Alexa Aston Books in Order
Browse Alexa Aston books in order, with series guides, short summaries, reading order help, and easy suggestions on where to start.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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Publication Order
121 books
Outlaw Muse
by Alexa Aston
2013
A fierce western setting, an outlaw edge, and a heroine who inspires far more than art give this romance its spark. Attraction comes quickly, but staying alive long enough to claim it is another matter.
Song of the Heart
by Alexa Aston
2013
Madeleine flees an abusive marriage, joins a troupe of traveling performers, and reinvents herself as a troubadour. Nobleman Garrett Montayne is captivated, but her violent past is already on its way back to claim her.
A Bit of Heaven on Earth
by Alexa Aston
2014
After captivity and betrayal leave him penniless, Gavin returns to England to find his past transformed. A dying lord's final scheme ties him to the beautiful Elizabeth, and gives both a shot at the happiness they were denied.
A Game of Chance
by Alexa Aston
2014
Jed wants to stop a longtime enemy, bring his outlaw brother to justice, and somehow win Lily's heart in the process. It is a dangerous mix of family loyalty, frontier justice, and high-stakes love.
Written in the Cards
by Alexa Aston
2014
Fate, danger, and the pull of the past shape this western romance. As the hero and heroine are drawn together, both must decide whether the future is fixed, or whether love can change what seemed inevitable.
A Knight for Kallen
by Alexa Aston
2015
Kallen has a hidden gift that lets her read people in ways they do not expect. Griffith, a grief-stricken knight, is sent to escort her home, and both soon find themselves in the middle of a dangerous royal plot.
Illusions of Death
by Alexa Aston
2016
Crime novelist Karlyn Campbell returns to a Georgia town after divorce and family loss, only to become fascinated by a serial killer. Police chief Logan Warner should know better than to get involved, but he cannot stay away.
Word of Honor
by Alexa Aston
2016
Betrothed lovers Geofrey and Merryn finally marry, only for him to vanish the next day. Years later he returns a stranger, and their romance becomes a moving story about silence, separation, and whether love can survive both.
Code of Honor
by Alexa Aston
2017
A family's secrets and the strict rules of medieval honor shape this romance from the start. Love offers the possibility of repair, but only if the couple can face the truths that have already changed their lives.
Heart of Honor
by Alexa Aston
2017
This medieval romance pairs chivalric duty with a deeply personal love story. As danger and family expectations close in, the central couple must decide whether the heart can lead as surely as honor does.
Journey to Honor
by Alexa Aston
2017
After tragedy on the day of his knighting, Kenric Fairfax flees north and swears off marriage. Escorting a spirited woman home forces him to confront the past, and the future he thought he had rejected.
Marked by Honor
by Alexa Aston
2017
Raised for one life and forced into another, the hero of this medieval romance finds his future altered by duty and the woman placed in his path. Aston keeps the pace lively and the emotional stakes close.
Bold in Honor
by Alexa Aston
2018
Aston returns to medieval England for another de Montfort-linked romance where courage and desire are tested together. Love must survive not only attraction, but the demands of honor, family, and the world around them.
Gift of Honor
by Alexa Aston
2018
Royal guardsman Hal de Montfort loses nearly everything in a brutal political game. On the road home he begins to rebuild, and the woman who shares her skill with raptors helps him imagine a life beyond duty and loss.
Love and Honor
by Alexa Aston
2018
Duty runs deep in this medieval romance, but so does the need for personal happiness. As two strong-willed people are drawn together, they must decide whether love can stand beside honor, not beneath it.
Path to Honor
by Alexa Aston
2018
A medieval path shaped by loyalty, hardship, and love draws two people together when neither expects the journey to become personal. In Aston's world, honor is rarely easy, and never simple.
Return to Honor
by Alexa Aston
2018
Returning home should mean safety, but for this knight it brings unfinished business and dangerous feelings. The woman at the center of his future may also be the reason he finally understands what honor demands.
Defending the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2019
A reluctant duke and a heroine with far less social protection than he has should never make sense together. Their growing attachment forces both to question how much class, scandal, and public judgment should really matter.
Derek
by Alexa Aston
2019
Derek de Wolfe tries to ignore his growing feelings for Amelia, certain she wants a love match he cannot offer. Then her reckless attempt to provoke him goes terribly wrong, and both are left facing the cost.
Devoted to the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2019
Jeremy St. Clair meets the woman he wants almost at once, then loses years to family duty and financial ruin. When love comes back within reach, both must decide whether the past still has the final say.
Diana
by Alexa Aston
2019
Ruined before she ever entered society, Diana de Wolfe raises her twins alone until family changes bring her back into the ton. There she meets an earl ready for a wife, children, and a love strong enough for scandal.
Embracing the Earl
by Alexa Aston
2019
Luke St. Clair heads into the Season determined to find a real partner, not another empty liaison. Then an independent woman catches his attention before London society even gets started, and changes the shape of his search.
God of the Seas
by Alexa Aston
2019
Pirate captain Godwin Trenoweth captures Melisent, the king's hidden daughter, intending to ransom her. Instead he finds love, revenge, and a chance to reclaim the noble life stolen from him years before.
Midnight with the Marquess
by Alexa Aston
2019
A Regency attraction that grows in secret finds its spark in stolen time and a marquess who means far more to the heroine than he first realizes. Midnight is when everything starts to feel dangerously possible.
Season of Honor
by Alexa Aston
2019
This holiday return to the world of the de Montforts focuses on Geofrey and Merryn, blending family warmth with the medieval tenderness that anchors the larger series. It is a quieter story, but an affectionate one.
Suddenly a St. Clair
by Alexa Aston
2019
A marriage arranged for practical reasons throws two very different people together before either is ready. What follows is a satisfying Regency romance about proximity, adjustment, and the slow surprise of real feeling.
The Bastard
by Alexa Aston
2019
Quill Cardon has spent years wanting his family name back after being swept aside in childhood. Love arrives in the middle of that fight, asking whether belonging can mean more than blood and legitimacy.
The Heir
by Alexa Aston
2019
Family separation, legacy, and the need to reclaim a stolen future drive this medieval romance. The hero must face what his inheritance means, while the heroine forces him to see what truly matters.
The Pawn
by Alexa Aston
2019
After years in a convent, Katelyn de Blays is brought to court and used as a political pawn in a marriage arranged by the king. What begins as duty slowly shifts into something neither spouse expected.
Thea
by Alexa Aston
2019
After missing her first Season, Lady Thea de Wolfe finally dares to dream of love. War-weary Adam Ashbury becomes a duke overnight, and their growing bond turns a funeral and a house party into the start of something lasting.
A Promise of Tomorrow
by Alexa Aston
2020
Sent to France on business, Ashby fitz Waryn falls for Marielle, a woman trapped in a loveless marriage. When blackmail and danger close in, they must gamble everything on escape and a future together.
Destined for Love
by Alexa Aston
2020
Pregnant widow Faylinn faces deadly threats from inside her own household. Sir Drake Harcourt becomes her protector on the road, but their growing love may be undone by inheritance, danger, and the child's uncertain future.
Starlight Night
by Alexa Aston
2020
This holiday novella returns to the world of the St. Clairs for a Christmas romance full of family feeling, remembered love, and the small seasonal moments that make a happy ending feel even sweeter.
The Lyon's Lady Love
by Alexa Aston
2020
Scandal-marked Emma Spencer wants children and a decent husband, while Marcus, Earl of Rutherford, needs money to save his estate. An infamous matchmaker brings them together, but the past still has enough power to break them.
To Heal an Earl
by Alexa Aston
2020
Cast out after her father's death, Charlotte becomes governess and estate caretaker at Gray Manor. When the bitter major who is now guardian arrives, both he and Charlotte discover that healing may begin with each other.
To Save a Love
by Alexa Aston
2020
Love has already found this couple once, but keeping it may be the harder fight. Duty, danger, and past mistakes all push against them as they try to hold on to what matters most.
To Tame a Rogue
by Alexa Aston
2020
A man with a rakish past and a woman who knows better than to trust easily are forced into each other's orbit. Their chemistry is undeniable, but turning desire into something steadier will take real change.
To Trust a Duke
by Alexa Aston
2020
War, title, and old wounds have left this duke wary of everyone around him. The heroine who breaks through his defenses offers more than attraction, if he can find the courage to believe in her.
To Win a Widow
by Alexa Aston
2020
A widow who knows her own mind meets a man determined to prove he deserves a place in her future. The chase is emotional as much as romantic, and that is exactly what makes it work.
Ballad Beauty
by Alexa Aston
2021
Music, danger, and western grit come together when a striking heroine crosses paths with a lawman used to handling trouble, not romance. The result is a love story with real risk behind every choice.
Blind Faith
by Alexa Aston
2021
Wounded and temporarily without sight, a lawman still cannot ignore trouble when it comes. With a sharp-shooting heroine at his side, he goes after captives, outlaws, and a future neither saw coming.
Deflecting the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2021
A duke who learned young to protect himself meets a woman who refuses to be dazzled by title alone. Their attraction is strong, but both are practiced at dodging the kind of honesty love requires.
Delighting the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2021
A damaged duke and the woman who unsettles him are drawn together in a romance neither expected. What begins in attraction becomes something deeper as both learn they may still be capable of real happiness.
Destiny with a Duke
by Alexa Aston
2021
A titled man shaped by old disgrace thinks his future is already decided. The right woman makes him reconsider everything, including whether destiny is fixed, or whether love can rewrite the life he thought he had to accept.
Discouraging the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2021
A lonely army captain returns as a duke and meets a woman already running an estate with quiet competence. Their connection is immediate, but both have old hurts that make taking the next step harder than it should be.
Disrupting the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2021
Donovan Martin has no plans to settle down after inheriting a dukedom. Then a woman who intends never to marry upends his easy assumptions and forces him to wonder whether the life he wants has changed.
Duke of Arrogance
by Alexa Aston
2021
After years away at war, Sebastian Cooper returns home as the Duke of Hardwick with a secret that shapes everything. The woman drawn to him must decide whether the guarded man behind the title is worth the risk.
Duke of Charm
by Alexa Aston
2021
Lady Samantha's childhood love for her brother's best friend never really faded. Years later, when the widowed Samantha meets a far more scandalous Duke of Colebourne, old longing and new danger collide.
Duke of Disrepute
by Alexa Aston
2021
Pregnant widow Elise Ruthersby is reduced to little more than a servant in her late husband's family. A notorious duke rescues her from danger and offers more than help, if she can trust a man with such a reputation.
Duke of Honor
by Alexa Aston
2021
Honor, duty, and desire collide when a formidable duke meets a woman who sees far more in him than the ton does. In a world built on appearances, the hardest thing may be choosing love openly.
Duke of Renown
by Alexa Aston
2021
A grieving widow hides away on the Cornish coast and nurses a wounded stranger back to health. He is no smuggler at all, but a duke with enemies, secrets, and every intention of finding her again.
Hollywood Double
by Alexa Aston
2021
In a world built on image and performance, two people discover how hard it is to tell the difference between the role and the real heart underneath. The attraction is instant. Trust takes longer.
Hollywood Enigma
by Alexa Aston
2021
A Hollywood production brings two stars together, but danger shadows the romance. Before the movie is finished, an old threat surfaces and turns a glamorous love story into a fight to survive.
Hollywood Flirt
by Alexa Aston
2021
Fame has made the hero of this Hollywood romance look easygoing and untouchable. The woman who sees past the public persona may be exactly what he needs, if both can handle life under a very bright spotlight.
Hollywood Heartbreaker
by Alexa Aston
2021
A missed step lands one woman the biggest job of her life and puts her in the path of a wealthy, talented man who is far less put together than he looks. Hollywood glamour quickly turns personal.
Hollywood Player
by Alexa Aston
2021
He knows how to play the Hollywood game, on screen and off. She is much harder to charm, which makes their chemistry even more dangerous, and possibly much more real than either one planned.
Love and the Lawman
by Alexa Aston
2021
A restless man heads west looking for a different life and finds a widow searching for purpose and security. In a land built on new starts, their growing bond may be the surest thing either has found.
Rise of de Wolfe
by Alexa Aston
2021
Elia de Wolfe longs to return home after years at court, and widower Ferand de Montfort offers to escort her. Their journey across medieval England draws them together, and could unite two powerful families.
Runaway Hearts
by Alexa Aston
2021
A young woman runs west to save her life and falls into the orbit of a lonely man weighed down by guilt. On the frontier, safety and love may prove harder to separate than either expects.
The Twelve Days of Love
by Alexa Aston
2021
Luke St. Clair plans a Christmas surprise for Caroline using twelve gifts inspired by the old holiday chant. It is a tender novella about marriage, family, and how romance can deepen long after the wedding.
A New Beginning
by Alexa Aston
2022
After learning her marriage was a sham, Tenley escapes to Maple Cove to heal and write. Widowed firefighter Carter Clark is ready to live again, but a fast new romance brings trouble neither of them expected.
Another Chance at Love
by Alexa Aston
2022
Years after tragedy and heartbreak pulled them apart, sheriff Dylan Taylor and artist Willow Martin meet again in their Oregon hometown. Their old chemistry is still there, but trusting love a second time may be the real risk.
Coming Home
by Alexa Aston
2022
Burned-out defense lawyer Jackson Martin comes home to take over a small-town practice and meets pastry chef Ainsley Robinson. Their instant connection feels right, until one of Jackson's old cases follows him back to Maple Cove.
Debating with the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2022
Adalyn Porter agrees to help a stiff, serious duke find the right bride. A few sharp exchanges and one very unexpected kiss later, she starts wondering if she has misread the man, and her own heart.
Dubious about the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2022
A wary heroine and a powerful duke circle each other through London's social world, each carrying doubts the other can see only too well. Attraction is easy. Believing in a future together is the harder part.
Educated by the Earl
by Alexa Aston
2022
Major Spencer Haddock inherits an earldom and plans a sensible, distant marriage. Then he meets Tessa Foster, a brave, selfless woman whose courage and warmth make his practical rules suddenly look impossible.
Empowered by the Earl
by Alexa Aston
2022
Ready to finally live for herself, Louisa enters society with clear eyes and little patience for rakes. The titled gentleman who keeps turning up in her path seems all wrong for her, until friendship becomes something harder to resist.
Finding Home
by Alexa Aston
2022
A kidnapping convinces globe-trotting reporter Sloane Anderson she needs a different life. In Maple Cove, ex-Navy SEAL Gage Nelson helps her face panic, trust, and the surprising possibility that home might be another person.
Leave Yesterday Behind
by Alexa Aston
2022
Actress Callie Chennault returns to Louisiana after a stalker attack and meets former baseball star Nick La Chappelle, now hiding out to write in peace. Their attraction is real, but so is the serial killer closing in.
Made for the Marquess
by Alexa Aston
2022
A newly elevated nobleman and an impoverished governess should have little in common. But friendship, mutual respect, and growing attraction make them question whether rank should decide either of their futures.
Meant for the Marquess
by Alexa Aston
2022
When Devin must relearn ordinary tasks after a devastating change in fortune, Julia helps him far beyond simple lessons. Their bond deepens quickly, but a new title threatens to put class and duty between them.
One Magic Night
by Alexa Aston
2022
Aidan Flynn is branded by his family's scandalous reputation, while Larissa Warren suffers from her own family's notoriety. One night, one inheritance demand, and one fierce attraction turn a forced search for marriage into something real.
Sin Like Flynn
by Alexa Aston
2022
A scandalous Flynn family, a newly elevated title, and Regency society make for a volatile mix. When passion and reputation collide, love will have to survive sharp gossip, dangerous secrets, and the rules polite society pretends to worship.
The Bridge to Love
by Alexa Aston
2022
A ghost on a bridge draws Iris Langley back into a centuries-old tragedy. With childhood friend Crispin beside her, she uncovers a lost love story that mirrors a new romance beginning in the present.
The Duke That I Want
by Alexa Aston
2022
Newly made Duke Philip Ware intends to marry for duty, not love. Lady Elizabeth Sutton wants nothing less than a true match, and sets out to prove that even a practical duke can want more.
The Lyrics of Love
by Alexa Aston
2022
After his wife's affair and a DUI, country star Nash Edwards heads to the coast to dry out and regroup. Antique dealer Rylie Robinson wants something real, not another charming man afraid of commitment.
Valued by the Viscount
by Alexa Aston
2022
A quiet woman who is often overlooked turns out to be exactly what a titled hero needs. As they spend more time together, he begins to see her real worth, and the life he never expected to want.
Yuletide at Gillingham
by Alexa Aston
2022
At the Duke of Gilford's estate, two boys facing grief and uncertainty remain at school for Christmas. This holiday novella focuses on friendship, kindness, and the way one caring household can change a season.
A Fresh Start
by Alexa Aston
2023
After a stalker shatters her life and murders her parents, Deb Busby becomes Hope Keller and starts over as Sugar Springs' new veterinarian. Police chief Gideon Ross offers comfort, but secrets still stand between them.
A Perfect Match
by Alexa Aston
2023
Ford Carpenter returns to the East Texas town he loved as a boy, hoping the slower life might suit him better now. Instead of simple peace, he finds the possibility of a genuinely perfect match.
Designs on the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
Elijah thinks he wants a quiet life that ends with him, not children or emotional risk. Interior designer Abby takes on his townhouse commission, and their growing attraction makes both of them rethink those plans.
Fashioning the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
A heroine with talent and ambition in the fashion world catches the eye of a duke who should know better than to underestimate her. Their romance pushes straight into questions of class, work, and respect.
Investigating the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
Mystery and romance meet when a determined heroine starts asking dangerous questions around a duke with secrets. Solving the problem may bring them closer, or expose exactly why trusting each other is so risky.
Learning to Trust Again
by Alexa Aston
2023
Nova is raising her son and trying to keep life manageable when head coach Cole Johnson arrives in Sugar Springs. Football brings them together, but trust, and a second chance at love, take longer.
Love Blooms with the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
Flowers, beauty, and a hopeful new season set the stage for this Regency romance. As a duke and an independent heroine spend more time together, both begin to suspect that love might bloom faster than expected.
Music for the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
Finola wants more than polite accomplishments, she wants to play and compose her own music. The duke who falls for her must decide whether he wants a conventional duchess, or the remarkable woman she really is.
Polishing the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
A heroine asked to refine a duke's rougher edges soon discovers the task goes both ways. As appearances improve, their feelings deepen, and the work becomes much more personal than either intended.
Portrait of the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
An artist's eye can see truths society misses, especially in a duke trying to control every impression he gives. As a portrait takes shape, so does a romance neither one can easily dismiss.
Recipe for Love
by Alexa Aston
2023
Food, family, and a warm small-town setting shape this contemporary romance. Two people trying to move on from old disappointments discover that chemistry in the kitchen can turn into something much deeper.
Shadows of the Past
by Alexa Aston
2023
Paige Laramie teaches high school in Sugar Springs and quietly writes screenplays on the side. When her hidden creative life starts colliding with her small-town reality, romance arrives with more complications than she expected.
Training the Duke
by Alexa Aston
2023
Lady Finola Honeyfield trusts her dogs more than people and has built a lonely but capable life training spaniels. The duke who enters that world has to earn her faith before he can hope to win her heart.
Courtship at Shadowcrest
by Alexa Aston
2024
A Shadowcrest house party brings romance, family pressure, and enough matchmaking to keep everyone off balance. In true Aston fashion, a carefully managed courtship quickly becomes much more complicated, and much more sincere.
Falling for the Marquess
by Alexa Aston
2024
A marquess with expectations pressing in from every side finds himself drawn to the one woman who complicates all his plans. Falling is easy. Admitting the depth of it is where the trouble begins.
Love in Every Bite
by Alexa Aston
2024
A man closed off by past pain and a woman starting over find each other in Lost Creek. Shared work, food, and a town that believes in fresh starts slowly turn their connection into real love.
Painted Melodies
by Alexa Aston
2024
Betrayed in both love and work, novelist Holden Scott hides out in Lost Creek to heal and write. A woman on the edge of her own career change shares one kiss with him, and shifts everything.
Script of Love
by Alexa Aston
2024
An army veteran comes home to Lost Creek and throws himself into the family BBQ business. A teacher with a new venture on her mind becomes both creative partner and unexpected love interest.
The Captain and the Duchess
by Alexa Aston
2024
A widowed duchess who still hopes for love meets a sea captain who rose from an uncertain past. Their attraction is powerful, but loving across social lines invites gossip, family concern, and very real risk.
The Duke's Guide to Winning a Lady
by Alexa Aston
2024
A duke determined to court the right woman gets plenty of advice on how to do it. Following the rules, however, proves much easier than understanding the lady whose heart he actually hopes to win.
The Duke's Unexpected Love
by Alexa Aston
2024
James has spent years at sea with little memory of his past, only to learn he is heir to a dukedom. Widowed businesswoman Sophie is equally unconventional, and their unexpected match feels right from the start.
The Marquess' Quest for Love
by Alexa Aston
2024
A marquess sets out with clear intentions, only to discover that finding love is not the same thing as securing a suitable match. The woman who catches his eye will demand more honesty than he expected to give.
The Perfect Blend
by Alexa Aston
2024
After walking away from a false marriage and a life that never fit, Dax Tennyson opens a coffeehouse in Lost Creek. There he meets a woman driven by art, and the blend between them feels just right.
The Perks of Loving a Viscount
by Alexa Aston
2024
In the Strong family world, titles matter, but personality matters more. This romance pairs a viscount with a heroine who sees past rank and forces him to confront what love should really look like.
Whispered Melodies
by Alexa Aston
2024
Music and memory shape this final Lost Creek romance, where two wounded people discover that quiet understanding can be every bit as powerful as grand declarations. Small-town kindness helps, but love does the rest.
Agent of the Heart
by Alexa Aston
2025
Darby returns to her former hometown ready to rethink her career, only to cross paths with Jace. They seem mismatched in all the obvious ways, which makes their growing pull toward each other even more interesting.
An Enchanting Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2025
One captivating kiss pulls two cautious hearts toward a future neither had planned. In Aston's connected family world, attraction is easy to spot. Trusting it enough to build a life on it is the true challenge.
An Impulsive Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2025
Judson Jarvis saves innocent Lucy from ruin with an impulsive kiss that leaves them bound together. What starts as damage control turns into a marriage where two very different people might just heal each other.
An Innocent Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2025
War has left Perry Beaumont changed, quieter, and uncertain of what remains of himself. When he meets animal-loving Dru and they share an innocent kiss, friendship slowly begins to open a door back to life.
An Unexpected Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2025
Dockworker Julian Watts discovers he is actually a marquess and is thrust into a world he never imagined. One kiss with Ariadne changes everything, but his feelings of inadequacy threaten to ruin what they begin.
An Unforeseen Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2025
A marquess who has just become a duke and a woman working as a governess make an unlikely pair. Friendship comes first, but the feelings that follow are much harder to ignore or explain away.
Heartbeat Harmony
by Alexa Aston
2025
Autumn and Eli are brought together through medicine, service, and a shared desire to help others. His shy brilliance and her strength make an appealing match, if both can let go of the past enough to trust it.
Hearts and Hooves
by Alexa Aston
2025
A rancher still haunted by the death of his fiancée meets a woman whose athletic future was cut short. Both feel adrift, and both discover in Hawthorne that belonging might begin with each other.
Heartstrings and Helmets
by Alexa Aston
2025
A man who has known success, fortune, and public attention comes back to Hawthorne. The woman he reconnects with has known heartbreak instead, and their small-town second chance lands with real emotional weight.
Hoops and Hearts
by Alexa Aston
2025
Former WNBA star Paisley Roberts lands in Hawthorne as a high school coach after injury ends her playing days. Alongside a hero carrying his own ghosts, she finds work, purpose, and a fresh shot at love.
A Possessive Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2026
Desire turns sharp and deeply personal in this later entry of the series. As attraction grows harder to deny, both hero and heroine have to decide whether intensity is something to fear, or finally to claim.
A Promising Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2026
Verina and Matthew seem to be moving in different directions until one promising moment changes the shape of both futures. Their romance asks whether timing can be corrected when the connection itself is clearly right.
An Unforgettable Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2026
A kiss meant to be momentary lingers far longer than either character expected. Aston uses that spark to launch another Regency romance where memory, longing, and family connection refuse to stay quiet.
An Urgent Kiss
by Alexa Aston
2026
Hugo has spent his life wrestling with cruelty, awkwardness, and the fear of never being enough. An outspoken young woman unsettles him completely, and one urgent kiss forces both to confront what they really want.
Crafting Love
by Alexa Aston
2026
A man consumed by work and a woman trying to piece herself back together are brought close by Driftwood Bay's slower rhythms. What begins as comfort gradually becomes the trust and tenderness both need.
Second Chance on the Shore
by Alexa Aston
2026
In Driftwood Bay, Carson and Mila are drawn together by grief, family hopes, and a connection complicated by work. A second chance at happiness is there for the taking, if both are willing to risk it.
The Art of Healing
by Alexa Aston
2026
Keaton comes to Driftwood Bay after betrayal and loss, while Layne returns home grieving and newly responsible for a neglected inn. Working side by side, they discover that healing can be shared.
Tides of Trust
by Alexa Aston
2026
The final Coastal Dreams romance leans into trust, healing, and the hard choice to believe in a shared future. In Driftwood Bay, the tides keep moving, and so do the people brave enough to love again.
Where should I start?
If you want medieval romance first: Word of Honor → The Pawn → Song of the Heart
If you want Regency dukes and London seasons: Devoted to the Duke → Duke of Honor → Educated by the Earl
If you prefer small-town contemporary romance: Another Chance at Love → Shadows of the Past → The Perfect Blend
If you want her newer family-and-kiss Regency world: An Unexpected Kiss → An Impulsive Kiss → An Innocent Kiss
If you want romantic suspense: Illusions of Death → Leave Yesterday Behind
Author bio
Alexa Aston is a native Texan who spent years teaching history before writing fiction full time. She lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, and a lot of her working life still sounds pleasantly grounded: morning walks, story plotting, dark chocolate, family time, and then back to the page.
Stories came first.
In interviews, Aston has said she was making up stories before she could even read, using dolls, stuffed animals, and eventually neighborhood friends as her cast. She wrote her first short story in seventh grade, finished a first novel in college, and imagined a life where she would teach by day and write at night.
Real life got busy.
Teaching history, grading papers, planning lessons, and raising a family pushed fiction into the background for a long stretch. She taught for about thirty years, then started writing seriously again a few years before retirement. Once that next chapter opened up, she finally had the time and focus to give storytelling the space it had always wanted.
That history background shows up everywhere in her books. Medieval England, the Regency, the American West, and even present-day small towns all feel central to what she writes. Her historical romances tend to pair wounded men with capable women who know their own minds. Her contemporary romances often lean toward second chances, hometown returns, and people rebuilding after grief, betrayal, or a hard left turn in life.
A good place to see her range is through titles like Word of Honor, Devoted to the Duke, Duke of Disrepute, Another Chance at Love, and An Unexpected Kiss. Some readers come to Aston for knights, dukes, and London seasons. Others stay for the softer, modern books set in places like Maple Cove, Sugar Springs, Lost Creek, Hawthorne, and Driftwood Bay. Either way, she likes characters who have been knocked around a bit and still choose love.
She has also published work connected to her earlier pen name, Lauren Linwood, especially in medieval and western historical romance. That part of her catalog fits naturally beside the Alexa Aston books because the same interests are there: history, strong emotion, and couples who have to work for their happiness.
Her books are often built around clear hooks. A second son unexpectedly inherits. A widow needs a fresh start. A governess is far more formidable than society assumes. A childhood sweetheart comes home. The setup is usually easy to grasp, but the stories leave room for family ties, old hurts, and the kind of emotional repair that keeps romance readers turning pages.
Now she writes across several corners of the genre, from Regency ballrooms to coastal towns, without losing the things that make her work feel like hers. If you like romance with strong forward motion, damaged but decent heroes, women with backbone, and a real sense of place, Alexa Aston has a lot to explore.
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