Diana Palmer Books in Order

Kathryn Summers becomes Garet Cambridge’s assistant after an accident leaves him blind. Her growing love is complicated by guilt: she caused the accident, and fears that revealing her part in it will destroy their relationship.

Secretary Eleanor Perrie is tired of being overlooked by her boss, Curry Matherson, whom she secretly loves. A change in her appearance finally attracts his attention, but getting him to recognize her feelings presents a different challenge.

Reporter Carla Maxwell is drawn to Phoenix mayor Bryan Moreland until rumors of embezzlement threaten his reputation. Investigating the allegations puts her professional responsibilities at odds with her desire to trust the man she wants.

Reporter Cyrene Jameson expects to resist attorney Hawke Grayson’s charm while covering him for a story. Instead, attraction grows, leaving her to confront the difference between her hope for lasting love and his resistance to marriage.

Lutecia Peacock has loved Russell Currie for years, but the Georgia farmer still treats her as the child he helped raise. She sets out to change his view of her and persuade him to take her feelings seriously.

Reporter Dana Meredith once cost Adrian Devereaux his business empire and their relationship. Three years later, his apparent wish for revenge makes their renewed contact difficult, while unexpected moments of tenderness leave her unsure of his intentions.

Maggie Kirk retreats to a ranch after a broken romance, despite her distrust of its owner, Clint Raygen. Her best friend’s older brother unsettles her, and their frequent clashes become harder to separate from attraction.

Madeline Blainn has avoided romance since losing her fiancé just before their wedding. Her new neighbor, Cal Forrest, awakens unexpected feelings, but his familiarity and the secrets between them make opening her heart a difficult decision.

An attack destroys a colony representing more than a hundred planets and shatters hopes for a galactic truce. Facing a wider war, the Morcai Battalion gathers under a determined leader to fight for survival and peace.

Shelby Kane refuses to let Kingston Brannt drive her away from his family’s Texas ranch again. The cowboy resents her presence and fights their attraction, leaving Shelby determined to reach the man behind his stubborn resistance.

Successful designer Keena Whitman returns to Georgia after seven years in New York, intent on answering an old rejection. Her plans for revenge collide with her attraction to Nicholas Coleman, who offers a very different future.

An accident interrupts Heather Shaw’s growing singing career and sends her back to the ranch and Cole Everett. His anger over her departure makes the reunion painful, even as Heather’s feelings for him become harder to ignore.

Kathryn Mary Kilpatrick resents the strict supervision of Blake Hamilton, the guardian who replaced her late father. Her attempt to rebel with another man provokes Blake, exposing an attraction neither can easily reconcile with their relationship.

Seven years after her family lost its fortune, Amanda Carson returns to Casa Verde and Jace Whitehall. His reminders of her losses revive old resentment, but their arguments also conceal feelings that neither has settled.

With a dangerous man from her past approaching Atlanta, secretary Abby faces another flight or an unusual offer of protection. Lawyer Greyson McCallum proposes that she pose as his live-in lover, making safety and attraction difficult to separate.

Maggie Sterline must stay in South Carolina to care for Saxon Tremayne after an accident changes his life. His anger and her unresolved guilt make their relationship difficult, while increasing tenderness complicates his apparent desire for revenge.

New York model Teddi Whitehall hopes a summer with her friend’s family in Canada will offer a break. Rancher Kingston Devereaux judges her as a shallow city girl, yet his hostility does little to stop her attraction.

Kenna Dean joins forces with her difficult boss, Regan Cole, to separate his brother Denny from a girlfriend. Kenna believes she wants Denny herself, but working with Regan begins to undermine the assumptions behind their scheme.

Romance writer Margie Silver wants her sister’s wedding to proceed, while businessman Cal Van Dyne intends to prevent it. Their dispute at his Florida estate becomes increasingly personal, putting Margie’s own feelings alongside her sister’s future.

Longtime friends Madeline and John become lovers, but physical intimacy brings doubts rather than reassurance. She fears their relationship means less to him than it does to her, while he questions whether her love can be trusted.

Former model Abby Shane returns to Montana seeking refuge from painful experiences in New York. Rancher Cade McLaren offers the possibility of renewed love, but Abby needs to know whether his attention comes from desire or pity.

Reporter Nikki Blake travels to the Bahamas hoping to recover from a disaster in her life. Meeting businessman Callaway Steel turns the quiet escape into a romance, but she cannot tell whether their connection can last beyond the holiday.

Nurse Dana Steele refuses to abandon Gannon van der Vere, whose anger after an accident has driven away four nurses. As she helps him adjust, her own troubled past and growing love make the work increasingly personal.

Artist Jolana Shannon falls for publisher and gallery owner Nick Scarpelli, but he rejects the lasting relationship she wants. When he later returns to her life, she must decide whether his promises deserve her trust.

Romance writer Katriane James reluctantly spends a holiday with her roommate’s brother, Wyoming rancher Egan Winthrop. A visit to his ranch deepens her feelings, but he struggles to distinguish her own experience from the romances she writes.

Heiress Merlyn Forrest Steele agrees to work for a month to stop her father’s matchmaking. She hopes to be valued beyond her money, but attraction to Cameron Thorpe is complicated by his apparent interest in marrying wealth.

Illness costs New York designer Jennifer King her job and sends her to a working holiday on a Texas ranch. Owner Everett Culhane insists their lives are incompatible, but their attraction challenges his determination to keep them apart.

Journalist Wynn Ascot’s guardian, war correspondent McCabe Foxe, returns from Central America wounded and disrupts her marriage plans. Unexpected attraction draws her toward him, but his refusal to offer commitment conflicts with what she wants from love.

Rancher Jude Langston brings shareholder Bess White to his San Antonio ranch and proposes marriage to unite their business interests. Their arrangement becomes harder to keep practical when he develops feelings for the bride he meant to resist.

Carson Wayne asks polished Mandelyn Bush to teach him how to behave around women. She accepts the challenge of improving the rough cattleman’s manners, then discovers that understanding his hidden sensitivity may put her own heart at risk.

Amelia Glenn takes a dare and confronts businessman Worth Carson in a belly-dancer costume. His initial wish for retaliation becomes an interest in her, while upheavals in her job and dealings with police draw them closer.

Paralegal Gabby Darwin accompanies her demanding Chicago employer, J.D. Brettman, on a secret mission against kidnappers in Central America. Learning about his mercenary past changes her understanding of him, while shared danger brings their attraction into focus.

Priscilla Johnson leaves Australia for college in Hawaii after falling for cattle-station manager John Sterling. Four years later she returns as a qualified teacher, determined to show him that her feelings were more than a youthful infatuation.

Bookseller Dani St. Clair impulsively marries Eric Van Meer while visiting Mexico. A plane hijacking exposes his dangerous work as a mercenary, leaving her to reconcile his need for freedom with the commitment she believed they shared.

Singer Sabina Cane accepts a nightclub engagement in New Orleans despite warnings about its owner, Thorn Thorndon. The wealthy businessman proves more passionate than she expected, but his determination to win her tests the limits of his money.

Catherine Blake returns to her family’s Texas ranch out of duty to her widowed mother. Her stepcousin Matt Kincaid insists she stay, setting her attraction to him against a job opportunity waiting in New York.

Keegan Taber regrets rejecting Eleanor Whitman four years earlier and wants another chance. Eleanor remains attracted to him despite her hurt, but a relationship with another man gives Keegan little time to earn back her trust.

Broadway actress Bett Cambridge must work again with playwright Edward McCullough, who abandoned their romance when his career advanced. Their attraction survives the reunion, but his continuing fear of commitment threatens to repeat the pain of their past.

Former model Erin vowed never to return to Ty Wade after losses that shattered her life. Now the Staghorn Ranch and its employees need her help, forcing her to face the man she holds responsible for her suffering.

New York model Gabrielle Bennett is reunited with Marc Stephano, the man who once rescued her and then broke her heart. His renewed pursuit makes her choose between answering old hurt and risking the attraction that still exists.

Widow Maggie Jeffries finds Montana rancher Tate Hollister exasperatingly gruff and resistant to holiday cheer. As Christmas approaches, unexpected tenderness beneath his difficult manner draws her toward a relationship that may give them both a reason to celebrate.

Mari Raymond expects to help an elderly oilman write his memoirs, but Ward Jessup is nothing like her aunt's description. Discovering the matchmaking deception leaves two reluctant strangers facing an attraction neither had planned.

Kate Walker returns to Jacob Cade's ranch for his sister's wedding, still loving the man who once kept his distance. Jacob's renewed interest offers passion, but Kate wants a commitment he may not be willing to give.

Kingston Roper asks his neighbor Elissa Dean to pretend to be his lover and discourage his sister-in-law's advances. Their convenient arrangement becomes difficult to maintain when the feelings they are acting out begin to turn real.

Maggie Turner retreats to a ranch to escape threats from her ex-husband, only to encounter Gabe Coleman again. His blunt manner unsettles her, but renewed attraction challenges her belief that marriage has ended her hopes for romance.

Nicole White accompanies her ill employer to his brother's Montana home, knowing Winthrop Christopher distrusts women. Their growing attraction forces her to confront the hurt behind his hostility and his reluctance to risk another relationship.

Abby Clark wants Calhoun Ballenger to see her as a grown woman rather than the orphan he helped raise. Determined to win his attention, she challenges his protectiveness and sets out to prove her independence.

Kate Whittman loves rancher Jason Donavan, but he refuses to consider commitment despite their attraction. Pursuing a life away from his Texas ranch offers independence, until returning home forces her to face the feelings she left unresolved.

Five years after Melissa Sterling left their troubled marriage, Diego Laremos sees a chance to reunite. Past lies and resentment complicate their renewed attraction, and Melissa must confront a secret that could change their future together.

Shelby Jacobs returns to Jacobsville facing family difficulties and turns to Justin Ballenger, whose engagement she broke six years earlier. Still in love with him, she must overcome the bitterness her unexplained rejection left behind.

Loner Blake Donavan discovers he is a father when a little girl arrives at his doorstep. The return of Meredith Blake, the woman he once loved, raises the possibility of family while challenging his carefully guarded independence.

Nell Regan has resigned herself to running her Arizona dude ranch alone after past romantic hurt. Tyler Jacobs recognizes her loneliness and beauty, but Nell fears mistaking his kindness for the love she still wants.

Bess Samson's wealthy family and cowboy Cade Hollister's family were divided by scandal and class prejudice. After years of rejection and hidden love, a serious accident forces Cade to reconsider the distance he has kept between them.

Journalist Gaby Cane returns to help Bowie McCayde save his family's Arizona ranch, despite their uneasy history. Working together renews her attraction to him, while a painful secret makes trusting the rancher difficult.

Secretary Danetta Marist loves her boss Cabe Ritter but distrusts his reputation as a womanizer. A kiss complicates their working relationship, bringing her desire for commitment into conflict with the defenses he has built around himself.

Maureen Harris investigates reports of sabotage at the aircraft company where she works and suspects a newly arrived mechanic. Attraction to Jake complicates her inquiries, especially when she realizes he is concealing more than she expected.

Musician Amanda Callaway retreats to Wyoming after a tragedy and becomes snowbound at Quinn Sutton's ranch. The single father's hostility toward city women complicates their attraction, while Amanda's undisclosed identity threatens the trust growing between them.

Trying to protect widower Connal Tremayne from trouble, Penelope Mathews unexpectedly becomes his wife. He intends to dissolve the arrangement, while she must navigate his grief and resistance to the feelings she has long held for him.

Arabella Craig once loved Ethan Hardeman, only to watch him marry another woman. Tragedy brings the now-divorced rancher back into her life, reopening old pain and giving her another chance to challenge his guarded heart.

Security chief Phillip Hunter must protect geologist Jennifer Marist during a secret operation in Arizona. Spending a week together in the desert tests his resolve to keep their relationship professional and his attraction under control.

Former missionary Allison Hathoway seeks privacy after captivity and family tragedy in Central America. Meeting reckless cowboy Gene Nelson draws her toward romance, but both carry painful histories that make trusting another person difficult.

Rebecca Cullen asks district attorney Rourke Kilpatrick for help after her younger brother is arrested on false drug charges. His unexpected sympathy leads to attraction, but she fears his interest may serve an investigation rather than love.

Donavan Langley resolves to avoid the well-dressed Fay York when she walks into a bar, but she awakens feelings he has kept buried. Fay's determination to reach him challenges his belief that their relationship cannot work.

Anna Cochran has long loved Evan Tremayne, who insists that she needs protection from men like him. Her determination forces the guarded cowboy to reconsider whether keeping his distance truly serves either of their hearts.

Rancher Harden Tremayne's loneliness begins to ease when he meets widow Miranda Warren. Their attraction offers a possible future, but a painful secret makes him doubt he can give her the life she wants.

Lacy Jarrett waits for Cole Whitehall to return from war, then finds him emotionally withdrawn. Drawn into marriage under compromising circumstances, she tries to rebuild their closeness while confronting the experiences he refuses to share.

Five years after Ryder Calaway's rejection drove her away, Ivy McKenzie faces the tycoon again. He wants another chance, but their unfinished history makes renewing the relationship more complicated than acknowledging that the attraction remains.

Meredith Ashe returns as a corporate leader planning to take over the business belonging to Cy Harden's family, who once drove her away pregnant. Renewed attraction threatens her revenge and the secrets she intends to keep.

After inheriting a struggling newspaper, Amanda Todd travels to millionaire Joshua Lawson's Caribbean estate to persuade him to support her plans. Their business disagreements become tangled with attraction, putting both her family legacy and heart at risk.

Private investigator Nick Reed values movement and excitement, while his longtime neighbor Tabitha Harvey wants a settled home and family. Loving a man who avoids commitment leaves Tabby wondering whether their opposing hopes can ever meet.

Former Texas Ranger Dane Lassiter devotes himself to running a Houston detective agency until drug dealers threaten his assistant Tess. Protecting her brings them closer, but their difficult past makes trusting him a challenge.

Kit Morris quits after enduring her boss Logan Deverell's temper and indifference, then joins a detective agency. Her departure makes Logan confront how much he depends on her and whether he can offer more than employment.

In Arizona in 1910, Trilby Lang takes on inherited ranch land near the Mexican border and clashes with neighbor Thorn Vance. Growing danger makes his help necessary, complicating her resolve to resist his authority and attraction.

Amelia Howard's father pressures her to marry into the Culhane family, while her strongest feelings concern the distrustful King rather than his brother. Trying to appear obedient leaves her caught between family expectations and her own desires.

Single father Emmett Deverell moves to Jacobsville hoping to spend more time with his three children. Needing help, he turns to Melody Cartman, but distrust complicates both their attraction and the possibility of building a family.

Brianna Scott finds Ahmed ben Rashid hiding in her apartment and claiming to be a diplomat. She needs his help with her brother, but his demanding behavior and proposal require her to insist on a different understanding of love.

Meg Shannon must accept help from Steven Ryker to save her dance company, despite believing he betrayed her years earlier. Their reunion revives mutual attraction while forcing them to reconsider the hurt that separated them.

Security expert Lang Patton's former fiancée Kirry Campbell needs protection from a violent stalker. The danger brings them together again, but safeguarding her life also forces Lang to face the commitment he once refused.

Wealthy Easterner Nora Marlowe arrives in Texas eager for adventure, only to clash with cowboy Cal Barton. He resents her presence at the ranch, yet their growing attraction threatens the assumptions and social boundaries separating them.

Years after Ted Regan rejected her, widowed Coreen Tarleton has another chance with the cowboy she still loves. Her intervening marriage and their shared hurt leave both facing the pride and misunderstandings that first drove them apart.

Social worker Jessica Larson seeks deputy sheriff Sterling McCallum's help finding an abandoned baby's mother. Their case draws them closer, but his resistance to relationships and the secrets each carries complicate their growing attraction.

Designer Ivory Keene lands a job at a New York fashion house and attracts the attention of her wealthy boss, Curry Kells. Their growing attraction promises more than professional success, but Ivory's secrets complicate the affair and her ambitions.

Dr. Louise Blakely plans to leave the Jacobsville clinic after years of conflict with her partner, Jeb Coltrain. His unexpected proposal offers a marriage in name only, but their longstanding hostility becomes harder to sustain as they grow closer.

Antonia Hayes returns home years after small-town lies broke her romance with rancher Powell Long. Finding him raising a daughter alone rekindles her feelings, but pride and their painful history complicate the possibility of building a family together.

Orphaned by a flood, Noelle Brown enters Andrew Paige's household and discovers an unexpected attraction to his older stepbrother, lawman Jared Dunn. As she learns society's rules, scandal and rivalry complicate her feelings for the two men.

Todd Burke has no intention of marrying again, despite his attraction to cowgirl Jane Parker. His rodeo-riding daughter adores Jane too, but the strong tempers of the adults and Todd's past disappointment keep their growing feelings difficult to acknowledge.

In Atlanta in 1900, tragedy drives Claire Lang into marriage with John Hawthorn, the man she loves but believes does not love her. Their developing passion faces a scandal that threatens the future she hopes to build with him.

Rancher Dawson Rutherford needs Barrie Bell to pose as his fiancée so he can secure land. Their painful previous encounter makes cooperation difficult, while the secret Barrie has kept could change the way they understand both the past and each other.

Dana Mobry discovers that keeping her beloved Texas ranch requires fulfilling her father's will by marrying. Her designated husband is cowboy Hank Grant, turning a practical arrangement to protect her home into a personal challenge she never expected.

Three romances follow Jacobsville bachelors Tom Walker, widowed doctor Drew Morris, and rancher Jobe Dodd. Elysia Craig questions Tom's reputation, Kitty Carson unsettles Drew's guarded life, and Sandy Regan sets out to challenge Jobe's determination to remain single.

Ill nurse Noreen Kensington wants no help from Dr. Ramon Cortero, whose troubled history with her makes his care unwelcome. As truths from their past emerge, Ramon tries to repair the emotional damage alongside treating the woman he cannot forget.

Hardships facing the Sioux drive Raven Following away from Montana, his heritage, and his friendship with Tess Meredith. Building a new identity in Chicago cannot erase that past, especially when determined Tess arrives and challenges his retreat from love.

Simon Hart has rejected romantic commitments, yet socialite Tira Beck keeps drawing his attention. He mistakes her lively manner for casual flirtation, unaware that her feelings are serious and that she wants a lasting relationship with him.

Financial troubles push Count Eduardo Cortes toward a marriage of convenience to save his Texas ranch. Wealthy Bernadette Barron needs the title he can offer, but their arrangement forces both to confront whether passion can become the love she wants.

Brianne Martin helps grieving Pierce Hutton during a Paris encounter, then falls for the older man who resists their attraction. A corrupt associate of her stepfather wants to marry her for business reasons, turning their emotional dilemma into danger.

Tiffany Blair wants marriage with Kingman Marshall, but he considers himself too old, jaded, and burdened by secrets for her. Their attraction pits her determination against his refusal to commit and his doubts about letting her into his life.

Rancher Callaghan Hart finds himself increasingly drawn to Tess Brady, his new housekeeper. Her warmth and innocence challenge his determination to avoid marriage, while his refusal to consider a casual affair leaves him struggling to resist their attraction.

This collection follows three Jacobsville bachelors facing women who challenge their guarded hearts. Luke Craig encounters an infuriating newcomer, Christopher Deverell tries to stop an ambitious reporter's investigation, and Guy Fenton meets a publicist unimpressed by his reputation.

Cecily Peterson returns after Tate Winthrop rejected their relationship because he opposed a mixed marriage. When a political scandal threatens him, she tries to protect the man she still loves from a secret that could devastate his life.