K.F. Breene Books in Order (Updated April 22, 2026)

K.F. Breene does not really have one single master reading order. She has several separate series, and the smartest way to read her is to pick the lane that matches your mood. If you want her biggest current paranormal comfort-read saga, start with Magical Midlife Madness.

If you want a finished urban fantasy romance with strong crossover appeal, start with Sin & Chocolate. If you want her longest connected supernatural world, start with Born in Fire.

The fastest way to choose where to start

Start here based on what you want most:

• For paranormal women’s fiction with humor and a long ongoing arc: Magical Midlife Madness
• For a complete demigod urban fantasy romance: Sin & Chocolate
• For the biggest shared-world reading project: Born in Fire
• For dark fairytale romance: A Ruin of Roses
• For classic earlier K.F. Breene fantasy: Chosen
• For steamy early paranormal romance: Into the Darkness
• For YA fantasy: The Culling Trials: Book 1
• For dystopian sci-fi: Fate of Perfection

Recommended overall reading path

For most new readers, the cleanest route is not publication order across the whole bibliography. It is better to start with one complete or clearly structured series, finish it, then move sideways. A practical first-reader path is: Demigods of San Francisco, then Leveling Up, then Shadowbound Fae if you want a related fantasy-romance branch, then DDVN World if you are ready for a much larger connected universe. After that, pick from Deliciously Dark Fairytales, Warrior Chronicles, Finding Paradise, Darkness Series, Shadowspell Academy, and the YA standalone based on taste rather than continuity. Shadowbound Fae is explicitly presented on Breene’s site as a spin-off of Demigods of San Francisco, so that is the one cross-series sequence that matters most here.

Leveling Up series

This is Breene’s long-running paranormal women’s fiction series, and it is still active on her official site. Read it straight through in numbered order. The current printable booklist shows thirteen books, with Magical Midlife Conclave listed for November 12, 2026, so as of April 2026 the series is ongoing rather than complete.

1. Magical Midlife Madness (2020): A forty-something heroine gets pulled into a magical second act, and the first book does all the work of setting up the house, the found-family energy, and the series tone.
2. Magical Midlife Dating (2020): The sequel keeps the same comic-paranormal rhythm while pushing the romantic and supernatural complications forward instead of resetting them.
3. Magical Midlife Invasion (2020): This is where the outside pressure on the heroine’s new life starts to feel larger, making the series more than just a magical fresh start.
4. Magical Midlife Love (2021): The fourth book leans harder into relationship payoff while still building the larger magical conflicts around the central cast.
5. Magical Midlife Meeting (2021): This keeps the same cast and storyline moving, so it works best read immediately after the earlier four books.
6. Magical Midlife Challenge (2022): The series expands again here, and by this point the appeal is the accumulated community around the heroine as much as the plot itself.
7. Magical Midlife Alliance (2023): Alliances become the point here, with the long-built cast dynamics starting to matter more strategically.
8. Magical Midlife Flowers (2024): This entry continues the same ongoing arc, best treated as another consecutive chapter rather than a new starting line.
9. Magical Midlife Battle (2023): Despite the release timing listed on the site, this remains Book 9 in the official sequence and should be read ninth.
10. Magical Midlife Awakening (2024): The title signals a shift, and this later-stage installment lands best once the earlier emotional and magical groundwork is already in place.
11. Magical Midlife Rescue (2025): The eleventh book continues the same ongoing storyline and keeps the series in active expansion mode.
12. Magical Midlife Rogue (2026): This is the latest released Leveling Up novel currently listed on the printable booklist as of April 2026.
13. Magical Midlife Conclave (2026): Listed by Breene’s site as Book 13 with a November 12, 2026 release date, so it is upcoming rather than available yet.

Demigods of San Francisco

This is one of the easiest Breene series to recommend because it is complete, compact, and clearly ordered. If someone asks for the cleanest “start here” answer for K.F. Breene, this is probably it.

1. Sin & Chocolate (2018): A ghost whisperer with adopted teens gets pulled into a demigod-heavy supernatural mess, and the first book lays down the family, banter, and mythology that define the whole series.
2. Sin & Magic (2019): The magic and mythology widen here, and the romance becomes more important once the first book’s groundwork is done.
3. Sin & Salvation (2019): This keeps the same central arc moving and belongs third because the emotional and divine stakes are already in motion by now.
4. Sin & Spirit (2020): The fourth book deepens the supernatural pressure and should be read in strict order for the reveals to land properly.
5. Sin & Lightning (2020): The series accelerates into its endgame here, making it a payoff-heavy late installment rather than a jumping-on point.
6. Sin & Surrender (2020): The final book closes the main demigod arc and should absolutely be saved for last.

Shadowbound Fae

This is the clearest spin-off situation in Breene’s catalog. Breene’s site explicitly identifies Obsidian as a spin-off of Demigods of San Francisco, so the safest order is to read Demigods first and then move here. As currently listed, Shadowbound Fae is a duology.

1. Obsidian (2025): This opens the new fae branch and works best after Demigods, because it grows out of that world rather than standing wholly apart from it.
2. Diamond Dust (2026): The second book completes the currently listed duology and should be read directly after Obsidian.

DDVN World (Demon Days, Vampire Nights)

This is the biggest continuity project in Breene’s catalog. Her official DDVN page describes it as three connected storylines, with three separate heroines, weaving into one epic story. That means you should not split it into mini-series and improvise. Read the official numbered sequence. Bonus material exists, but the main novels are the backbone.

1. Born in Fire (2017): Reagan Somerset’s New Orleans opening launches the world, the tone, and the first heroine’s arc, so this is the non-negotiable starting point.
2. Raised in Fire (2017): Book 2 continues Reagan’s thread directly, and bonus material tied to this stage should stay secondary to the main sequence.
3. Fused in Fire (2017): The first trilogy closes here, making the next stretch feel like expansion rather than immediate continuation.
4. Natural Witch (2018): A new heroine and angle arrive here, but the official numbering makes clear this is still one larger reading line, not a separate standalone spin-off.
5. Natural Mage (2018): This follows directly from Natural Witch and should be read as the middle movement of that connected thread.
6. Natural Dual-Mage (2018): The second heroine’s arc pays off here, but the world itself is still building toward later convergence.
7. Warrior Fae Trapped (2019): The third heroine’s storyline begins here, adding a fae-centered thread to the same larger universe.
8. Warrior Fae Princess (2019): This completes that fae pair and should be read eighth, not shifted earlier for theme.
9. Revealed in Fire (2021): The series starts drawing its separate threads together here, which is why reading the earlier books in order matters.
10. Mentored in Fire (2021): This is a late-stage convergence book, best read only after all three earlier arcs are in place.
11. Battle with Fire (2021): The final listed DDVN novel closes the full connected run.

Optional extras:

• Moss (2018): a DDVN short story, optional after the relevant main books rather than required before them.
• Smokey: bonus material attached to Raised in Fire, optional and not a replacement for Book 2.

Deliciously Dark Fairytales

This series needs one extra note. Breene’s official page states that Books 1-4 and 5-6 can be read independently of each other, but Books 5-6 will spoil Books 1-4. So the best order for most readers is still simple publication order from Book 1 onward.

1. A Ruin of Roses (2021): The Beauty and the Beast-inspired opening sets the tone for the whole line: dark, erotic, funny, and very much not YA.
2. A Throne of Ruin (2021): This continues the first arc directly, so it should follow Book 1 without interruption.
3. A Kingdom of Ruin (2022): The third book pushes the first sub-arc toward its larger payoff.
4. A Queen of Ruin (2022): This closes the first four-book movement and should be read before the later pair to avoid backward spoilers.
5. A Cage of Crimson (2024): This starts the later sub-arc, which the site treats as readable on its own but spoiler-adjacent to the first four books.
6. A Cage of Kingdoms (2024): The sixth book completes the currently listed second pair and belongs after A Cage of Crimson.

Finding Paradise

This is Breene’s compact dystopian science fiction duology. It is short, separate from the paranormal catalog, and easy to slot in whenever you want a change of pace.

1. Fate of Perfection (2017): In a genetically controlled corporate future, this opener establishes the social system and rebellion thread that make the duology work.
2. Fate of Devotion (2017): The sequel closes the duology and should be read second because it resolves the conflict started in Book 1.

Warrior Chronicles

This is Breene’s earlier epic fantasy line, and her FAQ confirms the main series is complete at six books. The bonus prequel and bonus epilogue are optional extras, not replacements for the main numbered sequence.

1. Chosen (2014): Shanti’s quest to find help against a conquering warlord opens the series with world-building, battle movement, and the camaraderie Breene later became known for.
2. Hunted (2015): The second book pushes the quest into more active danger and keeps the same cast-centered momentum.
3. Shadow Lands (2015): This expands the fantasy conflict and belongs squarely in sequence, not as a side adventure.
4. Invasion (2015): The title tells you where the scale is heading; this is where the war-side of the saga becomes harder to ignore.
5. Siege (2016): Late-stage pressure and military stakes dominate here, making it a true penultimate-volume read.
6. Overtaken (2016): The final main novel closes the six-book run confirmed by Breene’s FAQ.

Optional extras:

• Forged in Blood: a free prequel for readers who want early background on Shanti and Rohnan.
• Overtaken: Bonus Epilogue: optional post-finale material.

Shadowspell Academy

This is a collaboration with Shannon Mayer, and Breene’s site presents her involvement as the three Culling Trials books. The older reading-order PDF notes that the rest of the series is written solely by Shannon Mayer, so for a K.F. Breene article the sensible boundary is to stop after Book 3.

1. The Culling Trials: Book 1 (2019): Wild enters Shadowspell Academy in disguise, and the first book sets up both the academy mystery and the survival angle that drive the trilogy.
2. The Culling Trials: Book 2 (2019): The academy secrets deepen here, and it reads as a direct continuation of the first volume’s setup.
3. The Culling Trials: Book 3 (2019): This completes Breene’s portion of the Shadowspell Academy run.

Darkness Series

This is Breene’s early erotic paranormal fantasy line. It is complete, but it is not the best default starting point for every reader because the tone is much steamier and earlier-Breene in style than Demigods or Leveling Up. Read it in order if that tone is what you want.

1. Into the Darkness (2014): The series opener introduces the brutal vampire-and-magic world and immediately signals that this line is adult, sexy, and darker in tone.
2. Braving the Elements (2014): The second book continues the same central world and relationship pressure without stepping back for new readers.
3. On A Razor’s Edge (2014): The pace stays sharp here, and the title matches the series’ willingness to keep its heroine under pressure.
4. Demons (2014): The fourth book widens the supernatural threat profile and pushes the main arc forward.
5. The Council (2014): Political and power dynamics come forward here, making it a later-stage payoff novel rather than an entry point.
6. Shadow Watcher (2014): The sequence keeps rolling with no reset, so this belongs exactly where Breene lists it.
7. Jonas (2014): This installment shifts attention through its title character while remaining part of the same numbered continuity.
8. Charles (2015): Another character-focused later entry, best read only after the first seven books are done.
9. Jameson (2016): The ninth book is the current endpoint of the officially listed series.

YA standalone

K.F. Breene’s official printable booklist currently shows one YA standalone under her name. It does not connect to the other series listed above.

1. Secret of McKinley Mansion (2019): A haunted-house paranormal YA with ghosts, teens, and survival elements, this stands alone and can be read any time.

Best reading orders by reader type

If you want one clear answer instead of the whole catalog map, use one of these:

• Best first K.F. Breene series overall: Demigods of San Francisco
• Best current long-form binge: Leveling Up
• Best dark romance entry: Deliciously Dark Fairytales
• Best giant connected-universe project: DDVN World
• Best earlier fantasy entry: Warrior Chronicles
• Best for YA readers: Shadowspell Academy or Secret of McKinley Mansion

Latest release status

As of April 22, 2026, the newest currently listed K.F. Breene books on the official printable booklist are Magical Midlife Rogue from March 19, 2026 and Diamond Dust from January 1, 2026. The same list also shows Magical Midlife Conclave dated November 12, 2026, so that title is forthcoming rather than released yet.

The cleanest one-line answer

Read K.F. Breene by series, not by one giant publication list. For most readers, the safest route is Sin & Chocolate → Demigods of San Francisco complete series → Obsidian → Shadowbound Fae, or else Magical Midlife Madness → Leveling Up if you want the bigger ongoing comfort-fantasy binge. Then branch into DDVN, Deliciously Dark Fairytales, Warrior Chronicles, Darkness, Finding Paradise, or the YA books according to taste.