K.A. Linde Books in Order (Updated 2026-02-14)

K.A. Linde writes in two main lanes: contemporary romance (mostly series that can be read as standalones) and fantasy (where order is usually strict). Some groups also sit inside a shared universe, which matters only if you want every cameo and crossover to land cleanly.

K.A. Linde Books in Order (Updated 2026-02-14)

Instead of one giant list first, this guide starts with continuity choices, then gives the exact series-by-series order (with a one-line, original “what it is” note for every book).

Affiliate Disclosure

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This article may contain affiliate links. If you click one of these links, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

First, pick your continuity comfort level

Option 1: “One series at a time” (lowest commitment)

Choose a series below and read straight through it. This works for almost everything.

Option 2: “Shared-universe sweep” (for cameo-completionists)

If you want crossovers to land in the intended sequence, use:

  • Wright / Cruel combined order (contemporary shared world)
  • Oak & Holly / Blood Type release order (fantasy shared world)
  • Ascension / Royal Houses combined order (fantasy shared world)

If you don’t care about cameos, you can ignore the combined orders and just read each series normally.

Contemporary Romance

Wright World (Wright + Wright Vineyard + Wright Duet)

These are mostly couple-focused standalones, but recurring family and business ties make in-order reading smoother.

  1. The Wright Brother: A billionaire’s brother’s-ex romance turns personal when old boundaries stop holding.
  2. The Wright Boss: A high-profile athlete and a best-friend’s-ex scenario collide with messy real feelings.
  3. The Wright Mistake: Enemies-to-lovers tension escalates when danger makes distance impossible.
  4. The Wright Secret: A powerful CEO meets a man tied to her past, and the truth refuses to stay buried.
  5. The Wright Love: A widow and a single parent fall into something real while trying to keep life stable.
  6. The Wright One: A relationship pushed to the edge has to decide what “forever” actually costs.

Wright Vineyard and later Wright titles (read after the first six for best flow):
7. One Wright Stand (Prequel): A short, early peek at the Wright orbit before the bigger dramas unfold.
8. Wright with Benefits: A friends-with-benefits deal turns complicated when feelings start keeping score.
9. Serves Me Wright: A fake relationship traps two people who weren’t supposed to want more.
10. Wright Rival: Rival wineries, and rival pride, turn attraction into a slow-burning war.
11. Wright That Got Away: A rockstar second chance romance where history keeps interrupting the present.
12. All the Wright Moves: Roommates plus close-quarters chemistry forces honesty faster than either planned.
13. Wright Together: Opposites attract, but their differences become the very thing that bonds them.

Wright Duet (read in order):
14. Wright Kind of Trouble: An age-gap spark lights a feud when she’s the enemy’s “off-limits” sister.
15. Wright Kind of Love: The fallout becomes the point as love and loyalty finally pick a side.

Cruel World (Upper East Side)

This set leans more “money + power + scheming,” and it’s best read in order if you want every rivalry and reveal intact.

  1. Cruel Money: A forced-proximity setup begins as a bet and turns into a risk neither can afford.
  2. Cruel Fortune: Second chances arrive with baggage, and both leads have receipts.
  3. Cruel Legacy: Revenge takes center stage, and everyone learns what they’re willing to trade.
  4. Cruel Truth: An office romance re-ignites a past connection that never fully ended.
  5. Cruel Desire: Enemies-to-lovers heat meets the kind of pride that sabotages happiness on principle.
  6. Cruel Marriage: An arranged marriage makes feelings inconvenient, and therefore unavoidable.
  7. Cruel King: A fake engagement becomes real when pretending starts to feel safer than the truth.

Optional Cruel bonus/prequel pieces (read after the main books they relate to):

  • One Cruel Night (Prequel): A short pre-story that frames the earliest Penn/Natalie dynamics.
  • One Cruel Letter (Epilogue): A quick “after” that closes emotional loops.
  • Cruel Promise (Prequel): A pre-story that sharpens Lark/Sam’s history.
  • One Cruel Wedding Night (Prequel): A short look at the marriage pair before the main tension peaks.
  • Cruel Kiss (Prequel): A bite-sized setup that adds context to Gavin/Whitley.
  • One Cruel Game (Bonus scene): An extra moment that adds texture to the arranged-marriage thread.

Coastal Chronicles (Savannah friends)

A friend-group series where emotional echoes carry forward. Reading in order gives the cleanest arc.

  1. Hold the Forevers: A love triangle tests whether “the one” can exist twice in one lifetime.
  2. At First Hate: Enemies-to-lovers sparks in a rivalry that keeps turning into chemistry.
  3. Second to None: A grumpy/sunshine pairing forces both to admit what they actually need.
  4. Wait for Always: A wrong-guy-right-time story where timing stops being the excuse.

Avoiding Series

This is the “epic love triangle” lane. Read in order to avoid major spoilers.

  1. Avoiding Commitment: A complicated triangle forms around loyalty, desire, and a heroine who can’t choose safely.
  2. Avoiding Responsibility: Consequences land hard, and what looked like love turns into a test of character.
  3. Avoiding Temptation: The final push forces the triangle to resolve, no one leaves unchanged.
  4. Avoiding Extras (Novellas): Three POV-focused side stories that deepen motivations and fill gaps.

The Record Series (Political dynasty romance)

A trilogy plus connected follow-ups. Read the trilogy first.

  1. Off the Record: A political dynasty meets scandal and attraction that refuses to stay private.
  2. On the Record: The pressure rises as power, press, and personal loyalty collide.
  3. For the Record: The final book pays off the central relationship with public consequences.
  4. Struck from the Record: The family black sheep finally gets a love story that doesn’t play nice.
  5. Broken Record: A second-chance romance where hometown gravity keeps pulling them back together.

Diamond Girls (College sports romance)

Some entries act like prequels; the cleanest experience is to follow this sequence.

  1. Rock Hard (Prequel): An age-gap spark starts the “Diamond Girls” orbit with a bold first hit.
  2. A Girl’s Best Friend: A coach-adjacent friends-to-lovers story that turns closeness into commitment.
  3. In the Rough (Prequel): A forbidden connection proves rules are easiest to break when feelings get real.
  4. Shine Bright: Rockstar energy meets romance pressure, and the spotlight makes everything louder.
  5. Under Pressure: Roommates and a QB create a tense enemies-to-lovers squeeze play.

Take Me Duet

A two-book romance best read straight through.

  1. Take Me for Granted: A rockstar romance with a first-love intensity that escalates fast.
  2. Take Me with You: Opposites attract, but the real conflict is whether they can keep choosing each other.

Following Me (Standalone)

  • Following Me: A survival-tinged escape romance where fear, memory, and desire blur together.

Shared-Universe Reading Order: Wright / Cruel (Optional)

If you want the entire contemporary shared world in the author’s suggested sweep, read in this exact order:

  1. The Wright Brother
  2. The Wright Boss
  3. The Wright Mistake
  4. The Wright Secret
  5. The Wright Love
  6. The Wright One
  7. One Cruel Night
  8. Cruel Money
  9. Cruel Fortune
  10. Cruel Legacy
  11. Cruel Truth
  12. Cruel Desire
  13. Cruel Marriage
  14. A Wright Christmas
  15. One Wright Stand
  16. Wright with Benefits
  17. Serves Me Wright
  18. Wright Rival
  19. Wright That Got Away
  20. All the Wright Moves
  21. Cruel Kiss
  22. Cruel King
  23. Wright Together
  24. Wright Kind of Trouble
  25. Wright Kind of Love

(Most of these still function as standalones; this order is mainly for cameos and cross-references.)

Fantasy

The Oak & Holly Cycle

A fantasy romance with a heist-driven feel. Read in order.

  1. The Wren in the Holly Library: A dangerous job pulls a reluctant heroine into a library that bargains in secrets.
  2. The Robin on the Oak Throne: Power shifts, alliances tighten, and the cost of victory becomes personal.
  3. The Raven at the Ash Door: The next stage of the conflict arrives with bigger stakes and fewer safe exits.

Blood Type Series

A vampire-focused fantasy romance where order matters.

  1. The Monster and the Last Blood Match: A woman becomes a blood escort to survive, then learns the monster has rules.
  2. The Captive and the First Blood Game: Captivity turns into strategy when survival becomes a contest with sharp edges.
  3. The Rebel and the Final Blood War: Rebellion forces a final stand where love and power stop being separate things.

Shared-universe note: Oak & Holly and Blood Type share a universe, but you can start with either.

Royal Houses

A tournament-driven fantasy romance series. Read in order.

  1. House of Dragons: A half-fae heroine clashes with a dark prince inside a dragon tournament built to break people.
  2. House of Shadows: Exile and curses reshape the battlefield, and trust becomes the rarest currency.
  3. House of Curses: Fate tightens the net, and intimacy becomes both weapon and weakness.
  4. House of Gods: The scale widens into gladiator-level stakes where survival demands brutality and heart.
  5. House of Embers: The story turns toward aftermath and rebuilding when the world won’t go back to normal.

Ascension Series

A magic-awakening saga where order is essential.

  1. The Affiliate: A girl discovers power in a world built to deny it, drawing attention she can’t outrun.
  2. The Bound: Loyalty becomes a chain, and the cost of belonging rises.
  3. The Consort: Romance and politics collide when affection turns into leverage.
  4. The Society: The inner machinery of the world is revealed, and it isn’t merciful.
  5. The Domina: Power settles into its final shape, and the heroine decides what kind of ruler she’ll be.

Shared-universe note: Royal Houses and Ascension share a universe, and can be read separately or in the combined order below.

Shared-Universe Reading Orders: Fantasy (Optional)

Ascension / Royal Houses combined order

  1. House of Dragons
  2. House of Shadows
  3. House of Curses
  4. House of Gods
  5. House of Embers
  6. The Affiliate
  7. The Bound
  8. The Consort
  9. The Society
  10. The Domina

Oak & Holly / Blood Type release order

  1. The Wren in the Holly Library
  2. The Monster and the Last Blood Match
  3. The Robin on the Oak Throne
  4. The Captive and the First Blood Game
  5. The Rebel and the Final Blood War
  6. The Raven at the Ash Door

Latest release notes and what’s next (as listed)

Some upcoming/re-release timing is shown without a year on the author’s reading-order page. Where the year isn’t explicitly stated, it’s noted as such:

  • The Raven at the Ash Door: listed as “Coming June 16” (year not stated there).
  • The Captive and the First Blood Game: listed as “Coming Oct 21” (year not stated there).
  • The Rebel and the Final Blood War: listed as “Coming April 21” (year not stated there).
  • House of Shadows: listed with a re-release date of 2026-01-06.
  • House of Curses: listed with a re-release date of 2026-09-01.
  • House of Gods, House of Embers: listed for 2027 releases (year given, exact dates not shown there).

The simplest “start here” pick

  • If you want contemporary: start with The Wright Brother (smooth entry, low confusion).
  • If you want fantasy: start with The Wren in the Holly Library (clear Book 1, strong series momentum).
  • If you want maximum drama: start with Avoiding Commitment and don’t skip ahead.
+ posts

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