Cara C Putman Books in Order

Following Pearl Harbor, Nebraska teacher Audrey Stone volunteers at a railway canteen serving troops. Her growing relationship with rancher Willard Johnson faces uncertainty when his family's wartime loss makes him consider leaving home to enlist.

Working in a war factory while keeping her family's farm afloat, Anna Goodman reluctantly accepts help from German prisoners. Their supervisor, Sid Chance, must overcome her mistrust and her father's painful memories as affection develops between them.

Reporter Dani Richards investigates a murder committed beside her in a crowded theater. When the killer begins stalking her, she must accept protection from Caleb Jamison, the police officer whose earlier rejection left her heartbroken.

Illness ends Lainie Gardner's nursing ambitions, but she finds another way to serve at Nebraska's Fort Robinson. There she meets Tom Hamilton, a soldier assigned to train war dogs despite a childhood fear of them.

Navy ensign Evelyn Happ joins a secret codebreaking project in wartime Ohio, where engineer Mark Miller doubts women's usefulness. Her technical insights challenge his assumptions, but suspected espionage threatens both their work and their developing relationship.

After a miscarriage, newlyweds Josie and Art Wilson struggle with grief and the pressures of wartime work. Taking in a young relative evacuated from England offers an uncertain chance to reconnect and renew their commitment to each other.

An arsonist targets prosecutor Tricia Jamison's family, forcing her into repeated contact with firefighter Noah Brust. His resentment over an earlier courtroom failure competes with renewed attraction as he tries to protect her from the next attack.

Kat Miller wins a place in a professional women's softball league, then faces demanding travel, jealous teammates and a cynical reporter. As Jack Raymond's assignment becomes personal, rumors and the league's uncertain future threaten their growing bond.

In 1942, attorney Audra Schaeffer travels to Hollywood seeking her missing sister and discovers she has been murdered. Joining a traveling war-bond campaign to investigate, she encounters further deaths and begins questioning a man she loves.

Attorney Alanna Stone reluctantly returns to Mackinac Island and encounters Jonathan Covington, her first love. When a murder investigation revives the fears that drove her away, trusting him may become essential to her safety and future.

Photographer Rachel accepts a wartime newspaper assignment in Italy while secretly searching for the father she has never known. Hoping he can help her dying mother, she pursues answers near the front lines and encounters unexpected love.

Ambitious Washington attorney Hayden McCarthy takes a wrongful-death case against the government that could secure her partnership or destroy her career. Threats escalate as her attraction to a congressman's son further complicates her determination to uncover the truth.

Family-law attorney Ciara Turner discovers her mentor murdered and reluctantly investigates alongside David Evans, her former love and courtroom opponent. Finding the judge's killer revives their attraction while forcing them to test whether they can trust each other.

After her client is accused of killing her daughter, attorney Emilie Wesley questions the official account. Joining forces with the dead woman's brother, she seeks custody protection for the surviving child while confronting the family's concealed abuse.

Defense attorney Jaime Nichols seeks justice against the powerful man who harmed her during childhood. Veteran Chandler Bolton and his therapy dog help a young witness, drawing Jaime into a shared effort to protect another vulnerable child.

Reagan Graham's geocaching holiday in Missouri turns dangerous when someone from her past begins pursuing her. Growing close to Colton Ryan, an old acquaintance of her brother, she must identify the threat before their outing ends in tragedy.

Reporter Jett Glover's trafficking exposé implicates attorney Savannah Daniels's former husband, triggering upheaval and suspicious deaths. After an airline disaster involves her client and her niece becomes a target, they reluctantly collaborate to verify his story.

Lawyer Caroline Bragg joins a genetic-therapy company whose experimental treatment might help a child in her boyfriend's foster home. Pressure to begin premature trials raises ethical concerns, while confidentiality threatens her relationship as she investigates the firm's motives.

Law student Joci Littleton travels to Washington to identify her twin brother after an apparent mugging. Questions surrounding his death pull her into a dangerous search for answers, turning a family obligation into a fight to survive.

Cara Putman introduces the Enneagram as a framework for building fictional characters. Writers learn to connect personality, motivation, and internal conflict so that character choices strengthen plots and give readers more complex people to follow.

Charlotte’s quiet life is threatened when the crime family she escaped forces her into a financial scheme. An accountant helping the FBI becomes her ally, complicating her plans for revenge with growing attraction and increasing danger.

Lawyer Janae returns to her hometown after a career setback and helps a museum director investigate disputed paintings. Claims of wartime theft soon lead to family secrets and a murder that makes their inquiry increasingly dangerous.

A German student becomes the chief suspect in her roommate’s murder, but her law professor believes she is innocent. Working reluctantly with a troubled defense attorney, the professor searches for the real killer as their mutual attraction grows.

Gymnastics coach Chloe learns that the man who abused her has returned and fears for her students. With help from law student Dare, she seeks evidence and protection while confronting a threat rooted in her own past.