ELLIE MASTERS
USA Today Bestselling Author
Master of Romantic Suspense
Strong · Fierce · Unstoppable
High-stakes romantic suspense and military romance with protective alpha heroes, fierce unbreakable heroines, heart-stopping rescues — and love that burns through everything in its way.
The Reader Journey Starts Here
What Are You Craving Tonight?
Four doors into Ellie's world. Pick the one that sounds like you.
Protective Alpha Heroes
Sound familiar?
Can't find a hero who feels dangerous enough, devoted enough, and impossible to forget?
The ache
You're tired of romance where the stakes feel too small and the hero gives up too easily.
The fantasy
Ellie Masters heroes are elite operators, federal agents, mountain rescuers, billionaires, rock stars — protectors who run toward danger when everyone else runs away.
Start with Guardian HRS
Start with Rescuing Melissa — FREE
High-Stakes Romantic Suspense
Sound familiar?
Want more than banter and butterflies?
The ache
You want danger, adrenaline, secrets, betrayals, rescues — and a love story that has to survive the fire.
The fantasy
These books deliver hostage rescues, off-the-books missions, criminal conspiracies, rogue AI threats, elite teams, and romance forged under pressure.
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Interconnected Worlds
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Love finding cameos, crossovers, and hidden connections?
The ache
You don't just want one book. You want a universe you can fall into.
The fantasy
Angel Fire, Guardian HRS, Cerberus, TF9, Angel's Peak, and the standalone worlds connect through characters, history, found family, and shared emotional DNA.
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Show Me Where to Start
An Immersive Reader Experience
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Want to do more than read the books?
The ache
Most author websites end at "buy the book." This one lets you explore deeper.
The fantasy
Step inside Ellie's world through the Bookcase, Guardian Headquarters, Cerberus Command, TF9 case files, team portals, hidden Easter eggs, and interactive reader experiences.
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New to Ellie Masters?
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Three answers to "what should I read first?" — pick your lane.
The Main World
I want the main Guardian HRS world
Hostage rescue romance with the teams that started it all — Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo. Found family. Special forces romance at full burn.
Begin with Rescuing Melissa — FREE →The Newest Series
I want the newest high-stakes series
Task Force Nine — federal agent romantic suspense. The Marshals' shadow division hunts the fugitives no one else can touch. Be here from Book 1.
Begin with Boyd: Lethal Vitals →Standalones & Small Town
I want small-town or standalone romance
Angel's Peak, The LaRouge Triplets, The One I Want, rock stars, lovers, and auction nights — complete worlds you can finish in a weekend.
Begin with Angel's Peak →
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FROST is free. A complete standalone you can devour in one sitting — fast, high-heat, zero cliffhangers. The perfect no-commitment first date with the Guardian HRS universe.
The 10-second answer: grab Rescuing Melissa free, fall for the Guardian HRS world, then follow the reading order anywhere you want to go. Most eBooks are on Amazon & Kindle Unlimited — audio & print direct from Ellie for discounts and exclusives.
Featured Series
Featured — New Release
Series — U.S. Marshals Task Force Nine
U.S. Marshals: The Lethal Series
Task Force Nine — The Shadow Division of the World's Oldest Federal Agency
Want to be there from Book 1 of the next big federal agent romantic suspense series?
You're tired of discovering a series twenty books deep and never catching up.
They all thought disappearing was the hard part. Finding them is Task Force Nine's specialty. The United States Marshals Service has hunted fugitives since 1789 — and TF9 is their most elite, off-the-books international unit. No jurisdictional boundaries. No standard channels. When diplomacy fails and the trail goes ice cold, TF9 is the hammer that shatters the silence. These aren't just protectors — they eliminate the threat.🔥 Federal agents · International intrigue · High-stakes rescues · Alpha protectors
Start with Boyd: Lethal Vitals, then follow Task Force Nine in order — books 2–6 are coming.
↓Also Featured
Featured — Active Series
Series — Cerberus Security Division
Cerberus Security Division
Private. Elite. Off the Grid. Their mission: dismantle Phoenix — permanently.
Want a darker, tech-driven romantic suspense series?
If you're craving a conspiracy that gets bigger with every book, this is where the threat starts hunting back.
Cerberus isn't a company — it's a reckoning. Six elite operators, each scarred by a world that failed them, assembled under one mandate: hunt the rogue AI known as Phoenix and dismantle the criminal empire it controls. Ghost. Brass. Whisper. Fuse. Halo. Torque. Thorne. They operate in the shadows where governments can't — or won't — reach. And they always get their target.🔥 Private security · Rogue AI threat · Enemies-to-lovers · Forced proximity · Alpha operators
Start with Ghost, then follow the series in order.
Complete Reading Order
New to the Guardian HRS World? Start here and follow the arrows — every series connects.
The Books Are Only the Beginning
Step Inside the Ellie Masters Universe
Explore headquarters, team files, hidden pathways, reader portals, and a bookcase built for readers who want to go deeper. Every portal hides Easter eggs for explorers.
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Series 1 — Start Here
Angel Fire: Rock Star Romance
Choose Your Rockstar — The Men of Angel Fire
They set the world on fire with their music… but it's love that will break them. Angel Fire isn't just a band — it's a brotherhood. Bound by music, fame, and unbreakable loyalty, these rock gods dominate the stage and the charts. When fierce, independent women crash into their lives, desire ignites, passions burn, and emotions spiral out of control. This is where Skye and Forest — co-creators of the Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists — are first introduced.
🔥 Rock stars · Sizzling romance · Fame & passion · Brotherhood loyalty
Reading Order
Heart's Insanity›
Heart's Desire›
Hearts Collide›
Hearts Divided›
Hearts Entwined›
Forest's Fall›
Hearts: The Last Beat
⚠️ Ashes to New is a prequel about Skye & Forest's time in foster care. Dark material — not a romance. Reveals why they created the Guardians. Proceed with caution.
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↓Read Angel's Peak next…
Series 2
Angel's Peak
Spicy Small Town Steamy Romance — Standalone & Interconnected
Welcome to Angel's Peak — a remote mountain town where secrets run as deep as the snowdrifts, danger stalks every trail, and love doesn't come easy… but when it does, it hits hard. Rough, possessive, loyal-to-the-bone mountain men. Brave, bold heroines who challenge every boundary. Each book is standalone and can be read in any order.
🔥 Grumpy/sunshine · One-bed cabins · Forced proximity · Wilderness rescues · Second chance
Books — Any Order
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↓Enter Guardian Headquarters…
Guardian HRS — Headquarters
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists
The Elite of the Elite — Five Teams. One Mission. No One Left Behind.
Built from grief and grit by billionaire Forest Summers and his sister Dr. Skye Summers — survivors who refused to let another child be abandoned to the dark — Guardian HRS is the off-the-books rescue organization the world doesn't know it needs. Sam Stone runs the house. CJ Rowans commands the battlefield. Mitzy — the rainbow-haired tech genius — runs the digital war from her supercomputer, her dragonfly drone swarms, and the robotic guard dogs everyone calls Rufi. Through the Facility on the Pacific Coast Highway, survivors become Guardians themselves. And through Mitzy's husband Noodles — keyboardist for the rock band Angel Fire — and Skye's marriage to lead singer Ash, the Guardian world is intimately tied to the Angel Fire universe. Five tactical teams. Dozens of operators. One impossible promise: we go in so others can come home.
🔥 Found family · Elite operators · Trauma-bonded survivors · Tech-driven rescues · Romance forged in fire
↓Or jump straight to your team — Alpha is up first…
Guardian HRS — Alpha Team
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Alpha Team
Fierce Protectors. Dangerous Missions. Heart-Stopping Rescues.
The mission is clear: rescue the taken, no matter the cost. Alpha Team's elite Guardians are former military men who've seen the worst the world has to offer and emerged as protectors. High-stakes missions, daring rescues, and the sizzling, unstoppable chemistry between fierce warriors and the women who challenge them.
Reading Order
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↓After Alpha Team, read Bravo Team…
Guardian HRS — Bravo Team
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Bravo Team
On the Front Lines — Raw Power, Strategic Brilliance, Unshakable Loyalty
Bravo Team doesn't just fight for their country — they fight for the innocent, the vulnerable, and for love that's worth every risk. With raw power, strategic brilliance, and unshakable loyalty, these men live by a code of honor. Their missions are treacherous, their rescues daring, but the stakes of their hearts are even higher.
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↓After Bravo Team, come the men of Charlie Team…
Guardian HRS — Charlie Team
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Charlie Team
Unmasking the Enemy — Charlie Team's Quest to Take Down Sentinel
A hidden war is brewing beneath the surface. The men of Charlie Team are on a collision course with Sentinel — a criminal organization with tendrils in every corner of the underworld. These elite Guardian HRS operators fight battles that go beyond hostage rescues; they're dismantling an empire of crime. In the dark spaces where love and duty collide, loyalty is tested and love is the ultimate victory.
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↓After Charlie Team, move on to Delta Team…
Guardian HRS — Delta Team
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Delta Team
Breaking Chains — Rescuing the Forgotten from the World's Darkest Corners
Delta Team steps in where others won't — or can't. When the stakes are too high for the FBI, Delta Team answers the call. These elite Guardian HRS operators specialize in the most sensitive and dangerous rescues, operating in the shadows with precision, skill, and unwavering resolve. Every rescue comes at a cost. Sometimes the hardest fight is the one for their hearts.
Reading Order
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↓After Delta Team, meet Echo Team…
Guardian HRS — Echo Team
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists: Echo Team
The Ghost Operators — Where the Mission Ends and Love Begins
Echo Team are the ghost operators of the Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists world — the ones no one sees coming. They move through the shadows, operate off the books, and take the missions that can never be spoken about. Until the one mission that changes everything: falling hard for someone worth fighting to come home to.
Standalone Series
The following series are standalone — they can be read in any order, any time.
Standalone Series
The LaRouge Triplets
Brotherhood. Burning Desires. Contemporary Romance Meets Suspense.
An exploration of brotherhood and burning desires, where contemporary romance meets the thrill of suspense. Each story unveils the raw, magnetic pull of love — intense, exhilarating, and unapologetically steamy. In the world of Asher, Brody, and Cage LaRouge, love is the most dangerous adventure of all and the only victory worth claiming. Read in any order.
Standalone Series — by Jet & Ellie Masters
The One I Want
True Love. Soulmates. Arrogant Billionaires. A Happily Ever After. ✅💖
Strong, fearless women tackling hurricanes, mountain rescues, sunken treasure, and even modern-day pirates. They don't need a man — but when they stumble across the one… sparks fly. These resilient heroines stand shoulder-to-shoulder with elite warriors: Green Berets, Delta operatives, Air Force Para-Jumpers, and more. Also in this world: two irresistibly arrogant billionaires who think they run everything — until they meet their match. Your next Happily Ever After is waiting.
Standalone Books — Any Order
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Duet — Must Read in Order
The Lovers Duet
Enemies-to-Lovers Thriller — International Art & Dangerous Secrets
A pulse-pounding romantic thriller packed with enemies-to-lovers tension, forbidden romance, and a world of intrigue set against the glamorous backdrop of the international art scene. Perfect for fans of The Thomas Crown Affair and The Da Vinci Code — full of deception, passion, and love that refuses to stay forbidden.
Must Read in Order
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Series — Must Read in Order
Changing Roles
Power Exchange · Dark Romance · A Journey from Surrender to Strength
What happens when you hand the reins to someone else — and discover that surrender is the most powerful choice of all? Changing Roles is an emotionally intense power-exchange romance series that explores trust, control, and the transformative journey of love. Start with Collar Me and follow the arc through acceptance, surrender, and ultimately… claiming your fate.
🔥 Power exchange · Dark romance · Emotional intensity · HEA guaranteed
Reading Order — Must Read in Order
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Standalone Series
Auction Night
Four Women. One Night. The Bid That Changes Everything.
Four women. Four stories. One unforgettable auction night that sets everything in motion. Ivy, Michelle, Penny, and Alexa each find themselves at the center of a high-stakes world where desire and danger are inseparable. Each book is fully standalone — read in any order and fall hard every time.
🔥 Dark romance · High-stakes desire · Standalone reads · Alpha heroes
Science Fiction — Writing as L.A. Warren
Vendel Rising
Must Read in Order — Gripping Sci-Fi Romantic Suspense
From the first page, you'll be hooked — gripping your Kindle with white knuckles. Twists, danger, and a fierce love story woven into a rich science fiction world. Intense, emotional, and filled with heart-stopping action. The suspense is perfectly balanced with swoon-worthy romance. Written under Ellie's pen name L.A. Warren.
🚀 Sci-Fi romantic suspense · White-knuckle tension · Fierce heroines · Epic world-building
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Readers Don't Visit This World. They Move In.
★★★★★ Reviews Across All Series
★★★★★
"Ellie Masters writes the kind of hero who would burn the world down to get her back — and then hold her like she's the only thing left in it. I finished at 3 a.m. and immediately bought the next one."
— Guardian HRS Reader
★★★★★
"I came for one book. I stayed for an entire universe. The cameos, the crossovers, the found family — I've read all twelve series and I still catch connections I missed the first time."
— Reader of the Interconnected World
★★★★★
"The suspense had my heart in my throat and the romance set it on fire. Hostage rescues, secrets, betrayals — and a love story strong enough to survive all of it. One-click. Trust me."
— Romantic Suspense Reader
★★★★★
"From the first page, I was hooked! This book had me gripping my Kindle with white knuckles and holding my breath. The twists, the danger, the fierce love story — everything was perfection. It's intense, emotional, and filled with heart-stopping action."
— Emily
★★★★★
"The suspense was perfectly balanced with a swoon-worthy romance that gave me all the feels. The heroine's strength and resilience were inspiring, and the hero? Pure perfection! Everything I love in romantic suspense: gripping, emotional, and unforgettable."
— Samantha
★★★★★
"Wow! Just wow! This book delivered everything — danger, suspense, and a love story that made my heart race. The action was non-stop, and the emotional depth blew me away. I laughed, cried, and cheered out loud."
— Jessa
Quick Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
Start with Rescuing Melissa — it's free, and it's your entry into the Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists world. From there, follow the complete reading order or jump into the newest series, Task Force Nine.
Yes. Nearly every book takes place in one interconnected world — Guardian HRS, Cerberus, TF9, Angel Fire, Angel's Peak, and the standalones share characters, cameos, crossovers, and found family.
Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists — an elite private hostage-rescue organization and the heart of Ellie's universe. Its teams (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo) each have their own series of military romance rescues.
Begin with Rescuing Melissa, then read each team's series in order — Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo. The complete reading order on this page maps every arrow.
Guardian HRS is military-style hostage rescue romance. Cerberus is darker private-security suspense hunting a rogue AI called Phoenix. TF9 is federal agent romantic suspense — the U.S. Marshals' elite shadow division. Same world, three different flavors of high-stakes romantic suspense.
Always. Every romance ends in a hard-won HEA — no matter how dangerous the road gets.
Most eBooks are on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Audio and print are available directly from Ellie at discounted prices with exclusive offers.
Interactive, explorable pages built for readers — Guardian Headquarters, Cerberus Command, TF9 case files, Angel Fire's studio, Angel's Peak lodge, and the Bookcase. Click around, find hidden Easter eggs, meet the characters, and go deeper than the books.
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