Paisley Hope writes two very different lanes right now: small-town cowboy romance in Silver Pines Ranch and darker romance in Soldiers of Bedlam. She also appears as a contributor to Sky Ridge Hotshots, but that is not the main place to begin her catalog.
The cleanest way to read her books is by series order, not by trying to combine everything into one timeline. If you want the warm, found-family ranch side, start with Holding the Reins. If you want the darker side first, start with Wolf.E.
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Shelf map
Choose Silver Pines Ranch if you want interconnected cowboy romances with a small-town setting and recurring community ties. Choose Soldiers of Bedlam if you want a darker, more dangerous branch with a motorcycle-club edge. Treat Protect as a separate contributed title unless you are reading the wider multi-author series on purpose.
Silver Pines Ranch books in order
- Holding the Reins (2024): A brother’s-best-friend cowboy romance that opens the ranch world and does the heavy lifting of introducing the town, tone, and family-style atmosphere around Silver Pines.
- Training the Heart (2024): A grumpy ranch-owner romance that stays in the same world, so it works best after Holding the Reins when the setting and recurring emotional dynamics are already in place.
- Riding the High (2025): A sheriff-and-congressman’s-daughter romance with a sudden-marriage setup, which makes it feel bigger in stakes but still very much part of the same ranch continuity.
- Freeing the Wild (2025): A country music star and cowboy pairing that expands the series outward a little while still relying on the established Silver Pines setting.
- Chasing the Fire (2026): The currently listed fifth Silver Pines Ranch book, best treated as the next step in order rather than a standalone jump-in point.
Soldiers of Bedlam books in order
- Wolf.E (2024): The opening book in Paisley Hope’s darker branch, and the right starting point if you want suspense, danger, and a harder-edged romance tone than the ranch books.
- Dove (2026): The second book in the series, described in current listings as a dark motorcycle romance, so it should be read after Wolf.E rather than approached as a separate entry.
- Foxx (2026): The third currently listed Soldiers of Bedlam book and, for now, the endpoint of the announced sequence.
Other credited title
Protect (2025): This is listed as a contribution to Sky Ridge Hotshots rather than as part of Paisley Hope’s own main numbered series, so it is best shelved separately from her core reading order.
Recommended reading orders
Best order for most new readers
- Holding the Reins (2024): The easiest entry point because it starts the better-established main series and introduces the author’s small-town style clearly.
- Training the Heart (2024): Continue the ranch sequence in order.
- Riding the High (2025): Stay with the same world while the community ties are still fresh.
- Freeing the Wild (2025): Read fourth to keep the Silver Pines progression intact.
- Chasing the Fire (2026): Move to the currently listed fifth book once you reach it.
- Wolf.E (2024): After the ranch books, switch to the darker branch if you want to sample the full range of her catalog.
- Dove (2026): Continue Soldiers of Bedlam in order.
- Foxx (2026): Finish the currently announced run here.
Best order if you only want the darker books
- Wolf.E (2024): Start here for the darker side of Paisley Hope.
- Dove (2026): Continue in numbered order.
- Foxx (2026): Finish the currently listed sequence.
Do you need a chronological order?
No. The available bibliography data shows distinct series lanes, not a single interlocked continuity where a cross-series chronology would add much value. For Paisley Hope, publication order inside each series is the most useful reading order.
Latest release status
As of March 12, 2026, current listings show Freeing the Wild published in November 2025, Chasing the Fire listed for April 2026 in Silver Pines Ranch, and Dove and Foxx listed for January 2026 and July 2026 in Soldiers of Bedlam.
FAQs
What is the best Paisley Hope book to start with?
Start with Holding the Reins for the main small-town cowboy path, or Wolf.E for the darker romance path.
Are the Silver Pines Ranch books connected?
Yes. They are numbered as a series and are best read in order because the setting and recurring world build across the run.
Is Soldiers of Bedlam separate from Silver Pines Ranch?
Current catalog pages list them as separate series, so the safest approach is to treat them as different continuity lanes unless a stronger crossover is confirmed later.
What is Paisley Hope’s newest series?
The newest distinct series branch currently visible in listings is Soldiers of Bedlam, which begins with Wolf.E and continues with 2026 titles.
Frank is the editor of BookSeries.blog, focusing on publication order, chronological timelines, and spoiler-free reading guides for book series and fictional universes.