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Colleen Hoover writes contemporary romance that sits with uncomfortable feelings longer than most authors dare. Her novels don't shy away from the messy realities behind love stories — domestic violence, addiction, grief, and the kind of moral complexity that makes readers question their own judgments. A former social worker turned self-published phenomenon, she has sold approximately 20 million books and was named one of Time magazine's most influential people in 2023.
Her characters navigate situations where love isn't enough to fix everything, where good people make devastating choices, and where healing requires confronting painful truths. In It Ends with Us, a woman must choose between her charming but violent husband and her first love. In Reminders of Him, a mother fresh out of prison fights for a relationship with the daughter she lost.
These aren't escapist fantasies but emotional reckonings disguised as romance, drawing readers who crave stories that acknowledge love's capacity for both salvation and destruction.
Colleen Hoover · Hopeless #1
A girl with a buried past meets a boy with dangerous secrets — and the truth will shatter them both.
Colleen Hoover · Slammed #1
A grieving girl and her new neighbor find hope in poetry — until they discover why they can't be together.
Colleen Hoover · It Ends with Us #1
Lily falls for a brilliant surgeon who hides a dangerous side — and her first love just walked back in.
No questions, no future — until his devastating past makes their arrangement impossible to keep.
Colleen Hoover · Hopeless #1
A girl with a buried past meets a boy with dangerous secrets — and the truth will shatter them both.
Colleen Hoover · Hopeless #2
Holder finally tells his side: the guilt, the search, and what it cost him to find Sky again.
Colleen Hoover · Hopeless #2.5
One hour of pretend love, one girl who vanished — and one year later, Daniel finds her again.
Colleen Hoover · Hopeless #3
A married couple must decide if their love is strong enough to survive the secrets and pain that broke them.
Colleen Hoover · Slammed #1
A grieving girl and her new neighbor find hope in poetry — until they discover why they can't be together.
Colleen Hoover · Slammed #2
Layken and Will's love survived the impossible — but can it survive themselves?
Colleen Hoover · Slammed #3
Newly married Will finally tells his side of the story — but the past may be harder to outrun than they hoped.
Colleen Hoover · It Ends with Us #1
Lily falls for a brilliant surgeon who hides a dangerous side — and her first love just walked back in.
Colleen Hoover · It Ends with Us #2
After leaving her abusive marriage, Lily finally gets her shot with her first love — if Ryle will let her.
Colleen Hoover · Maybe #1
Heartbroken after catching her boyfriend cheating, Sydney falls for the brooding musician next door — who has a girlfrie
Colleen Hoover · Never Never #1
Two teens wake up with no memories — not even of each other — but they used to be in love.
Fresh out of prison, a mother risks everything when she falls for the one man standing between her and her daughter.
They meet only on November 9th each year — but is their love story real, or just his novel's perfect plot twist?
A mother and daughter both fall for unexpected loves while grieving the man who held their family together.
A girl escaping poverty spends one last summer with a brooding rich stranger — and both their hearts pay the price.
Auburn moves to Dallas and falls for an artist whose confessions — and secrets — could destroy them both.
Colleen Hoover has written 17 romance novels in our catalog. Their books range from about 152 to 416 pages.
A good starting point is It Ends with Us — book 1 of It Ends with Us.
It Ends with Us is currently the most popular title by Colleen Hoover.
Colleen Hoover's books are average around steamy, ranging from warm to scorching.
Colleen Hoover has written 5 series: Maybe, It Ends with Us, Hopeless, Slammed, Never Never.
Colleen Hoover's books frequently feature: emotional, angsty, hurt/comfort.