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Him
The Him series by Sarina Bowen has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Him (2015).
- Books
- 3 known books (2 novels + 1 novella)
- Published
- 3
- First published
- 2015
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Romance
- Last checked
Start here: Him (2015) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Him
Him launched Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy's breakout M/M sports romance in 2015, reuniting closeted college hockey players Wes Cooper and Jamie Canning years after a falling-out drove them apart.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Him - Book 2:
Us
Us continued the story in 2016, following Wes and Jamie as they navigate coming out publicly within professional hockey's notoriously homophobic world while building a future together.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Us - Book 3:
Epic
Epic, a 78-page novella published in 2020, checks in on Wes Cooper and Jamie Canning further down the road, arriving four years after Us and closing out Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy's acclaimed M/M hockey romance trilogy. Where Him and Us traced the pair's college reunion and their public coming-out in professional hockey, this coda is a shorter, quieter epilogue to one of the era's most acclaimed queer sports romances.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Epic
About the Him series
Him is the breakout male/male sports romance co-written by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, following Wes Cooper and Jamie Canning, two closeted college hockey players and former best friends whose old feelings resurface when they're unexpectedly reunited on the same NHL-track team years after a falling-out drove them apart. Him tells the story of their reunion and the long-buried feelings neither ever fully got over. Us picks up the relationship as the two men, now more established, navigate coming out publicly in the notoriously homophobic world of professional hockey while building a real future together. Epic, a novella-length coda, checks in on the couple further down the road.
Written by two established M/F romance authors as a joint project, Him became one of the most acclaimed and best-selling M/M sports romances of its era, credited with bringing queer sports romance further into the genre's mainstream.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in the Him series?
Two full-length novels, Him and Us, plus a novella coda, Epic.
What order should I read Him in?
Publication order: Him, then Us, then the novella Epic.
Who wrote the Him series?
Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, co-writing together — it's one of their best-known collaborative projects.
Is Him an M/M romance?
Yes — it follows two men, Wes Cooper and Jamie Canning, and is widely credited as one of the most successful M/M sports romances of its era.
Do I need to read Him before Us?
Yes, Us continues Wes and Jamie's relationship directly from where Him leaves off.
If you like the Him series
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