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Out of Uniform

by Elle Kennedy

The Out of Uniform series by Elle Kennedy has 6 known books (6 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Hot & Bothered (2008).

Books
6 known books (4 novels + 2 collections)
Published
6
First published
2008
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: Hot & Bothered (2008) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Hot & Bothered

Hot & Bothered (2008)

Reading order

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

  1. Hot & Bothered

    Collection

    Out of Uniform begins with Hot & Bothered, published in 2008, the first of the series to be followed by Heart Breaker. A collection of three linked novellas, it opens Elle Kennedy's steamy, banter-heavy military-romance series about a team of Navy SEALs and the women who fall for them.

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  2. Heart Breaker

    Novel

    Heart Breaker (2012) opens the full-length novels of Out of Uniform at 326 pages, following a different Navy SEAL falling for a new love interest, part of Elle Kennedy's early-career run of deployment-and-danger military romances.

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  3. Trouble Maker

    Novel

    Trouble Maker is the second full-length book in Out of Uniform, published in 2012 at 334 pages, continuing Elle Kennedy's series of close-knit SEAL-team romances shaped by deployment and danger.

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  4. Hot & Heavy

    Collection

    Between Trouble Maker and Ladies Men, Out of Uniform continued in 2013 with Hot & Heavy, a second novella collection following the same team-loyalty, steamy-banter formula as the earlier Hot & Bothered trio.

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  5. Ladies Men

    Novel

    At 346 pages, Ladies Men was published in 2013, the third full-length book in Out of Uniform, continuing Elle Kennedy's military-romance series about Navy SEALs and the women who fall for them.

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  6. Sweet Talker

    Novel

    Sweet Talker (2014) is the most recent entry in Out of Uniform covered here, following Ladies Men and closing out Elle Kennedy's run of full-length SEAL-team romances that began with Heart Breaker.

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About the Out of Uniform series

Out of Uniform is Elle Kennedy's early-career military-romance series, following a team of Navy SEALs and the women who fall for them, through steamy, banter-heavy contemporary romances shaped by deployment, danger, and close-knit team loyalty. The series began in 2008 with three linked novellas (collected as Hot & Bothered) before expanding into full-length novels; a second novella trio (collected as Hot & Bothered's follow-up, Hot & Heavy) and four full-length books -- currently titled Heart Breaker, Trouble Maker, Ladies Men, and Sweet Talker -- rounded out the run through 2014.

Kennedy substantially reissued the series in the years since its original Samhain publication: the four full-length novels now carry new titles (Heart Breaker was originally Feeling Hot, Trouble Maker was Getting Hotter, Ladies Men was Hotter Than Ever, and Sweet Talker was As Hot As It Gets), which can cause confusion when the series shows up under either name across different retailers. This entry follows the author's own current site (ellekennedy.com), which lists Heart Breaker through Sweet Talker as the four numbered books, with Hot & Bothered and Hot & Heavy as bridging novella collections. Readers who enjoyed Kennedy's later Off-Campus and Briar U sports-romance series can see the same devoted, protective hero archetype already fully formed here, in an earlier military setting.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Out of Uniform series?

Four full-length novels (Heart Breaker, Trouble Maker, Ladies Men, Sweet Talker) plus two bridging novella collections (Hot & Bothered, Hot & Heavy), per the author's current site.

Why do I see different titles for Out of Uniform books elsewhere?

Elle Kennedy reissued the series after its original Samhain publication: Heart Breaker was originally Feeling Hot, Trouble Maker was Getting Hotter, Ladies Men was Hotter Than Ever, and Sweet Talker was As Hot As It Gets. They're the same books under new titles, not new entries.

What order should I read Out of Uniform in?

Hot & Bothered, Heart Breaker, Trouble Maker, Hot & Heavy, Ladies Men, Sweet Talker -- the order on the author's own site.

What is Out of Uniform about?

A team of Navy SEALs, each finding a new romance across the series, told in Elle Kennedy's fast, high-heat, banter-forward style.

Is Out of Uniform connected to Elle Kennedy's other series, like Off-Campus?

No shared characters -- it's an earlier, military-set series -- but it shows the same devoted-hero archetype she later carried into Off-Campus and Briar U.

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