Elise Faber Books in Order

Where Should You Start Reading Elise Faber?

With an incredibly prolific catalog spanning sports romance, billionaire tropes, and paranormal fantasy, Elise Faber offers several excellent entry points depending on your favorite romance subgenre:

• For Sports Romance Fans: Start with Blocked, the first book in the flagship Gold Hockey series. It introduces her signature style of high-stakes athletics mixed with intense, emotional romance, featuring a trailblazing female NHL goalie.
• For Billionaire Romance Fans: Start with Bad Night Stand, the book that kicks off the beloved, multi-book Billionaire’s Club series. It is packed with witty banter, found-family vibes, and delightful executive drama.
• For Paranormal Romance Fans: Begin with Phoenix Rising, her debut novel and the start of the original Phoenix trilogy, which blends supernatural magic with themes of recovery and resilience.

The Interconnected Hockey Universe

Elise Faber is best known for her interconnected hockey romances. While each book is written to function perfectly well as a standalone story with its own happily-ever-after, the books exist in a shared universe. Characters from different teams constantly cameo, cross paths, or appear as family members in other series. To get the most satisfying experience and catch every inside reference, we recommend tackling her hockey series in their respective publication orders.

Gold Hockey Series

This is Faber's largest and most famous hockey series, centering on the professional Gold hockey team. It features 20 books, starting with a groundbreaking romance and moving through the lives and loves of the players:

1. Blocked (2016)
2. Backhand (2018)
3. Boarding (2019)
4. Benched (2019)
5. Breakaway (2019)
6. Breakout (2019)
7. Checked (2020)
8. Coasting (2020)
9. Centered (2020)
10. Charging (2020)
11. Caged (2021)
12. Crashed (2021)
13. Cycled (2021)
14. A Gold Christmas (2021)
15. Caught (2022)
16. Cap (2022)
17. Covered (2022)
18. Crushed (2023)
19. Changed (2023)
20. Golden (2024)

Breakers Hockey Series

Following the Breakers team, this series brings another set of protective heroes and independent heroines. It runs for eight books and is best read in order:

1. Broken (2021)
2. Boldly (2021)
3. Breathless (2021)
4. Ballsy (2022)
5. Blowout (2022)
6. Bewitched (2022)
7. Breathe (2023)
8. Blazed (2024)

Rush Hockey Series

Bringing massive doses of humor and chemistry, the Rush Hockey series focuses on the players of the Rush. Read them in this sequence:

1. Big Puck Energy (2022)
2. Filthy Puckboy (2022)
3. So Pucking Over It (2022)
4. Love, Pucks, and Other Stories (2023)
5. All's Fair in Pucks and War (2023)
6. No Pucks Lost Between Us (2023)
7. Puck & Make Up (2024)

Bang Brothers Hockey Series

Faber's 2024 hockey release sequence centers on the Bang Brothers hockey franchise. These fast-paced, high-heat romances are released close together and should be read in order:

1. Lace 'em Up (2024)
2. Show 'em How (2024)
3. Hit 'em Hard (2024)
4. Lock 'em Down (2024)
5. Light 'em Up (2024)
6. Hook 'em Hard (2024)

The Billionaire’s Club Series

If sports romance isn't your main draw, the Billionaire’s Club series is a sprawling, addictive contemporary romance saga. Every main novel in this series features the word "Bad" in the title, following wealthy but emotionally complex men and the strong women who bring them to their knees. Because of the tight-knit relationships between the characters, reading these in order makes the "found family" growth feel incredibly rewarding:

1. Bad Night Stand (2018)
2. Bad Breakup (2018)
3. Bad Husband (2019)
4. Bad Hookup (2019)
5. Bad Divorce (2019)
6. Bad Fiancé (2019)
7. Bad Boyfriend (2020)
8. Bad Blind Date (2020)
9. Bad Wedding (2020)
10. Bad Engagement (2020)
11. Bad Bridesmaid (2021)
12. Bad Billionaires Quickies (2021)
13. Bad Swipe (2021)
14. Bad Girlfriend (2021)
15. Bad Best Friend (2022)
16. Bad Rebound (2022)
17. Bad Romance (2023)
18. Bad Business (2023)

Other Key Contemporary Romance Series

Life Sucks Series

For readers who appreciate klutzy, highly relatable heroines and chaotic, real-life drama, the Life Sucks series is a fan-favorite collection of contemporary standalones. Start with the hilariously messy journey of Pepper in the first book:

1. Train Wreck (2017)
2. Hot Mess (2020)
3. Dumpster Fire (2021)
4. Clusterf*@k (2021)
5. FUBAR (2022)
6. Perfect Storm (2022)
7. Free Fall (2023)
8. Lost Cause (2023)

Roosevelt Ranch Series

If you prefer a small-town setting, local dynamics, and emotional healing, the Roosevelt Ranch series offers a perfect escape. The books follow the emotional trials and triumphs of characters living around the ranch:

1. Disaster at Roosevelt Ranch (2016)
2. Heartbreak at Roosevelt Ranch (2018)
3. Collision at Roosevelt Ranch (2019)
4. Regret at Roosevelt Ranch (2019)
5. Desire at Roosevelt Ranch (2019)
6. Christmas at Roosevelt Ranch (2020)

Understanding the "Hero Club" Books

In many reading lists, you will see a massive list of 100 books under the Hero Club banner. It is important to know that this is a collaborative, multi-author shared world inspired by the works of bestselling authors Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward. Elise Faber did not write all 100 books. Her specific contribution to this project is the standalone novel Tattooed Troublemaker (2020). You do not need to read the other 99 books in the project to enjoy Elise's story; it functions perfectly well as an independent read.

The Paranormal Romance Arcs

Long before she dominated sports romance, Elise Faber wrote paranormal fantasy. Her supernatural stories are best read in chronological order due to their overarching plotlines and high stakes:

Phoenix Trilogy

1. Phoenix Rising (2014)
2. Dark Phoenix (2015)
3. Phoenix Freed (2016)

Phoenix: LexTal Chronicles

A spin-off trilogy continuing the fantasy world of the Phoenix books:

1. From Ashes (2020)
2. In Flames (2021)
3. To Smoke (2021)