Liz Talley Books in Order

Dawn Taggert arrives in Oak Stand planning to stay only long enough to regroup after a rough stretch. Contractor Tyson Hart offers the kind of steady future she swore she would not reach for, which makes him hard to resist.

Librarian Nellie Hughes goes to Las Vegas for one brief taste of reinvention and falls hard for nightclub owner Jack Darby. Then Jack shows up in tiny Oak Stand, and her fantasy suddenly looks a lot more permanent.

Kate thought she had left Oak Stand and its old family hurts behind for good. Back home and desperate for help, she crosses paths with Rick, a reformed tough guy building a better life, and finds more than one past to face.

Celebrity chef Rayne Rose returns to Oak Stand to fix up her aunt's inn and catch her breath. Seeing Brent Hamilton again reopens old feelings and gives this widowed single mother a second look at what home could mean.

Police chief Adam Hinton likes rules, routine, and women who do not bring chaos to town. Scarlet Rose arrives in Oak Stand like a storm, and the ticket he writes her quickly turns into a very personal problem.

Back from the Navy and ready to move on, Darby Dufrene learns his wild teenage marriage was never truly over. Sorting out a quick divorce with Renny only stirs up the attraction and history they never really settled.

Brennan Henry sees Christmas as a business problem until his grandfather throws him together with generous Mary Paige Gentry. As the season draws them closer, Brennan has to choose between money, image, and the life he actually wants.

Coach Abram Dufrene wants a star recruit, not complications. Then he falls for Lou Boyd, the recruit's guardian, and every smart career move starts colliding with the one woman he should keep off-limits.

Undercover agent Annie Perez takes a nanny job in Louisiana to protect a celebrity couple and investigate quietly. Detective Nate Dufrene is suspicious from the start, and their chemistry makes an already risky assignment even messier.

Lucas Finlay is good at calling the shots, not at raising three kids overnight. His capable neighbor Addy Toussant steps in to help, and their attraction grows just as both of them start to need something steadier.

Jazz pianist Dez Batiste returns to post-Katrina New Orleans to open an Uptown club and rebuild his future. Eleanor Theriot stands in his way at first, then becomes the woman who might wake up his music and his heart.

Graham Naquin and Tess Ullo share an unforgettable night, then wind up competing for the same job in New Orleans. As work, family, and a little girl pull them together, both have to fight for the future they want.

Lola McInnis heads to Atlanta for a clean break after catching her fiancé cheating. Renovating houses with a charming man who is hiding his rock star identity feels risky, especially when their fling starts looking real.

Widower John Beauchamp likes his quiet Louisiana life just fine, until Shelby Mackey shows up pregnant after their one reckless night together. What starts as an obligation quickly turns into something neither of them expected.

This connected holiday anthology turns accidental bed mix-ups into fast, steamy trouble. In Liz Talley's linked novella, Emma Rose Brent finally gets her shot with Erik Matheson, the older brother she has crushed on for years.

Single mother Abigail Orgeron does not trust charm, which makes Leif Lively a problem the minute he rolls into Magnolia Bend. As he searches for answers about his family, Abigail risks wanting something lasting.

After a beloved friend's death, Rosemary Reynolds leaves tiny Morning Glory for a rare adventure in New York. A wrong turn lands her in Sal Genovese's arms, and a short fling starts looking a lot like a life change.

Injured bull rider Cal Lincoln plans to take it easy back home in Texas until Maggie Stanton hires him to help fix the ranch she inherited. Their no-strings arrangement burns hot, but both know rodeos and romance can end badly.

Fresh from divorce, Jess Culpepper takes a beach nursing job in Florida and plans to keep life simple. Then she reconnects with Ryan Reyes, the former class nerd turned charter captain, and old fantasies get very real.

Eden Voorhees heads to New Orleans to chase her theater dream and winds up caring for a restaurateur's daughter to pay the bills. Her growing feelings for Nick Zeringue get harder to ignore when her secret cabaret life starts colliding with her future.

Frances Genovese thinks a few weeks in Morning Glory will be manageable until contractor Clem Aiken challenges her big-city plans. Their clash over a new restaurant turns into a funny, flirty lesson in what small-town life can offer.

Rose McClendon has rebuilt her life around a Louisiana cafe, but Christmas shows her what is still missing. When Adam Bryan returns with custody of his young sister, old feelings and new responsibilities change everything.

Summer Valentine returns to Moonlight, South Carolina, determined to do right by her son and face the damage she left behind. Old history, an ex with too much power, and a rekindled connection force her to choose healing over fear.

After losing her husband and a pregnancy, Sunny Voorhees David returns to Morning Glory to fix up her family home. Facing Henry Delmar, the man who once broke her heart, forces her to decide whether home can heal or only hurt.

Country singer Kris Trabeau comes home to Mississippi planning to move his stubborn aunt off her farm before Christmas. Tory Odom helps him see the place differently, and a holiday fundraiser turns into something deeper.

Newly divorced Daphne finally starts claiming a life of her own, just as her grown daughter Ellery crashes back home. Secrets, crossed wires, and tangled love lives push both women toward some overdue growing up.

Brandy Robbins comes back to Morning Glory carrying the town's judgment and a failing flower shop. Helping with the wedding of the woman she hurt brings her close to Father Geoff Harper, and to a real chance at grace.

Former best friends Melanie Layton and Tennyson O'Rourke have spent decades apart for very good reasons. Their children's engagement forces them back together, and planning one wedding stirs up years of family drama and unfinished business.

Actress Chase London is spiraling when life coach Olivia Han takes on the hard job of helping her start over. A retreat to a rundown cabin gives both women room to face old wounds, shaky families, and the possibility of healing.

Georgia Hightower comes back to Holly Hills for a wedding still determined to avoid Texas and cowboys. Veterinarian Reed McCormick sees past her sharp edges, and their holiday chemistry gives her every reason to rethink the plan.

Firefighter Eva Monroe knows kissing her best friend and coworker Jake Beauchamp was a mistake. But once the line between friendship and desire is crossed, both of them have to decide whether the risk is worth it.

When Cricket Crosby learns the gossip about her husband's affair is true, she refuses to fall apart quietly. With assistant Ruby at her side, she follows the clues, uncovers bigger trouble, and starts rebuilding a very different life.

Cricket Crosby is freshly trained, newly divorced, and eager to prove she can do real PI work. An undercover theft case drags her into PTA politics, cotillion circles, and danger, while Ruby's future hangs in the balance.

Cricket Crosby expects part-time sleuthing to be a little glamorous until an attempted murder lands her undercover in a retirement community. When the difficult woman at the center of the case turns up dead, Cricket and Ruby have to solve it fast.

Buttoned-up police chief Adam Hinton thinks he knows exactly the kind of woman to avoid. Then Scarlet Rose blows into Oak Stand, tests every rule he lives by, and shows him there is more beneath the drama.