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Hostage Rescue Team Books in Order

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See all the Hostage Rescue Team books by Kaylea Cross in order, with short summaries, series background, and tips on where to start.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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12 books

1

Hunted

by Kaylea Cross

2014

FBI agent Clay Bauer knows Zoe Renard is off limits, right until danger sweeps her away. When she vanishes, Clay is forced to admit just how much she matters and how far he will go to bring her back.

2

Marked

by Kaylea Cross

2014

Architect Rachel Granger becomes the target of a domestic terror cell and turns to the one man she still cannot forget. FBI agent Jake Evers will do anything to keep her alive, even if it costs him his heart again.

3

Targeted

by Kaylea Cross

2014

After a near-fatal attack, FBI agent Celida Morales is determined to reclaim her career. But when a hostage op goes wrong, she and HRT leader Brad Tucker must face both a ruthless enemy and the feelings they never settled.

4

Avenged

by Kaylea Cross

2015

Taya Kostas is preparing to testify in a huge terrorist case when the evil she escaped comes after her again. The man protecting her is Special Agent Nathan Schroder, who may be fighting his own private war.

5

Disavowed

by Kaylea Cross

2015

Briar Jones was trained by the government to kill and live in the shadows. When her own handlers turn on her, she has to run with a man she barely knows and trust him before the truth gets them both killed.

6

Exposed

by Kaylea Cross

2015

Assistant U.S. Attorney Marisol Lorenzo is chasing the case that could define her career when a drug war spills into her life. The HRT agent she has wanted for years may be the only one who can keep her alive.

7

Seized

by Kaylea Cross

2015

Carmela Cruz finally seems to have a chance with Sawyer Vance, until a luxury cruise turns into a terrorist nightmare. With hostages dying and time running out, Sawyer has to stop the attack and save the woman he should never have wanted.

8

Betrayed

by Kaylea Cross

2016

Government-trained killer Georgia Randall has lost almost everything, including the man she loved. When Miguel Bautista returns from the dead and their enemies close in, secrets and survival become tangled together.

9

Reclaimed

by Kaylea Cross

2016

Summer Blackwell is trying to save her shattered marriage when a mission in Jordan goes catastrophically wrong. Her husband Adam and the HRT team race the clock to reach her before a terrorist deadline runs out.

10

Wanted

by Kaylea Cross

2016

Zoe Renard thought the nightmare in New Orleans was behind her. Then a new threat emerges, and Clay Bauer learns that even a former SEAL cannot protect the woman he loves from an enemy he never sees coming.

11

Shattered

by Kaylea Cross

2017

When a catastrophic event turns the tables on HRT medic Nate Schroder, survival is only the beginning. Nate and Taya face the hard work of recovery with the whole team rallying around them.

12

Guarded

by Kaylea Cross

2018

Briar has survived a childhood that turned her into a weapon, but old habits and fresh fear still stand between her and peace. Matt will do anything for her, if she can finally let him all the way in.

Series background & context

The Hostage Rescue Team books move Kaylea Cross from military and private security territory into the world of the FBI's elite HRT. The result is one of her biggest and most connected series, a long run of romantic suspense novels built around a core team of agents who keep showing up for one another.

The first book, Marked, introduces the pattern well. A woman from the hero's past is targeted, the case turns deeply personal, and the team has to balance procedure with the fact that the people involved matter to them. From there, books like Targeted, Hunted, Disavowed, and Avenged widen the canvas. Some stories lean into domestic terrorism. Others move through covert programs, witness protection, kidnappings, or old enemies who refuse to stay buried.

What makes the series work is the sense of continuity. These are standalone romances in the basic structure, each one gives a different couple the spotlight, but the emotional payoff gets stronger the deeper you go. Team members become friends you expect to see. Past events leave marks. Relationships carry forward. Even the spinoff threads, especially the Valkyrie material that later feeds into the Vengeance books, feel earned because Cross lays the groundwork inside HRT first.

The tone is fast and very readable. There are raids, investigations, rescue operations, and plenty of close calls, but Cross also makes room for friendship, long-running jokes, marriages under strain, and the quieter consequences of trauma. That blend helps the team feel lived in.

If you like your romantic suspense built around a found family of highly trained people, this series delivers. It is one of the best showcases for Cross's team writing, and probably the easiest place to understand why so many readers stick with her connected worlds for the long haul.

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