Beth Carpenter Books in Order

Donna heads to Las Vegas to celebrate her divorce, only to find herself apparently married again and beside a near stranger’s hospital bed. The unexpected situation forces her to reconsider the choices shaping her future.

Donna’s Christmas engagement promises a fresh start, but her daughter’s pregnancy and determination to conceal the father complicate wedding plans. An ex-husband, an old flame, and a new business add further strain to already tangled relationships.

Donna travels to Flagstaff to help a young bride investigate missing business funds before her wedding. The fiancé’s chaotic accounts and an attractive uncle make clearing his name more complicated, with Donna’s own heart at risk.

Widowed Marsha struggles with the retirement she and Eric planned before his death. When a stranger takes a detour through her town, their encounter raises the possibility of finding pleasure and companionship in an unexpectedly altered life.

Widow Marsha and retired businessman Ben set out as traveling companions, each hoping to fill empty days. Growing affection complicates their arrangement, while past marriages and their adult children raise questions about what happens when the journey ends.

Rebecca builds a home in Sedona near her grandson while considering another wealthy husband. Working with Dan, a businessman burdened by regrets, creates a friendship that challenges her established priorities and his determination to remain emotionally isolated.

Wildlife biologist Marissa Gray reunites with former fiancé Chris Allen when he plays Santa at an Alaskan reindeer farm. Renewed attraction meets foster parenting responsibilities and the aftermath of a crime that damaged her work and family.

Laura’s Alaskan summer takes a dangerous turn when plant expert Clay rescues her from a bear. After he is accused of poisoning his former wife, Laura risks her job and safety to investigate and prove his innocence.

Dana Raynott travels to Alaska seeking answers from the brother who disappeared nineteen years earlier. His friend Sam MacKettrick offers help, but the Anchorage engineer’s troubled family history holds an unexpected connection to the past Dana is investigating.

Luke Mueller reluctantly helps Gwen Heatherton restore Christmas Town’s carousel, believing she neglected her late grandmother. Working together challenges his distrust, but a secret involving Luke could undermine the connection forming between the restorer and the farm’s new owner.

Grieving author Mac Macleod moves to Alaska hoping to retreat from others after a family tragedy. Bed-and-breakfast owner Ursula Anderson and her orphaned goddaughter gradually challenge that isolation, bringing companionship that makes him confront his guilt and loneliness.

Fashion enthusiast Sabrina Bell asks Leith Jordan to teach her how to handle Alaska’s outdoors. He expects their differences and her temporary visit to protect his heart, until attraction makes him hope she will choose to stay.

Doctor Scott Willingham goes to Alaska to find Volta Morgan, the woman he has never forgotten, and finally move on. Their reunion rekindles attraction, forcing the longtime traveler to question whether leaving again is what he wants.

Lauren Shepherd leaves office work for an elderly friend’s Alaskan farm, where Patrick O’Shea suspects she is exploiting his grandmother. Financial problems push Lauren and Patrick into a treasure hunt that complicates his distrust and her fresh start.

Natalie Weiss follows Tanner Rockford into rural Alaska after confusing him with his cousin. Stranded, she accepts Christmas hospitality from his family, but growing affection threatens to become complicated when they learn the reason for her arrival.

Rowan O’Shea returns to her Alaskan hometown for a family visit while escaping romantic complications elsewhere. A temporary marriage to veterinarian Zack Vogel offers a practical solution, until feelings for her supposed husband disrupt the arrangement she envisioned.

Peony farmer Caleb DeBoer needs help managing wedding-season demands and his teenage daughter. Counselor Gen Rockford needs summer work and housing for her girls, but their convenient arrangement grows complicated by affection and a secret threatening its future.

Adam Lloyd must rescue a failing seniors’ apartment complex in Palmer before Thanksgiving. Activities director Sunny Galloway and her daughter complicate his business focus, while the residents’ homes and Sunny’s livelihood depend on a successful turnaround.

Alexis Mahoney’s rafting trip becomes a flight from kidnappers targeting her niece Keira. Taking shelter with isolated Zeke Soto means trusting a man haunted by his past, while their pursuers threaten everyone hiding at his wilderness cabin.

Antiques dealer Hannah Yates finds a rare globe whose hidden markings attract increasingly dangerous thieves. Seeking refuge with former crush Jace Angeles in Alaska fails to keep her safe, forcing them through wilderness escapes while unraveling the object’s secrets.

Grounded pilot Nick Bernardi helps his late friend’s widow Emily Cooper care for her children over Christmas. Their arrangement in Swan Falls grows into unexpected love, but his plans to move to Hawaii threaten the family connection taking shape.