Where to Start with The Unconventional Agent Beaufont
Written by USA Today bestselling author Sarah Noffke and Kurtherian Gambit creator Michael Anderle, The Unconventional Agent Beaufont is a high-energy urban fantasy series following Paris Beaufont. Paris is a halfling with a criminal past, a sarcastic attitude, and an unexpected career as a field agent for the Fairy Godmother Agency (FGA). Together with her trusted squirrel sidekick, Faraday, she is tasked with a monumental mission: saving love itself from fading away in the modern world.
While you can jump directly into this series with Book 1, The Extraordinary Fixer, doing so means missing out on Paris's origin story. To get the complete picture of her character development, readers are highly encouraged to read the direct predecessor series, The Inscrutable Paris Beaufont, first. In that prequel series, Paris is forced to attend 'Happily Ever After College' to train as a fairy godmother. The Unconventional Agent Beaufont picks up immediately after her graduation, when she is officially assigned as an FGA field agent.
The Beaufont Universe Chronology
The Beaufont family has a massive footprint in urban fantasy, spanning multiple series that share characters, timelines, and crossovers. To experience the entire family saga as the authors intended, follow this chronological order of the subseries:
- Unstoppable Liv Beaufont: The foundational 12-book series featuring Olivia 'Liv' Beaufont, a royal-blooded rebel fighting to protect magic.
- The Exceptional S. Beaufont: Centers on Sophia Beaufont, the first female dragon rider in a century.
- The Inscrutable Paris Beaufont: The first 9-book series focusing on Paris Beaufont as she reluctantly trains at Happily Ever After College.
- The Unconventional Agent Beaufont: The 9-book continuation that sees Paris executing missions as a full-fledged FGA agent.
The Unconventional Agent Beaufont Publication & Chronological Order
Because LMBPN Publishing release cycles are incredibly fast, all nine books in this series were published in 2022. The publication order aligns perfectly with the chronological storyline, meaning you should read the books in the exact order they were released:
1. The Extraordinary Fixer (2022)
Paris Beaufont officially joins the Fairy Godmother Agency (FGA) as an agent. Alongside her squirrel sidekick Faraday, she must bypass outdated, rigid traditions to expose deep-rooted corruption inside the agency and fix threats to the survival of love.
2. The Ruthless Negotiator (2022)
When love is treated like a commodity whose value is intentionally tanked by a greedy corporation, Paris goes undercover. She is forced to take a finance class to understand the corporate world and stop the villains profiting from love's decline.
3. The Practical Maverick (2022)
Paris investigates a bizarre trend where humans are neglecting their real-world partners to fall in love with fictional characters. She traces the conspiracy back to Hollywood, where malicious fairies are manipulating the big screen to ruin genuine human connections.
4. The Considerate Terror (2022)
Ancient demigods of love, driven mad by competing desires and loss, return to the mortal realm. Instead of fostering affection, these entities have turned into monsters, and Paris must stop them before they destroy the concept of love entirely.
5. The Savvy Renegade (2022)
A global crisis erupts when all magical transport systems disappear, leaving lovers and families separated by long distances. Paris uncovers a curse cast by a wicked witch and must find a way to restore the magical network.
6. The Careful Revolutionary (2022)
Paris's ongoing campaign to modernize the FGA reaches a boiling point. She must fight internal politics, bureaucratic red tape, and corrupt leadership to keep the agency relevant in the modern world.
7. The Affectionate Monster (2022)
Having earned a promotion to Director of Advanced Love, Paris is sent to investigate a small town suffering from a sudden, nihilistic outbreak. She has to find a cure before the apathy spreads globally.
8. The Courageous Believer (2022)
A mysterious technology is deployed to target couples, forcing them into a nightmare-filled sleep. As victims remain trapped in their dreams, global levels of love plummet, and Paris must track down the source of this mental siege.
9. The Violent Valentine (2022)
In the action-packed series finale, a tech conspiracy threatens to replace genuine human affection with automated robots. Paris uses detective work, magitech, and sheer determination to defeat the mechanical threat and secure her own happy ending.
What to Know Before You Start
The series is celebrated for its fast-paced, conversational style, heavy pop-culture references, and heartwarming character bonds. While the stakes are high—often involving saving the concept of love globally—the narrative remains lighthearted, snarky, and humorous. The books are relatively short and designed to be binged, wrapping up Paris's main FGA arc cleanly by the end of The Violent Valentine.