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Corinne Michaels Books in Order

This page groups Melanie Harlow's co-written books with Corinne Michaels, with reading order, short summaries, and quick notes on where to start.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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44 books

Beholden

by Corinne Michaels

2014

Catherine and Jackson's story continues as love collides with fear, old damage, and the fallout from trying to protect each other. The second half of the duet digs deeper into what it takes to stay.

Beloved

by Corinne Michaels

2014

After another betrayal, Catherine swears off men and tries to keep things strictly professional with Jackson Cole, a former SEAL who makes that impossible. Their attraction is instant, but both carry wounds that make trust hard.

Consolation

by Corinne Michaels

2015

Newly widowed Natalie is barely surviving with a baby daughter and a house full of grief. Then Aaron's best friend Liam becomes the one person she cannot stop leaning on, or wanting.

Conviction

by Corinne Michaels

2015

Natalie and Liam's hard-won love falls apart when he walks away and leaves her shattered all over again. The duet's conclusion turns on whether he can believe in her, and in them, before it is too late.

Defenseless

by Corinne Michaels

2015

CIA operative Charlie has spent years chasing the man tied to her father's death. Working with former SEAL Mark Dixon should be useful, not irresistible, but danger and chemistry make that impossible.

Say You Want Me

by Corinne Michaels

2016

Angie swears she is done with charming Wyatt Hennington after two impulsive nights that ended badly. Then a life-changing surprise sends her back to Bell Buckle and right back into his orbit.

Say You'll Stay

by Corinne Michaels

2016

Presley returns to Bell Buckle broke, betrayed, and alone with two sons, only to find Zach Hennington still rooted in the place they once planned to share. Their first love never really died, but neither did the hurt.

Say I'm Yours

by Corinne Michaels

2017

Grace is done waiting for Trent Hennington to notice what has always been between them. As she tries to move on with someone safer, Trent finally understands what losing her would really cost.

We Own Tonight

by Corinne Michaels

2017

Heather is not the sort of woman who wakes up with her childhood celebrity crush after one wild night. But Eli Walsh is not content to stay a mistake, even when her real life is already complicated enough.

Hold You Close

by Corinne Michaels

2018

London never forgot the boy who broke her heart at seventeen, and Ian never really let her go. When tragedy leaves them caring for children they both love, old anger and undeniable attraction collide.

Not Until You

by Corinne Michaels

2018

Interior designer Nicole lives by strict no-attachments rules until a sexy British stranger turns up as an important client. Callum Huxley is bad for business, harder on her heart, and impossible to forget.

One Last Time

by Corinne Michaels

2018

Recently divorced Kristin lands a celebrity blogging assignment and promptly humiliates herself in front of actor Noah Frazier. He is not ready to let her disappear, but falling for him means risking one more brutal loss.

Say You Won't Let Go

by Corinne Michaels

2018

Emily Young is chasing country music stardom when Cooper Townsend walks backstage and changes everything. Their connection is instant, but outside threats make holding on to him feel as dangerous as letting go.

Evermore

by Corinne Michaels

2019

Dumped and humiliated by her secret fiancé, Gretchen takes a job with Cole Security and runs to Virginia Beach. She does not expect to find Ben Pryce there, the childhood sweetheart who broke her heart first.

If I Only Knew

by Corinne Michaels

2019

Danielle buries her grief in work and earns a promotion she badly needs. Then arrogant, charming Milo Huxley lands in her office and turns a professional headache into something far more dangerous.

Imperfect Match

by Corinne Michaels

2019

A professional matchmaker knows she should never fall for a client, especially when he is also her best friend. But trying to find Reid Fortino the perfect woman only makes it harder to ignore that she wants him for herself.

Indefinite

by Corinne Michaels

2019

Ashton is done waiting for Quinn Miller to become the man she needs, especially when motherhood feels like a dream she cannot postpone. One reckless reunion changes everything and ties their futures together all over again.

Infinite

by Corinne Michaels

2019

Quinn and Ashton finally have a shot at the life they wanted, but devastating loss tears it apart. This second half of their duet asks whether love can survive grief this deep.

A Holiday Lift

by Corinne Michaels

2020

After a breakup and one ill-advised night with office rival Dean Pritchard, the heroine wants to ignore Christmas entirely. Then a snowstorm traps them in an elevator and forces the holiday magic she never asked for.

All I Ask

by Corinne Michaels

2020

Single mom Teagan has made peace with the small life she built in her beach hometown. Then Derek, the friend who once walked away, returns with a daughter and a lot of unfinished history.

Come Back For Me

by Corinne Michaels

2020

Connor Arrowood returns to Sugarloaf to bury his father and sell the family farm, only to find the woman from his one unforgettable night still there. Ellie has secrets, a child, and every reason to keep her distance.

Fight for Me

by Corinne Michaels

2020

Declan Arrowood broke Sydney's heart years ago and promised never to come back. When family duty forces him home, he finds the love he lost still waiting, and this time he has to fight for her.

Stay for Me

by Corinne Michaels

2020

Actor Jacob Arrowood returns to Sugarloaf planning to fake his way through six quiet months. Then Brenna and her children give him a reason to stop performing and consider staying for real.

The One for Me

by Corinne Michaels

2020

Sean Arrowood has loved his best friend Devney for years, but timing never worked in their favor. Back in Sugarloaf, he finally gets his chance, until tragedy forces them to choose between love and the lives they already built.

A Moment for Us

by Corinne Michaels

2021

Delia thought she was over Joshua Parkerson and the crush everyone used to tease her about. Then he comes home to Willow Creek Valley, one kiss changes everything, and a surprise pregnancy raises the stakes.

Could Have Been Us

by Corinne Michaels

2021

Stella has loved Jack O'Donnell for years, ever since one night changed both their lives. When buried secrets resurface, they have one more shot at the future they were always supposed to have.

Return to Us

by Corinne Michaels

2021

A crash sends Jessica back to Willow Creek Valley and straight into the path of Grayson Parkerson, the first love she left behind. Working together at the family inn makes their unfinished story impossible to ignore.

You Loved Me Once

by Corinne Michaels

2021

A driven doctor keeps her emotions locked down until fellow physician Westin Grant breaks through her defenses. Then one clinical-trial disaster puts her integrity, career, and fragile new relationship at risk.

A Chance for Us

by Corinne Michaels

2022

When her fiancé bails days before the wedding, Maren asks old friend Oliver Parkerson to pretend to be her groom so her dying father can have one last wish. The lie works a little too well once real feelings get involved.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

by Corinne Michaels

2022

A Chicago Christmas gets off to a miserable start with heartbreak, freezing weather, and a tree jammed in an apartment doorway. Then one unexpected man turns a very bad holiday into something much warmer.

Give Me Love

by Corinne Michaels

2022

Blakely once married Emmett for convenience and walked away when the feelings stopped being fake. Back in Rose Canyon, old chemistry flares again, but danger and heartbreak make a real second chance hard to trust.

Help Me Remember

by Corinne Michaels

2022

Brielle wakes with three years missing, her brother dead, and no clear memory of what happened. Spencer, her brother's best friend and the man she's wanted for years, helps her chase the truth as old feelings turn impossible to ignore.

Broken Dreams

by Corinne Michaels

2023

Addison and Grady Whitlock fake date to survive work events and a wedding, certain they can keep things casual. Then kids, chemistry, and old heartbreak make pretending feel dangerously real.

Destined for Me

by Corinne Michaels

2023

Lawyer Hadley Arrowood is tired of losing to Cayden Hennington, in school, at work, and in her own head. Opposing counsel sparks, one bad decision, and buried attraction turn rivalry into real trouble.

Forbidden Hearts

by Corinne Michaels

2023

Phoebe takes a summer nanny job for grumpy sheriff Asher Whitlock and his daughter, expecting money for grad school, not temptation. Their age gap, workplace line, and small-town ties make every step toward each other risky.

Keep This Promise

by Corinne Michaels

2023

After her husband's deathbed confession, Sophie flees Britain with her daughter to Rose Canyon and the man who never knew he was a father. Holden offers safety, but the danger tied to her past is closing in fast.

All Too Well

by Corinne Michaels

2024

Ainsley has loved Lachlan West for years and thought she had learned to ignore him, until an assignment sends her to Ember Falls to profile the grumpy ex-quarterback turned firefighter. Close quarters make old feelings impossible to deny.

Forgotten Desires

by Corinne Michaels

2024

Brynlee's ex Carson returns as a billionaire single dad with an outrageous proposal, marry him so he can protect his daughter and help her father. The arrangement is temporary, but their history is not.

Tempting Promises

by Corinne Michaels

2024

Charlotte gets stranded in the woods with Rowan Whitlock, her rival and her sister's ex, and one stormy night changes everything. Back in Sugarloaf, business, family, and very real feelings make the fallout messy.

Against All Odds

by Corinne Michaels

2025

After her actor husband leaves her, Violet comes home to Ember Falls and to Everett, her first love. A surprise pregnancy and an impossible future test whether second chances can survive real life.

Here and Now

by Corinne Michaels

2025

Penelope has built a careful life in Ember Falls with her son and a plan to run if the past catches up. Then his hockey coach Miles makes her imagine staying for the first time.

New

Come What May

by Corinne Michaels

2026

PR fixer Tessa arrives in Ember Falls to handle a ranch scandal and ends up in the bed of her rugged client, Killian Thorn. Things get even messier when she realizes he is her best friend's dad.

New

Never Been Tamed

by Corinne Michaels

2026

Harper Stone is stretched thin, helping run her family's horse ranch, caring for her stubborn father, and trying not to need anyone. Then charming paramedic Ares Pierce rolls into town and makes staying guarded feel impossible.

New

West of Forever

by Corinne Michaels

2026

A forbidden attraction to rival cowboy Tristan Stone is the last thing this heroine can afford. But one rainy rescue, a few stolen nights, and a family feud push them toward a future no one is ready to accept.

Where should I start?

If you want emotional military romance: BelovedConsolationDefenselessIndefinite
If you prefer small-town family sagas: Say You'll StayCome Back for MeReturn to Us
If you want romantic suspense: Help Me RememberGive Me LoveKeep This Promise
If you want her newer found-family small-town books: All Too WellHere and NowAgainst All OddsCome What May

Author bio

Corinne Michaels writes contemporary romance that leans hard into big feelings, second chances, and the kind of love stories that have to earn their happy endings. She often describes herself as a Jersey girl, and that directness shows up in her books. The emotions are big, the humor is dry, and the people at the center of her stories usually have some real mess to work through before they get where they belong.

Before publishing novels, Michaels was a Navy wife. She has said that writing started as a way to get through long stretches apart from her husband during deployment. Reading helped. Writing helped too. What began as an escape slowly turned into a career.

That lonely season changed everything.

Her debut novel, Beloved, introduced readers to the emotionally intense world that became the Salvation books, a connected set of military romances built around former Navy SEALs, complicated friendships, and the people who love them. Those books helped establish the things Michaels still returns to again and again, grief, loyalty, found family, and the stubborn hope that people can rebuild after life knocks them flat.

A lot of readers first meet her through Say You'll Stay, the small-town second-chance romance that opened the Hennington world. From there, books like Come Back for Me, Help Me Remember, and All Too Well show how comfortably she moves between military romance, family-heavy small-town stories, and a little romantic suspense. No matter the setting, her characters tend to carry history with them. Old love, old mistakes, old promises, old hurt. She likes to make them face all of it.

Heartbreak first, healing later.

That pattern is part of why her books connect with so many romance readers. Michaels writes about widows, single parents, women starting over, men who came home with scars they did not expect, and people who never quite got over the one person who mattered most. Her stories often circle back to familiar places too, close-knit towns, family farms, ranches, and communities where everybody knows the history even when nobody says it out loud.

She also has a lighter side. Even in the heavier books, there is usually banter, a sharp joke, or one friend who refuses to let everyone drown in their feelings. That mix helps her books feel warm as well as intense. They are emotional, but they are still romances, and she never loses sight of the comfort readers come for.

These days, Michaels lives in Virginia with her husband and their two children. She has shared that she lives on land she jokingly calls a farm and that she keeps chickens, which feels very on brand for a writer who clearly loves home, family, and a little chaos. She is still writing the kinds of stories that first pulled readers in, emotional romances about people who get bruised by life and love anyway.

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