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Start with The Mane Event and continue through all 10 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Mane Event
Book 1 by Shelly Laurenston • Published 2007
This two story volume launches the Pride series. NYPD cop Dez MacDermot reunites with lion shifter Mace Llewellyn during a murder case, while in the second tale lion hotelier Brendon Shaw falls for wolf Ronnie Lee Ree...
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Pride reading order
Ends with Bite Me
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Book 1:The Mane Event
Shelly Laurenston • 2007
This two story volume launches the Pride series. NYPD cop Dez MacDermot reunites with lion shifter Mace Llewellyn during a murder case, while in the second tale lion hotelier Brendon Shaw falls for wolf Ronnie Lee Ree...
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Book 2:The Beast in Him
Shelly Laurenston • 2008
Once an awkward foster kid, Jessica Ward is now a confident pack leader and security CEO. When she hires Bobby Ray Smith’s firm, her old crush gets a shock. Someone is targeting her wolves, and Smitty is determined to...
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Book 3:The Mane Attraction
Shelly Laurenston • 2008
Lion shifter and undercover cop Mitch Shaw is badly wounded after an attempt on his life. Wolf Sissy Mae Smith smuggles him back to her Tennessee hometown to hide. Keeping him alive means sharing close quarters, dodgi...
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Book 4:The Mane Squeeze
Shelly Laurenston • 2009
Hybrid big cat Gwen O’Neill is tough enough to handle most fights, but someone out there wants her dead. Easygoing grizzly Lachlan MacRyrie would rather nap than brawl, yet he cannot ignore Gwen’s plight. Their unlike...
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Book 5:Beast Behaving Badly
Shelly Laurenston • 2010
Roller derby playing wolfdog Blayne Thorpe has a talent for getting into trouble. Polar bear lion hybrid Bo Novikov lives by rigid schedules and rules. Charged with keeping her safe from dogfight organizers, Bo’s orde...
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Book 6:Big Bad Beast
Shelly Laurenston • 2011
Lethal wolf Dee Ann Smith believes problems are best solved with violence and distance. Her boss, polished wolf Ric Van Holtz, thinks strategy and patience win wars. Investigating brutal hybrid fighting rings shoves t...
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Book 7:Bear Meets Girl
Shelly Laurenston • 2012
Undercover cop and polar bear shifter Lou Crushek likes his life quiet and orderly. Hockey enforcer and feline protector Marcella Malone thrives on noise and conflict. Forced to team up against a human targeting shift...
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Book 8:Like a Wolf with a Bone
Shelly Laurenston • 2012
Feared wolf killer Eggie Ray Smith is used to being avoided by packs and used by the military. Sweet, slightly hippie baker Darla Lewis is the last person he expects to kidnap for her own safety. Keeping her close tur...
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Book 9:Wolf with Benefits
Shelly Laurenston • 2013
Pack wrangler Toni Jean Louis Parker juggles a celebrity jackal family and a demanding job babysitting shifter athletes. Security expert Ricky Lee Reed is supposed to protect her from a new threat. Instead he finds hi...
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Book 10:Bite Me
Shelly Laurenston • 2014
Honey badger photographer Livy Kowalski wants to forget her criminal family, until her father’s death forces her back into their world. Hybrid bear tiger Vic Barinov keeps finding her in his kitchen, eating his honey....
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Pride FAQ
What is the best order to read the Pride series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Mane Event.
How many books are in the Pride series?
There are 10 books currently listed in the Pride series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Pride series?
New readers should start with The Mane Event, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Pride series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2007 to 2014.