Laura Marie Altom Books in Order

Madeline Lowell has never forgotten Ethan Stone, the first love who vanished years ago. Now a successful author, Ethan returns to Mississippi intending to marry her, but must rebuild the trust his earlier departure destroyed.

Dr. Molly Gilchrist has two holiday weeks to win Tristan McCaully, her longtime crush and her brother's friend. Returning home for Christmas, Tristan discovers that Molly has grown into someone who might change his plans.

Jilted groom Finn Reilly wagers that he can marry within days, then meets Lilly Churchill in bridal white. Their rushed wedding rests on mistaken identity, while Lilly's unspoken pregnancy threatens the unexpected attraction growing between them.

To earn her angel wings, Geneva McBride must find her former husband Jonah a new love. An amnesiac woman arrives at his failing diner, helping his sick daughter while believing she and Jonah are already married.

Jake Peterson needs a convenient marriage to keep custody of an orphaned baby, and turns to his ex-wife Candy Jacobs. Their renewed attraction complicates the arrangement, especially when Candy insists on genuine love before agreeing to remarry.

Sheriff Noah Wheeler helps Cassie Tremont deliver twins beside an Arkansas highway, upending his commitment-free life. He wants to protect her new family, but betrayal by Cassie's former husband has made her determined to raise the girls alone.

Scientist Lucy Gordon kisses a newly discovered frog and transforms it into a medieval prince. With a full-moon deadline approaching, she must choose between the scientific recognition she wanted and the love that could prevent his return to amphibian life.

After a Christmas Eve plane crash, Whitney Foster and pilot Colby Davis share a night together. Returning to Alaska pregnant, Whitney wants him to surrender parental rights, while Colby hopes to build a family with her instead.

Tooth fairy Belle Moody poses as European royalty while seeking to restore her family's fortune. Wealthy boogeyman Boone Wenworth is drawn to her, but his determination to uncover her real identity threatens both her disguise and their attraction.

After his wife's murder, Joe Morgan retreats to a remote island, separated from his daughter for her safety. The arrival of a female marshal promising protection challenges his isolation and raises questions about whether he can trust her.

On her first U.S. Marshal assignment, Gillian Logue protects Joe Morgan in an Oregon coastal cabin until he can testify. Reuniting him with his daughter creates the possibility of a family neither expected to find together.

Firefighter Jed Hale is overwhelmed by his sister's infant triplets when she fails to return as promised. His new neighbor Annie offers help, joining Jed and the babies on a long journey to locate their missing mother.

Assigned to protect Judge Allie Hayworth, marshal Caleb Logue discovers that his former love has a son he never knew about. Caleb wants a family, but Allie's childhood loss makes his dangerous profession a barrier to marriage.

CEO Travis Callahan assumes responsibility for his baby niece and discovers that corporate skills do little for midnight feedings. Former girlfriend Kit Wells helps him learn childcare, bringing renewed attraction and the possibility of family into his ordered life.

Pregnant chef Gracie Sherwood refuses to let witness protection stop her entering a cooking competition. Marshal Beau Logue must keep her safe from her mobster ex-husband, even as their close quarters complicate the boundaries of his assignment.

Marshal Caleb Logue reunites with Judge Allie Hayworth while protecting her and discovers they share a young son. His hopes of marriage meet Allie's fear that another law-enforcement death could devastate the family she has worked to protect.

Marshal Charity Caldwell wants a future with fellow marshal Adam Logue, who sees her only as a friend. Haunted by the shooting of his first love, Adam resists commitment while Charity enlists his family to help change his mind.

Charity Caldwell has loved fellow marshal Adam Logue for years, but he remains guarded after a devastating loss. With his family's help, she sets out to show that their friendship could become the marriage and children she wants.

Single mother Jess Cummings hires grieving former rodeo star Gage Moore to help her Oklahoma ranch through Christmas. He intends to leave when the work ends, but Jess and her daughters give him reasons to reconsider his temporary role.

Widowed Rose Vasquez opens a Louisiana dance studio to rebuild life with her daughter. Teaching banker Dalton Montgomery the tango for a local pageant brings attraction, challenging Rose to consider whether she is ready for another lasting partnership.

Radio host Constance Price needs her critical former love Garret Underwood to boost her struggling show's ratings. His temporary return also threatens a secret she has kept for years: the navy SEAL is her daughter's father.

Resort owner Shelby Bell recruits Aaron Walker as a pretend boyfriend while trying to catch a thief. Accustomed to his twin brother's shadow, Aaron enjoys being her hero, but their staged romance begins developing into genuine feelings.

Dr. Ella Garvey's twins and their neighbor's son run away with an abandoned baby, bringing their worried parents together. Ella's attraction to firefighter Jackson Tate becomes complicated when his ex-wife returns and their children envision different family arrangements.

Marine captain Jace Monroe discovers twin daughters on his doorstep and hires Emma Stewart to help raise them. Emma becomes attached to both the babies and their father, but her hidden past may complicate their growing connection.

Dr. Wren Barnes arrives at cowboy Cash Buckhorn's ranch pregnant with his child, then complications prevent her departure. As Christmas approaches, Cash imagines a family together, although Wren's established life lies far away in Baltimore.

Pregnant Natalie Lewis distrusts playboy rancher Wyatt Buckhorn and tries to keep their attraction within friendship. Caring together for family children over Christmas reveals a different side of Wyatt, challenging his determination to live without children.

Daisy Buckhorn has rebuilt her life as attorney Julie Smith after fleeing home pregnant ten years earlier. Her first love Luke's arrival threatens to expose her son's parentage and return her to the ranch where danger still waits.

Dallas Buckhorn insists his twin daughters are angels, but teacher Josie Griffin struggles with their disruptive classroom behavior. Their disagreements over parenting bring Dallas and Josie closer, stirring her hopes for family despite a painful loss of her own.

Navy SEAL Deacon Murphy promises his dying friend to care for Ellie and her daughter Pia. Growing close to them challenges his avoidance of commitment, while Ellie's secret about Pia's true parentage threatens their emerging relationship.

Garrett Solomon and Eve Barnesworth believed their teenage baby had died after Eve's father separated them. Learning their son is alive reunites the former lovers for a search that rekindles attraction alongside the pain of their shared past.

Navy SEAL Calder Remington hires nanny Pandora Moore when an unexpected baby forces him into fatherhood. Attraction to his employee challenges his boundaries, while Pandora's evasiveness about her past threatens the future they begin imagining together.

Widowed Jonah McBride finds an amnesiac woman in his failing diner who believes she is his wife. Her care transforms his sick daughter's life and awakens his feelings, while his late wife's angelic matchmaking complicates the deception.

Gracie enters middle school determined to join the sixth-grade cheerleading squad. Hurtful comments about her body and criticism from her best friend undermine her confidence, leaving her afraid she will be the only girl excluded from the experience she wants most.

After his ex-wife's death, SEAL Mason Brown shares custody of her twin girls with her sister Hattie. Building a household together revives Hattie's old feelings, while Mason struggles to risk his heart after a failed marriage.

Returning to Louisiana to face his past, Tristan Bartoni meets pregnant widow Brynn and her grieving son. Their attraction challenges the SEAL's plans and Brynn's already complicated life, offering a possible family neither feels prepared to trust.

Cooper Hansen returns after years away to help his brother's widow Millie save the family ranch. Still blaming himself for his mother's death, the navy SEAL must confront old grief as Millie's friendship develops into new feelings.

Widowed SEAL Heath Stone finds pregnant Libby Dewitt stranded near an Oregon town. Estranged from her family, Libby longs to belong, but Heath's fear of losing another loved one keeps him from accepting the future she hopes to share.

Journalist Jess Granger investigates rancher Dylan Marshall's abandoned art career and finds her own defenses weakening. This paired volume includes Lynnette Kent's Wyoming romance and Altom's Christmas story about Chance searching for his friend's missing, pregnant wife.

A tornado brings Jessie Long and SEAL Grady Matthews back together in their devastated hometown. Caring for an orphaned baby revives their old connection, but Jessie's hidden reason for ending the relationship still threatens a shared future.

Disavowed SEAL Jasper King rushes to Antarctica after a frightening message from a former lover at a scientific station. A decades-old mystery, dangerous fortune hunters, and the hostile environment turn their reunion into a struggle to stay alive.

Disavowed SEAL Nash Adamson rescues his pregnant high school sweetheart from her dangerous former partner. When the mission collapses, Nash and Maisey must flee through the Everglades while armed pursuers and approaching childbirth threaten their escape.

Everett Black undertakes a mission to recover his best friend's kidnapped baby from a Colombian estate. A deceptive rescue leads him to Mary Margaret, a novice nun whose care for the infant complicates his assignment and emotions.

Returning to his Montana ranch, wounded SEAL Wiley James struggles with the changes war has brought to his life. Childhood friend Macy Shelton needs help raising her child, but reaching Wiley means confronting his reluctance to reconnect.

Pregnant former rodeo queen Tiffany Lawson plans to place her baby for adoption while managing her family's expectations. Rowdy Jones, the child's father, wants to raise their baby himself and persuade Tiffany they could build a family together.

After surviving a snakebite, Marsh Langtree finds himself drawn to the woman who saved him. Single mother Effie Washington wants a dependable partner, but the SEAL's unresolved past stands between their growing attraction and a lasting relationship.

A plane crash strands retired Alaska bush pilot Colby Davis and passenger Rose in a blizzard. Their desperate encounter leaves lasting consequences when Rose returns seven months later, pregnant and facing an uncertain future with him.

Harding Breslow agrees to help his former girlfriend search for her grandparents in Utah's canyons. Their expedition uncovers a violent conspiracy involving corrupt police and former military personnel, putting both the mission and his renewed feelings at risk.

A distress call brings former SEAL Briggs Denton back to a woman he once knew in the Turks and Caicos. Their reunion becomes a dangerous pursuit involving pirates, sharks, hidden riches, and secrets within her family.

Brody Crawford withdraws after his twin brother's death, burdened by grief and feelings for the widow. Lilliana offers a deal to save his adventure tourism business, bringing them together over the holidays to honor the man they lost.

Barrel racer Delilah Bowing loses a friend to a murderer targeting the rodeo circuit. Hired to protect her, a SEAL who previously broke her heart must navigate their unresolved history while keeping her safe from the killer.

On an isolated Arizona mountain trail, Gideon Snow discovers a crying baby and a young mother suffering from amnesia. Helping them draws the reclusive SEAL toward a possible family, although the woman's unknown past threatens their growing bond.

Tanner Muldoon's wife awakens from a coma after a house fire, unable to remember him. Her pregnancy adds another uncertainty to their reunion as Tanner tries to rebuild their marriage without knowing who fathered the baby.

Divorced cowboy SEAL Wayne Brustanovitch promises his dying father that he will marry. Pregnant friend Paisley Carter agrees to a pretend marriage at his Arizona ranch, but their practical arrangement becomes complicated when real feelings emerge.

SEAL Jackson Elliott heads to Black Water, Louisiana, where an arsonist described as a fire-breathing ghost has begun killing residents. His attraction to the town's mayor becomes another complication when the investigation places them both in danger.

Fleeing with her daughter under an assumed name, Robin Pierpont reaches Dandelion Gulch, Colorado. Retired SEAL Laredo Tucker helps after an attempted carjacking, but Robin's fear of trusting anyone threatens the connection developing between them.

Seven months pregnant as a surrogate, Heather Moore loses her brother and sister-in-law in a grizzly attack. Former SEAL and nature guide Ben Sutton becomes involved as a stalking threat and premature labor compound her crisis.

After a brush with death, Stephie wants marriage and a family with Patrick O'Leary. Patrick fears passing on a potentially fatal genetic condition and pulls away, unaware that Stephie is already carrying their child.

Navy SEAL Jed Monroe takes responsibility for his newborn triplet nieces after his sister and her husband die. His first love, Camille Hall, helps him care for them as grief and military duty complicate their renewed relationship.

Liam Stone wants to marry Ella Patton, but she remains trapped in a marriage to an abusive man. Fear of Blaine's retaliation complicates her attempt to escape, testing whether her relationship with Liam can survive the danger.

Escaping an abusive marriage, Ella Patton hides under assumed identities in a remote town. Visiting billionaire Liam Stone offers romance and a life in San Francisco, but accepting his invitation could expose the past she needs to conceal.

Heartbroken Nathan Black takes an illegal job and begins a relationship with Carol Moore, Liam Stone's personal assistant. What starts as mutual comfort becomes increasingly complicated when a stalker appears and Nathan's hidden circumstances threaten their connection.

Garrett Marsden returns from five years in prison to discover that Savannah Boudreaux, the woman he once loved, is raising their son. Now a small-town doctor, Savannah hopes to reconnect with a man deeply changed by incarceration.

This two-story collection pairs a bull rider's homecoming with a SEAL's unexpected family responsibilities. Nate Tenley discovers he has triplets, while Jed Monroe returns to Colorado to care for his orphaned triplet nieces with help from an old love.

Retired SEAL Jake Mahoney rescues a baby from a canoe on a freezing lake, then awakens in hospital to find no evidence of the child. His search leads toward a threatened new mother and mounting danger.

Marshal Beau Logue must escort a pregnant chef to testify against her dangerous ex. Injuries, a kidnapping, and her unpredictable choices complicate the assignment, while his growing respect becomes an attraction that makes protecting her increasingly personal.

Sheriff Noah Wheeler helps Cassie Tremont deliver twins beside an Arkansas highway and becomes determined to protect her new family. Hurt by her husband's betrayal, Cassie intends to raise her daughters alone, despite Noah's growing involvement.

Calvin Richardson dismisses ghosts until his intermittent lover Delia lands in hospital claiming one pushed her down the stairs. Her role as Kodiak Gorge's official ghost hunter draws the reluctant former SEAL into both her investigation and their relationship.

Pregnant emergency nurse Mitzy Grisham becomes trapped in a flooding mine, bringing mountain rescue chief Sergei Koyck back into her life. The former SEAL must save a woman who once vanished from his future, despite their unresolved history.