Cassandra Gannon writes romantic fantasy and paranormal romance with a strong “twisted-tales” streak: familiar archetypes, flipped moral compasses, and couples who often get their happy ending after chaos, banter, and a few sharp surprises.
Her bibliography is easy to navigate once you keep one idea in mind: some books live in shared worlds (best read in order), while others are true one-offs.
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Two-minute orientation
If you want the best-known starting point: begin with Wicked Ugly Bad (it opens her longest-running fairytale world).
If you want a quick, funny standalone hook: try Not Another Vampire Book.
If you want older-school elemental fantasy romance: start with Warrior from the Shadowland.
The fairytale world
These are “standalone romances with ongoing background,” meaning each couple’s story wraps up, but the world and supporting cast keep evolving. Reading in order makes the politics, running jokes, and cameos land cleanly.
A Kinda Fairytale (read in order)
- Wicked Ugly Bad (2013): Classic “villains” break out and flip the storybook hierarchy while love arrives in the least convenient place.
- Beast in Shining Armor (2013): A cursed prince and a woman with her own agenda collide in a romance that refuses to follow the script.
- The Kingpin of Camelot (2017): A power player takes control of the legend, and the real battle becomes who gets to define “hero.”
- Best Knight Ever (2019): A feared warrior faces the one opponent he can’t outfight, feelings that won’t stay buried.
- Seducing the Sheriff of Nottingham (2023): Outlaws, lawmen, and loyalties tangle until attraction becomes the most dangerous evidence.
- Happily Ever Witch (2024): Magic, grudges, and misunderstandings spiral into a romance that requires real trust, not charm spells.
- My UnTrue Love (2025): A “wrong story” love takes center stage, forcing two people to decide what truth they’ll live with.
The elemental kingdom saga
This series is more classically “questy,” with distinct realms and a larger fantasy backdrop. The couples change, but the setting logic builds, so order helps.
Elemental Phases (read in order)
- Warrior from the Shadowland (2012): A hardened outsider is pulled into a dangerous alliance where desire becomes leverage and refuge at once.
- Guardian of the Earth House (2012): Duty and attraction clash when protection becomes personal instead of political.
- Exile in the Water Kingdom (2012): A ruler under pressure meets the one person who won’t be intimidated by a crown.
- Treasure of the Fire Kingdom (2012): A high-heat pairing ignites while both leads chase power, safety, and the same hard truth.
- Queen of the Magnetland (2013): A formidable woman steps into command and finds that love can be its own kind of force.
- Magic of the Wood House (2014): Old magic and new choices collide as a relationship forms in the spaces no one else sees.
The meta-vampire duo
These two are tightly linked and best treated as a single two-book ride.
Not Another Vampire (read in order)
- Not Another Vampire Book (2012): A fed-up editor gets trapped inside an over-the-top vampire romance and decides to rewrite the rules from the inside.
- Vampire Charming (2014): The next round leans into the chaos of vampires, power, and unexpected tenderness that refuses to stay “just funny.”
Standalone novels
These do not depend on any series reading and won’t spoil other worlds.
- Love in the Time of Zombies (2013): A zombie outbreak turns a bad day into a survival sprint, and the least reliable person becomes the most necessary partner.
- Cowboy from the Future (2014): Time travel and culture shock turn a mismatched pair into a reluctant team that can’t stop choosing each other.
- Once Upon a Caveman (2015): A modern woman is thrown into a prehistoric mess where the “barbarian” might be the only stable thing left.
- Ghost Walk (2016): A living heroine and a talkative ghost tumble into a mystery-romance where unfinished business becomes very personal.
- The Alien Who Saved Christmas (2025): A holiday-minded human and a bewildered alien end up chasing a way home while monsters and misunderstandings keep getting in the way.
Short fiction, contributions, and special items
Novella / short story
- Betrothed to a Dinosaur (2023): A battle-hardened leader tries to solve a family problem with marriage logistics, and gets ambushed by real chemistry.
Stories in a shared multi-author series
These are best treated as separate continuity unless you’re collecting the whole “monster-romance” line.
- Love vs The Ooze Monster! (2023): A pulpy creature-feature setup turns into a surprisingly sincere romance with slime and stakes.
- Love vs The Scarecrow! (2024): A horror-leaning premise becomes a love story built on fear, tenderness, and choosing the “impossible” anyway.
Omnibus / co-authored edition
- Sexual Tyrannosaurus (2023, with Elizabeth Gannon): A deliberately outrageous prehistoric romance collection that leans into parody, heat, and big genre swings.
What order is “best,” really?
If you want the most dependable experience with the least accidental spoilers:
- A Kinda Fairytale (start with Wicked Ugly Bad and keep going)
- Not Another Vampire (two books, quick payoff)
- Elemental Phases (when you’re in the mood for fantasy realms and series momentum)
- Standalones (anytime, pick by vibe)
Most recent release status
The newest title widely listed in her main bibliography is The Alien Who Saved Christmas (2025), with My UnTrue Love (2025) as the latest entry in the fairytale series. If you’re reading specifically for that fairytale world, book 7 is currently the end-cap of that sequence.
Reader questions that come up a lot
Do the fairytale books work if I start in the middle?
You can follow the romance plot, but you’ll lose the best context for who’s allied with whom and why certain characters already hate each other.
Are the elemental books the same world as the fairytale books?
No. Treat them as separate settings with separate rules.
What’s the safest single-book sampler?
Not Another Vampire Book is a strong “try her voice” pick because it’s self-contained and shows the humor-forward style clearly.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.