Blushing Bay Books in Order

Blushing Bay is a small coastal town on the North Carolina shore, filled with fishing boats, waterfront bars, and families who have known each other for generations. In this series, Annie Rains focuses on the Sawyer siblings and the people who orbit their tight-knit clan, blending beach-town charm with complicated family history and second chances at love.

The first full-length novel, Forbidden Kisses, centers on Jack Sawyer, who helps run his family's upscale seafood business and kayak tours. The company needs a reliable office manager, and the best candidate turns out to be Grace Donner, his former stepsister and the girl he never really stopped thinking about. Years earlier, a bitter divorce and accusations of theft blew their blended family apart. Now Grace is back in Blushing Bay, caring for her ailing mother and trying to make amends. Working in close quarters forces Jack and Grace to confront old wounds, family loyalties, and an attraction that feels off-limits but impossible to ignore.

Stolen Kisses shifts the spotlight to Noah Sawyer and his best friend, Krista Nelson. Krista is a pediatric nurse whose weekly happy-hour meetups with Noah are the one calm point in her stressful schedule. Noah has decided to put dating on hold so he can focus on his family's high-end fishing business. When their easy friendship deepens into something more, both of them have to decide whether risking the bond they already treasure is worth the chance at something deeper.

Novellas round out the emotional landscape of Blushing Bay. In Kissing in the Rain, Jillian Maready heads to town hoping for a quiet escape and instead ends up stranded on a small island during a fierce summer storm. Her rescuer is Gabe Sawyer, the Coast Guard reservist and childhood crush she never truly forgot. One long, wet night in close quarters gives them a chance to talk honestly about where they have been and what they want next.

One Last Kiss follows chef Abby Sawyer and her estranged husband, commercial fisherman Sam. Abby has a chance to host her own cooking show, which may mean leaving Blushing Bay for good. Before she can decide, a mishap locks her and Sam in the basement of her restaurant overnight. With nowhere to go, they finally unpack the hurts that drove them apart and test whether the love between them is really over.

Throughout the series, Blushing Bay feels like a place where everyone knows your secrets but is still rooting for you to be happy. The ocean is always nearby, whether characters are running a fishing contest, watching the sunrise over the water, or weathering a storm. Rains uses that backdrop to explore forgiveness, found family, and the complicated pull of home, all wrapped in romances that balance swoony moments with everyday stakes.