Maggie Dallen Books in Order

Restaurant hostess Ivy agrees to pose as playboy Jack’s fiancée to help businessman Daniel close a deal in Italy. The arrangement grows complicated in Tuscany when Ivy and Daniel discover an attraction that could undermine their carefully planned deception.

Reporter Mackenzie Rivers needs access to an exclusive gala to save her news site. Incriminating photographs give her leverage over former school enemy Jacob Hartley, but blackmail becomes complicated when the man she resents begins winning her over.

Speaking coach Lacey lands a career-making client only to discover he is the pilot she recently spent a night with. Preparing him to lead his family’s company becomes complicated by continuing attraction and a politically convenient reunion with his former girlfriend.

Elizabeth discovers her fiancé’s infidelity just before a television crew arrives to film preparations for a double wedding. Her sister supplies a replacement groom, but pretending to marry the bartender she recently slept with begins to feel unexpectedly convincing.

Determined to settle down with a reliable man, Holly tries to resist notorious playboy Jack Everett. When he follows her to Paris and plays the perfect boyfriend, their growing connection challenges her carefully chosen romantic future.

Aspiring designer Lucia needs a husband to access her trust fund and pursue her career in New York. Her charming coworker Ryan accepts her proposal, but his hidden revenge plan threatens the marriage and their unexpected feelings.

Holly is supposed to deceive her reclusive technology-genius neighbor, despite being a hopeless liar. Spencer recognizes her dishonesty and investigates her motives, but their growing attraction makes trust increasingly difficult for both the reluctant con artist and her target.

Managing a historic movie theater facing demolition, Tamara hopes a billionaire buyer will save it until she discovers his identity. Gregory recruits her to help his project, drawing the publicity-shy woman toward the spotlight and the former crush she hoped to avoid.

After a breakup, Caitlyn’s disastrous online date becomes her new roommate. Their attraction grows despite conflicting plans for a historic theater: she wants to save it, while financier Ben works for the developer determined to tear it down.

Determined to avoid further heartbreak, Alice pushes away the handsome doctor who witnessed her vulnerability. Nicholas remains drawn to his guarded neighbor, hoping to discover what lies beneath her reserve and persuade her to risk a romance beyond the movies.

A spontaneous Brooklyn photoshoot draws Andie Knight into an undercover investigation and into Cole Michaels's orbit. He wants to protect her from his dangerous work and from himself, while her determination to know him challenges his carefully maintained distance.

Attorney Jenna Knight investigates suspected spying at her father's law firm, only to encounter another investigator working for his ex-wife. Hunter suspects Jenna herself, turning their competing inquiries into a contest complicated by mutual attraction.

Olivia asks her estranged former best friend to accompany her to her ex-boyfriend’s wedding, hoping his presence will provoke jealousy. Drew agrees for reasons of his own, reopening feelings and secrets left behind after a disastrous night together.

Georgie pretends to favor the Duke of Roxborough to attract a poet’s attention. Burdened by responsibilities and pressure to marry, the duke finds her frivolous schemes infuriating, yet increasingly struggles to resist the distraction she presents.

To escape a marriage arranged by her father, Eliza proposes a practical union to a reformed gambler she despises. Jed sees a chance at freedom and redemption, but their shared history and unexpected feelings complicate the bargain.

Freed from family obligations, proper Claire begins acting on impulses she has long suppressed, including kissing her brother’s rakish friend Nicholas. Discovering her daring side forces him to reconsider the woman he thought he knew.

Theater enthusiast Alice resents working with quarterback Brian, her estranged childhood friend, when he joins her school play. A kiss intended to spare her humiliation convinces everyone they are dating, complicating their already uneasy reunion.

An injury ends Claire’s ballet career and sends her home to Montana, where her old crush has returned to prove himself dependable. Their renewed attraction faces competing obligations when New York beckons and Cole’s struggling family ranch needs him to stay.

Kat mistakes her retreat host Bryce for a bartender, only to discover he is a billionaire who has bought her company. Convinced their connection is love, he has one night to overcome her distrust of his impulsive gesture.

Artist Yvette expects a single night with a serious finance professional to distract her from another failed romance. Discovering he will help secure her crucial grant forces them together, while Darren hopes to turn their brief connection into something lasting.

Practical HR executive Kennedy agrees to a temporary affair with unemployed actor Caleb, whose search for true love seems hopelessly unrealistic. Their attraction grows harder to dismiss as a convenient arrangement begins challenging both their expectations.

Starting at a new school gives former tomboy Veronica a chance to reinvent herself. Her plans become complicated when childhood acquaintance and baseball star Drew transfers too, yet fails to recognize the girl he once knew.

Hospitalized over Christmas, a star athlete kisses cheerful volunteer Lola to make his ex jealous. Their awkward encounter becomes a fake dating arrangement, but cooperating on their separate goals begins to change how they see each other.

Harvard-bound Maya looks forward to escaping her classmates during Christmas in Mexico. When her mother invites swim captain Luke’s family along, the longtime rivals must spend their holiday together and discover unexpected reasons to revise their opinions.

Visiting her brother’s best friend at college, a softball player finds his hostility difficult to explain. An accident and a kiss expose unexpected feelings, but joining the team he coaches makes their attraction harder to understand and impossible to pursue openly.

Popular basketball captain Juliette hides how close she is to failing a class. Accepting help from a tutor could save her grades, but revealing her struggles threatens the flawless reputation she has worked so hard to maintain.

Introverted Kate resents the outgoing new boy who constantly pushes her into the spotlight. Babysitting his brother and becoming teammates make avoiding Levi impossible, while an unexpected kiss forces her to reconsider the difference between mockery and encouragement.

Determined matchmaker Maddie wants to find a girlfriend for quiet, intimidating Ox without risking her own wounded heart. Ox has no interest in her candidates because he wants Maddie, leaving both to confront feelings her cheerful confidence conceals.

Tina kisses songwriter Julian to make his cheating ex jealous after he helps her through a humiliating breakup. Their arrangement challenges the ruthless image she has cultivated just as she prepares to become Briarwood’s prom queen.

Lady Henrietta investigates the reserved Earl of Colefax after his unexpected behavior costs her a wager. Alistair must protect secrets involving his brother’s safety, but distracting the inquisitive gambler risks drawing them into a dangerous attraction.

Teen star Avery struggles to fit into an elite arts school and finds comfort in a favorite audiobook narrator. Scholarship student Seth conceals that he is the voice she loves, even as their growing connection challenges his distrust of celebrity.

Amelia has never met the duke she is promised to marry and believes he is still avoiding England and his obligations. A charming stranger at her family’s Christmas gathering wins her attention, concealing that he is her elusive fiancé.

A humiliating photo and viral prank turn a band student’s senior year into a feud between geeks and jocks. Cooperating with her quarterback neighbor might stop the harassment, but their supposed alliance awakens feelings she cannot dismiss.

Suzie considers her online gaming friend an ideal match while finding schoolmate Luke infuriating. Paired with him for a programming contest, she struggles with unexpected chemistry, unaware that his secret could transform both relationships.

An embarrassing photo exposes cheerleader Julia’s secret love of comics and damages her carefully maintained popularity. Blaming school newspaper editor Matt, she demands a trip to a comics convention, where their uneasy alliance takes a romantic turn.

When Oliver’s school coding project makes him a billionaire, his best friend enjoys the perks but struggles with his sudden popularity. His transformation and unexpected kisses challenge her insistence that their relationship should remain purely platonic.

Returning to Sterling Beach after three years, Eleanor finds her childhood friend Deacon transformed into a tattooed bouncer. His resentment over her departure complicates their reunion as she searches for answers and confronts a powerful new attraction.

An eighteen-year-old rock star returns for a charity concert organized by Daisy, the friend he abandoned while chasing fame. Her anger forces him to confront the cost of leaving and whether their damaged connection can survive his success.

A media heiress must interview a guarded teenage running star to secure funding for her nonprofit. A disastrous first encounter and mistaken assumptions undermine the assignment, while an unexpected attraction makes her professional objective increasingly difficult to separate from personal hopes.

At her brother's wedding, Lady Sarah discovers the man she loves is already engaged. Her brother's irritating best friend offers comfort, but his kiss makes her question whether she has misunderstood both men and her own heart.

Daisy hopes a house party will bring her closer to the duke she has long admired. Instead, his rude manner shatters her romantic expectations, leaving her to reconcile his discouraging behavior with the attraction she feels.

Trapped at a house party with Lord Merrick, Lily wants to avoid the childhood friend who betrayed her. His help during a social embarrassment reopens their connection, but trusting him again could put her heart at risk.

Marigold hides from a house party, expecting a future of books and solitude, until a returning war hero discovers her refuge. The marquess insists on drawing her into society, awakening feelings she fears he could never return.

Sent to Montana to recruit a television legend's son for her father's reboot, a Hollywood teenager expects a quick mission. Family secrets, sabotage, and her attraction to the boy's perceptive best friend turn the assignment into something far more complicated.

New student Conner accepts a challenge to win over his school’s untouchable head cheerleader and secure his place among the popular crowd. Real feelings complicate the plan, making success in the bet a threat to the relationship he now wants.

After losing a bet, reserved newcomer Harley must accept a date with celebrated quarterback Tristan. Past bullying makes her doubt his interest, but discovering kindness beneath his popularity threatens the defenses she has built to protect herself.

Returning to her hometown, successful Vanessa Shea encounters the former quarterback who never noticed her at school. Deputy Trent Arnolds now needs a girlfriend for his sheriff's campaign, making a fake relationship unexpectedly tempting for both of them.

Addison Reginalds begins a new life in Wyoming, unaware that her father has hired deputy Colton Parker to protect her. Pretending to be her boyfriend seems straightforward until her charitable nature challenges his assumptions and their feelings become real.

Shy science student Charlotte meets academically struggling college quarterback West during a competition trip. She offers study help in exchange for advice on attracting her crush, but their practical arrangement soon raises questions about who she really wants.

Swim captain Hazel hopes a more adventurous image will attract her crush, so new student and photographer Will helps create it. As their staged outings draw them together, the boy behind the camera begins becoming more important than the intended audience.

Back in Hollywood with the Pinedale crew, Lila struggles to manage blackmail, a double life, and her father's concealed secrets. When the person she loves arrives seeking answers, the fragile future she has constructed threatens to collapse.

Avery hopes a school assignment caring for a simulated baby will bring her closer to her crush Alex. When he proves unreliable, his brother Cristian steps in, complicating her romantic plans and his determination not to interfere.

Awkward artist Simone recruits popular pitcher Andrew to help her practice flirting with a boy in a band. Their pretend dates become complicated when Andrew develops feelings and decides he no longer wants to remain the helpful friend.

Childhood friends Jessica and Rex have always ruled out kissing, so a dating app’s prediction seems absurd. Trying to disprove it by seeing other people instead exposes jealousy and buried feelings that could transform their friendship or tear it apart.

Ambitious Anna and rebellious Zach partner on a psychology project designed to fool a dating app into declaring them compatible. Their carefully planned fake dates begin producing real attraction, threatening their assumptions about each other and the experiment itself.

Longtime rivals Edie and Dane unite to prove a dating app wrong after it matches them together. Working side by side exposes jealousy and attraction neither wants to acknowledge, turning a classroom experiment into a challenge to their familiar hostility.

Fleeing a cruel guardian, Adelaide hides in an earl’s household by pretending to be a maid. When he discovers her distress, his insistence on protecting her threatens to expose the secrets that made her run in the first place.

Delilah expects a powerful marriage until an engagement celebration ends with her held captive by a frightening stranger. Unsure whether her friends’ warnings about her fiancé were justified, she must confront the motives of the man who has taken her.

Prudence needs music lessons to complete her preparation for a suitable marriage, but her new tutor is the neighbor who tormented her as a child. Renewed teasing gives way to attraction, challenging the obedient future she has carefully planned.

The headmistress of the School of Charm intends to remain unmarried, despite the interest of the Marquess of Ainsley. Determined to reach beneath her composure, he hopes a seasonal encounter beneath the mistletoe will change her mind about love.

Ordered to stay out of sight while a marquess courts her sister, Louisa instead keeps encountering him in embarrassing circumstances. His growing interest draws her from the shadows, putting both her reputation and her carefully guarded heart at risk.

Intern Isabelle hopes the screenplay she discovered will secure her Hollywood career, but casting an arrogant young star complicates her plans. Secrets involving both the actor and the writer she admires threaten the future she is struggling to build.

Ordered to choose a husband before her parents choose for her, Lady Abigail enlists a reluctant major in her plans. Their clashing personalities conceal an attraction that threatens his sensible choice and her carefully directed pursuit.

Football star Jackson and shy photographer Ruby have only a week before college separates them. Each misunderstands the other's feelings, but a princess-themed birthday party offers an unlikely opportunity to discover whether their attraction could become something more.

After a cheating boyfriend ruins Gina Parker's concert plans, a rock star's public gesture turns her into a viral sensation. A publicity-driven fake romance puts them under the same roof, where their private personalities complicate the performance.

A kiss demanded after a party challenge sparks rumors about a valedictorian and the quarterback she has disliked since childhood. Using the gossip to their advantage seems sensible, until his unexpected protectiveness complicates her interest in another boy.

Determined to enjoy life despite fears her illness could return, a young woman strikes a bargain with aspiring musician Roman. She will help him with his troubles if he teaches her to have fun, bringing unexpected feelings into their arrangement.

Abigail nurses an injured pirate and teaches him to read after he saves her life. As her pupils welcome the reluctant newcomer, she begins to suspect his decision to remain in their seaside town conceals a personal agenda.

Seeking adventures beyond her books, Hattie begins meeting a mysterious sailor aboard a ship at night. Attempted kidnappings complicate their romance, and discovering his identity may force her to reconsider the hero she believes him to be.

Minerva’s predictable seaside life changes when a pirate briefly takes her captive in a cave. Finding the same man dressed as a gentleman in her father’s home leaves her questioning his intentions and her growing attraction.

Rebecca embraces her first London Season while secretly searching for her estranged mother. An overprotective viscount insists on guarding her, turning the adventures she craves into a contest between his caution, her independence, and their mutual attraction.

Practical Sally reluctantly attends a house party to help care for the Earl of Elwood. His charming soldier son sets out to win her affection, but she has little interest in the social obligations or romance surrounding her.

A party performer and aspiring singer pines for guitarist Roman while assuming football star Maverick could never want her. When a car breakdown brings Maverick into her life, his attention challenges the romantic story she has already imagined.

Sent to her aunt’s small town, a frustrated teenager takes a job playing Dorothy at children’s parties. Determined to return home for a dance, she tries to charm local loner Flynn into driving her there.

Celia is trapped on a long train journey with her childhood crush, who mistakenly believes she dislikes him. Delays, detours and a shared motel room expose feelings neither anticipated, turning an uncomfortable trip into a chance to understand each other.

Max expects an awkward night supervising a school sleepover with her longtime enemy Alex. Mischievous students force the chaperones into uneasy cooperation, while a revealing game and an unexpected kiss leave both questioning the rivalry they thought they understood.

Hours before her wedding, Ellie discovers her fiancé kissing another woman and seeks comfort from her best friend Ian. His unexpected kiss and plea for her to stay force her to reconsider the future she had planned.

Callie Wright's fiancé leaves just before they are due to appear on a home-improvement reality show. The handsome host offers to pose as her replacement fiancé, but maintaining the illusion becomes harder when their pretend relationship develops genuine feelings.

Tired of small-town matchmaking, Leah and veterinarian Daniel pretend to date to discourage further interference. Their constant clashes make them seem incompatible, but maintaining the arrangement challenges their certainty that they could never become a real couple.

Hollywood brings Tyler Arnold back into Regina's life ten years after his departure shattered their engagement. With the holidays keeping them close and friends encouraging reconciliation, the guarded woman must decide whether their first love deserves another chance.

A duke looking for an ideal wife finds himself drawn to Tabetha Rutland, a debutante famous for social disasters. Though everyone agrees she is unsuitable, their growing connection makes his orderly marriage plans increasingly difficult to follow.

Fleeing a cruel fiancé, Miss Rathmore accepts help from an earl whose reputation is clouded by scandal. She offers to guide him and his sisters through society, while his proposal of convenience threatens to become something more.

Lady Mariah Rutland wants a quiet marriage and has already chosen a man who suits that dream. The commanding Marquess of Westford has chosen her instead, and his pursuit makes her carefully planned future unexpectedly uncertain.

Clarissa Rutland falls for a stranger at a masquerade, then discovers he is the heir of her family's enemies. Leopold Ainsworth must weigh his loyalty to his family against a woman he has every reason to avoid.

Bullied at her new school, Addie accepts the protection of a boy recently transferred from juvenile detention. Allowing classmates to believe they are involved offers safety, but staying close to Vincent exposes a tenderness and attraction that complicate their arrangement.

Shy Felicity practices her chaperone’s flirting lessons on the formidable duke overseeing her entrance into society. Her attempts fail spectacularly, but his unexpected kindness begins to challenge her belief that he is incapable of affection.

Charlotte despises the overbearing fiancé she knows only through letters and falls instead for a charming stranger she meets in a bookshop. Agreeing to a midnight rendezvous, she has no idea both men are the same person.

When her childhood enemy rescues Mary from scandal and proposes a practical marriage, she doubts they can survive life together. Their familiar arguments now carry an unexpected attraction, forcing her to reconsider the man she has always opposed.

Fleeing marriage to a cruel man, Eloise hides in her brother’s best friend’s carriage after he tries to send her home. Discovering his unexpected passenger places the notorious rake in a protective role that may require offering marriage himself.

Painfully shy Lydia is mistaken for a spy and drawn into the adventures of a charming viscount. Stolen kisses and clandestine meetings challenge her timid self-image, but the truth about their identities could undermine the romance she has begun to believe in.

After Leo takes the blame for her mistake, a fiercely independent girl tries to repay him by posing as his positive influence. Convincing his wealthy family requires pretend romance, but their kisses threaten to expose real feelings.

Noelle and Elijah have preserved their friendship through strict rules against flirting and kissing, until a dare changes their chemistry. Jealousy and an awkward attempt at dating make returning to normal difficult, forcing them to reconsider what their friendship has become.

With her reputation ruined, the headmistress of the School of Charm believes her chance of a suitable marriage has vanished. Pursued by a clever and charming man, she discovers that risking her heart may be more frightening than losing society’s approval.

A duke who cannot dance asks shy Meg to be his partner, expecting her usual refusal. When she accepts and he embarrasses her, his attempt to repair her reputation through a pretend courtship begins to feel real.

Shy Ann needs to find a husband but struggles to speak around eligible men. When her private diary reaches the intimidating Marquess of Kalvin, the man she fears most takes an unexpected interest in the woman behind it.

While spying on her uncle’s visitors, Felicity falls from a tree into Lord Albright’s lap. Their separate suspicions about a smuggler draw them into a dangerous investigation, despite his determination to keep her out of trouble.

Neglected by her stern fiancé, Jane agrees to miss one of his predictable visits as a small act of defiance. The earl catches her fleeing, and his unexpected pursuit disrupts their distant engagement and her assumptions about him.

After catching her boyfriend with another girl, Bailey joins forces with the other betrayed partner to make their exes jealous. Pretending to want Zack should be difficult because they dislike each other, but their unexpectedly convincing attraction complicates the revenge plan.

Daphne wants a marriage that will lead quickly to independent widowhood, making the young Earl of Yardley unsuitable. A scheme requiring them to pretend affection promises mutual benefits, until their convincing performance threatens her plans.

Widower Lord Alderton seeks a gentle mother for his daughter and instead encounters the scandalous Arabella in distress. Forced into closer company, she glimpses the possibility of family while struggling to hide the painful secrets behind her reputation.