Anne Calhoun Books in Order

Newly divorced Lacey Meyers seeks an adventurous fling with younger police officer Hunter Anderson. Repeated encounters turn their casual arrangement into something deeper, but both assume differences in age and social background rule out a lasting relationship.

An invitation to meet Jack at a hotel bar comes with a familiar condition: accepting means following his instructions. A woman repeatedly chooses their intimate arrangement, exploring desire through the tension between her freedom to decline and willingness to surrender.

Modern dancer Marin Bryant moonlights as the dominatrix Miss Banks, keeping her personal life hidden from Wall Street heir Cole Fleming. These two stories follow their opposing perspectives as he pushes their formal arrangement toward emotional intimacy.

Corryn is attracted to Luke, a company vice president and her new boss’s best friend. Resisting their workplace flirtation also blocks her poetry, forcing her to weigh professional risks against the desire she can no longer ignore.

Firefighter Ronan O'Rourke wants more than a sexual relationship with Thea Moretti as Christmas approaches in New York. Still grieving her husband, Thea resists his efforts to turn their encounters into a lasting emotional connection.

After escaping a restrictive religious community, Rachel Hill buys a date with SWAT officer Ben Harris at a charity auction. Their planned encounter becomes an ongoing sexual education, challenging his detachment and her search for independence.

Two novellas follow women confronting the emotional distance of military men. Lauren Kincaid reaches out to troubled veteran Ty Hendricks, while Abby Simmons faces Sean Winthrop's return after he abandoned their relationship for deployment.

Adam Collins returns to Walkers Ford twelve years after a fatal challenge drove him into the Marines. Reconnecting with Marissa Brooks revives their attraction, but his guilt and her family's troubled legacy stand between them.

Food truck owner Sarah Naylor enjoys her new Manhattan life and afternoon encounters with paramedic Tim Cannon. His relentless emergency work has crowded out ordinary pleasures, challenging her to make their relationship more than another escape.

Burned-out police officer Lucas Ridgeway returns to Walkers Ford determined to avoid emotional complications. Temporary librarian Alana Wentworth seems suited to a casual affair, until her growing attachment to the town makes leaving harder for them both.

Wall Street trader Ryan Hamilton secretly helps investigators expose his bank's fraud. When a storm strands lingerie designer Simone Demarchelier with him in the Hamptons, she discovers the strain beneath his confident public image.

Matchmaker Matilda Davies helps others find partners while keeping her own encounters free of commitment. FBI financial crimes specialist Daniel Logan wants more, forcing her to confront the painful history behind her carefully guarded private life.

Arden MacCarren escapes her family's financial collapse through drawing classes and an affair with model Seth Malone. A former Marine supporting fallen friends' families, Seth must confront responsibilities and wounds that complicate their supposedly casual connection.

Travel enthusiast Milla Jackson shares her life online, while glass artist Charlie guards his privacy after a damaging relationship. When friendship becomes a secret affair, her restlessness and his distrust threaten their growing intimacy.

Singer Cady Ward returns home for a quiet holiday, only to face troubling fan attention and threats. Police officer Conn McCormick becomes her bodyguard while an internal investigation complicates his own career and their growing attraction.

At a wedding in the English countryside, Kelsey finds herself drawn to groomsman Julian. Their illicit attraction offers a chance to explore a longstanding craving, but raises questions about whether the encounter will satisfy or deepen it.

Former SEAL Jack Powell struggles to rebuild his life after a mission leaves him shaken. Divorced librarian Erin Kent wants adventures without commitment, but helping her tackle a bucket list makes their temporary arrangement increasingly difficult.

Navy SEAL Jamie Hawthorn returns home and encounters former basketball star Charlotte Stannard, now coaching the girls' team. Their youthful attraction reignites, but Charlie doubts his intentions after the fears that separated them years earlier.

Rose Powell accompanies her grandmother on a tour of Roman ruins, with former SEAL Keenan Parker substituting for her brother. Their secret attraction complicates his uncertain future and his promise to keep his distance from her.

Nightclub owner Eve Webber wants to run a clean business and improve her neighbourhood. New bartender Matt Dorchester is actually an undercover detective, whose growing attraction to her threatens the secrecy needed to keep her safe.

This collection includes three Alpha Ops novellas about former and serving Navy SEALs finding romance. A reunion with a childhood love, a librarian's adventurous bucket list, and a secret holiday affair test their plans and loyalties.

Years after Officer Ian Hawthorn offered Riva Henneman informant work instead of prison, they meet again through her programme for disadvantaged children. Their unresolved attraction resurfaces as his investigation threatens to pull them both into danger.