Good Intentions Reading Order

There are at least three different sets of reading order for the Good Intentions Series, though the differences are rather minor and mainly impact the short fiction.

Novels and novellas are in italics. Collections are in bold. Patreon stories are marked with (P).

## Quick

1. *Good Intentions*
2. *Natural Consequences*
3. *Personal Demons*
4. *Past Due*

The main plotlines are all part of the novels; the short stories are more focused on embellishing themes or characters.

## Pragmatic

1. *Good Intentions*
2. *Natural Consequences*
3. **Life in Shadows**
	1. “Authenticity”
	2. “Naked Justice”
	3. *Halloween for Life*
	4. *Skin*
4. *Personal Demons*
5. *Past Due*
6. **Small Victories**
	1. “Don’t Make It Weird”
	2. “Live Like This”
	3. “Lifestyle Changes”
	4. “Rough Day”
	5. “Minor Errands”
	6. “Secret Shoppers”
	7. “Date Night”
	8. “This Year, I’m Thankful For…”
	9. “Good Neighbors”
7. **Habitual Heroes**
	1. “Outsourced”
	2. “Clear Communication”
	3. “Supportive Relationships”
	4. “Legitimacy”
	5. “Proper Focus”
	6. “Guardians”
8. **Low-Key Calamities**
	1. “Trust”
	2. “A Most Noble Quest”
	3. “The Spirit of Giving”
	4. “Strangers”
	5. “Accomplished”
	6. “Amends”
9. Patreon stories
	1. “More Than Friends”
	2. “Valentine’s Day” (P)
	3. “Tempted and Tested” (P)
	4. “Red Flags” (P)
	5. “Can’t Stab Everything” (P) (semi-canon)
	6. “Like a Professional” (P) (semi-canon)

### Evan Murphy stories

Should be read sometime after *Past Due*.

1. “God on the Run”
2. “Celestial Navigation”
3. “Constellations”
4. “Dead Reckoning”
5. “Charting Stars”

### Other stories

*Days of High Adventure*, and “On the Bus: Lewd Intentions” can be read at any time.

## Strict chronological

For more details, see the Good Intentions Timeline. This largely follows the timeline posted on Patreon.⁠

1. “Authenticity”
2. *Days of High Adventure*
3. “Naked Justice”
4. *Good Intentions*
5. “Don’t Make It Weird”
6. “Live Like This”
7. “Lifestyle Changes”
8. “Rough Day”
9. “Minor Errands”
10. “Secret Shoppers”
11. “Clear Communication”
12. *Halloween for Life*
13. *Natural Consequences*
14. “On the Bus: Lewd Intentions”
15. *Skin*
16. “Date Night”
17. “Trust”
18. “This Year, I’m Thankful For…”
19. “A Most Noble Quest”
20. “More Than Friends”
21. “The Spirit of Giving”
22. *Personal Demons*
23. “Good Neighbors”
24. “Valentine’s Day” (P)
25. “Can’t Stab Everything” (P) (semi-canon)
26. “Supportive Relationships”
27. *Past Due*
28. “Proper Focus”
29. “Legitimacy”
30. “Outsourced”
31. “Guardians”
32. “Like a Professional” (P) (semi-canon)
33. “Strangers”
34. “Accomplished”
35. “Amends”
36. “Tempted and Tested” (P)
37. “Red Flags” (P)

“God on the Run” followed by “Celestial Navigation”, “Constellations”, “Dead Reckoning”, and “Charting Stars” can fall anywhere after *Past Due*.

## Strict publication

Strict publication order takes online publication dates (Patreon and Literotica) into account.

1. *Good Intentions*
2. *Days of High Adventure*
3. “Naked Justice”
4. “On the Bus: Lewd Intentions”
5. *Halloween for Life*
6. *Natural Consequences*
7. “Authenticity”
8. *Skin*
9. *Personal Demons*
10. “Don’t Make It Weird”
11. “Live Like This”
12. “Lifestyle Changes”
13. “Rough Day”
14. “Secret Shoppers”
15. “Minor Errands”
16. “Date Night”
17. “This Year, I’m Thankful For…”
18. “Valentine’s Day” (P)
19. *Past Due*
20. “Good Neighbors”
21. “Can’t Stab Everything” (P) (semi-canon)
22. “Proper Focus”
23. “Outsourced”
24. “Supportive Relationships”
25. “Like a Professional” (P) (semi-canon)
26. “Legitimacy”
27. “Guardians”
28. “Clear Communication”
29. “The Spirit of Giving”
30. “Strangers”
31. “Amends”
32. “Accomplished”
33. “Trust”
34. “A Most Noble Quest”
35. “God on the Run”
36. “More Than Friends”
37. “Tempted and Tested” (P)
38. “Red Flags” (P)
39. “Celestial Navigation” (P)
40. “Constellations” (P)
41. “Dead Reckoning” (P)
42. “Charting Stars” (P)

## References

1. ↑ Timelines and Links: Good Intentions (Elliott Kay’s Patreon, July 4, 2022)