Katie Reus Books in Order (Updated July 19, 2026)

Katie Reus writes romantic suspense, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and thrillers. She has also published paranormal romance as Savannah Stuart, although newer editions sometimes place both names on the same book.

Her bibliography is large, but the reading decisions are relatively simple. Most series follow a different couple in each book and can be sampled individually. The exceptions are tightly plotted sequences such as the Endgame trilogy, where later books reveal the results of earlier missions.

The two Redemption Harbor series also require a clear distinction. Redemption Harbor is the original seven-book team series. Redemption Harbor Security is a later continuation set in the same wider world and should be started only after the original sequence.

The Fastest Route Through the Bibliography

Begin with Resurrection when romantic suspense is the priority. It opens the original Redemption Harbor series and provides the strongest foundation for its later security-company continuation.

Begin with Darkness Awakened for paranormal romance. The Darkness series establishes the supernatural world that eventually leads into Ancients Rising.

Begin with No One to Trust for a longer security-romance series with mostly couple-focused installments.

Begin with Knight’s Storm for Katie Reus’s newest romantic-suspense setting.

Readers who prefer thrillers without a central romance-series commitment can begin with Neighbor Liar Killer.

How the Series Connect

The following groups belong to shared or closely related continuities:

• Darkness and Ancients Rising: Ancients Rising develops from the supernatural world established in Darkness.
• Redemption Harbor and Redemption Harbor Security: The second series continues the wider organization and recurring community.
• Moon Shifter: One internally connected paranormal series with three in-sequence novellas.
• Crescent Moon: A separate shifter continuity originally associated with the Savannah Stuart name.

Red Stone Security, Deadly Ops, Endgame, Verona Bay, Sanctuary Falls, Sin City, MacArthur Family, O’Connor Family, Retribution, and Holiday With a Hitman should each be treated as their own reading track.

Redemption Harbor Books in Order

Seven friends with intelligence, military, and law-enforcement backgrounds form the core of Redemption Harbor. Each novel follows a new central couple, but team relationships and earlier operations carry forward.

1. Resurrection (2017): Skye Arevalo discovers that Colt Stuart, the man she believed was dead, is alive and involved in a dangerous operation that reunites the Redemption Harbor group.
2. Savage Rising (2017): Zac Savage protects Olivia Carter while confronting the violent history and emotional isolation that have kept him outside ordinary life.
3. Dangerous Witness (2018): Brooks Alexander must protect Darcy Cooper after she witnesses something that places her directly in the path of organized criminals.
4. Innocent Target (2018): Axel O’Sullivan is sent toward Hadley Lane as part of a dangerous assignment, but protecting her soon matters more than following the original plan.
5. Hunting Danger (2018): Nova Blaire and Gage Yates investigate a threat whose reach turns their attraction into another vulnerability for the Redemption Harbor team.
6. Covert Games (2018): Leighton Cannon enters a covert operation involving Lucy Carreras, where deception is necessary but makes a genuine relationship difficult to recognize.
7. Chasing Vengeance (2019): Layla Ferrer and Xavier confront the final major threat to the original team, giving the seven-book sequence its closing operation.

Why This Order Works

The romances resolve individually, but the organization grows across the books. Publication order preserves introductions, changing friendships, and the gradual expansion of the Redemption Harbor network.

Redemption Harbor Security Books in Order

This later series returns to the Redemption Harbor world through a security company and a new run of couple-centered cases. It can be understood on its own, but previous readers will recognize the setting and supporting connections.

1. Fighting for Hailey (2024): A security specialist steps in when Hailey becomes the focus of a threat, beginning the new team’s pattern of protection turning personal.
2. Fighting for Reese (2024): Reese’s danger draws a capable protector into her life, while trust becomes as important as identifying the person targeting her.
3. Fighting for Adalyn (2024): Adalyn faces a threat that requires close protection, bringing unresolved attraction into an already dangerous situation.
4. Fighting for Magnolia (2024): Magnolia’s case pushes another member of the security team beyond professional distance and into a fight with personal consequences.
5. Fighting for Berlin (2025): Berlin becomes central to an operation involving danger, loyalty, and a protector who is no longer willing to remain detached.
6. Fighting for Mari (2025): Mari’s safety depends on a man prepared to confront both an immediate enemy and the barriers between them.
7. Fighting for Hope (2025): Hope’s story completes the currently published run with another security assignment that becomes a committed personal rescue.

Should Redemption Harbor Be Read First?

Yes, when the goal is to experience the whole continuity. Read the seven original Redemption Harbor novels before beginning Fighting for Hailey.

Readers interested only in the later couples can start with Fighting for Hailey, but some returning names and organizational history will carry less weight.

Red Stone Security Books in Order

Red Stone Security is Katie Reus’s longest romantic-suspense series. The books share a Miami-based security network, recurring employees, and connected families, but most installments resolve a separate romance and threat.

1. No One to Trust (2012): Elizabeth Martinez learns that her husband has concealed his real work, forcing their marriage to survive both betrayal and a threat linked to his dangerous career.
2. Danger Next Door (2012): A woman attempting to rebuild her life discovers that danger is closer than expected, while a protective neighbor refuses to let her face it alone.
3. Fatal Deception (2012): A Red Stone operative becomes involved in a case where hidden motives and a dangerous attraction make it difficult to separate the target from the truth.
4. Miami, Mistletoe & Murder (2012): A holiday assignment turns deadly in Miami, combining a compact romance with a murder threat inside the Red Stone world.
5. His to Protect (2013): A security professional takes responsibility for a woman in danger and discovers that protecting her requires confronting their existing emotional connection.
6. Breaking Her Rules (2013): A woman determined to control her own life finds her rules challenged when danger and a persistent protector arrive together.
7. Protecting His Witness (2013): A crucial witness must depend on a man trained to keep her alive, even as close confinement intensifies their attraction.
8. Sinful Seduction (2014): A security case creates a relationship built around temptation, hidden intentions, and the possibility that the enemy is closer than either lead expects.
9. Under His Protection (2014): A protective assignment becomes personal when the woman at its center is someone the hero cannot treat as an ordinary client.
10. Deadly Fallout (2014): The consequences of a dangerous event spread beyond the initial target, placing a new Red Stone couple in the center of the fallout.
11. Sworn to Protect (2015): A man bound by his protective instincts must defend a woman whose situation forces him to reconsider every boundary he has maintained.
12. Secret Obsession (2016): A concealed fixation turns threatening, making security and emotional honesty equally necessary for the central couple.
13. Love Thy Enemy (2016): Attraction develops across an apparent divide, while a dangerous case challenges the assumption that the other side is truly the enemy.
14. Dangerous Protector (2016): A hardened protector accepts a dangerous assignment and finds that professional distance disappears as the threat escalates.
15. Lethal Game (2016): A deadly operation built on strategy and deception brings the first long phase of Red Stone Security to a high-stakes conclusion.
16. Secret Enemy (2021): The series returns after a publication break with a hidden adversary operating close enough to exploit personal trust.
17. Saving Danger (2021): A rescue brings new characters into the Red Stone circle, where survival depends on recognizing the source of the threat quickly.
18. Guarding Her (2022): Close protection places a guarded woman beside a man who sees beyond the defenses she uses against both danger and intimacy.
19. Deadly Protector (2022): A capable security specialist becomes the only barrier between a woman and an enemy prepared to use lethal force.
20. Danger Rising (2022): An emerging threat gains momentum around a new couple, increasing both the physical danger and the pressure to trust each other.
21. Protecting Rebel (2023): Rebel becomes the focus of the latest Red Stone case, where fierce independence clashes with a protector unwilling to leave her exposed.

Can Red Stone Security Be Read as Standalones?

Usually. Each romance reaches its own conclusion, but publication order gives the supporting cast and security organization a natural progression.

The safest starting point is No One to Trust. Readers entering the later revival should still begin with Secret Enemy rather than jumping directly to Book 21.

Deadly Ops Books in Order

Deadly Ops follows operatives working in covert intelligence and counterterrorism. The missions are distinct, but the organization and team relationships recur.

1. Targeted (2013): Former Marine Jack Stone goes undercover near Sophie Moreno, forcing him to hide both his identity and the depth of his feelings while pursuing a dangerous target.
2. Bound to Danger (2014): Maria Cervantes survives a deadly attack and becomes central to an investigation led by Cade O’Reilly, whose connection to her makes the mission personal.
3. Chasing Danger (2015): A shorter Deadly Ops mission brings danger and attraction together without interrupting the central numbered sequence.
4. Shattered Duty (2015): Levi Lazaro is driven by loss and vengeance until a new operation, and the woman involved in it, forces him to reconsider what remains worth protecting.
5. Edge of Danger (2015): An operative works at the edge of an escalating threat, where the wrong decision could compromise both the mission and the woman he is protecting.
6. A Covert Affair (2016): Nathan Ortiz enters a concealed operation with Amelia Rios, and the final published case tests whether trust can survive professional deception.

Placement of Chasing Danger

Read Chasing Danger after Bound to Danger. It is a novella rather than a full numbered novel, but its team context fits between Books 2 and 3.

Endgame Trilogy Books in Order

The Endgame trilogy follows the Bishop siblings and their allies through connected intelligence operations. This is one of Katie Reus’s least flexible reading orders.

1. Bishop’s Knight (2019): Evie Bishop is drawn back toward former CIA operative Dylan Blackwood as an old betrayal and a new threat reopen unfinished business.
2. Bishop’s Queen (2019): Isla MacDonald and Evan Bishop become central to the next stage of the conspiracy, where loyalty to family conflicts with dangerous secrets.
3. Bishop’s Endgame (2020): Ellis Bishop and Arianna Stavish confront the remaining enemy, resolving the trilogy’s larger operation and the Bishop family arc.

Reading Warning

Do not begin with Bishop’s Queen or Bishop’s Endgame. Later books assume knowledge of the Bishop family, earlier betrayals, and the developing conspiracy.

Verona Bay Books in Order

Verona Bay is a small-town romantic-suspense trilogy. Each book follows a different couple, but the shared location and recurring community give the sequence continuity.

1. Dark Memento (2019): A woman returns to Verona Bay with a painful past, where a disturbing discovery and renewed connection force old memories back into the present.
2. Deadly Past (2020): A past danger resurfaces around another Verona Bay couple, making the town’s apparent safety difficult to trust.
3. Silent Protector (2021): A quiet protector steps forward when a woman becomes endangered, closing the trilogy with a relationship built through action rather than easy declarations.

Sanctuary Falls Books in Order

Sanctuary Falls is Katie Reus’s newest romantic-suspense series. It follows the Knight family and should be read in sequence because family connections and earlier operations recur.

1. Knight’s Storm (2026): A member of the Knight family is pulled into a dangerous case where protection, family loyalty, and attraction collide in the introduction to Sanctuary Falls.
2. Knight’s Obsession (2026): The second Knight romance centers on a protective fixation that becomes impossible to ignore once an outside threat closes in.
3. Knight’s Redemption (August 25, 2026): Former undercover operative Cormac Knight receives a second chance with Daniela, the woman he abandoned to protect, while she attempts to escape her criminal family.

Current Sanctuary Falls Status

Knight’s Storm and Knight’s Obsession are available as of July 19, 2026.

Knight’s Redemption is an upcoming release, scheduled for August 25, 2026. It should not yet be counted as a published title.

Sin City Books in Order

Also called Serafina: Sin City, this series is centered on the Serafina casino and resort in Las Vegas. The romances are distinct, but the location and staff connect them.

1. First Surrender (2013): A brief opening romance introduces the Serafina world through attraction that can no longer remain unspoken.
2. Sensual Surrender (2014): A woman connected to the casino becomes involved with a man whose protective attention intensifies when danger enters her life.
3. Sweetest Surrender (2014): A new Serafina couple faces the point where a seemingly temporary attraction demands a more permanent choice.
4. Dangerous Surrender (2014): Romantic surrender becomes harder when an active threat places the central couple inside a suspense plot.
5. Deadly Surrender (2020): The series returns after several years with a lethal danger tied to the Serafina circle and another relationship that cannot remain casual.

What Is The Serafina?

The Serafina is a collected edition of the earlier stories, not a separate numbered romance. Check its contents before buying it alongside the individual books.

MacArthur Family Books in Order

These shorter romantic-suspense books follow members of the MacArthur family. Each story has its own couple and threat, but family appearances connect the trilogy.

1. Falling for Irish (2020): A woman falls for a MacArthur family member known as Irish while a dangerous situation prevents their romance from remaining light or uncomplicated.
2. Unintended Target (2020): Someone becomes a target for reasons that are not immediately clear, drawing another MacArthur into a protective relationship.
3. Saving Sienna (2021): Sienna needs help from a man prepared to place himself between her and the threat, completing the family trilogy.
4. The MacArthur Family Collection (2023): This omnibus gathers the three MacArthur stories in one edition and contains no fourth romance.

O’Connor Family Books in Order

The O’Connor Family series consists of short contemporary romances with recurring relatives and a strong holiday element.

1. Merry Christmas, Baby (2016): A Christmas setting gives an O’Connor couple the opportunity to confront feelings that everyday life has left unresolved.
2. Tease Me, Baby (2017): Playful attraction develops into a more serious relationship within the close O’Connor family circle.
3. It’s Me Again, Baby (2017): A returning person from the past creates a second chance to act on a connection that was not settled the first time.
4. Mistletoe Me, Baby (2017): Another holiday romance completes the family sequence with mistletoe, reunion, and a commitment that extends beyond Christmas.

Retribution Books in Order

Retribution is a two-book romantic-suspense sequence. The books share a world of danger and revenge but focus on separate relationships.

1. Retribution (2015): A mission driven by retaliation brings the central couple together while forcing them to decide whether justice and vengeance are the same thing.
2. Tempting Danger (2017): A new threat creates a dangerous attraction in the same suspense world, extending the series without reopening the first romance.

Holiday With a Hitman Books in Order

These are fast romantic-suspense stories that combine holiday settings with professional killers, dangerous assignments, and lighter situational humor.

1. How the Hitman Stole Christmas (2023): Hitman Theo Contos and explosives expert Elliana Reed collide during a Christmas operation that refuses to remain either professional or simple.
2. A Very Merry Hitman (2024): Another assassin enters a holiday situation where the intended job becomes complicated by an unexpected romantic connection.
3. All I Want for Christmas Is a Hitman (2025): A woman’s Christmas wish takes a dangerous turn when a hitman becomes both the problem and the person most capable of keeping her alive.
4. A Holly Jolly Hitman (December 8, 2026): A hitman posing as Santa at a corporate party encounters a woman from his past while attempting to make a target’s death look accidental.

Published and Upcoming Titles

The first three books are published. A Holly Jolly Hitman is scheduled for December 8, 2026 and is therefore upcoming as of this update.

Falling For Short Stories in Order

These contemporary stories are linked by their naming pattern rather than a continuing suspense plot. They can be read separately.

1. Falling for Nola (2024): A compact romance gives Nola an unexpected relationship without requiring any earlier Katie Reus series knowledge.
2. Falling for Valentine (2025): A Valentine-season connection develops into something more lasting than the central characters initially expect.
3. Falling for Violet (2025): Violet’s short romance continues the collection’s pattern of self-contained, low-commitment entry points.
4. Falling for Bella (October 20, 2026): New Orleans ghost-tour operator Bella enters a fake relationship with former best friend Ansen in an attempt to calm their feuding families and rival businesses.

Falling for Bella is an upcoming short novella scheduled for October 20, 2026.

Moon Shifter Books in Order

Moon Shifter follows wolf packs, vampire conflicts, jaguar shifters, and recurring supernatural alliances. The novellas numbered 1.5, 3.5, and 5.5 belong inside the sequence.

1. Alpha Instinct (2012): Ana Cordona turns to Connor Armstrong when her all-female pack is threatened, reviving a bond complicated by his earlier disappearance.
2. Lover’s Instinct (2013): A shorter romance expands the pack community after the first novel and is best read before Primal Possession.
3. Primal Possession (2012): Liam Armstrong pursues December McIntyre while anti-shifter violence and family opposition place their mating bond under pressure.
4. Mating Instinct (2013): Jayce Kazan and Kat Saburova confront a history of separation as a supernatural threat makes avoiding their bond impossible.
5. His Untamed Desire (2014): A novella gives another Moon Shifter couple a focused mating story before the fourth main novel.
6. Avenger’s Heat (2014): Erin Flynn and Noah Campbell enter a dangerous conflict where grief, revenge, and a growing mating connection overlap.
7. Hunter Reborn (2015): A vampire believed lost returns to a changed supernatural world and to a woman who must decide whether she can trust him again.
8. Protective Instinct (2015): A shorter protective romance bridges the later novels and expands the pack’s supporting relationships.
9. Dark Protector (2016): A powerful supernatural protector becomes involved with a woman facing a threat that reaches into the wider pack conflict.
10. A Mate for Christmas (2016): A holiday mating story closes the published sequence with a lighter romance inside the established Moon Shifter world.

Publication Order Note

Primal Possession was published before Lover’s Instinct, but the novella is commonly numbered 1.5. Readers prioritizing internal placement may put Lover’s Instinct between Alpha Instinct and Primal Possession.

Darkness Books in Order

Darkness introduces dragons, vampires, demons, shifters, and other supernatural beings living alongside the modern world. The romances change, but alliances and supernatural politics develop steadily.

1. Darkness Awakened (2013): Vampire warrior Finn Stavros reunites with Lyra Marius when their missing daughter forces old enemies and former lovers to work together.
2. Taste of Darkness (2014): Drake awakens after centuries and forms a bond with Victoria, whose place in the supernatural community brings both belonging and danger.
3. Beyond the Darkness (2015): Bo Broussard and Nyx face a threat that widens the series beyond its opening vampire conflict and further develops its supernatural alliances.
4. Hunted by Darkness (2016): Dragon shifter Keelin is drawn into danger with Bran Devlin, where pursuit and ancient power make their relationship impossible to avoid.
5. Into the Darkness (2016): Another supernatural couple moves deeper into the conflict as hidden abilities and enemy plans become harder to contain.
6. Saved by Darkness (2017): Ian McCabe and Fiona O’Rourke receive a second chance while a dangerous force threatens the community they are trying to protect.
7. Guardian of Darkness (2018): A supernatural guardian accepts responsibility for a woman whose safety becomes tied to a broader paranormal threat.
8. Sentinel of Darkness (2018): A sentinel’s protective role turns personal in a shorter installment that expands the series’ network of defenders.
9. A Very Dragon Christmas (2018): A holiday novella revisits the dragon community with a lighter mating story after Sentinel of Darkness.
10. Darkness Rising (2019): The final published Darkness novel raises another ancient threat and prepares the supernatural world for the scale later explored in Ancients Rising.

Collections

The Darkness Series: Books 4-6 combines Hunted by Darkness, Into the Darkness, and Saved by Darkness. It is an omnibus, not an extra installment.

Ancients Rising Books in Order

Ancients Rising continues the wider supernatural world after catastrophic events have exposed paranormal beings. Ancient dragons and other powerful creatures take larger roles than they did in Darkness.

Readers receive the fullest context by completing Darkness first.

1. Ancient Protector (2020): Dragon shifter King protects Star during a dangerous new era in which ancient supernatural beings can no longer remain hidden.
2. Ancient Enemy (2020): A feared ancient warrior encounters a woman capable of reaching beyond his reputation while a common enemy threatens the recovering world.
3. Ancient Enforcer (2021): An enforcer’s mission becomes personal when the woman involved challenges both his control and his assumptions about loyalty.
4. Ancient Vendetta (2021): A long-standing grievance resurfaces around a new couple, turning ancient revenge into a threat to fragile supernatural alliances.
5. Ancient Retribution (2022): The consequences of past violence drive another powerful being toward retribution, while a developing bond offers a different future.
6. Ancient Vengeance (2022): A supernatural warrior pursuing vengeance must protect the woman who becomes central to both his mission and his emotional return.
7. Ancient Sentinel (2023): A sentinel charged with guarding others discovers that one particular woman has become more important than the duty defining him.
8. Ancient Warrior (2023): An ancient fighter enters a new battle where strength alone cannot resolve either the external danger or the central relationship.
9. Ancient Guardian (2023): A guardian protects a woman connected to the latest supernatural threat, extending the series’ network of ancient defenders.
10. Ancient Warlord (2025): A powerful warlord confronts an enemy capable of destabilizing the supernatural world while his developing bond creates a personal stake in the outcome.
11. Ancient Curse (February 23, 2027): Twin dragon sisters Prima and Mira face an ancient evil alongside two warriors who have loved them across time.

Current Ancients Rising Status

Ten books are published.

Ancient Curse is confirmed for February 23, 2027. It is upcoming and should not be counted among the available books as of July 19, 2026.

Crescent Moon Books in Order

Crescent Moon was originally published under the Savannah Stuart name, although Katie Reus’s official site now associates both names with the series. It is separate from Moon Shifter.

1. Taming the Alpha (2014): Wolf-pack leader Grant risks exposing the supernatural world when his human lover Talia demands a relationship in which she is no longer his last priority.
2. Claiming His Mate (2014): Wolf shifter Max catches jaguar shifter Lauren breaking into his alpha’s home and uses the resulting week together to prove their cross-species bond is real.
3. Tempting His Mate (2014): Jaguar shifter Ella discovers that her recent one-night stand, Asher, has joined the wolf pack where she is seeking a new beginning.
4. Saving His Mate (2015): Vampire bounty hunter Rex pursues shifter Margery despite her refusal to trust vampires, until his dangerous work places her in the line of fire.
5. To Catch His Mate (2016): Alyssa ends an arranged mating after believing Reece sees her only as a political obligation, forcing him to follow and prove otherwise.
6. Falling for His Mate (2017): Andrew attempts to win Charlotte back after ghosting her and damaging the trust created by their apparent mating bond.
7. Wolf’s Mate (2018): Erica discovers she is pregnant after leaving Hudson, who must convince her that he wants a mate rather than accepting a duty.
8. Jaguar’s Mate (2019): Sapphire’s instinct to flee relationships is tested when Eli helps her protect a friend and refuses to abandon their developing bond.
9. Chosen Mate (2019): Wolf shifter Leslie tries to protect the quiet life she has built with her son while alpha Malcolm prepares to confront both her doubts and a threat from her past.

Pen-Name Boundary

Crescent Moon belongs in a complete Katie Reus bibliography because the author now presents it on her official site. Older editions and catalogues may list Savannah Stuart alone.

Paranormal Novellas

These supernatural romances are not one numbered series. They are best treated as individual novellas sharing shifter and vampire themes.

1. Destined Mate (2011): Vampire Angela returns to werewolf Knox nearly a century after their separation, reviving a forbidden bond between natural enemies.
2. Protector’s Mate (2012): Werewolf Felicia comes home from a war zone to find Alaric occupying her territory and a hostile shifter stalking them both.
3. A Jaguar’s Kiss (2012): Wolf alpha Owen reunites with jaguar shifter Gabriela while attacks on humans threaten the fragile peace between their packs.
4. Enemy Mine (2013): Members of enemy supernatural families confront an attraction that complicates old loyalties and an external danger.
5. Tempting the Jaguar (2013): Packless jaguar Estrella meets wolf shifter Rainer just as enemy vampires reveal that her heritage is more complicated than either expected.
6. Heart of the Jaguar (2013): Jaguar shifter Cindy’s encounter with lone wolf Elias triggers a mating call and attracts someone determined to keep them apart.

These novellas are optional standalones. Similar creatures and themes do not make them required Moon Shifter or Darkness installments.

Sloane Gala Thriller Books in Order

Sloane Gala marks Katie Reus’s move into thriller-focused fiction. The series should remain separate from her romantic-suspense worlds.

1. Neighbor Liar Killer (2026): Sloane Gala becomes involved in a neighborhood web of lies, suspicion, and murder where polished appearances conceal dangerous private motives.
2. See How They Die (May 18, 2027): Sloane returns for a second investigation in which survival depends on acting when no outside rescuer can be trusted to arrive.

See How They Die is an upcoming title scheduled for May 18, 2027.

Standalone Romantic-Suspense Novels

These books do not require a series order. Some early titles have had limited availability or have appeared in revised editions, so publication years can vary between catalogues.

1. City of Secrets (2008): Urban danger and concealed identities pull the central couple into a suspense story where trusting the wrong person could be fatal.
2. Trust No One (2008): A woman caught in a dangerous situation must rely on a man despite every reason she has been given to distrust the people around her.
3. Running from the Past (2008): An attempt to escape an earlier threat fails when the past catches up and forces the heroine into another fight for safety.
4. Dangerous Deception (2009): A relationship develops inside a web of lies where uncovering the truth may expose the central characters to greater danger.
5. Everything to Lose (2009): A woman with no safe margin for error faces a threat capable of taking away the life and relationship she has tried to protect.
6. Dangerous Secrets (2011): Hidden information places the central couple in danger and makes emotional honesty inseparable from survival.
7. Killer Secrets (2011): A lethal secret connects a romantic relationship to an investigation in which silence protects the wrong person.
8. Deadly Obsession (2011): A dangerous fixation turns one woman into a target, while the man protecting her attempts to identify the threat before it escalates.
9. Danger in Paradise (2011): An apparently idyllic destination becomes the setting for violence, forcing the central couple to survive beyond the safety of ordinary support.
10. His Secret Past (2012): A man’s concealed history threatens his relationship when events from that past return with immediate consequences.
11. Tempted by Her Neighbor (2024): Attraction between neighbors develops into a compact romance with enough risk and uncertainty to prevent the relationship from remaining casual.

Short Contemporary Fiction

1. The Trouble with Rylee (2024): Rylee becomes the center of a short contemporary story where an inconvenient attraction creates more complications than either lead expects.

This story is not currently identified as a required installment in one of Katie Reus’s principal numbered series.

Boxed Sets and Collections

These editions repackage previously published books and should not be counted as new stories.

1. Night of the Shifter (2014): A multi-author paranormal collection containing shifter romance rather than a new full-length Katie Reus novel.
2. Werewolf’s Embrace (2014): A shared werewolf-romance collection that includes previously available or shorter supernatural material.
3. The Serafina (2014): A Sin City collection bringing early Serafina stories together in one edition.
4. The Darkness Series: Books 4-6 (2017): An omnibus containing Hunted by Darkness, Into the Darkness, and Saved by Darkness.
5. Red Stone Security Series Box Set: Volume 5 (2017): A grouped edition of existing Red Stone Security stories rather than Book 16.
6. The MacArthur Family Collection (2023): A complete three-story omnibus containing Falling for Irish, Unintended Target, and Saving Sienna.

Always inspect an omnibus contents page before purchasing it alongside individual ebooks.

The Recommended Katie Reus Reading Paths

For the Full Redemption Harbor Continuity

1. Resurrection
2. Savage Rising
3. Dangerous Witness
4. Innocent Target
5. Hunting Danger
6. Covert Games
7. Chasing Vengeance
8. Fighting for Hailey
9. Fighting for Reese
10. Fighting for Adalyn
11. Fighting for Magnolia
12. Fighting for Berlin
13. Fighting for Mari
14. Fighting for Hope

This route preserves the original team’s formation before the later security-company stories.

For the Connected Dragon and Supernatural World

Read the Darkness sequence first:

1. Darkness Awakened
2. Taste of Darkness
3. Beyond the Darkness
4. Hunted by Darkness
5. Into the Darkness
6. Saved by Darkness
7. Guardian of Darkness
8. Sentinel of Darkness
9. A Very Dragon Christmas
10. Darkness Rising

Then continue with Ancients Rising:

1. Ancient Protector
2. Ancient Enemy
3. Ancient Enforcer
4. Ancient Vendetta
5. Ancient Retribution
6. Ancient Vengeance
7. Ancient Sentinel
8. Ancient Warrior
9. Ancient Guardian
10. Ancient Warlord
11. Ancient Curse – upcoming in 2027

For Romantic Suspense Without a Long Commitment

Choose one of these compact sequences:

• Endgame for a connected three-book conspiracy.
• Verona Bay for three small-town suspense romances.
• MacArthur Family for three shorter family stories.
• Retribution for a two-book sequence.
• Sanctuary Falls for the newest Knight-family cases.

For Shifter Romance

Choose Moon Shifter for a longer pack-based story.

Choose Crescent Moon for shorter wolf-and-jaguar romances.

Choose the paranormal novellas for independent stories requiring no continuing order.

Publication Order or Chronological Order?

Publication order is the useful choice throughout Katie Reus’s bibliography.

Her recurring worlds do not have a substantially different official chronological sequence. Rearranging the books would mainly separate novellas from the locations where readers are expected to recognize the characters.

The numbered novella placements in Moon Shifter are the only meaningful adjustment. Read Lover’s Instinct after Alpha Instinct, His Untamed Desire after Mating Instinct, and Protective Instinct after Hunter Reborn.

Latest and Upcoming Katie Reus Books

As of July 19, 2026, Knight’s Obsession, published in June 2026, is Katie Reus’s latest available romance.

Neighbor Liar Killer is her newest thriller and the opening Sloane Gala novel.

Confirmed forthcoming books include:

• Knight’s Redemption: August 25, 2026
• Falling for Bella: October 20, 2026
• A Holly Jolly Hitman: December 8, 2026
• Ancient Curse: February 23, 2027
• See How They Die: May 18, 2027

These dates belong to announced releases and may change before publication.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Katie Reus book to read first?

Resurrection is the strongest starting point for romantic suspense because it opens a complete seven-book series and later leads into Redemption Harbor Security.

For paranormal romance, begin with Darkness Awakened.

Do Katie Reus’s books need to be read in order?

Read Endgame, Moon Shifter, Darkness, Ancients Rising, Redemption Harbor, and Redemption Harbor Security in order.

Red Stone Security and many of the shorter family series are more flexible because each installment follows a different couple.

Are Redemption Harbor and Redemption Harbor Security the same series?

No. Redemption Harbor is the original seven-book sequence.

Redemption Harbor Security is a later continuation in the same wider world. Begin it with Fighting for Hailey after completing Chasing Vengeance.

Is Ancients Rising connected to Darkness?

Yes. Ancients Rising uses the supernatural world established in Darkness and expands the roles of ancient dragons and other powerful beings.

New readers receive more context by starting with Darkness Awakened.

Is Crescent Moon connected to Moon Shifter?

No. Both contain wolf and jaguar shifters, but they have separate packs, characters, and continuity.

Why are some Crescent Moon books listed under Savannah Stuart?

Savannah Stuart is a pen name used by Katie Reus. Older editions may use that name alone, while the author’s current site associates both names with the series.

Is The Serafina another Sin City novel?

No. It is a collected edition of Serafina material and should not be counted as a separate romance.

Are Katie Reus’s paranormal novellas part of Moon Shifter?

They are presented separately from the numbered Moon Shifter series. Similar supernatural creatures do not establish shared continuity.

Can Red Stone Security be read out of order?

Most books can be understood independently because each follows a new couple and danger.

Publication order remains preferable for recurring employees, marriages, family developments, and the return of the series in Secret Enemy.

Which Katie Reus series has the strictest order?

The Endgame trilogy has the clearest continuing conspiracy and should be read from Bishop’s Knight through Bishop’s Endgame.

The combined Darkness–Ancients Rising route also benefits substantially from the correct order.

What is Katie Reus’s latest published book?

Knight’s Obsession is her latest published romance as of July 19, 2026.

Knight’s Redemption is scheduled to follow on August 25, 2026.

Does Katie Reus write thrillers?

Yes. Neighbor Liar Killer begins the Sloane Gala thriller series, which continues with the announced See How They Die in 2027.

Final Reading Decision

Start with Resurrection when you want the clearest route through Katie Reus’s romantic suspense. Complete the original Redemption Harbor books, then move into Redemption Harbor Security.

Start with Darkness Awakened when dragons, vampires, shifters, and ancient supernatural politics are the main attraction. Finish Darkness before entering Ancients Rising.

Readers looking for the newest series can begin with Knight’s Storm. Those wanting a largely standalone experience should choose one of the early romantic-suspense novels or a separate paranormal novella rather than entering the middle of a numbered continuity.