Marie Ferrarella Books in Order

Kate Lonigan falls for Mike Fleming, the troubleshooter investigating corruption at her insurance office. His interest in her private life makes her question whether their growing intimacy is genuine or merely part of his assignment.

Hollywood success and distrust broke up Bridgette and Adam, but their studio now insists they work together. On location in Utah, her screenplay and his direction become the battleground for old grievances and renewed attraction.

Mail-fraud investigator Casey Bennett examines a suspicious coin company and finds herself drawn to Simon Ashford. With suspicion hanging over him, she must discover the truth while her feelings make the investigation increasingly personal.

Police officer Lissa Armstrong hopes a stolen-coin investigation will earn her a detective’s position. Her attraction to Brett McKenna complicates the case, especially when the mysterious man initially appears to be her leading suspect.

Journalist Shane McCallister resents being assigned to profile movie star Nick Rutledge, expecting vanity beneath his charm. Discovering a thoughtful man instead challenges both her planned story and her assumptions about falling for its subject.

Sam Madison uses comedy to conceal her insecurities, but talent manager Jake Benedict sees beyond the jokes. As he supports her career, her gratitude becomes attraction, leaving Sam struggling to hide her wish for a closer relationship.

Chicago attorneys Yvette Culhane and Brandon Fitzhugh face each other in a bitterly contested will case. Their attraction complicates Yvette’s determination to win, making her wonder whether professional integrity and a lasting relationship can coexist.

Following an intriguing stranger off a New York subway leads Sheera O’Malley to be suspected of espionage. Government agent Damien Conrad must retrieve a scientific formula in Warsaw, and Sheera becomes entangled in his assignment.

Aspiring singer Dani Christopher has lost her money to a dishonest manager and turns to talent agent Clint MacPherson. As he helps revive her career prospects, Dani begins hoping their professional connection might become something lasting.

Jericho Jackson is determined to succeed in the movies, and Josh Cannon’s apparent lack of ambition troubles her. Their attraction forces her to consider whether she can pursue her career while making room for love.

A sandwich-stealing Great Dane brings aspiring romance writer Mindy Callahan into contact with professor Kyle McDaniels. He questions her understanding of love and offers practical lessons, turning an unexpected meeting into a personal experiment.

New York librarian Alexis Taylor discovers strange notes in a donated book, then finds her apartment ransacked. Treasure hunter Derek Montaigne’s arrival draws her into a search for buried gold while a burglar follows their trail.

Sports reporter Dallas Carlyle wants an interview with star pitcher Ryan Fox, who insists on meeting on his own turf. Their encounter quickly becomes personal, challenging the boundaries between her reporting and his interest in her.

Rory O’Banyon must improve her fitness or lose control of her late uncle’s exercise-business empire. Trainer Zak Taylor welcomes the challenge, but his personal interest in Rory makes their sessions about more than meeting the inheritance conditions.

Television star Travis McQuade wants respect for his acting rather than his physique. Manager C. J. Parker supports that ambition, but falling for her leaves Travis facing a need for emotional closeness he finds difficult to admit.

Charley Tremayne left Reese McDaniel without explaining why, choosing a dangerous pursuit over their affair. A shared work project brings them together again, forcing them to confront the attraction and unanswered questions neither has escaped.

Producer Maggi Cole has three weeks to rescue a troubled New York charity show and find substantial funding. Her last hope is thrifty foundation director Brent Sommerfield, whose cooperation proves harder to secure than she expected.

Teddi McKay arrives in New York hoping to become a dancer, only to encounter a mugger. Cabdriver Keith Calloway intervenes, bringing her into the life of a man pursuing his own dream of a chocolate business.

Marti McGregor wants Stephen Townsend to produce the film she has dreamed of making. Her humor conceals vulnerability, and his growing interest threatens the emotional defenses she relies on while seeking his help with her career.

Firefighter Wayne Montgomery meets widowed mother Aimee Greer while battling a fire in her kitchen. He pursues a relationship, but Aimee’s fear of suffering another loss makes accepting his affection a difficult step.

A snowstorm strands Eve Tarrington and her family at Luke Randall’s mountain cabin. His guarded solitude meets her cheerful determination, and their unexpected time together raises the possibility of a relationship neither had planned.

Mime performer Christie Clayton has built an independent life at Atlantis Marine Park. Her attraction to entertainment director Patrick McIntyre challenges that hard-won security, leaving her torn between opening her heart and protecting herself from further hurt.

Widowed lawyer Bryan Marlowe’s sons drive away every nanny until psychology student Kate Llewellyn arrives. As she helps manage his children, Kate finds herself drawn to a father who has lost faith in romance.

Cop Griff Foster unexpectedly becomes responsible for his sister’s six-month-old daughter and urgently needs childcare help. Liz MacDougall offers support, but caring for the baby also pushes the guarded bachelor toward feelings he usually avoids.

Jacki Brannigan fears losing her ranch until drifter Gabriel Goodfellow offers to work for food and shelter. His unusual abilities and mysterious past make her wonder whether the man she is falling for is something beyond ordinary.

Paula Stewart and Alex Hamilton pretend to be romantically involved to reunite their fathers’ broken comedy partnership. Their own mutual antagonism makes the plan awkward, especially when the staged relationship begins stirring real feelings.

Practical businessman Justin Starbuck resists the romantic interference of Philadelphia Jones, his aunt’s hired companion. Philadelphia sees possibilities beneath his restrained manner, making her efforts to change his love life an increasingly personal undertaking.

A letter delayed for fifty years sends Mikki Donovan to Texas in search of diamonds. Stranger Shawn Gallagher offers help with the clues, but jewel thieves and Mikki's suspicions complicate their growing attraction.

Writer Marcus Sullivan struggles with sudden fatherhood while working with screenwriter Annie de Witt. Annie connects with his unhappy son, Nathan, but convincing Marcus to open his heart may take more than their six-week assignment.

Single mother J. T. Mayne worries about her unhappy preteen son until Shad McClellan offers friendship and baseball tickets. Welcoming him into their lives brings a new complication: Shad wants a relationship with her as well.

Johanna Whitney’s privileged life begins unraveling as her filmmaker husband’s drug use damages their marriage. Struggling with family conflict and lost confidence, she searches for a way to reclaim the independence and purpose she has set aside.

Nurse Shelby Tyree tries to reunite lawyer Brendan Connery with the estranged father hospitalized in her ward. Brendan resists her efforts, while Shelby’s concern develops into a wish for a future with the stubborn man.

Officer Del Santini expects to arrest Melissa Ryan after following her through town, but instead must deliver her baby. Bringing the new mother in for questioning becomes complicated by his unexpected feelings for her and the infant.

Polish countess Krystyna flees to colonial Virginia, where Jason McIntire shelters her on his plantation. With spies pursuing her and revolution approaching, their attraction clashes with differences over freedom, privilege, and the terms of his protection.

Widowed father Shea Delaney struggles to understand his teenage daughter’s changing interests and asks psychologist Dottie McClellan for help. Dottie’s involvement also challenges Shea to reconsider his reluctance to let another woman into his life.

Recently widowed Flynn O’Roake must raise his orphaned grandson after another family tragedy. Single mother Susanna Troy recognizes the grief behind his aloof manner and tries to help him consider love despite his painful losses.

Carole Anne Wellsley left her sleepy Missouri hometown and the boy next door to seek a different life. Returning eight years later for her aunt’s wedding brings her back into contact with Jeff and their unfinished feelings.

An encounter with Allison Conrad and her Great Dane convinces Angelo Marino that he is ready for marriage and children. Allison resists a serious relationship, leaving Angelo to persuade her that accepting love is worth the risk.

Disillusioned by her marriage and Washington society, senator’s daughter Shanna Brady meets Reid Kincannon in the Bahamas. A chance to pursue her own ambitions requires his help, but accepting his support also means confronting an attraction she tries to resist.

Nik Sinclair hires temporary accountant Sara Santangelo and soon suspects her restless habits conceal a painful past. Their attraction deepens, but Sara’s belief that happiness never lasts makes leaving seem safer than staying with him.

Daisy Channing and Andrew Addison disagree about who should raise their orphaned nephew Jeremy. Caring for him forces the unconventional aunt and reserved uncle to work together, opening the possibility of a family neither expected.

Stranded on an isolated island, Mary Therese Crusoe finds herself alone with work-focused Scott diMarco. Their relatives see him as her perfect match, but their clashing personalities make that prospect seem unlikely until attraction complicates their wait for rescue.

Widower Bromley Culhane discovers his adopted baby was kidnapped and must return her to her mother. As he struggles with the loss, the child's aunt Julia Sinclair draws him closer while concealing troubles of her own.

Jennifer Sinclair's newborn daughter disappears after a nurse takes her for routine tests. Detective Kane Madigan investigates a kidnapping ring, but his growing feelings for Jennifer make the race to recover her baby increasingly personal.

A dinosaur bone discovered at Rikki McGuire's new stables brings paleontologist David Maxwell into her backyard. Attraction grows between them, but Rikki wants a settled home while David's work keeps taking him elsewhere.

After fleeing to Colonial America, Irishwoman Rachel O'Roarke meets St. John Lawrence, an Englishman determined to win her affection. Their contest of wills becomes a romance as he tries to reach a woman unwilling to yield easily.

Photojournalist Judy Treherne arrives in an Arctic town to spend six weeks following Mountie Paul Monroe with her camera. His cold reception challenges her determination, even as she begins hoping their professional relationship might become personal.

A painful divorce has left cartoon voice actress Leanne Sheridan distrustful of romance. Studio executive Cody Lancaster, a widower raising a child, finds himself falling for her and hoping they can both reconsider the possibility of lasting love.

Kelly Pendleton wants a baby and chooses Thomas Sheridan as the ideal father. He refuses an arrangement without two parents, but their proposed marriage of convenience becomes complicated when he insists it must be a real marriage.

Chase Randolph and Gina Delmonico married quickly, then discovered passion wasn't enough to keep them together. Forced to work side by side after their divorce, they face the attraction and arguments that once defined their relationship.

Kirk Callaghan returns home after nine years, hoping to settle old troubles and remain independent. Seeing Rachel Reed again challenges that plan, especially when his attraction to her brings the prospect of parenting her troubled young son.

Businessman Shane Michaels feels compelled to revisit his childhood home, where he meets country doctor Jeannie Harrigan. Neither expects parenthood, but a baby waiting to be born has chosen them and hopes to bring them together.

Dallas television news anchor Amanda Foster is a single mother determined to resist Pierce Alexander's advances. His persistence challenges her resolve, leaving her to reconsider whether the relationship she's trying to avoid could become part of her life.

Injured while acting heroically, charming Murphy Pendleton turns to Dr. Shawna Saunders for healing. She fears his interest is only another brief seduction, but treating him reveals feelings that make protecting her own heart difficult.

Elizabeth Beaulieu travels from Virginia to find her father amid the French Revolution. After rescuing her from highwaymen in England, former privateer Duncan Fitzhugh joins her dangerous search, and their shared journey brings an unexpected attraction.

Pilot and widowed mother Donna McCollough takes stranded traveler Frank Harrigan home after his disastrous journey. What begins as a temporary shelter stretches into a longer stay, challenging her belief that she has no time for romance.

A workaholic woman chooses to have a baby through a sperm bank, expecting to raise the child herself. Sullivan Travis's arrival brings unexpected claims on the baby and romantic complications as Christmas approaches.

Mary Clancy once believed Alex Mitchell was the man she would love forever, until he left. Reunited after their separation, they must face the pain between them and decide whether their relationship can begin again.

Detective Graham Redhawk must protect murder witness Caitlin Cassidy, the woman who once rejected him. Meanwhile, a custody dispute threatens his adopted family, making a marriage of convenience with Caitlin his possible route to keeping his son.

Blaine O'Connor becomes his son's full-time father despite his lack of experience. The boy's godmother, Bridgette Rafanelli, steps in with firm advice, but her efforts to teach him parenting become complicated by their growing attraction.

Pregnant widow Nicole begins to feel less alone when her optimistic new neighbor Dennis offers support. Her attraction to the apparent lawyer grows, but his concealed connection to her late husband's dangerous work threatens that trust.

Bachelor Joe Sullivan suddenly has three nieces to raise and little idea how to manage them. Cookie entrepreneur Maggie McGuire welcomes the children, but her reluctance to accept Joe's affection complicates his hopes for a family.

Separated spouses Toni and Derek pretend to be happily married while visiting Nonna for Christmas. Toni must find a way to reveal her pregnancy, even as sharing close quarters revives feelings she hasn't managed to leave behind.

Dr. Sheila Pollack faces giving birth without the man who fathered her child. Slade Garrett suddenly arrives at the emergency room proposing marriage, leaving her to wonder whether a wedding during labor can lead to a lasting relationship.

Jackson Cain returns after several months away and suspects Mallory Flannigan's baby is his son. Mallory insists otherwise, leaving Jackson to untangle her story while trying to repair the relationship he walked away from.

Rosemary Gallagher runs a matchmaking business but has no wish to marry again. Her son Danny has other plans, choosing bachelor Chris Maverick as a prospective father and quietly setting a scheme in motion.

Pregnant Erin Collins places a personal ad to find Brady Lockwood after his disappearance. When he is finally located, he doesn't recognize her or understand why she's calling him the father of her baby.

Malcolm Evans believes he has buried his hopes for family life until he meets baby Robin Winslow. Her mother Christa stirs feelings too, challenging his conviction that becoming a husband and father is beyond his reach.

A photograph reveals that Blair Stephens was adopted and has an identical twin. She hires private investigator Devin Quaterman to find her sister, while his interest in the search becomes increasingly tied to his feelings for Blair.

Kristina Fortune loses her memory and depends on partner Max Cooper to explain their shared life. He sees a chance to settle old grievances, but his attraction makes him question whether revenge is what he really wants.

Officer Guy Tripopulous recognizes that his neighbors' report of a kidnapped mother isn't quite convincing. Playing along brings him closer to Nancy Douglas and her two children, turning their scheme into an unexpected chance for romance.

Practical T. J. Cochran agrees to impersonate her lookalike cousin and court toy executive Christopher MacAffee's advertising business. Winning the account grows complicated when she falls for him, knowing their attraction rests on a mistaken identity.

Serena McKee returns after eleven years to clear her father's name in a murder case. Detective Cameron Reed, her former love, must protect her from a stalking killer while confronting the unresolved hurt between them.

Whitney Bradshaw wakes in a luxurious bridal suite with a wedding ring and a man beside her. Unable to remember her name, her wedding, or her husband, she must make sense of a life that feels unfamiliar.

Workaholic Evan Quartermain finds a baby left on his secretary's desk with a claim that he's the father. Neighbor and single mother Claire Walker offers help, drawing him into family responsibilities and an unexpected attraction.

Traci Richardson has a proposal from dependable Daniel and plenty of encouragement to accept it. Then Morgan Brigham enters her life, making her question whether the apparently perfect marriage is really the future she wants.

Courtney Tamberlaine must marry a working-class man to receive her inheritance. She chooses carpenter John Gabriel as a temporary husband, but attraction to him and affection for his young daughter threaten to turn the arrangement into something lasting.

Marissa Rogers helps single father Alec Beckett care for his baby while raising her own child. Late-night feedings bring them closer, but Alec's insistence that his daughter is his only love threatens their budding romance.

Caroline Masters returns to the man she secretly loved in high school, twelve years after leaving town. Sloan Walters is now raising two boys alone, and his changed feelings offer Caroline a chance she never expected.

Private detective Angus MacDougall takes in a woman who has lost her memory and cannot identify herself. As she becomes important to him and his daughter, finding her past could threaten their new family.

In 1783, healer and seer Cassandra MacGregor escapes accusations of witchcraft and reaches Morgan Creek, Virginia. Her attraction to newspaper editor Riley O'Roarke grows as she hides abilities and a past that could endanger them both.

Kent Cutler finds himself stranded on his ranch with Brianne Gainsborough, a woman who can handle ranch work and refuses to be dismissed. Her determination challenges his defenses as their uneasy proximity becomes increasingly romantic.

Undercover agent Duncan MacNeill helps an amnesiac woman deliver her baby, then brings them into his home. Caring for mother and child awakens unexpected feelings, but discovering her identity may cost him the family he wants.

Caterer Fiona Reilly does a favor for cowboy turned executive Hank Cutler and finds him intent on pursuing her. His persistent invitations disrupt her orderly life, challenging her determination to keep romance at a distance.

Dana Morrow is raising her orphaned niece when her relationship collapses and she discovers she's pregnant. Her niece's pediatrician, Rafe Saldana, offers a new possibility of love as Dana faces an uncertain family future.

A mock Mardi Gras wedding leaves millionaire Grant O'Hara and Cheyenne Tarantino legally married. While Grant treats their unexpected situation lightly, Cheyenne's feelings make their temporary marriage harder to dismiss once morning arrives.

Ginny Marlow arrives in Serendipity, Montana, to help her younger sister, who must serve ten days at Sheriff Quint Cutler's ranch. The lawman's interest disrupts Ginny's orderly life and makes leaving less straightforward than she expected.

Demi Tripopulous distrusts Jared Panetta's romantic attention because he wants to buy her family's restaurant. As attraction grows, she must decide whether his pursuit reflects real affection or another tactic for securing the business.

Sydney Elliot arrives in Alaska as a mail-order bride, only to find her intended husband already married. Staying with his brother, Dr. Shayne Kerrigan, and his motherless children complicates her plan to leave after Christmas.

Single mother Denise Cavanaugh runs cowboy Will Cutler off the road while driving her big rig. Their attraction grows, but Denise has a business, a family and an injured heart that make trusting him difficult.

Federal agent Garrett Wichita is close to catching a drug lord when detective Megan Andreini intervenes. Her missing runaway links their investigations, forcing them into a partnership complicated by Garrett's personal vendetta and their mutual attraction.

Savannah King turns to detective Sam Walters to find her missing daughter. As she joins the investigation, Sam's determination to keep his distance weakens, leaving the search entangled with feelings neither expected.

Morgan Cutler has long treated neighbor Wyatt McCall as a rival, until a wedding celebration sparks unexpected attraction. She intends to put their kiss behind her, but Wyatt wants to explore what has changed between them.

Pregnant businesswoman Juliette St. Claire wants to give her baby a secure family. Her attraction to mysterious Gabe Saldana complicates that search, especially when his secrets and hidden agenda threaten the future she imagines.

Teacher Savannah Clark becomes pregnant after a night with horse trainer Cruz Perez. Losing her job brings her back to the Fortune ranch, where Cruz suspects her secret and wants a family she resists accepting.

Investigator Cade Townsend poses as McKayla Dellaventura's husband to infiltrate a black-market ring that took his son and her infant niece. Their pretend marriage stirs unexpected feelings while they work to recover the missing children.

Margo McCloud returns for her daughter's wedding and meets the groom's widowed father, Bruce Reed. Their attraction offers a fresh start, but Bruce must persuade the independent, well-traveled Margo to consider lasting love again.

Private investigator Jessica Deveaux agrees to protect her former lover, millionaire Logan Buchanan, for a week. She plans to settle her lingering feelings, but his apparent change of heart complicates matters as the danger around him grows.

Loner Connor O'Hara discovers he has a son and relatives he never knew about. Lacy Clark, his child's mother, wants a settled family, but Connor struggles to reconcile her hopes with his independent life.