Elsie Silver books span four series, from Gold Rush Ranch (2021) to Emerald Lake (2026). See every title in order with its series and year.
Elsie Silver books fall into four series with 15 published titles through 2026. In release order they are Gold Rush Ranch (2021 to 2022), Chestnut Springs (2022 to 2023), Rose Hill (2024 to 2025) and Emerald Lake, which began with Fever Dream in May 2026. The second Emerald Lake book, Midnight Rush, is expected in 2027.
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Each series has its own cast and setting, and every book focuses on a new couple with a complete ending. Within a series, characters return, so reading in order adds a lot. You can read more stories about famous people on GrandPeoples.com.
The table lists every Elsie Silver book by series, in reading order, with its first publication year.
| # | Book | Series | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Off to the Races | Gold Rush Ranch, book 1 | 2021 |
| 2 | Out of the Gate (novella) | Gold Rush Ranch, book 1.5 | 2021 |
| 3 | A Photo Finish | Gold Rush Ranch, book 2 | 2021 |
| 4 | The Front Runner | Gold Rush Ranch, book 3 | 2021 |
| 5 | A False Start | Gold Rush Ranch, book 4 | 2022 |
| 6 | Flawless | Chestnut Springs, book 1 | 2022 |
| 7 | Heartless | Chestnut Springs, book 2 | 2022 |
| 8 | Powerless | Chestnut Springs, book 3 | 2023 |
| 9 | Reckless | Chestnut Springs, book 4 | 2023 |
| 10 | Hopeless | Chestnut Springs, book 5 | 2023 |
| 11 | Wild Love | Rose Hill, book 1 | 2024 |
| 12 | Wild Eyes | Rose Hill, book 2 | 2024 |
| 13 | Wild Side | Rose Hill, book 3 | 2025 |
| 14 | Wild Card | Rose Hill, book 4 | 2025 |
| 15 | Fever Dream | Emerald Lake, book 1 | 2026 |
| 16 | Midnight Rush | Emerald Lake, book 2 | Expected 2027 |
There is also a short holiday story, Christmas in Chestnut Springs, set after the five main Chestnut Springs books. Her official books page shows every series and how the books connect.
Gold Rush Ranch is where it all started. Silver self-published this series as an independent author, putting out four novels and a novella in about a year and a half.
The books center on a horse ranch and the racing world around it. Out of the Gate is a short novella that slots in between books one and two, and Silver has offered it free to readers who join her newsletter. You can skip it without missing the main story, but fans of the first couple will enjoy it.
Chestnut Springs is the series that made Elsie Silver a household name in romance. It is a small-town cowboy series, and it has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
The five books came out over about a year, starting with Flawless in 2022 and ending with Hopeless in 2023. Sourcebooks, the first publisher to bring her work to stores, released the series under its Bloom Books imprint.
In September 2025, Netflix won the rights to develop a Chestnut Springs TV series. Shawn Levy is executive producing through his company 21 Laps, and Silver is an executive producer too. No premiere date has been announced.
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Rose Hill is her second big traditionally published series. It began with Wild Love in 2024 and wrapped up with Wild Card in 2025, giving four books in total.
Prime Video ordered a Rose Hill TV series in May 2026. The first season adapts Wild Love, the cast was announced in July 2026, and filming was underway by then. Silver is an executive producer on this show as well.
Emerald Lake is her newest series and her first with Atria Books. It is set in the same wider world as Chestnut Springs and Rose Hill.
Fever Dream came out on May 19, 2026. A bull rider agrees to star on a reality dating show to save his family’s farm, then falls for the show’s location consultant, who happens to be his rival’s younger sister. Midnight Rush, the second book, is expected in 2027.
You can start any series without reading the others. Here is a simple way to choose:
Inside each series, stick to the numbered order. Side characters in one book often become the leads of the next.
Elsie Silver is a Canadian romance author based in British Columbia. She writes small-town romance with playful banter, slow-burn tension and plenty of heat, and she has been a bestseller in both the New York Times and the UK Sunday Times.
She began as an indie author during the pandemic. With a three-year-old at home, she wrote in short early-morning sessions and self-published her debut, then released about three books a year. Sourcebooks later became her first traditional publisher, and in 2026 she moved to Atria Books for Emerald Lake.
Elsie Silver books are easiest to follow by series. Gold Rush Ranch came first (2021 to 2022), then Chestnut Springs (2022 to 2023), Rose Hill (2024 to 2025) and Emerald Lake, which opened with Fever Dream in 2026. Read each series in its numbered order for the best experience. With Chestnut Springs in development at Netflix and Rose Hill filming for Prime Video, now is a good time to start. More biographies of famous people are available on GrandPeoples.com.
There are 15 Elsie Silver books published through 2026, counting the Gold Rush Ranch novella Out of the Gate. That covers four series. A 16th book, Midnight Rush, is expected in 2027, and there is also a short Christmas in Chestnut Springs story.
Read each series in its numbered order. Most readers start with Chestnut Springs, beginning with Flawless, then move to Rose Hill. Gold Rush Ranch and Emerald Lake can be read before or after, since each series stands on its own.
Her first series is Gold Rush Ranch, which begins with Off to the Races from 2021. She self-published it as an indie author. Her most popular starting point is Flawless, the first Chestnut Springs book, published in 2022.
Yes. Netflix is developing a Chestnut Springs series, announced in September 2025, with Shawn Levy executive producing. Elsie Silver is an executive producer. As of November 2026, no premiere date has been announced.
Her newest book is Fever Dream, released on May 19, 2026, as the first Emerald Lake novel and her first book with Atria Books. The next book in that series, Midnight Rush, is expected in 2027.
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