Elle Thorpe Books in Order (Updated July 1, 2026)

Elle Thorpe is an Australian romance author known for dark romantic suspense, why choose romance, small-town cowboy romance, and lighter contemporary romance.

Her catalogue has two major shapes. The Saint View books are the most continuity-heavy, because several trilogies share a setting and recurring references. Her Only You, Dirty Cowboy, and Buck Cowboys books are more flexible and can usually be read as standalone romances inside their own series.

The safest full reading path is publication order. The safest Saint View path is to read one complete trilogy at a time.

Continuity Map

Use this first if you only need the structure:

1. Light contemporary romance: Only You
2. Cowboy and rodeo romance: Dirty Cowboy, Buck Cowboys
3. Saint View why choose romantic suspense: Saint View High, Saint View Prison, Saint View Psychos, Saint View Rebels, Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners, Saint View Murder Squad, Saint View Blood and Ink
4. Saint View MF romantic suspense standalones: Saint View Strip
5. Saint View extras: Saint View Short & Smutty, bonus scenes, and bundles

The Cleanest Full Reading Order

This order keeps publication flow, series continuity, and Saint View escalation together.

1. Only the Positive (2018): Reese and Low’s romance begins the Only You series with guilt, secrets, chemistry, and a Sydney fresh start.
2. Only the Perfect (2018): The second Only You romance continues the contemporary standalone lane with another couple-focused story.
3. Only the Truth (2018): A shorter Only You entry built around a fake relationship, a gynecologist hero, and a reformed bad-girl setup.
4. Only the Negatives (2019): The series moves into its third numbered romance, keeping the Only You focus on emotional complications and standalone couple arcs.
5. Only the Beginning (2019): The fourth Only You novel continues the contemporary-romance run before Thorpe shifts toward darker suspense worlds.
6. 25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys (2019): A Dirty Cowboy holiday side story that belongs with the rodeo/cowboy books but is not essential to the main numbered sequence.
7. Talk Dirty, Cowboy (2019): Bowen and Paisley’s single-parent rodeo romance launches Dirty Cowboy with bull riding, online chemistry, and public-career pressure.
8. Ride Dirty, Cowboy (2020): Addie and Kai’s romance follows grief, a fatal accident, rodeo reporting, and unresolved tension on the bull-riding circuit.
9. Sexy Dirty Cowboy (2020): Rem and Whitney’s story adds witness protection, an ex-MC cowboy, fake marriage, and romantic suspense to the cowboy world.
10. Devious Little Liars (2020): The Saint View universe begins with a murder, a fire, and a heroine entering Saint View High to find the boy who saved her.
11. Dangerous Little Secrets (2020): The Saint View High story continues after betrayal, injury, and unresolved murder pull the heroine deeper into the boys’ secrets.
12. Twisted Little Truths (2020): The Saint View High trilogy closes by resolving the murder accusation, buried truths, and the heroine’s why choose arc.
13. Buck Cowboys (2020): Hallie and Nate’s second-chance friends-to-lovers romance opens a related rodeo school series.
14. Buck You! (2021): Summer and Dominic’s romance brings injury, unfinished dreams, and old feelings back to Hunt’s Bull Riding School.
15. Locked Up Liars (2021): Saint View Prison begins with a sister’s murder, an innocent prisoner, and a heroine taking a job inside Saint View Prison to find the truth.
16. Solitary Sinners (2021): The prison trilogy intensifies during a riot, with the heroine separated from the three men tied to her investigation and survival.
17. Fatal Felons (2021): The Saint View Prison trilogy ends with Heath on death row and the group forced into a final escape-and-exposure push.
18. Only the Lies (2021): A later Only You story follows a mistaken-identity office crush and belongs with the lighter contemporary side of Thorpe’s catalogue.
19. Can’t Bucking Wait (2022): A doctor returns to the ranch and lands in forced proximity with the cowboy she never stopped wanting.
20. Start a War (2022): Saint View Psychos opens with Bliss taking over Psychos bar after her brother’s murder and forming dangerous ties with Nash, War, and Vincent.
21. Half the Battle (2022): Bliss’s story continues as Scythe, secrets, family pressure, and the hunt for the killer make the trilogy darker.
22. It Ends With Violence (2022): The Saint View Psychos trilogy concludes with a rescue mission, old dangers, and the final unmasking of the threat.
23. Mother Bucker (2023): A pregnant heroine and her father’s best friend fall into an age-gap, forced-proximity cowboy romance.
24. Evil Enemy (2023): Saint View Strip begins with a club owner fighting to protect her people while clashing with the cop who becomes her reluctant ally.
25. Unholy Sins (2023): A priest with a vigilante double life falls for Lyric, a single mother and stripper from the wrong side of Saint View.
26. Rebel Revenge (2023): Saint View Rebels begins with a poisoned wedding, a murder suspicion, and Rebel moving into Providence to find a killer.
27. Rebel Obsession (2023): Rebel’s story continues after abduction and violence, pushing her revenge plot and her bonds with Fang, Vaughn, and Kian further.
28. Rebel Heart (2023): The Saint View Rebels trilogy ends with Caleb still threatening Rebel’s found family and the final fight for safety.
29. Killer Kiss (2024): A woman from a murder-for-hire family is ordered toward a deadly match, then has to decide what to do when her target is the man she wants.
30. Wife Number One (2024): Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners begins with Kara escaping a cult leader, searching for her sister’s killer, and moving under biker protection.
31. Torn In Two (2024): Kara’s story continues with burial, survival, jealousy, and a killer forcing Hawk, Chaos, and Grayson into tighter conflict.
32. Three to Fall (2024): The trilogy concludes with Kara, her daughter, and her men facing the cult threat and the final battle for freedom.
33. X’s and O’s (2025): Saint View Murder Squad begins when a kidnapped cleaner is rescued by masked killers and pulled into a deadly game.
34. Whips and Chains (2025): The Murder Squad story continues with a warehouse trap, blood-written rules, and secrets around X, Whip, and Levi.
35. Reaper and Ruin (2025): The Murder Squad trilogy ends after an explosion, a drowning threat, and the final unmasking of the killer hunting them.
36. Caged Bird (2025): The final Saint View Strip book follows an abused single mother, forbidden love with her brother-in-law, captivity, and escape.
37. Diary of a Mafia Princess (upcoming 2026): Saint View Blood and Ink begins with Nyah, an arranged mafia marriage, a hidden pregnancy, and forbidden ties to three dangerous men.
38. Diary of a Biker Queen (upcoming 2026): The second Blood and Ink book will continue Nyah’s Saint View dark why choose storyline.
39. Diary from an Inked Throne (upcoming 2026): The third Blood and Ink book is planned to complete the new Saint View trilogy.

Only You Books in Order

Only You is Elle Thorpe’s lighter contemporary romance series. The books are more flexible than Saint View, but publication order remains the easiest route.

1. Only the Positive (2018): Reese moves to Sydney carrying guilt from the past, then falls into a complicated romance with Low, a man hiding pain of his own.
2. Only the Perfect (2018): The second book continues the Only You series with another contemporary romance built around emotional fallout and a new couple.
3. Only the Truth (2018): A book 2.5 story with a fake-relationship setup, a doctor hero, and a heroine trying to move beyond her bad-girl reputation.
4. Only the Negatives (2019): The third numbered novel keeps the series in contemporary romance territory with another standalone couple arc.
5. Only the Beginning (2019): The fourth numbered novel closes the original early run of the series.
6. Only the Lies (2021): A later Only You story about a receptionist, a gym owner, mistaken identity, and an attraction that starts from a lie.

Continuity note: Only You is the least order-sensitive part of Thorpe’s catalogue. Read it in order if you want publication flow, but it is not the best entry point for readers looking for her darker Saint View style.

Dirty Cowboy Books in Order

Dirty Cowboy is a rodeo and small-town cowboy romance series. The main numbered books are standalones with complete romance arcs.

1. 25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys (2019): A holiday cowboy side story that belongs with Dirty Cowboy but does not control the main series order.
2. Talk Dirty, Cowboy (2019): A widowed bull rider and a single mother connect through an accidental online encounter before real-life complications test them.
3. Ride Dirty, Cowboy (2020): A former rodeo connection, a fatal accident, and a bull-riding gossip assignment force Addie and Kai back into each other’s orbit.
4. Sexy Dirty Cowboy (2020): A rodeo cowboy with an ex-MC past and a police detective go into hiding as a fake married couple.

Continuity note: Read the numbered trilogy from Talk Dirty, Cowboy to Sexy Dirty Cowboy. Place the Christmas side story wherever you want a holiday detour.

Buck Cowboys Books in Order

Buck Cowboys is connected to the broader cowboy world and focuses on Hunt’s Bull Riding School, small-town romance, and rodeo families.

1. Buck Cowboys (2020): Hallie and Nate get a second chance after teenage rejection, years of regret, and a return to the bull-riding school.
2. Buck You! (2021): Summer’s injured rodeo dreams and Dominic’s search for family roots bring childhood feelings back into focus.
3. Can’t Bucking Wait (2022): A doctor returns home for a wedding and ends up sharing space with Preston, the cowboy she has wanted for years.
4. Mother Bucker (2023): A pregnant heroine and an older cowboy cross into forbidden territory during a forced-proximity trip to Australia.

Continuity note: These are standalone romances, but the family and ranch context works better in order.

Saint View Reading Order

Saint View is Elle Thorpe’s central dark romantic suspense universe.

The main why choose trilogies should be read in series order. Each trilogy follows one heroine and her men across three books, and the books within a trilogy cannot be shuffled.

Read the Saint View trilogies in this order:

1. Saint View High
2. Saint View Prison
3. Saint View Psychos
4. Saint View Rebels
5. Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners
6. Saint View Murder Squad
7. Saint View Blood and Ink – when released

Saint View Strip is set in the Saint View world but works differently. It follows separate male/female couples and can be read more flexibly.

Saint View High Books in Order

Saint View High is the first Saint View trilogy. It is mature high school/new adult why choose romance with bullying, murder, and romantic suspense elements.

1. Devious Little Liars (2020): After a fire and murder, the heroine enrolls at Saint View High to find the mysterious boy who saved her life.
2. Dangerous Little Secrets (2020): The second book follows betrayal, injury, an unsolved murder, and the heroine’s fractured trust in the boys around her.
3. Twisted Little Truths (2020): The final book resolves the murder accusation, the buried secrets, and the central Saint View High relationship arc.

Order warning: This trilogy must be read in order.

Saint View Prison Books in Order

Saint View Prison is a why choose romantic suspense trilogy set around a maximum-security prison and a murder investigation.

1. Locked Up Liars (2021): A woman takes a job at Saint View Prison to prove the man she loves did not murder her sister.
2. Solitary Sinners (2021): A prison riot raises the stakes, separating the heroine from the three men tied to her heart and her investigation.
3. Fatal Felons (2021): The trilogy concludes with Heath sentenced to death row and the group pushed toward a desperate final plan.

Order warning: Start with Locked Up Liars. The later books spoil the investigation and relationship structure.

Saint View Psychos Books in Order

Saint View Psychos is one of Thorpe’s darker why choose trilogies. It follows Bliss after her brother’s murder and centers on Psychos bar, biker ties, buried trauma, and violent secrets.

1. Start a War (2022): Bliss takes over Psychos to find her brother’s killer and becomes entangled with Nash, War, and Vincent.
2. Half the Battle (2022): The second book brings Scythe forward, deepens the danger, and makes the emotional and criminal secrets harder to contain.
3. It Ends With Violence (2022): The trilogy ends with a rescue mission, revelations, and a final violent confrontation.

Order warning: Do not read It Ends With Violence first. It is the conclusion to Bliss’s story.

Saint View Rebels Books in Order

Saint View Rebels follows Rebel, Fang, Vaughn, and Kian through a murder mystery, revenge plot, and why choose romance arc.

1. Rebel Revenge (2023): Rebel is suspected after a poisoned wedding and moves into her new stepbrother’s world to find the real killer.
2. Rebel Obsession (2023): Rebel survives another attack and turns her fear into a deeper revenge drive as more victims and secrets emerge.
3. Rebel Heart (2023): The final book closes Rebel’s story as Caleb remains a threat to her sister, her men, and her future.

Order warning: This is a direct trilogy. Read all three in sequence.

Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners Books in Order

Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners follows Kara after she escapes a cult leader and returns to Saint View with her child.

1. Wife Number One (2024): Kara flees a violent cult marriage, loses her sister, and comes under biker protection while searching for a killer.
2. Torn In Two (2024): Kara’s survival becomes more urgent as jealousy, secrets, and a killer force the group toward a choice.
3. Three to Fall (2024): The trilogy ends with Kara, Hawk, Hayden, and Grayson facing the cult threat and the final fight for freedom.

Order warning: Read Wife Number One first. The second and third books contain major spoilers for the opening setup.

Saint View Murder Squad Books in Order

Saint View Murder Squad is a dark rom-com romantic suspense trilogy with why choose romance, masked killers, a murder mystery, and a tall plus-size heroine.

1. X’s and O’s (2025): A kidnapped cleaner is rescued by the Murder Squad and pulled into a violent game involving X, Whip, and Levi.
2. Whips and Chains (2025): The game continues through a warehouse trap, exposed secrets, and a killer who knows the group too well.
3. Reaper and Ruin (2025): The trilogy concludes after an explosion, a sea rescue, and the final push to stop the killer.

Order warning: This trilogy is sequential and should not be read out of order.

Saint View Blood and Ink Books in Order

Saint View Blood and Ink is the next Saint View dark why choose trilogy. As of this update, it is still upcoming.

1. Diary of a Mafia Princess (upcoming 2026): Nyah is promised to a mafia husband while hiding a pregnancy and forbidden ties to Luca, Lynx, and Dax.
2. Diary of a Biker Queen (upcoming 2026): The second book is planned to continue the Blood and Ink storyline after Diary of a Mafia Princess.
3. Diary from an Inked Throne (upcoming 2026): The third book is planned as the final entry in the Blood and Ink trilogy.

Release note: Diary of a Mafia Princess is listed for August 15, 2026. Diary of a Biker Queen is listed for September 15, 2026. Diary from an Inked Throne is listed for October 15, 2026.

Saint View Strip Books in Order

Saint View Strip is set in the Saint View world, but it is not structured like the why choose trilogies. These are male/female dark romantic suspense books with different couples.

1. Evil Enemy (2023): The owner of Saint View Strip fights a politician’s plan to destroy her club and clashes with Joshua Boston, the cop she hates and wants.
2. Unholy Sins (2023): A priest with a violent secret life falls for Lyric, a single mother and stripper who threatens every rule he lives by.
3. Killer Kiss (2024): A woman from a murder-for-hire family is ordered to kill Augie Mitchell, the man who is also tied to her missing sister.
4. Caged Bird (2025): An abused single mother trapped for years fights for escape while falling into forbidden love with her brother-in-law.

Continuity note: These books can be read as standalones, but publication order gives the strongest Saint View Strip experience.

Saint View Short & Smutty

These are short Saint View extras. They are optional and should not replace the main trilogies.

1. Lust and Libraries (date not confirmed): A Saint View short extra that belongs outside the core trilogy order.
2. Storms and Sex Clubs (date not confirmed): A short Saint View extra connected to the adult side of the universe.
3. Bonfires and Blow Jobs (date not confirmed): A Saint View short extra and optional side read.
4. Valentines and Vibrators (date not confirmed): A Valentine-themed Saint View extra that should be treated as bonus material.
5. Saint View Short and Smutty “Foursome” Ebook Collection (date not confirmed): A collection of short Saint View extras, not a separate main novel.

Placement note: Read these after you already know the relevant Saint View world. They are bonus material, not required continuity.

Boxed Sets, Collections, and Bundles

These editions are convenient ways to buy or read grouped stories. They are not separate story entries.

1. Only You: Books 1-5 (2019): A collected edition of the early Only You books and story material, best used instead of the individual entries it contains.
2. Saint View trilogy bundles and deluxe boxes: These collect individual Saint View trilogies and do not add a new reading-order slot.
3. Why Choose? Saint View Mega Bundle: A large bundle of Saint View why choose titles, best treated as a format choice rather than a new book.
4. Dirty Cowboy and Buck Cowboys bundles: These collect cowboy-series titles and should be read according to the original series order.

Anthology and Multi-Author Appearances

These are separate from the core Elle Thorpe reading order.

1. All of Him (2019): A multi-author collection appearance and not a required Elle Thorpe series title.
2. Dissent: Volume 1 (2022): A multi-author anthology appearance and optional for completists only.

Do not place anthology appearances inside the main Saint View timeline unless a specific story is later reissued with a confirmed series placement.

Recommended Starting Points

Choose based on the kind of Elle Thorpe book you want.

For dark why choose romantic suspense: Start with Devious Little Liars.

For the strongest completed Saint View arc: Start with Saint View High, then continue through the Saint View trilogies.

For cowboy romance: Start with Talk Dirty, Cowboy or Buck Cowboys.

For lighter contemporary romance: Start with Only the Positive.

For a standalone Saint View MF romance: Start with Evil Enemy.

Chronological Order

There is no confirmed single chronological order across every Elle Thorpe book.

For practical reading, use series order. That preserves mystery reveals, relationship development, and recurring Saint View references without forcing unrelated continuities together.

The Saint View why choose order is:

1. Devious Little Liars
2. Dangerous Little Secrets
3. Twisted Little Truths
4. Locked Up Liars
5. Solitary Sinners
6. Fatal Felons
7. Start a War
8. Half the Battle
9. It Ends With Violence
10. Rebel Revenge
11. Rebel Obsession
12. Rebel Heart
13. Wife Number One
14. Torn In Two
15. Three to Fall
16. X’s and O’s
17. Whips and Chains
18. Reaper and Ruin
19. Diary of a Mafia Princess – when released
20. Diary of a Biker Queen – when released
21. Diary from an Inked Throne – when released

Place Saint View Strip as a side lane within the same world, preferably after you have at least started the earlier Saint View books.

Latest Release Status

As of this update, Caged Bird is the newest released full-length Elle Thorpe novel.

Saint View Blood and Ink is the next planned Saint View trilogy. The scheduled books are Diary of a Mafia Princess, Diary of a Biker Queen, and Diary from an Inked Throne.

The first Blood and Ink book is listed for August 15, 2026, with the second and third books listed for September 15, 2026 and October 15, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Elle Thorpe’s first book?

Elle Thorpe’s first listed book is Only the Positive, published in 2018.

Start there for full publication order.

What is the best Elle Thorpe book to start with?

For most current readers, Devious Little Liars is the best starting point because it begins the Saint View universe.

For lighter romance, start with Only the Positive.

Do you have to read the Saint View books in order?

You should read each Saint View trilogy in order.

The individual trilogies can function as separate arcs, but recurring world details and character context are clearer if you read the Saint View trilogies in publication order.

Is Saint View Strip part of Saint View?

Yes, Saint View Strip is set in the Saint View world.

It is different from the main why choose trilogies because each book follows a male/female couple and can be read more independently.

Are the cowboy books connected to Saint View?

No direct shared continuity should be assumed.

Treat Dirty Cowboy and Buck Cowboys as separate cowboy-romance lanes.

Are Elle Thorpe’s books standalone?

Some are standalones, especially in the cowboy books and Saint View Strip.

The Saint View why choose trilogies are not standalones within each trilogy. For example, Saint View High, Saint View Prison, and Saint View Murder Squad each need to be read from book 1 to book 3.

Where should I read the Saint View Short & Smutty stories?

Read them after you have read enough Saint View to understand the world.

They are extras, not required main-story installments.

What is Elle Thorpe’s next book?

The next listed Elle Thorpe book is Diary of a Mafia Princess, planned as Saint View Blood and Ink book 1.

Is Saint View Blood and Ink already released?

No. As of this update, the trilogy is still upcoming.

Final Reading Decision

For the simplest complete route, read Elle Thorpe in publication order.

For the best Saint View experience, read the why choose trilogies in this sequence: Saint View High, Saint View Prison, Saint View Psychos, Saint View Rebels, Saint View Slayers vs. Sinners, Saint View Murder Squad, then Saint View Blood and Ink when it releases.

For readers who want less continuity pressure, choose Dirty Cowboy, Buck Cowboys, or Saint View Strip instead.