ABCs of Love (Megan Matthews) Books in Order

ABCs of Love is a multi-author romance collection built around alphabetically titled stories. Megan Matthews's contribution is Comfort, a stand-alone second-chance romantic suspense novel set in her familiar Pelican Bay world. Readers do not need to read the other books in the wider project to follow it.

Comfort centers on Cassandra and Riley Jefferson, high school sweethearts separated by a decade of silence. Cassandra left town in the middle of the night without explaining why. When she returns, Riley has the chance to ask the questions that have followed him for years, but her reappearance also brings danger into the quiet Maine community.

Old feelings are never as simple as people hope.

Riley is no longer the boy Cassandra remembers. His work alongside former Navy SEALs has taught him how serious threats can become, and when Cassandra's past catches up with her, he is determined to use those skills to protect her. Cassandra, meanwhile, has to decide whether returning to Pelican Bay can mean more than reopening old wounds.

The book has the ingredients that run through much of Matthews's Pelican Bay fiction: a close-knit setting, a protective hero, a heroine carrying difficult history, familiar danger around the edges, and humor to keep the tension from becoming too heavy. The action supports the romance rather than replacing it.

Because Comfort is both a second-chance story and part of the broader Pelican Bay setting, it may especially appeal to readers who enjoy seeing former couples face what was left unsaid. It is also an easy entry point for anyone looking for a shorter Matthews novel without committing to a long connected series.

Read Comfort whenever you like. It stands alone, though readers already familiar with Pelican Bay Security will recognize the kind of community and protective network that shapes the story.