Charlene Sands Books in Order

Lily Brody is delighted when widower Tyler Kincaide proposes, until she realizes he mainly wants someone to care for his daughter. In nineteenth-century Texas, she must decide whether a practical marriage can become the love she wants.

Ranch overseer Chase Wheeler clashes with the spirited Letty Sue, whom he is supposed to protect. When she risks her reputation to save him from a murder accusation, their uneasy relationship faces the prospect of marriage.

After an impulsive encounter with rodeo champion Jake Griffin, Cassie Munroe discovers she is pregnant. Jake offers marriage for their baby’s sake, but Cassie wants love from a cowboy who has never planned to settle down.

Rodeo cowboy Case Jarrett returns home after his twin brother’s death to help the pregnant widow he has secretly loved for years. Sarah doubts his reliability, while his promise to his brother complicates their growing attraction.

Childhood friends Kate Malone and Cole Bradshaw now stand on opposite sides of a dispute over her saloon. As sheriff, Cole intends to close it, while Kate resists his authority and the attraction that still connects them.

Glory Shaw cannot remember the murder of her husband, but the law wants her for it. Steven Harding, a man she distrusts, hides her from arrest while confronting feelings he has carried since their childhood.

A fire leaves veterinarian Maddie Brooks homeless, and rancher Trey Walker offers her shelter. Their attraction tests his resolve to avoid romance, shaped by a family history of men who leave women with broken hearts.

Dorie McCabe refuses to watch neighboring rancher Shane Graham marry someone else for practical reasons. Armed with a shotgun, she abducts him from his wedding and tries to persuade her longtime protector that they belong together.

Horse rancher Caroline Portman hires Sam Beaumont as a much-needed wrangler, but his commanding manner suggests a hidden identity. As their attraction grows, she wonders whether the man working for her is really the one in charge.

Molly McGuire agrees to marry rancher Kane Jackson in exchange for help finding her missing brother, with intimacy excluded from their bargain. Her independence and their mutual attraction soon challenge the boundaries both intended to keep.

Desperate for work, Gina Grady takes a job with millionaire Wade Beaumont, whom she fled after a passionate night years earlier. Wade pursues his new employee, forcing Gina to confront the feelings she tried to escape.

Heiress Emma Marie Rourke runs away to find her outlaw father and pursue singing. Bounty hunter Bodine accepts the reward for bringing her home, but protecting the determined runaway becomes complicated by an attraction he never expected.

Businessman Cody Landon plans to seduce singer Sarah Rose as revenge for their broken relationship. An unexpected pregnancy prompts marriage, but his intention to divorce after the birth collides with feelings neither has put behind them.

Hotel developer Trent Tyler needs Julia Lowell’s expertise to make his Arizona project succeed. He uses their recent affair to persuade her to work for him, risking their relationship when the purpose behind her hiring emerges.

Clint Hayworth returns to the family ranch suspicious of his father’s young widow, Tess. Determined to protect the only home where she has felt safe, Tess challenges his assumptions even as their hostility turns into attraction.

Hotel magnate Evan Tyler sets out to seduce Elena Royal, his rival’s daughter, and extract secrets that will serve his revenge. Their affair leaves him torn between damaging her family and pursuing a relationship beyond his original scheme.

Vanessa Dupree joins a Maui resort’s staff intending to sabotage owner Brock Tyler’s business in retaliation for harm to her family. His charm and growing suspicions complicate her scheme as attraction threatens to undermine her revenge.

Tony Carlino marries his best friend’s widow, Rena Montgomery, as part of a business arrangement. Calling Rena his wife makes it harder to suppress his desire, threatening the practical boundaries he intends to maintain between them.

Winery CEO Joe Carlino avoids office romance and judges employee Ali Pendrake by her glamorous appearance. Ali adopts a deliberately plain look to prove her abilities, only to attract Joe’s attention and question whether he sees her clearly.

A car crash reunites businessman Nick Carlino with Brooke Hamilton and her baby. Offering them shelter seems sensible, but living together revives feelings from their past and creates complications for the family winery’s future.

Rancher Tagg Worth regrets his impulsive night with Callie Sullivan, the daughter of a man determined to ruin his business. Her pregnancy prompts a marriage commitment that tests his guarded heart and deepens the conflict between their families.

After a year apart, Trish returns to Red Ridge and rancher Clayton Worth discovers his desire for his estranged wife remains strong. Their renewed closeness challenges the difference that broke their marriage and the divorce they expect.

Chance Worth arrives in Red Ridge to save Lizzie Mitchell’s family ranch and help her find a husband. Independent Lizzie resents his plans, while Chance struggles with an attraction that complicates his sense of duty.

Boot boutique owner Sammie Gold and her new business partner Jackson Worth share an impulsive night in Las Vegas. Working together afterward forces them to confront their attraction and Sammie’s hopes for a relationship with the confirmed bachelor.

Audrey Thomas returns to Sunset Ranch pregnant after a night with Lucas Slade, her brother’s best friend. Lucas cannot remember their encounter and offers marriage out of duty, while Audrey insists on more than an honorable arrangement.

Sophia Montrose returns to claim part of Sunset Ranch, forcing Logan Slade to confront their families’ hostility and a kiss from high school. Sophia remembers the cruel bet behind that moment, even as their attraction resurfaces.

Veterinarian Maddie Brooks accepts shelter at Trey Walker’s ranch after a disaster destroys her belongings. What should be a temporary business arrangement revives her attraction to him, while Trey fears repeating his family’s unhappy romantic history.

Returning from military service, rancher Justin Slade finds Katherine Grady in his hometown with a boy who resembles him. Her hidden past and anger over his earlier deception complicate their renewed attraction and the possibility of a family.

Construction mogul Casey Thomas returns next door to Susanna Hart, who runs a pastry business and raises her young cousin. His offer of help revives their attraction and forces both to confront the night he left behind a decade earlier.

Recovered from amnesia, Alex del Toro seeks his kidnapper and a second chance with fiancée Cara Windsor. Cara struggles to trust the man who targeted her family’s company while keeping her own secret: she is carrying his child.

Summer Nichols inherits half a Montana ranch and finds herself sharing it with Tyler Warren, the rodeo cowboy who broke her heart. His return brings family secrets and old grievances into conflict with the attraction they still feel.

After being jilted, Jessica Holcomb takes refuge with country singer Zane Williams, her former brother-in-law, who is grieving his wife. Their comforting friendship grows into unexpected attraction, complicating the healing both came together to find.

Four romances follow former lovers reuniting around Marietta’s Copper Mountain Rodeo. Inheritance disputes, struggling ranches, family obligations, and a custody battle bring returning cowboys into renewed contact with women determined to confront their shared pasts.

Caring for her late sister’s baby, Mia D’Angelo secretly investigates whether the missing father would make a good parent. Dating reclusive billionaire Adam Chase complicates her mission, especially when he realizes she is hiding something significant.

Former soldier and security expert Cody Matthews retreats to a Montana ranch after losing a client. A bachelor auction brings him together with Hollywood actress Hayley, whose determination to win his attention challenges his refusal of emotional ties.

During a citywide blackout, Emma Bloom seeks help from actor Dylan McKay, her old friend. Her pregnancy and his accident-related memory loss turn their poorly remembered night together into a dilemma involving trust, marriage, and uncertain recollections.

Brooke McKay returns to the rancher who rescued her and shared one night with her, intending to reveal life-changing news. Finding Wyatt already raising twins, she becomes their nanny while struggling to disclose the secret that brought her back.

Lingerie designer Jillian Lane returns to her hometown seeking protection for herself and her troubled company from Sheriff Jack Walker, her former love. As danger follows her from California, Jack proposes a temporary marriage that complicates their reunion.

Wrangler Dakota Jennings has loved Colby Ryan for years, but he keeps their relationship within the boundaries of friendship. When his attraction finally surfaces, his guilt over an earlier romance threatens the future Dakota hopes they can share.

Former nanny Erin Sinclair meets wealthy rancher Dan Hunt after an impulsive mechanical-bull ride. With her departure from Royal approaching and his opposition to relationships clear, their casual affair begins to suggest a more permanent commitment.

Successful Kyle Warren returns home determined to win Christy Evans, who resisted him in high school. Busy with catering and a cookbook, she reluctantly becomes his friend while questioning whether his charm conceals the same old capacity to hurt.

Hiding her identity to protect her baby, Bella Reid takes work as a personal chef for billionaire rancher Jared Stone. Their growing attraction makes secrecy increasingly difficult as her past threatens the refuge she has found.

Widowed rancher Tyler Kincaide offers Lillian Brody a practical marriage to help raise his daughter. Refusing a home without love, Lily instead becomes the child's nanny, bringing her close to the man she secretly adores.

Lauren plans her wedding at the ranch of Cooper, the childhood crush she never forgot. Spending time with him makes her question her intended marriage, but discovering his hidden motive threatens their newly awakened attraction.

Real estate agent April Adams wears a fake engagement ring while working with former lover Risk Boone. Stranded at a remote lodge, she faces a dilemma when a head injury leaves him convinced she is his fiancee.

Drea MacDonald returns to Boone Springs for a cause important enough to require working with Mason Boone. Old attraction resurfaces despite her resentment toward the man who broke her heart and the family that took her legacy.

Contractor Garrett Brown plans to sell his inherited Texas property and leave with the nephew he is raising. Teacher Nicole Russell wants the ranch for a Christmas fundraiser, bringing holiday conflict and attraction into his carefully limited plans.

After losing her New York job, bridal designer Taylor Preston returns to Texas and reconnects with childhood love Coop Cooper. Their renewed attraction must contend with her career ambitions and his determination to protect his young daughter.

Katie Rodgers wakes in Las Vegas married to Luke Boone, her sister's former fiance. She demands an annulment, but their attraction follows them back to Texas, where family loyalties complicate the decision to end their marriage.

Chef Harper Dawn hides in Texas after rejecting a proposal on a reality dating show. Posing as a personal chef brings her close to grieving CEO Cade Tremaine, but her concealed identity threatens their chance at romance.

A lottery win transforms Gracie Diaz's circumstances before a night with Sebastian Wingate leaves her pregnant. With his once-wealthy family facing financial ruin, she questions whether his renewed interest concerns her or the money she now possesses.

Country singer Gage Tremaine needs to repair his reputation and proposes a fake engagement to professor Gianna Marino. Their families' history persuades her to help, but his supposedly safe choice becomes complicated by an unexpected attraction.

Teacher Autumn Messina prepares to sell her family's farm because she cannot manage every responsibility alone. The return of her brother's best friend brings unsolicited solutions, old feelings, and complications to the independent future she is trying to build.