This page lists Colleen Hoover books in publication order, along with series reading paths and related works.
Quick Index
Author: Colleen Hoover
Scope: novels and novellas listed on Colleen Hoover’s official books page, plus commonly referenced related short fiction noted separately. The official site currently lists 25 novels and novellas and includes Woman Down as the newest title.
Best starting points
- Publication entry: Slammed (2012)
- Popular entry: It Ends with Us (2016)
- Thriller entry: Verity (2018)
- Standalone romance entry: Ugly Love (2014)
Does order matter?
- Yes for the Slammed, Hopeless, Maybe Someday, and It Ends with Us groupings.
- No for most standalones.
- Some cross-book context exists between the Hopeless grouping and All Your Perfects / Finding Perfect because the official site places them together.
Not to be confused with
- Never Never is co-authored with Tarryn Fisher.
- Never Never first appeared as a three-part digital novella sequence in 2015 to 2016 and was later reissued as a single volume in 2023.
Reading Paths
1. Publication order
Publication order is the default path for most readers because it preserves release context and avoids sequence confusion.
- Slammed (Slammed #1, novel, 2012)
- Point of Retreat (Slammed #2, novel, 2012)
- Hopeless (Hopeless #1, novel, 2012)
- Losing Hope (Hopeless #2, novel, 2013)
- Finding Cinderella (Hopeless, novella, 2013)
- This Girl (Slammed #3, novel, 2013)
- Maybe Someday (Maybe Someday #1, novel, 2014)
- Maybe Not (Maybe Someday, novella, 2014)
- Ugly Love (standalone novel, 2014)
- Confess (standalone novel, 2015)
- November 9 (standalone novel, 2015)
- Never Never (with Tarryn Fisher, originally serialized, 2015 to 2016; one-volume edition 2023)
- It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us #1, novel, 2016)
- Too Late (standalone novel, 2016)
- Without Merit (standalone novel, 2017)
- Maybe Now (Maybe Someday #2, novel, 2018)
- Verity (standalone novel, 2018)
- All Your Perfects (official site places it with Hopeless, novel, 2018)
- Regretting You (standalone novel, 2019)
- Finding Perfect (official site places it with Hopeless, novella, 2019)
- Heart Bones (standalone novel, 2020)
- Layla (standalone novel, 2020)
- It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us #2, novel, 2022)
- Reminders of Him (standalone novel, 2022)
- Woman Down (standalone novel, 2026)
2. Series-first order
This path groups the connected books before the standalones.
Slammed series
- Slammed
- Point of Retreat
- This Girl
Hopeless grouping
- Hopeless
- Losing Hope
- Finding Cinderella
- All Your Perfects
- Finding Perfect
Maybe Someday series
- Maybe Someday
- Maybe Not
- Maybe Now
It Ends with Us series
- It Ends with Us
- It Starts with Us
Then read the standalones
- Ugly Love
- Confess
- November 9
- Never Never
- Too Late
- Without Merit
- Verity
- Regretting You
- Heart Bones
- Layla
- Reminders of Him
- Woman Down
3. Beginner path
This path works for readers who want the most widely known entry points first.
- It Ends with Us
- It Starts with Us
- Verity
- Ugly Love
- Reminders of Him
- Confess
- November 9
Then move backward into the early series if you want the full catalogue. This is a convenience path, not a continuity path.
4. Completionist path
Read everything in publication order, then add the related short fiction listed in the “Related Works and Where They Fit” section.
Publication Order Master List
Slammed series
- Slammed
- Series: Slammed #1
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2012
- Notes: Best entry point for the earliest series
- Point of Retreat
- Series: Slammed #2
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2012
- Notes: Read after Slammed
- This Girl
- Series: Slammed #3
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2013
- Notes: Read after Point of Retreat
Hopeless grouping
- Hopeless
- Series: Hopeless #1
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2012
- Notes: Main entry point for this grouping
- Losing Hope
- Series: Hopeless #2
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2013
- Notes: Read after Hopeless
- Finding Cinderella
- Series: Hopeless
- Format: Novella
- Year: 2013
- Notes: Read after Hopeless and Losing Hope
- All Your Perfects
- Series: Official site places it in the Hopeless grouping
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2018
- Notes: Often shelved separately by readers, but grouped with Hopeless on the official site
- Finding Perfect
- Series: Official site places it in the Hopeless grouping
- Format: Novella
- Year: 2019
- Notes: Best read after All Your Perfects for continuity
Maybe Someday series
- Maybe Someday
- Series: Maybe Someday #1
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2014
- Maybe Not
- Series: Maybe Someday
- Format: Novella
- Year: 2014
- Notes: Read between Maybe Someday and Maybe Now
- Maybe Now
- Series: Maybe Someday #2
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2018
- Notes: Read after Maybe Someday and Maybe Not
It Ends with Us series
- It Ends with Us
- Series: It Ends with Us #1
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2016
- It Starts with Us
- Series: It Ends with Us #2
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2022
- Notes: Read after It Ends with Us
Standalones
- Ugly Love
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2014
- Confess
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2015
- November 9
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2015
- Never Never
- Series: Standalone / co-authored project
- Format: Originally serialized novellas, later single-volume novel
- Year: 2015 to 2016 original serialization; 2023 one-volume edition
- Notes: Co-authored with Tarryn Fisher
- Too Late
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2016
- Notes: Official site groups it as dark romance
- Without Merit
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2017
- Verity
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2018
- Notes: Psychological thriller / dark romance title
- Regretting You
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2019
- Heart Bones
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2020
- Layla
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2020
- Reminders of Him
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2022
- Woman Down
- Series: Standalone
- Format: Novel
- Year: 2026
- Notes: Newest release currently listed on the official site
Related Works and Where They Fit
These are usually not included in the main novels-and-novellas reading list.
- “A Father’s Kiss”
- Format: Short story
- Collection: The Kiss: An Anthology of Love and Other Close Encounters
- Placement: Optional, read anytime
- “Saint”
- Format: Short story
- Collection: One More Step
- Placement: Optional, read anytime
- “The Dress”
- Format: Short story
- Collection: Two More Days
- Placement: Optional, read anytime
These short works are commonly listed in broader bibliographies, but they are separate from the core official books-page catalogue.
Dependencies & Notes
- Read Slammed before Point of Retreat and This Girl due to direct series continuity.
- Read Hopeless before Losing Hope and Finding Cinderella due to shared character continuity.
- Read Maybe Someday before Maybe Not and Maybe Now due to sequence continuity.
- Read It Ends with Us before It Starts with Us.
- The official Colleen Hoover site places All Your Perfects and Finding Perfect inside the Hopeless grouping. Some third-party lists separate All Your Perfects as a standalone, but the official site currently treats it as connected reading.
- Never Never has publication-format complexity. The story first appeared as multiple parts, then as a later combined edition. Readers who want the original release experience can note the 2015 to 2016 serialization; readers who want the simplest path can read the 2023 single-volume edition.
- For standalones such as Ugly Love, Confess, November 9, Verity, Regretting You, Heart Bones, Layla, Reminders of Him, and Woman Down, internal reading order generally does not matter.
FAQs
What is the best order to read Colleen Hoover books?
Publication order is the safest default. It preserves release context and keeps the connected series in sequence.
Which Colleen Hoover books are standalones?
The official site currently lists these standalones: Heart Bones, Regretting You, Never Never, Without Merit, Ugly Love, November 9, Reminders of Him, Confess, Layla, Woman Down, Verity, and Too Late.
Which series should be read in order?
Read the Slammed, Hopeless, Maybe Someday, and It Ends with Us books in sequence.
Is All Your Perfects a standalone or part of a series?
Reader lists vary, but Colleen Hoover’s official books page currently places All Your Perfects in the Hopeless grouping. For this page, it is treated as part of that connected reading path.
What is Colleen Hoover’s newest book?
The newest title currently listed on the official site is Woman Down (2026).
Change Log
- Last checked: April 18, 2026
- What changed: Included Woman Down as the newest listed title; aligned the reading groups with Colleen Hoover’s current official books page; noted the official-site placement of All Your Perfects and Finding Perfect inside the Hopeless grouping
- Most recent known release included: Woman Down (2026)