Charlotte Carter Books in Order

This early collection brings together Charlotte Carter's short prose and journal-like pieces. Slim, sharp, and often playful, it explores race, desire, performance, and city life in a voice that already feels fully her own.

Widow Emily Morrell moves into an old house planning to open a bed-and-breakfast, only to meet the ghost of a man hanged centuries earlier. Their unlikely bond turns this into a quirky paranormal romance with a mystery at its core.

Proper law clerk Kathryn Prim is determined not to be dazzled by rich, relentless bachelor Curt Creighton. But his attention turns a class-clash flirtation into a dangerous test of pride, desire, and self-control.

Julianne Olson arrives at her grandmother's Alpine castle expecting rumors and old stories, not a darkly compelling stranger in her bedroom. With whispers of witchcraft and a fight over the estate, this romance leans into its gothic side.

Small-town good girl Hannah Jansen heads to the city ready to reinvent herself, only to end up sharing a room with sexy rancher Holt Janson. Their forced proximity turns her makeover plan into a risky, funny romance.

Drake Hart expects a quiet day with his young son and instead finds a beautiful stranger who insists she must get pregnant before the next full moon. It's a playful, offbeat romance with fairy-tale energy and plenty of sparks.

Street saxophonist Nanette Hayes lets a seemingly harmless busker crash at her place, then wakes to murder and a stash of hidden cash. Suddenly she's chasing the meaning of Rhode Island Red through a sharp, jazzy New York mystery.

Nanette Hayes heads to Paris to look for her Aunt Viv and quickly finds love, music, and a mystery wrapped around money and old secrets. It's a lively follow-up with as much attitude as atmosphere.

Ambitious Blake Donovan wants a promotion, not romantic chaos, until free-spirited Eloise Periwinkle upends his careful plan. Set at a company retreat, this is a breezy opposites-attract romance about ambition, matchmaking, and surprise chemistry.

Rancher Reed Drummond needs a wife fast if he wants to keep a baby girl in his care, and town spinster Ann Forrester seems like the perfect temporary answer. Of course, temporary marriages have a way of turning real.

Back in New York and nursing a breakup, jazz musician Nanette Hayes is trying to steady her life when a voodoo doll seems to bring luck, then murder. The result is a funny, moody mystery with music, family tension, and real bite.

After a deadly fire, Logan Strong finds himself drawn to Janice Gainer, the widow of a fallen colleague. Their attraction feels like a betrayal, but grief and loyalty may be exactly what leads them back to life.

A lesser-known Charlotte Carter title, this story carries the same cool mix of rhythm, attitude, and danger that runs through her crime fiction. Expect music close to the surface and trouble never far behind.

Firefighter Mike Gables is used to danger, not instant fatherhood or falling for a dedicated social worker. As one lonely boy changes his life, Mike has to decide whether he is ready for a real family.

Princess Allie Bahram escapes an arranged marriage by posing as her lady-in-waiting and taking a job on Cord Brannigan's ranch. Freedom is sweet until love makes her hidden identity impossible to ignore.

Runaway bride Lizzie lands on Walker Oakes's Montana ranch looking for work and a place to breathe. As she bonds with his foster sons and the gruff rancher himself, refuge starts to look a lot like home.

Someone comes to Cooper's Corner carrying old grievances and a plan for payback, only to find that small-town ties complicate everything. This late-series romance blends secrets, second chances, and the risk of reopening the past.

After a violent meeting in a bar, Nettie and a troubled white publisher fall into a destructive affair. More noir than whodunit, this is a dark, intimate story about obsession, jealousy, and the damage people do to one another.

Set on Chicago's South Side after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, this novel follows Cassandra as a disappearance stirs old grief and older crimes. It's a layered mystery about family history, race, and a city under strain.

Dr. Rory Oakes is stunned when the woman he never forgot returns to Grass Valley with a little boy who looks just like him. Old love, buried hurt, and a surprise child make this Montana reunion deeply personal.

Sheriff Eric Oakes suddenly has twin nieces to raise and no idea how to do it alone. Laura Cavendish arrives to judge his fitness as guardian, but their practical arrangement quickly turns romantic.

Chicago, December 1968. Cassandra Perry wants independence, but a city full of tension, violence, and distrust keeps pulling her into danger. This follow-up to *Jackson Park* mixes political unrest, family strain, and a steadily tightening mystery.

Sarah Barkley travels to Sweet Grass Valley to quietly help the family of the woman whose donated heart saved her life. Falling for rancher Kurt Ryder complicates everything, especially when the past starts asking hard questions.

Single mom Ellie James comes back to Montana for a new job and a fresh start, with hometown rancher Arnie O'Brien close at hand. What begins as support may grow into a family, if both can trust the future.

Melinda Spencer returns to Potter Creek to help her aunt and reopen a knitting shop, expecting work, not romance. Reuniting with cowboy Daniel O'Brien means facing old wounds and the chance to build something lasting.

Widow Janelle Townsend comes to Bear Lake hoping for a fresh start for her troubled young daughter, who has stopped speaking. A gentle widower and his little girl offer friendship, but healing this family will take patience, faith, and love.

Drifter Nick Carbini never meant to stay in Bear Lake, but single mom Alisa Machak makes roots look tempting. As Nick's past catches up with him, both have to decide whether love is worth the risk.

After a tragedy leaves Paige Barclay caring for her orphaned nephew, her polished city life collides with home in Bear Lake, Montana. Back on the family homestead, she must choose between ambition and the people who need her most.

When Mary's sister is told her late husband's family may lose the old grist mill, Mary starts digging into Ivy Bay's history. What begins as a property dispute opens onto an old feud, buried secrets, and a possible long-ago murder.

Chase Rollins has a fresh start in Bygones, Kansas, and a growing attraction to bookstore clerk Vivian Duncan. But when Vivian becomes foster mother to baby Theo, Chase has to decide whether he can open his heart to a ready-made family.

Danny Sullivan can handle emergencies, but helping pregnant Stephanie Gray is a different kind of rescue. This warm firefighter romance mixes old feelings, protective instincts, and a bachelor hero facing the idea of real commitment.

As Christmas approaches, several Deerford families wrestle with disappointment, secrets, and small-town conflict, including a fight over a hospital tree. A warm ensemble story about faith, family, and the hope of a better holiday.

When a hospital pay cut hits Deerford, James Bell and his coworkers face money worries, family strain, and fraying hope. An uplifting community story about ordinary people pulling together when life gets tight.