Karina Halle

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  • Bibliography:
    80 Books (14 Series)
  • First Book:
    May 2011
  • Latest Book:
    June 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Ada Palomino

1 - Veiled (Aug-2016)
2 - Song for the Dead (Feb-2021)
3 - Demon Dust (Mar-2023)

The Artists

1 - Sins and Needles (Jan-2013)
1 - On Every Street (Jun-2013)
2 - Shooting Scars (Aug-2013)
3 - Bold Tricks (Oct-2013)

Dark Eyes

1 - Black Sunshine (Mar-2021)
2 - The Blood is Love (Jun-2021)

Devils

1 - The Devil's Metal (Sep-2012)
2 - The Devil's Reprise (Nov-2013)

Dirty Angels

1 - Dirty Angels (Jun-2014)
2 - Dirty Deeds (Feb-2015)
3 - Dirty Promises (Aug-2015)

The Dracula Duet

1 - Blood Orange (Oct-2022)

The Dumonts

1 - Discretion (Aug-2019)
2 - Disarm (Nov-2019)
3 - Disavow (Feb-2020)

An Experiment in Terror Novel

1 - Darkhouse (May-2011)
2 - Red Fox (Jun-2011)
2.5 - The Benson (Jan-2012)
3 - Dead Sky Morning (Sep-2011)
4 - Lying Season (Dec-2011)
5 - On Demon Wings (May-2012)
5.5 - Old Blood (Jun-2012)
5.7 - The Dex-Files (Aug-2012)
6 - Into the Hollow (Nov-2012)
6.5 - And With Madness Comes the Light (Feb-2013)
7 - Come Alive (Jun-2013)
8 - Ashes to Ashes (Dec-2013)
9 - Dust to Dust (Aug-2014)
9.5 - Ghosted (Dec-2020)
10 - Came Back Haunted (Dec-2020)
11 - In the Fade (Oct-2022)

A Gothic Shade of Romance

1 - Hollow (Sep-2023)
2 - Legend (Oct-2023)

Love, in

1 - Love, in English (Apr-2014)
2 - Love, in Spanish (Nov-2014)

Nordic Royals

1 - The Swedish Prince (Mar-2018)
2 - The Wild Heir (May-2018)
3 - A Nordic King (Sep-2018)
4 - The Royal Rogue (Oct-2019)

North Ridge

1 - Wild Card (Aug-2017)
2 - Maverick (Oct-2017)
3 - Hot Shot (Jan-2018)

Sins

1 - Black Hearts (Feb-2017)
2 - Dirty Souls (Mar-2017)

Underworld Gods

1 - River of Shadows (Jan-2022)
2 - Crown of Crimson (May-2022)
3 - City of Darkness (Feb-2024)

Book List in Order: 80 titles

  • Darkhouse

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 1

    With all the vampire, werewolf and faerie books out there, it's easy to become numb to all things supernatural. The antidote? Darkhouse introduces two real and unforgettable characters, Perry Palomino & Dex Foray, amateur ghost hunters who are "attra...

  • Red Fox

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 2

    With Book #2 of the Experiment in Terror Series, Perry Palomino and Dex Foray trade in the stormy Oregon coast for the unforgiving deserts of New Mexico. In the forgotten town of Red Fox, a Navajo couple is tortured by things unseen and by motives un...

  • Dead Sky Morning

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 3

    With the Experiment in Terror show finding some success, amateur ghost hunters Perry Palomino and Dex Foray embark on their most terrifying investigation yet. A tiny, fog-shrouded island in the rough strait between British Columbia and Washington Sta...

  • Lying Season

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 4

    Amateur ghost-hunter Perry Palomino has battled ghosts, fought off skinwalkers and skirted the fine line between life and death. But can she survive bunking down in Seattle for a week with her partner (and man she secretly loves) Dex and his perfect ...

  • The Benson

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 2.5

    A short, sexy and scary read.The Benson hotel in Portland, Oregon might look like your ordinary, swanky turn-of-the century hotel, but deep in the heart of this historic icon, lie a few restless souls with secrets that won't stay buried.Amateur ghost...

  • On Demon Wings

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 5

    When the life you wanted has crumbled beneath your fingers, there’s nothing left to do but pick up the pieces and soldier on. You’ve done this before.But what happens when you no longer feel like yourself anymore? When fires spontaneously start-u...

  • Old Blood

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 5.5

    A haunting story from the Experiment in Terror Series...it is not a stand-alone novella and it is recommended you read books #1-5 before embarking on this tale.From her harrowing introduction in Darkhouse, the spectre known as “Creepy Clown Ladyâ€...

  • The Dex-Files

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 5.7

    Warning - The Dex-Files contains harsh language and graphic sexual scenes suitable for readers 18 yrs of age and older. It also contains numerous spoilers for the Experiment in Terror Series and is recommended to those who have read books all the nov...

  • The Devil's Metal

    Devils - 1

    Put on some Zeppelin, pour yourself a glass of Tang, and get ready for some hot sex, drugs and rock n' roll in this thrilling paranormal romance... It’s the summer of 1974 and 21-year old Dawn Emerson has only three things she wants to do: compete ...



  • Into the Hollow

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 6

    Perry Palomino has fought her demons â€" and won â€" but the battle is far from over. She’s now left broken and on her own, leaving behind her life and family in Portland to focus on giving Dex Foray â€" and the Experiment in Terror show â€" a seco...

  • Sins and Needles

    The Artists - 1

    There's a Fine Line Between Sin and Salvation . . .Ellie Watt is a woman on the run. Raised by a pair of thieves who taught her the art of the grift-and pursued by a mobster who fell for her con-she hopes to find refuge at her uncle's farm in quiet P...

  • And With Madness Comes the Light

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 6.5

    The Man. The Mystery. The Madness. Dex Foray has never been anyone’s fool â€" until he missed his chance for happiness with Perry Palomino. Broken and alone, Dex has no choice but to rise from the ashes Perry left behind and find his own path to re...

  • Come Alive

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 7

    It’s one thing to bring the woman you love back into your life. It’s another to try and keep her there. For Dex Foray, con­vinc­ing Perry Palomino to open her­self to their bur­geon­ing rela­tion­ship has been more chal­leng­ing than hun...

  • On Every Street

    The Artists - 1

    Readers of Katee Robert and Sophie Lark won't be able to resist this dark romance steeped in revenge, lies, and seduction from the New York Time bestselling author of A Ship of Bones and Teeth. When young con artist Ellie Watt decides to ca...

  • Shooting Scars

    The Artists - 2

    A Dangerous Kind of Love . . . When Ellie Watt offered herself to her thuggish former lover Javier to save Camden's life, she never imagined the twisted game Javier had planned for her. Trapped by him and his entourage of killers, Ellie is forced ...

  • Perception

    Now in paperback, a collection of the Experiment in Terror novellas: The Benson, Old Blood and The Dex-Files (previously only available in e-book). It's all about perception. From Perry Palomino to her partner, Dex Foray, and her grandmother, Pippa, ...

  • Bold Tricks

    The Artists - 3

    The Faster They Live, the Harder They Fall.... Raised by con artists, Ellie Watt has a lot of crazy childhood memories-but none crazier than being scarred with acid by the demented crime boss Travis Raines. Now Ellie is a full-grown woman who live...

  • The Devil's Reprise

    Devils - 2

    Given a second chance, music journalist Dawn Emerson and guitarist Sage Knightly are reunited, only to have their lives threatened again by a demonic bargain. The sequel to THE DEVIL'S METAL, from USA TODAY bestselling author Karina Halle. When Dawn ...

  • Ashes to Ashes

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 8

    It’s been two months since Perry Palomino and Dex Foray’s relationship reached a new turning point, two months since Perry started a new life in Seattle, and two months since their Experiment in Terror show took on a new partner, ex-Wine Babe Reb...



  • Donners of the Dead

    Jake McGraw was unlike anyone I’d ever known. He was brash, rude, unapologetic and arrogant; chauvinistic, close-minded, and terribly stubborn. He was built like a tree, tall with a hard chest and wide shoulders and hands that looked like they coul...

  • Love, in English

    Love, in - 1

    He’s thirty-eight. I’m twenty-three. He speaks Spanish. I speak English. He lives in Spain. I live in Canada. He dresses in thousand-dollar suits. I’m covered in tattoos. He’s married and has a five-year old daughter. I’m single and can’t...

  • Dirty Angels

    Dirty Angels - 1

    From the USA Today Bestselling author of Love, in English and The Artists Trilogy, comes a dark romance about a good girl and a very, very bad man. It’s a deliciously twisted take on forbidden love, set among the drug cartels of hot, steamy Mexico ...

  • Dust to Dust

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 9

    **The dramatic conclusion to the Experiment in Terror Series.** Perry Palomino and Dex Foray. On their own, they’re uniquely brilliant. Together, they’re an unstoppable team. Until now. Because after everything the duo has encountered, they haven...

  • Love, in Spanish

    Love, in - 2

    The companion to the highly emotional, scandalous and USA Today Bestselling love story - LOVE, IN ENGLISH - is finally here! Love, in Spanish is a Love, in English follow-up of about 50K words, told from Mateo Casalles' POV. Love, in Spanish touches ...

  • The Pact

    On the New York Times Bestsellers List for Four Weeks in a Row!*The Pact is a FULL-LENGTH*STANDALONE (not part of a series, no cliffhanger, fully wrapped-up novel)*"FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS" CONTEMPORARY ADULT ROMANCEIt all started with a pinky swear…Lind...

  • Dirty Deeds

    Dirty Angels - 2

    From The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of The Pact and Sins & Needles, comes the next standalone novel in the gritty romantic suspense Dirty Angels Trilogy - DIRTY DEEDS. As a flight attendant, Alana Bernal has...

  • Where Sea Meets Sky

    A new adult novel that perfectly captures the existential angst of your early twenties with raw wit, fresh insight, and true feeling from a critically adored USA TODAY bestselling author. Joshua Miles has spent his early twenties spinning his whee...

  • The Offer

    She thinks he's an arrogant playboy. He thinks she's an uptight prude. But he's about to make her an offer she can't refuse. Nicola Price used to have it all â€" a great career, the perfect boyfriend, an excessive shoe collection and an apartment in ...

  • Dirty Promises

    Dirty Angels - 3

    Blood. Sex. Revenge. It ain't easy being king. Drug lord Javier Bernal has sliced and diced his way to the top of the Mexican drug trade, presiding over the country's largest cartel. But his rise to power comes at a brutal price: the death of his sis...



  • Racing the Sun

    From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Where Sea Meets Sky comes a new adult novel about a young woman who becomes a nanny in Capri and falls for her charges’ bad-boy brother. It’s time for twenty-four-year-old Amber MacLean to face the musi...

  • The Play

    A troubled Scottish rugby player who doesn't play by the rules. A vivacious man-eater who's given up on love. When it comes to Lachlan and Kayla, opposites don't just attract - they explode. From the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today ...

  • Winter Wishes

    Lachlan McGregor and Kayla Moore have fought hard for their happily ever after, so one would think their first Christmas together would be a piece of sugarplum cake. But even though the city of Edinburgh is absolutely magical during the holiday seaso...

  • The Lie

    The Lie - a standalone, second-chance romance - is now a New York Times Bestselling novel! Their love led to a lie Their truth led to the end Brigs McGregor is crawling out from the ashes. After losing his wife and son in a car accident and his job f...

  • Before the Dawn

  • Smut

  • The Debt

    Keir McGregor has a deep, dark secret that could destroy the woman he loves... From the New York Times bestselling author of The Pact and The Lie comes a new standalone contemporary romance to make you laugh, cry and swoon. Jessica Charles shouldn't ...

  • Veiled

    Ada Palomino - 1

    She just wanted a normal life.He had other plans for her.Would you go through Hell for the one you love?VEILED is a STANDALONE paranormal romance and urban fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Lie and The Pact.Death.It's somethin...

  • Heat Wave

    HEAT WAVE is a STANDALONE contemporary ROMANCE from the NYT bestselling author of The Pact and Love, in English "Her family will do everything to keep them apart. He'll do whatever it takes to make her his. You'll be frantically flipping the pages t...

  • Black Hearts

    Sins - 1

    Dark, devious and deliciously dirty. Vicente Bernal is not your typical hero. And he never expected to fall in love... From a New York Times bestselling author comes a BRAND NEW darkly romantic suspense that will get your pulse racing, your thighs cl...



  • Dirty Souls

    Sins - 2

    From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes DIRTY SOULS the much-anticipated, nail-biting conclusion to Black Hearts… Violet McQueen has always been a sensitive soul. Troubled and misunderstood, she never realized her place in the wor...

  • Rocked Up

    Rocked Up is a STANDALONE rockstar romance and the sexy, fun brainchild of the husband and wife writing duo, Scott Mackenzie and New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. I've been watching him since I was a young girl. He didn't notice me back...

  • Before I Ever Met You

    I first met William McAlister when I was just a teenager. He was handsome, had a beautiful wife and was on the verge of success, having just joined my father as his business partner. Mr. McAlister was full of smooth charm, but back then he was barely...

  • After All

    After All is a STANDALONE lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance from the NYT and USA Today bestselling author of The Pact and Before I Ever Met You. Emmett Hill is the perfect gentleman. At least that’s what his PR team wants the world t...

  • Bright Midnight

    A wildly romantic novel about a young American in Norway who runs into the man who broke her heart eight years ago. After years of bartending her way across Europe, Shay Lavji has seen almost everything the continent has to offer, but there’s on...

  • Wild Card

    North Ridge - 1

    What would you give up to have a second-chance at a once-in-a-lifetime love? Wild Card is a STANDALONE SECOND-CHANCE ROMANCE from the NYT bestselling author of The Pact and Before I Ever Met You. Rough, raw & rugged. As the man in charge at Ravenswo...

  • Maverick

    North Ridge - 2

    Maverick is a complete standalone novel and the second book about the rough and rugged Nelson brothers. Get ready for one wild alpha mountain man - Canada's never felt so hot! Forget playing it safe. John “Maverick†Nelson likes to live his life ...

  • Bad at Love

    The ultimate STANDALONE FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS ROMANCE from the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Pact and Before I Ever Met You. She's bad at love, but he's even worse... Marina is hot, blonde, and wickedly smar...

  • Hot Shot

    North Ridge - 3

    A standalone friends-to-lovers romance from the NYT bestselling author of The Pact and Bad at Love.If love is friendship set on fire, then theirs is about to go up in flames Delilah Gordon has a secret.She’s been in love with her best friend and th...

  • The Swedish Prince

    Nordic Royals - 1

    I never believed in fairy-tales. Never held out for Prince Charming. Growing up poor in small-town California as the oldest of six siblings, I knew I would never ride off into the sunset with anyone. That was even more apparent when a senseless...



  • The Wild Heir

    Nordic Royals - 2

    At first glance I probably seem like any good-looking guy in their late twenties. I have an obscene amount of confidence, a tattooed body sculpted by the Nordic gods, and I love the ladies as much as they love me.If I'm not BASE jumping or car racing...

  • A Nordic King

    Nordic Royals - 3

    When I first applied for the job I thought it would be like all the others: working as a nanny for an aristocratic family. Then I got the job and found out how wrong I was. Now I'm the new nanny for two adorable little girls who happen to b...

  • Nothing Personal

  • My Life in Shambles

    My Life in Shambles is an emotional and sexy new standalone contemporary romance from the New York Times bestselling author of A Nordic King and The Pact. When Valerie Stephens made the resolution to say yes to new adventures, she never thought sh...

  • Discretion

    The Dumonts - 1

    From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a delicious saga of wealth, luxury, and scandal -- and the wicked secrets of success behind an envied family dynasty.

    The Riviera means indulgence -- if you’ve got money. For Sadie ...

  • The Royal Rogue

    Nordic Royals - 4

    The Royal Rogue is undeniably a scorching-hot romance, but it's so much more -- an absolutely swoon-worthy love story that packs an emotional punch. Don't miss this delicious, satisfying royal romance. Frolic MediaEvery family has a black sheep - eve...

  • Disarm

    The Dumonts - 2

    Karina Halle, the New York Times bestselling author of Discretion, lifts the veil off a privileged family dynasty to reveal a wealth of secrets and dangerous obsessions. Seraphine Dumont seems to have it all: she’s gorgeous, brilliant, and part ...

  • The Forbidden Man

    A reckless and irresistible soccer star. A forbidden affair that could ruin her career. The locker room has never been this steamy.Starting over was her only option.Forty-years old and still reeling from a public and painful divorce, Thalia Blackwoo...

  • Disavow

    The Dumonts - 3

    From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a seductive novel of riches, romance, and redemption. In the Dumont fashion empire, no heir has a reputation as decadent, arrogant, and ruthless as that of Pascal Dumont. Every transgressio...

  • Lovewrecked

  • Came Back Haunted

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 10

    A lot can change in three years.For Perry and Dex Foray, it’s been a step in the right direction, a step toward living a normal life. They’re happily married, they have their own media company, they’ve done what they can to leave th...

  • Ghosted

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 9.5

    Every day is Halloween for married ghost-hunters Dex and Perry Foray. But this year, that thin veil between the living and the dead is more vulnerable than normal, and when they're given the opportunity of a lifetime to contact the dead wife of a des...

  • The One That Got Away

    An epic standalone sports romanceRuby Turner was never meant to be mine.When I first met her she was a fresh, young American sports journalist trying to find her footing in a new life abroad. She was the one interviewing me for an article, yet I want...

  • Song for the Dead

    Ada Palomino - 2

    My name is Ada Palomino.By day, I'm studying my ass off at design school in Portland, Oregon.By night, I'm slaying demons and ghosts who have dared to slip through the Veil.Or at least, that's what I should be doing.The problem is Jay, who also happe...

  • Black Sunshine

    Dark Eyes - 1

    Black Sunshine gives vampire romance Halle's signature plot twists, anti-heroes, and incredible chemistry. I fell in love with Solon and this dark vampire romance! - Giana Darling, USA Today Bestselling authorA contemporary dark-toned romance with a ...

  • The Blood is Love

    Dark Eyes - 2

    From the fog-shrouded bay of San Francisco to the dark cobblestone streets of Helsinki and all the hidden places in-between, The Blood is Love takes the reader on a sensual and twisted journey deep into Lenore and Solon's lush vampire world in this t...

  • The Royals Next Door

    An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day -- avid romance reader ...

  • Nightwolf

    My name is Amethyst DeMille and I'm in love with a vampire. Sounds complicated, doesn't it? Yet the fact that he's a sexy, centuries-old blood-drinking vampire isn't what makes our relationship complicated. It's because we live in...

  • River of Shadows

    Underworld Gods - 1

    Magical, witty, deliciously seductive...River of Shadows is a uniquely immersive & tantalizing journey of love and sacrifice that has you rooting for Death and his little bird. - Bestselling author Sav R. Miller Take Hades & Persephone, transport the...

  • Hollywood Witch

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Royals Next Door comes a magical romantic comedy about a modern-day witch-for-hire whose love life gets hopelessly tangled when one of her spells stops working.Francesca “Frankie” Rue is i...

  • Crown of Crimson

    Underworld Gods - 2

    The next thrilling instalment in the Underworld Gods series. Perfect for readers who want high steam Hades/Persephone and Beauty and the Beast vibes with a dark Nordic folklore twist.All Hanna Heikkinen wants is to be reunited with her father again. ...

  • One Hot Italian Summer

    I have never wanted to live in a book so badly! It's the perfect love story for a summer afternoon. -USA Today bestselling author Melanie HarlowAn author finds inspiration in Tuscany in the form of a hot Italian single dad...
This summer is goi...

  • Blood Orange

    The Dracula Duet - 1

    From the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of Black Sunshine and River of Shadows comes a new dark vampire romance about the vampire known as Dracula.Once there was a man who fell deeply in love with a woman he could never have. When thei...

  • In the Fade

    An Experiment in Terror Novel - 11

  • Black Rose

    From the New York Times best-selling author of River of Shadows and Black Sunshine comes a new dark gothic romance duet about how love can transcend the ages, but at a deadly cost.Is it her destiny to love him?Or is it her destiny to die?Valtu Aminof...

  • Demon Dust

    Ada Palomino - 3

    For 19-year old Ada Palomino, life has been serving up one curveball after the other.First she fell in love with her supernatural guardian, Jay, and had to rescue her mother from Hell. Then she was dumped by Jay, and ended up on a demon-hunting road ...

  • A Ship of Bones and Teeth

    A STANDALONE gothic dark fantasy pirate romance re-telling of The Little Mermaid from the New York Times Bestselling Author of River of Shadows and Blood Orange.Princess Maren is a woman with a secret.When she was just 16-years old, she sold her soul...

  • Hollow

    A Gothic Shade of Romance - 1

    From the New York Times bestselling author of River of Shadows and A Ship of Bones and Teeth comes a smutty spooky dark academia gothic romance retelling of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, where Kat Van Tassel doesn't have to choose between Brom Bones a...

  • Legend

    A Gothic Shade of Romance - 2

    In the scorching and riveting conclusion to Hollow, a dark academia and gothic romance reimagining of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Katrina Van Tassel, Ichabod Crane, and Brom Bones have unraveled the bone-chilling mystery of Sleepy Hollow's Headless ...

  • City of Darkness

    Underworld Gods - 3

    From the New York Times bestselling author of River of Shadows and A Ship of Bones and Teeth comes CITY OF DARKNESS the third book in the Underworld Gods series, a high heat dark fantasy adult romance series.When mortal Hanna agreed to marry Tuoni, t...

  • Realm of Thieves

    Two thieves vie for dominance in the illegal dragon egg trade, putting both their lives and their hearts on the line in this scorching romantasy from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle.For Brynla Aihr, crime and survival have always ...

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Karina Halle has published 80 books.

The next book by Karina Halle, Realm of Thieves, will be published in June 2025.

The first book by Karina Halle, Darkhouse, was published in May 2011.

Yes. Karina Halle has 14 series.
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