Deborah Smith Books in Order

Dr. Sara Scarborough retreats to a secluded Kentucky castle after a traumatic imprisonment. When Kyle Surprise, the man who helped rescue her, arrives, their shared scars and her closely guarded secrets complicate the possibility of healing together.

Atlanta judge Vivian Costas meets farmer Jake Coltrane when he intervenes in an attempted mugging. Their attraction grows while he restores an inherited apartment building, but his planned return to the country threatens their new relationship.

Resort manager Shea Somerton has built a controlled life at Estate Mendocino until Duke Araiza wins the property in a poker game. His arrival unsettles her carefully protected world and draws her toward feelings shadowed by her past.

Deputy sheriff Millie Surprise must supervise rebellious Australian Brig McKay for sixty days. Their growing attraction challenges her professional reserve, especially when his acceptance of her tough exterior touches insecurities that other relationships have left behind.

Mayor Dinah Sheridan retaliates against journalist Rucker McClure's attack on her town festival by sending him a baby possum. He comes to Alabama to investigate, beginning a romance that threatens to expose the scandal she has hidden.

Cowboy Jed Powers arrives on Sancia Island planning to evict its resident and sell the land. Thena Sainte-Colbet fights to preserve her home and wildlife sanctuary, drawing him into a conflict between old grievances and unexpected love.

Animal trainer Caroline arrives in Louisiana with a film crew and encounters a challenging wolf and an equally challenging Cajun veterinarian. Their shared concern for animals brings them together, while her unusual abilities complicate their attraction.

Nathan Chatham first notices Kat Gallatin's courage and skill in the wrestling ring. Attraction to the independent Cherokee woman draws him toward a forbidden romance, while his urgent pursuit of revenge threatens the bond developing between them.

Rucker McClure encounters his missing wife Dinah in an airport after a year of searching. Their reunion raises painful questions about her disappearance, apparent betrayal, and whether the love he refused to abandon can withstand what happened.

Jeopard Surprise boards Tess Gallatin's boat pretending to court her while secretly searching for a stolen royal diamond. His mission and her hidden past collide with their growing attraction, putting trust at the center of their relationship.

Erica Gallatin comes to a North Carolina reservation to claim inherited land, but James Tall Wolf questions her Cherokee ancestry. Their dispute becomes an attraction that challenges his guarded independence and her determination to establish where she belongs.

Former Marine Max Templeton pursues an intruder into a moonshiner's cave and discovers Betty Quint instead. Their attraction grows, but her hopes for marriage and family conflict with the future he fears his dangerous past has denied him.

Elgiva MacRoth kidnaps billionaire Douglas Kincaid to stop his business plans from threatening her Scottish village. Their battle over land and heritage becomes a negotiation complicated by attraction, pride, and an old feud neither can easily dismiss.

T. S. Audubon becomes intrigued by the withdrawn secretary accompanying a visiting Russian scientist. Beneath her awkward appearance lies a secret that could save his life, drawing them toward an unexpected connection amid concealment and mistrust.

Wealthy T. S. Audubon becomes fascinated by Elena Petrovic, a Russian woman trapped under a scientist's control. Helping her escape draws him into her extraordinary secret and forces him to weigh her freedom against obligations to his son.

Three romances follow women connected by Cherokee heritage as they confront stolen treasure, disputed land, and revenge. The collection brings together Sundance and the Princess, Tempting the Wolf, and Kat's Tale, combining adventure with conflicts over belonging and trust.

Rebecca Brown travels to Bangkok searching for her half sister and unknowingly enters a blood feud. Kash Santelli tries to discourage her investigation, but her persistence draws him into the search and challenges the secrets behind his intimidating manner.

Amy Miracle takes a summer job at the vineyards of surgeon Sebastien de Savin's family. Their unlikely bond changes both their lives, but separation leaves them carrying memories of one another until their paths cross again.

Horse breeder Agnes Hamilton meets a seemingly gallant stranger during a Florida storm. John Bartholomew's interest in her inheritance conceals a purpose that conflicts with his growing feelings, leaving her to question the intentions behind his courtship.

Cherokee physician Katherine Blue Song returns from medical training to find her family massacred. As forced removal threatens her people, Justis Gallatin tries to honor a promise to protect her while she insists on following her own calling.

Lily MacKenzie returns to the farm where childhood bound her to Artemas Colebrook and his family's land. A tragedy has made his relatives her enemies, forcing their deep attachment into conflict with loyalty, inheritance, and the future of Blue Willow.

Samantha Ryder and Jake Raincrow grow up loving one another despite a feud between their families. A coveted ruby and a controlling relative place their relationship under pressure as they struggle to build lives beyond inherited bitterness.

Young Claire Maloney befriends Roanie Sullivan, a motherless boy shunned by their Georgia town. Her family's willingness to shelter him deepens their bond, but violence, social divisions, and family secrets complicate the home and future they imagine.

Lounge musician Venus Arinelli learns that her late father left money with Gib Cameron's family. Gib offers to release it if she returns to their Tennessee inn, where conflicting backgrounds and painful histories complicate an unexpected connection.

Six Southern writers contribute nostalgic stories about eccentric relatives, troublesome pets, neighbors, and everyday lessons. The collection moves through communities across the region, exploring family memory and local customs through humor, affection, and the traditions of oral storytelling.

Alice Riley has hidden abilities that become public after she rescues a drowning child. Amid unwanted attention, three women arrive claiming she is their lost half sister, opening a path toward understanding her unusual relationship with water.

Quentin Riconni travels from New York to a Georgia farm to reclaim an iron bear sculpture made by his father. Meeting Ursula Powell connects their families' histories and forces both to reconsider the value of art, love, and trust.

Darl Union and stonecutter's son Eli Wade fall in love under the shadow of her wealthy grandmother's power. A disappearance and family loyalty leave lasting wounds, bringing buried secrets into their lives again many years later.

Georgia orchard owner Hush McGillen faces national scrutiny when her son brings home the president's pregnant daughter. Managing feuding families and unwanted publicity introduces her to the president's nephew, whose own guarded past complicates their growing attraction.

Widow Grace Vance opposes a Hollywood film about her late husband's heroic life, determined to protect his memory. Her campaign brings her into conflict with an action star and into an unexpected relationship with his resourceful bodyguard.

Rebellious mermaid Juna Lee must perform community service by bringing unsuspecting author Molly Revere into the mer world. Molly's unwilling journey to Georgia introduces her to a Scottish merman pursuing a rogue, complicating both women's lives.

This collection returns to Southern family memories, small-town rituals, and eccentric relatives with another assortment of nostalgic tales. Troublesome animals, unusual courtship traditions, quilts, and misguided home remedies supply stories that mix affection with everyday absurdity.

A movie star scarred in a car accident retreats to her grandmother's North Carolina mountain home. Her cousin refuses to let her disappear into isolation, drawing a troubled neighbor into a story of friendship, recovery, and unexpected romance.

After her adoptive parents die, heiress Kara Whittenbrook discovers that her birth parents work on a struggling Florida cattle ranch. Seeking them brings her into ranch owner Ben Thocco's unusual community and a family connection more complicated than she expected.

Deborah Smith gathers her cat-inspired art, haiku and cartoons in a collection that turns away from her usual novels. The pieces offer a playful look at feline life through brief poetry and humorous visual observations.

Tallulah MacBride returns to the North Carolina mountains seeking safety for her daughter. At her cousin's cafe, a biscuit shortage, an inquisitive Scotsman, and the arrival of private investigators turn a hoped-for refuge into another challenge.

Gabby MacBride faces her family's fading legacy and its longstanding rivalry with the wealthy Wakefields. Reconnecting with childhood love Jay Wakefield means confronting the betrayal that separated them and deciding whether inherited loyalties still control their future.

Spring birds taking up residence in a house prompt a brief reflection on Southern superstitions, humor, and grief. Their arrival becomes a way to consider the signs people look for when remembering loved ones they have lost.

An Oklahoma mother returns to her family's old Alabama farm before developers demolish it. Digging up her grandmother's jonquil bulbs becomes an act of preserving childhood memories, family heritage, and a small piece of the disappearing rural South.

Deborah Smith offers brief, humorous advice about the fears and discouragements that accompany writing books. Drawing on her experience as a novelist, she addresses motivation and the challenge of continuing to work when confidence falters.

Lucy Parmenter finds comfort in messages from soldier Gus MacBride while living at a refuge for abused women. When mysterious sheep shearings point to veterans hiding nearby, she must balance fear of strangers with sympathy for their suffering.

Traumatized and afraid to venture outside, Lucy Parmenter arrives at Rainbow Goddess Farm for counseling. Cathy Deen turns to Delta Whittlespoon for help, while Lucy's connection with Captain Gus MacBride offers another possible route toward recovery.

Married life has brought Claire Maloney and Roan Sullivan a fragile peace in their Georgia mountain community. When a stranger interrupts a festival robbery and claims kinship with Roan, family obligations threaten the truce they have built together.

Lucy Parmenter and Gus MacBride struggle with their personal demons as fear and ignorance threaten their community. Delta Whittlespoon and the Crossroads Cafe remain part of their lives while warnings from the surrounding mountains deepen the uncertainty.