Rita Stradling

Rita Stradling is an American author that writes young adult and paranormal fiction. The author isn’t the biggest name in publishing; though, it is clear from the rate at which her fanbase is growing that she is destined to become a star. +Biography Rita has always been an artist. The fact that she has a degree in Art History proves as much.

The best place to start is The Deception Dance series, the earliest of Rita Stradling's multi-book series: it opens with The Deception Dance (2012) and runs to 3 books across 2012–2020, ending with Waltzing into Damnation (2020). Rita Stradling's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Rita Stradling has 27 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2012 and 2026. 23 of them belong to 9 named series — the largest being The Fourteen Day Soul Detox series with 5 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Rita Stradling's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Deception Dance (2012–2020, 3 books), The Fourteen Day Soul Detox (2016–2017, 5 books) and Dakota Kekoa (2016, 2 books), plus 6 more.

This guide splits Rita Stradling's 27 books into 9 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Fourteen Day Soul Detox (5 books, 2016–2017); The Deception Dance (3 books, 2012–2020); The Vampire Legacy (3 books, 2019–2020); Grayhaven (3 books, 2020–2021); Her Royal Guard (3 books, 2026), plus 4 further series.