Jeneane O’Riley Books in Order (Updated March 14, 2026)

Jeneane O’Riley’s bibliography is still compact, which makes the reading order much cleaner than it first looks. Right now, almost every reader decision comes down to one question: do you want her completed-on-the-page fae romance line, or do you want to move into the newer gothic branch that just began in 2026.

For most readers, the answer is simple. Start with Infatuated Fae, because it is the fully visible flagship series and the only line with four published books clearly listed across major sources. Save Dark Manor Chronicles for later unless A Secret in the Garden is specifically the mood you want right now.

The one order most readers should follow

If you want the cleanest path through Jeneane O’Riley’s books, read them like this:

1. How Does It Feel?
2. What Did You Do?
3. Where Did You Go?
4. Can You Take It?
5. A Secret in the Garden
6. Her Creation when it releases
7. Skullduggery as an optional earlier side read

That order works because it starts with the established series, keeps the fae arc intact, then moves to the newer gothic line without forcing you to jump between unfinished branches.

Read first: Infatuated Fae

This is the backbone of Jeneane O’Riley’s current catalog. Her official books page lists it as a four-book series, and Goodreads and Fantastic Fiction match that sequence. If you only read one Jeneane O’Riley series, this is the one to choose.

1. How Does It Feel? (2023): A human heroine falls through a fairy portal into a dangerous fae world, launching the forbidden-obsession setup that defines the whole series. This is the right starting point because it introduces the central realm, tone, and relationship stakes from the ground up.
2. What Did You Do? (2024): The second book continues the same central story rather than resetting the world, so it works best as a direct follow-on after book one. This is where the consequences of the original portal-crossing and fae entanglement start to deepen rather than simply expand.
3. Where Did You Go? (2025): The third installment pushes the series further into realm-level change, family fallout, and escalating emotional stakes. By this point, the story is clearly operating as one continuous romantasy arc, not a set of interchangeable standalones.
4. Can You Take It? (2025): The fourth book is currently the latest published Infatuated Fae entry and belongs last in the main fae run. Its positioning matters because it pays off the burden, sacrifice, and series-long pressure that build across the earlier books.

Why publication order is the best order here

There is no meaningful alternate chronology to improve this series. The appeal of Infatuated Fae is watching one romantasy arc escalate book by book, so publication order is also the best reading order.

Then decide whether you want the new gothic branch

After Infatuated Fae, the obvious next stop is Dark Manor Chronicles. Jeneane O’Riley’s official site lists A Secret in the Garden as book one, Her Creation as book two, and placeholders for books three and four, which makes this her clearest active series-in-progress.

1. A Secret in the Garden (2026): A slow-burn gothic romance built around Blackwood Manor, family secrets, and a more creeping, haunted atmosphere than the fae books. Read it after Infatuated Fae if you want to shift from portal fantasy and fae obsession into a manor-house mystery mood.
2. Her Creation (2026): Officially listed on the author site as book two of Dark Manor Chronicles, with the site saying it is coming in September 2026. Available catalog copy describes a woman confronting the dangerous devotion of the being she created, so it appears to continue the darker obsessive-romance direction of the new line.
3. Title Coming Soon! (Book Three): The official site shows a third Dark Manor Chronicles slot, but no confirmed title yet. That means the existence of book three is clear, but the details are still unannounced.
4. Title Coming Soon! (Book Four): The same applies to book four: planned on the official series page, but not yet titled publicly.

A note on conflicting listings

One external bibliography source currently separates Her Creation into its own entry in a confusing way, but the author’s official books page is clearer and more trustworthy here: Her Creation is presented as Dark Manor Chronicles book two.

The outlier: Skullduggery

Skullduggery is the odd book in Jeneane O’Riley’s bibliography because it predates her currently dominant series and is not presented on the official books page alongside the newer lines. External databases do list it as a 2022 title, and surviving book metadata describes it as a fantasy romance involving Lorelei, the last survivors of a women-led clan, and warrior mermen on an island refuge.

1. Skullduggery (2022): An earlier fantasy-romance title centered on war survivors, island refuge, and mermen, with a more isolated setup than her later fae and gothic books. It is best treated as an optional standalone-style side read unless you are doing a full bibliography sweep.

Best reading order by reader type

If you want Jeneane O’Riley at her most representative, read Infatuated Fae first from book one through book four, then move to A Secret in the Garden. That gives you the fullest completed reading experience before you step into her newer unfinished line.

If you are here specifically for gothic romance, you can start with A Secret in the Garden without reading the fae books first, because Dark Manor Chronicles is a separate continuity. The tradeoff is that you will be starting with a newer branch that is not yet fully published.

If you want the full currently verifiable bibliography in publication order, use this sequence:

1. Skullduggery (2022)
2. How Does It Feel? (2023)
3. What Did You Do? (2024)
4. Where Did You Go? (2025)
5. Can You Take It? (2025)
6. A Secret in the Garden (2026)
7. Her Creation (2026, upcoming)

Latest release status

As of March 14, 2026, A Secret in the Garden is the newest published Jeneane O’Riley novel on her official site, and it released on February 24, 2026. The same site lists Her Creation as coming in September 2026, while Goodreads already shows Dark Manor Chronicles as a two-book series in progress.

Final recommendation

Start with How Does It Feel? and stay with Infatuated Fae until you finish Can You Take It? That is the clearest, most complete, and most useful entry path into Jeneane O’Riley’s work right now. Then move to A Secret in the Garden if you want her newer gothic direction, and keep Skullduggery for later unless you are intentionally reading everything.