Wynter Raven Books in Order (Updated May 29, 2026)

Wynter Raven writes dark fantasy romance, paranormal romance, monster romance, and Protheka-world romance. Much of the catalog is co-written with Celeste King and sits inside or near the larger Worlds of Protheka setting.

The reading-order problem is not difficult, but it is easy to overcomplicate. Wynter Raven has a few named series, many standalone dark fantasy romances, and one shared-world setting that also includes books by other authors.

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For this page, the focus is Wynter Raven-credited books only.

The simple reading map

Start with A Kiss of Deception if you want the Wynter Raven entries tied most clearly to Worlds of Protheka.
Start with The Demon and the Broken Girl if you want the short Prothekan Demon Romances sequence.

Pick any standalone if you only want a single monster-romance story with no series commitment.

Publication order is the cleanest option inside the named series. The broader Protheka world is shared and unevenly cataloged across retailers, so this guide keeps Wynter Raven’s credited titles separate from non-Wynter Protheka books.

Worlds of Protheka books by Wynter Raven in order

These are the Wynter Raven and Celeste King titles commonly grouped under Worlds of Protheka. The larger Protheka world includes books by other authors, but those are separate from this Wynter Raven order.

A Kiss of Deception (2024): A dark fantasy romance entry in the Protheka world, using deception and dangerous attraction as the main doorway into Wynter Raven’s shared-setting work.
The Demon’s Tongue (2024): A Protheka romance centered on a demon figure, with the title pointing toward temptation, power, and intimate danger.
Veil of Dreams (2024): A dream-shadowed Protheka romance that leans into fantasy atmosphere and supernatural uncertainty.
Her Gargoyle Captor (2024): A monster-romance entry built around captivity, protection, and a gargoyle hero inside the Protheka setting.
Demon’s Prey (2024): A darker predator-and-prey Protheka romance where the relationship begins from danger rather than safety.
Bound to the Dreadlord (2025): A later Protheka entry that moves into dreadlord territory, with binding, power imbalance, and monster-romance stakes at the center.

Prothekan Demon Romances books in order

This is the clearest numbered series in Wynter Raven’s catalog. Read these two books in order.

The Demon and the Broken Girl (2025): The first Prothekan Demon Romances book, pairing a damaged heroine with a demon-centered romance arc.
The Demon and the Burning Girl (2025): The second book continues the demon-romance lane with a heroine defined by fire, survival, or dangerous transformation.

Standalone Wynter Raven novels in publication order

Most of these can be read independently. They share dark fantasy, monster-romance, and Protheka-adjacent tones, but they are not all one continuous plotline.

Fated to the Demon (2024): A demon fated-mate romance and one of the earliest Wynter Raven standalone entries.
Damsel to the Demon (2024): A demon romance that plays with the damsel setup while keeping the danger close to the relationship.
Illicit Bargain (2024): A bargain-based dark fantasy romance where the central relationship is shaped by a risky exchange.
The Orc Who Saved Christmas (2024): A holiday monster romance co-written with Celeste King, blending Christmas structure with orc romance.
Chains of Love (2025): A captivity-and-attachment romance where the title signals binding, possession, and emotional complication.
Warlord’s Plaything (2025): A warlord romance built around conquest, control, and a dangerous power dynamic.
Savage Crown (2025): A royal or ruler-centered dark fantasy romance where brutality and authority shape the couple’s stakes.
Wicked Obsession (2025): A standalone dark romance centered on fixation, possession, and a relationship that is not gentle at the start.
Claimed In Darkness (2025): A monster or demon romance where claiming and shadowed danger are the main setup.
Demon Monster’s Little Human (2025): A size-difference monster romance built around a human heroine and a demon-monster hero.
Too Dangerous To Die (2025): A darker survival romance where danger, defiance, and attraction drive the story.
Blood and Thorns (2025): A sharp-edged fantasy romance using blood, pain, and thorn imagery for its central conflict.
Bound In Shadow (2025): A shadow-themed dark fantasy romance built around being bound to a dangerous supernatural figure.
Bound In Stone, Claimed In Fire (2025): A monster-romance title that combines stone-and-fire imagery with possession and transformation.
Bound Beneath His Horns (2025): A horned-monster romance with bondage, claiming, and protective possession at the center.
Burned to Obey (2025): A dark fantasy romance where punishment, fire, and obedience define the opening power dynamic.
Burning Her Beautiful (2025): A fire-coded monster romance where beauty, destruction, and desire are tightly connected.
The Chain I Never Chose (2025): A forced-bond romance centered on a chain the heroine did not ask for but must survive.
Taken By The Dark Three (2025): A why-choose-style dark fantasy romance built around three dangerous supernatural figures.
Feral Gods (2025): A god-centered monster romance where the divine figures are more savage than safe.
His to Break (2025): A dark possession romance where the title frames the heroine as someone the hero intends to claim or reshape.
Bite Sized Bride (2025): A size-difference monster romance with a bride setup and a much larger supernatural hero.
Burned Alive to Be His (2025): A fire-and-claiming romance where survival and possession collide from the opening premise.
Tamed by Flame (2025): A flame-centered romance where fire becomes both danger and the force that changes the relationship.
Throne of Blood (2025): A royal dark fantasy romance built around blood, rule, and violent power.
Addicted to His Bite (2025): A bite-focused paranormal romance that signals hunger, compulsion, and monster attraction.
The Orc King’s War Bride (2025): An orc-king romance where marriage, war, and political possession shape the relationship.
Too Big to Betray (2025): A monster romance commonly listed with Wynter Raven and Celeste King; some catalog pages index it less consistently, but it belongs with the 2025 standalone group.
The Gift of the Beast (2025): A beast-centered romance where the “gift” setup suggests tribute, offering, or unexpected protection.
The Dark Elf’s Sacrifice (2026): A dark-elf romance centered on sacrifice, danger, and supernatural obligation.
Horned Tusk (2026): A tusked-monster romance involving feral claiming, warlord energy, and a hard-edged mate bond.
Beneath the Brute (2026): An orc or brute-centered dark fantasy romance where tribute, obedience, and resistance shape the opening conflict.
Basted and Broken (2026): A ritual-offering romance involving a captive monster figure and the witness who sees more than the ceremony allows.
Stone Daddy’s Good Girl (2026): A gargoyle or stone-monster romance with a possessive protector dynamic and close-quarters tension.
Owned By My Demon Daddy (2026): A demon romance built around a soul bargain, protection, and permanent claiming.
Wrath Bonded (2026): A wrath-driven monster romance where the bond itself appears to be dangerous, binding, and difficult to escape.
The Troll’s Tiny Bride (2026): A troll romance with extreme size difference, a battle-hardened heroine, and a monster who turns from threat to protector.

Short stories and novellas

Sins of the Succubus (2024): A short dark fantasy romance co-written with Celeste King, best treated as optional extra material rather than required series reading.

Publication-order checklist

Use this if you want the whole Wynter Raven catalog by release year rather than by series.

A Kiss of Deception (2024): Wynter Raven’s earliest commonly listed Protheka-world entry.
Fated to the Demon (2024): An early demon fated-mate standalone.
Damsel to the Demon (2024): A demon romance using rescue, danger, or captivity tension.
Illicit Bargain (2024): A bargain-based standalone with dark fantasy stakes.
Sins of the Succubus (2024): Optional novella-length or short-form dark fantasy romance.
The Demon’s Tongue (2024): A Protheka-world demon romance.
Veil of Dreams (2024): A dreamlike Protheka fantasy romance.
Her Gargoyle Captor (2024): A gargoyle-captor Protheka romance.
Demon’s Prey (2024): A predator-prey Protheka romance.
The Orc Who Saved Christmas (2024): A seasonal orc romance.
Chains of Love (2025): A binding-and-possession standalone.
Warlord’s Plaything (2025): A warlord power-dynamic romance.
Savage Crown (2025): A crown-and-violence dark fantasy romance.
Wicked Obsession (2025): A fixation-centered standalone.
Bound to the Dreadlord (2025): A later Protheka-world dreadlord romance.
Claimed In Darkness (2025): A claiming romance with shadowed supernatural danger.
Demon Monster’s Little Human (2025): A demon-monster and human romance.
Too Dangerous To Die (2025): A survival-driven dark fantasy romance.
Blood and Thorns (2025): A blood-and-thorns fantasy romance.
Bound In Shadow (2025): A supernatural binding romance.
The Demon and the Broken Girl (2025): Prothekan Demon Romances book 1.
Bound In Stone, Claimed In Fire (2025): A stone-and-fire claiming romance.
Bound Beneath His Horns (2025): A horned-monster romance.
Burned to Obey (2025): A fire-and-obedience dark romance.
Burning Her Beautiful (2025): A fire-coded monster romance.
The Chain I Never Chose (2025): A forced-bond romance.
Taken By The Dark Three (2025): A dark three-partner romance.
Feral Gods (2025): A savage-gods romance.
His to Break (2025): A possession-and-breaking dark romance.
Bite Sized Bride (2025): A size-difference bride romance.
Burned Alive to Be His (2025): A survival-and-claiming romance.
Tamed by Flame (2025): A flame-centered monster romance.
Throne of Blood (2025): A blood-soaked royal fantasy romance.
Addicted to His Bite (2025): A bite-centered paranormal romance.
The Orc King’s War Bride (2025): An orc royal war-bride romance.
The Demon and the Burning Girl (2025): Prothekan Demon Romances book 2.
Too Big to Betray (2025): A monster-romance standalone commonly listed with Celeste King.
The Gift of the Beast (2025): A beast-centered romance.
The Dark Elf’s Sacrifice (2026): A dark-elf sacrifice romance.
Horned Tusk (2026): A tusked-monster mate-bond romance.
Beneath the Brute (2026): A brute-centered tribute romance.
Basted and Broken (2026): A ritual-offering dark fantasy romance.
Stone Daddy’s Good Girl (2026): A stone-monster/gargoyle possessive romance.
Owned By My Demon Daddy (2026): A demon-bargain romance.
Wrath Bonded (2026): A wrath-and-bond monster romance.
The Troll’s Tiny Bride (2026): A troll size-difference romance and the latest confirmed release I found.

Chronological order

A reliable full chronological order is not available.

The better approach is publication order within the named series and flexible reading for standalones. Because Worlds of Protheka is a broader shared world with books by other authors, a complete Protheka chronology would go beyond a Wynter Raven page and may not match retailer series labels.

Shared-world warning

Do not assume every Protheka book is a Wynter Raven book.

Celeste King, Anne Hale, Milly Taiden, and other authors also appear in the wider Protheka ecosystem. This article only includes titles where Wynter Raven is credited.

That separation matters because a complete Protheka reading order would be much larger and would pull the reader away from Wynter Raven’s own bibliography.

Latest release status

The latest confirmed Wynter Raven release I found is The Troll’s Tiny Bride, published May 14, 2026.

I did not find a later confirmed Wynter Raven title with a publication date after that. Some catalog pages list recent or upcoming books by month only, so exact-date tracking is strongest where retailer publication data is available.

FAQ

What Wynter Raven book should I start with?

Start with A Kiss of Deception for Protheka-world reading, or The Demon and the Broken Girl for the clearest short numbered series.

Are Wynter Raven books connected?

Some are connected by setting, especially the Protheka titles. Many of the monster-romance titles are best treated as standalones.

Do I need to read all Worlds of Protheka books first?

No. For a Wynter Raven page, read the Wynter Raven-credited Protheka books first. The full shared world includes other authors and is a separate project.

Are the standalone books really standalone?

Most can be read alone. They may share tone, setting flavor, or Protheka-world elements, but they are not all one continuous cliffhanger sequence.

Is Prothekan Demon Romances a series?

Yes. It has a clear numbered order: The Demon and the Broken Girl, then The Demon and the Burning Girl.

Where should Sins of the Succubus go?

Treat it as optional short material. It is not required before the main Protheka or standalone novels.

Conclusion

Wynter Raven is best read by separating series, shared-world entries, and standalones.

Read the Wynter Raven Worlds of Protheka entries in their listed order if you want the shared setting. Read The Demon and the Broken Girl before The Demon and the Burning Girl for the numbered demon-romance sequence. For everything else, choose by trope and monster type rather than trying to build one strict timeline.

The most practical starting point is A Kiss of Deception for Protheka continuity or The Demon and the Broken Girl for a short, contained series.

Frank

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Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.

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