The Drift Books in Order
Part ofSusan Hayes Books in OrderBrowse The Drift books by Susan Hayes in order, with short summaries, world background, and clear help on reading the series.
Last updated: July 5, 2026
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The Drift books in publication order
11 books
All In
by Susan Hayes
2016
Life on the Drift never stays simple for long. In this installment, love and loyalty collide with the station's rough politics, forcing another unlikely trio to risk everything for a future together.
Double Down
by Susan Hayes
2016
Freighter pilot Zura comes to the Drift looking for a fresh start and finds two cyborgs who want her in their future. When a dead man's secret threatens her new life, love alone will not keep them safe.
Three of a Kind
by Susan Hayes
2017
Dr. Alyson Jefferies treats anyone who comes through her clinic doors, even when powerful people hate it. Three cyborg brothers decide her fight is theirs, and protecting her may finally give them something worth staying for.
Wild Card
by Susan Hayes
2017
The Drift runs on luck, nerve, and second chances, and this romance leans hard into all three. A dangerous attraction grows just as outside threats make every choice more costly.
Full House
by Susan Hayes
2018
Cyborg veteran Raze wants isolation, not company, on a supposedly empty corporate world. Scout Sevda crashes into his quiet life, and one emergency landing turns into a fight for survival and a risky partnership.
No Limit
by Susan Hayes
2018
Out beyond the safer parts of the galaxy, building a new life means taking big risks. This Drift romance mixes frontier survival, found family, and a relationship that pushes past every rule meant to contain it.
Aces Over Queen
by Susan Hayes
2019
On the Drift, where nothing stays clean for long, attraction and danger hit at the same time. This installment raises the stakes with high-risk chemistry and a fight to protect the people who matter most.
Blind Bet
by Susan Hayes
2019
Layla loves her job aboard the *Kessel Queen*, except for one impossible problem, she wants all four of her crewmates. When danger closes in, choosing just one may stop being the only rule she has to break.
Chance Of A Lifetime
by Susan Hayes
2020
Erik O'Neill thinks he has finally stepped away from trouble, until a quiet visitor to the Nova Club changes everything. Chance is hiding a dangerous secret, and wanting her could cost him the home he loves.
Dealers' Choice
by Susan Hayes
2020
Victor and Ward survived one nightmare and are trying to piece themselves back together when Dr. Xori Virness enters their orbit. Old enemies have not forgotten them, and healing becomes its own kind of battle.
Winner Takes All
by Susan Hayes
2021
The final Astek Station romance brings bigger emotions and bigger dangers to the Drift. Past wounds, station loyalties, and one last hard gamble make this a strong finish to the original series.
The Drift books in chronological order

Double Down
by Susan Hayes
2016The Drift, Book 1
All In
by Susan Hayes
2016The Drift, Book 2
Wild Card
by Susan Hayes
2017The Drift, Book 3
Three of a Kind
by Susan Hayes
2017The Drift, Book 4
Full House
by Susan Hayes
2018The Drift, Book 5
No Limit
by Susan Hayes
2018The Drift, Book 6
Blind Bet
by Susan Hayes
2019The Drift, Book 7
Aces Over Queen
by Susan Hayes
2019The Drift, Book 8
Chance Of A Lifetime
by Susan Hayes
2020The Drift, Book 9
Dealers' Choice
by Susan Hayes
2020The Drift, Book 10
Winner Takes All
by Susan Hayes
2021The Drift, Book 11
Series background & context
The original Drift books are set around Astek Station, a rough stretch of civilized space where people come because they have nowhere better to go. Out beyond the safer core worlds, the Drift has built its own economy out of mining, trade, clubs, casinos, repair work, and whatever else keeps ships moving. It is busy, messy, and a little lawless.
That is exactly why it works.
Susan Hayes uses that setting to bring together cyborgs, freighter crews, doctors, fighters, mechanics, and drifters who are all trying to carve out a future in a place ruled as much by money and corporate reach as by any official law. The romances vary in shape, some are couples, some are larger pairings, but they all share that same feeling of life on the edge. Nobody here has an easy road to a happily-ever-after.
The station itself matters. Astek is not just a backdrop. It is the reason the stories happen the way they do. People can disappear there. Start over there. Get rich there. Get used there. Fall in love there. And because the series keeps returning to the same wider world, every book makes the Drift feel a little bigger and a little more lived in.
If you like sci-fi romance with found family, cyborg heroes, strong worldbuilding, and a setting that feels grubby in a good way, this is one of Hayes's best entry points. Start with Double Down and keep going in order. The books are readable on their own, but the station, the cameos, and the sense of shared history land better when you move through them as a series.
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