Harper Sloan Books in Order

This page lists Harper Sloan books in publication order, series order, connected-continuity order, and recommended reading paths.

Quick Index

  • Scope: Harper Sloan romance novels, main series, spin-offs, and major collection editions
  • Default Order: Publication order
  • Best Starting Point: Axel
  • Order Matters: Yes for Corps Security; recommended for Hope Town
  • Core Series: Corps Security
  • Main Connected Series: Corps Security and Hope Town
  • Separate Series: Coming Home, Loaded Replay, Hearts of Vegas
  • Standalone Novel: Perfectly Imperfect
  • Not to be confused with: Harper Lee, Helen Harper, or Harper St. George

Reading Paths

1. Publication Order

Use this route for the full release sequence across Harper Sloan’s catalog.

  1. Axel
  2. Cage
  3. Beck
  4. Uncaged
  5. Cooper
  6. Locke
  7. Unexpected Fate
  8. Bleeding Love
  9. Perfectly Imperfect
  10. When I’m with You
  11. Jaded Hearts
  12. Drunk on You
  13. Lost Rider
  14. Kiss My Boots
  15. Cowboy Up
  16. Unconscious Hearts
  17. The Long Way Home

2. Corps Security Order

Primary series path.

  1. Axel
  2. Cage
  3. Beck
  4. Uncaged
  5. Cooper
  6. Locke
  7. The Long Way Home

Corps Security is listed as a seven-book series through The Long Way Home.

3. Corps Security and Hope Town Order

Best for the linked continuity between the original series and the next-generation follow-up.

  1. Axel
  2. Cage
  3. Beck
  4. Uncaged
  5. Cooper
  6. Locke
  7. Unexpected Fate
  8. Bleeding Love
  9. When I’m with You
  10. Drunk on You
  11. The Long Way Home

4. Hope Town Order

Follow-up path after Corps Security.

  1. Unexpected Fate
  2. Bleeding Love
  3. When I’m with You
  4. Drunk on You

Hope Town is listed as a four-book series beginning with Unexpected Fate.

5. Coming Home Order

Separate contemporary western-romance trilogy.

  1. Lost Rider
  2. Kiss My Boots
  3. Cowboy Up

The Coming Home series is listed as Lost Rider, Kiss My Boots, and Cowboy Up in numbered order.

6. Beginner Path

Shortest clean path through the central Sloan reading experience.

  1. Axel
  2. Cage
  3. Beck
  4. Uncaged
  5. Cooper
  6. Locke

7. Completionist Path

Full checklist route.

  1. Corps Security
  2. Hope Town
  3. Perfectly Imperfect
  4. Loaded Replay
  5. Coming Home
  6. Hearts of Vegas
  7. Corps Security collection editions
  8. Any future Hope Town continuation after official confirmation

The author’s current public profile describes The Long Way Home as the newest release and notes Hope Town book 5 as a work in progress.

Publication Order Master List

  • Axel (2013) – Novel – Corps Security #1
  • Cage (2013) – Novel – Corps Security #2
  • Beck (2013) – Novel – Corps Security #3
  • Uncaged (2014) – Novel – Corps Security #4
  • Cooper (2014) – Novel – Corps Security #5
  • Locke (2014) – Novel – Corps Security #6
  • Unexpected Fate (2015) – Novel – Hope Town #1
  • Bleeding Love (2015) – Novel – Hope Town #2
  • Perfectly Imperfect (2015) – Novel – Standalone
  • When I’m with You (2016) – Novel – Hope Town #3
  • Jaded Hearts (2016) – Novel – Loaded Replay #1
  • Drunk on You (2017) – Novel – Hope Town #4
  • Lost Rider (2017) – Novel – Coming Home #1
  • Kiss My Boots (2017) – Novel – Coming Home #2
  • Cowboy Up (2017) – Novel – Coming Home #3
  • Unconscious Hearts (2018) – Novel – Hearts of Vegas #1
  • The Long Way Home (2023) – Novel – Corps Security #7

Current bibliography databases list 17 Harper Sloan titles in the main publication-order sequence. FictionDB lists the catalog as 17 titles, with The Long Way Home as Corps Security #7.

Series Order Checklists

Corps Security

  • Axel (2013) – Novel – Corps Security #1
  • Cage (2013) – Novel – Corps Security #2
  • Beck (2013) – Novel – Corps Security #3
  • Uncaged (2014) – Novel – Corps Security #4
  • Cooper (2014) – Novel – Corps Security #5
  • Locke (2014) – Novel – Corps Security #6
  • The Long Way Home (2023) – Novel – Corps Security #7

Hope Town

  • Unexpected Fate (2015) – Novel – Hope Town #1
  • Bleeding Love (2015) – Novel – Hope Town #2
  • When I’m with You (2016) – Novel – Hope Town #3
  • Drunk on You (2017) – Novel – Hope Town #4

Coming Home

  • Lost Rider (2017) – Novel – Coming Home #1
  • Kiss My Boots (2017) – Novel – Coming Home #2
  • Cowboy Up (2017) – Novel – Coming Home #3

Loaded Replay

  • Jaded Hearts (2016) – Novel – Loaded Replay #1

Hearts of Vegas

  • Unconscious Hearts (2018) – Novel – Hearts of Vegas #1

Standalone

  • Perfectly Imperfect (2015) – Novel – Standalone

Collection Editions

  • Corps Security: The Series (2015) – Collection – Corps Security #1 to #5
  • Corps Security: The Series Volume 2 – Collection – Corps Security continuation material, verify edition contents before listing in a retail index

Collection editions are reprint formats unless they contain new material. They should not be counted as separate novels in the main publication order.

Related Works and Where They Fit

Corps Security

  • Placement: Start here.
  • Status in reading order: Required for the main connected path.
  • Notes: Read by number. Character and group continuity build across the series.

Hope Town

  • Placement: Read after Locke.
  • Status in reading order: Recommended after Corps Security.
  • Notes: Hope Town is a follow-up series connected to the Corps Security world.

Coming Home

  • Placement: After Hope Town in publication order, or separately.
  • Status in reading order: Optional for Corps Security continuity.
  • Notes: This trilogy is a contemporary western-romance branch.

Loaded Replay

  • Placement: After When I’m with You in publication order.
  • Status in reading order: Separate from the core Corps Security path.
  • Notes: Jaded Hearts is the only listed Loaded Replay entry in the checked bibliography.

Hearts of Vegas

  • Placement: After Coming Home in publication order.
  • Status in reading order: Separate from the main Corps Security and Hope Town route.
  • Notes: Unconscious Hearts is the only listed Hearts of Vegas entry in the checked bibliography.

Perfectly Imperfect

  • Placement: Between Bleeding Love and When I’m with You in publication order.
  • Status in reading order: Standalone.
  • Notes: This title can be read outside all series paths.

Dependencies & Notes

  • Read Axel before the rest of Corps Security.
  • Read Corps Security in numbered order for the strongest continuity.
  • Read Uncaged between Beck and Cooper.
  • Read Hope Town after Locke for the cleanest linked-world path.
  • Read The Long Way Home after Locke, and preferably after the earlier Corps Security books.
  • Read Coming Home in numbered order if starting that trilogy.
  • Perfectly Imperfect does not depend on Corps Security.
  • Jaded Hearts does not need to be placed inside the Corps Security path.
  • Unconscious Hearts can be read as its own Hearts of Vegas entry.
  • Some databases differ on the original year for Beck. This page uses 2013 in the publication-order list because major reader and bibliography listings show 2013, while some month-specific records place a later catalog date in January 2014.
  • Do not add Hope Town book 5 to the master list until an official title and release information are confirmed.

FAQs

What is the first Harper Sloan book?

Axel is the first Harper Sloan book in the main reading order and the first Corps Security novel.

What Harper Sloan book should I start with?

Start with Axel. It begins Corps Security and gives the clearest path into Sloan’s connected romance catalog.

Do Harper Sloan books need to be read in order?

Corps Security should be read in order. Hope Town is best after Corps Security. Coming Home, Loaded Replay, Hearts of Vegas, and Perfectly Imperfect are easier to read separately.

What is the order of the Corps Security series?

Read Axel, Cage, Beck, Uncaged, Cooper, Locke, then The Long Way Home.

What is the order of the Hope Town series?

Read Unexpected Fate, Bleeding Love, When I’m with You, then Drunk on You.

Is Hope Town connected to Corps Security?

Yes. Hope Town is connected to the Corps Security world and works best after the original Corps Security sequence.

Is The Long Way Home part of Corps Security?

Yes. The Long Way Home is listed as Corps Security #7.

Is Perfectly Imperfect part of a series?

No. Perfectly Imperfect is a standalone novel.

Is Coming Home connected to Corps Security?

Coming Home is listed as its own three-book series. It does not need to be read inside the Corps Security and Hope Town path.

What is Harper Sloan’s newest book?

The Long Way Home is the newest confirmed Harper Sloan release in the checked bibliography sources and is listed as Corps Security #7.

Change Log

  • Last checked: June 17, 2026
  • What changed: Rebuilt as a fuller single-author article with expanded reading paths, series checklists, collection notes, dependency notes, and current future-title caution.
  • Most recent known release included: The Long Way Home (2023)
  • Most recent known series update: Corps Security expanded to seven books with The Long Way Home.
  • Forthcoming note: Hope Town book 5 is mentioned as a work in progress on the author’s public profile, but no confirmed title or publication date was added.