Holly Roberds Books in Order (Updated April 22, 2026)

Holly Roberds writes paranormal romance with a few clearly separated branches rather than one giant single sequence.

The key split is this: The Five Orders and Demon Knights belong together, Vegas Immortals has its own shared universe, and The Lost Girls is a newer fairytale-retelling line that is much easier to start fresh.

Start here, depending on what you want

• If you want the safest starting point for most readers, start with Tasting Red. It is newer, easier to enter, and does not ask you to learn the older continuity first.
• If you want Holly Roberds’ original core fantasy-paranormal line, start with Prophecy Girl. If you want the Las Vegas death-and-vampire universe first, start with Bitten by Death.

The short answer

• Best entry point overall: Tasting Red
• Best entry point for core continuity readers: Prophecy Girl
• Best entry point for Vegas Immortals readers: Bitten by Death

The practical reading rule is simple:

• Read The Lost Girls in publication order.
• Read Vegas Immortals in publication order.
• Read The Five Orders in the author’s recommended order, then move to Demon Knights.
• Treat Monster Under My Bed as separate continuity.

Continuity map

Main continuity cluster:

• The Five Orders
• Demon Knights

Shared Vegas continuity:

• Vegas Immortals: Death and the Last Vampire
• Vegas Immortals: The Beast & the Badass

Separate continuity:

• The Lost Girls
• Monster Under My Bed

That means you do not need to read everything Holly Roberds has written in one universal order. You only need to stay inside the right branch.

Recommended reading order

For a brand-new reader who wants the clearest path across the catalog:

1. Tasting Red if you want the easiest modern entry
2. The Lost Girls in order
3. Bitten by Death if you want the Vegas branch
4. Vegas Immortals in order
5. Prophecy Girl if you want the older core fantasy line
6. The Five Orders in the author’s recommended order
7. Demon Knights after or alongside late Five Orders material

If you want the author’s deeper lore first, switch steps 1 and 5.

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The Lost Girls books in order

This is the easiest Holly Roberds series to recommend first. The books are interconnected standalones, so each romance centers a new heroine, but the shared setting means publication order still works best.

1. Tasting Red (2023): A Red Riding Hood retelling that opens the series with werewolf danger, heat, and the Poison Apple world, making it the cleanest on-ramp for new readers.
2. Chasing Goldie (2023): A Goldilocks retelling that expands the same world with a new pairing and keeps the series’ fairytale-remix structure intact.
3. Igniting Cinder (2024): A Cinderella retelling that pushes the series into a sharper magical-romantic direction while building on the established friend-group setting.
4. Hooking Tink (2025) – Optional novella/side entry: A Captain Hook and Tinker Bell story placed as book 3.5, best read after Igniting Cinder so the tone and world already feel familiar.
5. Blackmailing Belle (2025): A Beauty and the Beast retelling that darkens the series a little and works best once you know how the Lost Girls setting handles monsters, magic, and found-family energy.
6. Feeding Beauty (2025): A Sleeping Beauty retelling that continues the line’s move toward a darker, more supernatural flavor without leaving the shared series identity behind.
7. Tracking Snow (2026) – Upcoming: A Snow White retelling announced for 2026, and the next Lost Girls book to watch if you want to stay current with the series.

Best way to read The Lost Girls

Read it in the exact order above. Even though the books are more approachable than Roberds’ older continuity-heavy series, publication order still gives you the smoothest character and world progression.

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Vegas Immortals books in order

This branch has a shared Las Vegas supernatural setting. It starts with the Death-and-vampire books, then continues through the Beast & the Badass arc, and now extends into a sixth main entry.

Vegas Immortals: Death and the Last Vampire

1. Bitten by Death (2021): The true starting point for the Vegas Immortals line, introducing the vampire-and-Death setup that the rest of the sequence builds from.
2. Kissed by Death (2021): Continues the same central supernatural conflict and relationship arc rather than resetting the premise.
3. Seduced by Death (2022): Pushes the trilogy toward a bigger emotional and mythic payoff, so it lands best after the first two books.

Vegas Immortals: The Beast & the Badass

These are not a separate universe. They continue the Vegas line and are best read after the first Death trilogy.

4. Breaking the Beast (2023): Opens the Beast & the Badass arc with a blade-wielding heroine, gods, and monsters, expanding the Vegas world beyond the original trilogy’s frame.
5. Claiming the Beast (2024): Directly follows the previous book’s emotional and supernatural fallout, so it is not a place to jump in cold.

Latest Vegas Immortals entry

6. Dying for Death: The Stuntman and the Scribe (2026): The newest verified Vegas Immortals book, extending the Death and the Last Vampire line rather than closing the universe behind the earlier trilogy.

Best way to read Vegas Immortals

Read all six in this order:

1. Bitten by Death
2. Kissed by Death
3. Seduced by Death
4. Breaking the Beast
5. Claiming the Beast
6. Dying for Death

That preserves both the worldbuilding and the shift from the original Death arc into the broader Vegas setup.

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The Five Orders books in order

This is Holly Roberds’ older core fantasy-paranormal line. It has the tightest continuity in the catalog, and the author has also published a recommended reading order that folds in the side stories rather than leaving readers to guess.

Main novels

1. Prophecy Girl (2019): The main entry point to The Five Orders and the best place to start the central Calan-and-Emma arc.
2. Soulless Son (2019): Continues immediately from the first novel’s conflict and raises the emotional cost of the series.
3. Tear in the World (2019): Expands the damage done by the earlier books and pushes the series toward larger supernatural consequences.
4. Touch of Hell (2020): A full novel placed after Tear in the World in the author’s recommended order, widening the world while still rewarding readers who know the main arc.
5. Into Darkness (2019): The next major installment after Touch of Hell, carrying the series further into hell-dimension fallout and demon-cleanup consequences.
6. End Game (2020): The finale to the main Five Orders arc and the book that should be saved until everything else in this branch is in place.

Optional but recommended Five Orders extras

These are not the best starting points, but they do enrich the main line.

• The Knight Watcher (2021): A prequel novella that technically takes place earlier, but the author recommends reading it after Soulless Son for a fuller effect.
• Dark Knight (2019): A short story that follows up on The Knight Watcher and works best in the same slot.
• Ghouling Thanks (2019): A Thanksgiving short story that fits after Tear in the World and reads like an in-world bonus rather than a stand-alone entry.
• A Chevalier’s Christmas (2019): A Christmas short set after Into Darkness, best treated as seasonal continuity rather than skippable filler if you want the fullest experience.
• Cupid’s Kiss (2021): A Valentine’s short that belongs late in the reading order, after the deeper relationship groundwork is already established.
• The Five Orders Short Story Collection (2020): A collected edition of the shorter material, useful if you want the extras in one place rather than hunting them individually.

The best way to read The Five Orders

The author’s recommended order is the one to use:

1. Prophecy Girl
2. Soulless Son
3. The Knight Watcher
4. Dark Knight
5. Tear in the World
6. Ghouling Thanks
7. Touch of Hell
8. Into Darkness
9. A Chevalier’s Christmas
10. Cupid’s Kiss
11. End Game

That order is better than strict chronology because it preserves the reveal structure while still fitting the prequel material into a rewarding place.

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Demon Knights books in order

This is a spinoff from the world of The Five Orders, not a fresh place to start the older continuity.

1. One Savage Knight (2022): Opens the Demon Knights duology and works best for readers who already know the Five Orders world it spins out of.
2. One Bad Knight (2022): Continues that same knight-centered thread, with stronger payoff if you already have the late Five Orders context.

Best way to read Demon Knights

Read Demon Knights after The Five Orders, or at minimum after the main Five Orders novels. It is connected enough that jumping in blind costs you background.

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Monster Under My Bed books in order

This is separate from the author’s other branches.

• Monster Under My Bed, Volume I (2025): A distinct dark monster-romance line and not part of The Lost Girls, Vegas Immortals, or The Five Orders continuities.

At the moment, this is the only verified volume I could confirm cleanly in the series.

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Publication order across major branches

If you prefer to read Holly Roberds from older to newer, this is the cleanest practical sequence by branch:

1. The Five Orders
2. Demon Knights
3. Vegas Immortals
4. The Lost Girls
5. Monster Under My Bed

That is not the only valid path, but it moves from the older continuity-heavy fantasy books into the newer, more accessible lines.

Latest release status

Holly Roberds is still actively publishing. The newest verified released title I found is Dying for Death: The Stuntman and the Scribe (March 19, 2026), and Tracking Snow is listed as an upcoming Lost Girls release for September 3, 2026.

FAQs

What is the best Holly Roberds series to start with?

For most readers, The Lost Girls is the easiest place to begin. Start with Tasting Red.

Do I need to read The Five Orders before Demon Knights?

Yes, that is the safer choice. Demon Knights is a spinoff and makes more sense once you already know the Five Orders world.

Is Vegas Immortals one series or two?

It is best treated as one shared Vegas sequence with sub-arcs. Read the Death trilogy first, then the Beast & the Badass books, then Dying for Death.

Are The Lost Girls standalones?

They are interconnected standalones. You can read one on its own, but publication order is still the best experience.

Is Holly Roberds still releasing new books?

Yes. A new Vegas Immortals title released in March 2026, and a new Lost Girls entry is listed for September 2026.

Final recommendation

If you want one answer and do not want to overthink it, start with Tasting Red (2023). If you want the deepest continuity-first route, start with Prophecy Girl (2019). If Vegas vampires and gods sound most appealing, start with Bitten by Death (2021) and stay in that branch until you finish it.