Donna Ball Books in Order

Posing as her younger cousin, Annabelle travels to Brighton and finds herself introduced to Devon Lanson by matchmaking relatives. Although both resent their elders' interference, their growing attraction makes the deception increasingly difficult to maintain.

Tammy and Lee reluctantly switch from individual figure skating to pairs competition at their coach's urging. As their partnership carries them toward the Olympics, an unexpected setback threatens both their ambitions and their developing love.

Lindsey Madison comes to Atlanta to help her uncle win reelection to the Senate. Falling for his ambitious opponent, Trey Sinclair, places her personal feelings in conflict with family loyalty and a fiercely contested political campaign.

Physical education teacher Kelly Mitchell enjoys the companionship and affordability of sharing a house in Topanga Canyon. Her friendship with housemate Seth Mason changes when a camping trip reveals a painful secret he has kept hidden.

An injury ends Lauren Davis's dancing career, leaving her struggling to find purpose. Meeting singer Shane Halt, whom she once admired from afar, reveals another wounded person whose abrasive manner conceals a past he refuses to discuss.

Barbara Ellis still treasures her late husband's memory and fears that loving again would betray him. Persistent architect Kyle Waters awakens feelings she thought were gone, challenging her to consider a future beyond her grief.

Megan Brown arrives on an island determined to enjoy a brief, sophisticated affair. Photographer Marc Champion dismisses her efforts to seduce him, but her growing attachment makes the uncomplicated romance she planned increasingly impossible.

Stacey prefers her daydreams about performer Jon Callan to the risk of meeting him in person. An unexpected backstage introduction draws the quiet fan into his hectic world, where her unglamorous presence offers something he needs.

Homeless Dusty Macleod accepts help from trucker Camp Campbell after he rescues her in the Nevada desert. Their journey toward Arizona brings unexpected closeness, but reaching Flagstaff forces her to choose between security and her private dream.

Writer Dawn Morrison arrives to prepare an article about Byron Boyd's castle in the Hebrides. His hostility toward tourists and determination to guard his heritage spark repeated clashes, even as her feelings for him begin to change.

Ambitious Jessie McVey dreams of returning to Madison Avenue, while easygoing Keith Michaelson values happiness over career success. Their love faces a difficult choice when her plans for New York conflict with his contented Nashville life.

Librarian Jennifer Kiel plays a fortune-teller at her Massachusetts town's annual fair and meets wandering Adam Wilson. Their attraction brings unexpected possibilities to her sheltered life and challenges his habit of running from himself.

Craig Brandon cannot forget Laura Collins, the woman who vanished from his life in Florida. Meeting Amanda Donovan on a ski vacation awakens a powerful attraction and offers unexpected clues to the disappearance he still struggles to understand.

After accidentally hitting a jogger with her car, drugstore owner Beth Greene discovers he is celebrity Corey Fletcher. His repeated visits to Virginia Beach disrupt her predictable routine and leave her wondering what he wants.

Interpreter Callie Lester leaves her restless travels to study at a small Midwestern university, hoping to put down roots. As secrets from her past draw nearer, her search for belonging carries increasingly serious personal risks.

Union organizer Dani Miller refuses to abandon her campaign at an Indiana plant, despite vice-president Mick Cavenaugh's attempts to distract her. His declarations of love and concern complicate a struggle she is determined to keep professional.

A chaotic first encounter brings Philadelphia socialite Adrian Wesley into Sandy Garrett's life just before Christmas. She dismisses his invitation to spend a weekend together, convinced a man from his world will quickly forget her.

Meredith Griffin infiltrates the Temple of the Enlightenment to rescue her brother from its control. Falling for Mark Brasfield complicates her mission, especially when the man she trusts becomes connected with a disturbing deception.

Restless Jo Ella seeks shelter with Cameron in Dallas after an ugly scandal leaves her without alternatives. He has loved her through years of departures and reunions, but fears that once again she will not stay.

When Ken Chapman catches Faith Billiard as she falls from a church stepladder, his kindness and optimism draw her closer. She longs to share his faith in miracles, yet fears what deeper intimacy might reveal.

Fleeing a jealous husband with criminal connections, penniless Pierce Lanson takes work on an Alabama soybean farm. His attraction to capable Christine Walsh offers an unfamiliar kind of life, though both doubt they belong together.

Reporter Dallas McCabe treks into the South Carolina wilderness to interview reclusive survivalist Daniel Masters. His refusal to cooperate turns her assignment into a battle of wills, with an attraction neither had intended to invite.

Sheriff's office representative Gwen Blackshire expects her mysterious neighbor to be a recluse until she finds him entertaining a rowdy crowd. Serving Scott Stewart a summons becomes an awkward encounter that overturns her assumptions about him.

Dr. Kate Larimer regards television star Kevin Dawson as the irresponsible childhood friend who still treats her house as his own. When a violent storm strikes their Mississippi town, she sees an unexpected side of him.

Psychologist Leslie Roarke observes Michael Bradshaw displaying extraordinary mental powers at a Maryland research center. Her search for rational explanations becomes harder when the mysterious man seems able to perceive her through a two-way mirror.

Leigh devotes herself to making Refractions an exceptionally exclusive nightclub, treating success as her overriding goal. Self-made millionaire Phoenix pursues her love, bringing emotional demands into a life she has built around determination and ambition.

Returning to Wyoming's Circle P Ranch, Cassie Grant unexpectedly takes charge of a cattle roundup. Staffing troubles and an injured worker test her resolve, while elusive cowboy Logan presents a more personal challenge to her heart.

In Virginia in 1773, Arabella Winters becomes disillusioned with the man she is to marry. An encounter with a masked rebel known as the Fox awakens attraction, while his concealed identity complicates their growing connection.

Attorney E.J. Wiley protects an elderly client's fortune from people claiming to be a missing heir. Colby James seems unusually convincing, but his many aliases leave her questioning both his intentions and her attraction to him.

Jessica's hopes of marrying wealthy Daniel Fielding collapse when her father shoots him and abducts her. Daniel's cowboy brother Jake pursues them across the Western plains, where his distrust of Jessica becomes entangled with desire.

Southern belle Elizabeth Coleman falls for Jed Fielding, a frontiersman determined to build a cattle empire in Texas. Their passion draws her away from the comfort of her plantation upbringing toward the harsh life he has chosen.

English aristocrat Anne Edgecomb enjoys the independence her inherited Texas cattle ranch provides. Hiring a mysterious cowboy named Josh introduces a powerful attraction, but his reluctance to discuss his past leaves her questioning his motives.

Privateer captain Storme O'Malley captures Southern landowner Simon York, and hostility turns into attraction aboard her feared ship. As authorities and an unscrupulous enemy threaten them, the pair must fight for freedom as well as love.

After offending a voodoo priestess in New Orleans, social worker Jaime Faber encounters a series of unsettling mishaps. Easygoing Dr. Quaid Gerreau offers help and attraction, challenging her orderly outlook and resistance to local beliefs.

Police officer Teale Saunders sets out to bring elusive criminal David Carey to justice. His charm and unexpected kindness unsettle her certainty, forcing her to question the man she pursues and the feelings he inspires.

Overwhelmed executive Kendra Phillips hires help from Househusbands, Inc., hoping to bring order to her neglected home. Owner Michael Drake takes her case himself, then finds his attraction testing his strict rule against involvement with clients.

Preschool teacher Pamela Mercer rescues wealthy traveler Alan Donovan when a sudden Colorado blizzard traps him in his car. Their enforced time together creates an attraction they fear cannot survive the differences between their everyday lives.

Maggie Castle finally finds a home of her own in a Victorian house with an unusual resident. Christopher Durand is appealing and brilliant, but their growing romance faces one extraordinary obstacle: he has been dead for decades.

Deported to nineteenth-century Australia after defending herself from an earl, servant Gladys gains an unexpected new identity. Her chance to help other wronged people is threatened when her attacker and an artist from her past return.

Flapper Alice Fontaine arrives in New York determined to become famous during the Roaring Twenties. Nicholas Crawford introduces her to a glamorous world of speakeasies and late-night dancing, where ambition and attraction become increasingly intertwined.

Lyn Sanders loses a pedigree cat while helping her sister's pet-sitting agency and seeks animal trainer Casey Carmichael's assistance. Their search brings them closer, but his past has left him wary of lasting relationships.

Alaskan pilot Red Worthington has spent six months avoiding his estranged wife, Meg Forrest. When she prepares to leave, he must confront the risks and arrogance that damaged their marriage while trying to win her back.

Tori's father hires wanted former Texas Ranger Ethan Cantrell to retrieve her from a Mexican hacienda. Traveling through Apache territory with the outlaw, she must decide whether his promises and their growing attraction can be trusted.

A long-lost letter draws Bret Underwood home to Clayville, Indiana, for Christmas. Reconnecting with childhood friend Dani Griffin during the town's celebrations, he discovers a changed woman whose mysteries complicate his renewed interest in her.

Gambler Angel Haber wins a stolen silver cross in a poker game, drawing the attention of two outlaws determined to recover it. Meanwhile, Adam Wood's search for a friend's daughter brings him into Angel's life.

Dolphin researcher Kelsey Morgan expects two weeks at sea to focus on her work. Sharing a small boat with arrogant sailor Jess Seward proves infuriating, until their close quarters begin turning irritation into unexpected attraction.

Engineer Stone Harrison needs a pretend wife to please his mother and secure a business account. Allison Carter reluctantly accepts the arrangement for money, but a kiss threatens to turn their practical agreement into something real.

Lanie Robinson stows away aboard the Serendipity in search of adventure and encounters skipper Chris Vandermere, a man she takes for a pirate. Danger and attraction complicate the voyage as her fantasy becomes an unpredictable reality.

Fleeing a violent past, Katherine Carlyle survives a flatboat disaster and leads women and children through the wilderness. River pilot Byrd Kincaid offers help as fire, flooding, and a threat of revenge endanger their journey.

Mistaken for someone else, Cathy Hamilton is attacked by men intent on a terrible act. The danger forces her to turn to police officer Dave Jenks for assistance in a situation she never expected to face.

During a mystery weekend, Amelia Langston is transported to an 1870 plantation where Jeffrey Craig is the prime suspect in a murder. Their growing love is threatened by the violence surrounding the historical mystery.

Trapped by a landslide in the Andes, anthropologist Gillian Aldaire is rescued and healed by a mysterious stranger. His luxurious jungle palace and irresistible affection leave her wondering whether her enigmatic benefactor is dangerous or extraordinary.

Impoverished Charleston woman Laurel Sinclair Laughton finds herself drawn to outlaw Seth Tait, also known as Peach Brady. His pursuit of buried Yankee gold links their romance to her Confederate father's secrets and a dangerous family legacy.

Texas oilman Shane Bartlett hires matchmaker Cassie Averil to find him a wife. Her compatibility charts declare them unsuitable for each other, but their growing chemistry challenges the scientific rules on which her business depends.

Meg Kincaid escapes an abusive marriage and faces an enemy threatening her family. Meanwhile, Jim Kincaid comes of age in the Rocky Mountains, where his volatile temperament makes the struggle toward manhood a turbulent one.

In 1837, Boothe Carlyle guides a wagon train of missionaries through Indian territory. Alongside the westward journey, Kitty Kincaid rediscovers her Shawnee heritage as the Kincaid family's story unfolds across the American prairie.

Diana DeSalvo's charismatic former husband, Mitch, returns to her life in serious trouble. Their brief marriage ended bitterly, yet the attraction remains, leaving Diana caught between remembered hurt and the dangerous pull of renewed desire.

Meg Kincaid and her partner pursue a fortune during California's gold rush. Elsewhere, Jim Kincaid is driven by revenge, extending the family's frontier saga through ambitions for wealth and a personal quest for retribution.

Molly Blake survives a storm off the New England coast with help from mysterious Sean Seaward. His evasiveness about his origins troubles her even as attraction grows, making the secret behind her rescuer increasingly difficult to ignore.

Twenty-fourth-century explorer Quinn falls through a crack in time and lands three centuries earlier in Houston Malloy's arms. Stranded far from his own era, he must weigh his future against love for a woman of the past.

Resort owner Savannah Monterey distrusts former jewel thief C.J. Cassidy, despite his new career as a security expert. When belongings disappear around him, protecting her guests becomes tangled with resisting his charm and safeguarding her heart.

Aggie McDonald accidentally strikes a man on a rain-soaked highway and nurses him through his recovery. His lost memory allows intimacy to grow, but the return of his past threatens the bond they have formed.

TV journalist Amy Fortenoy uses herself as bait to catch an elusive werewolf killer. When her plan becomes dangerous, she joins forces with private investigator Ky Londen, unaware that he has personal reasons for pursuing the case.

Noel Duprey's birthright and destiny forbid a relationship with Victoria St. Clare. Believing her a threat to his legacy yet unable to resist her, he struggles between the demands of his position and a forbidden love.

Television host Jessamine Cray receives disturbing fan mail that escalates into intimate reminders of her past. As a stalker's threats intensify, police investigate hidden secrets while suspicion falls on the people closest to her.

A teenage girl disappears in a Florida resort town, followed by more missing girls and a chilling late-night call to her parents. A serial killer's pursuit sets off a desperate race to find a survivor.

Alexander Devoncroix reveals a guarded family history to his heir on the eve of a Manhattan murder. In nineteenth-century Paris, a human woman's acceptance into a powerful werewolf pack ignites forbidden desire, conflicting loyalties, and tragedy.

Scientist Hannah Braselton North rescues an injured wolf and a diary from an airplane wreck. The journal reveals a hidden werewolf civilization, while her recovering patient brings the Devoncroix family's tragic history and thirst for vengeance into her cabin.

Three immortal souls discover extraordinary power through their union at the House of Ra. Their hunger for forbidden knowledge and one another draws them toward dark magic, corrupting their gifts and threatening the world they influence.

Paul and Penny Mason take their troubled daughter to a lake house to repair their marriage. Recurring nightmares, a mysterious woman, and an antique photograph expose buried secrets as the family's summer retreat turns frightening.

Raine Stockton's former boyfriend returns to town wanted by the FBI for murder and ecoterrorism. Convinced of his innocence, she and golden retriever Cisco search the wilderness for the truth about him and a hidden fortune.

After a tragic loss, dog trainer Raine Stockton reluctantly returns to search-and-rescue work to find a kidnapped mother and child. Her inexperienced golden retriever, Cisco, may hold the key to tracking them through the mountains.

A woman's apparent suicide leaves her frightened dog starving in a remote cabin. Dog trainer Raine Stockton takes him in, then notices troubling inconsistencies that lead her to investigate whether his owner's death was murder.

Three friends buy a neglected mansion in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley after deciding to change their lives. Renovations, troublesome animals, and unexpected discoveries test Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget's friendship during their first year at Ladybug Farm.

Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget continue making a home at Ladybug Farm while two young people disrupt their routines. Secrets within the old house and a serious crisis threaten their makeshift household, drawing the friends together.

Newly widowed Sara Graves travels to France to settle her husband's estate and discovers a crumbling Loire Valley castle. His unexpected wealth and an attractive lawyer challenge her plans to sell the property and leave.

Ladybug Farm's new winery and events business lands a society wedding, bringing feuding mothers-in-law, a demanding bride, and a clueless groom. Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget must manage the chaos while considering risks to their own hearts.

This companion cookbook gathers more than seventy recipes from the Ladybug Farm novels, organized by season. Character advice and memories accompany dishes such as blueberry scones and Brunswick stew, emphasizing fresh ingredients and the series' shared meals.

Golden retriever Cisco uncovers human bones beneath the site of Raine Stockton's new training kennel. As police investigate possible serial killings, a disappearing collie and cryptic messages from a pet psychic deepen a mystery close to home.

Cici, Bridget and Lindsay prepare for their annual Christmas party amid a heatwave, exploding tree lights and troublesome fruitcakes. When someone fails to return by nightfall, their holiday mishaps give way to a much more serious worry.

Raised by a powerful family of wolf-like beings, human Emory Hilliford gains access to a secret civilization that controls worldly resources. A mission entrusted to him forces choices whose consequences could endanger both his own species and his hosts.

Laura Kane moves to a secluded mountain community with her young daughter, hoping for safety from city violence. Disappearances and disturbing incidents undermine that promise, while the child's nightmares suggest a connection to creatures haunting the surrounding wilderness.

Christmas brings Raine Stockton stolen nativity figures, abandoned puppies and unexpected guests. When a newborn appears in the town's living manger and Raine encounters an apparent murder scene, she and her dog Cisco face a much darker holiday mystery.

Facing Christmas without family, work or a dog, Raine Stockton becomes curious about a mysterious benefactor granting local wishes. An unusual crime wave complicates the season, and a mischievous golden retriever puppy provides unexpected help with both puzzles.

Years after her daughter vanishes, Carol Dennison receives a midnight call from a girl begging for help. As investigators connect the disappearance to other missing teenagers, Carol must confront the possibility that her child is still alive and in danger.

Raine Stockton accepts work leading troubled teenagers on a winter wilderness expedition, taking her dog Cisco along. Suspicion, sabotage and worsening weather turn a welcome job into a dangerous trek where someone in the group may be a killer.

With their vineyard ready for its first vintage, Cici, Bridget and Lindsay believe their years rebuilding Ladybug Farm are paying off. Approaching graduations, hidden worries and unexpected personal changes threaten to reshape the household they have built together.

Raine's Caribbean vacation with her boyfriend, his daughter and Cisco turns troubling after an actress dies while diving. Connections to Miles's past draw them into a murder investigation, leaving Raine to navigate unfamiliar ground and uncertain loyalties.

Raine Stockton and Cisco travel to South Carolina for an agility competition, hoping for prizes and a relaxing weekend. A competitor's murder exposes darker ambitions among the dog owners and pulls Raine into a dangerous investigation.

Paul and Derrick open a Shenandoah Valley bed-and-breakfast but struggle with their housekeeper, an intrusive spiritualist and unexpected legal trouble. As strangers converge on the Hummingbird House, the new hosts must find their footing amid mounting complications.

Lindsay and Dominic prepare to marry at Ladybug Farm, bringing a husband into the home she shares with Cici and Bridget. Despite elaborate plans and experienced helpers, unexpected problems threaten the wedding and the friends' carefully established life together.

Raine and Cisco join a holiday camp for dogs and children while a new police K-9 team arrives in town. Suspicious circumstances surrounding that government-funded gift become urgent when trouble at the camp reveals a threat to the community.

Paul and Derrick prepare an elaborate Christmas weekend at their bed-and-breakfast, juggling decorations, staffing gaps and unexpected children. Their guests arrive with hidden troubles of their own, turning a planned holiday extravaganza into a test of hospitality and compassion.

Busy dog trainer Raine takes in a bloodstained retriever found wandering in a national park. When the dog escapes, Raine and Cisco follow its trail to a body in a gorge and a troubling question about an apparent accident.

Police officers Aggie Malone and Ryan Grady prepare to testify about a brutal island crime witnessed by their border collie, Flash. Another murder, contradictory evidence and an approaching storm threaten their search for a truth only the dog fully understands.

Searching for a missing elderly man, Raine Stockton sees someone believed dead walking free. With few people willing to believe her, she and Cisco face a threat entangled with local politics, a custody dispute and troubling memories.

A visit to a nature preserve turns into a murder investigation when Flash uncovers a shallow grave. Police chief Aggie Malone and her husband Ryan Grady pursue connections between the body, an attacked ranger and dangerous events beyond the island.

Raine's dogs win roles in a film shooting near home, giving her a glimpse behind the scenes. A new friendship with a secretive stuntwoman becomes troubling as accidents and vandalism plague the production and threaten those working on it.

Aggie Malone hopes for a quiet first Christmas with her husband, Ryan Grady, but a fatal hit-and-run disrupts their plans. Her investigation leads to the arrest of his brother, putting police duties into direct conflict with family loyalties.