Taylor Rose Books in Order (Updated May 29, 2026)

Taylor Rose is the dark-romance pen name used by Kenya Wright. This guide focuses on that Taylor Rose catalog.

There are other author and contributor listings under the same name, so this page keeps the Kenya Wright/Taylor Rose books separate from unrelated Taylor Rose profiles.

Taylor Rose’s books lean dark, explicit, obsessive, and psychologically intense. Reading order matters most when a book is part of a two-book arc, especially Dark, Bloodied, & Bruised and The Devil’s Vow.

The Best Taylor Rose Starting Point

1. Start with Ruin (2022) if you want the main Taylor Rose reading path from the beginning.
2. Start with Claimed (2024) if you want a dark mafia-romance duet with the cleanest series structure.
3. Start with Between You, Me, and God (2025) if you want a standalone forbidden romance and do not want to enter a connected series first.

Taylor Rose Books in Publication Order

1. Ruin (2022): A dark psychological enemies-to-lovers thriller built around Cain and Phoenix, with captivity, control, trauma, and survival at the center of the story.
2. Hunt (2022): The second Dark, Bloodied, & Bruised book, and the one title here that should not be read before Ruin.
3. The Darkest Hour (2024): A standalone assassin romance where Havoc and Onyx move through a deadly cat-and-mouse setup that turns into forced proximity.
4. Claimed (2024): The first Devil’s Vow book, beginning Erica and Gianni’s dark mafia marriage arc.
5. Bound (2024): The second Devil’s Vow book, continuing Erica and Gianni’s story after the marriage bargain becomes more dangerous and more revealing.
6. Between You, Me, and God (2025): A standalone forbidden priest romance centered on Father Cassian and Celeste, with religious vows, temptation, and transgressive dark-romance elements.
7. Yearn (2025): A standalone reverse age-gap romance about a younger medical student obsessed with his older married landlady.
8. Knotted by the Psychopath (2026): A short omegaverse romance in the multi-author Knotted By Cupid project, centered on a psychologist and a dangerous alpha patient.

Dark, Bloodied, & Bruised Books in Order

Read this duet in order. It is the most important continuity sequence in Taylor Rose’s catalog.

1. Ruin (2022): Cain and Phoenix’s story begins with psychological captivity, violence, survival, and a dark enemies-to-lovers dynamic.
2. Hunt (2022): The follow-up continues the same dark series lane, so it should be read after Ruin to preserve character context and emotional escalation.

The Devil’s Vow Books in Order

This is a two-book dark mafia romance arc. Do not reverse the order.

1. Claimed (2024): Erica, a rising ballerina, is forced into marriage with Gianni, a feared mob boss known as the Devil of Shadows.
2. Bound (2024): Erica and Gianni’s marriage continues as hidden truths and deeper dangers come to the surface.

Standalone Taylor Rose Novels

These can be read at any point.

1. The Darkest Hour (2024): A dark assassin romance with a survival setup, forced proximity, and a hunter-versus-target dynamic.
2. Between You, Me, and God (2025): A forbidden BWWM priest romance where spiritual vows and desire collide.
3. Yearn (2025): A dark reverse age-gap romance involving obsession, protection, and a heroine trapped in a damaging marriage.

Shared-World and Anthology Entries

These are optional for Taylor Rose-only readers.

1. Knotted by the Psychopath (2026): A Knotted By Cupid contribution, best treated as separate from Taylor Rose’s main duets and standalones.
2. Scorched (2018): A multi-author contemporary romance collection that Goodreads attaches to Taylor Rose, but it is not consistently listed in the main Taylor Rose/Kenya Wright catalog. Treat it as optional and not part of the core reading order.

Separate Taylor Rose Listings Not Included Here

Some book databases also show a Taylor Rose connected with titles such as Frosted and Queen of the Gods. Those appear under a separate Taylor Rose author profile and should not be merged into the Kenya Wright/Taylor Rose dark-romance order unless you are intentionally building a page for that different author listing.

Recommended Reading Order

For the cleanest Taylor Rose experience, read:

1. Ruin
2. Hunt
3. The Darkest Hour
4. Claimed
5. Bound
6. Between You, Me, and God
7. Yearn
8. Knotted by the Psychopath

This order follows publication flow while keeping the two duets intact.

For a shorter route, read Claimed and Bound first, then move to the standalones.

Chronological Reading Order

There is no confirmed master timeline connecting every Taylor Rose book.

Use series order for the duets and publication order for everything else. Chronological order does not add much here because the standalones and shared-world entry are not presented as one continuous universe.

Latest Release Status

As of May 29, 2026, the latest confirmed Taylor Rose release found during this update is Knotted by the Psychopath (2026), published as part of the Knotted By Cupid shared-world series.

No later Taylor Rose title was consistently confirmed across the main catalog sources during this check.

FAQs

Who is Taylor Rose?

Taylor Rose is a dark-romance pen name used by Kenya Wright.

What is the first Taylor Rose book?

The first core Taylor Rose/Kenya Wright book is Ruin (2022).

Do Taylor Rose books need to be read in order?

Only the series books need strict order. Read Ruin before Hunt, and read Claimed before Bound.

Is The Devil’s Vow a series?

Yes. The Devil’s Vow is a two-book dark mafia-romance sequence: Claimed first, then Bound.

Are the Taylor Rose standalones connected?

No confirmed single continuity connects The Darkest Hour, Between You, Me, and God, and Yearn. They can be read independently.

Where does Knotted by the Psychopath fit?

Read it after the main Taylor Rose books, or read it independently if you are following the Knotted By Cupid shared-world project.

Should Scorched be included?

Only for completists. It appears in some Goodreads data as a Taylor Rose-associated anthology entry, but it is not part of the stable Taylor Rose/Kenya Wright core catalog.

Conclusion

The safest Taylor Rose reading path is simple: begin with Ruin, read Hunt next, then move through the standalones and The Devil’s Vow duet.

For readers who want the most contained entry point, start with Claimed and continue directly to Bound. Save Knotted by the Psychopath and Scorched for optional shared-world or anthology reading.