C.T. Rhames Books in Order (Updated June 30, 2026)

C.T. Rhames writes adult dark romance, omegaverse, bully romance, reverse harem, shifter romance, and paranormal academy romance. The books should not be forced into one master timeline.

The important split is between continuous series and shared-world standalones. Island Academy, Bloodborne Academy, Darkest Hearts, Eros Academy, and Twisted Alphas should be read in order. Omega Reckoning is a shared omegaverse setting where each book is designed to stand alone, but publication order still gives the smoothest path.

Content note: these are adult romances. Many titles include bullying, trauma, violence, explicit sex, dark omegaverse dynamics, abuse, rejected mates, kidnapping, and other intense material. Readers should check the book-specific warnings before starting.

Start here: the clearest path

Choose your entry point by subgenre:

1. Island Academy if you want the original C.T. Rhames academy/shifter arc.
2. Omega Lost if you want the bestselling omegaverse lane.
3. Twisted Alpha if you want the Blacktorch shared-series arc.
4. Buried Memories or Surviving Alaska if you want a standalone dark romance.
5. Christmas with the Pack or Moonlit Christmas if you want holiday shifter romance.

The safest general starting point is Omega Lost for omegaverse readers and Abandoned at the Academy for readers who want to begin with Rhames’s earliest major series.

Island Academy books in order

Island Academy is a connected series and should be read in sequence. The same heroine, her brother, the academy, and the developing pack conflict carry across the books.

1. Abandoned at the Academy (2019): A girl trying to protect her younger brother is sent to an elite academy where four powerful boys target her, opening the series’ bullying, shifter, and academy power dynamics.
2. Bullied at the Academy (2019): The academy conflict intensifies after secrets begin to surface, pushing the heroine further into the Elite pack’s world.
3. Taken at the Academy (2019): The heroine’s eighteenth birthday and mate bonds raise the stakes, shifting the series from hazing and survival into deeper supernatural commitment.
4. Joined at the Academy (2019): The romance and pack structure become harder to separate from the politics around them, forcing a direct challenge to the Alpha’s control.
5. Blooded at the Academy (2020): The series reaches its consequence stage after a death changes the heroine’s standing in the wolf pack and threatens the future of everyone she has protected.

Bloodborne Academy books in order

Bloodborne Academy is a paranormal academy series with vampires, witness protection, danger, and a continuing heroine. Read it in order.

1. Dead of Night (2019): A young woman enters witness protection after her family is murdered and is sent to a remote Alaskan academy where the monsters may not be only metaphorical.
2. Night of Passion (2023): The heroine’s connection to vampires becomes more dangerous as her role as a possible cure brings council-level pressure and wider supernatural stakes.
3. Kiss of Darkness (2023): The trilogy turns on the cost of her blood, forcing a choice between survival, love, and the risk of giving vampires too much power.

Darkest Hearts books in order

Darkest Hearts is a connected bully romance duet. Read Mean Boy before Broken Girl.

1. Mean Boy (2019): A new school and a cruel boy named Ethan create the series’ central bond between pain, damage, control, and attraction.
2. Broken Girl (2022): The aftermath of that relationship deepens when the heroine’s past catches up with her and Ethan is not the support she expected him to be.

Eros Academy books in order

Eros Academy is a short paranormal academy sequence. Read the two titles in order.

1. Succubus UnTamed (2020): The series begins with a hidden-away heroine entering a dark academy world tied to succubus identity, desire, and supernatural control.
2. Succubus UnRaveled (2020): The second book continues the academy and succubus storyline, so it works best after the setup in Succubus UnTamed.

Twisted Alphas books in order

Twisted Alphas is a connected omegaverse series built around Blacktorch Institute and the alphas trying to bring it down. Each book has its own central romance, but the larger world arc makes publication order the best route.

1. Twisted Alpha (2024): Nyla is an omega slave until Kiel kills her master, pulling her into the Blacktorch conflict and the series’ mix of rescue, danger, and mistrust.
2. Savage Alpha (2025): Savannah is kidnapped and drawn into Riven’s orbit, bringing fated-mate tension into the larger Blacktorch-centered world.
3. Ruthless Alpha (2025): Vesper hides her omega identity while infiltrating Blacktorch, and Ezra’s mission collides with hers as the danger closes in.
4. Haunted Alphas (2026): Briony’s survival after Blacktorch-linked trauma brings the series to its fourth and final standalone romance, centered on found family, scentmatching, and recovery.

Omega Reckoning books in order

Omega Reckoning is a dark why-choose omegaverse series set around the Omega Reassignment Center. The author describes the books as standalones in the same universe, so readers can choose by trope, but publication order is still the easiest way to keep the setting clear.

1. Omega Lost (2024): An omega abandoned after her pack finds a scentmatch gets a second chance with a new pack, setting the emotional pattern for the series’ rejection-and-recovery structure.
2. Omega Shattered (2025): A rejected omega runs from the Omega Reassignment Center and becomes snowed in with the enforcer sent after her and his pack.
3. Omega Forsaken (2025): An omega discarded by her pack is forced back into contact with the alphas who abandoned her after she escapes a worse fate.
4. Omega Ruined (2026): An omega replaced because of infertility is sent toward reassignment, only to find a pack that may value her beyond biology.
5. Omega Scorned (2026): A placeholder omega is cast aside when another woman appears, pushing the series into another betrayal-and-survival story.

Welcome to Last Chance

Welcome to Last Chance currently has one listed C.T. Rhames story.

• Heat for the Holidays (2025): Hanna comes to the snowy ranching town of Last Chance to bury her brother and unexpectedly finds comfort, heat, and possible pack bonds during Christmas.

This can be read on its own unless future Last Chance entries create a stronger sequence.

Standalone novels

These books are separate from the main series. Read them whenever the premise appeals to you.

1. Surviving Alaska (2023): A school trip turns into a survival crisis after a crash in Alaska leaves the heroine stranded with the bullies she already hated.
2. Asylum (2024): A woman who has lived inside an abandoned asylum crosses paths with a biker gang using the place for dangerous purposes, creating a dark why-choose setup.
3. Torn Fate (2024): A brutally rejected mate tries to escape her pack, only for new shifters to pull her into a different path and a new possible future.
4. Buried Memories (2024): A past bullying trauma returns when the men who once destroyed the heroine’s life reappear in her adult world.
5. Moonlit Christmas (2024): A single-mom holiday shifter romance that stands apart from the larger series and works as a seasonal standalone.

Novellas, short stories, and anthologies

These are optional for series reading. They are best saved for completionists or readers looking for short-form material.

1. Red Hot Halloween: A Collection of Love and Lust (2020): A multi-author Halloween anthology that includes C.T. Rhames material, separate from the main series.
2. Christmas with the Pack (2022): A supernatural reverse-harem holiday novella, standalone and not required before the academy or omegaverse books.
3. Moonlit Christmas (2024): Often grouped with holiday/novella material in catalogs, this single-mom shifter romance is optional and self-contained.
4. Heat for the Holidays (2025): A Welcome to Last Chance holiday omegaverse story, optional unless that setting becomes a larger continuing series.

Omnibus editions and translations

Do not count omnibus editions or translations as new reading-order steps.

1. Blooded at the Academy: The Complete Island Academy Series: A collected edition of the five Island Academy books.
2. Omega Reckoning: Books 1-3: A boxed or collected edition containing Omega Lost, Omega Shattered, and Omega Forsaken.
3. Omega Verloren: A translation entry connected to Omega Lost, not a separate original novel.

C.T. Rhames publication order

This is the broad publication order for original English-language titles, excluding translations and most collected editions.

1. Abandoned at the Academy (2019): Opens Island Academy with the heroine’s arrival, her brother’s safety, and the academy’s hostile pack structure.
2. Bullied at the Academy (2019): Continues the same academy conflict as the heroine learns more about the boys targeting her.
3. Taken at the Academy (2019): Moves the series into deeper mate-bond and supernatural territory.
4. Joined at the Academy (2019): Pushes the heroine and her men toward open resistance against pack expectations.
5. Dead of Night (2019): Begins Bloodborne Academy with witness protection, a remote school, and vampire danger.
6. Mean Boy (2019): Starts the Darkest Hearts duet with a damaged heroine and a cruel boy who becomes central to her pain.
7. Blooded at the Academy (2020): Concludes Island Academy with the fallout from the heroine’s actions inside the wolf pack.
8. Succubus UnTamed (2020): Opens Eros Academy with a dark paranormal academy and succubus-focused identity conflict.
9. Succubus UnRaveled (2020): Continues Eros Academy’s supernatural academy arc.
10. Red Hot Halloween: A Collection of Love and Lust (2020): Places Rhames in a multi-author adult Halloween anthology.
11. Christmas with the Pack (2022): A short holiday reverse-harem shifter romance, separate from the main series.
12. Broken Girl (2022): Returns to Darkest Hearts and completes the aftermath of Mean Boy.
13. Night of Passion (2023): Continues Bloodborne Academy with vampire politics and the heroine’s dangerous blood.
14. Kiss of Darkness (2023): Completes the available Bloodborne Academy sequence with the heroine running from the consequences of what she can do.
15. Surviving Alaska (2023): A standalone survival romance built around a crash, isolation, and former bullies.
16. Asylum (2024): A standalone why-choose dark romance set around an abandoned asylum and a dangerous biker gang.
17. Torn Fate (2024): A rejected-mate why-choose romance about escape, possessive control, and a new shifter connection.
18. Buried Memories (2024): A standalone second-chance bully romance where the heroine’s teenage trauma re-enters her adult life.
19. Omega Lost (2024): Begins the Omega Reckoning reading lane with an abandoned omega finding a new pack.
20. Moonlit Christmas (2024): A standalone holiday shifter romance with single-mom and seasonal romance elements.
21. Twisted Alpha (2024): Opens Twisted Alphas and introduces the Blacktorch Institute conflict.
22. Omega Shattered (2025): Expands Omega Reckoning through the Omega Reassignment Center and a forced-proximity pack setup.
23. Savage Alpha (2025): Continues Twisted Alphas with Savannah, Riven, kidnapping, fated-mate conflict, and the Blacktorch world.
24. Omega Forsaken (2025): Adds another Omega Reckoning rejection story involving abandonment, trauma, and attempted repair.
25. Ruthless Alpha (2025): Continues Twisted Alphas with Vesper’s hidden omega identity and an anti-Blacktorch mission.
26. Heat for the Holidays (2025): Introduces Welcome to Last Chance through a snowy Christmas omegaverse story.
27. Haunted Alphas (2026): Closes Twisted Alphas with Briony’s recovery-centered pack romance.
28. Omega Ruined (2026): Continues Omega Reckoning with infertility, replacement, and a new-pack rescue arc.
29. Omega Scorned (2026): Listed as a 2026 Omega Reckoning title, centered on a discarded placeholder omega trying to survive after betrayal.

Recommended C.T. Rhames reading order

This order gives a new reader continuity first, then shared-world standalones, then optional shorts.

1. Abandoned at the Academy (2019): Start here to see Rhames’s earliest major academy setup.
2. Bullied at the Academy (2019): Continue directly because the heroine’s conflict is still unresolved.
3. Taken at the Academy (2019): Read third as the series moves more strongly into mate bonds.
4. Joined at the Academy (2019): Read fourth for the pack-politics escalation.
5. Blooded at the Academy (2020): Finish Island Academy before moving elsewhere.
6. Dead of Night (2019): Begin Bloodborne Academy after Island Academy if you want another academy arc with darker paranormal stakes.
7. Night of Passion (2023): Continue Bloodborne because the heroine’s vampire-related role is now central.
8. Kiss of Darkness (2023): Finish the available Bloodborne sequence.
9. Mean Boy (2019): Start Darkest Hearts once you are ready for a bully-romance duet outside the academy-shifter structure.
10. Broken Girl (2022): Read after Mean Boy because it depends on the first book’s damage.
11. Succubus UnTamed (2020): Move into Eros Academy for a shorter paranormal academy sequence.
12. Succubus UnRaveled (2020): Finish Eros Academy here.
13. Omega Lost (2024): Start Omega Reckoning with the title that best introduces the rejected-omega pattern.
14. Omega Shattered (2025): Continue the shared universe through the Omega Reassignment Center.
15. Omega Forsaken (2025): Read next for another pack-rejection story in the same omegaverse lane.
16. Omega Ruined (2026): Continue with the infertility and replacement arc.
17. Omega Scorned (2026): Read after the earlier Omega Reckoning books if available in your format.
18. Twisted Alpha (2024): Start Twisted Alphas with the Blacktorch Institute conflict.
19. Savage Alpha (2025): Continue the shared Blacktorch arc.
20. Ruthless Alpha (2025): Read third for the infiltration storyline.
21. Haunted Alphas (2026): Finish Twisted Alphas with the fourth and final standalone.
22. Surviving Alaska (2023): Move to standalone dark survival romance.
23. Asylum (2024): Read as a separate why-choose dark romance.
24. Torn Fate (2024): Read when you want rejected-mate shifter romance outside the major series.
25. Buried Memories (2024): Read as a standalone second-chance bully romance.
26. Moonlit Christmas (2024): Save for holiday shifter reading.
27. Christmas with the Pack (2022): Read as a short holiday reverse-harem novella.
28. Heat for the Holidays (2025): Read as a holiday omegaverse side entry.
29. Red Hot Halloween: A Collection of Love and Lust (2020): Save for anthology completion.

Chronological order

A full chronological order is not useful for C.T. Rhames because the books belong to separate continuities.

Use these continuity rules instead:

1. Island Academy: Read books 1-5 in order.
2. Bloodborne Academy: Read Dead of Night, then Night of Passion, then Kiss of Darkness.
3. Darkest Hearts: Read Mean Boy before Broken Girl.
4. Eros Academy: Read Succubus UnTamed before Succubus UnRaveled.
5. Twisted Alphas: Read in publication order because of the Blacktorch background.
6. Omega Reckoning: The books are standalones in the same universe, but publication order is the safest route.
7. Standalone and holiday books: Read anytime.

Latest C.T. Rhames release status

At the time of writing, such as June 30, 2026, Twisted Alphas is listed with four books and Haunted Alphas is identified as the fourth and final standalone in that series.

Omega Reckoning has expanded beyond Omega Lost into multiple shared-world omegaverse books. Omega Ruined is listed for 2026, and Omega Scorned is also listed as a 2026 Omega Reckoning title.

Because some retailer and catalog listings update faster than the author site, the safest wording for Omega Scorned is that it is a 2026 listed title and may still appear as coming soon in some places.

FAQ

What C.T. Rhames book should I read first?

Read Omega Lost first if you want omegaverse. Read Abandoned at the Academy first if you want to begin with Rhames’s earliest major connected series.

Are the Omega Reckoning books standalones?

Yes. They are shared-world standalones, but reading them in publication order gives the clearest sense of the setting and recurring omegaverse structures.

Do I need to read Island Academy in order?

Yes. Island Academy follows a continuing story and should be read from Abandoned at the Academy through Blooded at the Academy.

Is Twisted Alphas connected?

Yes. Each book follows its own central romance, but the Blacktorch Institute arc links the series. Read it in order.

Are Bloodborne Academy and Island Academy connected?

Treat them as separate academy continuities. You do not need one before the other.

Is Darkest Hearts a duet?

Yes. Read Mean Boy before Broken Girl.

Are the holiday books required?

No. Christmas with the Pack, Moonlit Christmas, and Heat for the Holidays are optional side reads.

Should I read the omnibus editions separately?

No. Omnibus editions collect existing books. Use them for convenience, not as separate reading-order entries.

Conclusion

C.T. Rhames is easiest to read by lane. Start with Omega Lost for omegaverse, Abandoned at the Academy for the earliest connected academy series, or Twisted Alpha for the Blacktorch-centered omegaverse arc.

For continuity, the strictest rules are simple: read Island Academy, Bloodborne Academy, Darkest Hearts, Eros Academy, and Twisted Alphas in order. For Omega Reckoning, the books stand alone, but publication order remains the cleanest path.