Charlotte Lamb Books in Order

Liza protects herself from romantic involvement after a painful youthful experience, relying on her modeling career and business. G. K. Gifford arrives believing she is exploiting his nephew, and their confrontation unsettles the emotional distance she has carefully maintained.

Aspiring actress Anna Rendle has disciplined herself for a demanding career, but meeting Laird Montgomery disrupts her plans. Believing he cannot return her feelings, she tries to conceal her love while holding on to the future she has worked for.

Megan expects to wait a year while fiancé Devlin works in the Amazon, until a sudden upheaval makes her end their engagement. His early return and determination to change her mind test a decision she believes she must keep.

Reporter Sian Christian gives a runaway bride a lift to London and becomes involved with the abandoned groom, William Cassidy. His accusations about her motives turn the encounter hostile, but Sian finds herself noticing the pain beneath his anger.

Radio presenter Maddie is intrigued by a stranger's voice during her late-night phone-in show. Meeting Zachary Nash the next morning reveals the caller's identity, but his connection to her boss's troubled marriage makes attraction difficult to trust.

After ten years of marriage, Francesca feels increasingly isolated while successful husband Oliver spends his time away. His absence on their anniversary pushes her to leave, forcing them both to confront the distance between their life together and their early happiness.

Prue returns to England to learn whether her mother's accusations about her estranged father were true. Josh Killane's commanding manner irritates her, while his family's connection to her parents' divorce makes their growing attraction deeply unsettling.

Annis unexpectedly meets former lover Raphael Leon while holidaying in Greece, two years after leaving the composer. A crisis throws them together, but his resentment and the arrival of glamorous opera singer Diona complicate any chance of reconciliation.

Caitlin's luxurious marriage to Monro looks enviable from outside, but she knows how emotionally separate they remain. Just as she begins to understand her feelings for him, unresolved trouble from her past threatens their chance to build a real relationship.

Cristabel brings two children to their reclusive uncle Roland, who initially rejects them. He permits them to stay only with her as their chaperone, placing Cristabel in close contact with a man whose past marriage has left him distrustful.

Belinda Hunt wakes from a coma to find her job, home and fiancé gone. As she tries to rebuild her life, her former fiancé's brother Vincent Garrett keeps interfering, raising uncomfortable questions about dependence, trust and a new attraction.

Caro Ramsgate's father wants to buy the department store controlled by Gil Martell's family. Gil's pursuit of Caro makes her suspect he is protecting the business, leaving her to resist becoming part of a deal despite her attraction.

Leonie loses fiancé Malcolm Kent shortly before their wedding and discovers she is pregnant. His brother Giles, whose family opposed the match, insists on marriage, drawing her into a struggle over her child, independence and feelings she finds difficult to understand.

Juliet fled Simeon after being forced into marriage at seventeen and hoped to leave that experience behind. His return and demand for an heir bring their unresolved bond back into her life, challenging both her independence and her feelings.

Lauren Bell escaped her attraction to photographer Sam Hardy and is now engaged to another man. Sam's reappearance disrupts that security, reviving feelings she had tried to bury and forcing her to reconsider the risk of trusting him.

Sophie Watson and Guy Faulkner have both been rejected by the people they love, but Sophie doubts that shared hurt justifies a new relationship. Meanwhile, Gina Tyrrell's continuing conflict with Nick Caspian grows complicated by feelings she cannot dismiss.

Foreign correspondent Roz Amery clashes with her arrogant editor Daniel Bruneille at the Sentinel, while finding him unexpectedly attractive. Their newsroom battles unfold alongside Nick Caspian and Gina Tyrrell's continuing struggle over control of the newspaper.

Media tycoon Nick Caspian wants control of the Sentinel and its Barbary Wharf headquarters. Gina Tyrrell's loyalty to the newspaper puts her in his way, while his associate Piet van Leyden encounters a complication of his own in Hazel Forbes.

Claudia expects a demanding job working for corporate head Ellis Lefevre, but being locked in his hotel suite to type a confidential report goes too far. Leaving would protect her independence, yet her growing feelings make the decision harder.

Sentinel feature writer Valerie Knight values commitment, but keeps financial editor Gib Collingwood at a distance despite his pursuit. Their attraction raises questions about trust and lasting intentions while office gossip and other workplace romances add pressure.

Gina Tyrrell wants to restore her family's London newspaper, but joint owner Nick Caspian demands her loyalty. Their conflict over the business becomes an emotional struggle as Nick uses their attraction to try to overcome her resistance.

Shy newcomer Irena Olivero attracts attention at the Sentinel newspaper, yet marketing director Esteban Sebastian seems interested only in arguing with her. Their antagonism raises uncomfortable questions about attraction, while Irena's past complicates the possibility of a relationship.

Nurse Luisa develops feelings for injured patient Zachary West, then learns her father's car caused his accident. As she helps him recover, she must contend with his lingering attachment to a woman who haunts his dreams.

Laura's comfortable engagement seems practical for a busy mother with a public relations career. A kiss from domineering Josh Kern unsettles that certainty, forcing her to question whether stability can outweigh the passion she feels for another man.

A year after their divorce, Nadine meets Sean again and discovers their attraction has survived. Their careers once fueled a marriage marked by anger and mistrust, leaving her wary of repeating the pain despite her renewed desire.

Patrick Ogilvie was cleared after Antonia Cabot identified him as her attacker, but the accusation changed their lives. Meeting again forces Antonia to confront traumatic memories and her feelings for the man she nearly destroyed.

Martine dismisses arrogant banker Bruno as unsuitable, preferring to care for a grieving colleague. An unexpected night with Bruno leaves her pregnant, forcing her to reconsider their connection and whether he offers more than physical attraction.

Saskia returns to Venice and the husband she once believed was her destiny. Their enduring attraction pulls her toward Domenico again, but the troubles that overshadowed their marriage make her question what she can endure for love.

Pop star Annie Dumont enjoys a successful, demanding career until unsettling telephone calls disturb her life. Fear of an obsessive admirer grows as the mysterious caller draws her into danger she never anticipated behind her public success.

Linzi York struggles with her husband's rage and despair after an accident. As her professional relationship with Ritchie Calhoun becomes increasingly personal, their feelings leave her caught between a painful marriage and a love she cannot ignore.

Two romances follow women facing unsettled futures: Belinda rebuilds her life after a coma and encounters her former fiancé's interfering brother, while Annis meets the composer she left in Greece and faces competition from a glamorous singer.

Clare fears film director Denzil Black is pursuing her sister after already charming her best friend. When his attention turns toward Clare herself, she resolves to resist him and reverse the emotional power he holds over women.

Three years after her husband's death, Bianca takes her first holiday and meets hotel owner Gil Marquez. The intensity of her attraction unsettles her, forcing her to confront the possibility of loving again while honoring her past.

Olivia once fell for her father's business enemy, Max, but is now engaged to his nephew. Max's renewed pursuit leaves her questioning whether he truly wants her or simply another victory in their families' ongoing rivalry.

Ambrose Kerr confides a closely guarded account of his past to Emilie, then realizes how vulnerable that confession makes him. Their developing relationship must confront the trust required when one person holds a secret capable of destroying the other.

Married Nerissa has long loved her cousin Philip, who now lies in a coma. Believing her bond with him could help, she wants to reach his bedside, but fears how her proud husband Ben will react.

Supermodel Keira hides a painful secret behind the image others admire. Journalist Gerard Findlay discovers it and pursues her, leaving Keira torn between wanting his love and fearing that his interest is only material for a story.

On her wedding's eve, Gabriella realizes she's too frightened to marry Stephen. Running away seems possible, but she knows he will seek her out, forcing her to confront her fear of intimacy with the man she loves.

Widowed antique-shop partners Kit and Liam share a romance until her request for a lasting commitment drives them apart. As each begins dating someone else, continuing to work together exposes the strain their unresolved feelings place on both families.

Television star Annie Lang hides a secret connected to two men who vanished eight years earlier. At the height of her career, a threatening new attention brings that past back, endangering the life she has carefully constructed.

Natalie reminds a horrified Sam that he proposed at a party and gave her his signet ring. His apparent failure to remember their engagement creates an awkward romantic predicament as she recounts promises he struggles to recognize.

An anonymous letter suggests Sancha's husband Mark is seeing another woman. Though family responsibilities have created distance, their love and attraction remain strong, complicating her effort to confront him without being drawn back into intimacy.

Don Gowrie approaches a presidential nomination determined that nothing should threaten his ambition. A young journalist from Prague carries a potentially devastating secret, placing his political future and the lives around him under a growing shadow.

James wants a convenient marriage that will preserve his orderly life, but finds himself drawn to Patience Kirby. Her noisy household of children, animals, and older people challenges everything he thought he wanted in a wife.

Laura travels to the Venice Film Festival despite her troubling attraction to director Sebastian Ferrese. Drawn closer to him, she notices deaths surrounding his life and begins to fear her infatuation has placed her in serious danger.

Zoe resents Connel Hillier's arrogance and the way he pushes into her life. Despite her determination to resist, their powerful attraction makes maintaining distance difficult, while Connel insists on pursuing the relationship she fears will overwhelm her.

Dylan's marriage and pregnancy leave her isolated and unsure of Ross's affection. Escaping before Christmas, she becomes stranded in a blizzard just as her baby is due, needing the husband she had begun to doubt.

Executive Bianca Milne is assigned to buy Matt Hearne's company, putting them on opposing sides of a deal. Helping him care for his daughter brings them closer, exposing feelings neither can easily separate from their business interests.

Claudia's attraction to Ben turns suspicious when she believes he is pursuing information about her godfather. After threats and a ransacked apartment send her fleeing to France, their relationship becomes entangled with dangerous secrets from the Second World War.

Widowed Miranda witnesses a murder and hides on a Greek island, where the mysterious man who once rescued her appears again. As danger follows her into supposed safety, she questions whether Alex offers protection or another threat.

Three romances follow love complicating personal and working lives: Natalie confronts Sam with a forgotten proposal, Caitlin hopes for a Valentine's declaration, and Eleri must face a boss who wrongly accused her of insider dealing.

Pippa has never forgotten Randal Harding, the former boss whose advances she once refused. His return disrupts her carefully organized life, forcing her to reconsider old objections as he insists the attraction between them still exists.

Rachel once rejected James FitzCharles because of his rakish reputation, but his return revives her feelings. With an escaped French prisoner and a possible spy threatening their Kent village, resisting James becomes only one of her troubles.

Cornelia loves Dr Andrew Belgrave but faces marriage to notorious rake Sir Rendel Woodham when her father falls ill. As plague spreads through Restoration London, her feelings and family obligations become increasingly difficult to reconcile.

Stephanie has rebuilt her life far from an old scandal when Gerard Tenniel arrives threatening to expose it. To protect her brother and new relationship, she yields to his demands while questioning whether his motives are love or revenge.

Independent-minded Charlotte resists her family's marriage plans until the Earl of Mawdsley captures her interest. Unfortunately, he is engaged to her cousin Julia, making Charlotte's growing attraction a threat to family loyalty and her social standing.