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Elsie Silver books in order · Elsie Silver reading order · 13 books · 2021 to 2025 · Often set in the fictional Chestnut Springs, Alberta

Elsie Silver Books in Order and Reading Order

Crime and mysteryRomanceRural crimeContemporary romance

Canadian writer Elsie Silver writes small-town cowboy romances. Her Chestnut Springs series, about the Eaton family ranch in Alberta, has been a huge hit.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip.

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Elsie Silver books in order

Where to start: Gold Rush Ranch with Off to the Races (2021); Chestnut Springs with Flawless (2022); Rose Hill with Wild Love (2024). There are 13 books in all, published from 2021 to 2025, across 3 series and groups.

The Elsie Silver reading order: each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

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Gold Rush Ranch

4 books · Set in British ColumbiaContemporary romance
  1. 1Off to the Races2021Buy on Amazon
  2. 2A Photo Finish2021Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Front Runner2021Buy on Amazon
  4. 4A False Start2022Buy on Amazon

Chestnut Springs

5 books · Set in the fictional Chestnut Springs, AlbertaContemporary romanceRural crime
  1. 1Flawless2022With Rhett Eaton and Summer HamiltonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Heartless2022With Cade Eaton and Willa GrantBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Powerless2023With Jasper Gervais and Sloane HamiltonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Reckless2023With Emmy Eaton and Theo SilvaBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Hopeless2023Buy on Amazon

Rose Hill

4 books · Set in the fictional Rose Hill, AlbertaContemporary romance
  1. 1Wild Love2024Buy on Amazon
  2. 2Wild Eyes2024Buy on Amazon
  3. 3Wild Side2025Buy on Amazon
  4. 4Wild Card2025Buy on Amazon

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Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Eatons of Wishing Well Ranch

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