Susan Griscom Books in Order (Updated April 6, 2026)

Susan Griscom’s catalog works best when you sort it by lane first. She writes contemporary romance, vampire romance, urban fantasy/paranormal romance, and shared-world shifter romance. That matters because her books do not all belong to one giant connected universe. Some are tightly grouped series, some are standalones, and some are her entries in a multi-author world.

For most readers, there are four clean ways in:

1. Start with Beautifully Wounded for contemporary small-town romance.
2. Start with Tempted by a Vampire for her longest vampire series.
3. Start with Ignite the Flame for her urban fantasy/paranormal lane.
4. Start with Cooper only if you specifically want the shared-world shifter books.

The easiest way to read Susan Griscom

If you want the smoothest broad path through the catalog, this is the clearest order:

1. Contemporary standalones and contemporary series
2. The Beaumont Brothers
3. Immortal Hearts of San Francisco
4. Whisper Cape / The Sectorium
5. Shared-world and contributed series entries
6. Holiday standalone romance

Why this works: it keeps the emotional contemporary books together, then moves into the longer paranormal runs, and saves the shared-world material for later so you do not mistake it for a core solo series.

Contemporary romance first

Standalone novels

These are best treated as individual books, not hidden series starters.

1. Allusive Aftershock (2012): An early standalone contemporary romance and one of the clearest places to sample Griscom outside her later branded series.
2. The Pop Star and the Sheriff – A Christmas Charm (2024): A second-chance holiday romance set in a small Northern California town, built as a self-contained Christmas story rather than part of a numbered series.

Sand and Sunset

This currently appears to be a one-book contemporary line rather than an ongoing series.

Broken Wide Open (2017): A standalone-style emotional romance that sits under the Sand and Sunset label, but with no currently confirmed second main book.

The Beaumont Brothers

This is Susan Griscom’s clearest contemporary family romance trilogy. Goodreads and the official site agree on the three-book structure, and it reads best in order even though the third book is marketed as readable on its own.

1. Beautifully Wounded (2014): The series opener introduces the Beaumont family and remains the best entry point for Griscom’s contemporary-romance side.
2. Beautifully Used (2014): A second brother-focused romance that builds on the family framework established in the first book.
3. Beautifully Undone (2016): The third Beaumont novel, readable alone but more rewarding after the earlier two books.

Optional Beaumont item

Beaumont Brothers Complete Series (2017): A box set, not a new story and not the right place to start.

Vampire romance and paranormal series

Immortal Hearts of San Francisco

This is the longest clearly defined Susan Griscom solo series on Goodreads and her official site. It is the safest paranormal starting point for readers who want vampires first. Goodreads currently shows six primary works plus a boxed set, while the official series page also lists Cursed by a Vampire as book seven.

1. Tempted by a Vampire (2015): The true starting point for the San Francisco vampire line and the best place to enter Griscom’s paranormal catalog.
2. Captivated by a Vampire (2016): A reporter-and-vampire follow-up that expands the same world and is best read second.
3. Rocked by a Vampire (2016): A music-driven vampire romance that builds on the emotional and supernatural framework of the earlier books.
4. Possessed by a Vampire (2017): A later entry that continues the same linked vampire world and is strongest in sequence.
5. Protected by a Vampire (2018): A protection-and-danger installment that fits squarely into the established series rhythm.
6. Bewitched by a Vampire (2020): The sixth Goodreads-listed primary work and the natural end point of the core confirmed run there.
7. Cursed by a Vampire (2021): Listed on Susan Griscom’s official series page as book seven, so it is best treated as the current continuation of the series.

Optional Immortal Hearts items

• Immortal Hearts of San Francisco Boxed Set #1 (2016): Collects books 1-3.
• Immortal Hearts of San Francisco Vol. 1, Books 1-3: Same idea in official-store form.
• Immortal Hearts of San Francisco Vol. 2, Books 4-6: A later box set and not a separate story line.

Whisper Cape / The Sectorium

This is the trickiest part of the catalog because the series branding has shifted. Goodreads states that books 1-3 were previously released as the Whisper Cape series and now sit under The Sectorium, while Susan Griscom’s official site still prominently uses Whisper Cape branding and lists all five books together. The most stable approach is to treat them as the same five-book paranormal sequence.

1. Ignite the Flame (2011): The opening urban fantasy/paranormal romance and the best place to start this magical small-town sequence.
2. Reflect the Flame (2012): The second book in the same world; Goodreads credits this installment under Regan Walsh, but it remains part of the series structure.
3. Tame the Flame (2013): A continuation built on memory loss, magic, and the established Whisper Cape setting.
4. A Gypsy’s Kiss (2015): A later paranormal entry that broadens the series beyond the core Flame titles.
5. Wet Kisses (2018): The fifth book, involving a dolphin-shifter hero, and the last currently listed main entry in the sequence.

Optional Whisper Cape item

Fire and Magic: The Complete Whisper Cape Series: A box set of the five main books, not a separate continuity.

Shared-world and contribution titles

Dark Moon Falls

This is not a solo Susan Griscom series in the same way as Beaumont Brothers or Immortal Hearts. Fantastic Fiction specifically lists it under “series contributed to,” and Goodreads identifies Dark Moon Falls as a larger multi-author shared world. The safest reading advice is to treat Griscom’s books here as her entries in that world, not as a standalone Susan Griscom trilogy.

Best way to read Susan Griscom’s Dark Moon Falls books

1. Cooper (2020): Griscom’s first Dark Moon Falls entry, co-written with Tami Lund, and the logical starting point for her contributions to the world.
2. Milo (2021): Her second contribution, set in the same shifter town and best read after Cooper.
3. Tucker (2022): The third Susan Griscom Dark Moon Falls novel and the current end point of her known run in the shared series.

Other contributed or side-world books

1. Vampire’s Touch (2021): Listed on Susan Griscom’s site under Immortal Keepers World, so it is best treated as a separate shared-world vampire title rather than part of Immortal Hearts of San Francisco.
2. Refrain (2018): Fantastic Fiction places this under Neriza, which suggests a separate side-world or contributed branch rather than a core Susan Griscom solo series.

Recommended reading order for most readers

If you want one practical Susan Griscom order without mixing incompatible branches, use this:

1. Beautifully Wounded
2. Beautifully Used
3. Beautifully Undone
4. Allusive Aftershock
5. Broken Wide Open
6. Tempted by a Vampire
7. Captivated by a Vampire
8. Rocked by a Vampire
9. Possessed by a Vampire
10. Protected by a Vampire
11. Bewitched by a Vampire
12. Cursed by a Vampire
13. Ignite the Flame
14. Reflect the Flame
15. Tame the Flame
16. A Gypsy’s Kiss
17. Wet Kisses
18. Cooper
19. Milo
20. Tucker
21. Vampire’s Touch
22. Refrain
23. The Pop Star and the Sheriff – A Christmas Charm

That order is not a single shared-universe chronology. It is a reader-friendly path that keeps her strongest solo series together first.

Do Susan Griscom books need to be read in order?

Yes inside the main series.

That matters most for The Beaumont Brothers, Immortal Hearts of San Francisco, and Whisper Cape / The Sectorium. Dark Moon Falls is different: since it is a multi-author shared world, you can read only Griscom’s entries in order if that is all you want. Her standalones do not require any special sequence.

Best Susan Griscom starting point by mood

1. Start with Beautifully Wounded if you want contemporary family romance.
2. Start with Tempted by a Vampire if you want the longest paranormal run.
3. Start with Ignite the Flame if you want a more urban-fantasy feel.
4. Start with The Pop Star and the Sheriff – A Christmas Charm if you only want a holiday standalone.

Latest release status

As of April 6, 2026, Susan Griscom’s official site still prominently features The Pop Star and the Sheriff – A Christmas Charm as an available current title, and the site’s active catalog pages continue to surface her core contemporary, vampire, and paranormal lines rather than showing a clearly newer numbered solo-series release beyond that. Fantastic Fiction likewise shows The Pop Star and the Sheriff as her latest standalone novel in its current listing.

Final recommendation

Read Susan Griscom by lane, not by strict publication year across everything.

For most readers, start with Beautifully Wounded on the contemporary side or Tempted by a Vampire on the paranormal side. After that, keep each series together, and treat Dark Moon Falls, Vampire’s Touch, and Refrain as side-world or contributed entries instead of part of one single Susan Griscom master continuity.