Marie Force Books in Order

NFL quarterback Ryan Sanderson has ten days to persuade his wife Susannah to stop their divorce and give him another chance. Determined to recover their marriage, he throws his competitive instincts into the most personal contest of his life.

Prosecutor Michael and hairstylist Juliana meet while flying to Florida to repair their strained relationships with other partners. Agreeing to compare notes on the return journey, they discover a connection that complicates the futures they had planned.

Detective Sam Holland hopes a senator's murder investigation will restore her damaged career. Working with his chief of staff, Nick Cappuano, revives an earlier attraction, but becoming involved with a material witness could jeopardize the case.

After a devastating loss at work, pediatric oncologist Ted Duffy seeks respite with friends in Newport. Falling for Caroline, his best friend's new girlfriend, puts his loyalties, family expectations, and carefully maintained reputation under painful strain.

Country club owner Travis North meets model Liana McDermott at her cousin's wedding, and they agree to a brief affair without emotional commitments. As her departure approaches, unexpected feelings force both to reconsider their careers and expectations.

Celebrated pilot Cole Langston meets airport saleswoman Olivia Robison after defending her from an abusive customer. Their connection develops into a long distance romance, but his public fame and constant attention from other women test her trust.

Two cleaning workers are murdered, and one victim's affair with a senator draws Sam Holland into a dangerous Washington investigation. As she uncovers secrets threatening powerful officials, Sam and Nick also struggle to organize their wedding.

During the week of their wedding, Sam Holland and Nick Cappuano struggle to reconnect after a tragic loss. A new clue in an old case pulls Sam into danger, while someone from her past threatens their plans.

Sam Holland investigates the murder of a Supreme Court nominee she recently saw alive. Media scrutiny of her relationship with Senator Nick Cappuano intensifies, while a lead in her father's unsolved shooting and buried secrets create fresh danger.

Ferry owner Joe Cantrell has loved Janey McCarthy for years while she planned to marry another man. When that engagement collapses, Janey seeks refuge in Joe's home, giving him a chance to reveal feelings complicated by family ties.

After her mother's death, Georgie Quinn temporarily runs a Newport senior center while longing to return to Atlanta. A casual encounter with detective Nathan Caldwell becomes something more, challenging her plans as friends and family pursue their own connections.

Single mother Maddie Chester wants to leave Gansett Island and its painful rumors. When returning local Mac McCarthy accidentally injures her, his decision to care for her and her son changes a visit he intended to keep brief.

Recovering from a three year coma, Clare Harrington must build a new life after her marriage ends. Her daughter Kate pursues music in Nashville and falls for an older man, bringing the divorced parents together to face another family crisis.

After losing her husband and children, Sydney Donovan returns to Gansett Island to decide how to continue living. Luke Harris, who loved her during summers long ago, offers the possibility of romance she may not yet be ready to accept.

Newly sober Brandon O'Malley returns from rehab to find his younger brother running the family business. An apartment renovation introduces him to young Michaela and her mother Daphne, whose troubling past tests his recovery and growing commitment.

Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury's high school future collapses after they witness an accident killing six close friends. Fifteen years later, evidence suggesting deliberate wrongdoing brings Brian home to confront the tragedy and the love he left behind.

Jack Harrington cares for his daughters and comatose wife while returning to work. Meeting designer Andi Walsh opens an unexpected chance at love, but distance, children, competing careers, and his continuing responsibilities make their relationship difficult.

Ten years after leaving Reid to pursue a music career, Kate Harrington seeks him out in St. Kitts. Reclaiming their love means facing her father's opposition and tensions between their families as they gather for Christmas.

Screenwriter Grant McCarthy returns to Gansett Island hoping to recover his former love and stalled career. His attraction to restaurant manager Stephanie complicates that goal, while a tropical storm and her hidden past force him to reconsider his priorities.

The wife of a White House official is murdered and their infant daughter vanishes. Sam Holland must coordinate a difficult investigation with federal agents and other detectives while a revived case involving her father brings distracting pain.

Returning from their honeymoon, Sam Holland and Senator Nick Cappuano discover threatening messages in their wedding cards. A string of seemingly unconnected murders leaves Sam searching for a motive and wondering whether the killer is ultimately targeting her.

Abandoned on Gansett Island by a date, Grace Ryan receives help from aspiring musician Evan McCarthy. After years of ridicule and a major personal transformation, she wants a dependable relationship, but Evan has always avoided that commitment.

Newly divorced Tiffany Sturgil opens a lingerie shop on Gansett Island and rekindles an attraction to Police Chief Blaine Taylor. Her unconventional advertising creates friction between them, while their past disappointments complicate the prospect of trusting each other.

Traveling musician Owen Lawry considers settling down after helping Laura McCarthy manage his grandparents' island hotel. Their closeness grows through renovations, but Laura's estranged husband refuses a divorce, leaving their hopes for a shared future uncertain.

This omnibus pairs Linda Howard's Come Lie with Me with Marie Force's Fatal Justice. A therapist helps an injured man recover while guarding her own painful history, and Sam Holland investigates a Supreme Court nominee's murder amid political scrutiny.

After a baseball player's costly mistake ends Washington's championship hopes, his murder draws Sam Holland into a volatile investigation. Meanwhile, Nick Cappuano's reelection campaign faces financial questions, and their adopted son struggles with the death of his sporting hero.

This collection pairs Linda Howard's Against the Rules with Marie Force's Fatal Affair. Cathryn returns to confront a former attraction, while detective Sam Holland investigates a senator's murder alongside a man whose connection to her threatens professional boundaries.

Lighthouse keeper Jenny Wilks lost her fiancé in the September 11 attacks and now hopes for another chance at love. An encounter with Alex Martinez develops during an island heat wave, but their summer connection must face everyday life.

Doctor David Lawrence seeks forgiveness for his past while helping injured Daisy Babson recover from a violent relationship. Their growing closeness offers both a fresh start, but earlier wounds threaten the possibility of building a future together.

Adam McCarthy returns to Gansett Island after a family scare and betrayal at his company. A fling with recently heartbroken Abby becomes more serious, forcing a difficult choice when he gets a chance to reclaim his life in New York.

Website developer Cameron Murphy arrives in Vermont to modernize the Abbott family's country store. Will Abbott opposes both the project and the outsider behind it, but their attraction complicates a family dispute over the business's future.

Billionaire Jared James retreats to Gansett Island after Lizzie Sutter rejects his marriage proposal. Realizing panic cost her the man she loves, Lizzie seeks another chance, while Jared struggles to move beyond the heartbreak of her refusal.

Sam Holland's Thanksgiving plans collapse when her teenage niece appears injured and covered in blood. Investigating what happened blurs family loyalty and professional duty, especially as social media evidence raises doubts and Nick questions her methods.

Before their wedding, Owen Lawry prepares to attend his abusive father's trial while trying to shield pregnant fiancée Laura from his past. Laura insists on supporting him, but painful family history and an uncertain verdict threaten their future plans.

Colton Abbott and Lucy Mulvaney keep their romance secret from his inquisitive family and her best friend. A weekend at the family lake house exposes their affair, forcing them to consider whether it can become something lasting.

Nearly seven years after her husband dies in Iraq, Hannah Abbott Guthrie fears new love would betray his memory. Longtime friend Nolan Roberts hopes to show her they can build a future while honoring the life she lost.

Katie Lawry has avoided relationships after growing up with an abusive father, but Shane McCarthy's rescue of her sparks trust and attraction. Recovering from his own divorce, Shane sees another chance at love, though an unexpected challenge tests them.

Hunter Abbott wants to prove his love to Megan Kane, whose history of people leaving has made commitment frightening. When her sister's move overseas threatens both family support and employment, Megan must decide whether to risk relying on him.

On their fortieth wedding anniversary, Big Mac and Linda McCarthy revisit the beginnings of their marriage. Their holiday celebration brings the Gansett Island family together while each of their children faces fresh challenges in their own lives.

Recovering from a traumatic attack, Sam Holland struggles with medical leave as Nick prepares for inauguration as vice president. A series of knife assaults draws her back into police work, testing her strength and adding pressure to their marriage.

Sam Holland must defend colleagues implicated in a mishandled homicide investigation while her husband adjusts to the vice presidency. Conflicting evidence and personal connections threaten her team's credibility, complicating the couple's efforts to complete their son's adoption.

Ella Abbott has long loved Gavin Guthrie, but his grief over his brother's death leaves him convinced he has nothing to offer her. As drinking and anger undermine his life, her affection challenges his determination to remain alone.

Overworked landscaper Paul Martinez hires nurse Hope Russell to care for his mother, who has dementia. His attraction to the single mother complicates their working relationship, while secrets from her past threaten the fresh start she seeks on Gansett Island.

Six years before their reunion in Fatal Affair, Sam Holland and Nick Cappuano spend a night together that neither forgets. This prequel follows their first encounter, establishing the attraction that will later draw the detective and political aide together again.

Natalie Bryant's relationship with movie star Flynn Godfrey exposes her to publicity that uncovers her painful past. As her teaching career and privacy crumble, Flynn struggles to protect the woman he loves from consequences his celebrity helped unleash.

After trusting Flynn Godfrey with her deepest wounds, Natalie Bryant learns he has concealed an important part of his own life. His former wife's revelations fracture their relationship, leaving him determined to rebuild the trust Natalie now fears was misplaced.

Teacher Natalie Bryant meets movie star Flynn Godfrey when her dog bites him, triggering an unlikely courtship. Her traumatic history makes trust difficult, while his public life and private desires threaten the fragile connection developing between them.

Will Abbott and Cameron Murphy prepare to marry in Vermont, bringing family and friends together for their wedding. Cameron worries about introducing her wealthy father to her rural home, while the celebrations unfold amid the Abbott family's familiar complications.

Charley Abbott has avoided Tyler Westcott despite dating other eligible men in Butler. When he joins her running club and an injury leaves her needing help, his patient attention challenges her resistance to the relationship he wants.

Pilot Slim Jackson returns to Gansett Island briefly before resuming his winter life in Florida. Lighthouse keeper Erin Barton, still grieving her twin brother, finds an unexpected connection with him, but his departure complicates the possibility of a lasting relationship.

Josh Hamilton tells Sam Holland that his parents stole him as a baby, drawing her toward a possible kidnapping conspiracy involving powerful people. As she investigates, her husband's political responsibilities and their son's illness put further pressure on family life.

Mallory Vaughn moves to Gansett Island after discovering that Big Mac McCarthy is her father and losing her nursing job. A new position and unfamiliar relatives offer a fresh beginning, while an unexpected attraction complicates her search for belonging.

Addison York has long wanted director Hayden Roth, whose friendship with her boss helps keep him out of reach. An unexpected kiss changes their relationship, but Hayden's concealed sexual preferences make him reluctant to pursue the woman who wants him.

Ellie Godfrey decides to pursue motherhood without waiting for the right partner. Her brother's friend and business associate Jasper offers to help, but their private arrangement awakens feelings that complicate both the baby plan and his ties to her family.

Honey Carmichael approaches Blake Dempsey for a physical relationship, hoping to understand the pleasure others find in sex. Haunted by a girlfriend's death, Blake insists on avoiding emotional involvement, but their arrangement becomes harder to contain as feelings develop.

A blizzard disrupts Christmas plans on Gansett Island, forcing the McCarthy family to reconsider their holiday celebration. Ned proposes a way to bring everyone together, while Big Mac and Linda's extended family gathers amid the island's wintry upheaval.

Mary Larkin's settled life in Butler changes when she meets wealthy widower Patrick Murphy at his daughter's wedding. Their growing attraction must contend with distance, very different lifestyles, and his daughter's doubts about the relationship they hope to build.

After breast cancer upends her life, single mother Aileen considers moving to Los Angeles to work for Quantum. Producer Kristian wants her nearby but fears deeper attachment, making their shared attraction another uncertainty as she rebuilds her family's future.

Grayson Coleman returns to Butler to open a law practice and escape his demanding Boston career. Meeting visiting single mother Emma Mulvaney unsettles his plans for a simpler life, as their holiday connection confronts responsibilities neither can easily leave behind.

Sam Holland investigates a body recovered from the Anacostia River before the Secret Service abruptly removes her family from danger. With their location concealed and past secrets surfacing, she must confront a threat that entwines murder with her husband's political life.

Midwife Victoria Stevens wants to know whether her passionate relationship with Shannon O’Grady has a future. Questions about his past uncover troubling information, forcing the couple to confront the secrets standing between them and lasting commitment.

After the collapse of his long marriage, doctor Kevin McCarthy enjoys a new life and relationship on Gansett Island. His romance with younger bartender Chelsea Rose faces a turning point when they discover different hopes for their future together.

Garrett McKinley feels trapped running the family business he inherited after his father's death. A renewed encounter with childhood friend Lauren Davies offers another chance after their disappointing first night together, but her hopes reach beyond a casual physical arrangement.

Sam Holland returns from vacation to escalating drive-by shootings that threaten the city's teenagers. While her team searches for those responsible, a political scandal confronting her husband raises new questions about whether her police career can survive their changing circumstances.

After years without news of her deployed boyfriend, Ava begins rebuilding her life and finds another chance at love. His unexpected return as a celebrated military hero forces her to confront the competing futures created by his long absence.

Wade Abbott has never forgotten Mia Simpson, whose circumstances prevented their relationship. When she arrives injured and freezing at his home, he offers refuge, but her dangerous past and his family's suspicions threaten the future they want together.

Riley McCarthy cannot forget Nikki Stokes after their brief encounters on Gansett Island. Exhausted by managing her reality-star sister, Nikki leaves her job and returns to the island, hoping the connection she abandoned might still offer a fresh beginning.

Assistant Leah Holt keeps flirting with Quantum's older legal counsel, Emmett Burke, despite his objections to workplace relationships. An accident draws them closer, but his secret lifestyle and threats emerging from her past complicate the intimacy developing between them.

Finn McCarthy plans to leave Gansett Island when his lease expires, until meeting hairstylist Chloe Dennis makes departure less appealing. Chloe has life-changing news of her own, leaving both uncertain about pursuing a connection that begins with his future elsewhere.

Industrialist Aubrey Nelson relies on Irish housekeeper Maeve Brown to prepare his family's Newport home for distinguished visitors. Attraction deepens when he suspects she is in danger, but his mother's ambitions for a society marriage threaten their growing connection.

Duke Derek Eagan must marry before his thirtieth birthday to retain his title. When he shelters Catherine McCabe, who has fled an arranged marriage, he poses as an estate manager, creating a deception that threatens their developing love.

Actress Marlowe Sloane cautiously lets a new partner into her private life, only to discover that her trust may endanger her. As an intimate evening turns threatening, she must depend on friends and reconsider where her real romantic future lies.

A presidential affair allegation sends shock waves through Nick Cappuano's political world while Sam Holland investigates a connected murder. With her police department also engulfed in scandal, closing the case becomes urgent before events push their family toward the White House.

A deadly home invasion leaves young twins as the only witnesses to their parents' murders. Sam Holland becomes personally invested in protecting them, while tensions within her team and a colleague's unresolved grief complicate the investigation and her professional judgment.

Her father's death transforms the unsolved shooting that disabled him into a homicide investigation for Sam Holland. An anonymous tip raises disturbing questions, sending her after the truth while Nick supports her through grief and the dangers of a deeply personal case.

Celebrated SEAL leader John returns from deployment to heartbreak and relentless media attention. Publicist Julianne takes on the difficult task of managing his newfound fame, but their initial hostility shifts into attraction, complicated by her family's connection to his former love.

Lucas Abbott leaves town after romantic disappointment and encounters Danielle Rowson and her daughter stranded during a snowstorm. Offering help brings him into their lives, challenging his assumptions about love as Danielle seeks a new beginning in Vermont.

Deacon Taylor moves to Gansett Island under his police-chief brother's supervision rather than remain in jail. Meeting Julia Lawry at her sister's wedding opens an unexpected possibility, but her recent heartbreak and his troubled circumstances complicate their growing attraction.

Landon Abbott hopes to pursue Amanda Pressley now that his twin brother has found someone else. After a frightening brush with death changes her priorities, their attraction intensifies, but her private history and his admirers threaten their chance together.

Sam Holland investigates the murder of a prominent Washington woman whose relationships deteriorated before her death. Departmental scandal, her family's first holiday without her father, and mounting pressure for Nick to seek the presidency complicate an already difficult case.

Maggie Harrington manages a refuge for women and children after leaving a punishing life in New York. Hiring equine therapist Brayden Thomas brings valuable help and unexpected attraction, but his hidden past and their professional boundaries make a relationship uncertain.

Single father and baseball pitcher Austin corresponds anonymously with the donor who saved his daughter's life. When he finally meets nurse Maria in Miami, gratitude develops into attraction, raising questions about the relationship they can build beyond their extraordinary initial connection.

Widow Carmen begins a hospital public-relations job in Miami and is assigned to manage neurosurgeon Jason Northup's troubled reputation. Attraction complicates their professional alliance as both struggle to protect the careers they hope to rebuild.

A Christmas call draws Lincoln Abbott back toward the family he left for Molly decades earlier. Traveling with his wife and children forces him to explain old choices while revisiting the summer that began their marriage.

Reality star Jordan Stokes retreats to Gansett Island after her marriage collapses publicly. A rescue introduces her to fire chief Mason Johns, but their attraction must contend with failed relationships and his commitment to sobriety.

A power failure plunges Gansett Island into darkness during the busy summer season. The outage brings familiar couples and new residents into focus, following their relationships through a hot night when the island's usual routines are disrupted.

Contractor Noah Coleman and architect Brianna Esposito clash while rebuilding the Admiral Butler Inn. Both carry painful romantic histories, but a demand that they settle their differences brings them closer to feelings they hoped to avoid.

Surgeon Wyatt Blake meets Dee Giordino at a Miami wedding and cannot forget their night together. His history as a heart-transplant recipient makes him fear commitment, even as a job opportunity brings him back toward her.

The president's sudden death makes Nick Cappuano president and Sam Holland first lady. Determined to keep investigating homicides, Sam confronts a case linked to an old killing while their family navigates the pressures of the White House.

Sam Holland investigates a woman's prolonged captivity and murder as Christmas approaches, only to face another killing close to home. Meanwhile, President Nick Cappuano handles a national tragedy while their family contends with a looming custody battle.

Cooper James and Gigi Gibson begin with a first date that goes far from smoothly. As Gigi finishes filming her show on Gansett Island, they must consider whether their connection can become something that lasts beyond her stay.

Isabella Coleman hopes for romance with Cabot Lodge, but years of loss keep him distant. Her serious car accident draws him to Vermont as her caregiver, forcing both to consider whether their closeness can become lasting love.

Sofia Diaz prioritizes her son's recovery and a difficult divorce while working at the Giordino restaurant. Nico wants a chance with her, but warnings about his past treatment of women make trusting his promises especially hard.

The Giordino family gathers for Christmas Eve, celebrating with traditions passed down through Abuela’s Cuban family. This Miami Nights novella returns to their shared home life for a holiday reunion following the events of How Much I Love.

Cindy Lawry needs a roommate but fears inviting a stranger into her home after an abusive childhood. Bartender Jace Carson answers her search, bringing mutual attraction and personal histories that complicate sharing a life on Gansett Island.

After her husband is killed in a shooting, Roni Connolly struggles to imagine life without him. Joining the Wild Widows gives her understanding companions, but their openness to another chance at love challenges her unreadiness for it.

Widowed Iris raises three grieving children while beginning to think about her own future. She is drawn to a man who understands loss, but must discover whether he is ready for the relationship she increasingly wants.

Lieutenant Sam Holland confronts a baffling murder investigation that pushes her to break boundaries in pursuit of answers. Meanwhile, President Nick Cappuano faces the consequences of his State of the Union address and a returning figure from his past.

Nick Cappuano prepares his first State of the Union address while Sam Holland tackles a baffling case and family difficulties. Security worries add pressure as they face a public test of the new administration and their private resilience.