Jessica Lemmon Books in Order

Sadie Howard resists getting involved beyond a first date, but Aiden Downey draws her into an unexpected romance. As they begin lowering their defenses, a family crisis threatens the fragile connection neither expected to matter so much.

Sadie Howard allows former lover Aiden Downey back into her life on the condition that their renewed affair carries no commitment. Aiden wants another chance at lasting love, forcing them to confront the heartbreak he caused before.

Lily McIntire bets coworker Marcus Black that she can spend a night in the supposedly haunted Willow Mansion. His Hawaiian trip is her prize if she succeeds; a date with him is the cost of losing the wager.

Determined to rebuild after her husband leaves, Crickitt Day accepts a position as billionaire Shane August's assistant. Their growing attraction challenges her professional boundaries and his resistance to intimacy, complicated by painful secrets from his past.

Advertising executive Landon Downey hires childhood acquaintance Kimber Reynolds to help care for his nephew. Their attraction leads to a supposedly casual arrangement, but Kimber's longstanding crush and Landon's avoidance of relationships complicate their carefully negotiated terms.

Veteran Connor McClain seeks a peaceful life in Evergreen Cove and finds himself attracted to Faith Garrett. Hurt by her cheating ex, Faith resists another relationship until a snowbound holiday tests the distance she wants to maintain.

Widowed tattoo artist Evan Downey moves to Evergreen Cove with his son, hoping to escape years of isolation. His late wife's best friend Charlotte offers support, but their growing attraction brings desire into conflict with grief and loyalty.

Restaurant owner Devlin's ties to the mob turn dangerous when misplaced trust leaves him battered and seeking refuge with waitress Rena Lewis. Their attraction awakens his protective instincts, even as his own connections threaten the woman sheltering him.

Donovan Pate returns to Evergreen Cove carrying painful memories of the woman he left seven years earlier. Sofie Martin must work with him on a major charity fundraiser, forcing unresolved feelings and his troubled past into daily proximity.

Recently released prisoner Tucker Noscalo abducts lawyer's daughter Morgan Young to obtain help exposing his corrupt police-chief father. As Morgan hears Tucker's accusations, sympathy and attraction complicate an encounter that began with coercion and a desperate demand for justice.

Rock musician Asher Knight discovers he has a young son and must abandon his restless lifestyle to become a father. Gloria Shields sees unexpected tenderness beneath his familiar recklessness, but risks renewed heartbreak if she trusts him.

Reese Crane needs a respectable marriage to persuade his company's board to appoint him CEO. Merina Van Heusen agrees to a six-month arrangement to recover her parents' hotel, but their escalating attraction complicates what began as a business contract.

Hotel executive Tag Crane confronts the barking dog downstairs and meets dog-sitter and bartender Rachel Foster. A business opportunity brings them closer, while their agreement to enjoy a casual fling leaves both unprepared for deeper emotional stakes.

Holly Larson wants to escape her family’s shadow and explore desires she has kept private. Turning to childhood crush Dalton Thomas gives her a chance to act on them, but their shared history makes the experiment increasingly personal.

Eli and Isabella Crane host a Christmas gathering that reunites the couples from the Billionaire Bad Boys novels. Reese and Merina, Tag and Rachel, and Alex and Rhona join the celebration in this holiday epilogue to the series.

Bartender Grace Buchanan challenges regular Davis Price to date someone outside his usual type, prompting him to ask her out. Their banter turns into a casual affair, but increasing emotional attachment unsettles the limits they placed on it.

Jacqueline Butler admires a handsome jogger while avoiding the dating scene, until colleague and friend Vince Carson offers practice dates. Vince secretly hopes to win her himself, making their supposedly instructional encounters increasingly difficult to keep platonic.

Injured former Marine Eli Crane drives away the assistants his brothers hire to help him enter the family business. Employment-agency owner Isabella Sawyer takes the job herself, determined to retain his account despite his hostility and their growing attraction.

Socialite Stefanie Ferguson needs a temporary husband to silence rumors threatening her family's political ambitions. Security specialist Emmett Keaton agrees to the Christmas marriage, but a promise to her brother complicates the feelings developing beneath their public arrangement.

Politician Chase Ferguson visits former lover Miriam Andrix to warn that their past has attracted renewed press attention. A Montana blizzard traps them in his vacation home, where returning desire collides with the public pressures that separated them.

Actress Allison Murphy returns home to escape damaging publicity and finds her first love Jackson Burke renovating her parents' house. Their unresolved history becomes public spectacle when a kiss goes viral, complicating her comeback and his determination to stay distant.

PR consultant Penelope Brand discovers her recent one-night partner is oil baron Zach Ferguson, her client's brother. His impulsive announcement of their engagement complicates her professional comeback, while an unexpected pregnancy challenges the limits of their casual relationship.

Seeking solitude in the mountains, Dax Vaughn shares a night with newly unemployed Becca Stone. When a storm strands her at his cabin, their two-week arrangement places his wish for independence against an attachment neither planned to pursue.

Journalist Catarina Everhart is assigned to date disgraced former football star Barrett Fox and write about the experience. His provocative behavior tests her patience, while glimpses of his private generosity challenge her assumptions and the boundaries of the assignment.

Sabrina Douglas plans a Valentine's Day distraction for her overwhelmed friend and colleague Flynn Parker. A kiss and an apartment plumbing disaster bring them into unexpectedly close quarters, where a secret affair threatens their friendship and professional reputations.

Developer Tate Duncan asks Hayden Green to pose as his fiancée during a Christmas visit to his newly discovered family in London. Real attraction complicates the arrangement, while Hayden's hidden past threatens the comfort he hoped she would provide.

At a tech conference, Drew Fleming lets childhood crush Reid Singleton mistake her for someone else and pursues a night together. Discovering she is his best friend's sister forces Reid to reassess their attraction amid unsettling family revelations.

Consultant Andrea Payne asks a stranger to accompany her to her sister's wedding, then discovers he is her new boss, Gage Fleming. Their agreement to attend together becomes complicated by attraction they must face again at work.

Fleeing her former life, Elliott McKinley reaches Evergreen Cove and meets officer Brady Hutchins when a flat tire strands her. Their brief encounter grows into unexpected attachment, challenging her reluctance to stay and his preference for relationships without commitment.

Taylor Thompson hides from an unwanted marriage proposal and impulsively kisses her date's older brother, Royce Knox. Their attraction sparks family conflict and complicates a contest for leadership of the technology company their families established together.

A construction businessman's reliable schedule is disrupted when government inspector Vivian Vandemark arrives to halt his project. Their antagonism becomes attraction, but difficult family circumstances and troubled histories make trust a challenge as their relationship grows more serious.

Divorced colleagues Gia Knox-Cooper and Jayson Cooper maintain an amicable working relationship, but still struggle with mutual attraction. A family wedding reignites their affair, forcing them to confront the unresolved tensions that destroyed their marriage the first time.

Assistant Addison Abrams hopes a weekend away will help her overcome her crush on boss Brannon Knox. When her car breaks down, his rescue turns the trip into an intimate encounter that complicates their return to the office.

A billionaire overhears his best friend and colleague Cris confess that she wants an intimate relationship with him. He agrees to a temporary arrangement, then discovers that keeping their new connection casual may be harder than either anticipated.

After a street-racing accident leaves aspiring attorney Caden struggling to speak, Tasha Montgomery pushes him to pursue recovery. Attraction complicates their sessions, giving him new hope while challenging the emotional defenses he has maintained alongside his physical frustration.

Hallie Banks wants to escape her role as the dutiful twin overshadowed by her famous sister. Bachelor Gavin Sutherland agrees to teach her to loosen up, but their experiment in rule-breaking leads to attraction and an unexpected pregnancy.

Country singer Cash Sutherland needs favorable coverage to repair his damaged reputation, but the journalist hired for the task is former girlfriend Presley Cole. She wants the career opportunity while struggling with anger toward the man who abandoned her.

A year after leaving Walt Steele, Dee Morgan returns at Christmas dressed as Santa and hoping to rekindle their relationship. Ready at last to accept the future he offered, she faces uncertainty about whether he still wants her.

Lourdes Daniels hopes to repair a friendship damaged by her divorce while keeping her heart protected. An unexpected kiss with chainsaw artist Anthony Renaldo changes that plan, forcing her to decide whether she can trust their connection again.

Podcaster Meghan Squire lands an interview with actor Isaac Dunn and agrees to become his pretend girlfriend to manage press attention. Genuine attraction and an unexpected pregnancy force them to consider whether their public arrangement can support a real commitment.

Talent agent Kendall Squire asks retired actor Max Dunn to impersonate his identical twin in a commercial she has arranged. A blizzard traps them at his mountain cabin, where professional persuasion becomes complicated by an increasingly personal attraction.

May Glenfield asks bartender Xavier Dane to accompany her to her former partner’s sister’s wedding. Their friendly arrangement becomes intimate, and an unexpected pregnancy forces both to reconsider the futures they imagined before attraction complicated their lives.

Restless billionaire Brody Crane buys a suburban house to write about settling down, then hires Reagan Palmer to manage repairs. She secretly hopes to save her childhood home, while their growing attraction tests his habit of leaving before commitment.

A Chicago charity event reunites Dante Crane with Honesty Benitez eight years after he left her. What begins as a temporary fling draws her into his family, forcing them to reconsider the distance and priorities that once ended their relationship.