JH Croix Books in Order

Returning to Diamond Creek after her parents' deaths, Hannah Gray plans to keep romance casual. Her attraction to Luke Winters complicates that resolve, while painful histories and family revelations threaten their growing connection in Alaska.

Phoebe Devine has long loved her best friend, mountain lion shifter Jake North. As upheaval unsettles Catamount, Maine, their journey toward romance becomes tangled with threats to the shifter community and Phoebe's doubts about trusting him.

Reserved Lily North encounters Noah Jasper when he returns to care for his ailing mother. Their attraction develops amid family tensions and a dangerous shifter smuggling network that forces Noah to confront threats to Catamount.

Vacationing in Diamond Creek, Tess Stanton meets fishing guide Nathan Winters after a difficult year. Their intended fling grows complicated when home in North Carolina and trouble involving her former partner threaten their new connection.

Emma escapes an abusive past to begin again in Alaska, where single father Trey Holden offers an unexpected possibility of love. As her former life catches up with her, fear threatens the trust developing between them.

Susie Hammond readily plays matchmaker for friends but guards her own heart after a frightening experience. Her attraction to controlled bachelor Jared Winters challenges both their habits, forcing them to reconsider the risks of emotional intimacy.

An injury on the Appalachian Trail brings Chloe Silver into the care of solitary mountain lion shifter Dane Ashworth. Their attraction grows in Catamount, where his hidden nature and threats to the community complicate earning her trust.

Former military operative Gage Hamilton returns to Alaska and meets neighbor Marley Adams, who is seeking escape from her own past. As danger threatens her fresh start, protecting Marley draws Gage into a relationship neither anticipated.

A car accident brings Risa Holden together with police officer Darren Thomas, her friend's brother. Both carry painful histories, and their growing attraction challenges Risa's distrust of romance and Darren's determination to protect his heart.

Max Stone returns to Catamount hoping to rekindle his teenage romance with Roxanne Morgan. As Christmas approaches, Roxy must confront her fears about loving again while Max investigates the mystery surrounding his father's death among shifters.

Widowed mountain lion shifter Shana Ashworth has withdrawn from love after her husband's betrayal and death. Visiting shifter Hayden Thorne unsettles her defenses, but their attraction becomes entangled with secrets and danger within the shifter community.

This collection brings together *When Love Comes*, *Follow Love*, and *Love Unbroken*. In Diamond Creek, three women confronting bereavement, disappointment, or an abusive past encounter men whose affection challenges their plans for a fresh start.

Divorced Ginger Sanders wants to avoid another romantic mistake, but a skiing mishap introduces her to Cam Nash. The former sports star has retreated to Alaska with private wounds, making their unexpected attraction a challenge for both.

Security specialist Aidan McNamara has feelings for Becca, his best friend's sister. Still wounded after being abandoned before her wedding, Becca considers a brief encounter, but their connection threatens the boundaries both have placed around love.

Mountain lion shifter Heath Ashworth struggles to rebuild his life after a devastating accident and involvement with smugglers. Single mother Vivi Sheldon, once his secret admirer, faces renewed attraction while threats to shifters complicate their relationship.

Burned out by corporate law, Garrett Hamilton retreats to his brother's Alaska lodge. There he meets Delia Peters, a single mother focused on supporting her family, whose practical responsibilities clash with the unexpected possibility of romance.

Jessa Hamilton arrives in Alaska hoping to rebuild her life, then backs into Eli Brooks's truck. The independent vegetarian and rugged outdoorsman discover an attraction that challenges their differences and their guarded expectations of a relationship.

After his brother's death, Daniel Hayes learns that his parents concealed his shifter heritage. Returning to Colorado brings him into Sophia Ashworth's life, where attraction, family distress, and dangerous secrets complicate his search for identity.

Independent Lacey Adams faces an unexpected personal challenge and turns to her best friend Quinn. A kiss changes the terms of their friendship, leaving her to weigh familiar support against feelings she never expected to confront.

FBI agent Dallas reconnects with Audrey, his sister's best friend, during the Christmas season. A kiss years earlier still hangs between them, and their renewed attraction challenges his belief that she should remain off limits.

An internationally known football goalkeeper is accustomed to attention, but brilliant, reserved Harper remains unimpressed by his fame. Their attraction grows as her troubled past and his expectations complicate the possibility of a relationship beyond celebrity.

Seven years after a lie ended their first romance, a firefighter encounters Amelia again in a muddy wedding dress. Her abandoned wedding creates an unexpected reunion, but old accusations and unresolved hurt stand between them.

Navy SEAL Sawyer Hamilton heads to Alaska after a brush with death and meets phlebotomist Violet Carter. Both resist commitment, but their attraction challenges the independence and emotional protections shaped by their difficult past experiences.

Technology billionaire Owen Manning hires talented engineer Ivy Nash, bringing their attraction into a workplace already complicated by power and responsibility. Their agreement to keep things casual strains against feelings neither can comfortably control.

A minor car collision introduces Jana Sparks to Finn, the police officer who offers her a ride. Holiday flirtation and a dinner invitation create unexpected intimacy, but both must confront their reluctance to risk deeper feelings.

International football player Ethan hires attorney Zoe when he faces a legal problem. Their attraction crosses the lines separating client and lawyer, challenging her careful professionalism and complicating a situation that already demands discretion from both.

A kiss changes Daisy's longstanding friendship with a man unwilling to commit. They agree to a month of physical intimacy, but Daisy's desire for something lasting makes their arrangement increasingly difficult to keep within its limits.

Firefighter Beck finds himself drawn to Maisie, whose outspoken manner regularly puts them at odds. Because she works for him, their attraction creates professional complications, while their arguments expose feelings neither finds easy to acknowledge.

A football player's attraction to doctor Olivia complicates a life built around sporting success. As their connection develops, the demands of his public career and her own boundaries challenge their ability to turn attraction into a relationship.

Hotshot firefighter Levi clashes with independent Lucy, whose blunt manner gives him little room to coast on charm. When circumstances bring them closer, their sharp exchanges conceal an attraction that challenges both their emotional defenses.

Firefighter Caleb reconnects with Ella, his first love, ten years after tragedy separated them. Her return brings fresh troubles as well as old feelings, leaving them to confront the pain that still shapes their expectations of love.

A scandal sends the father of a once prominent Cypress Creek family to prison. Against that upheaval, a romance with Marie Nix draws buried secrets and family pressures into a relationship already threatened by the past.

When single mother Sadie's car breaks down, mechanic Evan steps in to help. Their attraction develops amid the fallout from his father's imprisonment, as family secrets and criminal trouble threaten the security Sadie wants for her daughter.

Firefighter Ward encounters Susannah again four years after their first night together. Renewed attraction unsettles their plans, and an unexpected pregnancy makes their complicated connection harder to dismiss as another encounter without consequences for either.

Firefighter Harlow May reconnects with technology billionaire Max Channing a year after their night together at a wedding. Christmas brings another chance at romance, but differences in their lives challenge the possibility of a lasting relationship.

After losing her job and fiancé, Jasmine Phillips finds herself in a bar confrontation and meets firefighter Donovan Ryan. Her friend's brother offers unexpected support, but Jasmine's recent upheaval complicates her readiness for another romantic connection.

Cypress Creek police officer Sonny believes his imprisoned father is innocent and seeks answers behind the scandal. His attraction to quiet librarian Niki Holmes becomes complicated when the investigation places her in the path of danger.

Firefighter Jesse Franklin is drawn to doctor Charlie Lane, whose orderly approach to life contrasts with his own. Their attraction disrupts her plans and challenges her determination to keep romance out of an already complicated life.

Evie distrusts charming men like Dawson Marsh, but a kiss unsettles their friendship. An arrangement based on physical attraction promises simplicity, until growing feelings challenge her defenses and make the prospect of falling for him increasingly difficult.

A fundraising date auction offers Nate Fox another opportunity with Holly Blake, his best friend's sister. Determined to win her attention, he pursues their longstanding attraction, but Holly's private complications threaten the chance he hopes to seize.

Rachel Garrett wants no rescuer, especially a protective hotshot firefighter with reasons of his own to avoid romance. Remy Martin's growing interest challenges her carefully drawn boundaries as he discovers the vulnerability beneath her independence.

Ellie agrees to a romance that must remain hidden from her brother. What should be a brief encounter becomes harder to contain when her partner realises one night together cannot satisfy his growing desire for her.

A man burdened by his father's criminal past meets Eve while carrying out an errand for his family. Their attraction draws him into protecting her, but the secrets she keeps threaten the trust developing between them.

Returning broke and heartbroken to Stolen Hearts Valley, Shay moves in with her brother's best friend, Jackson. A remembered kiss and their renewed attraction challenge her determination to avoid romance and his resistance to complications.

Wade has never forgotten Dani Love, the woman who broke his heart. A small-town Christmas brings their lingering attraction back into focus, but Dani's closely guarded secret threatens any chance of building a different future.

First responder and single father Lucas Cole receives a package intended for Valentina Smith, exposing an intimate secret. His offer to help turns an embarrassing mistake into an attraction neither planned to pursue seriously.

Pilot Flynn juggles his Alaska businesses, firefighting and raising his teenage sister when Daphne arrives seeking a fresh start. Their attraction complicates an employer relationship and challenges his determination to keep romance outside his crowded life.

Walker needs a pretend date for a wedding and calls in a favour from Jade, his friend's sister. A weekend together turns their convenient arrangement into a test of friendship, boundaries and unexpected attraction.

A road trip reunites Mack with Ash, his best friend's younger sister, as they return to their hometown. Their friendship becomes increasingly difficult to maintain when attraction intensifies and Ash discovers she is pregnant.

Boone Reeves returns home hoping to repair the heartbreak he caused Grace Lakes. Grace wants nothing to do with her former love, forcing Boone to confront his past decisions while trying to earn another chance.

After rejecting commitment, Gabriel discovers he has lost more than a casual relationship with Nora, his best friend's sister. Living and working in the same small town, he struggles to overcome her silence and regain her trust.

Yoga teacher Gemma seeks a fresh start in a small Alaska town, where ex-military pilot Diego attends her class. Their attraction challenges her independence and draws the guarded newcomer into a connection neither can easily control.

A porcupine in Cammi's coffee truck brings an ex-military pilot close enough to kiss the cheerful barista. Their long-suppressed attraction challenges his guarded outlook and her hopes for the kind of romance he claims to avoid.

A chef seeking peace in a small town discovers her new job brings her back to former hockey star Ty. Their revived attraction becomes a forbidden workplace affair, complicated by the secrets she keeps about her changed life.

Firefighter Paisley clashes with Russell Dane, her overprotective boss and new roommate. Working and living together makes their mutual irritation impossible to avoid, while an unexpected kiss complicates the boundaries she wants to maintain.

A funeral fire brings Rowan Cole back into the life of the woman who once knew him best. Seven years after tragedy separated them, his determination to reconnect confronts her fear of trusting their old bond again.

After her car leaves a snowy Alaska highway, Delilah Carter is rescued by Alex Blake, a man she thought she would never see again. Their unexpected Christmas reunion revives feelings once defeated by distance and circumstance.

Single father and hotshot firefighter Graham has little room for romance when city newcomer Madison Glen enters his life. Their clashes and attraction challenge his assumptions about her ability to fit into small-town Alaska.

Roommates and colleagues Grant and Harley agree to a short-lived affair, hoping to exhaust their attraction. Instead, their connection deepens, leaving Grant torn between his feelings and the boundary around his friend's younger sister.

An FBI agent returning for the holidays encounters Sasha, his sister's friend and a single mother he once considered off limits. A snowstorm traps them together, forcing long-buried feelings into the open during their unexpected reunion.

Thea's car breaks down near her first love, Joe Martinelli, during a Maine snowstorm. Accepting shelter with the single father revives a relationship once blocked by her family, as both face the cost of their separation.

Billionaire Ian plans a solitary holiday at his family's Maine home, only to find librarian Jane Matthews there. Snowbound together, they agree to keep an intimate arrangement secret and temporary, despite the feelings growing between them.

When Phoebe's ex plans to marry her former best friend, childhood acquaintance Archer offers a marriage of convenience. The arrangement serves them both, but unexpected attraction challenges their insistence that their new relationship is only pretend.

Hallie shares one anonymous night with firefighter Chase, believing they will never meet again. An unexpected pregnancy sends her searching for him, forcing two guarded strangers to consider a future beyond their carefully agreed rules.

Tucker never expected to love again after losing his first partner, while Skylar distrusts romance altogether. Their attraction challenges both defences, turning a tentative connection into a struggle over whether either can risk another heartbreak.

An accidental public skinny-dipping encounter introduces Alice to her new neighbour, Jonah. Hoping to leave tragedy behind in Alaska, he resists romance while his grandmother's matchmaking and Alice's presence steadily undermine his determination to remain alone.

Tiffany returns to Alaska determined to abandon romance, but reconnects with former schoolmate Wes, now a firefighter. His busy life and her reluctance meet an unexpected complication that draws them into a closer, riskier connection.

Kenan realizes his feelings for longtime best friend Quinn Blackthorne have become romantic. In Fireweed Harbor, crossing the boundary between friendship and love means risking the person who has become the most dependable presence in his life.

Firefighter Travis Wilkes rescues single mother Janie Stevens from the icy Alaskan ocean. Neither expects romance, but their attraction during the Christmas season challenges his busy life and her determination to avoid repeating painful experiences.

Blake breaks a rule against pursuing Fiona, who works for his family, and begins a secret relationship. When her hidden past catches up with her, protecting Fiona and her daughter becomes more important than maintaining appearances.

Haven Rivers returns to Fireweed Harbor determined to avoid Rhys, her brother’s best friend who previously broke her heart. His effort to win another chance challenges her resolve and complicates the rules she set for herself.

A firefighter steps in after Piper, his best friend’s sister, is publicly dumped at an airport. Their fake relationship becomes harder to maintain when a blizzard strands them together at a mountain hotel with one bed.

An emergency visit for his cat introduces firefighter Cooper to veterinarian Farrah, who also becomes his neighbor. Their casual arrangement begins to demand more, challenging his determination to avoid commitments and keep romance out of his life.

An accidental break-in brings Haven Rivers and her old crush Rhys Cannon into neighboring homes in Fireweed Harbor. Their renewed encounter challenges her view of him, setting up the relationship explored later in Make You Mine.

Pregnant and fleeing the wreckage of a former relationship, Tish moves to Willow Brook hoping to disappear. Firefighter Griffin returns to her life and offers dependable support, challenging her belief that survival requires keeping others away.

Rosie wants an annulment after an impulsive Vegas wedding, but firefighter Wyatt sees their marriage as the chance he has wanted for years. Returning to Alaska brings gossip and forces them to reconsider their shared history.

An awkward wedding encounter introduces firefighter Jack to McKenna Cannon, who insists she does not date or want a relationship. As their attraction deepens, his commitment challenges her conviction that falling in love is too risky.

Single mother Tessa is rebuilding her life in Alaska after a disastrous marriage. Friendship with guarded Adam grows into attraction, but his desire for a lasting relationship challenges her determination to protect herself from further heartbreak.

Casey recruits firefighter Leo as a fake fiancé to deflect her parents during a therapy session. As he adjusts to unexpected fatherhood and she grieves her sister, their pretend relationship begins to feel increasingly real.

Luna once shared a kiss with Parker while hiding her identity, seeking escape from her parents’ online business. Years later, the firefighter enters her coffee shop without recognizing her, and keeping that secret threatens another chance.

Firefighter and single father Haven offers childhood neighbor Elsa a room when she returns to Alaska. Shared losses draw them together, but opening his home and heart threatens the defenses he built after a devastating wildfire.

Stella reluctantly grows close to firefighter roommate Hudson despite her distrust of complicated men. When a brother she never knew existed arrives with a shared connection to Hudson, their developing relationship becomes entangled in family secrets.

Wilderness guide Adele takes a job at Cole’s family resort in Alaska, drawing the firefighter beyond his easygoing defenses. Their attraction deepens, but a returning figure from Adele’s past threatens the safety she hoped to find.

After betrayal by her partner and best friend, Chloe starts over at an Alaskan resort. Firefighter Lincoln, whose family owns the business, offers steady support, while shared grief and workplace proximity complicate their growing romantic attachment.

An allergic reaction brings guarded Tori into firefighter Kincaid’s care. His dependable kindness challenges the distrust left by her father’s public betrayal, forcing her to decide whether a new relationship is worth risking her defenses.

Freshly divorced Ava visits Alaska and injures her ankle on a glacier, where firefighter Tanner comes to her rescue. His steady care challenges her rejection of romance while exposing the wounds both conceal behind their outward confidence.

Firefighter Jude has concealed his love for longtime best friend Kendall, afraid of losing the bond they share. An unexpected kiss changes their relationship, forcing both to confront feelings that make their familiar friendship increasingly uncertain.