to begin

1. For readers coming for queer hockey romance, the strongest opening move is Shiver. It starts For Puck’s Sake, which is both her most visible series and one of the clearest doors into the wider contemporary side of her catalog.
2. A better first pick for anyone who wants intense MM romance without a huge cast right away is For Your Time. It opens For Your Love, and this is the one contemporary series where reading in order matters especially strongly from the start.
3. Those who want college romance with a next-generation feel should start with Rumor Has It. It opens Longwood U and sits in the same broader story world as some earlier books, but it still works well as a fresh entry point.
4. If your taste runs more to queer family saga and darker contemporary drama, begin with Loren. That is the first Van Doren novel, and it is one of the more character-dense places to enter her non-hockey MM catalog.
5. Readers here for dark fantasy, monsters, and why-choose romance should start with House of Daemon. That opens The Harem Project, which is one of her best-known poly fantasy lines.

The one rule that matters most

Do not force all of Crea Reitan’s books into one master chronological order.

For the contemporary side, the practical approach is to read within each series and only use the broader Creaverse connections as a bonus. For the fantasy and poly books, keep each world separate unless the series itself clearly continues from an earlier one.

The contemporary MM books in order

For Puck’s Sake

1. Shiver (2023): The hockey world opens here with Egon and Rakesh, setting up the tone, the campus-athlete energy, and many of the later crossover relationships.
2. Starting Line (2023): The second hockey romance expands the same world and works best after the opener because the shared cast begins to matter quickly.
3. Lucky Shot (2023): This keeps the series moving into the pro-athlete side of the world while continuing the same emotional and social network.
4. The Crease (2024): A goalie-centered installment that deepens the shared hockey setting and rewards reading in sequence.
5. Wingman Score (2024): The series broadens again here, and several later books point back to this one for family and friend connections.
6. Coach Stare Down (2024): The focus shifts toward a coach-centered romance, and it becomes one of the clearer crossover points with other contemporary series.
7. Stick Lessons (2024): Another core hockey entry that is stronger once the earlier friend group and team-world are already familiar.
8. The Defending Goal (2024): The series continues to build its wider web of cameos and family ties, so reading out of order starts to cost you more here.
9. Just Winging It (2024): This later entry pulls from earlier books more openly and works best after the first eight.
10. Neutral Zone Trap (2024): A deeper-in-the-series romance that is best saved until the prior hockey world is already in place.
11. Final Breakaway (2025): A late-stage series installment that lands better once the broader For Puck’s Sake cast is already familiar.
12. Red Lined (2026): The current newest confirmed book in the series, and the right place to stop for now if you are reading the hockey books straight through.

For Your Love

1. For Your Time (2023): This is the best place to start the series and the book that anchors the emotional logic of the next entries.
2. For Your Heart (2023): The second book builds directly on the first and should not be used as an entry point.
3. For Your Mind (2023): The third book continues the same tightly linked progression and belongs after the first two.
4. For Your Forever (2024): The current endpoint of the series, best read only after the first three.

Longwood U

1. Rumor Has It (2024): The Longwood U series starts here with college romance, performance, and a next-gen Creaverse feel.
2. Wicked Confessions (2025): The second book builds on the same university setting and works best after the opener.
3. Project: FU (2025): The third book continues the same group and belongs after the first two.

Rainbow Dorset University

1. Collide (2024): This appears to be the main starting point for the series and the clearest way into the Rainbow Dorset setting.
2. Volley (2024): The second main book continues the sports-and-campus setup.
3. Cadence (2025): This keeps the series moving in the same university world and is best read third.
4. Doink (2026): A shorter related entry or novella in the same setting, best treated as an after-the-main-books add-on rather than the place to begin.

Van Doren

1. Loren (2024): The Van Doren family line begins here and is the correct entry point for this darker, more character-heavy contemporary branch.
2. Noaz (2024): The second book continues the family-centered structure and should follow Loren.
3. Imry (2025): This expands the Van Doren continuity and brings in stronger overlap with the wider contemporary world.
4. Avory & Ellory (2025): A taboo-leaning family installment that belongs after the earlier Van Doren books.
5. Voss (2025): The fifth main Van Doren novel continues the family sequence and should be read after the first four.
6. Oxley (2025): A related later Van Doren-world book, best treated as a connected follow-on rather than a new starting point.
7. Malin (2025): Another related Van Doren-world continuation, best saved until the earlier family books are already in place.

Isle of Kala

The Way You Lie (2025): This currently stands as the first confirmed full book in the series and works as a separate contemporary lane.

The fantasy and poly books in order

The Harem Project

1. House of Daemon (2021): The best starting point for readers who want Crea Reitan’s monster-heavy why-choose fantasy first.
2. House of Nereus (1.5): A short companion that fits between the first and second main books.
3. House of Aves (2022): The second full novel continues the same world and belongs after the opener.
4. House of Wyn (2022): The project expands here, and the shared world becomes more important.
5. House of Igarashi: Part 1 (2023): A split arc that should be read exactly where it is placed.
6. House of Igarashi: Part 2 (2023): The second half of the same storyline, immediately following Part 1.
7. House of Agni (2024): A later major installment that continues the monster-house sequence.
8. House of Kallan (6.5): A companion or bridge entry best read after House of Agni.
9. House of Malak (2025): The next full continuation of the main project.
10. House of Darkyn (2025): A later series entry that belongs after the prior houses.
11. House of Savage (2026): The newest confirmed Harem Project title and the current end of the line.

Knotty & Sweet Omegaverse

1. Alpha Hunted (2022): One of the easiest omegaverse entry points in her catalog.
2. Knot Interested (2023): A second shared-world entry that can be read after Alpha Hunted.
3. Omegas of Chaingate (2024): The third currently listed book in the line.

This is one of the rare Crea Reitan series where the books are commonly treated as more standalone-friendly than tightly sequential.

The Wonderland Chronicles

Chronicles of Blood

1. Toxic Wonderland (2020): The larger Wonderland story begins here.
2. Magical Wonderland (2020): The second book continues the same fantasy arc directly.
3. Dying Wonderland (2020): The third book deepens the Wonderland conflict.
4. Bloody Wonderland (2020): This closes the first Wonderland subseries.

Chronicles of Madness

5. The Search for Nonsense (2021): The follow-on subseries begins here and should be read after Chronicles of Blood.
6. The Queen Trials (2021): The next step in the same continuation.
7. Veins of Shade (2022): The story widens further here.
8. Finding Time (2022): The current main endpoint of the Madness run.

There is also exclusive or bonus material attached to this world, but the eight main novels above are the clean core path.

Neverland: Chronicles of Red

1. Neverwith (2021): The Neverland sequence begins here.
2. Nevershade (2021): The second book continues the same arc.
3. Neverblood (2021): The world and conflict build further here.
4. Nevermore (2021): The fourth book closes the currently listed run.

Brothers of Eschat

1. Unsolicited (2022): A strong two-book MM entry if you want something shorter than her hockey or family sagas.
2. Equipoise (2023): The direct follow-up and current endpoint of the series.

Satan’s Touch Academy

1. A Lick of Magic (2022): The academy fantasy begins here.
2. A Touch of Seduction (2022): The second book continues the same magical progression.
3. A Taste of Darkness (2022): The third book completes the currently listed trilogy.

Immortal Stream: Children of the Gods

1. Mortal Souls (2020): The Greek-gods-inspired fantasy series starts here.
2. The God of Perfect Radiance (2020): The second book pushes forward the same mythic storyline.
3. The Hidden God (2021): The world deepens here.
4. The God Who Controls Death (2021): The fourth entry continues the same arc.
5. Gods of the Dead (2021): The midpoint of the long series.
6. Gods of Blood (2021): The conflict keeps widening here.
7. Gods of Idols (2022): The later phase of the series begins.
8. Gods of Fire (2022): Another direct continuation.
9. Gods of Enoch (2022): The ninth book belongs after the prior mythology-heavy buildup.
10. Gods of Stone (2024): The latest confirmed main book in the sequence.

The Hellish Ones

1. Blood of the Devil (2020): The first book opens this darker paranormal line.
2. House of the Devil (2022): The direct continuation and current endpoint.

Fae Lords

Karou (2022): A standalone-start fantasy romance and the only confirmed main title in the series so far.

Legacy of Deth

1. Dead Nights (2026): The series opens here and is one of the newest fantasy starts in the catalog.
2. Vile Acts (upcoming): Confirmed as the next book in the series, but best treated as upcoming rather than part of the published order.

The reading order I would actually recommend

If you want the most reliable way into Crea Reitan, do this:

1. Start with Shiver if you want hockey and the broadest contemporary entry.
2. Read For Your Love in strict order if you prefer a tighter emotional sequence.
3. Use Rumor Has It or Loren once you already know you like her contemporary style.
4. Keep The Harem Project and the other fantasy or why-choose lines separate from the MM contemporary books.
5. Treat bonus scenes, newsletter extras, and companion material as optional, not essential.

Do you need a full chronological Creaverse order?

Not really.

There is a broader Creaverse timeline for the LGBTQIA+ books, but even Crea Reitan indicates that readers do not need to follow that full chronology, with one notable exception: the first three For Your Love books should be read in order. For most people, series order is the better choice.

Latest release status

The newest confirmed contemporary releases in the main MM lanes include Red Lined in For Puck’s Sake, Doink in Rainbow Dorset University, and the later Van Doren-world books Oxley and Malin. On the fantasy side, Dead Nights launches Legacy of Deth, while Vile Acts is confirmed as the next book in that series.

Final recommendation

1. If you want one clean answer, start with Shiver.
2. If you want the best short MM sequence, start with For Your Time.
3. If you are here for monsters, fantasy, and poly romance, start with House of Daemon.

And if you are building a long-term reading list, keep Crea Reitan’s contemporary books and her fantasy/why-choose books in separate stacks. That is the simplest way to avoid confusion.