Simone Elise Books in Order (Updated April 10, 2026)

Simone Elise has two layers to her bibliography. There is the older dark-romance and MC backlist from 2017 to 2022, and there is the newer Crow Dynasty line, which her official site now presents as her main creative focus.

Because the author also notes that some earlier titles were paused, discontinued, or affected by rights issues, the cleanest way to read her work is to separate the current official continuity from the legacy backlist.

Start here, not everywhere

If you want the version of Simone Elise’s work that is most clearly supported by her current official site, start with The Obedient Lie. That is the beginning of the main Crow Dynasty sequence on her reading-order page.

If you want the older biker and criminal-romance books instead, start with Reaper’s Claim. It is the first published Simone Elise title listed in the older backlist sources and the opening of the best-known early series.

The best reading order for most readers

The simplest reading path is this:

1. Read The Crow Dynasty in the order listed on Simone Elise’s official site.
2. Then, if you want more of the older backlist, move into the legacy series by publication order.
3. Treat the early standalones and novellas as optional unless one of the premises especially interests you.

That approach avoids mixing the author’s current active world with older lines that are not being presented the same way anymore.

The official current continuity: The Crow Dynasty

This is the part of Simone Elise’s catalog with the clearest official reading order.

The Crow Dynasty: prequel and main sequence

1. The Heir of Villain (2025): A short origin novella about Nikolai and Vince Crow, best read first if you want the family foundation before the main romance arc.
2. The Obedient Lie (2025): The first main Crow Dynasty novel and the safest starting point for most readers, since it opens the central Crow Twins storyline.
3. The Silent War (2025): The direct continuation of the Crow Twins arc, so it works best immediately after The Obedient Lie.
4. The Savage Vow (upcoming): The next announced Crow Twins book, listed on the official reading-order page but not yet released with a public date on the site.

The Crow Dynasty: Vincent Crow

1. The Sacred Scar (2026): Opens the Vincent Crow branch of the world and is best read after the earlier Crow Dynasty books, since the official reading order places it after the Crow Twins sequence.
2. The Sweet Ruin (upcoming): The announced follow-up to The Sacred Scar, currently listed as upcoming without a public release date on the official site.

Do you need the prequel first?

Not necessarily. The Obedient Lie is still the best entry point for most readers because it starts the main published arc. The Heir of Villain is better treated as a bonus first step for readers who want background before the central series begins.

The legacy backlist: read by series

The older Simone Elise bibliography is harder to map perfectly because her official site says some books were paused, discontinued, or are missing from the public list. Still, the main series order is stable enough across catalog sources to give a practical guide.

Satan’s Sons MC

1. Reaper’s Claim (2017): The opening biker-romance novel and the clearest starting point for Simone Elise’s early MC work.
2. Reaper’s Rival (2017): Continues the same world and is best read second rather than as a standalone jump-in.
3. Reaper’s Redemption (2017): Closes the original trilogy arc and should follow the first two books directly.
4. Reaper and Abby (2021): A later return to the series that works best after the original three books are already in place.

Satan’s Sons MC Second Generation

1. Forbidden (2017): The opening second-generation book, best saved until after the core Reaper books because it belongs to the same broader family world.
2. Viper’s Claim (2021): Continues the next-generation line and makes more sense once Forbidden is already read.

Satan Bastards MC

1. Creed’s Honor (2020): Starts this separate MC branch and works as the proper entry point for the Satan Bastards line.
2. Kobra’s Opal (2021): Continues the same criminal-romance world and is best read after Creed’s Honor.
3. Creed’s Vengeance (2021): Acts as the current endpoint of the series and benefits from the setup in the first two books.

Hade’s Horsemen

1. Loving Lucian (2019): The publication-order start to this series, even though some catalog sites list a different chronological arrangement.
2. Property of Lucian (2019): Often shown as first chronologically, but publication-order readers can simply follow it after Loving Lucian unless they specifically want timeline order.

Tattooed Love

1. Tattooed Love (2017): Opens the series and is the obvious place to begin this branch.
2. Timeless Tattoos (2020): A bridge or continuation piece that belongs between the first and third books.
3. Timeless (2022): The later entry in the same line and best read after the earlier two titles.

The Vulture’s MC

1. Cage’s Fall (2021): Starts the Cage sequence and works as the correct entry point for this series.
2. Cage’s Downfall (2021): Continues the same arc and should follow book one directly.
3. Cage’s Forever (2021): Keeps the sequence moving and lands best after the first two books.
4. Cage (2022): The latest listed entry in this branch and the best place to stop if you want the full series run.

Colt

1. Colt (year not cleanly verified from the sources checked): An older Simone Elise project that the author mentions alongside her earlier work, but it sits outside the current official focus.
2. Colt: The Finale (year not cleanly verified from the sources checked): The follow-up to Colt, best treated as a separate early project rather than part of the newer Crow Dynasty continuity.

Standalone novels

These are best approached as separate reads rather than part of one required master order.

1. Twisting You (2017): An early standalone and one of the simplest older entry points if you do not want to commit to a series.
2. Tainted Romance (2017): Another early standalone that fits the darker side of the author’s older catalog.
3. King (2020): A standalone criminal-romance title that sits outside the bigger series map.
4. Fearless (2020): A standalone that the author flags for cheating-related content concerns on her warnings page.
5. Mr and Mrs Sullivan (2020): A standalone arranged-marriage style title from the older catalog period.
6. Tangled (2021): A standalone dark romance that the author’s warnings page notes includes eating-disorder material and relationship misunderstanding themes.
7. HIS (2021): Another standalone from the older backlist, positioned by the author as emotionally messy and potentially triggering for some readers.
8. Ours (2021): A later standalone with criminal elements, listed among the author’s older published books.

Novellas and shorter works

1. Satan’s Son (2017): A short early work that fits best as an extra for readers already exploring the biker-world books.
2. Falling Hard (2017): Another short early title that works more as a companion read than a main entry point.
3. My Little Kitten (2022): The most recently listed shorter work in the older catalog sources, but not part of the current official Crow Dynasty reading order.

Books that are harder to place cleanly

Simone Elise’s official site names several older titles without giving a full public series breakdown for all of them, including Royal Blood and One Commitment, Unforgivable Lies and Unforgettable Love, Sweet as Venom, and Lust. Those titles appear to belong to the legacy backlist, but I would not present a firm series order for them without stronger confirmation than the sources currently give.

Publication order or chronological order?

For Simone Elise, publication order is the safer recommendation almost everywhere. The one partial exception is Hade’s Horsemen, where one catalog source lists Property of Lucian first chronologically even though Loving Lucian appears first in publication order. Unless you specifically want the internal timeline, publication order remains the simpler route.

Latest release status

The newest clearly confirmed Simone Elise release is The Sacred Scar (2026), which starts the Vincent Crow branch of the Crow Dynasty world. The official site also lists The Savage Vow and The Sweet Ruin as upcoming, but I did not find public release dates for them on the official pages I checked.

FAQs

What is the best Simone Elise book to start with?

Start with The Obedient Lie if you want the author’s current main world. Start with Reaper’s Claim if you want the older MC backlist first.

Is The Crow Dynasty separate from the older biker books?

Yes. The official site treats The Crow Dynasty as the current creative focus, while the older 2010 to 2021 books are presented separately as earlier published work.

Do I need to read The Heir of Villain first?

Only if you want the prequel context. Most readers can begin with The Obedient Lie and come back to the novella later.

Are all of Simone Elise’s older books still active parts of one continuity?

Not in a clean way that can be stated with confidence. The author explicitly notes rights issues, paused or discontinued titles, and an incomplete public list for parts of the older backlist.

Final recommendation

If you want the cleanest Simone Elise reading experience, read The Crow Dynasty first and treat it as the main line:

1. The Heir of Villain
2. The Obedient Lie
3. The Silent War
4. The Sacred Scar

Then decide whether you want to go backward into the older MC-heavy catalog. For that earlier era, Reaper’s Claim is the safest place to begin.