Ella Goode Books in Order (Updated May 29, 2026)

Ella Goode writes short, steamy romance with protective heroes, fast attraction, low-angst plots, and quick happy endings. Her books include contemporary romance, romantic suspense, MC romance, high-school romance, cowboy romance, billionaire romance, holiday romance, royal romance, and shared-world novellas.

The key to reading Ella Goode is knowing what not to merge. Her solo series should be read separately from shared-world projects connected to Alexa Riley, Ruby Dixon, Kati Wilde, and other short-romance authors.

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Most books are short and couple-focused, so strict order is not always required. Still, publication order inside each series is the safest path because it keeps families, clubs, schools, and shared settings clear.

Best Ella Goode starting point

Start with Captured if you want the Castile family.
Start with Ace of Hearts if you want the FU High series.
Start with Socialite and the Cowboy if you want the Justice cowboy-romance set.
Start with Rough Rider if you want the newer Bad Boy High books.
Start with Wedding Contract only if you want the latest standalone-style release, not a full series entry.

Death Lords MC books in order

This is Ella Goode’s older MC-romance line. It is also connected to the wider Motorcycle Clubs short-romance project, so keep it separate from her later solo series.

His Wild Desire (2014): The first Death Lords MC romance introduces the biker-club world through forbidden attraction and a dangerous man the heroine should not want.
Her Secret Pleasure (2014): A librarian and bad-boy setup brings the MC world into a more intimate, temptation-driven romance.
Their Private Need (2014): A good-girl heroine becomes involved with two hardened bikers, pushing the series into ménage and club-protection territory.
Their Fierce Love (2014): A continuation-style Death Lords entry that deepens the three-person relationship and the club-world stakes.
Their Lasting Claim (2015): The ménage thread moves toward pregnancy, permanence, and the consequences of being claimed by the club heroes.
His Mad Passion (2015): A stepbrother desire romance inside the Death Lords line, best read after the earlier club entries.
His Bold Heart (2015): A companion to the stepbrother thread, continuing the intense forbidden-romance side of the Death Lords world.
Captive Ride (2015): A Death Lords VP romance where watching, wanting, and club danger lead to a possessive biker love story.

Castile books in order

The Castile series is one of the best places to start for Ella Goode’s romantic suspense and protective-family style.

Captured (2019): Luna’s private-investigator job puts her in the path of a man she is supposed to investigate, opening the Castile family sequence with trouble and attraction.
Kept (2019): The second Castile book continues the family-centered romantic suspense feel with another possessive relationship.
Stolen (2019): A danger-and-claiming romance where the title signals the heroine being pulled into a protective, high-stakes relationship.
She’s the One (2019): A Castile romance focused on certainty, recognition, and a hero who knows the heroine is his match.
My Only One (2019): The fifth Castile book closes the core sequence with exclusive commitment and a final family-romance arc.

Kisses books in order

A short three-book series built around sweet, direct romantic setups.

Smooth Kisses (2019): A soft, flirtation-centered romance that begins the Kisses sequence.
Sweet Kisses (2019): A sweeter follow-up where attraction turns toward emotional comfort and happy-ending certainty.
Saved Kisses (2019): A rescue-leaning romance that closes the short series with protection and attachment.

FU High books in order

This is a high-school romance series. Read it in order for the cleanest school-world progression.

Ace of Hearts (2019): A high-school romance that opens FU High with card-game imagery, bad-boy confidence, and fast emotional focus.
Deuces Wild (2019): The second book continues the school setting with another bold romance and a wilder couple dynamic.
Two of a Kind (2019): A matched-pair romance where the couple’s connection becomes the main force of the story.
He’s All In (2020): The final FU High story brings the series to full romantic commitment, with the hero no longer holding anything back.

Love Notes books in order

This is a short two-book romance series. Read in order.

Three of Us (2019): A relationship-focused romance built around three-person emotional stakes and the need to belong.
Belong Together (2019): The second book turns the connection toward permanence and the certainty that the couple or group belongs together.

Marriage of Convenience books in order

Read these in order because the shared trope makes the two-book sequence cleaner.

Always Loved You (2020): A marriage-of-convenience romance where practical terms hide older or deeper feelings.
Still Love You (2020): A follow-up built around lasting emotion, showing that the relationship is not just convenient but enduring.

Castle books in order

A royal, fortress, and protector-style sequence. Read in order.

King’s Castle (2020): The first Castle book introduces a king-coded hero, power, and protection.
Alpha’s Castle (2020): The second book shifts the castle theme toward an alpha hero and a more possessive romance.
Beast’s Castle (2020): A Beauty-and-the-Beast-style romance where the hero’s roughness and isolation shape the emotional arc.
Ward’s Castle (2022): A later Castle entry that returns to the series world after a gap and should be read after the first three.

Justice books in order

This cowboy-romance series is one of Ella Goode’s clearer six-book runs.

Socialite and the Cowboy (2021): A socialite meets a cowboy hero, setting up the Justice series through class contrast and small-town attraction.
Heiress and the Cowboy (2021): An heiress-and-rancher romance that continues the wealth-versus-country dynamic.
Princess and the Cowboy (2021): A royal-coded or high-status heroine enters cowboy territory, adding fairy-tale contrast to the series.
Insta Holiday (2021): A holiday-flavored Justice entry that keeps the series lighter and more seasonal.
Billionaire and the Cowgirl (2022): The series flips the wealth dynamic with a billionaire hero and a cowgirl heroine.
Secretary and the Cowboy (2022): A workplace-and-cowboy romance that closes the listed Justice sequence.

Royal books in order

A short royal-romance pair. Read in order.

Claiming His Queen (2021): A royal or underworld-power romance where the hero’s claim is central from the start.
Stealing His Princess (2021): A princess-centered follow-up where the romance begins from danger, pursuit, or forbidden possession.

Chasing books in order

This two-book sequence should be read in order.

Chasing You (2022): A pursuit romance where the hero’s focus is on catching and keeping the heroine.
Chasing Us (2022): The follow-up shifts the focus from pursuit to the relationship itself.

Secrets books in order

Read in order because the secrecy theme carries across the series label.

No More Secrets (2023): The series begins with hidden truths coming into the open and a romance that cannot stay concealed.
Secret Love (2023): A guarded hero and private attraction make this the more emotionally hidden middle book.
Keeping Secrets (2024): The third book continues the secret-driven setup with a romance shaped by what is hidden and what must be confessed.

Stay books in order

This is a newer short series. Read in publication order.

Make Her Stay (2024): A romance about a hero determined to keep the heroine from leaving.
Say You’ll Stay (2024): The second book turns the stay-or-go conflict into an open request for commitment.
Love to Stay (2025): The final listed Stay book makes permanence the emotional endpoint.

Contract books in order

This is a short contract-romance series. Keep Wedding Contract separate unless a later catalog clearly adds it to the series.

Contract Love (2024): A contract-based romance where a practical arrangement becomes emotionally real.
Baby Contract (2025): A baby-focused contract romance where family stakes complicate the agreement.

Heart Connection books in order

This 2025 series is best read in order.

Tangled Hearts (2025): The series begins with emotional knots, attraction, and a relationship that is not simple from the start.
True Hearts (2025): Luna’s bad experience with a fake relationship makes Graham’s sincere pursuit the emotional center of the book.
Hard Hearts (2025): Frankie avoids men while a recovering football player tries to soften her hard-hearted defenses.
Hot Hearts (2025): A chef and a food critic become entangled after a public mistake, turning heat and career trouble into romance.

Bad Boy High books in order

This is Ella Goode’s newest numbered series.

Rough Rider (2025): Niki, a gang-connected rider, and Andy, a hardworking honors student, are drawn together despite difficult lives and dangerous surroundings.
Wicked Rider (2026): The second Bad Boy High book follows another rough-edged rider whose future starts to matter once Josie becomes part of it.

Standalone novels

These can be read independently unless a retailer or series page later groups them more specifically.

Spark (2019): A standalone romance built around instant attraction and the first spark that changes everything.
Priceless (2019): A value-and-devotion romance where the heroine becomes something the hero cannot measure in money.
Loyalty Card (2019): A loyalty-themed romance with a playful title and a likely workplace or repeat-customer setup.
Oh Snowy Night (2019): A snowy holiday romance where winter timing and forced closeness drive the happy ending.
Rock ’n’ Roll Baby (2020): A rock-star or music-world romance with baby and family stakes in the background.
Against the Rules (2020): A rule-breaking romance where the couple’s attraction crosses a line they are not supposed to cross.
Pitched (2021): A sports romance centered on baseball language, competition, and romantic pursuit.
Heiress (2022): A standalone wealth-and-status romance separate from Heiress and the Cowboy.

Novellas and short stories

These are mostly standalone short romances. They can be read by trope, season, or mood.

The Last Christmas Present (2017): A holiday novella built around one final Christmas gift and a quick emotional payoff.
The Wolf’s Mail-Order Bride (2017): A shared-world mail-order-bride romance with a wolfish or paranormal hero.
Make Me Yours (2019): A direct claiming romance where the title states the hero’s goal.
She’s All Mine (2019): A possessive short romance centered on the hero’s certainty that the heroine belongs with him.
Bring Him Home (2019): A homecoming romance where return, rescue, or reunion drives the emotional arc.
Finding Home (2019): A companion-style home romance about belonging and finding the right person or place.
Secret Baby (2019): A secret-baby romance where hidden parenthood changes the couple’s future.
Killer Love (2020): A danger-and-love romance with a killer or criminal-edge premise.
Killer Crush (2020): A darker crush romance where obsession and danger sit close to attraction.
Love’s Secret Baby (2020): A second secret-baby setup where romance and family truth collide.
Built for Love (2020): A construction or builder-coded romance where the hero is physically and emotionally made for the heroine.
Protecting Her (2020): A protection romance where danger gives the hero a reason to stay close.
Captured for Love / Captured by Love (2020): A photographer romance involving Dove and Jay, with some catalogs using the “for Love” title and the author site using “by Love.”
Cuffed For Love (2020): A law-enforcement or restraint-coded romance where being cuffed becomes part of the romantic setup.
Christmas Chemistry (2020): A holiday romance where seasonal timing and attraction create instant chemistry.
Make Me a Match (2021): A matchmaking romance where someone’s attempt to pair people off leads to real love.
Bad Girl (2021): A bad-girl romance where reputation and desire shape the couple’s conflict.
Forever Mine (2021): A permanent-claim romance where the hero’s goal is lasting possession.
Making Her Mine (2021): A billionaire coffee-shop romance where Miles King becomes fixated on the woman connected to his daily routine.
Protecting What’s Mine (2021): A possessive protection romance where guarding the heroine becomes personal.
Sweet Spot (2021): A sports or sensual romance where the title suggests perfect timing and physical chemistry.
Guarding Her Body (2021): A bodyguard romance built around protection, proximity, and attraction.
Knocked Up by Love (2021): A pregnancy romance where love and a baby arrive together.
My Secret Valentine Baby (2022): A Valentine secret-baby romance with holiday timing and hidden-family stakes.
His Will (2022): A romance shaped by inheritance, command, or the hero’s determination.
Best Friend’s Secret Baby (2022): A best-friend secret-baby romance where friendship is complicated by hidden parenthood.
Claiming His Bride (2022): A bride romance where the hero’s possessive claim drives the story.
Swiped for His Taking (2022): A dating-app or swipe-based romance that turns a quick match into a possessive connection.
Our Snowy Night (2022): A winter romance paired naturally with Oh Snowy Night, built around snow, closeness, and seasonal heat.
Christmas Stalking (2022): A holiday romance with a darker obsessive edge.
On the Boss’s Naughty List (2022): A workplace Christmas romance where the boss-employee dynamic becomes festive and forbidden.
Noble Love (2023): A nobleman or high-status romance where class and devotion shape the relationship.
Marked With Love (2023): A marked-or-claimed romance where belonging is central.
Pick Love (2023): A choice-centered romance about choosing love over safer options.
Rocked by Love (2023): A music or rock-star romance where love disrupts the hero’s world.
The Good Bad Man (2023): A morally gray hero romance where the “bad” man becomes good for the heroine.
Taste of Love (2023): A food or sensuality-themed romance where attraction is tied to appetite and indulgence.
Kissing the Hitman (2023): A hitman romance where danger and desire meet directly.
The Good Bad Girl (2023): A counterpart to The Good Bad Man, focused on a heroine with a bad-girl edge.
Wedding Contract (2026): The latest confirmed Ella Goode release, a contract-style wedding romance best treated as a standalone short unless later grouped into a series.

Shared-world and contributed series entries

These should not be folded into one Ella Goode master universe. Read them only if you are following the specific shared-world project.

Beauty in Summer (2017): Ella Goode’s contribution to the Beauty shared world, best read as a standalone seasonal fairy-tale romance.
The King’s Reluctant Bride (2018): A Royal Wedding shared-world entry about a royal marriage that begins with reluctance and moves toward commitment.
Pretty Prize (2019): A Rags to Riches shared-world romance where the heroine is treated as the hero’s prize.
126 Secret Lane (2021): A Cherry Falls Romance entry set inside the multi-author small-town world.
The Wolf’s Mail-Order Bride (2017): Also belongs to the Mail-Order Brides shared-world project, so it can be read either as a standalone novella or with that series.
Her Secret Pleasure (2014): Also appears in the Motorcycle Clubs shared project, but it belongs most usefully in Death Lords MC order.
His Wild Desire (2014): Also cross-listed with Motorcycle Clubs, though Death Lords MC is the cleaner reader placement.
Their Private Need (2014): Also a Motorcycle Clubs contribution, with later titles continuing the same relationship thread.
Captive Ride (2015): Also part of the broader Motorcycle Clubs structure, but best read after the Death Lords MC books listed above.

Collections and bundles

Collections are optional buying formats. They are not new story entries unless they contain exclusive material.

Death Lords Motorcycle Club: Chelsea & Wrecker (2015): A bundle that includes several Death Lords MC stories, useful for collection reading but not a separate novel.
Death Lords Motorcycle Club: Annie, Michigan, & Easy (2015): A bundle for the three-person Death Lords arc, best read after the individual story order is understood.
Royal Flush (2021): A collection of all four FU High stories: Ace of Hearts, Deuces Wild, Two of a Kind, and He’s All In.
Sweetest Kisses: A Collection (2021): A Kisses collection; read the internal order as Smooth Kisses, Sweet Kisses, then Saved Kisses.
Snowed Inn for Christmas (2021): A multi-author holiday anthology and optional seasonal reading.
Wrap With Love (2022): A bundle of previously released snowy or festive Ella Goode reads.
Love Notes (2023): A collection of Three of Us and Belong Together.
Secrets & Beyond (2026): A later collection tied to the Secrets material; treat it as a bundle, not a new standalone novel.

Chronological order

A full chronological order is not recommended.

Ella Goode writes short, self-contained romances across separate series and shared-world projects. Publication order inside each named series is more useful than trying to combine MC romance, high-school romance, cowboy romance, holiday novellas, and shared universes into one timeline.

Use chronological order only when a series has a clear continuation, such as Death Lords MC, Castile, FU High, Bad Boy High, or Heart Connection.

Latest release status

As of this update, the latest confirmed Ella Goode release I found is Wedding Contract, published May 19, 2026.

The newest numbered series entry is Wicked Rider, book 2 of Bad Boy High, published March 24, 2026.

I did not find a reliably confirmed later Ella Goode title after Wedding Contract.

FAQ

Do Ella Goode books need to be read in order?

Only within connected series. Many Ella Goode books are short standalone romances, but series order is safest for Death Lords MC, Castile, FU High, Justice, Heart Connection, and Bad Boy High.

What Ella Goode book should I read first?

Start with Captured for romantic suspense, Ace of Hearts for high-school romance, Socialite and the Cowboy for cowboy romance, or Rough Rider for her newest series.

Are Ella Goode and Alexa Riley books connected?

Some shared-world projects connect Ella Goode with Alexa Riley, Ruby Dixon, Kati Wilde, and others. Ella Goode’s solo catalog should still be read separately.

Is Death Lords MC part of a larger series?

Yes, it is connected to the broader Motorcycle Clubs short-romance project, but for an Ella Goode page it is clearest to treat Death Lords MC as its own series.

Is Royal Flush a new FU High book?

No. Royal Flush is a collection of the four FU High stories, not a fifth story.

Is Wedding Contract part of the Contract series?

I did not find reliable series labeling that makes Wedding Contract book 3 of Contract. Treat it as a standalone short romance for now.

Should I read the collections?

Only for convenience. Collections gather existing stories and should not be counted as new reading-order positions.

Conclusion

Ella Goode is easiest to read by keeping her short series separate.

For the best starting point, begin with Captured and read the Castile books in order. For school romance, read FU High or Bad Boy High. For cowboy romance, read Justice. For MC romance, read Death Lords MC from His Wild Desire through Captive Ride.

Frank

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Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.

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