Angel Sands Books in Order
Part ofCarrie Elks Books in OrderThis page lists the Angel Sands books by Carrie Elks in order, with short summaries, series notes, and a simple guide to where to start.
Last updated: July 6, 2026
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Publication Order
9 books
Just A Kiss
by Carrie Elks
2019
Caitie Russell is busy planning her brother's Christmas wedding when her first crush walks back into town. Breck may be her brother's best friend and a man who hates Christmas, but old feelings are hard to ignore.
Let Me Burn
by Carrie Elks
2019
Firefighter Lucas Russell returns home after an on-the-job accident, planning to keep to himself. Ember Kennedy is sworn off love, but their easy spark turns into something deeper when the past catches up.
She's Like The Wind
by Carrie Elks
2019
Nate Crawford buys a beachfront café and hires Ally Sutton, even though they clash from the start. When an injury leaves them under the same roof, boss and employee start finding it hard to keep their distance.
Sweet Little Lies
by Carrie Elks
2019
Brooke Newton has spent years raising her son and managing her careful life in Angel Sands. Then Aiden Black, the boy she never forgot, comes back to town and forces old secrets into the open.
Baby I'm Yours
by Carrie Elks
2020
A one-night stand leaves Harper pregnant and doctor James blindsided. When they try to build a future in Angel Sands, grief, trust, and a very unexpected connection start changing both their lives.
Pieces of Us
by Carrie Elks
2020
Fresh from a divorce, Autumn buys a run-down pier in Angel Sands for a new start. She does not expect the gruff whale-watching captain already tied to it, or the chemistry between them.
Chasing The Sun
by Carrie Elks
2021
Lydia Paxton comes to Angel Sands for a short break and plans to leave romance alone. Then she meets workaholic Jackson Lewis, and their twelve-day fling starts feeling far too real.
Heart And Soul
by Carrie Elks
2021
Single mom Meghan Hart is settling into Angel Sands when her handsome neighbor asks her to fake a relationship. Rich is an ER doctor with his own scars, and pretending soon gets dangerously complicated.
Lost In Him
by Carrie Elks
2022
Hollywood actor Chris Vaughn comes to Angel Sands to make a film and needs a nanny fast for his young daughter. Chelsea Kennedy is perfect on paper, but both of them are hiding secrets that could wreck everything.
Series background & context
The Angel Sands books are contemporary small-town romances set in a beach community on the California coast. The town is sunny, close-knit, and just nosy enough to keep life interesting. Most of the books work as standalones, but they are much more fun when read together because the friendships, family ties, and local history keep building from one story to the next.
The series opens with Let Me Burn, which sets the tone nicely. A firefighter comes home to recover, a local woman is trying to put a broken engagement behind her, and what starts as attraction grows into something steadier. From there the focus widens, moving through the town's circle of friends, siblings, business owners, and returning locals.
That wider circle is the real engine of the series. You get a café owner and a single dad in She's Like The Wind, old feelings and buried secrets in Sweet Little Lies, and a Christmas wedding backdrop in Just A Kiss. Later books bring in an accidental pregnancy, a gruff whale-watching captain, a travel planner on a short visit, an ER doctor, and even a Hollywood actor who lands in town needing help with his daughter.
Angel Sands itself matters almost as much as the couples do.
The beach, pier, cottages, café, hospital, and local businesses give the books a strong sense of place. Characters bump into each other constantly. Friends show up with advice, food, and opinions whether anyone asked for them or not. Weddings, christenings, family dinners, and chance meetings on the sand help keep the series feeling warm and lived in.
The tone is usually low on melodrama and high on emotional payoff. These are romances about people starting over, coming home, healing from bad relationships, or learning to trust after loss. Elks keeps the stories sexy and heartfelt, but also easy to sink into. If you like coastal settings, familiar faces, and a series where the town begins to feel like home, Angel Sands is an easy one to get attached to.
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