Vampires. Watchers. Fallen angels. Ancient power. Bad decisions.
The Watcher Series is a young adult urban fantasy saga filled with dangerous alliances, supernatural secrets, romance, mythology, and one stubborn question:
How much of our lives are shaped by choice… and how much by fate?
What begins with one seventeen-year-old girl and one mysterious stranger grows into a much larger battle involving vampires, Watchers, Seers, fallen angels, old enemies, and forces that have been waiting a very long time to return.
Warning: Side effects may include fictional crushes, divided loyalties, and staying up far too late.
Enter the Shadow World
Aleria “Ali” Hayes thinks breaking up with her boyfriend is going to be the difficult part of her week.
She is very, very wrong.
After one violent encounter, Ali wakes to a world where vampires and other immortals fight for power, the Watchers work to protect humanity, and ancient forces still shape the present.
Worse, there may be something about Ali that even she does not understand.
You may enjoy The Watcher Series if you like:
- Vampires who are actually dangerous
- Hidden supernatural worlds
- Mythology, prophecy, and ancient history
- Romance woven into a much larger story
- Complicated loyalties
- Characters forced to question whom they can trust
- Fate, free will, and the messy space between them
- A little snark in the middle of impending doom
Read The Watcher Series
Book 1: The Unintended
Sometimes freedom has consequences.
After ending a relationship, Ali Hayes expects life to get simpler.
Instead, a mysterious stranger, a terrifying attack, and one impossible awakening pull her into a world she never knew existed.
Now vampires, immortals, and the Watchers are part of her reality, and Ali has to decide whom she can trust and whether the world she has just discovered is worth saving.
Book 2: The Nexus
Sometimes the most frightening secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.
Ali is training to become a Watcher, but hiding does not mean she is safe.
When the French Coven devotes unprecedented resources to finding her, it becomes clear there is something about Ali that even she does not know.
As prophecy, family history, and ancient power begin to converge, the question is no longer simply why the vampires want her.
It is what, exactly, Ali is becoming.
Book 3: The Sacrifice
Whom can you trust if trusting yourself is not an option?
After months in captivity, Ali escapes and returns to the Watchers.
But home is not the same.
The people who believed her dead are unsure whether they can trust her, Queen Agrona’s plans reach further than anyone realized, and Ali herself is changing in ways no one fully understands.
Book 4: The Fallen, Part One
The Fallen are coming.
Ali is dragged back into a conflict she thought she understood, only to discover an even greater threat is approaching.
Stopping it may require humans and vampires to stand together.
Unfortunately, centuries of hatred are not easily forgotten.
And sometimes the enemy beside you is nearly as dangerous as the one coming for you.
Book 5: The Fallen, Part Two
Betrayal changes everything.
Ali becomes more deeply entangled in the Fallen’s endgame while her visions transform into something no one fully understands.
At the same time, mutiny threatens the French Coven, fragile alliances begin to fracture, and Gabriel turns to an unlikely ally in a desperate attempt to stop Semjâzâ.
The stage is set. The alliances are fragile. And there may not be another chance.
Where Does Allure Fit?
Allure: A Watcher Series Prequel
There’s no turning back when you’re on the run.
Set in 1928, Allure follows Rosemond Le Clair, one of the last surviving members of a powerful line of Seers, and George Yates, the Watcher ordered to escort her to safety.
What should have been a simple assignment becomes an escape from an ancient feud that demands Rosemond’s blood.
George only has to protect her.
Which would be much easier if fate would stop interfering.
Recommended Reading Order
You can read Allure first chronologically. But for MAXIMUM SUSPENSE, I recommend:
The Unintended → The Nexus → Allure → The Sacrifice → The Fallen, Part One → The Fallen, Part Two
Want More of the Shadow World?
Light & Shadow
Some stories refuse to stay politely inside the main novels.
Light & Shadow collects short stories, alternate perspectives, deleted material, poetry, artwork, and scenes created to answer questions that did not fit into the main series.
Inside, readers can discover things like:
- What Bowen and Tyran were like centuries ago
- What Rosemond’s mother really said to George
- How Gabriel got his scar
- What punishment Bowen took for Ali
- What happened to Joshua in Romania
- Additional scenes and perspectives from across the series
Basically, this is where I opened the drawer marked: Things I know that readers keep asking about.
Want a Free Taste First?
Read The Strigoi Free
The Strigoi is a Watcher Series story included in Light & Shadow, and you can read it free when you join my (sporadic) mailing list.
Consider it your invitation into the shadow world.
Inviting vampires into your inbox has historically questionable consequences, but we’ll risk it.
Already Read the Books?
Come Nerd Out With Me.
The Watcher Series grew out of mythology, literature, history, supernatural lore, and years of accumulated character backstory.
So if you have already finished the novels, there is plenty more hiding in the shadows.
Behind the Scenes: Characters & Lore
Explore the Watchers, Slayers, vampires, Seers, supernatural history, and mythology behind the series. If you love character portraits…I have a treat for you!
Dig into inspiration, literary connections, artwork, history, and the ideas that helped build the world.
