Grace McGinty Books in Order (Updated July 1, 2026)

Grace McGinty writes romance across paranormal romance, reverse harem/why choose romance, omegaverse, contemporary romance, sports romance, rockstar romance, and romantasy.

Her catalogue is not one single straight line. Some books are direct trilogies or duets. Others are standalones that can be read on their own.

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The safest rule is to read each named series in order, then use publication order when moving between series. That keeps cliffhangers, character reveals, and shared-world references in the cleanest shape.

The Three Main Ways to Read Grace McGinty

For a full bibliography read-through: start with Treasure, then follow publication order.
For paranormal/why choose foundations: start with The Redeemable or Newly Undead in Dark River.
For newer Grace McGinty: start with Ruffled Feathers, Tangled Threads of Fate, or Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part One, depending on whether you want omegaverse, mythology, or romantasy.
Readers who dislike serial parts should choose the complete-book editions where available, especially for Hell’s Redemption, Inside the Maelstrom, and The Lines of Ebrus.

Grace McGinty Books in Publication Order

Treasure (2017): A modern-pirate MMF novella where an acquisition job pulls Dr. Laurel Whitney into Hunter and Marcel’s dangerous life at sea.
The Redeemable (2018): Arcadia meets seven mysterious men and discovers that her ordinary life is tied to a larger supernatural game of heaven, hell, and choice.
The Unrepentant (2018): Estrella’s story follows abduction, revenge, family loyalty, Lucifer’s influence, and a heroine who is far less gentle than her missing twin.
The Castle of Carnal Desires (2018): Aili Gowan is sent to Scotland to build a boutique sex hotel in a crumbling castle and finds desire, danger, and supernatural complications.
The Fallen (2019): Hope’s story closes the Hell’s Redemption arc with fallen angels, divine expectations, and the emotional aftermath of her abduction.
Smoke and Smolder (2019): Azar Nazemi, a firefighter and secret Ifrit, investigates deadly arsons while trying to stay hidden from the Djinn Council.
Burn and Blaze (2019): Azar is pulled deeper into Djinn politics when a mission in Canada exposes a threat that could change the supernatural order.
Rage and Ruin (2019): The Azar trilogy ends with the Djinn world in chaos and Azar forced into a wider supernatural war.
Bright Lights from a Hurricane (2019): Olivia follows a carnival across the southern United States to complete her late best friend’s bucket list and rethink the life planned for her.
The Last Note (2019): Harper uses her mother’s memory reconstruction to uncover the truth about her father, her mother’s past, and the limits of inherited grief.
Hunting Isla (2019): Isla’s escape into the Louisiana bayou draws three men back into her life and turns a fated-mates reunion into a fight for survival.
Newly Undead in Dark River (2019): Mika wakes as a vampire in Dark River and begins the mystery of who killed her, changed her, and still wants control of her.
Happily Undead in Dark River (2020): Mika, now Raine, tries to settle into vampire life while new bloodshed and Vampire Nation pressure interrupt any hope of peace.
Pleasantly Undead in Dark River (2020): Raine attempts to reopen the Immortal Cupcake while body parts, ancient vampires, and dragon-shifter politics disrupt Dark River again.
Serendipity (2020): A Hell’s Redemption spin-off where Serendipity enters the protection of Damnation MC after Purgatory, pregnancy, and supernatural danger collide.
Providence (2020): The Damnation MC duology continues the paranormal motorcycle-club storyline after Serendipity’s arrival changes the club’s future.
Heart of the Hounded (2020): An Eden Academy prequel about supernatural survival, shifter bonds, and the backstory that feeds into the later academy books.
Eight Seconds to Fly (2020): Tessa May returns to bull riding after grief and loss, determined to become the first woman on the professional circuit.
The Lost and the Hunted (2021): An Eden Academy prequel tied to shifter danger, protection, and characters whose story leads toward the main academy setting.
Rebels and Runaways (2021): Carmen begins the main Eden Academy story in a supernatural school built as a safe haven but full of old tensions and dangerous bonds.
Sweethearts and Savages (2021): Enit’s story continues Eden Academy through omega identity, pack pressure, and the complications of being seen as fragile.
Don’t Flirt with Demons (2021): Elsie accidentally summons Ukobach, an inferior demon of fried food and fireworks, and turns a breakup into a chaotic road trip.
Manix (2021): The Shadow Bred series begins with a shifter society, a female Manix, and a pack structure built around instinct, hierarchy, and survival.
Frenzy (2021): Shadow Bred continues the Manix world with escalating pack conflict, deeper bonds, and the consequences of challenging the system.
Inside the Maelstrom: Part One (2021): The first half of a contemporary enemies-to-lovers why choose duet built around mental illness, emotional damage, and hope.
Seductively Undead in Dark River (2022): Raine’s Dark River story continues after the earlier vampire mysteries, expanding the supernatural town’s recurring threats.
Feral (2022): Shadow Bred book three pushes the Manix world into harsher territory as pack violence, belonging, and power become harder to separate.
Inside the Maelstrom: Part Two (2022): The second half of the duet completes the relationship and emotional arc begun in Part One.
Tryst in the Dark (2022): An omegaverse romance set around the Omega Lottery, where scarce omegas are treated as prizes in a government-controlled system.
Sticks and Stone (2022): Nova Stone applies for guardianship of her infant half-brother and is pulled into the lives of his uncles, including professional hockey players.
Knot Over You (2022): A multi-author omegaverse anthology associated with the Omega Lottery material and best treated as optional for Grace McGinty completists.
Crave (2023): Shadow Bred book four closes the listed Manix sequence with the final stage of its pack, bond, and survival conflicts.
Last Chance Omega (2023): An Omega Lottery novella where a newly revealed omega turns to estranged childhood friends who are now alphas.
Break My Bones (2023): A Penalty Box Players hockey romance where Andrei’s drunken mistake with an opposing goalie becomes more complicated than either man expects.
Pay-Per-Heart (2023): A standalone why choose rom-com involving online adult-content work, housemates, and a heroine trying to rebuild her life.
The Daymakers (2023): Charlotte escapes an abusive relationship and finds unexpected protection with a masked rock band on tour.
Tangled Threads of Fate (2024): Sage is pushed toward Crete and into a paranormal world where Fate, survival, and dangerous attachments begin a duet.
A Single Thread of Hope (2024): Wren’s story completes the Hanging by a Thread duet with gods, pregnancy, monsters, and the burden of carrying new Fates.
Ruffled Feathers (2024): An Offbeat Omegas rom-com about Otillie-James, an unshown outsider with an illegal animal rescue, messy family ties, and unexpected pack possibilities.
Make My Heart Race (2024): A former NASCAR driver seeks a second chance through illegal street racing while pregnancy, grief, and new protectors reshape her path.
Dodging Bullets (2025): The second Offbeat Omegas book follows Paloma after she is rescued from a cult and must learn whether her new household is safe.
Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part One (2025): Avalon Halhed arrives at Boellium War College hoping to stay invisible, only to attract the attention of powerful heirs.
Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part Two (2025): Avalon’s survival at Boellium becomes harder as attention, training, politics, and danger tighten around her.
Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part Three (2025): The first Lines of Ebrus book reaches its final part, resolving Avalon’s opening arc before the sequel book begins.
Heir to the Second Line: Part One (2025): Avalon’s story continues when the supposedly destroyed Second Line resurfaces and threatens the fragile peace she has found.
Heir to the Second Line: Part Two (2026): The second part of Heir to the Second Line continues Avalon’s confrontation with prophecy, time, and Ebrus’s buried history.
Heir to the Second Line: Part Three (2026): The final part completes the Heir to the Second Line serial arc and the second half of the Lines of Ebrus duet.
How to Keep a Demon (2026): The second Misadventures book shifts focus to Krax and Hecto, continuing the demon-comedy world begun with Ukobach and Elsie.
The Trouble with Monsters (upcoming 2026): The first Creature Crisis Hotline novel begins a new monster-romance line built around supernatural emergencies and romantic chaos.
Black Hearts and Red Flags (upcoming 2026): A listed F1 romance and standalone-style upcoming novel outside the confirmed Grace McGinty series order.

Series-by-Series Reading Order

The lists below are the cleaner way to read if you are choosing one lane at a time.

Hell’s Redemption Books in Order

Hell’s Redemption is an early paranormal reverse harem series with heaven-and-hell mythology. Use the complete-novel order rather than separating older serial parts.

The Redeemable (2018): Arcadia’s ordinary life collapses when seven supernatural men enter it and force her toward a dangerous choice.
The Unrepentant (2018): Estrella’s revenge-driven story expands the world through human trafficking, Lucifer, and her abducted twin.
The Fallen (2019): Hope’s book completes the trilogy through fallen angels, divine politics, and the emotional cost of being something no one understands.

Read these three before Damnation MC, because Damnation MC is a spin-off of this world.

Damnation MC Books in Order

Damnation MC is a Hell’s Redemption spin-off with paranormal motorcycle-club elements.

Serendipity (2020): Serendipity leaves Purgatory behind only to face an impossible pregnancy and the protection of a supernatural motorcycle club.
Providence (2020): The second book completes the Damnation MC duology and should stay after Serendipity.

Read this after Hell’s Redemption for the strongest context.

Dark River Days Books in Order

Dark River Days is a vampire why choose series centered on Mika/Raine and the town of Dark River.

Newly Undead in Dark River (2019): Mika wakes up undead in a town of vampires and begins investigating her own murder.
Happily Undead in Dark River (2020): Raine tries to claim her new life while Vampire Nation scrutiny and fresh bloodshed interrupt her peace.
Pleasantly Undead in Dark River (2020): Raine’s attempt at normal vampire life collapses under ancient enemies, body parts, and dragon-shifter tension.
Seductively Undead in Dark River (2022): The fourth book continues Raine’s Dark River story and should be read after the first three.

This series is sequential. Do not start with book four.

The Azar Trilogy Books in Order

The Azar Trilogy is urban fantasy/paranormal romance focused on Azar Nazemi, an Ifrit firefighter.

Smoke and Smolder (2019): Azar investigates supernatural arsons while hiding from the Djinn Council.
Burn and Blaze (2019): Azar is forced into Djinn politics and military danger after a mission uncovers a larger threat.
Rage and Ruin (2019): The trilogy concludes with supernatural war, political collapse, and Azar’s final stand.

Read this trilogy in order. The plot escalates directly from book to book.

Black Mountain Mates Book in Order

Black Mountain Mates currently has one primary listed book.

Hunting Isla (2019): Isla’s bayou survival story brings three men back into her life and turns old bonds into a fight against a lion-shifter threat.

This is a single-book series entry for now.

Eden Academy Books in Order

Eden Academy has prequel material and then the main academy books. The exact prequel numbering can vary by listing, but this is the most practical reader order.

Heart of the Hounded (2020): A prequel that adds supernatural and shifter backstory before the main academy storyline.
The Lost and the Hunted (2021): A second prequel centered on shifter danger, protection, and characters connected to the larger Eden world.
Rebels and Runaways (2021): Carmen’s book begins the main Eden Academy storyline.
Sweethearts and Savages (2021): Enit’s book continues the academy world through omega identity and pack conflict.

Read the prequels first if you want every piece of context. Start with Rebels and Runaways if you only want the main academy arc.

The Misadventures of Ukobach and Elsie Books in Order

This is McGinty’s demon rom-com lane.

Don’t Flirt with Demons (2021): Elsie accidentally summons Ukobach after a bad breakup, sending them toward the Texas State Fair with revenge and fried food in the mix.
How to Keep a Demon (2026): The second book continues the comedic demon world through Krax and Hecto.

These are lighter and more flexible than McGinty’s direct trilogies, but publication order is still the safest path.

Shadow Bred Books in Order

Shadow Bred is a shifter series built around the Manix world, pack structure, and survival.

Manix (2021): The series introduces a female Manix and the harsh rules of a shifter society built around hierarchy and instinct.
Frenzy (2021): The second book deepens the pack conflict and the emotional stakes of belonging in the Manix world.
Feral (2022): The third book pushes the characters into sharper danger and tests the bonds formed earlier.
Crave (2023): The fourth book completes the listed Shadow Bred sequence.

Read Shadow Bred in order. The world terms and relationship dynamics are clearer that way.

Inside the Maelstrom Books in Order

Inside the Maelstrom is a two-part contemporary why choose duet. It is order-sensitive.

Inside the Maelstrom: Part One (2021): The duet begins with damaged characters, enemies-to-lovers tension, and mental-health themes at the center.
Inside the Maelstrom: Part Two (2022): The second half completes the emotional and romantic arc.

Do not read Part Two first. Use the complete duet edition if you prefer one volume.

Omega Lottery Books in Order

Omega Lottery is an omegaverse setting where omegas are scarce and state-controlled systems shape mating rights.

Last Chance Omega (2023): A novella about a newly revealed omega turning to estranged childhood friends who are now alphas.
Tryst in the Dark (2022): The main Omega Lottery novel follows an omega in a world where mating is controlled through a national lottery.

Publication order places Tryst in the Dark first, but series listings often place Last Chance Omega as a prequel. For story flow, read Last Chance Omega first if you want chronology, or Tryst in the Dark first if you want publication order.

Penalty Box Players Books in Order

Penalty Box Players is McGinty’s hockey romance lane.

Sticks and Stone (2022): Nova becomes guardian to her infant half-brother and is drawn into the lives of his wealthy, hockey-linked uncles.
Break My Bones (2023): Andrei’s mistake with an opposing goalie turns into a messy, emotional sports romance with public and private consequences.

These are connected sports romances. Read in publication order for the cleanest experience.

Hanging by a Thread Books in Order

Hanging by a Thread is a paranormal/mythology duet and should be read in sequence.

Tangled Threads of Fate (2024): Sage is warned to go to Crete to survive, beginning a mythology-heavy why choose story tied to Fate.
A Single Thread of Hope (2024): The duet concludes with Wren, gods, pregnancy, monsters, and the consequences of hiding from Fate.

Read both books together. The second book resolves the arc begun in the first.

Offbeat Omegas Books in Order

Offbeat Omegas is a rom-com omegaverse series with unusual heroines, found family, and softer pack-building.

Ruffled Feathers (2024): Otillie-James hides an illegal animal rescue, adopts strays both human and animal, and becomes tangled with alphas, betas, and family expectations.
Dodging Bullets (2025): Paloma is rescued from a cult and must decide whether the veterans and packmate protecting her are another danger or a safe harbor.

These books are more standalone than a direct duet, but read them in order for world tone and crossover comfort.

The Lines of Ebrus Books in Order

The Lines of Ebrus is a romantasy duet released in serial parts and complete-book editions.

The safest reading order is:

Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part One (2025): Avalon enters Boellium War College hoping to survive conscription unnoticed.
Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part Two (2025): Avalon’s low-profile plan fails as powerful heirs, secrets, and school politics close around her.
Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part Three (2025): The first book’s serial arc reaches its conclusion and sets up the next stage.
Heir to the Second Line: Part One (2025): The sequel begins when the supposedly destroyed Second Line resurfaces.
Heir to the Second Line: Part Two (2026): Avalon faces deeper revelations about time, prophecy, and the history of Ebrus.
Heir to the Second Line: Part Three (2026): The second book’s serial arc completes the Lines of Ebrus duet.

Complete-Edition Note

Daughter of the Ninth Line: The Complete Book One collects the Daughter serial parts.

Heir to the Second Line: The Complete Book Two collects the Heir serial parts.

Do not count the complete editions as extra novels if you already read the parts.

Creature Crisis Hotline Books in Order

Creature Crisis Hotline is a new listed monster-romance series.

The Trouble with Monsters (upcoming 2026): The first book begins a supernatural hotline setup where monster emergencies lead into romance and chaos.

This is an upcoming series starter, so no earlier reading is required.

Standalone Novels and Novellas

These do not need to be placed inside a major series unless you are reading by publication order.

Treasure (2017): A modern-pirate MMF novella with an acquisition job, a kidnapped anthropologist, and a high-heat romance at sea.
The Castle of Carnal Desires (2018): A Scottish castle hotel project turns into a reverse harem novella with twins, desire, and local resistance.
Bright Lights from a Hurricane (2019): Olivia follows a carnival to complete her late best friend’s bucket list and question the life planned for her.
The Last Note (2019): Harper uses her mother’s memory reconstruction to learn the truth about her father and her parents’ romance.
Eight Seconds to Fly (2020): Tessa May returns to bull riding after devastating loss and tries to break into the professional circuit.
Pay-Per-Heart (2023): A why choose rom-com built around adult-content work, housemates, and a heroine starting over.
The Daymakers (2023): Charlotte’s escape from an abusive relationship brings her into the orbit of a masked rock band.
Make My Heart Race (2024): A former NASCAR driver’s redemption path runs through street racing, pregnancy, grief, and new love interests.
Black Hearts and Red Flags (upcoming 2026): A listed F1 romance and upcoming standalone-style release.

Anthologies and Collections

These are not separate main-story steps unless you are a completist.

Knot Over You (2022): A multi-author omegaverse anthology connected to the broader Omega Lottery material and optional for most readers.
Inside the Maelstrom: The Complete Duet (2022): A collected edition of Inside the Maelstrom Parts One and Two.
Dark River Days: Books 1–4 (2023): A boxed set of the four Dark River Days books.
Hell’s Redemption: The Complete Series Boxset (2019): A collected edition of The Redeemable, The Unrepentant, and The Fallen.
The Misadventures of Ukobach and Elsie (and Krax): The Collection (2026): A collection edition for the demon-comedy books and not a new story slot if you read the individual titles.
Daughter of the Ninth Line: The Complete Book One (2025): A collected version of the Daughter of the Ninth Line serial parts.
Heir to the Second Line: The Complete Book Two (2026): A collected version of the Heir to the Second Line serial parts.

Latest Release Status

As of this update, How to Keep a Demon is the newest listed story release.

The Trouble with Monsters is listed as Creature Crisis Hotline book 1 and is scheduled for August 31, 2026.

Black Hearts and Red Flags is listed as an upcoming F1 romance scheduled for December 6, 2026.

The Lines of Ebrus duet is complete through the Heir to the Second Line serial parts and complete-book edition.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Grace McGinty’s first book?

Treasure is the earliest listed Grace McGinty novella.

For a fuller series starting point, use The Redeemable.

What Grace McGinty book should I read first?

Start with The Redeemable for early paranormal why choose.

Start with Newly Undead in Dark River for vampires and small-town supernatural mystery.

Start with Ruffled Feathers for newer omegaverse rom-com.

Start with Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part One for romantasy.

Are Grace McGinty’s books all connected?

No. The catalogue includes separate continuities, spin-offs, standalones, and shared-world clusters.

Do not force every book into one universe timeline.

Is Damnation MC connected to Hell’s Redemption?

Yes. Damnation MC is best read after Hell’s Redemption.

Read The Redeemable, The Unrepentant, and The Fallen first.

Should I read the Eden Academy prequels first?

Read Heart of the Hounded and The Lost and the Hunted first if you want full background.

Start with Rebels and Runaways if you want only the main Eden Academy storyline.

What is the correct Lines of Ebrus reading order?

Read all three Daughter of the Ninth Line parts first.

Then read all three Heir to the Second Line parts.

The complete-book editions are replacements for the parts, not additional sequels.

Are the standalone books required?

No. The standalones can be read whenever their premise interests you.

They are useful breaks between longer paranormal or romantasy arcs.

Is The Trouble with Monsters already released?

No. It is currently listed as an upcoming 2026 release.

Is Black Hearts and Red Flags part of a series?

It is listed as an F1 romance and should be treated as a standalone-style upcoming novel unless the author confirms a series connection.

Final Reading Advice

Grace McGinty is easiest to read by shelf, not by one forced mega-timeline.

Use The Redeemable for the Heaven/Hell starting point, Newly Undead in Dark River for vampires, Manix for Shadow Bred, Ruffled Feathers for newer omegaverse, and Daughter of the Ninth Line: Part One for romantasy.

For the least confusion, finish each duet, trilogy, or serial before switching lanes.

Frank

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

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