Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dancing in the Dark | 2020 | H.M. Wolfe | Buy |
| 2 | Yearning for Daylight | 2020 | H.M. Wolfe | Buy |
| 3 | Angels of the Night | 2020 | H.M. Wolfe | Buy |
| 4 | Shadow of a Memory | 2020 | H.M. Wolfe | Buy |
| 5 | Light After Dark | 2020 | H.M. Wolfe | Buy |
| 6 | Memories of the Dark | 2021 | H.M. Wolfe | Buy |
| 7 | The Base: The Beginning | 2024 | H.M. Wolfe | Buy |
The Base series by H.M. Wolfe is a seven-book M/M dark romance set in the same world as the author’s Dragons’ House books. The series centers on a safe haven called “The Base,” created for victims of child trafficking. Ardan MacNamara and his husband Alasdair Stark-MacNamara run the operation, and the opening book, Dancing in the Dark (2020), follows Ardan as he goes undercover in a prison to recruit unjustly imprisoned officers to their cause.
The first five books came out in rapid succession during 2020, with Memories of the Dark following in early 2021. After a gap of several years, The Base: The Beginning arrived in 2024. The books deal with heavy subject matter including trafficking, abuse, and trauma recovery, but Wolfe balances the darker elements with stories about love, found family, and protection.
While The Base can be read without having read the Dragons’ House series, Wolfe has said that reading the earlier books first provides useful context for the characters and their relationships. Readers should be aware that the series contains mature content and difficult themes throughout.