Jane Washington Books in Order (Updated July 1, 2026)

Jane Washington is an Australian fantasy and romance author known for reverse harem, why-choose romance, romantasy, paranormal romance, academy settings, and slow-burn relationship arcs.

Her books should not be read as one continuous universe. The correct order depends on which series you choose first.

The strict order series are Beatrice Harrow, Seraph Black, Curse of the Gods, A Tempest of Shadows, Ironside Academy, and Shadowsong. Bastan Hollow is looser because the books are standalones in the same saga setting.

Content note: Washington’s books vary in intensity. Some include bullying, abuse, captivity, violence, coercion, sexual assault, death, trauma, body horror, dark romance elements, and intense power dynamics. Readers should check book-specific warnings before starting.

First decision: where should you begin?

1. Start with Plier if you want Jane Washington’s most current completed solo series.
2. Start with Trickery if you want the co-authored Curse of the Gods series with Jaymin Eve and prefer a lighter, chaotic fantasy-romance entry point.
3. Start with Charcoal Tears if you want to read Washington’s earlier reverse-harem work in order.
4. Start with One Small Echo only if you are comfortable beginning an ongoing romantasy trilogy.
5. Start with I Am Grey if you want a standalone contemporary dark romance rather than a fantasy series.

The main continuity ledger

Use this section when you already know which series you want.

Beatrice Harrow books in order

Beatrice Harrow is a connected fantasy series and should be read in order. It is an early part of Washington’s catalogue and follows the same heroine across both books.

1. Hereditary (2013): Beatrice Harrow enters a status-driven fantasy world where her mixed blood, hidden origins, and ties to dangerous young men place her at the center of political and magical tension.
2. The Soulstoy Inheritance (2015): Beatrice’s exile and unwanted inheritance deepen the series’ conflict, forcing her to decide where she belongs as war begins to move closer.

Seraph Black books in order

Seraph Black is a four-book reverse-harem paranormal series. Read it in order because Seraph’s bonds, stalker threat, visions, and family secrets build directly from book to book.

1. Charcoal Tears (2015): Seraph Black’s difficult home life, strange visions, and sudden connection to Noah, Cabe, Miro, and Silas open the series’ central mystery and bond structure.
2. Watercolour Smile (2016): Seraph’s stalker threat escalates after the first book, while her connection to the men around her becomes harder to keep at a distance.
3. Lead Heart (2016): Seraph’s visions, fragmented memories, and attempt to rescue Silas push the series into darker emotional and supernatural territory.
4. A Portrait of Pain (2017): The final book brings Seraph’s past into the open and resolves the danger surrounding her visions, her bonds, and the people stalking her life.

Curse of the Gods books in order

Curse of the Gods is co-authored by Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington. It is a connected reverse-harem fantasy-romcom series and should be read in order.

1. Trickery (2017): Willa Knight, a non-magical dweller, is sent to serve the powerful Abcurse brothers at Blesswood, beginning the series’ chaos, academy politics, and god-level trouble.
2. Persuasion (2017): Willa’s position at Blesswood becomes more unstable as rules, power, and the Abcurse brothers pull her deeper into danger.
3. Seduction (2017): Willa is caught between changing social order, missing Abcurses, and a growing threat that wants her dead.
4. Strength (2018): Willa and the Abcurse brothers move into a broader conflict involving Champions Peak, Staviti’s plans, and the natural order of the worlds.
5. Neutral (2018): This novella follows Emmy and Cyrus during the larger war, making it best read after Strength and before Pain.
6. Pain (2018): The series finale uncovers the deeper truth behind Minatsol, Topia, and Creation, bringing Willa’s story with the Abcurse brothers to its conclusion.

Bastan Hollow books in order

Bastan Hollow is a fairy-tale fantasy-romance saga. The author describes each book as a standalone, but publication order is still the cleanest route.

1. Charming (2018): Lilou Adler, an Enforcer-in-training, is assigned to a badly behaved Cinderella tale while magical murders and High Warlock Arlo complicate her first major job.
2. Disobedience (2019): Mel Calamity faces a Hansel-and-Gretel-style rite she does not want to complete, while Slade Oliver is drawn into a fairy-tale case that refuses to follow the rules.

A Tempest of Shadows books in order

A Tempest of Shadows is a dark reverse-harem fantasy series. Read it in order because the war, curse, magic, masters, and heroine’s sacrifices escalate continuously.

1. A Tempest of Shadows (2020): The heroine is dragged to trial for her crimes and pulled into a world of curses, great masters, a golden-eyed protector, and a growing darkness.
2. A City of Whispers (2021): The war begins in earnest as the heroine’s freedom is threatened by new bargains, old tormentors, and the power she needs to survive.
3. A Dream of Embers (2021): The conflict shifts from open war to secrecy and strategy, forcing the heroine into a choice that changes her relationship with the great masters.
4. A Castle of Ash (2021): After sacrificing her magic and binding herself to the five kings of the afterworld, the heroine faces the cost of becoming a weapon.
5. A World of Lost Words (2021): The series reaches its final confrontation as death, language, lost magic, and the end of the world come together.

Ironside Academy books in order

Ironside Academy is a completed six-book series. Read it strictly in order because Isobel Carter’s academy survival, social ranking, romance arc, and public-performance stakes continue across every book.

1. Plier (2023): Isobel Carter, a rare Sigma, enters Ironside Academy, a reality-TV academy that is also a luxurious prison ruled by social rank, performance, and danger.
2. Tourner (2023): Isobel’s rising visibility makes her more valuable and more vulnerable as the Ironside Show begins turning her life into spectacle.
3. Sauter (2023): The academy’s underbelly becomes harder to ignore, and Isobel’s relationship with the Alphas of Dorm A grows more complicated under constant surveillance.
4. Relever (2024): The Ironside Show returns bigger and more manipulative, forcing Isobel and the Alphas through a maze of fame, secrets, and consequences.
5. Glisser (2024): Isobel and the Alphas are pulled deeper into the real game behind Ironside, where every move is answered by a harsher counter-move.
6. Elancer (2025): The final Ironside Academy book completes Isobel’s climb, the Dorm A arc, and the larger game built across the first five books.

Shadowsong books in order

Shadowsong is a dark romantasy series planned as a trilogy. As of July 1, 2026, the first book is published and the second is scheduled.

1. One Small Echo (2026): The first Shadowsong book begins a dark romantasy about bonded monsters, royal control, deadly training, arranged marriage pressure, and a slow-burn enemies-to-lovers conflict.
2. One Twisted Hymn (2026): The second Shadowsong book is scheduled as the continuation of One Small Echo and should not be read first.

The series is not complete yet. A third Shadowsong book is planned, but no reliably confirmed public title was found for it during this update.

Standalone novels and separate material

These books do not need to be read before any series.

1. I Am Grey (2018): A standalone contemporary dark romance about Grey, trauma, a forbidden relationship, and the question of whether the darkness around her is external or internal.
2. Akando: The Demon Prince (2024): A fantasy standalone involving a ruined kingdom, demonic armies, dark sorcery, and a prophecy; availability and catalog placement may vary, so treat it as separate from the main series.

Anthologies and optional pieces

Anthology material is optional. It should not interrupt the order of a connected series.

• The Monster Ball (2018): A multi-author anthology appearance that is not required for any Jane Washington series.

Reader magnets, special editions, translations, and omnibus editions should not be counted as new reading-order steps unless they contain a clearly separate story.

Recommended Jane Washington reading order

This route is for readers who want a practical path through the major work, not a strict publication timeline.

1. Plier (2023): Start with Washington’s strongest current completed solo entry point.
2. Tourner (2023): Continue immediately because the Ironside Academy arc is ongoing.
3. Sauter (2023): Read third as the academy’s hidden machinery becomes clearer.
4. Relever (2024): Continue the Ironside game as fame, contracts, and danger tighten.
5. Glisser (2024): Read before the finale because the power struggle is still unresolved.
6. Elancer (2025): Finish the completed Ironside Academy sequence.
7. Trickery (2017): Move to Curse of the Gods for a different fantasy-romance tone.
8. Persuasion (2017): Continue Willa’s Blesswood and Abcurse story.
9. Seduction (2017): Read third as the series moves into larger world conflict.
10. Strength (2018): Read before the novella because it changes the state of the war.
11. Neutral (2018): Place this novella between Strength and Pain.
12. Pain (2018): Finish Curse of the Gods here.
13. Charcoal Tears (2015): Begin Seraph Black after the more accessible later series.
14. Watercolour Smile (2016): Continue Seraph’s stalker and bond arc.
15. Lead Heart (2016): Read third because the series is now deep in consequence.
16. A Portrait of Pain (2017): Finish Seraph Black.
17. A Tempest of Shadows (2020): Start the darker fantasy sequence once you are ready for heavier material.
18. A City of Whispers (2021): Continue the war and bargain arc.
19. A Dream of Embers (2021): Read third for the major relationship and power shift.
20. A Castle of Ash (2021): Continue the heroine’s sacrifice arc.
21. A World of Lost Words (2021): Finish A Tempest of Shadows.
22. Hereditary (2013): Return to the early Beatrice Harrow series.
23. The Soulstoy Inheritance (2015): Finish Beatrice’s inheritance and war setup.
24. Charming (2018): Read Bastan Hollow when you want fairy-tale fantasy romance with standalone structure.
25. Disobedience (2019): Continue Bastan Hollow for another standalone fairy-tale disruption.
26. I Am Grey (2018): Read as a separate contemporary dark romance.
27. One Small Echo (2026): Begin Shadowsong only if you are comfortable with an unfinished trilogy.
28. One Twisted Hymn (2026): Read after release, and only after One Small Echo.
29. Akando: The Demon Prince (2024): Place with separate fantasy material rather than the main series.
30. The Monster Ball (2018): Save anthology content for completionist reading.

Jane Washington publication order

This order follows the broad release path and includes every major original title with a reading note.

1. Hereditary (2013): Opens Beatrice Harrow with mixed blood, academy politics, and a heroine caught between status and danger.
2. The Soulstoy Inheritance (2015): Continues Beatrice Harrow through exile, unwanted power, and the approach of war.
3. Charcoal Tears (2015): Begins Seraph Black with visions, secrecy, trauma, and the first stage of Seraph’s bond with four men.
4. Watercolour Smile (2016): Continues Seraph’s story as her stalker becomes more aggressive.
5. Lead Heart (2016): Pushes Seraph into rescue, guilt, memory, and a sharper supernatural threat.
6. A Portrait of Pain (2017): Completes Seraph Black with the final reckoning over her past and her visions.
7. Trickery (2017): Begins Curse of the Gods with Willa Knight and the Abcurse brothers.
8. Persuasion (2017): Continues Willa’s chaotic Blesswood survival.
9. Seduction (2017): Moves Curse of the Gods toward rebellion, separation, and danger.
10. Strength (2018): Expands the series conflict to Champions Peak and Staviti’s plans.
11. Neutral (2018): Adds Emmy and Cyrus’s novella between the fourth and fifth main books.
12. Pain (2018): Concludes Curse of the Gods.
13. Charming (2018): Opens Bastan Hollow with a Cinderella assignment, magical crime, and fairy-tale enforcement.
14. I Am Grey (2018): Stands alone as a dark contemporary romance about trauma and forbidden attachment.
15. The Monster Ball (2018): A multi-author anthology appearance, optional for series readers.
16. Disobedience (2019): Continues Bastan Hollow with a Hansel-and-Gretel framework and rule-breaking magic.
17. A Tempest of Shadows (2020): Starts the dark fantasy war arc.
18. A City of Whispers (2021): Continues the heroine’s bargains and the opening of war.
19. A Dream of Embers (2021): Moves the series into strategy, marriage, and power exchange.
20. A Castle of Ash (2021): Deepens the cost of the heroine’s sacrifices.
21. A World of Lost Words (2021): Finishes the Tempest of Shadows sequence.
22. Plier (2023): Begins Ironside Academy with Isobel Carter and the social-media academy prison.
23. Tourner (2023): Continues Isobel’s climb through attention, danger, and the Alphas.
24. Sauter (2023): Reveals more of Ironside’s hidden machinery.
25. Relever (2024): Sends the Ironside game into a more deliberate trap.
26. Glisser (2024): Pushes Isobel and Dorm A into the real game beneath the public show.
27. Akando: The Demon Prince (2024): A separate fantasy title involving demons, prophecy, and a ruined kingdom.
28. Elancer (2025): Completes Ironside Academy.
29. One Small Echo (2026): Begins the Shadowsong romantasy trilogy.
30. One Twisted Hymn (2026): Continues Shadowsong after One Small Echo.

Chronological order

There is no single chronological order for all Jane Washington books because the series are separate continuities.

Use these smaller rules instead:

1. Beatrice Harrow: Hereditary, then The Soulstoy Inheritance.
2. Seraph Black: Charcoal Tears, Watercolour Smile, Lead Heart, A Portrait of Pain.
3. Curse of the Gods: Trickery, Persuasion, Seduction, Strength, Neutral, Pain.
4. Bastan Hollow: Charming, then Disobedience for publication neatness, though each can stand alone.
5. A Tempest of Shadows: A Tempest of Shadows through A World of Lost Words in numbered order.
6. Ironside Academy: Plier through Elancer in numbered order.
7. Shadowsong: One Small Echo, then One Twisted Hymn after release.
8. Standalone and anthology material: Read anytime.

The strongest rule is simple: do not skip around inside Seraph Black, Curse of the Gods, Tempest of Shadows, Ironside Academy, or Shadowsong.

Latest Jane Washington release status

At the time of writing, such as July 1, 2026, Ironside Academy is complete with six books.

One Small Echo is the latest published original Jane Washington novel and is book one of Shadowsong.

One Twisted Hymn is scheduled for November 10, 2026, as Shadowsong book two.

Shadowsong is planned as a trilogy, but the third book does not yet have a reliably confirmed public title in the checked sources.

Curse of the Gods, Seraph Black, A Tempest of Shadows, and Beatrice Harrow are complete enough to read as finished arcs.

FAQ

What Jane Washington book should I read first?

Start with Plier if you want a completed modern Jane Washington series. Start with Trickery if you want the co-authored Curse of the Gods series. Start with One Small Echo only if you are comfortable with an ongoing romantasy trilogy.

Is Ironside Academy complete?

Yes. Ironside Academy has six books: Plier, Tourner, Sauter, Relever, Glisser, and Elancer.

Do I need to read Ironside Academy in order?

Yes. It follows Isobel Carter through one continuing academy and reality-show arc, so the books should be read in numbered order.

Is Curse of the Gods written by Jane Washington alone?

No. Curse of the Gods is co-authored by Jaymin Eve and Jane Washington.

Where does Neutral fit in Curse of the Gods?

Read Neutral after Strength and before Pain. It is book 4.5 and functions as a novella inside the main sequence.

Are the Bastan Hollow books standalones?

Yes. Charming and Disobedience are both full standalone novels in the Bastan Hollow Saga, but publication order is still the neatest way to read them.

Is Shadowsong complete?

No. One Small Echo is book one, One Twisted Hymn is scheduled as book two, and the series is planned as a trilogy.

Is I Am Grey connected to the fantasy series?

No. I Am Grey is a standalone contemporary dark romance and can be read at any time.

Should I read Jane Washington in publication order?

Publication order is useful for seeing the author’s development, but it is not the best first-read path. New readers will usually have an easier time starting with Plier or Trickery.

Conclusion

Jane Washington is best read by series, not by forcing every title into one timeline.

For a current, complete solo series, start with Plier and read all six Ironside Academy books. For a co-authored fantasy-romance entry point, start with Trickery and continue through Curse of the Gods.

Keep One Small Echo for readers who want the new ongoing Shadowsong romantasy series, and save standalones, anthologies, and bonus-style material for after the major arcs are clear.