Heart Resort Books in Order

Heart Resort is set on North Carolina's Outer Banks, where the Puso family runs a private getaway built for couples. On the surface, it is all ocean air, romantic cottages, and big promises of escape. Underneath, it is a family business shaped by grief, old arguments, loyalty, and the question of who gets to decide what comes next.

That mix is what gives the series its pull.

The books are connected by the Puso siblings and the resort itself. In It Takes Heart, Brandon Puso comes back after time away when a hurricane damages the property and the reopening is suddenly at risk. His return puts him right beside Geneva Harris, his sister's best friend and the woman he once loved in secret, so the story blends repairs and rebuilding with a very personal second chance.

Know You by Heart shifts the focus to Chris Puso, the oldest sibling and the brother carrying most of the pressure to keep Heart Resort afloat. His marriage to Eden started as a practical arrangement, tied to a family trust and both of their careers, but the longer they work side by side, the harder it is to pretend there is nothing real between them. The book leans into marriage-of-convenience romance, but it also keeps one eye on money, responsibility, and what happens when family duty swallows private feeling.

Then Lucky Streak opens the world a little wider. Beatrice Puso reconnects with Jackson Hill, the man she almost had a future with after one memorable night in Las Vegas. Their chemistry is immediate, but so is the problem: their families are on opposite sides of a business rivalry. That gives the romance a star-crossed feel without losing the small-town, beachside warmth that defines the series.

Across all three books, the resort is more than a backdrop. It is the reason people come home, the source of stress, and the place where the Pusos keep running into the parts of themselves they would rather avoid. Marcelo also folds in Filipino family culture, food, sibling dynamics, and the kind of practical decisions that make these romances feel lived in.

If you like contemporary romance with strong family ties, a breezy coastal setting, and couples who have to sort out real baggage before they get their happy ending, Heart Resort is an easy place to settle in. The books work on their own, but reading them in order lets the family history and the changing shape of the resort land a little better.