Judith Keim Books in Order

After her husband leaves her with nothing, Ann joins forces with blunt, lottery-winning Rhonda to turn a Florida seaside estate into a small hotel. The project gives both women a fresh start, and Ann may find love along the way.

After a humiliating divorce, Sukie Skidmore joins four other women for weekly lunches where nobody counts calories. What begins as comfort food and talk turns into a fierce support system, and then into something more dangerous.

Samantha Hartwell has to sort through mixed signals, hard choices, and more than one possible future before she can trust her own heart. It is a romance about growing up emotionally, not just falling in love.

Fresh from divorce, Allison Hartwell heads to California to help run an art gallery and prove she can build a life on her own. A struggling business, an eight-year-old girl, and a wine-and-chocolate bar complicate that plan in the best way.

After her estranged mother dies, Marissa Cole travels to New Hope, Maine, to scatter the ashes and uncovers relatives she never knew existed. The discovery offers the family she missed, but it also brings money worries and a risky new love.

A lucky break forces ordinary people to ask what really matters once life stops following the old script. This standalone keeps the stakes emotional, focusing on love, hope, and starting over.

The hotel is thriving, but success does not make life simpler for Ann and Rhonda. Family loss, new responsibilities, and the daily demands of running the inn bring fresh pressure to this heartfelt third book.

Ann and Rhonda work to keep their Florida hotel thriving while a demanding movie star arrives in secret to lose weight for her next role. As Rhonda faces a mysterious illness, the business and their friendship are pushed hard.

Tiffany Wright is trying to build a new life as a singer and single mother, with the Fat Fridays women cheering her on. When tragedy and a legal fight hit, friendship becomes the thing that keeps her from being overwhelmed.

Christmas turns the Beach House Hotel festive and hectic as Ann and Rhonda balance guests, family pressures, and holiday emotion. It is a cozy series entry with seaside cheer and hard-won hope.

Sheena and her sisters inherit a rundown Florida hotel from their uncle, but there is a catch, they must live together for a year and turn it into a success. For Sheena, the project becomes a chance to step out of her old life and rediscover herself.

Darcy hopes restoring the Salty Key Inn will buy her time to write and eventually travel, but a newspaper column changes her plans. As she learns to see her town and herself more clearly, love comes from an unexpected direction.

A Christmas visit to the Gulf Coast brings heartache, hope, and the chance to begin again by the water. It is a gentle holiday story with Judith Keim's usual mix of family warmth and romance.

When an abandoned baby is left on Marissa and Brad's porch, Marissa is pushed into fears and memories she thought were behind her. The story turns into a moving look at foster care, family, and opening your heart wider than planned.

With the deadline for Uncle Gavin's challenge closing in, the sisters race to make the Salty Key Inn profitable and secure their future. The final book is about choosing family, holding on to love, and deciding what home should be.

Regan has always longed for the perfect man, but working to save the Salty Key Inn keeps her focused on survival. After a motorcycle accident with Brian Harwood, she is forced to rethink both her self-image and what love really looks like.

Carol Ann leans on the Fat Fridays women as she faces an unexpected pregnancy, a shaky future, and secret Sundays spent decorating her boss's condo. Then illness and office trouble threaten the life she is just beginning to build.

Life at Seashell Cottage gives one woman room to rethink old decisions and consider a different future. This is a beachy women's fiction story about emotional detours, family ties, and second chances.

The Chandler Hill story continues as family loyalties, old grief, and new relationships reshape life at the inn and vineyard. It keeps the series' blend of romance and multigenerational family drama.

In 1970, eighteen-year-old Violet Hawkins escapes Ohio foster care and heads west, where a kind stranger offers her work at an inn and vineyard. At Chandler Hill, Lettie begins building the life and love she has always wanted.

A summer stay on the Florida coast brings unexpected news, shifting relationships, and more than one surprise. The story leans into sunshine, family, and the idea that change can arrive all at once.

Hailey Kirby heads to Cedar Mountain Lodge for a family wedding, only to find the celebration falling apart before it begins. A secret creative life, a returning musician, and the holiday season push her toward a chance worth taking.

The Chandler family reaches another turning point as love, loss, and the future of the inn all come into play. This final book brings the saga home with warmth, heart, and a strong sense of belonging.

What starts as a trip becomes a chance to face unfinished business, reconnect, and look at love differently. The coastal setting keeps the story light even when emotions run high.

Christmas brings one of the Cedar Mountain women to a turning point where family expectations and romance collide. This series entry keeps the focus on sisterhood, healing, and the comfort of a snowy Idaho holiday.

This holiday standalone brings together Christmas emotion, family complications, and the belief that hope can return when life feels stalled. It is a warm seasonal read with Judith Keim's usual second-chance heart.

Another round of guests brings fresh secrets and fresh headaches to Ann and Rhonda's Florida hotel. The story keeps the series' winning mix of friendship, family, and beachside second chances.

Lily's story continues the series' focus on women helping one another through change at the Desert Sage Inn. Expect family complications, a hopeful romance, and a setting that feels both open and healing.

The first Desert Flowers book introduces a woman rebuilding her life in the dry beauty around the Desert Sage Inn. It is a warm story of work, friendship, and the possibility of love after disappointment.

At Cedar Mountain Lodge, one of the soul sisters faces a season full of family pressure, hard choices, and the chance for a new beginning. It's another warm, snowy visit to a found family shaped by love and second chances.

Ann and Rhonda juggle hotel guests, family needs, and new complications as the Beach House Hotel keeps growing. Like the earlier books, it mixes Florida sunshine, friendship, and romantic surprises.

A group of women find friendship, laughter, and fresh purpose against a sunny Gulf Coast backdrop. It is a breezy, upbeat story about connection and the kind of support that changes lives.

The Desert Flowers series closes with a holiday-tinged story about family, love, and finding joy in hard seasons. It keeps the desert setting, the close female bonds, and the hopeful feel of the earlier books.

In this third Desert Flowers novel, another woman finds her plans shifting as life at the Desert Sage Inn brings new responsibilities and new connections. The tone is gentle, resilient, and centered on second chances.

At Sanderling Cove, family hopes and seaside plans collide as loved ones try to guide the next generation toward happier futures. It is a warm coastal story about second chances and the stubborn love of family.

Starr signs on as an elf and Noah as Santa for a Christmas cruise, each hoping to avoid family pressure back home. When Noah's family shows up unexpectedly, fake dating becomes the only way to keep the trip from unraveling.

Ann and Rhonda take in a troubled football star whose fame has spun out of control, along with old friend Tina Marks and her nanny, Sydney. When one of the children is kidnapped, the hotel's usual drama turns suddenly dangerous.

A fresh start at Lilac Lake opens the door to romance, new work, and the kind of community that makes it hard to stay on the sidelines. It begins this series on a warm, hopeful note.

The final Sanderling Cove book blends romance with multigenerational family drama as one more woman discovers that the coast can change a life. It is sweet, sunny, and full of affectionate meddling.

Brooke Weatherby's story brings more family nudging, beach-town complications, and the possibility that a long-held wish might finally come true. The tone stays breezy, romantic, and rooted in family ties.

A contest offering two free tickets on the Tropical Magic sends a hopeful traveler onto a ten-day Caribbean cruise. Between the excitement of winning and the people aboard, the trip becomes a chance for romance and a new direction.

A fresh wave of guests, family pressures, and upscale hotel chaos keeps Ann and Rhonda on their toes in this eighth installment. It is another easygoing Florida story where good food, loyalty, and quick thinking matter.

Words matter in this lakeside romance, where private feelings and everyday misunderstandings shape what comes next. It is a gentle small-town story about being honest with yourself and someone else.

Summer nights and close community ties set the mood for a romance that asks its characters to slow down and take a real chance. The lake setting gives this one an easy, open-air charm.

A new relationship offers comfort, but healing takes honesty as well as affection. This Lilac Lake story stays focused on everyday people learning that care can change more than one life.

Asked to hide troubled talk-show host Darryl Douglas in one of the guesthouses, Ann and Rhonda know trouble is coming. It gets worse when his ex-wife appears and starts threatening the hotel's hard-won reputation.

Celebration season at the Beach House Hotel brings sparkling moments, but Ann and Rhonda still have to steer through difficult guests and family complications. This installment stays light, warm, and full of beachside bustle.

When the vice-president arranges a visit by an Italian ambassador's family, Ann and Rhonda already have plenty on their plates. Add a talented young chef, a rival restaurateur, and creeping danger, and the hotel is thrown into another high-stakes season.

As the season turns, work, family, and romance all come due at once in another Lilac Lake tale. It is a cozy, hopeful story about gathering the life you really want.

Sports and romance cross paths when a fresh attraction begins to matter off the field as much as on it. Like the rest of the series, it mixes warmth, community, and an easygoing happy ending.

A New Year's stay in the presidential suite brings romance, family tension, and the chance to start over in style. It is a short Beach House Hotel story built around celebration, privacy, and fresh beginnings.

After clashing with her school principal, Hazel Belmont takes a job at the town's sports center and grows close to semi-retired tennis pro Mike Dawson. A talented boy on the courts gives them something shared to care about, and maybe a reason to try for more.

Ann and Rhonda are gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas when Vaughn's daughter Nell arrives without her husband. After Clint shows up with an attractive business partner, the women realize this holiday visit hides a much bigger problem.