Hilary Storm Books in Order (Updated May 29, 2026)

Hilary Storm writes romance, new adult romance, romantic suspense, MC romance, rock-star romance, dark romance, and co-written suspense romance. She is best known for the Rebel Walking series, but her catalog also includes Elite Forces, Angels of Death MC, Alphachat.com, Brotherhood of Darkness, and several shared-world entries.

Her books are not one single timeline. The safest method is to read each named series in order and treat anthologies, box sets, and shared-world projects as separate.

Series shelf

1. Read Rebel Walking first if you want Hilary Storm’s main rock-star romance sequence.
2. Read Elite Forces if you want co-written military romantic suspense.
3. Read Six and Seven if you want the MC-romance side.
4. Read Order of Obsession before Vow of Vengeance because Brotherhood of Darkness is a true two-book duet.
5. Read the complete Taboo edition instead of tracking the old serial shorts, unless you are collecting legacy editions.

Rebel Walking books in order

This is Hilary Storm’s core series and the best starting point for most readers. It follows the Rebel Walking band and the relationships around them, so publication order gives the smoothest emotional continuity.

1. In a Heartbeat (2013): Eaven Bennett’s college life and passion for photography collide with trust issues, young love, and the beginning of the Rebel Walking world.
2. Heaven Sent (2013): Taron and Ivy’s story continues the band-centered romance line with strong chemistry and a new couple stepping into the spotlight.
3. Banded Together (2014): A Rebel Walking bridge novella that gives more time with Talon, Eaven, and the wider cast, including wedding and group-continuity material.
4. No Strings Attached (2014): Luke Jacobs, guitarist for Rebel Walking, moves from rock-star freedom into a romance that threatens the “no strings” life he thought he wanted.
5. Hold Me Closer (2014): Holden Walker’s security work with Rebel Walking brings him close to Lyndsey, creating a romance built around protection, tension, and the tour-family setting.
6. Fighting the Odds (2014): Luke’s story deepens after tragedy, pushing the series into grief, recovery, and the struggle to find a reason to move forward.
7. Never Say Goodbye (2016): Luke and Kimber’s thread continues as both characters try to rebuild a life after loss, making this one of the more continuity-sensitive Rebel Walking entries.
8. Whiskey Dreams (2016): Kimber leaves her past behind and starts over in a new place, giving the series a later standalone-feeling romance that still belongs after the earlier books.

Bryant Brothers book

This is listed as a one-book series.

• Don’t Close Your Eyes (2014): A grief-centered romance about a woman whose life changes after James dies, leaving writing, isolation, and the possibility of new love tangled together.

Inked Brothers book

This is commonly treated as a single Hilary Storm series entry, though catalog numbering is inconsistent across sites.

• Jake (2015): An Inked Brothers romance focused on a tattooed or inked hero, best treated as a standalone-style entry unless you are tracking every Storm series label.

Angels of Death MC books in order

This MC-romance series is connected enough to read in order. Seven is co-written with Dylan Horsch.

1. Six (2015): Blade Montgomery leads the Angels of Death MC with violence, authority, and a hard protective edge, making this the natural entry point for the biker-romance line.
2. Seven (2016): The second Angels of Death MC book continues the club world with another dangerous hero and a darker, co-written MC-romance setup.

Elite Forces books in order

Co-written with Kathy Coopmans. Read in order because the first two books are tightly paired, and the later books extend the team structure.

1. Ice (2016): Captain Jade Elliott’s military career and personal life are forced into conflict, opening the Elite Forces series with danger, heat, and mission pressure.
2. Fire (2016): The second Elite Forces book continues the early duet structure, making it important to read directly after Ice.
3. Stone (2016): A later Elite Forces romance focused on another team member, shifting the series from the opening duet into broader team continuity.
4. Steele (2017): Trevor Steele’s story follows a focused pilot within the Elite Forces world, closing the main four-book sequence.

Alphachat.com books in order

Co-written with Victoria Ashley. This is a short contemporary erotic-romance series.

1. Pay for Play (2016): The first Alphachat.com book introduces the online adult-entertainment setting and the money, performance, and attraction that complicate the romance.
2. Two Can Play (2016): The second Alphachat.com book follows the series’ adult-entertainment world into a new romance where games, money, and real feelings collide.

Brotherhood of Darkness books in order

Co-written with Sapphire Knight. This is a duet, and Vow of Vengeance should not be read first.

1. Order of Obsession (2023): Two men who loved Iris nearly their whole lives find her again at university, only for a secret society to threaten loyalty, legacy, and obsession.
2. Vow of Vengeance (2023): The duet concludes with vengeance, sacrifice, and the consequences of the Brotherhood’s demands, making it the required follow-up to Order of Obsession.

Taboo reading order

Taboo has older serial metadata. For most readers, the complete edition is the correct choice.

1. Taboo: Episode One (2017): The serial begins a forbidden-love story where the emotional setup is established in short-episode form.
2. Taboo: Episode Two (2017): The second episode continues the serial tension rather than functioning as a complete standalone.
3. Taboo: Episode Three (2017): The third episode pushes the forbidden relationship forward in another short installment.
4. Taboo: Episode Four (2017): The fourth episode continues the same serialized arc and should not be read out of order.
5. Taboo: Episode Five (2017): The fifth episode adds another step in the long-form forbidden-romance sequence.
6. Taboo: Episode Six (2017): The sixth episode keeps the central relationship and its complications moving.
7. Taboo: Episode Seven (2017): The seventh episode continues the same serial arc and depends on the earlier episodes.
8. Taboo: Episode Eight (2017): The eighth episode belongs late in the serial sequence, after the relationship conflict is already established.
9. Taboo: Episode Nine (2017): The ninth episode moves the story closer to its complete-edition form.
10. Taboo: Episode Ten (2017): The tenth episode continues the final stretch of the serialized version.
11. Taboo: Episode Eleven (2017): The eleventh episode is one of the last legacy serial pieces before the complete edition becomes the practical reading option.
12. Taboo (2017): The complete edition gathers the forbidden-love serial into the version most readers should choose today.

Shared-world and contributed series entries

These are Hilary Storm books inside larger multi-author projects. They are not required before the main Storm series unless you are reading the shared worlds.

1. The Vault (2017): A multi-author Vault project entry; treat it as anthology or shared-world material rather than a core Hilary Storm series book.
2. Chaos (2020): A Kings of Carnage MC entry about Chaos, the club president, and a violent biker-romance world that belongs to a larger multi-author MC setting.
3. Ruin (2021): A Kings of Carnage MC: Prospects entry about the son of the club president, carrying the shared-world biker continuity into the next prospect-focused branch.

Standalone novels and novellas

These can be read outside the named series. Some are co-written or tied to broader themed projects, but they do not need a full Hilary Storm timeline.

1. Quarterback Sack (2017): Co-written with S.E. Hall, this sports romance uses a football frame and should be treated as a separate contemporary-romance project.
2. Mr. Darkness (2017): Camille Richards’ quiet life is disrupted by a darker romantic force, making this a standalone romance with danger and obsession in the background.
3. Ridin’ Dirty (2018): A woman on the run from dangerous men has an escape plan, but the romance complicates survival and trust.
4. Notorious King (2018): A dark romance involving captivity, fear, and a dangerous man whose words and touch begin to shift the heroine’s response to him.
5. Tap Out (2018): Mavick and Kinsley’s unexpected meeting sparks a strong attraction, turning this into a short romance about risk, chemistry, and emotional impact.
6. Beast (2021): A dark romance about a scarred, cold hero whose past has hardened him, written as part of the broader VII Knights-style dark-romance space.

Collections and anthologies

Collections are not new reading-order positions unless they contain exclusive material you are specifically tracking.

1. Rebel Walking Box Set: In a Heartbeat, Heaven Sent, Banded Together (2014): A starter bundle for the first two Rebel Walking novels and the 2.5 novella.
2. Rebel Walking Box Set: Books 1-5 plus a bonus novella (2014): A larger Rebel Walking bundle that collects the early band-romance arc for convenient reading.
3. Pink Shades of Words (2015): A multi-author anthology; read it only if you are collecting Hilary Storm’s anthology appearances.
4. What If (2015): A multi-author collection and optional side material rather than part of a Hilary Storm series order.
5. Sinful Seven Anthology (2017): A multi-author anthology entry, best treated as separate from Seven despite the similar title.
6. Ice & Fire (2016): An Elite Forces omnibus collecting the first two books, useful because Ice and Fire work especially well as a pair.
7. Christmas with a Rock Star (2018): A multi-author holiday rock-star collection that fits the author’s music-romance audience but is not part of Rebel Walking continuity.
8. Pick Your Pleasure: The Heart’s Desire Series (2018): A co-written short-story collection with S.E. Hall, built around multiple romance scenarios rather than one novel-length arc.
9. Beyond The Love (2022): A multi-author romance anthology and optional collector’s item.
10. Dark Obsessions Anthology: Volume 2 (2022): A dark-romance anthology appearance; read it separately from Hilary Storm’s main series.
11. Sexy Bedtime Stories (2023): A multi-author collection with a sensual short-story focus, not a required continuity piece.
12. Brotherhood of Darkness (2024): An omnibus edition of the co-written duet; read the internal order as Order of Obsession, then Vow of Vengeance.
13. Naughty Santa Daddy (2024): A holiday anthology involving bikers, mobsters, and protective alpha romance; optional unless you are collecting event anthologies.
14. 12 Months of Mayhem (2025): A biker-themed multi-author anthology and the latest Hilary Storm-associated collection I found.

Publication-order checklist

Use this list if you want Hilary Storm’s catalog by release timing rather than by series.

1. In a Heartbeat (2013): The first Rebel Walking book and the best publication-order starting point.
2. Heaven Sent (2013): Rebel Walking continues with Taron and Ivy.
3. Banded Together (2014): A Rebel Walking bridge novella with wedding and cast-continuity material.
4. No Strings Attached (2014): Luke Jacobs’ guitarist romance begins.
5. Hold Me Closer (2014): Holden’s security-focused Rebel Walking romance.
6. Fighting the Odds (2014): Luke’s grief and recovery arc deepens.
7. Don’t Close Your Eyes (2014): A Bryant Brothers grief-and-romance story.
8. Jake (2015): The single Inked Brothers entry most useful as a standalone-style romance.
9. Six (2015): The first Angels of Death MC book.
10. Never Say Goodbye (2016): Luke and Kimber’s Rebel Walking continuation.
11. Ice (2016): Elite Forces book 1.
12. Fire (2016): Elite Forces book 2.
13. Pay for Play (2016): Alphachat.com book 1.
14. Whiskey Dreams (2016): Rebel Walking book 7.
15. Seven (2016): Angels of Death MC book 2.
16. Two Can Play (2016): Alphachat.com book 2.
17. Stone (2016): Elite Forces book 3.
18. Steele (2017): Elite Forces book 4.
19. The Vault (2017): A shared-world or contributed series entry.
20. Quarterback Sack (2017): A co-written football romance with S.E. Hall.
21. Taboo (2017): The complete forbidden-love serial edition.
22. Mr. Darkness (2017): A dark standalone romance.
23. Ridin’ Dirty (2018): A suspense-leaning romance about a woman hiding from danger.
24. Notorious King (2018): A dark novella involving captivity and dangerous attraction.
25. Tap Out (2018): A short romance sparked by an unexpected meeting.
26. Chaos (2020): A Kings of Carnage MC shared-world entry.
27. Ruin (2021): A Kings of Carnage MC: Prospects shared-world entry.
28. Beast (2021): A dark romance about a hardened, scarred hero.
29. Order of Obsession (2023): Brotherhood of Darkness book 1.
30. Vow of Vengeance (2023): Brotherhood of Darkness book 2.
31. Brotherhood of Darkness (2024): The duet omnibus edition.
32. Naughty Santa Daddy (2024): A holiday anthology appearance.
33. 12 Months of Mayhem (2025): A biker-themed anthology appearance.

Chronological order

A full chronological order is not recommended.

Hilary Storm’s catalog is divided between rock-star romance, MC romance, military suspense, dark romance, co-written projects, and anthologies. These do not form one confirmed timeline.

Use publication order inside each series. Use anthology and shared-world entries only when you are reading those specific multi-author projects.

Recommended Hilary Storm reading order

For the cleanest main-author route:

1. In a Heartbeat
2. Heaven Sent
3. Banded Together
4. No Strings Attached
5. Hold Me Closer
6. Fighting the Odds
7. Never Say Goodbye
8. Whiskey Dreams

Then move to:

1. Six
2. Seven

Then read:

1. Ice
2. Fire
3. Stone
4. Steele

For dark romance, read:

1. Order of Obsession
2. Vow of Vengeance

For standalone sampling, choose Mr. Darkness, Ridin’ Dirty, Tap Out, or Beast by trope.

Latest release status

The latest original Hilary Storm duet release I confirmed is Vow of Vengeance, book 2 of Brotherhood of Darkness, first published in 2023.

The latest Hilary Storm-associated anthology I found is 12 Months of Mayhem, published in 2025.

I did not find a reliably confirmed new Hilary Storm solo novel released after Beast in 2021.

FAQ

What Hilary Storm book should I read first?

Start with In a Heartbeat. It opens Rebel Walking, which is Hilary Storm’s best-known series and the clearest starting point.

Do Hilary Storm books need to be read in order?

Only within connected series. Rebel Walking, Elite Forces, Angels of Death MC, Alphachat.com, and Brotherhood of Darkness should be read in order.

Is Rebel Walking a rock-star romance series?

Yes. Rebel Walking follows a band and the relationships around its members and close circle.

Should I read Banded Together?

Yes, if you are reading Rebel Walking in full. It is numbered 2.5 and works as a bridge after Heaven Sent.

Is Taboo still read as episodes?

For most readers, no. The old episode serial is legacy metadata. The complete Taboo edition is the practical version to read.

Are Chaos and Ruin part of Hilary Storm’s main series?

No. They are Hilary Storm entries in the larger Kings of Carnage MC shared-world structure.

Are the anthologies required?

No. Anthologies are optional and should not be treated as core series installments unless you are collecting every Hilary Storm appearance.

Conclusion

Hilary Storm is easiest to read in separate shelves.

Begin with In a Heartbeat and continue through Rebel Walking in order. Then choose Angels of Death MC for biker romance, Elite Forces for co-written military suspense, or Brotherhood of Darkness for the dark duet with Sapphire Knight.