MAYDAY! Series recs needed please!

[[deleted user]]

Hi!

I will get straight to the point. I am looking for a books series that is phenomenal. The ones that you always recommend to people and yell saying "READ THIS NOW!" Yes I need those recs from you. I absolutely love series (the longer the better naturally) and I am about 0/6 right now on the past series I have tried to enjoy. Now I am at an utter loss and I need help! Looking for PNR but will not say no to UF.

Common recs I have already read:
BDB by J.R. Ward
LOTU by Gena Showalter
Demonica by Larissa Ione
League + Dark Hunter by Sherrilyn Kenyon
IAD by Kresley Cole
Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews (Did not enjoy)
Riley Jenson Guardian by Keri Arthur
Otherworld by Kelly Armstrong
Midnight Breed by Lara Adrian
Psy-Changeling by Nalini Singh
Dark by Christie Feehan


*Edit:
Fever series I tried reading, but I could only get through the first book and that was enough Mac for me for a long while...

There are a bunch of other ones but I typically see these recommended and don't want you to waste your time, though thank you anyway!

Looking for either completed series or longish series, but naturally I am up for any recommendations that you absolutely adore :)

Thank you thank you!

[Rose]

How about Blood Curse series by Tessa Dawn. Also Dark Sword, Dark Warriors & Dark Kings series by Donna Grant. You might also enjoy Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones.

[Kimberly / Love Notes Book Blog]

Karen Marie Moning's Fever series

[Treece]

Thea Harrison's Elder Races Series (Urban Paranormal)

[Ann aka Iftcan]

I'm going to throw you a curve ball from left field (I know, mixed metaphors).

Witch World by Andre Norton is a finished, long series. Actually, it's a series of interconnecting series. It is part sci fi, part "high" fantasy, and part PNR, depending on where you are in the series. This is one series that I ALWAYS recommend. There are 30+ books--some are short story collections, and some are anthologies set in the Witch World world, so you'll be getting a lot of different stories and views of the Witch World itself.

(edit) After you read the first few books, you can read the others in just about any order that you want, until you get to the last 3 books--which are the "tieing up" books of the series. So, read in this order: Witch World Web of the Witch World these 2 set the stage for the world--all the world building is in them. After you finished these 2, the next 3 Three Against the Witch World Warlock of the Witch World and Sorceress of the Witch World concern the children of the MC's in the first 2 books. After these 3 books, you can pretty much read whatever order you want, since the stories bop around location wise and even character wise. So you'll have series with witches, a type of fae-like creatures, warlocks, Viking like characters, shape-shifters, non-humans etc. etc. etc. (And did I mention the intelligent animals?????)

[Marie]

Laura Wright's Mark of the Vampire series is one I really like that I didn't see on your list.

[Jen]

Veronica Del Rosa is a fan favorite pnr author for me. Her enforcers and coterie series reads a little like UF, a lot like PNR. EAch book is stand alone, but read in order makes things really fun!

[Michelle]

I enjoy Lynsay Sands, Kresley Cole,and Katie MacAlister. They all are humorous vampire romances. I ADORE Molly Harper's Jane Jameson, or really any of her stuff. Also recommend Darynda Jones' Charley Davidson and Gini Koch's Alien series. I will think of more.

[Stephanie]

Hmm...I really enjoyed the Gods of War series by Lizzy Ford. But she has a few other series that I have no gotten around to yet.Damian's Oracle
Also have you tried Lynsay Sands? I love her Arganue series (Though I kill that last name every time)A Quick Bite book one to the series.

[Katie]

definitely the Fever series by KMM...u will NOT be dissappointed! and i always reccomend, bc i rarely see it out there, its like no one knows of this series and i loooove it!!! thats the first book in the series and it is an awesome series, check them out!

[Bethyboo ღ The Book Addict ღ]

So one of my all time favorite series is The Fae Chronicles by Amelia Hutchins. I love this series. There are 4 books out right now though it is not complete.

Another one is Dark Light by S.L. Jennings. Its a total of 3 books and its complete.

Deep in your Veins by Suzanne Wright is another one i deeply enjoyed. The first 3 books focuses on the same characters while the 4th one focuses on side characters from the first 3.

I recently readThe Dark Elements by Jennifer L. Armentrout and i rather much enjoyed it. Shes also the author of the Lux series which i also enjoyed. I like her writing style.

[Genea]

These are some favorites I always recommend:

Here are a few more I like:
UF: PNR:
Not that far into the series but liking what I've read so far:
UF: PNR:
This is Historical PNR but I'm really liking it:

[Rachel]

Definitely anything by Elizabeth Hunter A Hidden Fire but also her new series The Scribe

[[deleted user]]

Thank you everyone! You have awesome suggestions! I will be sure to check most (if not all) of them out!

:)

[Lauren]

[Katie]

Genea wrote: "These are some favorites I always recommend:

Here are a few more I like:
UF: [b..."

ya know i realllllly tried to get into the Guardella vampires, it looked soooo like something i would love! But if a book cant hold my attention in the first 5 pages, im out! I was really bummed...

[Cindy (Squin)]

Most of what I love is already mentioned, but one I haven't seen and I LOVE is the Dark Protectors series by Rebecca Zanetti. It starts with and has vampires, shifters, witches, demons - they're great! They move right along - and I don't just mean they're easy reads - there are gaps of time in between the books to allow the world and characters to grow and change, which I love.

[Ann aka Iftcan]

Casey--a word of warning about the Karen Marie Monig Fever series--make sure that you have the entire series on hand before you start reading it. I personally hate, hate, hate cliff-hangers, but I didn't know that about this series until AFTER I was hooked on it. And, unfortunately, I got hooked when there were only TWO of the books out--that year long wait between each book was killer. However, you are lucky that the entire series is finished now.

[Katie]

Yes, there was suuuuch long waits between books Anna!! I was hangin there w ya, it sucked!! Especially into the Iced, then waiting that loooooong time for the next one, and now im stilllll waiting for the third one dammit!

[M.J.]

Are you looking more for adult or YA paranormal?

Aurora Sky is a really good New Adult vampire series.


The Runes series by Ednah Walters and the Relentless Trilogy by Karen Lynch are both very good as well.

[Alison (Lady Coffin)]

I will agree with Shari Kay
Shari Kay wrote:" ... Has anyone mentioned (Night Huntress, #1) by Jeaniene Frost ... " Really liked the Night Huntress series.

and also agree with Lauren
Lauren wrote: " " The Hollows is one of my favorite series and I was SO SAD to see it end with book 13 last year. As for The Iron Druid Chronicles I am looking forward to book 8 early next year.

My other personal suggestions don't seem to be here yet, so here goes (starting with the completed series):

Sabina Kane series by Jaye Wells starting with consisting of 5 books with a few short stories.

Dark Days series by Jocelynn Drake starting with consisting of 6 books with a few short stories.

Signs of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson starting with consisting of 6 books with a bunch of short stories.

Allie Beckstrom series by Devon Monk starting with it is a completed series of 9 books with a spin off series called Broken Magic.

Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine starting with it is a completed series of 9 books with a bunch of short stories and a spin off series called Outcast Season with 4 more books. Also, if you like YA her The Morganville Vampires series of 15 or so books with a lot of short stories is very good.

Then:
Yasmine Galenorn for her Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon series, that is different because each third book is told from the perspective of one of three different sisters, starting with with the 18th book coming out early next year. Then the spin off that just came out the Fly by Night series, and a parallel word series called Indigo Court with 5 books.

Kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaughn starting with currently at 14 books with a lot of shorts in different anthologies.

Cassandra Palmer series by Karen Chance starting with has the 8th book coming out next spring and a bunch of short stories.

Chronicles of Elantra series by Michelle Sagara starting with has the book 11 coming out later this year, it is however in a lot of ways maybe more fantasy than paranormal.

AND because no one has mentioned them I can't let them be left off if you haven't read them would be:

Mercy Thompson series and it's spin off Alpha & Omega both by Patricia Briggs and still on going.

Elemental Assassin series by Jennifer Estep with book 14 coming out early next year.

The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher with book 16 expected out next spring.

Finally, but I suspect I am forgetting something amazing, I can't leave off Charlaine Harris and not just for her Sookie Stackhouse series of 13 books, because I can count on one hand the times I have seen the HBO version. But also for her many other series, that depending are not always romance or paranormal like the Sookie series in in both regards, but are very good.

[Amy]

I have to agree with everyone who suggested Karen Moning's Fever Series. So good. I've read them several times.

Yep, agree with you on IAD series by Kresley Cole. Have you read her YA one that's out? It's good. I believe its going to be made into a movie or TV series or something. Not positive though. (Arcana Chronicles)

[Lisa]

Rebecca Zanetti - Dark Protectors
Tessa Dawn - Blood Cursed
D.B. Reynolds - Vampires in America
These are Epic and we'll written series

[Shelby]

I second The Dark Elements!



I hope these help and you find something you like!

[Nka300]

Ok here's my list, it's a wide ranging list from hot, tame, dark or light content. Also a mix of female or male leads. Some i've outgrown and some themes i've grown bored with so take your pick of what fits you best.

And i have by far not listed all that i would've liked to list, but i thought i'd keep it as close to the genre of the discussion as possible. So i tried to avoid the space opera genre, etc.

Angela Knight: Mageverse
Anne Bishop: all of her series!!!!!!!!!!!! the only one i have'nt read is the Tir Alainn series

Charlaine Harris: Sooky Stackhous and Harper Connely
Carrie Vaugh: Kitty Norville
Christine Warren: the Others,
Chloe Neill: Chicagoland Vampires and the Dark Elite series
Cinda Williajms Chima: Seven Realms!!!!!! and The Heir Chronicles seems to be popular too.
Christina Dodd: Darkness Chosen and the Chosen Ones
Christine Feehan: have read all of her series.
C.T. Adams: A Tale of the Sazi
Christine Feehan: All of them, Dark saga and Ghost walkers

Darynda Jones: Harley Davidson series!!
D.B Reynolds
D. Jordan Redhawk: sanguire series, might not be for everyone
Dianne Sylvan: Shadow World !!
Devon Monk: Allie Beckstrom

Eileen Wilks: world of the lupi

Faith Hunter: Jane Yellowrock

Gina Showalter: Lord of the Underworld!!

Helen Harper: Blood Destiny! and Corrigan series!!

Ivy Alexandra:

Jonas Saul
Jacquelyn Frank: all of her series, if you like one you'll like the others
Jennifer Estep: Elemental Assassin
Jennifer Ashley: Shifters Unbound
Jean Johnson: Theirs not to Reason why!!!!
J.R. Ward
Julie Kagawa: The Iron Fey
Jeanine Frost: Night Huntress and Night Prince series!!
Jacqueline Carey: All of them !! Kushiel series!!!!!!!

Keri Arthur: Riley Jensen and Dark Angels
Karen Chance:
K.F Breene: The Warrior Chronicles and Darkness series !!!!
Kim Harrison: The Hollows
Karen Swart: Hellhound series !!
Kassana: Pack Rulez
Katie Reus: Moon Shifter
Kerrelyn Sparks: Love at Stake
Kasey Mackenzie: Shades of Fury

Lauren Dane: Goddess with a blade!!!! have read other of her series, might be interesting but Goddess with a blade is the best out of her series collection.
Lillith Saintcrow: Dante Valentine!!, Jill Kismet!! and the Watcher series. If you like the watcher you'll also like steelflower and society.!!!
Laurann Dohner: New Species, other series are also ok. Feel of her books are between Marisa Chenery and Lora Leigh. So sexy and romance-like
Laurell k. hamilton: Anita blake series and the Merry Gentry series!!!
Lora Leigh: breed series

Marisa Chenery: all of them, if you like one you'll like the others. Plots are not that deep and more focussed on sex(y).
Marjorie M. Liu: Hunter Kiss and Dirk & Steele
Michelle Sagara: Chronicles of Elantra!!!!

Nalini Singh: Psy Changeling and Guild hunter!! !!

Patricia Briggs: Mercy Thompson series and the Alpha and Omega series!!.

Robin D. Owens: Celta's Heartmates!!
Rachel Caine: Weather Warden
Rachel Vincent: Shifters !! and Soul Screamers
Richelle Mead: Bloodlines and Vampire Academy!!
Robin Roseau (Lesbian): The Madison Wolves and Galatzi!!

sierra Dean: Secret McQueen
Sunny: Lucinda Darkly and Mona Lisa Awakening!!
Shannon Meyer: Rylee Adamson
Shelly Laurenston: all her books!!, are light reads and funny!!!!

Trudi Canavan: All !!!!!!!
Joey W Hill: Vampire Queen series, also might not be for everyones taste

Yasmine Galenorn: Otherworld series and Indigo Court

[Samantha]

What about Shadow of a Vampire series?

I really like Annette Curtis Klause

[Nadia]

are you a young adult-paranoral-scidi fan?

[Rikke]

Nka300

So many of my favorites are on this list, I'll defently use this list when looking for new stuff to read :-) !!

[Rikke]

The last two someone else mentioned, but the Mercy Thompson series is awsome, full of shifter action and bad and wicked fay. Alpha and omega is a spin off, yet still connected / the stories are taking place more or less at the same time.

God save the queen, the only problem is, that it's just 3 books long. It's got goblins, vampires and Lupins, oh and humans.., living side by side or underneath if you may.

Cleen sweep, has got magic, vamps, lupins and gates to diffrent planets, its probably more sci fi, but then..again not. It's more on the lighter end, but an interesting universe still.

[Nka300]

Also a series i read like ages ago so i couldn't remember the name in my last post. It's worth your money and has depth it's not a light read it makes you think. This series has an epic kinda feel to it.

The Mirage Makers trilogy by Glenda Lark

[LexiLovesBooks34♡]

The night huntress series by Jeaniene frost 7 book series not counting add ons series ended*
The Anita Blake Vampire hunter series by laurell k hamilton 24 books and counting
The Throne of glass series by Sarah j maas , 4 books out supposed to be 6 books series
The Dark elements series by Jennifer l Armentrout 3 book series Ended*
The lux series by Jennifer l armentrout now a six book series / ended*
The wicked series by Jennifer l Armentrout I'm not sure how many are supposed to be but 1 is out now
The Mortal instruments series 6 books Ended* and The Infernal devices series ,3 books ended* by Cassandra clare YA but still awesome
The Covenant series (6books) and add on titan series by Jennifer l armentrout
Penryn and the end days series by Susan ee 3 book series Ended*
The vampire academy series by Richelle mead 6 book series Ended *
The Sookie Stackhouse series by charlaine Harris 13 book series I think , ended*

[Nka300]

Ann aka Iftcan wrote: "Casey--a word of warning about the Karen Marie Monig Fever series--make sure that you have the entire series on hand before you start reading it. I personally hate, hate, hate cliff-hangers, but I ..."

yeah the same thing happened with me. Now i just get a bad feeling every time i see this series mentioned. I remember being hooked, but now i just get turned off and don't even really remember anymore what the series is about.

[Tarisa]

Tainted Crimson this is book one. So far there are three and soon to be a fourth and fifth. It's free on apple iBooks, kobo, Barnes and noble and overdrive right now.