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Innkeeper Chronicles — by Ilona Andrews
Innkeeper Chronicles Series in Order: 6 books
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Clean Sweep
Book - 1
On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast...
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Sweep in Peace
Book - 2
Dina DeMille doesn't run your typical Bed and Breakfast. Her inn defies laws of physics, her fluffy dog is secretly a monster, and the only paying guest is a former Galactic tyrant with a price on her head. But the inn needs guests to thrive, and gue...
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One Fell Sweep
Book - 3
From the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Ilona Andrews, comes a new tale from the Innkeeper Chronicles "Ilona Andrews's books are guaranteed good reads." -- Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched Di...
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Sweep of the Blade
Book - 4
Maud Demille is a daughter of Innkeepers -- a special group who provide 'lodging' to other-planetary visitors -- so she knows that a simple life isn't in the cards. But even Maud could never have anticipated what Fate would throw at her. Once a wife ...
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Sweep with Me
Book - 4.5
A charming, short novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are h...
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Sweep of the Heart
Book - 5
From the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Ilona Andrews, comes a fun and action-packed new adventure in the Innkeeper Chronicles! We invite you to relax, enjoy yourself, and above all, remember the one rule all visitors must obey: the humans mus...
Series Premise
The Innkeeper Chronicles follows Dina Demille as she operates a living, magical inn that provides sanctuary for extraterrestrial guests on Earth. Each book centers on a new high-stakes conflict involving alien politics, assassins, or ancient threats, while Dina balances her duties as innkeeper with growing personal ties and the search for her missing parents.
Innkeeper Chronicles Series Reading Order
🔄 Best Read in Order · Start with Book 1: Clean Sweep
Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.
Publication order gives the best experience for the Innkeeper Chronicles series. Each book has a complete central plot with its own galactic crisis and resolution, but character relationships, personal growth, and larger mysteries carry across the volumes. Readers who begin later in the series will follow the main events yet miss the deepening romance, evolving alliances, and context for ongoing family secrets and inn-related developments.
Explanation of reading order types
Innkeeper Chronicles Series Characters
Dina Demille is the central protagonist, a skilled innkeeper with powerful magical abilities tied to her inn. Sean Evans, a former soldier with his own hidden heritage, becomes a key ally and romantic partner, while recurring figures include Dina’s sister Maud, the vampire knight Arland, and various alien guests who return or reference past events.
Setting of the Innkeeper Chronicles Series
The series is primarily set in the suburban town of Red Deer, Texas, where Gertrude Hunt stands as a deceptively ordinary-looking inn. The world expands into a hidden galactic society filled with noble houses, interstellar wars, and magical inns that serve as safe neutral territory.
Tone & Themes of the Innkeeper Chronicles Series
The tone mixes urban fantasy action, witty banter, and light romance with science fiction elements. Central themes include found family, hospitality and duty, balancing personal desires with greater responsibilities, and loyalty in a universe of shifting political alliances.
Is the Innkeeper Chronicles Series Worth Reading?
This series appeals to readers who enjoy urban fantasy with science fiction twists, strong female protagonists, and slow-burn romance. It suits fans of Ilona Andrews’ style who want clever world-building, action, and character-focused stories with both humor and heart.
Content Warnings and Heat Level
Moderate fantasy violence and combat; romantic tension that becomes mildly sensual in later books; occasional strong language; suitable for adult and mature young adult readers.
The Innkeeper Chronicles series combines galactic intrigue with the unique concept of magical inns on Earth. Its structure rewards sequential reading through continuing character arcs while delivering satisfying individual adventures. The blend of clever magic, interstellar politics, and warm relationships creates an engaging and distinctive series.
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