The American author Colleen Hoover is famous in the Booktook community for her novels and novellas. She is specialized in writing young adult fiction, thrillers, and contemporary romances.
She started her writing career with the debut novel “Slammed” and now has a list of best-selling novels. Her way of conveying all kinds of issues, such as family drama, abuse, trauma, love, and friendships, to reflect the authenticity and relatability of the stories is commendable.
She writes her characters by taking inspiration from her real-life surroundings, making the books so perfectly relatable for the readers.
In this article, we have discussed Colleen Hoover’s books in order. We have separated the series and standalone novels under different headings for your better understanding. Check out this article if you want to explore the books written by Colleen Hoover.
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List of Colleen Hoover books
At the beginning of her career, Colleen Hoover self-published her books, but after getting recognition, most of her books were republished by various publishing companies.
She has written a few series and standalone books. Let’s know about some of the books by CoHo and their order of release.
Let’s get started by discussing the book series written by CoHo. We will be discussing all five book series by Colleen Hoover.
| Sr. No. | Title | Publication Date | Print Length | Publisher | Where to Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slammed Series | January 1, 2022 | 300 pages | Efinito | |
| 2 | Hopeless Series | May 7, 2013 | 416 pages | Simon & Schuster | |
| 3 | Maybe Someday Series | March 18, 2014 | 384 pages | Simon & Schuster | |
| 4 | Never Never Series | February 28, 2023 | 400 pages | Canary Street Press | |
| 5 | It Ends With Us Series | August 10, 2022 | 529 pages | Thorndike Press Large Print | |
| 6 | Ugly Love | August 5, 2014 | 336 pages | Atria Books | |
| 7 | Confess | March 10, 2015 | 320 pages | Simon & Schuster | |
| 8 | November 9 | July 14, 2022 | 300 pages | Efinito | |
| 9 | All Your Perfects | July 17, 2018 | 320 pages | Simon & Schuster | |
| 10 | Verity | September 27, 2022 | 368 pages | Grand Central Publishing |
Slammed Series
The Slammed series focuses on the life of Layken and Will and their profound relationship in detail.
The first book, “Slammed,” introduces Layken and her struggles after her father’s death. She tries to be strong for her mother and younger brother, but internally she is fighting a battle with herself and losing hope.
At her lowest point, she meets her new neighbor, named Will. A new connection starts forming with a shared interest in poetry, but some secrets that threaten their love relationship begin to unfold.
The second book, “Point of Retreat,” focuses on Layken and Will’s growing relationship. With Will’s past coming into the picture, it gets hard to resolve the issues, which makes them rethink their relationship and if it is worth all the effort.
The third book, “This Girl,” is the final book in this series, where the lovebirds are married and facing the ups and downs of life. It is narrated by Will, allowing us to understand the situation from his point of view.
The publication order of the Slammed Series:
Hopeless Series
The Hopeless series is about two teenagers, Sky and Dean, and their feelings for each other with a lot of past secrets involved in between.
In the first book, “Hopeless,” Sky meets Dean Holder, one of her high school classmates whose reputation keeps everyone away from him. However, when fate brings them together, Sky gets to know the Dean, who is very different from the rumors she had heard.
With the growing connection, past secrets start to reveal, which makes Sky question her whole life. Her association with Dean is far more profound than she thought, which hampers their developing relationship.
In the second book, “Losing Hope,” the same story is told from Dean’s point of view, reliving his childhood and unfolding his past connection with Sky. We get to listen to his side of the story.
The third book, “Finding Cinderella,” can also be read as a standalone book where the story of Dean’s best friend, Daniel, and Sky’s friend, Six, and how their love story develops is told.
The publication order of the Hopeless series:
Maybe Someday Series
Maybe Someday is the story of Sydney and Ridge and how they fell for each other even when they were not supposed to.
In the first part, “Maybe Someday,” Sydney’s life falls apart when she discovers her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend. Trying to navigate her broken life, she meets a cute guitarist, Ridge. Although Ridge has a girlfriend, both fall for each other, creating many issues that they try to fix but fail.
The second part, “Maybe Not,” is a spinoff of the first book and tells the story of two different characters, Warren and Bridgette. Both being roomies face many problems while living together because of their opposite nature. It shows the growth of their relationship from arguing roommates to friends and, finally, lovers.
The third and final part, “Maybe Now,” merges both the previous books and shows the present life of Sydney and Ridge and Warren and Bridgette. The story tells their life’s ups and downs and also their relationships.
The publication order of the Maybe Someday series:
Never Never Series
The story is about two childhood buddies, Charlize and Silas, who fell in love with each other at the age of 14. But something went wrong that made them turn into strangers. It’s a story about childhood lovers who fell apart but crossed each other again to work on their differences and give their love a second chance.
Publication of the Never Never series:
It Ends With Us Series
This story narrates the past life of two teenage lovers, Lily and Atlas, who separated due to difficulties and their first encounter after all those years. But there is an entry of another man named Ryle that creates a lot of chaos.
The first book, ” It Ends With Us,” starts with Lily, a hardworking florist who meets a handsome neurosurgeon, Ryle. With their growing relationship disturbing truths about Ryle begins to unfold. Lily faces an abusive side of Ryle which she never wanted to experience again after her father.
But in between this chaos, her first love Atlas shows up, which shakes Lily from the inside. All those who read this book are already in love with it.
The second book, “It Starts With Us,” narrates the afterlife of Lily leaving the abusive relationship with Ryle and dealing with her sudden feeling for Atlas. With Ryle’s not-so-subtle dislike towards Atlas and her being a single mother, Lily navigates through life. Will she be with Atlas this time, or will they face the same fate gain?
This fantastic series is being adapted as a movie series starring Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and Brandon Sklenar.
The publication of the It Ends With Us series:
Standalone books by Colleen Hoover
Now let’s discuss the standalone novels Colleen Hoover has written with their publication dates.
Ugly Love
Tate meets her brother’s best friend, Miles, an airline pilot. They are drawn to each other and mutually agree to start a purely physical relationship. Due to his unpleasant past life, Miles keeps a condition to never ask about his past and never expect any future. Tate agrees to this arrangement. Later, both fall for each other, but Miles is not ready to give in. He is not willing to love anyone.
Will their complicated relationship develop into something more? A very emotional, beautiful, and heart-touching story written by the author.
Confess
Auburn wants to focus on her career and build a better future when she meets a charming artist, Owen. Her plans start to falter because of her growing feelings for the handsome artist. Auburn decides to listen to her heart, but Owen’s past comes in between. Now it depends on Owen if he confesses the truth to her and saves the relationship, or it will end for them.
This book was adapted as a Tv series in 2017, starring Katie Leclerc and Ryan Cooper.
November 9
Fallon and Ben, two strangers, meet unexpectedly in a food place where Ben helps her to escape from an unpleasant situation with her father. Spending a day together, they decided to meet every year on the same date, November 9. With frequent conversations and developing feelings for each other, Fallon discovers that maybe their first encounter was not a coincidence. With truths getting revealed, their relationship stands on the edge of a cliff.
This story is about love, forgiveness, hope, and grief that will take you on a roller coaster ride.
All Your Perfects
This story is about Quinn and Graham, a married couple struggling in their relationship. Their love starts beautifully, but at present, with their countless failed efforts to have a baby, the relationship turns bitter, and miscommunications lead to more problems. The book explains their relationship in detail from their past to the present.
Will they be able to overcome their ongoing issues and sustain the relationship?
Verity
This psychological thriller will hook you from the start with all the twists and turns. Verity Crawford, the best-selling author, cannot finish her book series when she meets with an accident that leaves her bedridden. Her husband, Jeremy Crawford, offers Lowen the opportunity to ghostwrite the remaining books of Verity.
While working, Lowen discovers an autobiography of Verity that unfolds many disturbing truths. Her developing relationship with Jeremy and the revealing secrets of Verity makes her question a lot of things. With all the dilemmas, she tries to uncover everything.
Heart Bones
The story starts with a young girl named Beyah and her desire to leave behind her present life. She is eagerly waiting to go to college, but due to her mother’s sudden death, she has to stay at her house for the summer with her father, whom she dislikes.
Beyah meets her new neighbor Samson, for whom she develops strong feelings. Will this summer fling change her future completely?
Reminders of Him
Reminders of Him tells the story of a woman named Kenna who, after getting released from prison, goes to find her daughter, Diem, whom she gave birth to between her trial and sentence. But no one wants Kenna to be in Diem’s life. With her grief and hardships, she meets a man named Ledger, who understands and helps her to get her daughter.
The publication order of her standalone books:
- Ugly Love (2014)
- Confess (2015)
- November 9 (2015)
- All Your Perfects (2018)
- Verity (2018)
- Heart Bones (2020)
- Reminders of Him (2022)
Conclusion
Colleen Hoover is known as the best author because of the incredible stories written by her. She knows how to engage the readers with a gripping story and interesting characters. We love her way of addressing real-life issues through her writings.
Each of her books highlights difficulties that you can relate to. Readers go through a plethora of emotions while reading her books.
If you want to start reading Colleen Hoover’s books, you can go through the book order mentioned above. It will be easier for you to pick a book from the list.
