Jan Moran Books in Order

Jan Moran introduces notable prestige perfumes and explains how different scent styles work. Part guide and part enthusiast’s handbook, it is a useful starting point for readers curious about fine fragrance.

A reference guide to prestige perfumes for women and men, with notes on scent families, ingredients, and signature fragrances. It is aimed at readers who want practical help navigating fine fragrance with more confidence.

French perfumer Danielle Bretancourt sees her family shattered by World War II and refuses to stop fighting for them. From occupied Europe to Hollywood, she uses talent, nerve, and style to survive and rebuild.

Top lawyer Scarlett Sandoval is closing a major beauty and fashion deal when workplace pressure turns sinister and deadly. As danger closes in, a lifelong friend offers protection, and their easy bond starts changing into something far riskier.

Verena Valent, heiress to a skincare empire, is thrown off balance when a celebrity chef reenters her life and a dangerous ex threatens her family business. Paris, Beverly Hills, and second chances give this romance real stakes.

Irish designer Fianna Fitzgerald comes to America chasing her fashion dream, only to find sabotage, family shadows, and danger in its wake. A near disaster draws her close to reclusive rock star Niall Finley, but love solves very little easily.

This nonfiction guide explores classic fragrances from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Jan Moran blends perfume history, signature scents, and collector-friendly context for readers who want to understand what makes vintage fragrance endure.

In the South of France, Dahlia Dubois is surrounded by beauty, luxury, and family expectations, but her future is anything but settled. Business pressure and an unexpected attraction force her to decide what she really wants.

In 1956 Napa Valley, gifted winemaker Caterina Rosetta and her mother are guarding secrets that could destroy their family winery. A journey tied to Tuscany, inheritance, and old love forces painful truths into the open.

This linked finale sends one of Moran’s California friends into a glittering world of romance, risk, and a mystery that refuses to stay buried. Friendship and quick instincts matter just as much as style in this fast-moving story.

Runway model Penelope Plessen looks polished from the outside, but fame and fashion come with a price. Moving between Malibu, New York, and Copenhagen, she must decide whether the life she has built still fits the woman she is becoming.

A widowed artist returns to Summer Beach and discovers that the grand old house her late husband bought has become her last chance. Ivy Bay must save the property, face old heartbreak, and decide whether starting over is still possible.

A wildfire fills the Seabreeze Inn with evacuees just as Ivy battles zoning problems and a looming tax sale. Missing valuables, an old crush under her roof, and a documentary crew make one tense summer even messier.

After her life falls apart on live television, Marina Moore retreats to her grandmother’s beach house in Summer Beach. There, food, family, and a few brave leaps of faith offer her a chance to build something new.

When Ariana Ricci leaves her groom at the altar, she escapes to her aunt’s Palm Springs home and uncovers letters from 1950s Italy. A vintage necklace sends them toward Lake Como, where old secrets and second chances wait.

In 1956 Napa Valley, Juliana Cardona is building an independent life in the wine world when she meets the enigmatic Henri Laurent. Their attraction is real, but his buried secret could destroy any hope of a future together.

Vintage decorations, holiday events, and a mysterious guest bring bustle to the Seabreeze Inn. But a priceless discovery and strong opinions from family members test Ivy’s plans, and her future with Bennett, during Christmas season.

With summer in full swing, Ivy fights to keep the inn open while a lawsuit and family strain close in. Her daughter’s arrival, tension with Bennett, and another clue from the house’s past make life even harder.

Celina’s gift for chocolate opens doors to glamour, reinvention, and romance, but the past will not stay neatly boxed away. This mid-century family saga blends food, travel, and long-held secrets into a quietly sweeping story.

Marina turns her food business into a seaside cafe, but success arrives with fresh strain on her family and her growing bond with Jack. Meanwhile, her sisters face problems of their own, and Summer Beach keeps everyone guessing.

Marina and Kai throw themselves into opening a community theater in time for the holidays. As fundraising, casting, and family demands pile up, Marina and Jack must decide whether winter will pull them closer or apart.

A summer wedding brings new guests and new pressure to the Seabreeze Inn. While Ivy and Shelly plan the big event, the old beach house gives up more traces of the past that complicate an already busy season.

Wedding season hits Summer Beach at full speed as Kai rushes toward the altar and Marina tries to expand the Coral Cafe. Family pressure, new responsibilities, and questions about Marina’s future with Jack keep the summer off balance.

Ivy and Shelly start a beach book club to help a local shop, but the members bring more complications than expected. A new discovery at the inn stirs fresh questions about the house and the people around it.

A long-awaited family reunion fills the Seabreeze Inn with barbecues, beach games, and distant relatives. It should be a happy gathering, but old wounds and buried secrets threaten to turn the celebration upside down.

Newly married Ivy is juggling spa week at the Seabreeze Inn while Shelly faces the nerves of impending motherhood. As the old house gives up more Roaring Twenties secrets, gossip and strain ripple through Summer Beach.

After her husband’s betrayal, April Raines returns to Crown Island with her grown daughters for a fresh start. As a new owner revives the Majestic Hotel, old ties, new attractions, and island secrets begin reshaping all their lives.

Summer Beach’s centennial should be a joyful milestone, but Marina and Kai find themselves managing old grudges, fresh secrets, and rising family tension. Even Marina’s new marriage feels less settled as the celebration grows more complicated.

Ivy and Bennett finally set out on their delayed honeymoon, only to be rerouted into a trip with unexpected historical clues tied to the inn. Back in Summer Beach, Shelly and Poppy scramble to keep fresh mishaps from spinning out.

Widowed Junie Raines is trying to start over on Crown Island while managing the Majestic Hotel gift shop and handling fresh friction with her sister. A shabby cottage, island friendships, and the hope of family give her something to reach for.

This holiday novella brings Marina and the wider Summer Beach crowd together for bonfires, markets, mishaps, and seasonal surprises. Rekindled feelings, unexpected friendships, and beach-town Christmas cheer make it a warm catch-up story.

Ginger Delavie steps into the spotlight as her family helps record the remarkable story of her life. Paris, codebreaking, society intrigue, and long-kept secrets turn this finale into both a family history and a new beginning.

After losing her job in Seattle, Maileah Raines lands on Crown Island for a fresh start with her sister Junie. Family tension, small-town charm, and the possibility of romance push her to rethink what home might look like.

Critical repairs put the Seabreeze Inn’s future at risk, and a major fundraising gala may be Ivy’s best hope. But a famous necklace, surprise guests, and old connections turn one elegant night into a test of everything.

Interior designer Deb Whitaker should be enjoying the Majestic Hotel’s grand reopening, especially with a promising new man beside her. Then Grant, the one who vanished years ago, returns and forces her to face the past she never resolved.

A big harvest celebration should show off the Seabreeze Inn at its best, especially after major renovations. Instead, unexpected surprises threaten scandal, and Ivy and Bennett must keep the night, and the inn’s reputation, from unraveling.

A stranger arrives in Summer Beach driving a charming book-filled bus, and everyone wants to know her story. As Ivy and Shelly work on the inn, a renovation uncovers a secret that changes the town’s library fight.

While preparing the inn’s gardens for Spring Fling, Ivy uncovers a hidden plaque linked to a forgotten local woman. With expenses mounting, she has to solve another piece of Summer Beach history while protecting the place she loves.

Jo has made Cuppa Jo’s a Crown Island favorite, but love is harder to build than a diner. When the man she loves returns and a newcomer from Summer Beach unsettles her routine, she has to choose courage over comfort.

The Summer Beach saga continues with another return to the Seabreeze Inn, where familiar faces, family ties, and seaside surprises never stay quiet for long. Expect more of the warm community drama that keeps readers coming back.