Hope Harbor Books in Order
Part ofIrene Hannon Books in OrderExplore the Hope Harbor series by Irene Hannon in order, with short summaries, series background, and easy where to start tips for this coastal world.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
12 books
Hope Harbor
by Irene Hannon
2015
Tracy Campbell returns to Hope Harbor, Oregon, to save her family's cranberry farm after tragedy reshapes her life. Chicago newcomer Michael Hunter has secrets of his own, and helping a struggling charity draws them toward healing and love.
Sea Rose Lane
by Irene Hannon
2016
After a brutal layoff, attorney Eric Nash returns home and finds his childhood house transformed into a noisy renovation project. Architect BJ Stevens is the last complication he wants, yet working together in Hope Harbor changes both of them.
Sandpiper Cove
by Irene Hannon
2017
Police chief Lexie Graham is busy raising her son and dealing with trouble in Hope Harbor. Ex-con Adam Stone is the wrong man to fall for, but helping a vulnerable teen pulls them into each other's lives.
Pelican Point
by Irene Hannon
2018
Army doctor Ben Garrison wants to sell the crumbling lighthouse he inherited and move on. Hope Harbor editor Marci Weber is determined to save the landmark, and their battle over it slowly turns personal.
Driftwood Bay
by Irene Hannon
2019
Jeanette Mason comes to Hope Harbor to start over after tragedy, determined to avoid fresh attachments. Her new neighbor Logan West arrives with a grieving child, a destructive dog, and problems that make distance impossible.
Starfish Pier
by Irene Hannon
2020
Charter fisherman Steven Roark and first-grade teacher Holly Miller end up on opposite sides of a fight that rattles quiet Hope Harbor. The conflict sparks more than frustration, and both have to decide what future they want.
Blackberry Beach
by Irene Hannon
2021
Katherine Parker comes to Hope Harbor incognito, hoping the quiet coast will help her sort out a life that looks successful but feels empty. Coffee shop owner Zach Garrett wants no more drama, until a shared project changes everything.
Sea Glass Cottage
by Irene Hannon
2022
Christi Reece comes to Hope Harbor desperate for help from the man she once betrayed. Jack Colby wants nothing to do with her, but proximity, need, and old history force both to face the past.
Windswept Way
by Irene Hannon
2023
Ashley Scott buys a historic Hope Harbor property after a major setback and finds herself starting over in a house with a sad past. Reclusive veteran Jonathan Gray helps with the restoration, even as he resists getting too close.
Sandcastle Inn
by Irene Hannon
2024
Vienna Price returns to Oregon after a career collapse, only to be drawn into saving a struggling inn. Matt Quinn arrives in Hope Harbor to recover from loss, and he soon realizes Vienna may be the key to reviving both the business and his heart.
Sunrise Reef
by Irene Hannon
2025
Free-spirited barista Bren Ryan loves her adopted home in Hope Harbor and has no interest in romance. Buttoned-up CPA Noah Ward comes to town on family business, then gets pulled into Bren's effort to help a troubled teen.
Harbor Pointe
by Irene Hannon
2026
Ballerina Devyn Lee returns to Hope Harbor for a family emergency and ends up staying longer than planned. Widowed millworker Aaron Steele and his young daughter slowly draw her into local life, and into the kind of future she never imagined.
Series background & context
Hope Harbor is Irene Hannon's longest and most inviting contemporary romance series, and its big draw is simple: the town itself. Set on the Oregon coast, the books return again and again to a small seaside community where locals and newcomers find work, friendship, healing, and usually a second chance at love.
The town is the main character.
Each novel focuses on a different couple. A woman comes home to save her family's cranberry farm. An attorney returns after a layoff to find his childhood home being turned into a bed and breakfast. A police chief and an ex-con get pulled together while trying to help a teen avoid trouble. A journalist wants to save a lighthouse. A lavender farmer and a doctor become unwilling neighbors. A charter fisherman and a teacher end up on opposite sides of a local conflict. The details change, but the pattern is reassuring in the best way.
What makes the series work over so many books is the balance between continuity and freshness. Hope Harbor has recurring businesses, landmarks, and side characters, so every return visit feels familiar. At the same time, each book brings in a new emotional knot, grief, burnout, regret, estrangement, career disappointment, or the fear of being known too well. Hannon uses the town's rhythms, volunteer projects, and neighborly interventions to gently push people out of isolation.
These are romances, but they are also books about community. People cook for each other, repair buildings, run shops, help foster kids, rescue struggling nonprofits, and show up when a neighbor cannot carry life alone. The stakes are rarely flashy. They are grounded in work, family, and the simple question of whether two people can imagine a future they did not plan.
If you are new to the series, start with Hope Harbor and keep going in order if you can. The books do stand alone, but the pleasure of the series is cumulative. Over time the coast, the businesses, and the people start to feel like a place you could actually drive to, park the car, and stay awhile.
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