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Shelly Ellis Books in Order

Shelly Ellis has written 16 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is Can't Stand the Heat (2013) and the newest is Truth, Lies, and Mr. Grey (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
16
Published
2013–2022
Pages on record
296 in 1 of 16 books
See all 16 books in order Printable Shelly Ellis checklist

Shelly Ellis has 16 books in the catalogue from 2013 to 2022, with subject tags on African American women, fortune hunters, mothers and daughters, gossip and life changes. The five listed series are Gibbons Gold Digger, Chesterton Scandal, MacLaine Girls, Branch Avenue Boys and Three Mrs. Greys. Can't Stand the Heat (2013) is the first title, and Another Woman's Man (2014), Best Kept Secrets (2015), Bed of Lies (2016) and In These Streets (2018) follow. Truth, Lies, and Mr. Grey (2022) is the most recent.

How many Shelly Ellis books are there?

Shelly Ellis has 16 books, released between 2013 and 2022. They include 5 separate series.

Shelly Ellis Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 16 Shelly Ellis books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Can't Stand the Heat by Shelly Ellis, book 1 of the Gibbons Gold Digger series (2013)
  2. Cover of Truth, Lies, and Mr. Grey by Shelly Ellis, book 2 of the Three Mrs. Greys series (2022)
  1. 1
    Can't Stand the HeatGibbons Gold Digger #12013 · 296 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2013296
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  2. 2
    The Player & the GameGibbons Gold Digger #22013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  3. 3
    Another Woman's ManGibbons Gold Digger #32014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  4. 4
    The Best She Ever HadGibbons Gold Digger #42014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  5. 5
    Best Kept SecretsChesterton Scandal #12015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  6. 6
    Bed of LiesChesterton Scandal #22016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  7. 7
    Lust & LoyaltyChesterton Scandal #32017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  8. 8
    To Love & BetrayChesterton Scandal #42017 · confirmed 1/4
    2017–
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  9. 9
    In These StreetsBranch Avenue Boys #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  10. 10
    On PointeMacLaine Girls #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  11. 11
    Her New GrooveMacLaine Girls #22018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  12. 12
    Know Your PlaceBranch Avenue Boys #22019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  13. 13
    Love GrindMacLaine Girls #32019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  14. 14
    The Final PlayBranch Avenue Boys #32019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  15. 15
    The Three Mrs. GreysThree Mrs. Greys #12021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  16. 16
    Truth, Lies, and Mr. GreyThree Mrs. Greys #22022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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Shelly Ellis books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Gibbons Gold Digger in order

4 books
  1. 1. Can't Stand the Heat
  2. 2. The Player & the Game
  3. 3. Another Woman's Man
  4. 4. The Best She Ever Had

Chesterton Scandal in order

4 books
  1. 1. Best Kept Secrets
  2. 2. Bed of Lies
  3. 3. Lust & Loyalty
  4. 4. To Love & Betray

Branch Avenue Boys in order

3 books
  1. 1. In These Streets
  2. 2. Know Your Place
  3. 3. The Final Play

MacLaine Girls in order

3 books
  1. 1. On Pointe
  2. 2. Her New Groove
  3. 3. Love Grind

Three Mrs. Greys in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Three Mrs. Greys
  2. 2. Truth, Lies, and Mr. Grey

Do you have to read Shelly Ellis books in order?

You only need to read Shelly Ellis books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Shelly Ellis

Start with Can't Stand the Heat (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Shelly Ellis book?

Truth, Lies, and Mr. Grey (2022) is the newest Shelly Ellis book released so far.

Is there a new Shelly Ellis book coming?

No next Shelly Ellis book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Shelly Ellis at a glance

Paused
No new Shelly Ellis title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Shelly Ellis books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
296 pages across the 1 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 296 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Shelly Ellis books, 14 of 16, were published in the 2010s.

What the Shelly Ellis books are about

1 of the 16 Shelly Ellis books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.