A.D. Bell Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

A.D. Bell is a writer who lives in Oxford.

Bell really likes it there and can be found in one of the bookshops in the city on the weekend or else taking some time to write in a café or putting herself in the shoes of one of her characters.

She is known for writing such books as Fated Arrangement, a fantasy romance, and The Bookbinder’s Secret.

Fated Arrangement is a 2024 novel by A.D. Bell. Fantasy is a genre that has remained popular throughout the years and if anything has become more popular with time. If you’ve been on the lookout for a story that combines fantasy and romance (‘romantasy’), this might just be the book for you.

Main character Wrenlee is a Dragon Princess, but she’s unable to shift. Despite this, the mix of shifter bloodlines inside of her has let to the creation of something that is far beyond An Elemental. She has no second form and instead commands all of the elements.

Regardless, the old law in place for magic kind means that an Elemental has to marry Fae royalty. Wrenlee knows that she cannot get out of this arranged marriage because that’s the only thing that she wants to do. But what happens when she’s on her journey to the wedding and she ends up meeting her Fated Mate? Will everything be thrown into chaos or will she end up going through with the arrangement anyway?

Grant is a guy who kind of drifts through life. He hates being bored so he comes up with mischief to amuse himself constantly. He had no idea that he was going to end up running into someone like Wrenlee. But when she appears at the same gas station located in the middle of nowhere that he works at, it’s something that feels like fate.

Grant isn’t even the type of man who believes in destiny, but it really feels like their paths were meant to cross. His only mission is to get her and to keep her. This is something that he wants even when his actions mean that he will go on a road trip around the world. His problem may not only be staying on the road or finding Wrenlee but the fact that the Fae and Wizards are not far behind him and on his tail.

The mate bond that he felt with her has activated and come to life, and now Grant has to have Wrenlee. As he goes after her, magic and memories will come to the surface that he is going to have to deal with– magic and memories that may end up having him take a closer look at his identity and who he really is.

Wrenlee is going to have to fight to get her magic under control and Grant is going to have to go on a journey to try and find out who he is. When Wrenlee figures out the reason behind the arranged marriage, can the princess who was raised to understand diplomacy and the aimless man who stirs up trouble be together? Or will they find out that they never really had a chance when it comes to building a future with each other?

Wrenlee and Grant are on the hunt for answers and each other. Can they embrace their fated love and be together forever? Or will they find out that fate has other, more cruel plans? Read Fated Arrangement by A.D. Bell to discover how the story ends!

The Bookbinder’s Secret is a 2025 novel by A.D. Bell. Have you been searching for a new book to read but don’t know where to start? This historical fiction mystery could be perfect for you! Settle down and find out why so many readers are grabbing a copy of this story and not stopping until it’s over by checking it out for yourself.

Some books tell stories, but this one tells a secret. Lilian Delaney is a young bookbinder who finds herself on an unexpected quest to find the truth when she discovers a hidden confession located under the binding of a burned book. The result is a story of a lost fortune, a forbidden love, and even murder.

Lily Delaney is an apprentice in 1901 to a master bookbinder in Oxford. She is anything but happy and feels trapped by her life. She has to deal with her father’s failing bookshop as well as being an apprentice in a profession dominated by men.

Things are about to heat up a little when she is handed a burned book while visiting a collector. At first it just seems damaged, but she quickly discovers under the binding that a 50 year old letter is waiting, talking about things most compelling.

With so little interesting going on in her life and feeling vastly unfulfilled, it doesn’t take much for Lily to quickly become engaged with the mysteries put forth by the letter. She is pulled into a tale of forbidden love between two young lovers and even finds out that there are more pages and books that tell their story.

The apprentice starts to get fixated on the story, but it turns out that she’s not the only person out there who is on the hunt for the books that remain. What started as a hobby of sorts suddenly has turned into something much more complex– and dangerous. Suddenly Lily is not so sure that the thrill of this mystery is worth the risk.

Lily goes on the hunt and her journey takes her from the various city booksellers in London all the way to private collectors’ libraries as well as society paper archives. As she goes further into the center of the mystery, and with forces closing in that would do anything it takes to get the books, Lily’s world is starting to collapse. Is finding the truth worth her life? What will happen in the end? Read The Bookbinder’s Secret by A.D. Bell to find out!