Below is the complete list of Alisha Klapheke books in order. For each series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Bound by Dragons Books
Publication Order of Dragons Rising Books
Publication Order of Edinburgh Seer Books
Publication Order of Kingdoms of Lore Books
Publication Order of Kingdoms of Lore: Underworld Books
Publication Order of Leafshire Cove Monsters Books
with Lila Appleton
Publication Order of Realm of Dragons and Fae Books
Publication Order of Uncommon World Books
- Claimed (2017)
Claimed was published in 2017 and is listed as book #1 in the Uncommon World series. 
Publication Order of Uncommon World: Northern Isles Books
Publication Order of Yew Queen Books
as Eve A. Hunt
Publication Order of Jayne Thorne, CIA Librarian Books
Publication Order of Starry Kingdoms of the Fae Books
About Alisha Klapheke
Alisha Klapheke is an American fantasy and fantasy-romance author whose work combines elaborate magical settings with adventure, romance, and a strong interest in history. A USA Today bestselling author, she has built a bibliography of more than thirty books encompassing epic fantasy, urban fantasy, romantasy, dragon-centered adventures, and interconnected standalone romances. Her fiction is particularly associated with formidable heroines, magical creatures, dangerous quests, romantic tension, and settings influenced by the places and cultures she has encountered while traveling.
Klapheke grew up in the southern United States and studied marketing before earning a master’s degree in education. She taught elementary school for several years and later became involved with the martial arts school she runs with her husband. Martial arts remain an important part of her life: she has taught Muay Thai kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and Krav Maga, an unusually practical background for a fantasy writer whose books regularly feature physical confrontations and action sequences. She has described fight scenes as one of her favorite things to write.
History provided another route into fiction. Klapheke has spoken about her longstanding fascination with the past and about using travel to gather ideas for fantasy settings, taking notes on architecture, food, behavior, and ancient places. She began pursuing writing seriously after the birth of her first child and moved from writing as a private interest toward publication as a career. By 2017 she was releasing fantasy fiction professionally, beginning a period of sustained publication across several different series.
Her earlier bibliography includes the Edinburgh Seer trilogy, which places illegal magic, espionage, romance, and Arthurian influences within an alternate modern Scotland. The Uncommon World books move into a more overtly secondary-world fantasy setting, while Dragons Rising develops an epic story involving human magic, elves, dragon shifters, and a larger struggle threatening the dragons themselves. These series show an important feature of Klapheke’s work: romance is significant, but it usually develops inside a larger structure of magical politics, adventure, dangerous journeys, or conflict between peoples and kingdoms.
That balance became increasingly romance-centered in Kingdoms of Lore. Beginning with Enchanting the Elven Mage, the series uses connected fantasy settings while allowing individual books to concentrate on particular couples and romantic arcs. Elves, Fae, dragons, dryads, magical royalty, arranged relationships, enemies-to-lovers dynamics, and other romantasy conventions give the books a somewhat different rhythm from her earlier epic sequences. Standalone works such as The Fae King’s Assassin likewise emphasize a self-contained romantic resolution while retaining the magical danger and adventure associated with her wider catalogue.
Klapheke has also separated one branch of her writing under the name Lila Appleton. Under that pen name she publishes spicy cozy fantasy romance, including the Leafshire Cove Monsters books. These are shorter, lower-stakes stories built around human and supernatural couples, magical communities, humor, and guaranteed romantic conclusions. The distinction gives readers a useful dividing line within a prolific bibliography: Alisha Klapheke remains the primary name for her adventure-driven fantasy and romantasy, while Lila Appleton represents her deliberately cozier, more intimate fantasy romances.
Across these different worlds, Klapheke’s fiction is united by an enthusiasm for magic, history, travel, action, witty romantic interaction, and characters who have to earn their courage rather than simply possess it. Her catalogue has evolved considerably since her first releases, but the recurring attraction remains consistent: expansive fantasy environments given momentum by relationships, conflict, and characters willing to fight for both the people and worlds they value.