Where to Start Reading Dakota Cassidy
With dozens of books spanning paranormal romance, contemporary rom-coms, and cozy mysteries, Dakota Cassidy’s worlds are filled with sassy heroines, laugh-out-loud humor, and supernatural mishaps. If you are new to her work, your starting point depends on your preferred subgenre:
- For Paranormal Romance (with heat and humor): Start with the series that put her on the map: The Accidentally Paranormal series (commonly called the Accidentals). The best entry point is the debut novel, The Accidental Werewolf (2008). This introduces the core O.G. trio of Marty, Nina, and Wanda.
- For Cozy Mysteries (low heat, high magic): Start with Witch Slapped (2016), the first book in the Witchless in Seattle Mysteries. It offers a perfect balance of supernatural sleuthing, quirky familiars, and small-town charm.
1. The Accidentally Paranormal & Accidental Detective Universe
The Accidentals series is a sprawling paranormal romance saga about regular women who find themselves transformed into supernatural creatures—werewolves, vampires, djinn, and witches—while trying to navigate dating, jobs, and their new abilities. Character arcs, friendships, and romantic pairings carry over, so it is highly recommended to read this main sequence in publication order.
Accidentally Paranormal Series Reading Order
- The Accidental Werewolf (2008)
- Accidentally Dead (2008)
- The Accidental Human (2009)
- Accidentally Demonic (2010)
- Accidentally Catty (2011)
- Accidentally Dead, Again (2012)
- The Accidental Genie (2012)
- The Accidental Werewolf 2: Something About Harry (2013)
- The Accidental Dragon (2015)
- Accidentally Aphrodite (2015)
- Accidentally Ever After (2015)
- Interview With an Accidental (2015)
- Bearly Accidental (2016)
- How Nina Got Her Fang Back (2016)
- The Accidental Familiar (2016)
- Then Came Wanda...With A Baby Carriage (2017)
- The Accidental Mermaid (2017)
- Marty's Horrible, Terrible, Very Bad Day (2019)
- The Accidental Unicorn (2019)
- Accidentally Divine (2021)
- The Accidental Gargoyle (2021)
- Accidental AF (2023)
- The Accidental Fairy (2023)
Spinoff: An Accidental Detective Mystery
In 2024, Cassidy launched a spinoff series featuring the original trio—Marty Andrews, Nina, and Wanda—as they set up a supernatural private investigation agency. These books transition the characters into a cozy-style mystery format, though they retain the tone of the parent series.
- It's Called Murder, Brenda. Look It Up (2024)
- Tell Me It's Murder Without Telling Me It's Murder (2025)
- Be A Detective, They Said. It'll Be Fun, They Said (2025)
2. The Seattle Witches and Paris, Texas Chronicles
Stevie Cartwright is one of Cassidy’s most popular sleuths, and her journey spans across two distinct series that are closely linked. Winnie Foster kicks off the magic in A Paris, Texas Romance, where she is paroled to a school for magical misfits in Texas. This acts as the parent universe to Witchless in Seattle, where Stevie Cartwright, an ex-witch who has lost her powers, relocates to Ebenezer Falls, Washington. Stevie solves crimes alongside her bat familiar, Belfry, and her British ex-spy ghost sidekick, Crispin "Win" Winterbottom. Later, this continues into Witched and Hitched Mysteries after Stevie and Crispin are married.
A Paris, Texas Romance Reading Order
- Witched At Birth (2015)
- What Not to Were (2015)
- Witch Is the New Black (2015)
- White Witchmas (2016)
Witchless in Seattle Mysteries Reading Order
- Witch Slapped (2016)
- Quit Your Witchin' (2016)
- Dewitched (2016)
- The Old Witcheroo (2016)
- How the Witch Stole Christmas (2016)
- Ain't Love a Witch? (2018)
- Good Witch Hunting (2018)
- Witch Way Did He Go? (2018)
- Witches Get Stitches (2019)
- Witch It Real Good (2020)
- Witch Perfect (2020)
- Gettin' Witched (2020)
- Where There's a Witch, There's a Way (2021)
- A Total Witch Show (2022)
- Just Witched (2023)
Witched and Hitched Mysteries Reading Order
- Witched and Hitched in Seattle (2024)
- The Case of Trish The Dish and The Birthday Wish (2024)
3. Standalone Cozy Mystery Series
In addition to her primary Seattle universe, Cassidy has penned several independent cozy mystery series. Each series features a unique setting, a new cast of quirky characters, and self-contained cases that are wrapped up by the end of each book.
Bewitching Midlife Crisis Mysteries
This series centers on Evanora Lavinia Dark, a witch over fifty who begins seeing the ghosts of murder victims after surviving a stroke and heart attack. She helps them find peace while starting a new career staging houses in Buttermilk Bay, Massachusetts.
- Stage Fright (2022)
- Bohemian Tragedy (2023)
- Exit Stage Death (2023)
- Stabby Chic (2024)
Nun of Your Business Mysteries
Trixie Lavender is an ex-nun who relocates to Cobbler Cove, Oregon. She opens a tattoo shop named Inkerbelle's Tattoos and ends up solving mysteries with the help of a demon named Coop and a talking owl named Livingston.
- Then There Were Nun (2018)
- Hit and Nun (2018)
- House of the Rising Nun (2018)
- The Smoking Nun (2019)
- What A Nunderful World (2020)
Marshmallow Hollow Mysteries
Set in a permanent Christmas-themed town in Maine, this series follows Halliday Valentine, a psychic witch running her family’s holiday factory. She solves crimes with a curmudgeonly British hummingbird familiar named Atticus and a talking reindeer named Karen.
- Jingle all the Slay (2020)
- Have Yourself a Merry Little Witness (2020)
- One Corpse Open Slay (2020)
- Carnage in a Pear Tree (2021)
Lemon Lane Mysteries
This series follows Lemon Layne, a convenience store and barbecue joint owner in Fig Harbor, Washington, who gets dragged into bizarre investigations—starting with a murder victim missing a piece of their brain.
- Prawn of the Dead (2017)
- Play That Funky Music White Koi (2017)
4. Romance & Paranormal Suspense Series
For readers looking for Cassidy's steamier romance roots, these contemporary and paranormal romance lines offer shorter, faster-paced series blocks.
Wolf Mates Series
A classic paranormal shifter romance series set in various urban environments like Hoboken and Manhasset, featuring werewolves and cat shifters finding their mates.
- An American Werewolf In Hoboken (2004)
- What's New, Pussycat? (2005)
- Moon Over Manhasset (2005)
- Ruff & Ready (2006)
- Gotta Have Faith (2015)
- Moves Like Jagger (2015)
- Bad Case of Loving You (2017)
Plum Orchard Series
A contemporary romantic comedy series about a group of friends who end up running a phone-sex company in small-town Georgia.
- Talk This Way (2014)
- Talk Dirty to Me (2014)
- Something to Talk About (2014)
- Talking After Midnight (2014)
Kiss and Hell Series
Follows Delaney Markham, a medium who hosts séances, and Clyde Atwell, a newly minted demon whose assignment to drag Delaney to hell goes comically awry.
- Kiss & Hell (2009)
- My Way to Hell (2010)
Forbidden Alpha (Fangs of Anarchy)
A darker, dystopian paranormal romance series set in a world where supernaturals are segregated from humans.
- Forbidden Alpha (2014)
- Outlaw Alpha (2015)
5. Anthologies, Short Stories, and Standalones
Cassidy has also participated in several themed multi-author projects and published standalone books that do not fit into her primary series lists:
- Stocking Stuffers: Cassidy contributed the novella Jingle Spells (2006) to this multi-author Christmas anthology project. Other stories in the collection are written by different authors.
- All Wrapped Up: This Changeling Press anthology series includes Cassidy’s cat-shifter story Slave School Dropout (originally released in 2006, later reprinted in 2020), alongside stories by authors like Angela Knight and Kate Hill.
- Polanski Brothers: Originally published as a serial, Polanski Brothers: Home of Eternal Rest (2008) is a standalone novel featuring Spencer Polanski, a vampire embalmer who teams up with a detective to solve a murder.
- Standalone Novels: Cassidy’s non-series romance novels include Sexylips66 (2006) and Whose Bride Is She Anyway? (2006).