Ellie Masters Books in Order (Updated May 29, 2026)

Ellie Masters writes adult romance with a strong focus on romantic suspense, military protector stories, hostage rescue teams, billionaire romance, rock-star romance, and darker co-authored romance.

Her catalogue is not one single timeline. The cleanest approach is to choose a lane first, then read that series in order.

For most readers, the best entry point is Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists. For a newer, tech-driven romantic suspense route, begin with Cerberus Personal Security. For rock-band romance, begin with Angel Fire.

The Fastest Reading Map

Use this route if you want the broadest Ellie Masters experience without jumping randomly:

1. Angel Fire
2. Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Alpha Team
3. Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Bravo Team
4. Guardian Protectors / Personal Protection Specialists
5. Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Charlie Team
6. Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Delta Team
7. Guardian HRS Short Reads
8. Cerberus Personal Security
9. Angel’s Peak
10. The One I Want
11. Billionaire Boys Club / LaRouge Triplets
12. Changing Roles, Auction Night, and standalones as separate reading lanes

The Guardian books are written around different couples, but team continuity makes order useful. Read each team in sequence.

Angel Fire Books in Order

This is Ellie Masters’ rock-romance series. A prequel exists, but the author-recommended order places it after the first full book.

1. Heart’s Insanity (2016): Ash “Blaze” Dean and Skye Summers open the Angel Fire world with a rock-star romance built around trust, fame, and emotional damage.
2. Ashes to New (2016): A prequel novella that adds background to the Angel Fire world, best read after Heart’s Insanity so the emotional context lands properly.
3. Heart’s Desire (2018): The series continues through another Angel Fire romance, keeping the music-world setting while shifting attention to a new relationship.
4. Hearts Collide (2018): This entry deepens the band-family structure and keeps the series moving through love, loyalty, and unresolved personal history.
5. Hearts Divided (2018): A later Angel Fire romance where relationship tension and divided loyalties become the central pressure points.
6. Hearts Entwined (2020): The band-world romances continue with another couple whose emotional stakes are tied to belonging and connection.
7. Forest’s Fall (2020): Forest’s story carries crossover importance because his background connects to darker trauma and rescue themes elsewhere in Masters’ catalogue.
8. Hearts: The Last Beat (2021): Commonly listed simply as Hearts, this closes the main Angel Fire run and functions as a final beat for the series.

Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Alpha Team Books in Order

This is the best starting shelf for readers who want Ellie Masters’ main military romantic suspense world.

1. Rescuing Melissa (2017/2020): Melissa and CJ’s story begins the Guardian HRS world with a survivor, a protector, and the shadow of a serial-killer past.
2. Rescuing Zoe (2020/2021): Zoe’s rescue-driven romance continues the Alpha Team format, pairing danger with the protective-team structure.
3. Rescuing Moira (2021): Moira’s story widens the Alpha Team lane with another high-risk rescue and a romance shaped by trust under pressure.
4. Rescuing Eve (2021): Eve’s book keeps the team mission format intact while centering a new heroine caught in danger.
5. Rescuing Lily (2021): Lily’s romance uses the Guardian structure to combine emotional vulnerability with active protection.
6. Rescuing Jinx (2021): Jinx’s book adds another Alpha Team rescue case, keeping the same standalone-couple pattern.
7. Rescuing Maria (2022): Maria’s story rounds out the core Alpha Team sequence with another rescue-and-protection romance.

Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Bravo Team Books in Order

Bravo Team is the next major Guardian branch. Read it after Alpha Team if you want the best team-continuity flow.

1. Rescuing Angie (2022): Angie’s story launches Bravo Team with a new rescue unit and a fresh romantic suspense setup.
2. Rescuing Isabelle (2022): Isabelle’s book continues Bravo Team’s protector-romance structure with another case-driven relationship.
3. Rescuing Carmen (2022): Carmen’s story keeps the Bravo Team arc moving through danger, pursuit, and emotional recovery.
4. Rescuing Rosalie (2023): Rosalie’s book builds on the Bravo Team world while giving a new couple the central rescue thread.
5. Rescuing Kaye (2023): Kaye’s romance continues the team sequence and should be read before the later Bravo entries.
6. Cara’s Protector (2023): This is cross-listed with Personal Protection Specialists, but it fits here after Rescuing Kaye because it appears inside the Bravo reading lane.
7. Rescuing Barbi (2023): Barbi’s story brings another Bravo Team rescue and keeps the recurring-team framework active.
8. The Dark of You (2023): This later Bravo-connected entry leans into darker romantic suspense and is best read after the earlier Bravo books.

Guardian Protectors / Personal Protection Specialists Books in Order

This is a related Guardian branch focused more directly on protection assignments.

1. Sybil’s Protector (2021): Sybil’s story begins the personal-protection side of the Guardian world with a focused protector romance.
2. Lyra’s Protector (2022): Lyra’s book continues the bodyguard-style branch with another heroine under threat.
3. Cara’s Protector (2023): Cara’s book also appears in Bravo Team placement, so read it once after Rescuing Kaye rather than treating it as a separate duplicate requirement.

Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Charlie Team Books in Order

Charlie Team continues the Guardian world with a new team grouping. The Perfect Gift is often treated as a connected holiday or side entry rather than a numbered main book.

1. Rescuing Rebel (2023): Rebel’s story opens Charlie Team with the familiar Guardian mix of danger, protection, and team loyalty.
2. Rescuing Stitch (2024): Stitch’s book continues the Charlie Team arc with another rescue-centered romance.
3. The Perfect Gift (2024): A connected holiday-style Guardian entry, best read after the first Charlie Team books if you want all side material in sequence.
4. Rescuing Mia (2024): Mia’s story returns to the main Charlie Team rescue pattern with a new heroine and protector pairing.
5. Jenna’s Protector (2024): Jenna’s book blends the Charlie Team setting with a protection-focused romance.
6. Rescuing Sophia (2024): Sophia’s story continues the team’s sequence of high-risk rescue romances.
7. Rescuing Malia (2025): Malia’s book moves the Charlie Team line into the 2025 releases with another standalone couple.
8. Rescuing Ally: Part 1 (2025): Ally’s story begins a two-part Charlie Team arc, so do not treat this as a complete standalone ending.
9. Rescuing Ally: Part 2 (2025): The second half completes Ally’s arc and should be read immediately after Part 1.

Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Delta Team Books in Order

Delta Team is another Guardian branch and can be read after the earlier teams.

1. Rescuing Ember (2024): Ember’s book starts Delta Team with a new Guardian group and a fresh romantic suspense pairing.
2. Rescuing Aria (2025): Aria’s story continues Delta Team and is best read after Rescuing Ember for team continuity.

Guardian HRS Short Reads and Novellas in Order

These are shorter Guardian entries. They are optional, but they work best after you already understand the Guardian world.

1. Frost (2025): A compact Guardian novella that gives a shorter rescue-romance experience inside the established world.
2. Flint (2025): Flint’s short read adds another quick Guardian pairing without requiring a full-team restart.
3. Hawk (2026): Hawk’s novella continues the short-read branch and should not be confused with Hawke from Billionaire Boys Club.
4. Kade (2026): Kade’s short read adds another mission-sized Guardian romance.
5. Riot (2026): Riot’s novella keeps the short-read format focused on fast romantic suspense.
6. Reaper (2026): Listed for June 2026, this is the next Guardian short-read entry after Riot.

Cerberus Personal Security Books in Order

Cerberus is a newer romantic suspense series. It is a good modern entry point if you want security-team stories rather than the larger Guardian HRS structure.

1. Ghost (2025): Ghost opens Cerberus with a personal-security hero whose skills and secrets establish the darker team tone.
2. Brass (2025): Brass continues the Cerberus sequence with another protector-centered romance.
3. Whisper (2025): Whisper’s story keeps the series inside the security-team framework while shifting to a new couple.
4. Fuse (2026): Fuse moves the Cerberus line into its 2026 run with another mission-and-romance setup.
5. Halo (2026): Halo continues the team order and should be read after Fuse.
6. Torque (2026): Torque is the sixth Cerberus book and belongs after Halo.
7. Thorne (2026): Listed for June 2026, Thorne is the seventh Cerberus entry and the next scheduled step after Torque.

Angel’s Peak Books in Order

Angel’s Peak is a small-town contemporary romance series. It is separate from Guardian HRS and Cerberus.

1. Snowed In with the Mountain Doctor (2025): A snowbound, small-town romance that opens Angel’s Peak with a doctor, a storm, and forced proximity.
2. Rescued by the Mountain Guide (2025): The second Angel’s Peak book shifts the romance toward a mountain-guide rescue setup.
3. Stranded with the Resort Owner (2025): This entry uses the resort setting to build a stranded-together romance.
4. Matched with the Small Town Chef (2025): The fourth book brings the series into a matchmaking and small-town food-world romance.
5. Trapped with the Forest Ranger (2025): This romance uses isolation, wilderness danger, and a forest-ranger hero as its central frame.
6. Snowbound with the Vineyard Owner (2025): The series returns to a winter-trapped setup, this time around a vineyard-owner romance.
7. Colliding with the Coffee Shop Owner (2025): This book brings the Angel’s Peak setting into a town-centered romance with a coffee-shop owner.
8. Falling for the Firefighter (2025): The eighth book focuses on a firefighter romance inside the Angel’s Peak community.
9. Reunited with the Hometown Hero (2026): The ninth Angel’s Peak book uses a reunion setup and was listed as a May 2026 release.

The One I Want Books in Order

This co-authored series with Jet Masters has a useful ordering note: some publication lists place Saving Abby later, but the author’s reading-order page places it first. Use the author-recommended order below.

1. Saving Abby / Finding Peace (2017; later series placement): Abby’s story is the preferred first read for this series because it introduces the emotional lane before the later “Saving” titles.
2. Saving Ariel / Aiden (2020): Ariel and Aiden’s story continues the series with another romance built around danger, rescue, and commitment.
3. Saving Brie / Brent (2020): Brie and Brent’s book keeps the series focused on protective romance and high-stakes attachment.
4. Saving Cate / Caleb (2020): Cate and Caleb’s story adds another couple to the series while preserving the same rescue-romance rhythm.
5. Saving Dani (2021): Dani’s book advances the series after the earlier Aiden, Brent, and Caleb entries.
6. Saving Jen / Patton (2020): Jen and Patton’s story is commonly listed as part of the same series, with placement varying slightly across catalogues.

Billionaire Boys Club Books in Order

Billionaire Boys Club has some catalogue variation. Older listings include Nondisclosure, while the author’s older reading-order page emphasizes Hawke, Richard, and Brody. Read the listed books as a loose billionaire-romance lane rather than a tight suspense timeline.

1. Nondisclosure (2018): An early billionaire-world romance centered on discretion, contracts, and a powerful man testing emotional limits.
2. Hawke (2020): Hawke’s story is a holiday billionaire romance and works well as the practical starting point for current readers.
3. H.R.H. Richard / Richard (2020): Richard’s book brings a royal-billionaire angle into the series.
4. Brody (2021): Brody’s romance overlaps with LaRouge Triplets listings, so read it once and do not duplicate it in your personal checklist.

LaRouge Triplets Books in Order

This series focuses on the LaRouge brothers. It overlaps with the billionaire-romance side of Masters’ catalogue.

1. Asher / Firestorm (2020): Asher’s book introduces the LaRouge brothers with a suspense-tinged contemporary romance.
2. Brody (2021): Brody’s book continues the LaRouge brother arc and is also seen in some billionaire-series groupings.
3. Cage (2024): Cage completes the triplet set with the final brother’s romance.

Changing Roles Books in Order

This co-authored series with Jet Masters is a separate, darker adult romance lane. It is not required for Guardian HRS.

1. Command / Command Me (2018): The series begins with a power-exchange romance that establishes the darker relationship dynamic.
2. Control / Control Me (2018): The second book continues the same adult-romance lane with control and trust as the central tension.
3. Collar / Collar Me (2018): The third entry deepens the series’ commitment and power-dynamic themes.
4. Embracing Fate (2019): This book moves the series into a later phase where fate, captivity, and emotional choice drive the romance.
5. Seizing Fate (2020): The fifth entry continues the Fate arc and should follow Embracing Fate.
6. Accepting Fate (2020): The sixth book completes the later Changing Roles sequence.

Auction Night Books in Order

Auction Night is co-authored with Jet Masters and should be treated as its own adult-romance series.

1. Alexa / Dax & Dani (2020): Alexa’s book opens the Auction Night sequence and is also associated with the Dax and Dani title variant.
2. Penny (2020): Penny’s story continues the same Auction Night framework with a new heroine.
3. Michelle (2020): Michelle’s book keeps the series inside the same adult-romance setup while shifting to another central relationship.
4. Ivy (2020): Ivy’s entry completes the four-book Auction Night sequence.

Captive Hearts Books in Order

This is a separate co-authored line with Jet Masters.

• She’s Mine / Reap What You Sow (2019): A captive-romance entry that belongs outside the Guardian HRS reading path.

The Lovers Books in Order

This is a short separate series.

1. The Starling (2018): The first Lovers book begins a separate romance line outside the Guardian and Angel Fire worlds.
2. The Swan (2025): The second Lovers book returns to that separate lane years later.

US Marshals Lethal Books in Order

This is a newer listed series.

• Boyd (2026): Listed for June 2026, Boyd begins the US Marshals Lethal series.

Standalone Novels

These do not need to be read before any main series.

1. Twist of Fate (2017): A psychological romantic thriller involving a victim, a hero, and a dangerous criminal shadow.
2. Off Duty (2017): A co-authored adult romance with Lucas X Black, separate from the main Ellie Masters series worlds.
3. Down the Rabbit Hole (2018): A co-authored second-chance, self-discovery romance with Jet Masters, centered on a woman rebuilding after divorce.

Shared Worlds, Anthologies, and Collections

These are optional. They are not required for Guardian HRS, Angel Fire, Cerberus, or Angel’s Peak continuity.

1. Black, Blue, & Purple Pain (2016): A multi-author collection, useful only for completionists tracking early anthology appearances.
2. With Love at Christmas (2017): A multi-author holiday collection and not part of a required Ellie Masters series order.
3. Redemption (2019): A Collective Season Two contribution, best treated as shared-world material rather than a core Ellie Masters series book.
4. Cocky Captain (2020): A Cocky Hero Club shared-world entry and separate from Ellie Masters’ original continuities.
5. Desire After Dark (2022): An anthology appearance and optional for series readers.
6. Fight Like A Girl: A Romance Charity Anthology (2023): A charity anthology contribution and not part of a required reading path.
7. Steamy Ever After (2024): A multi-author collection, optional unless you are collecting every Ellie Masters appearance.

Best Ellie Masters Starting Point

Choose your doorway by subgenre.

• For military protector romantic suspense, begin with Rescuing Melissa.
• For the newest security-team suspense, begin with Ghost.
• For rock-star romance, begin with Heart’s Insanity.
• For small-town contemporary romance, begin with Snowed In with the Mountain Doctor.
• For darker co-authored romance, keep Changing Roles, Auction Night, and Captive Hearts separate from the Guardian reading path.

Chronological Order

There is no single confirmed chronology that ties every Ellie Masters series into one timeline.

The only meaningful chronology issue is internal: Ashes to New is a prequel inside Angel Fire, but it is still better after Heart’s Insanity for new readers. Saving Abby / Finding Peace also has conflicting publication and series-list placement, so the author-recommended order is safest.

For the Guardian books, team order matters more than strict calendar order.

Latest Release Status

As of May 29, 2026, Ellie Masters’ current catalogue includes active 2026 releases in Cerberus Personal Security, Guardian HRS Short Reads, and Angel’s Peak.

Recent 2026 listings include Hawk, Kade, Riot, Halo, Torque, and Reunited with the Hometown Hero.

Upcoming dated listings include Thorne, Reaper, and Boyd in June 2026.

FAQs

Do you have to read Ellie Masters books in order?

You do not have to read every Ellie Masters series in one master order. You should read each individual series in order, especially Guardian HRS, Cerberus, Angel Fire, and The One I Want.

Are Guardian HRS books standalones?

They are built around different couples, but the recurring teams make order helpful. Start with Alpha Team before moving into Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and the short reads.

Which Ellie Masters book should I read first?

For most readers, Rescuing Melissa is the best first book because it opens the Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists world.

Should Ashes to New be read before Heart’s Insanity?

Not for a first read. Even though it is a prequel, the author-recommended order places Heart’s Insanity first.

Where does Cara’s Protector fit?

Read Cara’s Protector after Rescuing Kaye. It is cross-listed with the Personal Protection Specialists branch and also appears in the Bravo Team flow.

Are Cerberus and Guardian HRS connected?

They are separate listed series. Both are romantic suspense with protective heroes, but you can begin Cerberus with Ghost without reading Guardian HRS first.

Are Angel’s Peak books connected to the suspense books?

Angel’s Peak is a separate small-town romance series. It does not need Guardian HRS or Cerberus setup.

Conclusion

The strongest Ellie Masters reading path begins with Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Alpha Team, starting with Rescuing Melissa. From there, move through Bravo Team, Guardian Protectors, Charlie Team, Delta Team, and the short reads.

Readers who want a newer suspense entry can begin with Ghost in Cerberus Personal Security. Readers who prefer rock-star romance should begin with Heart’s Insanity, while small-town readers should start Angel’s Peak with Snowed In with the Mountain Doctor.