Gail Oust Books in Order

In 1850 Indiana, widow Becky Foster secretly helps runaway slaves reach safety on the Underground Railroad. Falling for drifter Mike Ryan only makes her work more dangerous, because love could expose the lives depending on her silence.

Eden St. James once dismissed Justin Tremayne in a London drawing room. Now she is a bond servant in Virginia, and the man who rescues and marries her cannot protect her from the memories driving her flight.

An early Elizabeth Turner romance that mixes peril with passion. A woman caught in dangerous circumstances must decide who to trust when freedom, love, and survival begin pulling her in different directions.

One of Oust's earlier Elizabeth Turner romances, this novel leans into hidden truths, emotional danger, and a love story tested by fear. It has a darker edge, with the past pressing hard on the present.

Fleeing her tyrannical grandfather, Jael Kincaid is rescued by sea captain Nathan Thorne. As danger follows them, attraction grows, and Jael must decide whether she can trust the man who may be her only path to freedom.

Countess Christiane Bouchard flees the French Revolution and enters a proxy marriage she does not want. After violence shatters that future, she is swept toward Louisiana, where survival and desire become tightly tangled.

In 1814, Gillian Stafford travels to a remote British stronghold in Michigan with Luc du Pré, a scout secretly working for the Americans. War, divided loyalties, and growing desire turn their journey into a dangerous romance.

When lumber baron Cole Garrett is accused of murdering his wife, housekeeper Claire Sorenson refuses to believe it. As the household collapses around them, Claire stays to protect his baby daughter and risks her heart in the process.

Tess Montgomery inherits a ranch and abandoned mine near Tucson, only to learn she must share them with Zachary McClain, a former Confederate she once helped. He believes she betrayed him, and old wounds quickly turn dangerous.

Kate McCall and her Bunco Babes expect an ordinary day on the golf course, until they find a human arm in the underbrush. With local women missing and rumors flying, Kate cannot resist getting involved.

Claudia Connors comes home from Vegas with a brand-new actor husband and a lot of raised eyebrows. When he is shot dead during rehearsal with a prop gun loaded with real bullets, Kate McCall sets out to clear her friend.

A garden club event in Serenity Cove ends in food poisoning, a death, and a plea for Kate McCall's help. As suspicion brushes close to her friend Rita, Kate digs through old connections, jealousy, and lies.

Freshly divorced Piper Prescott is about to open her dream spice shop when she finds a local chef stabbed to death. Suddenly she is the prime suspect, and clearing her name means poking around where she really should not.

Brandywine Creek's barbecue festival turns deadly when contestant Becca Dapkins is found murdered. With Piper Prescott's friend Maybelle high on the suspect list, Piper starts asking questions that someone would rather leave buried.

Oktoberfest brings crowds, spice sales, and a business opportunity for Piper Prescott's former mother-in-law, Melly. Then a software buyer turns up dead in Melly's basement, and Piper has to sort through money motives, gossip, and murder.

A local production of *Steel Magnolias* goes badly off script when director Sandy Granger is found strangled backstage. With Reba Mae looking like an easy suspect, Piper Prescott starts digging through cast grudges and small-town rivalries.

When realtor Shirley Randolph turns up dead in a fishing hole, Brandywine Creek starts whispering that Police Chief Wyatt McBride is involved. Piper Prescott jumps in to clear his name, only to find herself edging closer to real danger.

Christmas goodwill turns grim when Kate McCall helps Eula Mae Snow sort holiday decorations and uncovers a skeleton. With suspicion closing around Eula Mae, Kate takes on a decades-old murder before the holidays unravel.