Raven Kennedy Books in Order (Updated July 1, 2026)

Raven Kennedy writes adult romantasy, paranormal romance, dark romance, shifter romance, and coauthored reverse-harem or why-choose stories.

Her catalog has one major flagship series, several separate paranormal-romance lanes, and a set of coauthored books that should not be folded into The Plated Prisoner timeline.

The best overall starting point is Gild if you are reading Raven Kennedy for romantasy. Start with Signs of Cupidity if you want her earlier humorous paranormal romance.

Continuity Snapshot

1. The Plated Prisoner is a complete six-book dark romantasy series inspired by King Midas.
2. Heart Hassle is a completed cupid-focused paranormal romance series, with Sheer Cupidity as a later spin-off.
3. Pack of Misfits is a shifter-romance series with different relationship structures from book to book.
4. Savannah Heirs, Void Universe, and Hellgate Guardians are coauthored series and should be read separately from Kennedy’s solo series.
5. The Sweetest Fiend begins a new duology, Played by the Piper, and is upcoming as of this update.

The Plated Prisoner Books in Order

1. Gild (2020): Auren lives inside King Midas’s golden world as his favored, gold-touched prisoner, and the first book begins her move from protected possession toward dangerous self-awareness.
2. Glint (2021): Auren is taken from Midas’s castle and becomes a bargaining piece in a wider political and military conflict, bringing Commander Rip and the Fourth Kingdom into sharper focus.
3. Gleam (2021): Auren begins choosing herself over the cage Midas built around her, while court schemes, new alliances, and King Ravinger reshape the stakes.
4. Glow (2022): Auren’s freedom becomes harder to defend as kingdoms turn against her, forcing her to confront power, trauma, and the cost of no longer being useful to Midas.
5. Gold (2023): Auren is pulled into Annwyn, the fae realm, where beauty and danger complicate her path back to Slade and back to the world she left behind.
6. Goldfinch (2024): The finale brings war, ancient magic, Slade and Auren’s bond, and the Stone King conflict to the end of the six-book arc.

Read The Plated Prisoner in exact order. This is one continuous story, and every book depends on the emotional reversals, political reveals, and relationship changes from the previous volume.

Heart Hassle Books in Order

1. Signs of Cupidity (2018): A disgruntled cupid is pushed into a physical body after a fae prince’s magic goes wrong, beginning a chaotic reverse-harem romance about love, realms, and second chances.
2. Bonds of Cupidity (2018): The newly embodied cupid tries to protect her bond with her genfins while royal trials, fae danger, and her own need for love keep complicating the mission.
3. Crimes of Cupidity (2019): The series pulls the heroine back toward Cupidville, where her mates, the fae realm, and the authority of Cupidity all collide.
4. For the Love of Cupidity (2019): This Valentine’s Day novella follows the heroine after the main trilogy’s core conflict, with motherhood, mate life, and cupid training taking center stage.
5. Sheer Cupidity (2022): A later spin-off returns to the Cupidity world with a new cupid heroine, Belren, unfinished business, and a more focused M/F romance.

Read the first four Heart Hassle entries in order. Sheer Cupidity can be read after the original series because it stands on its own but uses familiar world material and returning context.

Cupidity Standalone

• Can’t Fix Cupid (2019): A struggling cupid whose powers do not work must fix a stubborn bachelor’s love life before she risks being erased from existence.

Can’t Fix Cupid is a standalone contemporary romantic comedy with a paranormal twist. It is connected by cupid concept rather than required Heart Hassle continuity.

Pack of Misfits Books in Order

1. Addie (2019): Addie belongs to Pack Aberrant, a refuge for shifter misfits, until a heatwave, three coyote shifters, and old pack danger force her life into new territory.
2. Reese (2020): Reese has been trapped in animal form for years before being recognized by Pack Aberrant, where safety, attraction, and past threats all collide.
3. Jetta (2020): Jetta escapes Troupe Delirium and reaches Pack Aberrant, but her past, her collar, and the man who helped free her keep pulling the story back into danger.

Pack of Misfits has a continuing pack background, but each book focuses on a different main character and relationship setup. Start with Addie for the best introduction to Pack Aberrant.

Savannah Heirs Books in Order

Coauthored with CoraLee June.

1. Cruel (2019): A dark Savannah bully romance where Rogue Kelly and the Heirs still control the heroine’s life even after affection has turned into cruelty.
2. Tame (2019): Godfrey Taylor’s story follows a damaged man, Rachel Nomar, and the attempt to break a violent family legacy without destroying the person he wants to protect.
3. Wild (2019): A forbidden romance follows a heroine with blood on her hands, a trust fund, and feelings for her brother’s best friend while Savannah’s secrets keep closing in.

Read Savannah Heirs in publication order. The books share a dark-romance setting and social power structure, even when the focus shifts between characters.

Void Universe Books in Order

Coauthored with CoraLee June.

Publication order

1. Void (2019): A rare supernatural who can absorb powers must survive Thibault Academy, where the powerful Paragons see her as a threat to be controlled or destroyed.
2. Wicked Webs (2019): A woman transformed into the Black Widow becomes part of a darker supernatural conspiracy involving forced possessions, victims, and Spector Inc.

Chronological option

1. Wicked Webs
2. Void

Wicked Webs is a prequel to Void, but the safer first read is still Void. Publication order gives the reader the original academy setup before expanding the universe backward.

Hellgate Guardians Books in Order

Coauthored with Ivy Asher.

1. Grave Mistakes (2020): A broke woman takes a security job that turns out to mean guarding a Gate to Hell, binding her to demons, danger, and a very badly read contract.
2. Grave Consequences (2020): The heroine is pulled deeper into Hell while trying to uncover her demonic origin, survive separation from her demons, and understand her changing body.
3. Grave Decisions (2020): Medley Bell discovers that the strange things she sees have a demonic explanation, sending her toward Hell, family secrets, and a dangerous new role.
4. Grave Signs (2020): A woman who has spent her life seeing monsters learns what she really is after captivity, torture, and the discovery of a sister with connected power.

Read Hellgate Guardians in numbered order. Books three and four shift focus, but the series world and demon mythology work best after the first two books.

The Sweetest Fiend and Played by the Piper

• The Sweetest Fiend (2026): A half-Bane, half-fae outcast is taken by the Pied Piper after he saves her city from a Plague, beginning a dark romantasy duology built around captivity, fae power, and a world damaged by monstrous Banes.

The Sweetest Fiend is Played by the Piper book one. It is scheduled for September 22, 2026, so treat it as upcoming until release.

Standalone Raven Kennedy Books

1. The Girl Who Cries Colors (2018): A dark magical-realism romance about David, Willow, painful secrets, and a love story shaped by color, loss, and survival.
2. April’s Fools (2019): Coauthored with Ivy Asher, this standalone reverse-harem romance throws a feral heroine into an end-of-the-world setup with three ex-military men.
3. Can’t Fix Cupid (2019): A standalone cupid romantic comedy about a powerless cupid, an unwilling bachelor, and a deadline that could erase her if she fails.

These standalones do not need to be read before The Plated Prisoner, Heart Hassle, or Pack of Misfits. Choose them by tone.

Shared-World and Series-Contribution Titles

1. Conveniently Convicted (2020): Coauthored with Ivy Asher, this Paranormal Prison title follows a heroine who chooses Nightmare Penitentiary as an escape from being sold to an alpha, only to find a new supernatural problem inside.
2. Rabid: The Savage Spirit of Seneca Rain (2021): Coauthored with Ivy Asher, this Kingdom of Wolves standalone follows Seneca Rain after her wolf spirit is shattered and she is thrown into a savage pack.

These are not required for Kennedy’s solo series. Read them only if you are tracking her coauthored paranormal catalog or the shared worlds they belong to.

Publication Order

1. Signs of Cupidity (2018): The first Heart Hassle book and Kennedy’s earliest major series opener.
2. Bonds of Cupidity (2018): The second Heart Hassle book, continuing the cupid heroine’s bonds and fae-realm danger.
3. The Girl Who Cries Colors (2018): A standalone dark romance with magical-realism elements.
4. Crimes of Cupidity (2019): The third Heart Hassle book, bringing Cupidville and the heroine’s mates into a larger conflict.
5. For the Love of Cupidity (2019): A Heart Hassle novella set after the first three books.
6. Cruel (2019): The first Savannah Heirs book, coauthored with CoraLee June.
7. Tame (2019): The second Savannah Heirs book, focused on Godfrey and Rachel.
8. Wild (2019): The third Savannah Heirs book, continuing the dark Savannah world with a forbidden-romance setup.
9. Void (2019): The first published Void Universe book, coauthored with CoraLee June.
10. Wicked Webs (2019): A Void Universe prequel, published after Void.
11. Addie (2019): The first Pack of Misfits book and the best entry into Pack Aberrant.
12. April’s Fools (2019): A standalone coauthored reverse-harem romance with Ivy Asher.
13. Can’t Fix Cupid (2019): A standalone cupid romantic comedy.
14. Reese (2020): The second Pack of Misfits book.
15. Jetta (2020): The third Pack of Misfits book.
16. Grave Mistakes (2020): The first Hellgate Guardians book, coauthored with Ivy Asher.
17. Grave Consequences (2020): The second Hellgate Guardians book.
18. Grave Decisions (2020): The third Hellgate Guardians book.
19. Grave Signs (2020): The fourth Hellgate Guardians book.
20. Conveniently Convicted (2020): A Paranormal Prison shared-world title, coauthored with Ivy Asher.
21. Gild (2020): The first Plated Prisoner book and the starting point for Kennedy’s King Midas-inspired romantasy.
22. Glint (2021): The second Plated Prisoner book, moving Auren beyond Highbell and deeper into Orea’s power struggle.
23. Gleam (2021): The third Plated Prisoner book, where Auren’s autonomy and the King Ravinger thread become central.
24. Rabid: The Savage Spirit of Seneca Rain (2021): A Kingdom of Wolves shared-world standalone, coauthored with Ivy Asher.
25. Glow (2022): The fourth Plated Prisoner book, focused on freedom, backlash, and kingdom-level danger.
26. Sheer Cupidity (2022): A Heart Hassle spin-off set in the Cupidity world.
27. Gold (2023): The fifth Plated Prisoner book, moving the story into Annwyn and deeper fae conflict.
28. Goldfinch (2024): The sixth Plated Prisoner book and the series finale.
29. The Sweetest Fiend (2026): The upcoming first book in the Played by the Piper duology.

Publication order is useful if you want to watch Kennedy’s career develop across genres. For a first-time reader, series order is usually cleaner.

Best Full-Catalog Reading Order

1. Gild
2. Glint
3. Gleam
4. Glow
5. Gold
6. Goldfinch
7. Signs of Cupidity
8. Bonds of Cupidity
9. Crimes of Cupidity
10. For the Love of Cupidity
11. Sheer Cupidity
12. Can’t Fix Cupid
13. Addie
14. Reese
15. Jetta
16. Grave Mistakes
17. Grave Consequences
18. Grave Decisions
19. Grave Signs
20. Void
21. Wicked Webs
22. Cruel
23. Tame
24. Wild
25. The Girl Who Cries Colors
26. April’s Fools
27. Conveniently Convicted
28. Rabid
29. The Sweetest Fiend

This order starts with Kennedy’s most widely known completed series, then groups the rest by continuity and tone. It avoids jumping from book one of one world into book two of another.

Collections and Omnibus Editions

The Plated Prisoner Series collection: A collected format for the Plated Prisoner books, not a separate story entry.

Cupidity: The Complete Heart Hassle Series (2022): A collected edition of Signs of Cupidity, Bonds of Cupidity, Crimes of Cupidity, and For the Love of Cupidity, with extra bonus scenes.

Read collections only as formats. They do not change the correct story order.

Latest Release Status

The latest released Raven Kennedy novel in the core catalog is Goldfinch, published September 24, 2024.

The next confirmed upcoming book is The Sweetest Fiend, scheduled for September 22, 2026.

The Plated Prisoner is complete at six books. Played by the Piper is planned as a duology, with The Sweetest Fiend as book one.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Raven Kennedy book should I read first?

Read Gild first if you want Raven Kennedy’s main romantasy series. Read Signs of Cupidity first if you want her earlier humorous paranormal romance.

Is The Plated Prisoner series complete?

Yes. The Plated Prisoner is complete at six books: Gild, Glint, Gleam, Glow, Gold, and Goldfinch.

Do I need to read The Plated Prisoner before The Sweetest Fiend?

No. The Sweetest Fiend begins a new Played by the Piper duology and is not listed as a Plated Prisoner book.

What is the correct order for Heart Hassle?

Read Signs of Cupidity, Bonds of Cupidity, Crimes of Cupidity, For the Love of Cupidity, and then Sheer Cupidity.

Is Sheer Cupidity required?

It is a spin-off rather than part of the original four-book Heart Hassle arc. Read it after the first four Cupidity books if you want the fuller world experience.

Is Can’t Fix Cupid part of Heart Hassle?

No. It is a standalone cupid romantic comedy with a paranormal twist. It can be read separately.

Are the Pack of Misfits books standalones?

Each book focuses on a different character and relationship structure, but the pack background continues. Start with Addie.

Should I read Wicked Webs before Void?

Wicked Webs is a prequel, but Void is the better first read. Read Void first, then Wicked Webs, unless you specifically prefer strict internal chronology.

Are the coauthored books required for Raven Kennedy’s solo series?

No. Savannah Heirs, Void Universe, Hellgate Guardians, Conveniently Convicted, Rabid, and April’s Fools are separate from The Plated Prisoner and Heart Hassle.

What is Raven Kennedy’s next book?

The next confirmed upcoming book is The Sweetest Fiend, scheduled for September 22, 2026.

Conclusion

Start Raven Kennedy with Gild if you want the main romantasy route.

Read The Plated Prisoner straight through from Gild to Goldfinch. After that, move to Heart Hassle for cupid paranormal romance, Pack of Misfits for shifters, and the coauthored series as separate reading sections.

Save The Sweetest Fiend for its September 2026 release, and treat it as the beginning of a new duology rather than a continuation of Auren’s story.