Colleen Hoover has published 24 novels, 1 novella and 1 other book, beginning with Slammed (2012). The 4 series include Slammed (3 books, starting with Slammed), Hopeless (3 books, starting with Hopeless) and Maybe Someday (2 books, starting with Maybe Someday). The best-known is It Ends with Us (2016). The latest is Confesiones, Spanish-Language Edition of Confess (2025).
Updated September 2026
Slammed books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Slammed (2012) · 2 Point Of Retreat (2012) · 3 This Girl (2013)
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Slammed (2012)
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Point Of Retreat (2012)
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This Girl (2013)
Hopeless books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 Hopeless (2013) · 2 Losing Hope (2013) · 3 All Your Perfects (2018)
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Hopeless (2013)
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Losing Hope (2013)
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All Your Perfects (Jul 2018)
Maybe Someday books in order (2)
Reading order: 1 Maybe Someday (2014) · 2 Maybe Now (2019)
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Maybe Someday (2014)
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Maybe Now (2019)
Where to start with Colleen Hoover
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It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover's most-read book and the first of the 2 It Ends with Us books.
Highest rated
Confess
Rated 4.2 out of 5 by 60 readers.
Shortest way in
Maybe Not
One of the most-read, at about 148 pages.
Standalone novels in order
Finding Cinderella (2013)
Ugly Love (2014)
Confess (2015)
November 9 (2015)
Ugly Love, Maybe Someday, and Maybe Not (2015)
Never Never (2016)
Too Late (2016)
Without Merit (2017)
Verity (2018)
Regretting You (2019)
Heart Bones (2020)
Layla (2020)
Reminders of Him (2022)
Confesiones, Spanish-Language Edition of Confess (2025)
Novellas in order
Maybe Not (2014)
Other books in order
Finding Perfect (2019)
Film and TV adaptations
- It Ends With Us (2024)Film · from It Ends with Us
- Verity (2026)Film · from Verity
About Colleen Hoover
Margaret Colleen Hoover is an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 novel It Ends with Us. Many of her works were self-published before they were picked up by a publishing house. As of October 2022, Hoover had sold approximately 20 million books. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Colleen Hoover FAQ
- How many books has Colleen Hoover written?
- Colleen Hoover has published 24 novels, 1 novella and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Colleen Hoover's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Slammed with Slammed, Hopeless with Hopeless and Maybe Someday with Maybe Someday. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Colleen Hoover's latest book?
- Confesiones, Spanish-Language Edition of Confess (2025).
- What is Colleen Hoover's most famous book?
- It Ends with Us (2016) is Colleen Hoover's most widely read book.
- Are Colleen Hoover's books connected?
- 10 books belong to 4 series (Slammed, Hopeless, Maybe Someday and It Ends with Us); the other 16 books stand alone.
- Which Colleen Hoover books have been adapted?
- 2 books have been adapted for film or TV, including It Ends with Us (film, 2024) and Verity (film, 2026).
Authors like Colleen Hoover
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.