Below is the complete list of L.J. Andrews books in order. For each series, the chronological reading order is the same as the order of publication.
Publication Order of Dragon Mage Books
Publication Order of Standalone Books
- Lightborn (2022)
Lightborn was published in 2022 and is listed as book #1 in the Standalone series.
Publication Order of Marked in Shadow’s Keep Books
- Marked in Shadow’s Keep (2018)
Marked in Shadow’s Keep was published in 2018 and is listed as book #1 in the Marked in Shadow’s Keep series. - The After Plague (2018)
Published in 2018, The After Plague is listed as book #2 in the Marked in Shadow’s Keep series. - Knight’s Awakening (2018)
Knight’s Awakening is a 2018 release and appears as book #3 in the Marked in Shadow’s Keep series.
Publication Order of The Awakened Books
- Fire of Shadows (2018)
In the The Awakened series, Fire of Shadows is book #4 and was published in 2018.
Publication Order of The Broken Kingdoms Books
- These Wicked Crowns (2022)
Published in 2022, These Wicked Crowns is listed as book #7 in the The Broken Kingdoms series.
Publication Order of The Broken Souls and Bones Books
Publication Order of The Djinn Kingdom Books
Publication Order of The Ever Seas Books
Publication Order of The Lost Relics Books
- Fire and Ice (2016)
Fire and Ice is a 2016 release and appears as book #3 in the The Lost Relics series.
Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books
Publication Order of Forgotten Kingdoms Books
About L.J. Andrews
L.J. Andrews is an American fantasy romance author best known for dark, romantic worlds shaped by Nordic and Viking-inspired myth, morally gray heroes, fierce heroines, found family, and high-stakes magical conflict. Her work sits firmly in the romantasy space, with stories that combine sweeping kingdoms, political danger, curses, revenge, betrayal, and intense central relationships. Although her books are often grouped by series, much of her best-known fiction is connected by shared worlds, generational links, and character crossover, making her bibliography especially rewarding for readers who enjoy long-form fantasy romance universes.
Andrews began publishing independently in 2016 and built her career through persistence, self-publishing, and a steadily expanding reader base. Before writing full time, she worked in healthcare, and she has described her author path as one shaped by determination, family support, and the need to keep writing even when the practical risks were significant. She lives in Utah near the Rocky Mountains, and her interest in nature, history, mythology, and emotionally charged storytelling all feed into the atmosphere of her fiction.
Her major breakthrough came through The Broken Kingdoms, a nine-book dark fantasy romance series that begins with Curse of Shadows and Thorns. The series is divided across different kingdoms and couples, moving through a world of fae, Vikings, magic systems, royal upheaval, curses, thieves, masks, monsters, and fate-twisted love stories. One of the important details behind the series is that it grew out of an earlier unpublished or reworked creative foundation. Andrews reshaped earlier material into a larger fantasy world with magic, Norse influence, and a broader cast, turning what could have been a smaller romance concept into a sprawling interconnected saga.
The Broken Kingdoms established many of her signatures. Her romances often involve enemies or rivals becoming something more complicated, villains being given emotional depth, and damaged characters finding belonging in unlikely alliances. The series also shows her preference for found family as more than a background trope. Friendships, loyalties, chosen bonds, and old wounds matter almost as much as the romantic pairings, giving the books a strong emotional continuity across different leads.
The Ever Seas expanded that world into a second-generation series, beginning with The Ever King. It is connected to The Broken Kingdoms but written so it can also be entered separately. This series leans into pirates, sea fae, revenge, stolen crowns, and the collision of brutal power with vulnerable longing. The Ever King, The Ever Queen, and The Mist Thief helped bring Andrews to an even wider romantasy readership, while continuing the blend of danger, sensuality, mythic atmosphere, and family legacy that defines her work.
Beyond those connected worlds, Andrews has also written other fantasy romance projects, including Stonegate/Broken Souls and Bones, showing her interest in new magical systems and darker romantic arcs outside the Broken Kingdoms and Ever Seas timeline. Across her bibliography, the settings may change, but the emotional pattern remains recognizable: love is rarely safe, power is rarely clean, and survival often depends on the people a character chooses when blood, crown, or destiny fails them.
L.J. Andrews’s career is best understood as the rise of an indie-rooted romantasy author whose readership grew around immersive worlds and emotionally loyal characters. Her books appeal to readers who want fantasy romance with grit, banter, danger, and a strong sense that every couple belongs to something larger than one love story.