Carole Mortimer Books in Order

Angel Sinclair turns to Gabriel Knight when kidnappers take her seven-year-old son and demand a ransom. Their bitter history makes asking for help difficult, but saving Daniel requires them to work together against a deadline.

Independent heiress Sally Derwent asks Nicholas Sefton to pose naked for drawings in her inherited collection of erotica. Their mutual attraction challenges her resolve to remain unmarried while an unseen threat puts her life in danger.

A year after leaving Asher Knight following one passionate night, Lissa Forsythe returns seeking protection. When people she loves begin dying, Asher must confront their unresolved history while trying to keep her safe from danger.

Widow Emily Marsden needs employment and takes on the restoration of Lord Alexander Whitney's neglected library. He expected her late husband instead, while attraction, mistaken identity, and a blackmailer's threats put her hidden past at risk.

Widow Rachel Shaw seeks Viscount Lucien Brooke's help against a blackmailer despite his forbidding reputation. Hearing her circumstances changes his judgment of her, but accepting his protection becomes complicated by the desire developing between them.

Prince Alexandre of Androcco pursues Anastazia Carmichael during a visit to England, despite her impending engagement to another man. Their mutual attraction becomes dangerous when someone decides to prevent their relationship from developing, whatever the cost.

Actress Lily Knight reluctantly seeks help from her brothers' security company when an obsessive fan threatens her safety. Assigned to protect her, Jonas Grayfeather clashes with her independence while attraction complicates his efforts to keep her alive.

Pressured by her brother through concern for her younger sister, Isabella Reynolds becomes entangled with Lord Lysander Falkner, Marquis of Trent. Their unexpected betrothal leaves Bella attracted to a man who has strong reasons to distrust her.

Widow Felicity Randall overhears a plot to murder the new Earl of Winterbourne and follows him to a notorious house party. Her attempt to protect Sinclair Montgomery places her reputation at risk while drawing them into an unexpected attraction.

Lia Fairbanks blames billionaire Gregorio de la Cruz for ruining her life and refuses to trust him. His determined pursuit challenges her resistance, forcing her to confront an attraction that clashes with everything she believes about him.

Ancient dragon shifter Bryn reluctantly agrees to protect Tegan from her stalking former boyfriend during a New York trip. Their attraction deepens despite their clashes, while his concealed nature complicates the trust she needs to place in him.

Dragon shifter Deryk fears becoming permanently feral if he cannot find his destined mate. A diplomatic visit to Russia brings him to human Izabella Mikhailova, whose resistance makes convincing her of their bond far more difficult than expected.

After her indebted brother disappears, Evie seeks help at a nightclub controlled by London's Russian Bratva. There she encounters former lover Ian Knight, whose hostility and unresolved grievances threaten their ability to work together to find him.

Journalist Chloe Evans investigates an unmapped castle during a holiday in North Wales, convinced its secretive inhabitants conceal a story. Meeting Nathaniel Pendragon draws her toward a mysterious family and an attraction that challenges her determination to uncover the truth.

Frightened by her father's disappearance, Talia Krechenko arrives at Ethan Knight's home seeking help. He initially refuses, but their reunion after three years forces them to confront her enduring attraction while the search becomes increasingly urgent.

Escaping an unwanted marriage, Lady Josephine Kendall disguises herself as a boy and finds work in the Earl of Latham's stables. Daniel Somersby's personal interest in correcting her behavior threatens the disguise protecting her from her cousin.

When a threatening former boyfriend endangers singer Kate Stewart, Knight Security assigns Zander Buchanan to protect her on tour. Their mutual attraction makes maintaining professional distance difficult, but distraction could expose Kate to the danger pursuing her.

The Earl of Carlton investigates his young widowed stepmother, Heather Smythe, as a possible spy for Napoleon. At her Cornish home, old desire resurfaces amid mutual suspicion, family connections to smuggling and uncertainty about the secrets she protects.

Lord Sebastian Trentham returns to Alys Newcomb's home to investigate suspicions of espionage. She believes he killed her father, making their growing attraction and sudden betrothal especially difficult while the unresolved murder continues to shadow their relationship.

Ordered to investigate whether widow Isabella Aston is spying for Napoleon, the Duke of Huntley refuses to entrust her to another agent. Their unhappy shared past and renewed attraction complicate his attempt to determine where her loyalties lie.

The Duke of Wolferton must discover whether Lady Beatrix Hanwell has been gathering information for the enemy. His conspicuous attention puzzles the disapproving widow, while his attempt to get close enough to investigate begins stirring genuine attraction.

Dragon-shifter brothers Aeran and Rhys discover that Cristina is the destined mate of both of them. After her father's disappearance and an attempt on her life, accepting their protection leaves her struggling with attraction, uncertainty and their extraordinary claim.

Independent headmistress Sophia Marchment receives threatening letters during a London visit to meet a potential student's father. The widowed Duke of Weston finds himself drawn to her, but their developing attraction becomes entangled with the danger surrounding her.

Dragon shifter Dylan awakens in a human hospital and recognizes the doctor attending him as his destined mate. Holly is puzzled by her apparently uninjured patient, while his attraction complicates keeping his nonhuman nature hidden from medical scrutiny.

Dragon shifter Garrett Pendragon is content with his bachelor existence until he recognizes Billie Rider as his destined mate. Her death sentence, connected to an attack on his brother's mate and theft from the Russian Bratva, complicates their bond.

Dragon shifter Grigor Pendragon nears a dangerous permanent transformation when he recognizes outspoken computer expert Gayle Wilson as his mate. Resenting confinement at Pendragon Castle, Gayle wants to leave, until a threat makes accepting his protection increasingly necessary.

Impoverished Emma Harris welcomes the Duke of Hawkwood's proposal until she sees him in a compromising encounter with a married woman. Doubts about his motives turn their engagement into a struggle over trust, attraction and the marriage he intends.

Lord Adam Hawthorne hires enigmatic widow Elena Leighton as governess to his young daughter, expecting little disruption to his life. Her unexpectedly refined manners arouse his curiosity and attraction, prompting him to investigate the secrets beneath her unassuming appearance.

After three years at boarding school, Amanda Fullerton arrives uninvited at the London home of her neglectful guardian, Lord Alexander Stirling. Unexpected attraction complicates their confrontation, while a series of dangerous accidents forces him to take her protection seriously.

Lord Jericho Black must determine whether Jocelyn Forbes, the young woman whose guardianship he has assumed, is guilty of treason. Her visit to his Devon home revives her longstanding love and exposes an attraction that threatens his judgment.

The Sinners and their families gather at a Kent estate to celebrate Christmas in 1816 after a turbulent year. Their hoped-for peace is threatened by someone connected to the earlier conspiracy whom they mistakenly believed posed no danger.

Spymaster Dominik Sinclair must investigate his own wife when Angelique becomes the last suspect in a treason inquiry. Already distressed by his increasing coldness, she denies the accusation as distrust places their once promising marriage under renewed strain.

Lady Prudence Germaine blames Lord Titus Covington's deception for a devastating death but needs his help to find the murderer. Their uneasy alliance forces him to confront his wrongdoing and the genuine desire that has replaced his earlier pretense.

Atticus Steele insists that adopted sister Jenna Riley stay with him while recovering from a vicious attack. Living together exposes his longstanding romantic feelings, while another threat to her safety intensifies the conflict between protection and desire.

Haunted by his role in a man's death, the Earl of Shaftesbury searches London's streets for the missing orphan left behind. An unsettling encounter with Abigail at Club Venus draws his guilt and growing attraction into an unexpected confrontation.

Police officer Bella Zalotti hides her connection to a London mafia family until death threats jeopardize her carefully built career. Seeking former special forces soldier Bryce Steele's help requires revealing her identity to a man she already finds attractive.

An emergency helicopter landing strands billionaire Maddox Wilder in snowy North Wales, where he feels inexplicably drawn to Pendragon Castle. His arrival sparks an attraction with temporary housekeeper Carys Evans and unsettles the castle's intensely private inhabitants.

His reputation finally restored after years of disgrace, the Earl of Harrogate attracts determined Lady Rissa Spencer. A connection between his past scandal and her family complicates their feelings, while a threat to Rissa makes protecting her increasingly urgent.

Former military sniper and computer hacker Haydn Steele intervenes when fellow security agent Hailey Frost faces danger. Her determination to hide her past and her feelings for him clashes with his resolve to uncover the secrets threatening her.

Recovering from a gunshot wound, Logan Steele is confined to office work at his family's security company. When August Harvey reports their sister Jenna missing, suspicion and attraction complicate their first encounter and the urgent effort to find her.

Security specialist Rourke Steele has resisted his attraction to employee Sophie Hammond for years. Rescuing her from an attack at his brother's wedding forces him into the family troubles she has been trying to handle without his help.

Rachel Banford finds herself drawn to brusque, handsome Grayson Long despite his determined attempts to keep his distance. Having lost his estate, title and family, Grayson believes he has nothing to offer the innocent woman whose interest unsettles him.

Recovering from a kidnapping, Clara Catchpole longs for the company of her rescuer, Lord Ezra Stone. His troubled past and the twenty-year difference in their ages lead him to resist an attraction she refuses to dismiss as passing infatuation.

Wealthy physician Lord Benedict Winter meets Chloe, a bereaved young woman living with a man who despises her. His alternating warmth and distance frustrate her hopes for love, while a longstanding secret makes him reluctant to promise a future.

The Duke of Blackborne searches for a missing street vendor and takes the grieving Vic into his home. Discovering that Vic is a young woman complicates his protective concern, while someone from his past threatens those close to him.

With his title restored and his sister found, Lord James Metford expects to marry Lady Beatrix Winter. Her refusal leaves him trying to win her over, turning his hoped-for happy future into an uncertain courtship.

Carla Andretti has sworn off men after discovering her boyfriend's betrayal. Mafia boss Leon Brunelli pursues her anyway, but his wealth and power fail to impress a woman determined to protect herself from another painful relationship.

Art historian Rachel Ford has lived under witness protection since her family's deaths. Lucan Steele takes her to a safe house, where attraction complicates his assignment and questions about her past threaten the life she thought she understood.

Mafia boss Matteo Zalotti plans a marriage to strengthen his international alliances, then becomes drawn to Grace Morrissy. Their attraction threatens a carefully negotiated future and risks angering a powerful New York don unwilling to tolerate betrayal.

Keilly distrusts Rod Bartlett's habit of seducing women and moving on. His charm makes her question that judgment, but believing he truly cares for her means risking her heart on a man whose reputation warns against it.

Dragon shifter Vladimir Romanov discovers that his fated mate is a hunter who attacked his brother. Tanya blames his family for her parents' deaths, making their supposed bond clash with revenge, resentment, and his own resistance.

Duke Xavier Asherton desires Lady Diana Fitzwilliam despite his brother's death in her bed. Diana fears his lingering anger and the discovery of her own secret, leaving their attraction entangled with grief and mistrust.

Security chief Jericho Price faces a difficult meeting between rival criminal allies when captive Marisha asks for help. Protecting her would mean challenging a powerful Russian leader, forcing him to weigh her danger against the consequences of intervening.

Kieran first meets Janina while she points a gun at him in a Moscow cellar. Back in America, he becomes her protector, but attraction complicates his work when someone is determined to kill her.

Natalia has loved her bodyguard Killian Price since her mafia boss father hired him. His apparent disinterest provokes her into constant defiance, while their clashing wills conceal an attraction that threatens the boundaries of his protective role.

Rosie urgently needs Max Kingston's help and refuses to wait for a meeting on his terms. Her attempt to force his attention leaves her confined at Kingston Manor, unsure whether he will assist her or punish the intrusion.

Sent away after another unsuccessful London Season, Lady Olivia Buchan meets naval hero Magnus Forsythe on an island holiday. His efforts to avoid her only strengthen her pursuit, while a past scandal involving her family complicates their attraction.

A dragon-hunter attack has left Vaughn Romanov withdrawn and reluctant to protect touring ballerina Anastasia. Discovering that she is his fated mate complicates the assignment, while an increasingly demanding stalker threatens her safety in London.

Dragon shifter Viktor has accepted centuries of solitude until he senses his fated mate on the Isle of Man. Finding her raises a new uncertainty: whether a human woman can accept the supernatural bond he recognizes.

After years of seclusion following his wife's death, Duke Gideon Rhodes becomes guardian to Lady Lydia Montague. Her arrival challenges his withdrawn life, while their unexpected attraction complicates the responsibility he has accepted for her future.

Duke Andrew Belgrade travels to Scotland to claim guardianship of his orphaned nephew. The child's aunt, Catriona, resists surrendering him to such a distant man, while mutual attraction complicates a dispute shaped by Andrew's fear of scandal.

Painter Cara Ferrari-Smythe distrusts Adam Kingston's unexplained reappearances in her life. When danger returns, he insists on protecting her despite her objections, leaving them to navigate old feelings and the misunderstandings that keep them apart.

Sinclair Kingston has hidden a secret since his wife's kidnapping and murder. When Remy Mitchell approaches him for help after years apart, her presence threatens his carefully maintained arrangements and prompts questions neither can easily avoid.

Duke Alaric Montrose investigates a friend's murder by approaching Grace Sunderland, the mistress of his chief suspect. Her resistance frustrates his inquiries, leading him toward coercive schemes that complicate both the investigation and his growing interest in her.

Chastity loses a wager to the imposing Duke of Flint and must face the price he demands. Grayson Vaughn's involvement in a friend's murder investigation adds another complication to a bargain she already regrets making.

Widow Elizabeth Marshall hopes to remain in the country with her young son, away from hostile Society. Duke Sterling Bishop offers a possible reprieve, but his interest conceals questions about her late husband's connection to a friend's murder.

Malachi Kingston witnesses Lara stealing a wallet and follows her instead of reporting the crime. Listening to her reasons leads him to offer help, but accepting support from an unpredictable stranger challenges Lara's plans for the day.

Felix Kingston glimpses captive Brianna in a London gang leader’s home and becomes determined to help her escape. Forced into an impending marriage meant to unite criminal factions, she must decide whether to trust the stranger offering freedom.

Student Mia sees something dangerous while walking dogs and finds herself needing Darius Kingston’s protection. He struggles to keep emotional distance, but a brutal attack on her forces him to confront both the threat and his own darkness.

Evelyn Gardener leaves her remote Yorkshire home to prove to her guardian, the Duke of Lincoln, that she is grown up. Kidnapped on her way to London, she doubts he will pay her ransom, while unexpected attraction complicates their reunion.

Investigating a friend’s murder, Gideon Harrington, Duke of Oxford, arranges to attend a house party where a suspect will be present. His growing attraction to the host’s unconventional daughter, Henrietta, complicates a mission whose purpose she does not know.

After escalating sabotage and mysterious hacks, Casper Kingston reluctantly accepts bodyguards led by former soldier Persy Jones. His charm clashes with her determination to remain professional, while the unknown rival targeting him makes their uneasy proximity increasingly dangerous.

Determined never to marry, Lady Lily Tremayne joins an alliance of disillusioned young women facing another London Season. Duke Gabriel Lord challenges her certainty, turning mutual attraction into a contest over desire, independence, and the future she planned.

Security billionaire Magnus Wynter resists a relationship with single mother Sapphie Jones despite his affection for her young daughter. When someone threatens them both, protecting the family draws him into the attachment he hoped to avoid.

Rufus Wynter searches for whoever stole twenty years of his daughter’s life. Helping Molly Harper find her missing brother awakens unexpected attraction, but the secret she carries threatens to destroy the trust growing between them.

Imprisoned since the battle of Waterloo, a wounded man struggles to survive while his friends believe him dead. Determined to escape and punish his captors, he wonders whether the woman he loves has forgotten him.

When Chloe’s private journal is stolen, she turns to the intimidating Duke of Hellsmere to recover it before scandal destroys her reputation. His secret work for the Crown makes him capable, but long-concealed attraction complicates their collaboration.

Recovering from gunshot wounds, Declan Quinn resents needing a caregiver, especially the younger Fawn Meadows. Their mutual attraction unsettles his resistance, while secrets hidden by both patient and carer complicate the connection forming between them.

Thea Morgan follows security billionaire Fergus Wynter through Paris to ask for protection from a stalker. He remembers little of their earlier meeting, but helping her brings danger and unexpected attraction into his carefully managed life.

Georgiana arrives in Norfolk to serve as secretary to Julian Sotherby, a duke suspected of causing his wife’s disappearance. Their antagonistic first meeting becomes attraction, but understanding what happened to his wife must come before a shared future.

Dragon shifter Hunter Drake tracks a stolen journal that could expose his brothers’ secret. His pursuit of a killer leads to the Cornish coast, where meeting his destined mate raises questions about her connection to their enemy.

Mythology student Belle follows an old journal to Scotland in search of dragons. Rescued from a blizzard by mysterious Lachlan Drake, she discovers that the journal’s disappearance puts her near secrets others are determined to uncover.

Julia blames Nicholas Harding, Earl of Wolfingham, for the death of her beloved Freddie. When her grandmother’s will draws them into closer association, Julia must confront the unwelcome attraction she feels toward a man she despises.

Security specialist Knox Wilder meets Ellie Hall while running his company’s New York office. Her secrets and his past heartbreak complicate their attraction, while a violent stalker and a possible accomplice close to her demand his protection.

Online security expert Linus Wynter battles a mocking intruder who sabotages his projects. Meeting his tenant Lara Poe creates a second obsession, dividing his attention between an elusive digital enemy and a woman he cannot stop thinking about.

Ranulf Drake hunts a murderer who stole a journal revealing his family’s dragon-shifter identity. Recovering it is essential to protect their centuries-old secret, while the search offers a possibility of finding his own destined mate.

Amanda and her five friends pledged to marry only for mutual love. With four members of their Spinsters Alliance now married or engaged, Amanda wonders whether she will be the next to discover a love worth surrendering her independence for.

Bratva leader Maxim visits England for his sister’s wedding and plans to leave quickly. Wedding planner Lilah unsettles those plans, but her attraction to the imposing guest clashes with her horror at discovering his criminal position.