Kate Daniels
urban fantasy
Series · urban fantasy romance
Hidden Legacy
The Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews has 8 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Burn for Me (2014).
- Books
- 6 novels + 2 novellas
- First published
- 2014
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Burn for Me (2014) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Burn for Me
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White Hot
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Wildfire
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Diamond Fire
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Sapphire Flames
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Emerald Blaze
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Ruby Fever
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Beast Business
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About the Hidden Legacy series
In an alternate Houston where magic-serum experiments created hereditary superhuman "Prime" families -- dynasties who wield fire, illusion, or telekinesis like corporate weapons -- the Baylor sisters are unregistered Primes hiding their full power to survive outside House politics. Book one introduces Nevada Baylor, a broke PI whose family detective agency takes a job investigating an arsonist with terrifying magic, pulling her into the orbit of Connor "Mad" Rogan, the most powerful and most dangerous Prime in Houston. The series pairs a slow-burn, high-heat romance in each arc with a corporate-magic thriller plot -- assassination attempts, House power plays, and government agencies that want the Baylors' hidden gifts for themselves.
The series runs in two connected trilogies: Nevada's story (Burn for Me, White Hot, Wildfire) and her younger sister Catalina's (Sapphire Flames, Emerald Blaze, Ruby Fever), bridged by the novella Diamond Fire, with the whole Baylor family's fortunes and enemies carrying across both arcs. From the writing team behind Kate Daniels, it has the same tight plotting and worldbuilding rigor, here aimed more squarely at romance -- readers who want a completed romantic urban fantasy with real relationship payoff and a family saga underneath the magic-noir plot are the audience. Ilona Andrews has continued to expand this world with side-character novellas even after Catalina's trilogy concluded.
How to read this series
Publication order, starting with Burn for Me, is the way to read this series -- it's really two connected trilogies (Nevada's, then her sister Catalina's) that share one Baylor-family throughline, so reading them in release order keeps both the romance arcs and the overarching family plot straight.
Diamond Fire is a novella that bridges the two trilogies (following Nevada and Rogan's wedding while introducing Catalina's arc) and belongs right after Wildfire and before Sapphire Flames, exactly where it's numbered. Beast Business, a 2026 novella following secondary character Augustine Montgomery (and including short Arabella-POV bonus material), is set around the time of Ruby Fever and works well as an epilogue-ish read after finishing the main six books rather than before them.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Hidden Legacy series?
Six full novels across two trilogies (Burn for Me through Ruby Fever), plus the connecting novella Diamond Fire and the 2026 side novella Beast Business -- eight entries in total.
What order should I read Hidden Legacy in?
Publication order: Burn for Me, White Hot, Wildfire, Diamond Fire, Sapphire Flames, Emerald Blaze, Ruby Fever, then Beast Business. The Nevada trilogy and Catalina trilogy are meant to be read back to back, in that sequence.
Is Hidden Legacy finished?
The two Baylor-sister trilogies are complete, and Ilona Andrews describe the series as 'complete for now.' They've discussed a possible future trilogy centered on the youngest sister, Arabella, but nothing is confirmed or dated as of mid-2026.
Do I need to read Kate Daniels before Hidden Legacy?
No, they're unrelated worlds by the same authors. Hidden Legacy is a fully standalone series.
Is Diamond Fire required reading?
It's short but not skippable if you want the full picture -- it closes out Nevada and Rogan's story and sets up Catalina's trilogy, so it's best read in its numbered place between Wildfire and Sapphire Flames.
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