Clare Connelly Books in Order

Billionaire Marcus Harris travels to Cornwall determined to buy a particular property, then falls for its owner, Katie Collins. His concealed motives entangle their growing romance in deception, threatening the happiness Katie cautiously begins to believe she deserves.

After fire destroys her home, Lady Sanderson needs another venue for her Christmas charity ball. Reclusive Antonio Casacelli wants privacy at his manor, but her determined efforts to secure his help begin to break through his resistance.

Julia agrees to marry Sheikh Zayn Al-melara to save her father’s fortune, despite the heartbreak of their earlier relationship. Zayn intends the arrangement as revenge, but renewed attraction complicates a marriage built around mistrust and old grievances.

This collection brings together four romances involving powerful sheikhs and women caught between attraction and difficult circumstances. A past encounter, a revenge marriage, an arranged match, and a hostage situation create conflicts between desire, trust, and royal expectations.

Cassandra Hervey builds a new life after fleeing accusations of stealing her stepmother’s jewels. When Benedict Savarin discovers her hidden identity, their attraction becomes entangled with his suspicions and his determination to make her confront the past.

Two years after their unforgettable night together, Sheikh Samir Almassi returns to Grace Jones’s life as he prepares to choose a wife. Grace has not forgiven his disappearance and resists the powerful man determined to reclaim their connection.

Bianca asks her former husband Niko Casacelli to pretend they are still married for one final Christmas. Believing she betrayed him, Niko sees the reunion as an opportunity to rekindle their physical relationship while keeping his wounded feelings guarded.

After his twin sister dies, billionaire Loucas Aleksandros becomes guardian to her young son and hires professionals to care for him. His growing attraction to the boy’s psychologist challenges his emotional detachment and the boundaries of her role.

Meghan agrees to pose as her flatmate Pietro’s girlfriend, unaware that his brother Matteo is the man she once fled after a passionate night. Matteo suspects her motives and plans a seduction to separate her from Pietro.

Annie Carlton falls for Italian billionaire Giac Medici, then discovers that he is engaged and leaves him. Giac’s complicated obligations to his fiancée stand between them as he tries to regain the trust of the woman he loves.

Rebecca Beaumont marries Prince Tariq through an arrangement she never anticipated, hoping to escape her unhappy circumstances. He resents being matched with a British outsider, but their attraction unsettles a relationship burdened by contempt, suspicion, and unfamiliar royal expectations.

Charlotte Faber believes her holiday romance with Sheikh Malik Desara is becoming love, until he asks her to be his mistress. Bound by royal marriage expectations, Malik seeks to keep her close through an arrangement that wounds her hopes.

Emma confronts Sheikh Rafiq Al Sadini over her pregnant twin sister, only to discover his brother is responsible. Rafiq holds Emma hostage to bring the unborn royal heir to his kingdom, where unexpected attraction complicates his plan.

Marcos Casacelli reluctantly shelters actress Kat Van Buren at his Tuscan villa while she evades a stalker. Their attraction tests his loyalty to her brother, his closest friend, and challenges assumptions he has long held about her character.

After a painful encounter with Nate Anderson, Missy vows to avoid him. A change in her circumstances forces her to seek his help, and his offer of employment places them in a relationship neither can keep purely practical.

This collection gathers four Christmas romances centered on the Casacelli family and its circle. A temporary marital reunion, a charity ball, shelter for a threatened actress, and a royal affair place damaged trust and unexpected attraction against festive settings.

Madeline Howard returns to Whitegate, Maine, to be near her dying father, eight years after ending her engagement. Her former fiancé Harrison is now the local police officer, and their renewed attraction confronts the resentment and secrets surrounding her departure.

Miranda travels to Fasiya to retrieve money for her pregnant friend Mastepha, but the woman’s brother, Sheikh Radiz, suspects theft. Protecting her friend’s secret leaves Miranda vulnerable to his interrogation and to an attraction neither expected.

Sally Ibarra’s marriage to Sheikh Khalid could bring peace to a divided kingdom, but his previous fiancée was assassinated by opponents of the alliance. Growing desire and mistrust complicate his efforts to protect Sally from the same danger.

Solicitor Hendrix Forrester sees an opportunity for revenge when Chloe seeks his legal help and reveals a connection to his sister’s death. His attraction to her forces a choice between punishing his enemy and protecting a possible future together.

This four story collection follows wealthy men whose carefully controlled lives are unsettled by love. Former lovers, a concealed child, and a fractured marriage feature among the relationships in which desire clashes with ambition, distrust, and painful memories.

This collection gathers four desert romances involving rulers whose authority cannot resolve their romantic conflicts. Secret loyalties, coercion, political marriages, and threats to a bride’s safety complicate relationships where desire must contend with duty, mistrust, and inherited rivalries.

Phoebe Douglas-Cauve wants freedom from the guardianship of Sheikh Hakim, not a closer connection with him. When she arrives demanding independence, his reluctant responsibility for his late friend’s stepdaughter becomes entangled with attraction and an unwillingness to release her.

Rosie Darling tries to avoid romance, but her connection with wealthy Luca Abramo undermines her defenses. As he pursues her, a decision he made more than a decade earlier threatens the relationship and the trust developing between them.

Four previously published romances bring together wealthy Mediterranean men and women confronting secrecy, distrust, and unexpected desire. An undisclosed engagement, attraction to a nephew’s psychologist, and renewed dependence after a painful encounter feature among the barriers to their relationships.

Five years after a letter ended their relationship, soldier Kirk Robinson returns to Clearview, Alabama. Annabeth has raised their son alone without knowing his fate, and renewed love must contend with the pain and unanswered questions of his abandonment.

Housekeeper Emily Parker sacrifices her artistic ambitions to support her younger brother, then meets wealthy Sabato Montepulciano. What he presents as a brief affair becomes harder to escape when a tempting offer could transform her life at an uncertain cost.

Willow St Clare protects herself from further heartbreak by keeping people distant, while Mattias McCain visits Haymarket Bay seeking relief from his troubled past. Their attraction challenges his unsettled marriage, distant future, and her carefully maintained emotional defenses.

Three years after leaving a marriage marked by neglect, Jane encounters Carlo Santini again following an accident. Their renewed passion draws her into hidden truths about her husband, raising questions about his earlier behavior and whether she can trust him.

Concierge Olivia Henderson helps Sheikh Zamir conceal his brother’s addiction during a visit to Las Vegas. Their professional connection becomes an affair, but his future as king leaves little room for a woman he considers unsuitable for marriage.

Sheikh Tamir Al’ani desires Olivia Anderson and uses manipulation, blackmail, and marriage to overcome her resistance. Her growing attachment complicates the struggle for independence as she discovers a different side to the ruler who refuses to let her go.

Eleanor marries Sultan Aki Katabi so that her exiled father can return to Talina. Her husband resents the alliance and her family, but attraction undermines his resolve to treat their union solely as a duty to his country.

Hired to obtain photographic proof of Dante Velasco’s infidelity, a woman instead becomes involved with him. When they meet again two years later, his discovery of their secret child deepens the conflict between renewed desire and his resentment of her deception.

Media billionaire Carter Mann-Hughes approaches relationships as controlled business arrangements, until he meets Manhattan escort Jane. His financial proposition clashes with her refusal to sell intimacy, leaving their attraction caught between suspicion and the possibility of genuine trust.

An old debt and a deathbed promise compel Sheikh Afida Masou-Al to marry Laurie, a woman he despises. Their physical attraction cannot erase his assumptions, his mistress, or the difficulties Laurie faces in a marriage governed by resentment.

This collection brings together four romances involving concealed children, forbidden attraction, guardianship, and a reunion between former lovers. The characters must confront mistrust, family responsibilities, and painful past decisions as their relationships develop beyond the circumstances that first connect them.

Model Aurora Jones left Formula One driver Leonardo Fontana after a near fatal crash because she could not accept racing’s risks. Three years later, renewed attraction forces them to confront her fear, his resentment, and the career neither can ignore.

An orphaned royal baby reunites Sheikh Malakhi and the child’s Australian aunt, Evie, after years of estrangement. He offers marriage so she can remain involved in her nephew’s life, entwining grief and family loyalty with desire and manipulation.

Carrie Beauchamp hides the hurt left by Gael Vivas’s rejection behind a successful social life. When he returns, she plans to make him desire her, but her attempt at revenge risks reviving the feelings that once broke her heart.

Annie returns to estranged husband Kyle Anderson seeking help after a marriage that left her feeling unloved. He uses the opportunity to bring her back into his life, while she struggles to resist the attraction that survived their painful separation.

Ava Henderson has rebuilt her life around the family vineyard and her daughter when Cristiano returns to Western Australia. Their renewed attraction is complicated by his discovery that she kept their child secret, reopening old wounds and mistrust.

Alessandros Petrides sets out to protect his sister's marriage by seducing the nanny he believes is involved with her husband. Sophie Henderson falls for him, unaware that his apparent devotion conceals a scheme built on suspicion and revenge.

This collection follows three Henderson sisters as they cope with their mother's death and pursue different futures. Their romances involve a Greek tycoon, a sheikh, and a returning Brazilian lover, with family loyalties and secrets complicating love.

Dutiful Princess Jalilah agrees to an interview with war correspondent Will Wright despite their sharply different worlds. When a dangerous threat emerges, his protective instincts bring them closer, challenging royal expectations and their resistance to one another.

Ra'if Fayez abandoned his royal birthright and the possibility of lasting love until he meets single mother Melinda Higgins. Their growing connection at Christmas faces the secrets of his past and her determination to protect her young son.

With her son's health in danger, Abi McClean seeks financial help from Sheikh Kiral Mazroui, the father she never told about their child. His approaching royal wedding complicates a reunion shaped by old hurt and urgent need.

Ruthless financier Caradoc Moore expects his affair with Seraphina James to last only while it suits him. Growing desire becomes an unwelcome emotional attachment, forcing him to confront needs that wealth and distance can no longer satisfy.

Fleeing betrayal, Saphire Arana travels to Athens and meets grieving tycoon Thaddeus Konstanides. Their passionate relationship offers mutual solace, but the past she is trying to escape threatens the refuge they have built around each other.

Preparing to inherit a kingdom, Layth Sati seeks a suitable royal bride while enjoying a casual affair with art dealer Cassandra Walton. Her resistance to commitment complicates his growing wish to choose love over dynastic expectations.

Nikos Kyriazis offers to save Marnie Kenington's family from bankruptcy if she marries him. Years after her parents forced her to reject him, their bargain revives powerful attraction while his desire for revenge threatens a second chance.

After a one-night encounter, pregnant Imogen Harper returns to newly single Lord Theo Trevalyen. He insists on involvement despite her plan to raise the baby alone, drawing them together while doubts about his motives challenge her trust.

Cash-strapped Tilly Morgan impersonates her wealthy friend to meet Rio Mastrangelo, who wants to sell his inherited island. A storm strands them together, making their growing attraction harder to resist and Tilly's deception increasingly difficult to maintain.

Elle Bradley attempts to blackmail Christos Rakanti into helping secure her younger brother's future. The wealthy bachelor counters with an offer to pay school fees if she becomes his mistress, turning her desperate plan into a dangerous bargain.

With Harrison's condition obscured by false press reports, the Marshall family suspects an unseen fixer is controlling events. Decisions about the business and Elana's wedding become more urgent as they try to protect secrets already under threat.

Benedetto Arnaud buys Kate Jones's secretarial services at a charity auction, intending to seduce his enemy's daughter for revenge. Her changed identity and modest life complicate his assumptions, while their attraction threatens the control his scheme requires.

Betrothed to a man she has never met, Kylie Mathison is seduced by Sultan Khalfia Al Asouri, unaware he is the wrong sheikh. His revenge-driven marriage scheme becomes harder to control as desire complicates their deceptive union.

Widowed Sheikh Zahir reinstates an old marriage contract with Violet Covington, intending a strictly practical arrangement. Violet once loved him and fears another heartbreak, but palace life together challenges their resolve to keep desire separate from emotion.

Five years after abandoning Sarah Smith, Syed Al'Eba returns determined to make her his wife. His offer of a million dollars cannot erase the rejection she endured, testing whether renewed desire can overcome resentment and broken trust.

Princess Charlotte expects her fiancé's cousin Ash to finalize her arranged wedding, but he has come to find a reason to end it. Their growing attraction entangles duty and deception, threatening both the betrothal and her trust.

Grace Cox leaves Italy after her billionaire boss Marco Dettori offers an arrangement that breaks her heart. Raising their child in America keeps her tied to him, and reunion forces them to confront secrecy, resentment, and persistent attraction.

Desperate for money, Adeline Scott asks ex-lover Guillem Rodriguez for help. He agrees only if she pretends their relationship continues for his family's sake, turning an arrangement for his ailing grandfather into a confrontation with their painful breakup.

Discovering that Matteo used their marriage for revenge, heiress Skye demands a divorce. He makes one final night together the price of signing, forcing her to face unresolved desire while trying to escape a relationship built on deception.

A year after a Christmas encounter, Abby tells billionaire Gabe Arantini that they have a son. His anger over her connection to a business rival complicates his demand for marriage, while returning passion challenges their strained trust.

Art expert Ally Douglas agrees to a casual relationship with world-famous rock star Ethan, keeping love and commitment outside their bargain. When he begins breaking their rules, she struggles to protect herself from becoming emotionally involved.

After a passionate weekend and a devastating misunderstanding, Ellie raises Xavier Salbatore's son without him. His discovery of the child brings a proposed marriage, forcing both to confront resentment, old attraction, and the difficult cost of forgiveness.

At twenty-one, Claudia La Roche still wants the man who once rejected her teenage advances. When former guardian Stavros brings her to his country estate to curb scandal, forbidden attraction and a concealed secret threaten their fragile connection.

A one-night encounter leaves Bella pregnant by Greek billionaire Vitalo Katrakis, who proposes marriage to give their child a family. His promises offer the security she craves, but a secret connecting their pasts threatens the future they plan.

Heiress Emmeline marries Pietro Morelli to gain independence, while he seeks relief from scandal. Their agreement excludes intimacy, but powerful attraction and Pietro's hidden emotional burdens challenge the rules meant to keep their marriage purely practical.

These seasonal romances follow Saphire and Thaddeus as grief and betrayal complicate their Athens affair, and Benedetto's revenge-driven pursuit of Kate. Passion offers escape, but hidden histories threaten the relationships each couple is trying to build.

Believing journalist Eleanor Jones betrayed his family, Apollo takes her to his isolated Greek island to prevent further harm. She must confront his anger over an article she never intended to publish while their old attraction returns.

Psychologist Holly Scott-Leigh is drawn to billionaire Noah Moore, who seeks her attention while resisting therapy. Their festive affair crosses a professional boundary, putting her reputation and heart at risk as he refuses the vulnerability she increasingly wants.

A year into a cold marriage of convenience, Sheikh Rafiq asks Chloe to change their arrangement and conceive an heir. Political necessity brings them closer, awakening passion that challenges the distance both expected to preserve.

To acquire a final company, playboy Thanos Stathakis needs a respectable wife and persuades assistant Alice to marry him. Her family's financial needs support the bargain, but an unexpected wedding kiss challenges their insistence that it is only business.

Ally Monroe visits Cape Hope seeking answers about the father who abandoned her and grows close to widowed firefighter Luke Miller and his daughter. Her concealed reason for arriving threatens the family connection she unexpectedly begins to cherish.

A woman seeking distraction from her ex's wedding shares a passionate encounter with Jagger Hart, then discovers he is her newest client. A brief professional assignment becomes complicated by their continuing affair and the possibility of deeper feelings.

Before leaving Ireland, Millie Davis asks a wealthy man for a single night of passion. Their casual encounter becomes an ongoing arrangement, challenging his refusal to risk love as her approaching departure makes separation harder to accept.

Sheltering from an Italian storm, Maddie Gray falls into Nico Montebello's arms before learning he is her abusive ex's friend. Their proposed summer affair offers comfort, but concealing her identity and their connection threatens its fragile trust.

Fiero Montebello discovers he has a son when Elodie Gardiner is hospitalized years after their brief affair. Determined to keep his child close, he reunites with Elodie while resentment over her secrecy complicates their still-powerful attraction.

Antonio Herrera pursues Amelia diSalvo to gain shares in his rival's business, but their connection disrupts his calculated plan. When she becomes pregnant, his determination to secure their child leads to marriage and a more complicated emotional bargain.

Cleopatra agrees to marry cynical billionaire Benedetto di Fiori to care for the orphaned toddler he is raising. Her wish to give the child a loving home encounters an unexpected complication: growing desire for her emotionally guarded husband.

Imogen Carmichael's anonymous encounter with Nicholas Rothsmore becomes complicated when the billionaire discovers who she is. He proposes a four-week affair before accepting the marriage his family expects, but their growing connection challenges the limits of their arrangement.

After her fiancé's betrayal, Hannah intends to avoid men, while Leonidas Stathakis keeps pleasure at bay because of painful losses. Their meeting at a party in Greece leads to a passionate night with consequences neither anticipated.

Sophie expected to marry the gentle Addan, but his death leaves his brother Malik inheriting both the throne and their engagement. Faced with a much colder prospective husband, she must navigate an unexpected royal marriage and unfamiliar attraction.

Dimitrios Papandreo discovers that Annie Hargreaves has been raising their son after a past encounter. He demands marriage and a move to Singapore, while Annie must weigh their child's future against her fear of a husband incapable of love.

Australian holidaymaker Isabella Moss takes a wrong turn during her Christmas trip to Italy and seeks refuge in Gabe Montebello's mansion. Snow traps her with a scarred recluse whose hatred of the holiday clashes with her enthusiasm.

Beauty entrepreneur Asha Sauvages breaks from her cautious routine for a birthday encounter with billionaire Theo Hart. Their continuing affair is supposed to involve only sex, but her growing feelings collide with his determination to protect his heart.

A private flight brings a woman into close contact with brooding billionaire Holden Hart. Both are fleeing painful histories and resist emotional commitment, yet their attraction threatens the defenses that make a casual encounter seem safer than love.

Facing her ex and his new girlfriend at her sister's wedding, Bronte Hill accepts billionaire boss Luca's offer to pose as her boyfriend. Their weekend deception becomes harder to sustain when performance gives way to real desire.

Five years after leaving her loveless marriage to Massimo Montebello, Alessia proposes a single night without promises. Pregnancy transforms their reunion, and his demand for another marriage forces her to confront the emotional wounds of their first attempt.

Billionaire Zach Papandreo agrees to a Christmas affair with independent entrepreneur Jessica Johnson in Singapore. Both insist on avoiding love, but time together and Jessica's difficult family complicate the emotional distance their arrangement is meant to preserve.

Young widow Lauren Monroe chooses solitude to protect herself from another devastating loss. Rafaello Montebello initially treats winning her over as a challenge, but their summer affair exposes vulnerabilities that make its supposed impermanence increasingly difficult to accept.

A solitary woman celebrates her birthday with Barrett Byron-Moore, unaware that the wealthy Hart family sent him to find their half-sister. Attraction deepens as he introduces her to relatives she never knew, leaving intimacy tangled with distrust.

Cassidy Hanna returns to Cape Hope when her grandfather falls ill, ten years after leaving for Manhattan. Doctor Phoenix Walker once encouraged her departure despite his own feelings, and their Christmas reunion reopens the possibility of a shared future.

Shy Bea Jones reluctantly accompanies demanding Greek billionaire Ares Lykaios to a gala because he is her PR firm's biggest client. A kiss reveals mutual attraction, and a later opportunity in Venice tests his tightly maintained self-control.

Sheikh Khalil must marry before turning thirty to secure his crown. When India McCarthy reveals their whirlwind encounter left her pregnant with twins, a practical royal marriage offers their children a father while challenging her hope for love.

Sheikh Zafar al Habib has rejected marriage because of a secret from his past. A reunion with former flame Millie changes his plans, but his demand that she become his wife meets her determination to protect her heart.

The crown princess of Marlsdoven opposes Santiago del Almodovár's proposed casino to protect her citizens. He challenges her to visit his Spanish business empire, turning their disagreement into a private journey complicated by attraction and her royal responsibilities.

Sheikh Samir, estranged from the Montebellos and guarded against love, spends a night with barmaid Aria in Italy. When he returns and discovers she is pregnant, his proposed marriage forces both to confront the distance between responsibility and affection.

Sheikh Elon Katabi rescues Princess Ella from an explosion despite hostility between their countries. Sheltering together reveals a woman unlike her public reputation, but their attraction leads to a proposed marriage complicated by his continuing emotional reserve.

Olivia Thornton-Rose must marry Luca Giovanardi to satisfy her father's will and rescue her family from poverty. They agree to a four-week paper marriage, but their Italian honeymoon awakens desire that threatens the arrangement's approaching end.