About Ana Huang
Ana Huang is the contemporary romance author behind the wildly popular Twisted series — books that combine enemies-to-lovers tension, billionaire heroes, and the kind of addictive pacing that makes readers finish a 400-page novel in a single sitting. Born in the US with roots in Taiwan, she brings a refreshing multicultural lens to the billionaire romance formula. What sets Huang apart from the crowded market of enemies-to-lovers romance is the quality of her love interests: her male leads are alpha without being cartoonish, and her heroines are driven and professionally ambitious in ways that feel contemporary. The Twisted series became a BookTok staple for its slow burns, swoony moments, and satisfying emotional payoffs. She has since branched out with the Arazel series and standalone novels that push her craft forward.
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Twisted Love
Alex Volkov is cold, brilliant, and secretly in love with his best friend's sister. Ava Chen has always thought he hated her. The first book in the Twisted series — and the one that hooked an entire generation of romance readers on Ana Huang's formula.
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Reading order note: The Twisted series books can technically be read as standalones, but recurring characters create more emotional weight if you read them in order. The Arazel series should be read in order. Standalone novels can be read at any point.
The Twisted Series
Ana Huang's breakout series — four interconnected enemies-to-lovers and forbidden romance stories set in a world of elite colleges and high society.
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Twisted Love
2021
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Alex Volkov agrees to watch over his best friend's sister Ava while her brother is away — with no intention of actually caring about her. The brooding, secretive billionaire with a hidden past and the warm, artistic heroine is a combination Huang executes better than almost anyone writing in this space.
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Twisted Games
2021
Bodyguard / Royalty
A princess. Her bodyguard. A forbidden arrangement. Bridget is a princess who has always done her duty — and Rhys Larsen is the only man who has never treated her like one. The royal forbidden romance plot gives this instalment a grander scale than Twisted Love.
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Twisted Hate
2022
Enemies to Lovers
Jules and Josh have despised each other since college — and are now stuck as roommates. The enemies-to-lovers tension here is the sharpest in the series: both characters have genuine reasons for their antagonism, and the resolution requires real emotional work from both of them.
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Twisted Lies
2022
Fake Relationship
Stella and Christian enter a fake relationship — and Christian, who controls everything around him, discovers he cannot control what he feels. Often cited as the fan favourite in the series for Christian Harper's characterisation: a cold, calculating businessman whose carefully maintained control slowly unravels.
If We Ever Meet Again Series
Ana Huang's second interconnected series — second-chance romance and forbidden love in the world of elite travel and international settings.
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If We Ever Meet Again
2021
Second Chance
Two strangers spend one perfect summer together — and then Farrah returns home, leaving Blake behind. Five years later, they're thrown together again in a different city. The emotional weight of what was lost and what might be recovered gives this a different register to the Twisted books.
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If We Were Perfect
2022
Forbidden Romance
A relationship that should not exist — between a woman and the man she discovers is about to become her stepbrother. The forbidden element is more explicit here than anywhere else in Huang's catalogue, and the emotional stakes are correspondingly higher.
Arazel Series
Huang's most ambitious project — a dark romance series set in a fictional world of billionaires, power, and dangerous secrets.
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King of Wrath
2022
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Dante Russo is forced into an arranged marriage with Vivian Lau to prevent a blackmail scandal. He plans to hate it. She plans to survive it. The enemies-to-lovers tension is darker than the Twisted books, the billionaire world is more dangerous, and Dante is Huang's most morally complex male lead.
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King of Pride
2023
Opposites Attract
Kai Young is the most eligible bachelor in New York — principled, controlled, and emotionally unavailable. Isabella, his bartender, is everything he's not. The "perfect man falls apart for the right woman" dynamic is executed with real warmth here.
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King of Sloth
2023
Playboy / Opposites
Xavier Castillo has never taken anything seriously. Sloane Kensington is the overworked publicist hired to repair his reputation. The playboy-meets-driven-professional dynamic is a classic for a reason, and Huang brings enough specificity to both characters to make it feel fresh.
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King of Envy
2024
Best Friends / Forbidden
Dorian Blackwood has secretly wanted his best friend's wife for years. When she becomes a widow, he's finally close enough — and still can't act on it. The most emotionally restrained of the Arazel books, and the most structurally interesting for exactly that reason.
Ana Huang FAQ
What is the best Ana Huang book to start with?
Start with Twisted Love. It introduces the Twisted series world and features Alex Volkov — arguably Huang's best-constructed love interest. If you want to try the Arazel series first, start with King of Wrath. Both are excellent entry points with no required backstory.
Do Ana Huang books need to be read in order?
Within each series, reading in order is recommended because recurring characters and couple appearances add emotional resonance. However, all books work as standalones. If you read Twisted Lies before Twisted Love, you'll still enjoy it — you'll just recognise Alex and Ava as side characters rather than the couple you followed.
What makes Ana Huang different from other romance authors?
Three things: her male leads are intensely alpha without becoming toxic or cartoonish; her heroines are professionally ambitious in ways that feel contemporary and specific; and she understands the slow burn with genuine patience. She doesn't rush the emotional breakthrough, which means when it arrives, it lands harder than in most comparable romances.
Are Ana Huang's books appropriate for younger readers?
Ana Huang's books contain explicit sexual content and are intended for adult readers (18+). The Twisted series and Arazel series both include detailed romantic and sexual scenes. They are not suitable for teen readers.