Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flyboy | 2013 | Kris Michaels | N/A |
| 2 | Andrew | 2022 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 3 | Zeke | 2022 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 4 | Declan | 2023 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 5 | Ken | 2023 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
| 6 | Barry | 2024 | Kris Michaels | Buy |
The Hollister series is set in Hollister, South Dakota, a fictional small town that reflects the landscape Kris Michaels grew up in. The series began in 2013, making it one of her earliest works, and returned with new books as recently as 2024. Each installment is named after a male character central to that book’s story, following the same naming convention as her Guardian series but in a distinctly quieter, more grounded setting.
The books combine small-town romance with genuine suspense. In one installment, Zeke Johnson falls for Stephanie only to discover that the blackmail and drug runners she is running from have followed her to Hollister. The threats are local and personal rather than the international-scale operations of the Guardian universe, which gives the series a different kind of intensity.
The setting connects to The Long Road Home series, and a crossover novel links the two worlds directly. Fans of Michaels’ military romance work will find the same emotional commitment in these books, applied to characters who are building ordinary lives rather than running covert operations.