Seana Kelly Books in Order (Updated April 28, 2026)

Seana Kelly writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance. Her best-known work is the Sam Quinn universe, which follows a werewolf bookstore-and-bar owner through vampires, wicches, fae politics, ghosts, demons, shifters, and found-family trouble.

The key thing to know is that Sam Quinn and The Sea Wicche Chronicles share a world. The author provides a combined reading order, and that order matters more than separating the books by subseries.

For most readers, the correct first book is The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar. It introduces Sam Quinn, her supernatural San Francisco, and the emotional stakes that later spin outward into Arwyn’s Sea Wicche storyline.

First Decision: One Series or the Whole World?

1. If you want the full connected urban fantasy experience, use the combined Sam Quinn and Sea Wicche reading order later in this guide.
2. If you only want Sam’s main arc, read the numbered Sam Quinn novels in order and add the short stories where they fit.
3. If you want Arwyn’s story, you can read The Sea Wicche Chronicles, but it works better after the early Sam Quinn books because the worlds overlap.
4. If you want something separate, read Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher. It is not part of the Sam Quinn supernatural continuity.

Seana Kelly Books in Order by Series

From Maine With Love Books in Order

This is a separate contemporary romance lane. It does not need to be read before Sam Quinn or Sea Wicche.

• Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher (2017): Katie returns to Bar Harbor after a damaging marriage and tries to rebuild her life in a seaside cottage, making this a separate second-chance-and-fresh-start romance rather than part of the supernatural universe.

Sam Quinn Books in Order

This is Seana Kelly’s main urban fantasy series. Read it in order because Sam’s powers, relationships, enemies, and supernatural alliances build from book to book.

1. The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar (2020): Sam Quinn begins as a werewolf book nerd running a bookstore-and-bar with a strict no-wolves rule, only to lose a major protection and face attacks that force her into the supernatural world she has tried to manage from a distance.
2. The Dead Don’t Drink at Lafitte’s (2021): Sam’s connection to Clive and the vampire world deepens after a ghostly warning sends her toward New Orleans and into older, more dangerous vampire politics.
3. The Wicche Glass Tavern (2021): Sam’s wicche inheritance and necromantic gifts become harder to avoid as she prepares to confront the aunt who has been trying to kill her.
4. The Hob & Hound Pub (2022): Sam and Clive’s honeymoon turns into a dangerous search through Europe, mixing vampire enemies, fae trouble, and the consequences of earlier supernatural conflicts.
5. Biergarten of the Damned (2022): Dave’s secrets pull Sam into demon territory, testing the limits of chosen family and forcing her to ask how far loyalty can stretch.
6. The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Café (2023): Clive’s maker arrives in San Francisco, bringing ancient history, vampire power struggles, and a challenge to the life Sam and Clive are trying to build.
7. The Bloody Ruin Asylum & Taproom (2024): Sam faces the aftermath of widening supernatural conflict as the series moves into larger political stakes and more dangerous enemies.
8. The Mermaid’s Bubble Lounge (2025): The vampire Guild is unstable, rogue vampires are becoming a serious problem, and Sam and Clive are pulled into repairing a supernatural power structure that may not want to be repaired.
9. The Ferryman’s Rest Inn & Grogshop (2026): Meg, one of the Furies and one of Sam’s guarded allies, draws Sam and Clive toward Greece and the Underworld, making this a late-series book that should not be read early.

Story in the World of Sam Quinn Books in Order

These shorter works belong inside the Sam Quinn continuity. They are not the best starting point, but they add useful side-character context.

1. All I Want for Christmas Is a Dragon (2022): A holiday story set while Sam is away with Clive, shifting attention to George, Benvair, and a relationship conversation with supernatural weight.
2. The Banshee & the Blade (2023): Dave searches for Maggie with help from a sea wicche and a dangerous weapon, making this a useful bridge between Sam’s world and the Sea Wicche side of the universe.
3. The Nocturne’s Gatekeeper (2024): A side story in Sam’s world that belongs after The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Café and before The Bloody Ruin Asylum & Taproom in the author’s combined order.

The Sea Wicche Chronicles Books in Order

This series follows Arwyn Cassandra Corey, the Sea Wicche of Monterey. It shares the broader supernatural world with Sam Quinn, so the best placement is inside the combined reading order rather than completely apart.

1. Bewicched (2023): Arwyn opens her art gallery and tea bar while trying to avoid Corey family politics, clairvoyant burdens, and the pressure to take her place in a dangerous magical lineage.
2. Wicche Hunt (2024): Arwyn joins the Corey Council and helps investigate both a violent sorcerer threat and a grim police case, while Declan’s werewolf-pack conflict escalates.
3. Wicching Hour (2025): Arwyn’s gallery is open, Declan’s role as Alpha matters more than ever, and a dangerous podcast threatens to expose supernatural secrets.
4. Wicked Wicche (2026): Arwyn is dealing with motherhood, murder accusations, Council pressure, fae lessons, grief, and another deadly investigation, making this a late-stage Sea Wicche entry.
5. Wicche Moon (2027): This is listed as a future Sea Wicche Chronicles book, so readers should treat it as upcoming rather than part of the available reading sequence.

Story in the World of the Sea Wicche Books in Order

These shorter stories are Sea Wicche side entries. They are optional, but the author’s combined order places them carefully.

1. Night Owl Books (2025): Orla, an owl shifter who owns a bookstore, steps into the Sea Wicche world through a smaller-scale side story that works best after Wicche Hunt.
2. Night Owl Bridge (2026): Orla returns when an odd disappearance and bones under a bridge pull her away from her quiet reading life and into another supernatural problem.

Best Combined Reading Order for Sam Quinn and Sea Wicche

This is the most useful order for readers who want the whole connected supernatural universe. It follows the author’s listed reading path and prevents the Sea Wicche material from landing too early.

1. The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar (2020): Start here because Sam, the bar, the vampire world, and the series’ central emotional damage all begin here.
2. The Dead Don’t Drink at Lafitte’s (2021): Continue directly into Sam and Clive’s New Orleans vampire trouble.
3. The Wicche Glass Tavern (2021): Read this before the series expands further because Sam’s wicche and necromantic sides become essential.
4. The Hob & Hound Pub (2022): Keep this before the short story because Sam and Clive’s travel arc explains why other characters step forward.
5. All I Want for Christmas Is a Dragon (2022): Add this short story after The Hob & Hound Pub because it takes place while Sam is away.
6. Biergarten of the Damned (2022): Return to the main series for Dave’s major demon-centered book.
7. The Banshee & the Blade (2023): Read this side story after Biergarten of the Damned because it follows Dave and Maggie’s thread.
8. Bewicched (2023): Begin Arwyn’s Sea Wicche arc here, after the Sam Quinn world has already introduced enough supernatural context.
9. The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Café (2023): Return to Sam as Clive’s past and vampire hierarchy become more dangerous.
10. The Nocturne’s Gatekeeper (2024): Place this side story after The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Café and before the next major Sam novel.
11. Wicche Hunt (2024): Continue Arwyn’s arc as her Council responsibilities and werewolf-pack complications intensify.
12. The Bloody Ruin Asylum & Taproom (2024): Read this after Wicche Hunt because the larger world has now widened beyond Sam’s immediate circle.
13. Night Owl Books (2025): Add this Sea Wicche side story before Wicching Hour.
14. Wicching Hour (2025): Continue Arwyn’s main series as the supernatural secrecy problem grows more public and more dangerous.
15. The Mermaid’s Bubble Lounge (2025): Return to Sam and Clive for vampire Guild fallout and fae danger.
16. Night Owl Bridge (2026): Read Orla’s second side story after The Mermaid’s Bubble Lounge and before Wicked Wicche.
17. Wicked Wicche (2026): Continue Arwyn’s main arc after the side-story placement.
18. The Ferryman’s Rest Inn & Grogshop (2026): Read this as the next Sam Quinn novel and the latest listed Sam entry.
19. Wicche Moon (2027): Save this for publication, as it is listed as a future Sea Wicche Chronicles book.

Publication Order: When to Use It

Publication order is useful for the Sam Quinn universe because the world expands as the books were released. That said, the author’s combined reading order is better than a simple year-by-year list.

The reason is placement. Some short stories sit between novels, and Sea Wicche entries begin after several Sam Quinn books have already shaped the shared world.

For new readers, the combined reading order is the safest path.

Optional and Essential Reading

Essential for the main Sam Quinn arc:

1. The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar (2020): Required starting point for Sam’s story.
2. The Dead Don’t Drink at Lafitte’s (2021): Important for Sam and Clive’s relationship and vampire politics.
3. The Wicche Glass Tavern (2021): Important for Sam’s powers and family conflict.
4. The Hob & Hound Pub (2022): Important for the European and fae-thread expansion.
5. Biergarten of the Damned (2022): Important for Dave and demon-world context.
6. The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Café (2023): Important for Clive’s maker and vampire-history stakes.
7. The Bloody Ruin Asylum & Taproom (2024): Important for the later supernatural power struggle.
8. The Mermaid’s Bubble Lounge (2025): Important for the vampire Guild and fae-threat aftermath.
9. The Ferryman’s Rest Inn & Grogshop (2026): Important for the Fury and Underworld direction.

Optional but useful:

1. All I Want for Christmas Is a Dragon (2022): Optional, but it gives George and Benvair more room.
2. The Banshee & the Blade (2023): Optional, but strongly useful if you care about Dave and Maggie.
3. The Nocturne’s Gatekeeper (2024): Optional side material in Sam’s world.
4. Night Owl Books (2025): Optional Sea Wicche side story.
5. Night Owl Bridge (2026): Optional follow-up to Night Owl Books.

Best treated as a connected second arc:

1. Bewicched (2023): Arwyn’s entry point.
2. Wicche Hunt (2024): Arwyn’s Council and investigation arc deepens.
3. Wicching Hour (2025): Arwyn’s secrets and public danger sharpen.
4. Wicked Wicche (2026): Arwyn’s latest available main entry.
5. Wicche Moon (2027): Upcoming continuation.

Separate from the supernatural universe:

• Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher (2017): Contemporary romance and separate from Sam Quinn.

Latest Seana Kelly Book

At the time of writing such as April 28, 2026, the latest released Seana Kelly title I verified is Wicked Wicche (2026), book 4 in The Sea Wicche Chronicles.

The next listed Sam Quinn novel is The Ferryman’s Rest Inn & Grogshop (2026).

A future Sea Wicche title, Wicche Moon (2027), is listed for April 2027. Treat that as upcoming until release.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Seana Kelly book should I read first?

Start with The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar (2020). It introduces Sam Quinn, The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar, Clive’s vampire world, and the series’ central supernatural conflicts.

Do Seana Kelly’s books need to be read in order?

Yes for the Sam Quinn universe. The mysteries and dangers often have individual shape, but the character arcs, powers, romances, and supernatural politics build in sequence.

Are Sam Quinn and The Sea Wicche Chronicles connected?

Yes. They share a world, and the author provides a combined reading order that places Sea Wicche books among the Sam Quinn novels and side stories.

Can I start with Bewicched?

You can, but it is not the cleanest route. Bewicched (2023) works better after the first several Sam Quinn books because the shared supernatural setting is already active by then.

Are the short stories required?

They are not strictly required, but they are useful. The Banshee & the Blade is especially helpful because it gives Dave and Maggie important side-story space and includes Sea Wicche connections.

Is Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher connected to Sam Quinn?

No. Welcome Home, Katie Gallagher (2017) is a separate contemporary romance and can be read at any time.

What is the best order for the full Seana Kelly universe?

Use the combined reading order beginning with The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar, then follow the author’s sequence through Sam Quinn, the Sam Quinn side stories, The Sea Wicche Chronicles, and the Sea Wicche side stories.

Final Reading Advice

Begin with The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar (2020). It is the foundation for Sam Quinn, the supernatural bar world, Clive, and the larger urban fantasy continuity.

After that, do not split Sam Quinn and Sea Wicche too aggressively. The better route is the combined reading order, because the side stories and Arwyn’s books are positioned to preserve continuity, character context, and the growing supernatural stakes.