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Chestnut Springs

by Elsie Silver

The Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver has 5 known books (5 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Flawless (2022). Hopeless is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
5 known books (5 novels)
Published
5
First published
2022
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
Start here: Flawless (2022) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Flawless
Flawless (2022)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Flawless

    Novel
    Flawless opens the Chestnut Springs series with the pairing that made it a BookTok favorite: a disgraced pro bull rider forced to travel with his agent's daughter as his image-rehab babysitter, playing out as a grumpy-sunshine, best-friend's-little-sister slow burn. At 378 pages, published 24 June 2022, it sets the tone for the rest of the Eaton family series.
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  2. Heartless

    Novel
    Heartless , the second Eaton family romance, published 14 October 2022 at 410 pages, works a single-dad-and-nanny pairing into the Chestnut Springs formula of banter-heavy family dinners and small-town found-family warmth.
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  3. Powerless

    Novel
    Powerless , published 7 February 2023 at 496 pages, pairs childhood friends turned lovers and is often recommended as an entry point into Chestnut Springs thanks to that pairing, even though it's the third book in the Eaton family series.
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  4. Reckless

    Novel
    Reckless follows Powerless in the Chestnut Springs series, working a brother's-best-friend romance into the same ranching-town, Eaton-family world. It runs 466 pages and arrived 9 June 2023.
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  5. Hopeless

    Novel
    Hopeless closes out the five-novel Chestnut Springs series on 13 October 2023, pairing an age-gap fake engagement with a military veteran for the final Eaton family happily-ever-after. At 486 pages, it's followed only by the free holiday novella Christmas in Chestnut Springs .
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Key facts about the Chestnut Springs series

The Chestnut Springs series has 5 books on our list. Since all 5 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Flawless, since it opens the publication order in 2022. Heartless is book 2, from 2022. Powerless is book 3, from 2023.

Reckless is book 4, from 2023. Hopeless is book 5, from 2023.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

Hopeless is the latest book with a full release date, out on 13 October 2023. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2022 and 2023, while their length runs from 378 to 496 pages. That is a run of 1 year.

Elsie Silver has 15 books on our list. Additionally, they write Gold Rush Ranch, Rose Hill and Emerald Lake. We shelve the books under contemporary romance.

About the Chestnut Springs series

Chestnut Springs is the small-town cowboy romance series that turned Elsie Silver into a BookTok sensation. Set in a fictional ranching town in the Alberta foothills, the five books follow the extended Eaton family — retired rodeo stars, ranchers, a bull rider with rockstar-level fame, and the women who take them on. Flawless starts it off with a viral-favorite pairing: a disgraced pro bull rider forced to travel with his agent's daughter as his image-rehab babysitter, in a grumpy-sunshine, best-friend's-little-sister slow burn that sets the tone for the series.

What readers come for is the signature Silver blend: dirty-talking, emotionally competent cowboys; heroines with actual careers and backbone; banter-heavy family dinners; and small-town found-family warmth wrapped around genuinely steamy, open-door romance. The series works through beloved tropes one book at a time — single dad and nanny in Heartless, childhood friends-to-lovers in Powerless, brother's-best-friend in Reckless, and an age-gap fake engagement with a military veteran in Hopeless — while the Eaton family thread ties everything together.

It's an easy recommendation for fans of Lyla Sage, Devney Perry, or anyone who watched Yellowstone and wished it were a romance novel. The series is complete at five books plus a free holiday novella, every couple gets a firm happily-ever-after, and the connected Rose Hill series (set one mountain range over) gives you somewhere to go when you're done.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Chestnut Springs series?

Five novels: Flawless (2022), Heartless (2022), Powerless (2023), Reckless (2023), and Hopeless (2023), plus Christmas in Chestnut Springs, a short free holiday novella. The series is complete.

What order should I read the Chestnut Springs books in?

Publication order: Flawless, Heartless, Powerless, Reckless, Hopeless. The Christmas in Chestnut Springs novella works best last, as a series epilogue.

Can I read Chestnut Springs books as standalones?

Yes — each book follows a different couple to a complete happily-ever-after. You'll get more from the recurring Eaton family scenes if you read in order, but nothing essential is lost jumping in mid-series.

Do I need to read Gold Rush Ranch before Chestnut Springs?

No. Gold Rush Ranch is Elsie Silver's earlier series set in the same world, but Chestnut Springs stands fully on its own — most readers actually start here.

Is Rose Hill connected to Chestnut Springs?

Yes — Rose Hill is a spin-off series set in a nearby mountain town, and its first hero is introduced in the Chestnut Springs books. Read Chestnut Springs first for the smoothest experience, though Rose Hill can be read independently.

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