Reading Order & Series Intro

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Welcome to the Katverse

Where villains reign supreme.

Or at least…they think they do.

Introduction

Who am I?

I like to say that I write “Horror Romance” or “Villain Romance” usually set in dark fantasy worlds. My guys are always a bit over-the-top, a bit fantastical, and always the antagonist of their stories.

I’m known for sprawling worldbuilding, snarky dialogue, and captivating characters that get in your head and live there rent free.

What is Horror Romance?

Picture your favorite scary story, only the monster who is chasing you down the hallway doesn’t want to kill you. Or if they do, it’s because they want to keep you.

How is this different from Dark Romance? Dark Romance often involves realism and can involve issues that are present in the real world. In my head, it’s the difference between True Crime (Dark) and Hellraiser (Horror.)

What is Dark Fantasy?

Fantasy that has an element of horror, darkness, or dread. So a world where people eat other people for fun. Or a “man-eating murder circus.” Eldritch horrors, terrible monsters, unholy magic…you name it.

Reading Order & Series Info

There isn’t one. (Hah Hah, Madeja Look.)

Seriously, you can read my series in any order that appeals to you. But here’s a quick summary and breakdown of each of my series and what you can expect from each one.

The Iron Crystal

To save a kingdom, she must charm a monster. Transported to the magical realm of Avalon, Gwen finds herself in the hands of its dark and beautiful ruler—Mordred, the Prince in Iron. Gwen would be foolish to trust him. And even more foolish to betray his trust…

arthurian, dark fantasy, enemies to lovers, possessive lover, sunny vs grumpy

Deal of Shadows

Enter a world of darkness and desire, where even true love comes at a deadly price. In the twisted world of the Unseelie fae, dreams are currency and wishes are power. Izael, the serpentine Duke of Bones, a fae lord with a fierce reputation, finds himself desperate for freedom. And to get it, he only needs one simple thing—a deal with a human.

dark fantasy, feral fae, monsters, possessive lover

Creature Feature

Thrills, chills, horror, & romance! A series of stand-alone books that take the classic movie monsters you know and love and reimagines their tales where the villains get to keep the girl.

monsters, retelling, second chance, star-crossed lovers, urban fantasy

Tenebris: An Occult Romance

The darkness took Emma's brother. Now it yearns to claim her...in more ways than one. Pushed to the very brink, Emma must decide what she would be willing to sacrifice for the ones she loves.

cults, dark secrets, Lovecraftian, sexy professor, sunny vs grumpy, tentacles, urban fantasy

Maze of Shadows

Valroy needs a bride, so he stole one. Abigail must solve his Maze, or two worlds will end. Caught between total war and the Unseelie Prince she comes to love, Abigail must choose.

dark fantasy, enemies to lovers, feral fae, forced marriage, kidnapping

Harrow Faire

Cora must learn to accept her new life as part of a monstrous circus…or help destroy it. Complicating matters is one Simon the Puppeteer, who is as dangerous as he is alluring.

enemies to lovers, found family, kidnapping, murder circus, possessive lover, puppets, urban fantasy

Immortal Soul

The Vampire King has come to Victorian Boston with his sights on an empath who cannot touch someone without killing them. Maxine learns that she cannot kill that which is already dead.

enemies to lovers, gas lamp fantasy, good vs evil, redemption, vampires

Memento Mori

All Maggie can remember is dying again and again, and she wants to know why. Haunted by a man with shining silver eyes that draw her in, she discovers some things might be best left buried.

dark secrets, himbo, missing memories, past lives, second chance, star-crossed lovers, urban fantasy

Fall of Under

Rxa gave his life to protect his kingdom. But now he’s back, undead and untethered. Can Ember protect her new world after failing the last? Or is Rxa right, and Under is too cruel to exist?

apocalyptic, dark fantasy, forced proximity, redemption, zombies

The Impossible Julian Strande

A sinister illusionist wants Alice and he won’t take no for an answer. Julian Strande may be dead, but that doesn’t stop him from taking a keen interest in the new caretaker of his estate.

dark secrets, ghost, jealousy, magician, manipulation, mystery, urban fantasy

Cardinal Winds

When Morten awoke from his tomb six hundred years ago, the world became a dystopia. Now, the world is ruled by four tyrannical Cardinal Winds and the women who dared to love them.

diesel punk, disabilities, dystopian, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, kidnapping, redemption, urban fantasy

Halfway Between

Veil, an immortal with a dark past, is trying to stop a series of gruesome murders in Boston. Her only hope is the fallen archangel of lust who will stop at nothing to have her back—Asmodeus.

angels and demons, dark secrets, second chance, trauma, urban fantasy

Masks of Under

Lydia finds herself dragged to a world of myths and monsters. Two mysterious masked kings have very different plans for her. One, wants her dead. The other…may want worse.

dark fantasy, dark secrets, kidnapping, kings and queens, monsters

The Katverse

Most of my stories are connected to the others using Easter Eggs and other “hey, it’s that guy!” tactics. You can read them in any order. What connects all my stories with only a few exceptions are The Ancients, or Eldritch Beings from the Space Between Worlds that appear in all of my books in one form or another.

They get different names depending on where they are. Together, the Ancients are of one mind and one being. But when separated, they have unique personalities. (Think the borg.)

The Ancients appeared in my first series, The Masks of Under, and have been around in one form or another ever since.

What about the ones that don’t connect? They’re usually in-world fiction. The Cardinal Winds appears in Harrow Faire as a romance novel series, and so-on.

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