Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marking Madden | 2016 | J.L. Leslie | Buy |
| 2 | Changing Caleb | 2019 | J.L. Leslie | Buy |
| 3 | Admiring Avery | 2020 | J.L. Leslie | Buy |
| 4 | Besting Brady | 2021 | J.L. Leslie | Buy |
Hearts of Hollis is a four-book small-town romance series by J.L. Leslie, published between 2016 and 2021. Set in the community of Hollis, each book follows a different resident whose name provides the title. Marking Madden launched the series, with Changing Caleb, Admiring Avery, and Besting Brady continuing the pattern of verb-plus-name titles that hint at each character’s personal arc.
The small-town setting creates the kind of interconnected community where everyone’s business is everyone else’s concern. Leslie uses this to build romantic tension through proximity and familiarity, making the love stories feel organic to the setting rather than imposed on it.