Folsom Planet Blues Books in Order
Part ofHoney Phillips Books in OrderThis page shows the Folsom Planet Blues books by Honey Phillips in order, with summaries, background, and the best way to start the series.
Last updated: July 5, 2026
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Folsom Planet Blues books in publication order
4 books
Caged Beast
by Honey Phillips
2022
Amanda is sold as a prize in an alien prison, where the terrifying victor is a caged warrior more interested in escape than falling for his human reward.
Mastermind
by Honey Phillips
2022
Kidnapped and taken to an alien prison, pregnant Sophie ends up under the protection of an icy strategist whose careful control is already starting to crack.
Prison Mate
by Honey Phillips
2022
Lori lands on a prison planet after a bad breakup, and the dangerous alien inmate who claims her may be her best chance to get out alive.
Unchained
by Honey Phillips
2022
Marcy's carefully bounded life ends in an alien prison cell, where a mysterious warrior planning revenge becomes both her comfort and her greatest risk.
Folsom Planet Blues books in chronological order
Caged Beast
by Honey Phillips
2022Folsom Planet Blues, Book 1
Prison Mate
by Honey Phillips
2022Folsom Planet Blues, Book 2
Mastermind
by Honey Phillips
2022Folsom Planet Blues, Book 3
Unchained
by Honey Phillips
2022Folsom Planet Blues, Book 4
Series background & context
Folsom Planet Blues is Honey Phillips at her grittier sci-fi best. The setting is a prison world, and that gives the whole series a harder edge than some of her cozier books. The atmosphere is tense, the stakes are physical and political, and survival is never guaranteed.
The first books follow different alien heroes and human heroines caught up in the brutal system around Folsom. Gladiator fights, prison hierarchies, corrupt wardens, and hidden agendas all shape the action. Even so, the romances stay central. These are stories about men who have been reduced to labels like criminal, beast, or threat, and the women who see something human, or at least something tender, beneath all that damage.
There is also an ongoing arc running through the series. Family loyalties, wrongful imprisonment, revenge, and escape all build from book to book, so the world starts to feel larger than a single couple's story.
If you like Honey Phillips but want something darker and more action-heavy than her small-town monster books, this series is a strong change of pace.
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