Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rescuing Melissa | 2017 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 2 | Rescuing Zoe | 2021 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 3 | Rescuing Stitch | - | Ellie Masters | N/A |
| 4 | Rescuing Moira | 2021 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 5 | Rescuing Eve | 2021 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 6 | Rescuing Lily | 2021 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 7 | Rescuing Jinx | 2021 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 8 | Rescuing Maria | 2022 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 9 | Rescuing Kaye | 2023 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 10 | Rescuing Barbi | 2023 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 11 | The Dark of You | 2023 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 12 | The Perfect Gift | 2024 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
| 13 | Frost | 2025 | Ellie Masters | Buy |
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Alpha Team tracks the original Guardian team from Rescuing Melissa (2017) through more recent entries. The Alpha team operatives are the core cast of the Guardian franchise, and their stories span the longest timeline in the series.
The “Rescuing” naming pattern runs through most of the series, with each book focused on a different woman the team saves: Melissa, Zoe, Moira, Eve, Lily, Jinx, Maria, Kaye, and Barbi. Later entries like The Dark of You (2023), The Perfect Gift (2024), and Frost (2025) break from that pattern and explore the operatives’ personal lives beyond the mission structure.
Alpha Team is the starting point for the entire Guardian HRS franchise, which has expanded into Bravo, Charlie, and Delta teams. Readers new to Ellie Masters’s work should begin here with Rescuing Melissa to get the full picture of the organization before branching into the spinoff teams.