It Ends With Us Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| It Ends with Us | 2016 | Buy |
| It Starts with Us | 2022 | Buy |
Slammed Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Slammed | 2012 | Buy |
| Point of Retreat | 2012 | Buy |
| This Girl | 2013 | Buy |
Hopeless Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Hopeless | 2012 | Buy |
| Losing Hope | 2013 | Buy |
| Finding Cinderella | 2013 | Buy |
| Finding Perfect | 2019 | Buy |
Never Never Reading Order
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Never Never: Part One | 2015 | Buy |
| Never Never: Part Two | 2015 | Buy |
| Never Never: Part Three | 2016 | Buy |
Colleen Johnson writes contemporary romance that pulls readers in with emotional intensity and won’t let go. Writing as Colleen Hoover, she exploded onto the scene with books that became word-of-mouth hits before traditional publishing took notice. Her work speaks to readers who want romance that doesn’t shy away from the difficult parts of life, that acknowledges love’s capacity for both healing and harm.
The It Ends With Us series became her breakout success, telling the story of Lily Bloom and her journey through love, abuse, and ultimately self-discovery. What made this book different was its unflinching look at the complexities of abusive relationships and how hard it can be to leave. The follow-up, It Starts With Us, gives readers the perspective they asked for while raising new questions about healing and moving forward.
Her earlier series, Slammed and Hopeless, established her gift for New Adult fiction that bridges the gap between young adult and adult romance. These books explore relationships formed in transitional phases of life, when people are figuring out who they are and what they want. The emotional stakes feel high because everything does at that age, making for stories that resonate across generations.
More recently, she has continued expanding her reach with standalone novels that push her subject matter in new directions. Whether writing about family secrets, second chances, or the long aftermath of trauma, her books maintain the combination of emotional intensity and page-turning readability that made her name.