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Lust & Lies

by Kate Stewart

The Lust & Lies series by Kate Stewart has 2 known books (2 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Sexual Awakenings (2014).

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2014
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: Sexual Awakenings (2014) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Sexual Awakenings

Sexual Awakenings (2014)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Sexual Awakenings

    Novel

    Kate Stewart opened her early dark-romance duet Lust & Lies with Sexual Awakenings in 2014, a 280-page entry in the higher-heat, morally complicated register she'd revisit years later in Predator and Prey.

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  2. Excess

    Novel

    Excess closed Kate Stewart's Lust & Lies duet the following year, in 2015, running 368 pages -- nearly a third longer than 2014's Sexual Awakenings. Both books lean into the higher-heat, morally complicated dark-romance territory Stewart would return to in her later Predator and Prey duology.

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About the Lust & Lies series

Lust & Lies is an early Kate Stewart dark-romance duet: Sexual Awakenings (2014) and Excess (2015). Both books lean into the higher-heat, morally complicated territory Stewart would return to in her later Predator and Prey duology.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Lust & Lies series?

Two confirmed: Sexual Awakenings (2014) and Excess (2015).

What order should I read Lust & Lies in?

Publication order: Sexual Awakenings, then Excess.

Is there a third Lust & Lies book?

Some sources list a third entry, Predator & Prey: The Phoenix and The Fire, as Lust & Lies #3, but that title appears to be an omnibus bundling Stewart's separate Predator and Prey duology with her standalone novel The Phoenix and The Fire, rather than a new, distinct Lust & Lies book -- it is not added here to avoid double-counting.

Is Lust & Lies connected to Predator and Prey?

They share a similar dark-romance tone and a later crossover omnibus title, but Lust & Lies and Predator and Prey are tracked here as two separate series.

Reading order last verified .