Cherry Tree Harbor Books in Order
Part ofMelanie Harlow Books in OrderFind the Cherry Tree Harbor books by Melanie Harlow in order, with quick summaries, town background, and easy advice on where to start.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
5 books
Hideaway Heart
by Melanie Harlow
2023
Country star Kelly Jo wants two quiet weeks off the grid, but paparazzi and family land her in a cabin with a bossy bodyguard. Xander is overprotective, infuriating, and soon impossible to keep at a distance.
Make-Believe Match
by Melanie Harlow
2023
To save her family's struggling ski lodge, a heroine agrees to marry the man she does not trust. Devlin offers a deal that should stay strictly business, but sharing a name and a bed makes that nearly impossible.
Runaway Love
by Melanie Harlow
2023
A single dad in Cherry Tree Harbor should absolutely not hire the runaway bride who shows up at his door in a wedding gown. Veronica wins over his kids and the whole town, leaving him in trouble fast.
Dash and Ari's Story
by Melanie Harlow
2024
Dashiel Buckley comes home to Cherry Tree Harbor and tries not to notice his sister's best friend all over again. Ari is a small-town waitress with dreams of her own, and their long history turns friendship into something much harder to deny.
Slap Shot Surprise
by Melanie Harlow
2024
A terrified plane passenger blurts out her secrets to a stranger who turns out to be a professional hockey star. One night of fun should be easy to forget, until a surprise forces both of them to rethink everything.
Series background & context
Cherry Tree Harbor is one of Melanie Harlow's most inviting small-town worlds. The series is complete, and it has the kind of setup that makes binge reading easy: a close community, a strong web of family ties, and a fresh romantic hook in every book. These are linked standalones, so each couple gets a full story, but the real pleasure comes from settling into the town and watching familiar people keep showing up.
The books move through a wide range of romance setups. Runaway Love opens with a stranded bride and a single dad who needs a nanny. Hideaway Heart traps a country music star and a bodyguard in a cabin with one bed. Make-Believe Match turns inheritance trouble and an old enemy into a marriage of convenience. Dash and Ari's Story brings in a Hollywood heartthrob and a small-town waitress with long history between them. Slap Shot Surprise adds a hockey star, a one-night stand, and a life-changing twist.
What keeps the series from feeling gimmicky is how firmly it is rooted in Cherry Tree Harbor itself. The town is not just cute wallpaper. It shapes everything. Family businesses, weddings, cabins, pubs, lakeside life, and long memories all matter. Characters have roots there, or they arrive thinking they do not want any, and the town tests that idea fast.
The emotional tone is especially satisfying. These books are sweet without being too soft, sexy without losing warmth, and funny without ducking real feelings. Harlow likes pairing outwardly confident heroes with women who are figuring out what they actually want, and she is very good at writing the push and pull between independence and belonging. In Cherry Tree Harbor, that tension feels especially strong because the community itself is so appealing.
If you want a completed Harlow series that feels cozy, connected, and easy to sink into, this is a strong choice. The books give you different tropes and different kinds of couples, but they all come back to the same pleasures: family, place, chemistry, and the idea that home can surprise you.
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