DEA Universe · Annual Reading Plan

The DEA Reading Calendar

One book per month. A year-long journey through the DEA Universe.

24
Books
12
Months
2
Per Month
1
Universe

24 books. 12 months. Reading two books per month keeps you on pace to experience the entire DEA Universe in one year. Each pairing is curated for emotional resonance and thematic flow — so the books you read side by side feel like they were always meant to be read together.

Year-Long Journey

The Full Calendar

Each month paired by season, mood, and thematic depth.

❄ Winter — Jan–Feb ❉ Spring — Mar–May ☀ Summer — Jun–Aug 🍂 Fall — Sep–Nov ❄ Winter — December
JANUARY 🏸
New Beginnings
The Ordinary World Series
Start the year grounded in raw beginnings. Buy on Amazon
Living With Shayla: The Life That Doesn't Look for an Ending LWS Series
A companion story about refusing to let go. Buy on Amazon
FEBRUARY ❤️
Love & Loss
Mary Can You Tell The Mary Series
A haunting love story for the coldest month. Buy on Amazon
Mary Can You Stay The Mary Series
Complete the Mary duology in one emotional weekend. Buy on Amazon
MARCH 🌿
Awakening
Unalive The Unalive Series
Spring's tension mirrors this dark, urgent story. Buy on Amazon
Convergence Scale The Unalive Series
Complete the Unalive series as the world thaws. Buy on Amazon
APRIL 🌧️
Transformation
The King That Refuses The Night Ordinary World
A story of power and what it costs. Buy on Amazon
What Endures When No One Is In Charge Ordinary World
Complete the Ordinary World trilogy. Buy on Amazon
MAY 🌸
Identity
Rhythm Standalone
Music and identity intertwine in this lyrical standalone. Buy on Amazon
Minister Allen Standalone
Faith meets ambition — the perfect spring reckoning. Buy on Amazon
JUNE ☀️
Reckoning
Show Me Standalone
A summer of demands and revelations. Buy on Amazon
The Fragments Standalone
Pieces of a life examined in long summer light. Buy on Amazon
JULY 🔥
Intensity
Living With Shayla: Alignment LWS Book III
The series deepens — this is where it gets real. Buy on Amazon
Living With Shayla: The Life That Stays LWS Book IV
Commitment and its true weight. Buy on Amazon
AUGUST 🌊
Depth
Living With Shayla: What Begins Without Permission LWS Book V
Summer endings echo this story's relentless momentum. Buy on Amazon
Living With Shayla: What Grows When the Ground Has Shifted LWS Book VI
Growth born from disruption. Buy on Amazon
SEPTEMBER 🍂
Consequence
Consequence of Time Standalone
Perfect for the turning season. Buy on Amazon
The Bad Black Dad Syndrome Standalone
A confrontational, necessary read for the fall. Buy on Amazon
OCTOBER 🎃
Shadow
The Opening of Purgatory Standalone
The most thematically dark book — save it for October. Buy on Amazon
What We Were Told Standalone
Truth-telling in the season of change. Buy on Amazon
NOVEMBER 🦋
Gratitude & Grief
Living With Shayla: What the World Brings In LWS Book VII
What the world gives — and takes. Buy on Amazon
Broken (Book 1) Broken Series
Begin the newest series as the year winds down. Buy on Amazon
DECEMBER ⭐
Legacy
Living With Shayla Book VIII LWS Series
A quiet, reflective read for December evenings. Buy on Amazon
Living With Shayla Book IX LWS Series
End the year still in Shayla's world — there's always more. Buy on Amazon
For the Dedicated Reader

Bonus Week

Finish early? One more waits between Christmas and New Year.

🌟
Dec 26 — Jan 1 · Bonus Read
Living With Shayla Book X
Living With Shayla Series

For the dedicated reader who finishes early. A bonus read between Christmas and New Year — because once you're in Shayla's world, you're never really ready to leave.

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